Re: [Texascavers] Cascade Sink trip report

Way back then. In the days of old when we were young and foolish we were the cutting edge of cavers. The year was sixty something. Orion Knox was our leader. We were exploring and discovering. Susie Holstrom was my girlfriend and wife to be. We were mapping, traversing and pushing. I had mapped

Re: [Texascavers] Lost contact address

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Re: [Texascavers] Water Quality Lands help needed by TCMA

I left Austin 25 years ago and that sort of ended my caving career. No, I live on the Nueches . My place has a five acre lake. Gary Schindle has been out here looking at our water situation and given us advice. The drought is not abating and water will soon, if it isn't already a major concern.

Re: [Texascavers] Important carbide lamp collection for sale

tiny carbide light. I found one about the size of my hand. It is very worn but all of it is there. On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 12:42 PM William R. Elliott wrote: > *Important carbide lamp collection for sale* > > The LM Collection of carbide lamps will be for sale starting April 19, > 2022. This is

Re: [Texascavers] Talked to Logan

So far no one has called me on my smart phone or my dumb phone. My smart phone company offered me a bonus and another phone. Not sure what to think since I never call anyone and use it as an emergency tool if I have or see a wreck. I have to use my dumb phone for that since I still can't figure

Re: [Texascavers] Kaver Komix

"Sold American" On Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 8:43 AM Bill Steele wrote: > I may have been the auctioneer. > > Bill Steele > > On Dec 28, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Carl Kunath > wrote: > >  > In 2004, I donated a pristine copy of *Kaver Komix* to the TCMA auction. > Bidding was spirited. The hammer

Re: [Texascavers] The Freak Brothers

*Bill,* *Gilbert and I are friends and we communicate. He moved to France decades ago. Shelton is possibly the most famous underground comic artist on the planet along with R. Crum, who also lives in France. Gilbert was a Rangeroo, and the cavers were kin to the Ranger crowd. After every

Re: [Texascavers] Texas caver Mike Wharton

Mike was a neighbor out here in Real and Edwards County. He lived on the other side of the Nueches. Mike was a fun fellow. He kept building his own caves on his property. On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 5:43 PM William R. Elliott wrote: > Just wanted to say that his name is spelled Warton. > > *William

Re: [Texascavers] Will the Next Generation of Cavers be Robots?

Very interesting. A millionaire's robot device. On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 6:05 AM Miles Abernathy wrote: > They are learning how to explore underground in a DARPA challenge. > > ...In this scenario, meticulously constructed for the finale of the DARPA >> Subterranean Challenge — an elaborate

Re: [Texascavers] New Item Added to TCMA On-Line Auction!

Cavers in Yemen have descended into a huge pit in the desert. Interesting story. On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 5:48 AM Denise P wrote: > Check out this original oil painting by Joel Haus of a mystery caver! Own > this and be the envy of all! > > https://tcma.betterworld.org/auctions/fall2021 > >

Re: [Texascavers] Loving photos

erwise they have very > limited interest. Just more cave photos. > > Mobile email from my iPhone > > > On Jun 5, 2021, at 4:02 PM, Charles Loving wrote: > > > >  > > > > > > -- > > Charlie Loving > > > > > > > > > &g

[Texascavers] Lounge Lizards

I recall TR stumbling onto the stage and causing some sort of commotion before they played. -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Tom Byrd

For some reason I am blocked from Tom Byrd. -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Call TODAY to pass HB CS 4146 to protect Texas rivers and streams

As long as the Republicans rule and are in the pocket of Big Carbon there is nothing you and I can do. Petitions are just pissing into the wind. On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 9:07 AM Bill Steele wrote: > Please act now. > > *From:* Annalisa Peace > *Date:* May 11, 2021 at 7:05:30 AM CDT > *To:*

Re: [Texascavers] Plural Nouns for Cavers -We have a winner!

Very militaristic. Formation of cavers. The ones I went to town with nwere more of gaggle or a herd of mud encrusted On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:25 AM Lee H. Skinner wrote: > For the record, it was NSS caver John Cochran of Albuquerque who > submitted the word formation in the original

Re: [Texascavers] Plural Noun for Cavers Ballot

Those damn Republican Cavers stole the election or was it the Democrats? On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 4:40 PM Dwight Deal wrote: > Ah Well ---. I both missed that and did not intend to do that. I just hit > reply to some email. Lazy me. Sorry. > > > Dirtdoc >

[Texascavers] A name

I had one but then I forgot it. -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] John Loving funeral

Mar 7, 2021, at 6:21 PM, Charles Loving wrote: > >  > Trinity Anglican Church, 18900 fm 1431, Jonestown, TX 78645. Sunday the > 14th at 11:30 > Short service > > He was a caver and went on many trips to the center of the earth. The > fondest trip was to Golondrinas where

[Texascavers] John Loving funeral

Trinity Anglican Church, 18900 fm 1431, Jonestown, TX 78645. Sunday the 14th at 11:30 Short service He was a caver and went on many trips to the center of the earth. The fondest trip was to Golondrinas where we explored a few other caves over the hill and played basketball with local kids while

Re: [Texascavers] High Adventure

Once upon a time I joined Ron Bridgemon at Carlsbad. Bob Burney and I participated in a Parks thing where we mapped off the trail. We were party to that doings twice. I have no idea what was virgin or not. At one point Burney and my team of mappers scampered, we could scamper then, up a flowstone

Re: [Texascavers] TSA Convention Storytelling Contest

No worlie so good. On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 2:28 PM Bill Steele wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/events/784801492017272/permalink/955617064935713/ > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >

Re: [Texascavers] Humans reached the Americas 11, 000 years earlier than previously thought, archaeologists discover

wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_MacNeish > > Ron > > *From:* Charles Loving > *Sent:* Thursday, July 23, 2020 8:39 AM > *To:* Cavers Texas > *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Humans reached the Americas 11, 000 years > earlier than previously thought, archaeologists discover > > Th

Re: [Texascavers] Humans reached the Americas 11, 000 years earlier than previously thought, archaeologists discover

There were a series of books written on this topic. Five large volumes that I had and then lost in one of my moves. But I think it was on the Teotijuacan(sic) Valley that this happened. I wrote a term paper for Dr, Shindel about corn development long ago. On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 4:25 PM PRESTON

Re: [Texascavers] TPWD park re-openings word from the top

Xi wears a mask. Hmmm. On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 5:35 PM Dwight Deal wrote: > > > > its interesting that none of our rulers ever wear a mask. > > > I have not seen this ruler in person when he sent the comment, so I cannot > comment. Other than he is an A---s H---e if he does not wear a mask. >

Re: [Texascavers] Historical Question Re: Pogo

Up lifting article and story. Thanks for the memories. On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 4:34 PM Katherine Arens wrote: > Jerry asked me to repost! > > > On Apr 24, 2020, at 3:16 PM, Jerry wrote: > > Okay, everybody, > > Here's the cartoon in question in the attached pdf. It's not the best > quality but

Re: [Texascavers] Historical Question

It was 1954/55 many of us were mere babies at the time. The Pogo strips were daily and on Sunday. I searched through a few dozen of them. Knowing a date would be helpful. On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 9:43 AM wrote: > The person I'd ask about Bill Helmer is Gil, or maybe Frank Binney > >

Re: [Texascavers] Historical Question

Pogo was a great strip. I will try to find those strips. On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 7:49 AM kara posso wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > Below is a message i received from a fellow through the grotto email the > other day. I thought that he would have better luck solving his mystery > with the help of

[Texascavers] Fwd: TH May 2020

-- Forwarded message - From: Mark Minton Date: Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TH May 2020 To: Nice! Thanks, Carl! *From:* Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] *On Behalf Of *Carl Kunath *Sent:* Wednesday, April 22, 2020 4:14 PM

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Highways Cave Article July 1980

I tried to forward it but failed. Nice article however. On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 5:22 PM Carl Kunath wrote: > Enjoy, > > ===Carl Kunath > > > > Virus-free. > www.avast.com >

[Texascavers] Tex Highways

Article on Caving. Photos etc. -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Need some good reading?

I am reading a book about a Pig and four cats in Mexico working undercover for Vincente Fox. On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 4:29 PM Katherine Arens wrote: > The journal of the Society for *Technology and Culture *has just make its > back run free and open access on project MUSE. > >

Re: [Texascavers] Pic

I almost never go East, ever. I haven't been in Austin in six months. San Antonio once for an interview on BBC but other than that I stay out of urban blighted areas. I like my lake and the whole concept of no people to make noise or bother me. On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 8:32 AM Denise P wrote: >

Re: [Texascavers] Pic

Have an ancient video of climbing out. from a trip I took there in 1995 On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 3:00 PM Denise P wrote: > Anyone have a classic pic of Golondrinas they could email me? Would be > especially good if it had a person on rope > > Get Outlook for Android >

Re: [Texascavers] Two job openings at NCKRI. Please share!

On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 7:32 PM George Veni wrote: > Dear Friends, > > If you are not looking for a job but know someone who may be interested, > please share this message. > > The National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) is happy to > announce that we are offering two jobs: Office

Re: [Texascavers] Bexar Grotto Christmas/Holiday Party, Saturday, December 14 at 5 pm onward

ent, I really hope it works so you guys will invite me back – you > all have a neat place there. Nothing like spending all that money and time > and not be successful. > > > > Geary > > > > *From:* Texascavers *On Behalf Of > *Charles > Loving > *Sent:* Friday

Re: [Texascavers] Bexar Grotto Christmas/Holiday Party, Saturday, December 14 at 5 pm onward

Gary; I held my Not Dead Yet Party in November and clothes optional appeared on the invite and a few covers came nekid good thing they were young. I can't imagin some of the geezers nekid. I want to send you some white elephant pictures I did of bats to give away. We get the mat today. A month

Re: [Texascavers] Upcoming Mexico trip

Adventure is everywhere, at sea, on land and in the air. On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 10:02 AM Crash Kennedy wrote: > Texas cavers and others, > > In about 10 days we will be heading back to the Laguna de Sánchez area > in northern Mexico for our 17th survey project trip. Caves are mostly >

Re: [Texascavers] Preston has been hacked?!

No one asks for a gift card. It has to be a hack. On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 8:59 AM Dwight Deal wrote: > Or at least it looks like it. The interesting thing is that the message I > got appears to be from his usual email address. > > Dirtdoc > > -- Original Message -- > > To: >

Re: [Texascavers] Bexar Grotto Christmas Party, Saturday, December 14 at 5 pm onward

Hey Gary send it to my wife reafree...@swtexas.net Might be able to fit it into my busy calendar. It falls on Old Man Wisdom's Birthday. On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 12:10 PM Geary Schindel < gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org> wrote: > Folks, > > We are pleased to announce that the Bexar Grotto will be

Re: [Texascavers] Has a date and location for the next TCR been selected yet.

Menard is one of the great Metropolis areas. Lots of caves or sinks and the Jim Bowie silver mine still needs to be found. Also there are as I recall from past experience zillions of ticks. The reconstructed San Saba fort is pretty nifty. On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 1:41 PM Bill Bentley wrote: >

Re: [Texascavers] My Lake

address and any > directions I may need. I may be able to do a little look at some of the > geology of the area for you. > > > > Geary > > 210.326.1576 cell > > gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Re: [Texascavers] My Lake

gt; > Jon C. > > > > > > *From:* Texascavers *On Behalf Of > *Charles > Loving > *Sent:* Monday, November 4, 2019 7:47 PM > *To:* Gill Ediger ; Crash Kennedy < > cavercr...@gmail.com>; Cavers Texas > *Subject:* [Texascavers] My Lake > > > >

[Texascavers] My Lake

*The lake at my place is leaking like a sive and loosing water. It has gone from 6 acres to about 2. We have dumped 35 dump trucks of rock and caliche and four loads of cement into the thing and it accomplished nothing. I think there is a cave, crack or sink hole. We have been working on this

Re: [Texascavers] John Fish photo

Another one of a kind. I guess we are all one of a kind? On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 11:01 AM Carl Kunath wrote: > [image: John Fish 2015 TCR [Kunath photo]] > > More sad news this morning. John Fish has died. > > After many years with no contact, with some urging and assistance, John > came to

Re: [Texascavers] Mexican Bat

It could be a bat? Oldman Wisdom On Sun, Oct 6, 2019 at 6:44 PM wrote: > Lack of a tail hints at freetail but the head and ears say not. Bad photo, > no scale, no face photo = no certain i.d. > > William R. (Bill) Elliott > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 6, 2019, at 6:

Re: [Texascavers] Mexican Bat

Looks like the bats that hang out behind the sign at a lodge here in Deer Corn. There are six or seven of them there just hanging out. Mexican Free Tails? On Sun, Oct 6, 2019 at 5:38 PM Mike Flannigan wrote: > > Wondering if any of you can take a stab at > identifying what kind of bat this is:

Re: [Texascavers] Donation

@utsouthwestern.edu > (214) 645-6383 (phone) > (214) 645-6353 (fax) > > On Oct 4, 2019, at 7:31 PM, Charles Loving wrote: > > > WARNING: This email was sent from an external source. Please be cautious > of links or attachments, and validate the sender's email address before &

Re: [Texascavers] Donation

Problem is there is a wake I have to go to for Terry Plemons another old caver same day. Excuses, excuses On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 5:40 PM Jim Kennedy wrote: > Bring it to TCR! > > Crash > > Mobile email from my iPhone > > > On Oct 4, 2019, at 5:26 PM, Charles Lovin

[Texascavers] Donation

I keep wanting to donate art to the outfit but never can seem to be at the proper place to do it. I carry the art around in my truck but am never where there are any cavers who could take the stuff. -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list |

Re: [Texascavers] Cavers’ Storytelling Contest

Besides I can't stay up past ten PM. On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 4:56 PM Charles Loving wrote: > Can't make it have a wake to attend. > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:51 PM Bill Steele > wrote: > >> The DFW Grotto is happy to once again conduct a Caver Storytelling >>

Re: [Texascavers] Cavers’ Storytelling Contest

Can't make it have a wake to attend. On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:51 PM Bill Steele wrote: > The DFW Grotto is happy to once again conduct a Caver Storytelling Contest > at TCR. Last year it was a big hit. Five minute limit. A panel of > impartial judges. Only one entry per caver. We’ll begin at

Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related

yep On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 9:04 AM John Brooks wrote: > Good grief David. I suspect this young lady is more aware of the world > than you give her credit for - just because Texans love to live in their > cars in trucks - that’s NOT how the rest of the world works or live. In > fact many cities

Re: [Texascavers] Sand caves on Mars ?

Good work Bockbeer keep it up. Watch out for the quincerera monsters. And the Martian sand worms. I have seen them on the tee vee, they live under the dunes and eat people. There were two or three on earth out in Utah that some folks killed with an elephant gun or some such. But they may still

Re: [Texascavers] Europe Wants Ideas for Cave-Spelunking Moon Robots.

Cave drones? Covers can now sit back and let the drone do all of it. I think Lockheed had developed the Locklear Modle 6. It runs on carbide. On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 12:49 PM Jon Cradit wrote: > FYI…. > >

Re: [Texascavers] a toast to two beloved cavers

Longtime caver from the sixties Terry Plemons passed on to the Great Cenote in the sky this month. An ex PCV, put in a lot of time on the Bustamante project and did a lot of caving in Texas and Mexico and was also a pillar of the Caver Cooks for 20 years. On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 7:33 AM Jon

Re: [Texascavers] 2019 TCR Caver Storytelling Contest

... not that it was important. We all got wet and rinsed. On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 7:13 PM Charles Loving wrote: > Good > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 12:01 PM Bill Steele > wrote: > >> Announcing the 2019 TCR Caver Storytelling Contest. Last year we started >> this and it was a big hit. Co

Re: [Texascavers] 2019 TCR Caver Storytelling Contest

Good On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 12:01 PM Bill Steele wrote: > Announcing the 2019 TCR Caver Storytelling Contest. Last year we started > this and it was a big hit. Come with your practiced best tale. Five minute > limit. A panel of impartial judges. A refund of your TCR registration money > as the

Re: [Texascavers] Honey Creek Cave and TCMA

Wait. Isn't Powell's the longest cave in Texas? I thought Karst Walker says so. On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 7:11 AM wrote: > Cavers - > > We are excited to announce that Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA) > and the owners of Honey Creek Springs Ranch (private property) have > negotiated a

Re: [Texascavers] Logan's Vision

Logan's vision of daring in the name of interplanetary justice. On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 2:55 PM Dale Pate wrote: > Sorry meant to put my name on the last email. > > Dale Pate > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >

[Texascavers] Fwd: Another image

-- Forwarded message - From: Charles Loving Date: Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 7:49 AM Subject: Re: Another image To: WILLIAM CALVERT Cisco's is still there. Good selfie. Think about October. On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 7:46 AM WILLIAM CALVERT wrote: > This one at Ciscos. S

Re: [Texascavers] vision of our friends--Don

The never ending cave in the sky sounds pretty cool. Is it a booming passage a crawlway or a sotono? They could be repelling into Dante's inferno just to check it out. At the bottom would be a Toyota Sequoia needing repairs. On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 5:12 PM Carol W Russell wrote: > My notion of

Re: [Texascavers] vision of our friends--Don

Even I of all people had some adventures with Don. Traveling the roads of the Republica. On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 12:18 PM Jay Jorden wrote: > How about Peter? > > "This TCR, I can relax. I watched the hot tub and sauna being packed up at > Stricklandia ready to deliver, and then my fully

Re: [Texascavers] BOCKBEER

t 5:34 PM, Tim Stich wrote: > > That Bockbeer guy reminds me of someone. Ha ha ha. > > > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 8:15 AM Geary Schindel < > gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org> wrote: > > Wonderful. > > > > Thanks for sharing, nice laugh in the morning. >

Re: [Texascavers] A new LED headlamp

I do not even have an old Led flashlight. I still use carbide. On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 2:52 AM David wrote: > I mentioned a few weeks ago that I saw a new headlamp at Walmart that > caught my eye. > > I am in very deep doodoo at the moment, but I went ahead and bought the > headlamp today. > >

Re: [Texascavers] Brass Brunton Pocket Transit

Karst Walker had one with a purple ribbon tied to it. On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 6:38 AM Terry Holsinger wrote: > Logan, those were (are?) for sale at the Harbor Freight store here in > ATX, right next to the Vintage Brass Sextants, > ( >

Re: [Texascavers] Brass Brunton Pocket Transit

Tape and Brunton survey by.. I recall those in early days before Bockbeer and his telenovela. On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 12:12 AM Pete Lindsley wrote: > Logan, I bought a Brass Brunton several years ago off eBay, and the seller > claimed it was an authentic antique. NOT! It is a lower

Re: [Texascavers] an attempt at humor

Bockbeer creates his own misery. On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 6:35 PM David wrote: > Imagine just for a moment, the worst day that you have ever had > ( not counting real serious family tragedies, of course ) > > Now imagine being forcibly locked up with the guy in the link below, > > in a tiny

Re: [Texascavers] Tropical Storm Barry

You could become a curandero and do magic tricks. You could get a job at a carnival in Mexico. El Magico Gringo. Pesos and tacos. On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 4:00 PM Galen Falgout wrote: > I was born in Houma Louisiana > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 3:58 PM David wrote: > >> I have been closely

Re: [Texascavers] Various rants

BOCKBEER IS 55? Damn I thought he was pushing 75 or 80. He should give his daughter that podium ladder. Or maybe that lemon truck thing. On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 5:46 PM David wrote: > From David Locklear > Please hit delete button now. > > > Does anybody have an exact headcount as to how many

Re: [Texascavers] For your amusement

The Sequoia ( Lemon) seems to be lots of good money after bad. Trade it in on a brand new Yugo or Lada or maybe a Fiat? My 1983 Ford Bronco has over 700,000 miles and has never failed. The drive shaft fell off in Mexico once but I just wired it back and went on in two wheel. On Fri, Jun 28, 2019

Re: [Texascavers] Groundwater article

Too many people building too many condos. Things will not get better any time soon. Barton Springs may just go dry and the swimmers will cry. On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 5:35 PM Katherine Arens wrote: > > > Katherine ArensPhones: Office(512) 232-6363 >

Re: [Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff

I hear Lockleer has applied to be a Walmart greeter? On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 8:56 AM John Brooks wrote: > Correction to Allan’s post: > > Phones are only as smart as their users. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 24, 2019, at 8:48 PM, Katherine Arens > wrote: > > apologies to Jim! Got the

Re: [Texascavers] Road-trip - part 5

Isn't Bockbeer too old and portly to travel like a vagabond? I quit hitch hiking when I was mustered out of the AF. I had a motorcycle that I drove it from SFO to DC via PHX and OKC. After that I had my own transportation and never depended on anyone else. I did go to UT and OU and was a caver

Re: [Texascavers] Another misadventure

The hero of this epic is amazing. His tela novela is quite tedious and at times one wonders if the hero is sane. He lives life like no one else I have ever known. On Wed, 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

Re: [Texascavers] 2019 Howdy Party - Part 2

Bockbeer needs to buy a camera. On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 10:50 PM David wrote: > They are already blaming me > > The Beer Wagon: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/FmVg2WKwZGmXRqo69 > > Tell all the wet campers to come to Room 109 at America"s Worst Value Inn > for a hot shower > > D.L. >

Re: [Texascavers] NSS Convention

One has to remember he brought a 100 pound duffel full of stuff he didn't need. My military duffel bag didn't weigh that much and it held all my uniforms and shoes. *Confederacy of Dunces.* Published in 1980. It is the life story of a Locklear clone. The dunces are all in confederacy against him.

Re: [Texascavers] NSS Convention

There was novel about some guy in New Orleans that was equally inept. Something about..."Fools". I still can't figure why he needs 100 pounds of stuff for three days? All that junk food will make you very portly. On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 4:53 PM Carol W Russell wrote: > "Cheerfully Hapless"

Re: [Texascavers] Groad Hollow

Rune Burnett or Robert. Get the names right. On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 6:28 PM David wrote: > The Sacred Pilgrimage to Groad Hollow has begun for many cavers. At > least 10 have already completed it. > > A special place to remember our wonderful friends who passed and left us, > and to make new

Re: [Texascavers] NSS Convention

I haven't slept to noon in decades. I rise at dawn thirty everyday. When I was working swing or the night shift I slept until lunch sometimes. On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 9:34 AM David wrote: > I can now verify, that I have already bungle-fied my trip. > > A poor lady NSS volunteer waited and

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

*100 pounds in a duffle is amazing. I didn't take a 100 pounds for three weeks in Costa Rica. I travel with an ancient back pack. I take extra shorts, a pair of pants, underwear, two or three t-shirts, a shirt, a jacket, a flashlight (teeny) some socks, and toilet articles, a knife, all which

Re: [Texascavers] Happy thoughts

just don’t feel like we got a chance to >> survive I’m not so worried about myself but I’m definitely worried about my >> daughter and my granddaughter >> >> Jim >> >> Sent from my iPhoneX >> >> On Jun 15, 2019, at 9:59 AM, Charles Loving wrote: &

Re: [Texascavers] Happy thoughts

> survive I’m not so worried about myself but I’m definitely worried about my > daughter and my granddaughter > > Jim > > Sent from my iPhoneX > > On Jun 15, 2019, at 9:59 AM, Charles Loving wrote: > > *IPCC and the Green idea plans are based on the assumption that

[Texascavers] Happy thoughts

*IPCC and the Green idea plans are based on the assumption that greenhouse gases can be removed from the atmosphere. That technology does not exist to scale needed at this time for obvious reasons of energy and land requirements. Paleoclimate records easily show us that you aren't going to simply

Re: [Texascavers] A consumer tip - new cell phones

; GPS Technician - TX, LA, AR, OK & MS > *Professional Transportation, Inc.* > > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:27 PM Charles Loving > wrote: > >> We crossed the Sahara with ONC charts and a Michelin map. Still, have the >> map in case I need to cross the Sahara again.

Re: [Texascavers] NSS Convention

Actually I would skip living in Houston. On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 5:33 PM David wrote: > Would you skip this to attend the 2019 NSS Convention ? > > Hwy 59 southbound at Shepherd in Houston > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >

Re: [Texascavers] A consumer tip - new cell phones

> > Sent from my iPhoneX > > On Jun 13, 2019, at 6:28 AM, Charles Loving wrote: > > Smart phones. > I had a nifty Samsung something that did all manner of things. The screen > was way too little for my ancient eyes. The teeny ap things were impossible > for my fumble fi

Re: [Texascavers] A consumer tip - new cell phones

Smart phones. I had a nifty Samsung something that did all manner of things. The screen was way too little for my ancient eyes. The teeny ap things were impossible for my fumble fingers. I kept pushing the wrong buttons and calling porn-hub or some such. I had two of them and tossed them in a

Re: [Texascavers] a cave painting

Ginger Beer? Isn't beer susposed to be beer? How did Ginegr get in it. did she come all the way from Giligan's Island? On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 5:50 PM David wrote: > I swear I am going on another hiatus. > > I will leave you all with this new video of an artist painting a cave > entrance. > >

Re: [Texascavers] Video for Locklear

Where is Bockbeer. Haven't heard a poot out of him in ages. On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 12:27 PM Bill Bentley wrote: > 1992 Gloworm Cave Entrance. 16 ft tight and I mean tight entrance! > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >

Re: [Texascavers] TC issue

And Bob Oakley too. The list is very long when you get it out. On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 6:39 PM Carl Kunath wrote: > Please don’t forget David McKenzie and perhaps a few others . . . . > ===Carl Kunath > > *From:* grub...@centurytel.net > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 22, 2019 6:28 PM > *To:*

Re: [Texascavers] Don Broussard

I recall a trip where we were caught in a stampede of ticks in some cave on the Shahan Ranch outside Bracketville. On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 9:17 PM JAMES JASEK wrote: > Wow, what a terrible shock. Don and I were good friends. Don was a really > nice guy. I first met Don in 1969, on a trip to

Re: [Texascavers] Mike Collins question

Mike Collins and I did some caving in Zacatecas and in and around Cuernavaca back in the day. We rode the train to DF and then took the Flecha Roja. Linn was pals of Janey White, Tom White's widow. She might have a clue. On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 2:53 PM William R. Elliott wrote: > Folks, > > I

Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell Memorial: Saturday, 27 April 2019

Good grief. I thought it had already happened and I was at the old doctor's office in San Antone. Sorry about that, i would have been there if I had known before today. Deer Corn is 120 miles out in the boonies. On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 10:49 PM Katherine Arens wrote: > THE ADDRESS IN RED BELOW

Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell, newspaper articles and magazine covers

Time flies when you are having fun. On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:21 AM wrote: > ps 1976 is only 43 years ago yer making me feel more ancient than I am > AGG'i > > > -- > *From: *"Andy Gluesenkamp" > *To: *"texascavers" > *Sent: *Tuesday, March 26, 2019 7:11:30 AM >

Re: [Texascavers] William

Good idea. Maybe a plaque of some kind??? On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 11:44 AM Bill Steele wrote: > Good idea! > > Bill Steele > speleoste...@aol.com > > > On Mar 26, 2019, at 11:08 AM, James Jasek wrote: > > > > Since William Russell discovered whirl pool cave not only discovered but > dug out

Re: [Texascavers] Wed update: Bill Russell

I hate to say this but we all pass on to that great cave in the sky. Sometimes it is better to let go. I know that sounds crass but that is me. On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 1:02 PM Katherine Arens wrote: > hi gang, > not doing too well. May be transferred to ICU again because his blood > pressure

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] Your GPS Devices May Stop Working On April 6 If You Don't Or Can't Update Firmware

I use old technology. Never had a GPS. My Brunton seems to work pretty well to pick out north. And I use paper maps. But then i haven't been lost or on a mapping trip in 15 years and the Texas Highway Dept map works for me. I usually know where I am going. On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 7:50 PM Bill

Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell

I crawled around in Laubach Cave with Bill. We got in through a well shaft or some such. On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 10:43 AM Nancy Weaver wrote: > I was lucky enough to have Terry Raines and Bill Russell as my caving > mentors in the late 70’s early 80’s. Between them I was turned onto the >

Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell

Getting old is not fun or for sissies. On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 1:46 PM Katherine Arens wrote: > thanks, carl. He’s woken up now and then and it looks like his blood > pressure is stabilizing. We hope. > k > > On Mar 9, 2019, at 1:33 PM, Carl Kunath > wrote: > > Katie, thank you for the

Re: [Texascavers] Bustamante

The Italian Boy Scout... si it is him. On Sat, Mar 2, 2019 at 3:49 PM Nico Escamilla wrote: > Is that Giovani whatshisface from the boy scouts giving first aid? > > El sáb., 2 de mar. de 2019 3:42 PM, Charles Loving > escribió: > >> >&

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