Re: [Texascavers] Texas prisons

2018-01-11 Thread David via Texascavers
They have also banned certified process servers from delivering any kind of court document, ( at least in east Texas ). This is so ludicrous. It takes the county constable weeks, what I should be able to do in 15 minutes.It is bad, because it often involves rush court orders involving

[Texascavers] Another cheap LED head-lamp

2018-01-11 Thread David via Texascavers
The link below is a head-lamp that I just saw at an Academy Store. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1018272812/smith-and-wesson-delta-force-hl-10-headlamp-led-with-3-aaa-batteries-aluminum-black I would call it a good caving lamp for small kids. The headpiece part is rugged, but the plastic

Re: [Texascavers] giving away books

2018-01-11 Thread Joe Ranzau via Texascavers
An interesting tid-bit, the Texas Caver is banned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Prison Division... Too many articles about digging and back in the day we had articles about the use of explosives for micro-shaving and what not. They frowned on it and asked us not to send anymore...

Re: [Texascavers] giving away books

2018-01-11 Thread Nancy Weaver via Texascavers
Bill - I’d be happy to take all the books that are not claimed to Inside Books. They *love* textbooks as well as everything else. They provide books for prisoners in Texas. Let me know if you’re interested and when I could come by and pick them up. Nancy 512.924.3391

[Texascavers] giving away books

2018-01-11 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
As a first step in getting out of the way of the TCMA and the TSS that have bought my house, I will have open house Thursday of this week (the 10th and 11th) from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. for friends to come by and pick out any among the many non-caving books in the living room. I have already

[Texascavers] Plate-tectonics related

2018-01-11 Thread David via Texascavers
Could someone please confirm the new cooordinates for The Center of The Caving Universe ?? 30.155083,-97.980538 It appears they may have shifted slightly southwest ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com |

[Texascavers] my books

2018-01-11 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Sean Vincent provided transportation for me last night to my house so people could come by and carry off non-caving books. About a dozen people did so. So far I have no ride for tonight (Thursday), so the tentatively scheduled repeat open-house is cancelled. If you were counting on coming, you

[Texascavers] Brown Bag - Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M at EAA - Madagascar: The Eighty Continent by Alan Montemayor and Cheryl Hamilton

2018-01-11 Thread Geary Schindel via Texascavers
Madagascar: The Eighth Continent Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:30 A.M. (Note - this is a change from our normal time of around noon) Alan Montemayor and Cheryl Hamilton At Edwards Aquifer Authority Training Room 900 E Quincy Street, San Antonio, TX 78215 Alan Montemayor and Cheryl