[Texascavers] Plea

2007-04-07 Thread Kara Savvas
Dear Cavers, I implore you once again to dig deep into your attic/goodwill pile/shed/hearts to find something to donate to the TCMA live auction to be held at the upcoming TSA convention to benefit the land/cave aquisition endeavors of the TCMA caves owned by cavers. Maybe you have a spare

[Texascavers] OT - laptop news

2007-04-07 Thread David Locklear
I got to play with a new laptop last night at Fry's.It has a Blu-ray drive, and a very good screen. Here is an excellent review of this laptop: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2006-06-28-vaio-blu-ray_x.htm This is the best picture I have ever seen on a lap-top. Maybe

[Texascavers] RE: Cave BASE jumping

2007-04-07 Thread Louise Hose
An Omanie Golondrinaswhat cave is that I wonder? Probably Majlis al Jinn. Check it out on Google. It is First Drop of Majlis al Jinn, which is 111 m straight down. However, he rode it out to the lower, smoother floor, about 140-150 m below the hopping off point. Louise Hose --