Re: [Texascavers] Cavers

2021-04-23 Thread Barb
A stink of cavers.  Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 23, 2021, at 6:55 PM, Jerry wrote: > >  > I think it depends on the group. > > A group of expedition cavers would likely be a column of cavers as they have > a purpose and a mission, well regimented and disc

Re: [Texascavers] Unusual cave fatality

2019-11-07 Thread Barb
Definitely can happen out there. Our subdivision is basically hollow  Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 7, 2019, at 1:08 PM, Lee H. Skinner wrote: > > Cave gobbles up man in his own backyard: > > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/07/hawaii-lava-tubes-de

Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related

2019-09-24 Thread Barb
David, this your first post that has made me really angry. That girl was courageous. You simply do not have facts on your side for most of your rant. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 23, 2019, at 8:56 PM, David wrote: > > We are all conservationist here to some extent, a

Re: [Texascavers] West Virginia caves

2019-09-03 Thread Barb
Wow! Awesome photo. Barb and Don Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 3, 2019, at 4:26 PM, mmin...@caver.net wrote: > > Well, since you asked, last weekend Zeb Lilly and Brian Williams connected > McClungs Cave to Maxwelton by diving an intervening sump. The resulting Great >

Re: [Texascavers] various topics

2019-08-31 Thread Barb
Wow, David. Terry Murray was a good friend of mine for many years. We lost touch and I was just thinking about him the other day. Thank you for finding that. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2019, at 2:22 AM, David wrote: > > I hope you are all caving this Labor Da

Re: [Texascavers] Rancho del Elusive Pit

2019-07-14 Thread Barb
My fav too . Barb Sent from my iPhone On Jul 13, 2019, at 7:09 AM, Nancy wrote: >> >> Then there was that cow. > > What a great line > Nancy > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascav

Re: [Texascavers] movie The River and the Wall

2019-06-22 Thread Barb
Looks awesome! Thanks. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2019, at 1:01 PM, Logan wrote: > > For cavers and everyone who like rivers. The River and the Wall is an > independent documentary film about a 1200 mile journey down the Rio > Grande/Rio Bravo that is getti

Re: [Texascavers] misadventure

2019-06-20 Thread Barb
What's the latest adventure Americana, David? Barb Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 20, 2019, at 2:16 PM, Jill Orr wrote: > > Mega Bus serving over 100 cities on the US: https://us.megabus.com/ with Bus > tickets for as low as $1. > > >> On Wed, Jun 19, 2019

Re: [Texascavers] Another misadventure

2019-06-19 Thread Barb
I love that! Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 19, 2019, at 7:14 PM, Bill Bentley wrote: > > Can you imagine if every caver lived their life like that... Let's see only > about 45 cavers would make it to the convention and the other 1,435 would be > scattered at vari

Re: [Texascavers] Groad Hollow

2019-06-16 Thread Barb
Larry Cohen is an actual person - why is he in quotes? ps tell him I said hi. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 16, 2019, at 6:47 PM, David wrote: > > Typo > > Rune Burnett > > Blake Harrison and Dominique are here. > > Mark Gee just got her tell

Re: [Texascavers] a road-trip story - part 2

2019-06-16 Thread Barb
Yes! I was wondering that too. (Which goes to show I have been procrastinating doing something productive this morning.) :-) Barb Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 16, 2019, at 11:07 AM, Katherine Arens wrote: > > also a question: how can the duffel weigh 100 lbs with no camping gear?

Re: [Texascavers] a road-trip story - part 2

2019-06-16 Thread Barb
. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 16, 2019, at 8:17 AM, David wrote: > > From David Locklear > > My Craigslist chauffeur lived up to his end of the deal. > > I had no idea what to expect, but was assuming Dr. Lecter. He > arranged to meet Saturday morn

Re: [Texascavers] Article (part 1) on Sheck Exley :

2019-01-11 Thread Barb
PS: We currently spending a week near Los Fresnos, birding not caving - but in Texas :-) Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 10, 2019, at 8:11 AM, jerryat...@aol.com wrote: > > Remembering Suwannee: Tragedy stressed diver safety to Sheck Exley > > https://www.suwanneedemoc

Re: [Texascavers] Article (part 1) on Sheck Exley :

2019-01-11 Thread Barb
Hey thanks! It would be great if you keep posting the rest. Barb and Don Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 10, 2019, at 8:11 AM, jerryat...@aol.com wrote: > > Remembering Suwannee: Tragedy stressed diver safety to Sheck Exley > > https://www.suwanneedemocrat.com/opinion/remem

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] NSS Publication / scam?

2018-07-19 Thread Barb
That's so strange because when I called for Don and myself, all they did was verify phone and email and mailing address basically. No request for photo or request to purchase stuff. Guess I got off easy. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 19, 2018, at 4:04 PM, Stephen Fleming wr

Re: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland

2018-07-05 Thread Barb
500,000 miles! Cool. Barb Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 5, 2018, at 5:48 PM, Mark Minton wrote: > > Thanks, everyone, for sharing the circumstances of Pete's passing. I knew he > had been ill but thought he had improved or at least stabilized. It is a > great loss. > >

Re: [Texascavers] New Lava Cave !!

2018-06-30 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy)
-- From: "Barb Coons (Capocy)" To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] New Lava Cave !! Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:57:43 GMT Just as an aside, if you google "inside the closed hawaii volcanoes national park" the youtube video of that is pretty amazing. Not as &q

Re: [Texascavers] New Lava Cave !!

2018-06-30 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy)
Just as an aside, if you google "inside the closed hawaii volcanoes national park" the youtube video of that is pretty amazing. Not as "wow" as flowing lava, but for those of us who go to Halemaumau a lot the changes are rather mind blowing. Barb -- Original Mes

Re: [Texascavers] Ernie and dead vehicles

2018-06-27 Thread Barb
Aha! Mystery solved. Cooper, not Coons :-) Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 27, 2018, at 8:53 AM, Andy Gluesenkamp > wrote: > > If the sedan is a Saturn, it belongs to don Cooper. Also, Terry indicated an > interest in the Toyota. > > Sent from my iPhone

Re: [Texascavers] Texas attendees to NSS Conv ?

2018-06-06 Thread Barb
David, as our NSS Pres Geary said to me "cheapest flight is Southwest to Spokane". I checked, he is correct. I booked flight and rental car. No obsessing needed if you do that right now. Unless of course you like that part. Barb Coons bec_kar...@juno.com Sent from my iPhone > O

Re: [Texascavers] lava related

2018-05-23 Thread Barb
Yeah the news seems to love that fear angle. The fact that most of the island is just fine doesn't make good copy. That said, the videos posted are pretty awesome. It also seems to me that an awful lot of the things we have done in the past are now supposed to kill you. Barb Coons Sent from

Re: [Texascavers] 700 foot pit ?

2018-05-12 Thread Barb
he published. Caving in Hawaii is trickier than many places due to landowner and native hawaiian sensitivities. At the moment we have been sticking to mapping lava tubes close to home - some quite small - and have the scars to prove it! Barb and Don Coons Sent from my iPhone > On May 12, 2

Re: [Texascavers] 700 foot pit ?

2018-05-10 Thread Barb
Um, no. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On May 10, 2018, at 8:41 PM, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The Kilauea Caldera appears to now have a very scenic 700 foot rappel. > > U.S. taxpayers are getting jipped on this event. > > If the gov't allowed payin

Re: [Texascavers] Various topics - Part 2

2018-04-24 Thread Barb
Thanks for posting that, David. Don and I hadn't heard. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2018, at 2:32 AM, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Unfortunately, I did stumble on to a recent caver obituary today. I do not > know if I met her. But I think

Re: [Texascavers] Home Sweet Home ?

2017-06-22 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy) via Texascavers
LOL what a photo. Perhaps purchase your plane ticket for Montana now and by the time convention rolls around you will have it paid for and no worries. Barb Coons Please note: message attached From: David via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> To: texascavers@texascavers.com Cc:

Re: [Texascavers] Any cavers near Decatur ?

2017-06-18 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy) via Texascavers
"Have You Ever Met an Undesirable Cowpoke?" - that is the title of a book waiting to be written. Barb and Don Coons Currently staying at the Rocket Inn in T or C, on our last leg to Convention tomorrow morning. Please note: message attached From: David via Texascavers &l

Re: [Texascavers] locklear

2014-12-20 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy) via Texascavers
Yeah I agree - that was mean. I like David's posts. Barb Coons Please note: message attached From: Jon via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] locklear Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 16:58:48 -0600

[Texascavers] Preston Forsythe

2014-12-16 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy) via Texascavers
Preston, Can you contact me off-list please? Thanks! (Sorry to bother everyone else.) Barb Coons bec_kar...@juno.com Nerve Pain from Diabetes? Find relief with a breakthrough formula. 100% money back guarantee. Try it FREE* http

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: IT'S PAPER!!! IT'S REALLY PAPER?

2014-10-09 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy) via Texascavers
That was totally cool by the way. Barb Coons Please note: message attached From: Fritz Holt via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Fwd: IT'S PAPER!!! IT'S REALLY PAPER? Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 09:32:34 -0500

Re: [Texascavers] news related / personal

2011-10-17 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy)
I agree! David! Don't shut up :-) Barb Please note: message attached From: John Greer jgr...@greerservices.com To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] news related / personal Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:12:06 -0600

Re: [Texascavers] news related / personal

2011-10-17 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy)
I agree! David! Don't shut up :-) Barb Please note: message attached From: John Greer jgr...@greerservices.com To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] news related / personal List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:12:06 -0600

Re: [Texascavers] news related / personal

2011-10-17 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy)
I agree! David! Don't shut up :-) Barb Please note: message attached From: John Greer jgr...@greerservices.com To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] news related / personal List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:12:06 -0600

Re: [Texascavers] Locklear sighting

2010-08-02 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy)
Aw man, there was a pool? How did I miss that? At the Howdy party he was seen have a lively discussion with Don (Coons) about what clothing would be appropriate for a cave expedition to Mars. Oh my. Barb -- Original Message -- From: Jim Kennedy jkenn...@batcon.org To: CaveTex

Re: [Texascavers] cave scientist in the news

2010-04-16 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy)
Ha! Yeah, I learned that lesson a long time ago too. Wow, that is one of the silliest things I've read in print about cavers in awhile. If she really did say it, perhaps it is an opening for her, as a teacher, to become better educated. B -- Original Message -- From: David

Re: [Texascavers] Postings of late

2010-02-26 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy)
Perfect. B -- Original Message -- From: Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org To: Cavetex texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Postings of late List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:01:20 -0600 As anyone that has been on this mailing

Re: [Texascavers] a caver in the news

2010-02-21 Thread Barb Coons (Capocy)
Hey David, Thanks!! Steve is a great friend of ours and indeed, an awesome caver (as is his wife Rachel). We've been missing them this season in Hawaii - they normally come on our for a few weeks to map lava tubes but this year things got a little quirky. Barb Coons -- Original