texascavers Digest 27 Dec 2013 00:07:10 -0000 Issue 1903
Topics (messages 23184 through 23188):
Various topics
23184 by: David
Re: Paradise Canyon Caving
23185 by: Jerry
Zoology related
23186 by: David
Santa Claus likes armchair cavers ?
23187 by: David
Florida cave diving fatalities
23188 by: Louise Power
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I had a wonderful time at the Annual Texas Caver's Winter Solstice Party (
ATCWSP )
Johanna's macaroni was awesome.
I slept out under the stars, and except for a little cold Hill Country dew,
it was a most pleasant experience.
Everybody was nice to me, and I met cavers that I did not know, and saw
some I had not seen in years.
I will try to add this to my annual routine. It was truly awesome to be
able to celebrate something that my pre-biblical ancestors celebrated. My
bet is, this was celebrated 60,000 generations ago.
Cavers sat around the fire, and the weather was perfect for that. Others
did the traditional sauna/hot-tub/campfire chat. Some of us got a private
tour of the greenhouse which was full of orchids.
I would like to also thank Ernie, for bringing me some extra camping gear,
that I had stashed at his place.
You all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2014 should be my
best year ever, but 2013 will be the 5th worst of 49.
Come to Houston and ride our 13 mile train, and stop by for a taco.
Hopefully, I can make a Kiwi Cave Dig soon, and will see some of you there.
David Locklear
2506 Keene St. Apt. # 1
Houston, TX 77009
281-995-8487
( text-line )
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Okay ......... This really sounds like something that could be handled off the
list serve.
Jerry.
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From: Julie Jenkins <julesje...@yahoo.com>
To: Julia Germany <germa...@aol.com>
Cc: gille <gi...@att.net>; kmenking <kmenk...@bcad.org>; Texascavers
<Texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Mon, Dec 23, 2013 6:11 pm
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Paradise Canyon Caving
Hey J2, what a Bee-atch!! Do u just drop old friends and run away? You've not
gone caving w me, u always found a reason not to!
U r a lying witch, a user of men and a cheat, dishonest in so many respects and
u owe me several hundred dollars!
So even though you've blocked me, the word is out about Julia Germany, Do Not
Trust Her!
On Nov 7, 2013, at 7:44 PM, Julia Germany <germa...@aol.com> wrote:
Just before TCR, on this listserv (or maybe it was the TCR FB page), I
commented that with no water, we could easily cross the river bed and do
exactly what Kurt is doing and I was told that we were not allowed on the
property on the other side.
Kurt - who owns that property and did you get their permission? I really want
to come play with y'all. Feel free to answer those questions privately. I am
available those dates....
Also, I am off 13 Dec-02 Jan, so anyone out there reading this, let me know of
any upcoming trips.
Thanks!
julia germany
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From: Gill Edigar <gi...@att.net>
To: Kurt L. Menking <kmenk...@bcad.org>
Cc: Texas Cavers <Texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 7:18 pm
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Paradise Canyon Caving
Yall please be aware of histo (and other lung fungus) being present in those
little dry, dusty, windless caves. Also soft ticks that carry Lime (type)
Diseases and Relapsing Fever.
--Ediger
On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Kurt L. Menking <kmenk...@bcad.org> wrote:
I have set up a trip for November 22-24 to search for and map any caves in the
cliff across from Paradise Canyon. During TCR Myself, Fran Hutchins, and Rob
Bissett, surveyed a 120’ long cave I found several years ago. There are
numerous shelters visible, some of which I’ve checked out that have differing
amounts of passage that needs to be surveyed and maps made. There are also
many more that I’ve never been to.
I’d like to have enough cavers for 4 or 5 teams to divide up and take on
specific areas. I’d like to have 2 or 3 teams tackle the high leads that most
likely will require rope work to reach the entrances. Plus I’d like to have at
least 2 teams do a thorough inventory of the lower cliff.
Camping will be available Friday-Sunday. We’ll have the place to ourselves,
and the bathrooms, and showers will be functional. My wife plans to make group
meals Saturday Morning & Evening, and Sunday morning. We’d like to collect $5
each to cover the food costs. I’ll send out more info on the food as we get
closer to those who have let me know they are coming.
Please let me know if you want to come so we can have enough food.
Bring your survey gear if you have any, and plan on having some good dirty fun.
Kurt
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I never met a caver that was not an animal lover in one way or
another, so it most
often breaks our heart when we see a tragic unnecessary animal death in the
news.
Today zoologist killed a beautiful tiger due to a total lack of common sense.
They had no idea that the mating process requires several Tequila shots an
hour in advance of the mating, and you need an empty stomach.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiger-fatally-mauls-intended-mate-at-san-diego-zoo/
Feel free to correct me, as it seldom, if ever, works for me.
David Locklear
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Santa Claus came early to my house this year.
About 6 years ago, maybe more, when I was ranting about LED headlamps,
I posted something about an LED headlamp that was pictured on a
Chinese wholesaler web-site, and that it looked interesting. I have
been looking out for it in stores in my dozens of LED shopping sprees
ever since, and was surprised to have never found it, or even anything
similar to it.
But today, I was in the clearance section of "Over-Priced Books at
Half-Price," picking out all my family a $ 1.00 book for their
Christmas gift, and laying on the shelf was the mysterious headlamp
and for only $ 2.00. It was a surreal moment like that old movie
about the Miracle on 34th St.
Here is the exact head-lamp:
https://d3vjvsn2tynjug.cloudfront.net/v2/w_490,h_490/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Ftanga-images%2Fxz3z3zz6gvew.jpg
This headlamp is the almost perfect newbie headlamp. It is good
enough to take in any large
Texas cave, and some of the smaller caves in the Guads. It has a
bright smooth light pattern,
and 2 dimmer settings, along with an emergency flash mode.
I do not know if this is something the store has carried recently, or
what the regular price is. Mine
had a broke ring around the lens cap, which I will try to fix.
Keep an eye out for this headlamp, and if you find one, buy it. I
meets the Locklear Seal of Approval ( LSA ) for cheapo LED headlamps.
On a related note, 2 very lucky cavers just received the test-models
of LED products that I once reported about, as a token of appreciation
for their contribution to Texas caving. This one though, I am
keeping until a better one comes along.
David Locklear
NSS # 27639
P.S. For those of you who do not know me and think I am arrogant, I
am just being corny in
a truthful, but exaggerated sort of way. It is just my warped sense
of nerdy humor.
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I'm not sure if any of you know these folks, but this just came up on the
internet:
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/26/22062394-father-son-drown-while-attempting-challenging-cave-dive-in-florida?lite=
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