[Texascavers] Tom Bemis retiring from Carlsbad Caverns :

2009-08-02 Thread JerryAtkin
Bemis retiring after 30 years at Carlsbad Caverns N.P. By Valerie Cranston Current-Argus Staff Writer Posted: 08/01/2009 09:17:09 PM MDT CARLSBAD — Tom "Boomer" Bemis is retiring from the Carlsbad Caverns National Park while he's still having fun. His retirement roasting party is s

[Texascavers] ICS shot of Geoff

2009-08-02 Thread Aimee Beveridge
Does anyone have a good shot of Geoff riding the mechanical bull.  I'd love a copy. Thanks

texascavers Digest 2 Aug 2009 19:56:22 -0000 Issue 817

2009-08-02 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 2 Aug 2009 19:56:22 - Issue 817 Topics (messages 11583 through 11600): Re: ICS related 11583 by: vivbone.att.net 11584 by: Denise P 11590 by: Charles Goldsmith 11594 by: Linda Palit 11597 by: Nancy Weaver 11599 by: Don Arburn

[Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories

2009-08-02 Thread Mark Minton
Nico said: >>He's not the only pack rocker out there. >But probably the most famous Only in Texas. In TAG there are other prolific rockers, like Marion Smith. Here's one story from Marion that rivals Bill's rocking of Frank Binney at the ICS. Heather Levy went on a trip with Marion and others tha

Re: [Texascavers] ICS Related

2009-08-02 Thread Don Arburn
Live to work Or Work to live. Don's iPhone. On Aug 2, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Nancy Weaver wrote: Vacation is more precious than money Many places will not let one take time off without pay. Maybe the question is - whose life is this anyway and what am I willing to trade for it? Nnacy

Re: [Texascavers] ICS Related

2009-08-02 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Yes I do, and I did consider it, but I decided not to, I didn't want to dig into my savings for this trip, I spent enough as it was, dang vendors :) Charles On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:07 AM, Don Cooper wrote: > Charles - do you have an option to take "leave" (unpaid time off) rather > than "vacatio

[Texascavers] Hole News photo credit

2009-08-02 Thread J. LaRue Thomas
Regarding the latest Hole News photo credits: Stephen Fleming tells me he did not take the picture of mirror Bilbo and me. Not Kel's fault--I told him that. I gave my camera to a South West Region _someone_ to take the picture; if anyone knows who it was, or will admit to taking it, we will gl

RE: [Texascavers] ICS Related

2009-08-02 Thread Nancy Weaver
Vacation is more precious than money Many places will not let one take time off without pay. Maybe the question is - whose life is this anyway and what am I willing to trade for it? Nnacy

Re: [Texascavers] ICS Related

2009-08-02 Thread Don Cooper
Charles - do you have an option to take "leave" (unpaid time off) rather than "vacation"? If not - would you have made that choice instead? -DC On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Charles Goldsmith wrote: > The same for me Denise, but I took off 7 days out of my 10 that I get > a year (2 weeks = 10