Re: [Texascavers] caves for sale

2017-05-08 Thread David via Texascavers
I would donate a dollar if TCMA buys "access" to "River Styx Cave." ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

Re: [Texascavers] aerial photos

2017-05-07 Thread David via Texascavers
Here is one link for the new NASA images: http://www.space.com/36568-earth-day-national-parks-from-space-2017.html There are probably better images online somewhere. There is probably a cave entrance somewhere in each image. ___ Texascavers mailing

[Texascavers] sort of map related

2017-05-07 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear, I will refrain from posting stuff that has no interest in the future. NASA has released some aerial photos to the public of interesting natural areas. One could print those and overlay line maps or cave locations on them and show them off at a grotto meeting. All of the

[Texascavers] Dr. Trevor Ford

2017-02-24 Thread David via Texascavers
I did not see that anybody posted Dr. Ford's passing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_D._Ford?wprov=sfla1 ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Battery technology, flashlights, and exoplanets

2017-02-22 Thread David via Texascavers
Fry's Electronics now has AA and AAA batteries that have a built-in charger inside the battery. It uses a microUSB cord that you plug into whatever kind of power-bank you have available, be it a battery-pack or charger, or lantern, or wind-up gizmo. These new batteries only have capactiy of 80

[Texascavers] Fake news

2017-02-20 Thread David via Texascavers
Never in human history has mankind been exposed to such an onslaught of fake news ( at least if you don't consider "Fake News / Per-Capita" , as in the days of the talking giant snake ) Check this out: ( East texas caving related )

[Texascavers] Biovermiculations in the news

2017-02-20 Thread David via Texascavers
It has been a long time since we had a post about biovermiculations. http://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-mysterious-alien-soil-growing-deep-underground/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] for speleo-game enthusiast

2017-02-19 Thread David via Texascavers
Imagine you are one of those tiny tropical birds that like to live in the entrance of large tropical caves like El Sotano de Golondrinas. Then imagine that you are trapped inside of a spherical shaped cave about 300 meters in diameter with no escape.Then imagine other species of birds are

[Texascavers] TCR musician suggestion

2017-02-18 Thread David via Texascavers
I vote we bring these folks to TCR to perform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRwAl4pOAWE Anybody 2nd the motion ?? David Locklear ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] man-made caverns in the news

2017-02-18 Thread David via Texascavers
Underneath the island of Singapore, human miners have been digging an enormous underground tunnel thru solid rock. Engineers plan to store fuel in this tunnel. The photo below shows the spiral staircase used to enter the tunnel

[Texascavers] TCR food

2017-02-18 Thread David via Texascavers
If you are not going to have a hog rotating over a wood fire and fire-roasted vegetables then why even have a dinner ?Or at least some food cooked over wood, or at least charcoal. I am just curious when was the last time that the hog's head was the centerpiece of the table ? I hope to arrive

[Texascavers] various recent topics in the news

2017-02-13 Thread David via Texascavers
A recent archeological article: http://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/02/the-maxilla-of-kents-cavern-a-dating-controversy/114137 Old news, re-hashed: http://listverse.com/2017/01/20/10-true-horror-stories-of-people-trapped-in-caves/ For tourist only:

[Texascavers] News related

2017-02-12 Thread David via Texascavers
In case you have all been away from the national news, there is a flood emergency in the town of Oroville, California ongoing as of Sunday night. 39°31'38.0"N 121°31'48.2"W The video below was from Sunday afternoon showing the emergency spillway being breached.

[Texascavers] 2017 Speleo-Trivia

2017-02-08 Thread David via Texascavers
In what cave will you find 2 passages with pools of water named: "New Year’s Lake" and "Bonus Lake" ? ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] caver celebrity - follow up

2017-02-07 Thread David via Texascavers
The video I mentioned last week is on Twitter and Facebook. https://t.co/5tUixgcLmH I have not found it elsewhere yet. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] vertical technique - correction

2017-02-06 Thread David via Texascavers
Upon watching the rest of the SuperBowl performance, there are 2 technicians disguised as dancers in the smoke that unbuckle and carry away her harness, while the smoke blocks viewing them. The photo below shows the craftsmanship of the harness and that it was not part of the suit, as I had

[Texascavers] vertical technique - part 2

2017-02-06 Thread David via Texascavers
I just now got a chance to watch the Superbowl stunt on YouTube. It does appear that the mechanism is far below the performer at the time of the jump, which was my initial thought. Apparently, she must have jumped into a shadow where trained technicians caught her briefly, and then most

[Texascavers] vertical technique question

2017-02-06 Thread David via Texascavers
In the Half-Time performance of the SuperBowl yesterday, the starring performer appeared to jump off a platform near the ceiling of the stadium. She did this jump Australian-style and descend fairly rapidly on 2 steel cables attached to her waist at tiny swiveling connectors similar or identical

[Texascavers] A caver celebrity ??

2017-02-03 Thread David via Texascavers
According to the newest advertisement by LG Mobile, David Angel is an "expert caver," and so you should buy LG phones and products because he recommends them. It shows him rappelling in a cave. But instead of partnering him up with someone credible like Jacques Cousteau, they match him up with

[Texascavers] a historical film

2017-02-02 Thread David via Texascavers
The link below is a YouTube video featuring a 65 year old film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYPzwWnaCp8 Since only 234 people have viewed it, I figured you all may not have seen it on YouTube, or may not have seen it in many years. You can save the video to your gadget with some links

[Texascavers] video game for cavers

2017-02-02 Thread David via Texascavers
A new video game called Rust, allows a survival player to hunt for caves. The video below is a gamer demo showing hunting for the caves for the first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCGD0s-u15Y It has some interesting features or elements, and shows the potential for having a real

[Texascavers] event suggestions for newbies

2017-02-01 Thread David via Texascavers
The link below provides an invitation to go caving http://www.nmwild.org/events-outings/49-february-carlsbad-hike?date=2017-02-12-07-00 I am pretty sure the A.S.S. visited this cave a few times in the mid-80's.I think I went in it in 1992, also.

[Texascavers] I am impressed

2017-02-01 Thread David via Texascavers
I just received my copy of the NSS News - February 2017 issue by email. I have not been paying attention, so I do not know if that is the first time this has ever happened. But upon clicking on the provided graphical link, I was able to easily log on because I have my NSS # memorized. That

[Texascavers] on-line newsletters

2017-01-28 Thread David via Texascavers
One of the big advantages to online newsletters is how quickly they can reach the masses around the world. Here is the latest issue of a caving club from Wales.And you can view it without having to download it. http://cambriancavingcouncil.org.uk/pdf/newsletters/2017/jan2017.pdf Not

[Texascavers] electronic communication in caves

2017-01-28 Thread David via Texascavers
The article below is 3-1/2 years old, but I do not recall seeing it. http://www.linetop.co.uk/creg/creg_j082.pdf ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] caves in the news

2017-01-28 Thread David via Texascavers
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/34349371/new-camping-cabins-at-kartchner-caverns-state-park ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] Texas Caver Memorial Page

2017-01-27 Thread David via Texascavers
I was just skimming thru the Texas Caver Memorial Page to see if there was anything to say in memory of our lost friends and colleagues. According to the data in the table: It has been 50 years now since Preston McMichael passed away. I believe it has now been 11 years since Randy Waters passed

[Texascavers] The Wall

2017-01-26 Thread David via Texascavers
President Trump should build a humongous enormous gigantic "hollow" wall with cracks big enough for small mammals and birds to get in to.This would create a very beneficial buffer-zone / wildlife-refuge from the loss of important habitats as the population of the human race rapidly expands in

[Texascavers] acoustic guitar in a cave

2017-01-24 Thread David via Texascavers
I accidentally stumbled on to the new video in the link below after seeing today's viral video of Stevie Wonder playing an unrehearsed live performance with this very talented musician. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1f2wimr0sM David Locklear ___

[Texascavers] speleo-vehicles news

2017-01-24 Thread David via Texascavers
Arnold Schwarzeneggar just bought a fully-electric Mercedes G-Wagon.I assume it is the only one in the world. If you lived very near lots of caves like near the town Rocksprings or Leakey or Campwood or Langtry, or in West Virginia or TAG, that would be the ideal speleo-vehicle. He drives it

[Texascavers] antique speleo-stuff

2017-01-23 Thread David via Texascavers
For you hard-core collectors of speleo-memorabilia: http://www.captaincosmos.fr/en/speleologue/110-vintage-blister-carded-speleologist-outfit-action-joe.html David Locklear ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

[Texascavers] caving in the news

2017-01-23 Thread David via Texascavers
http://www.lincolntimesnews.com/2017/01/23/vale-resident-details-adventures-caving/ David Locklear P.S. 17 days have passed since our daughter's health scare. I have had no normal sleep.The ER doctor, ER nurse and our daughter's pediatrician said that all test results were all normal.

[Texascavers] an interesting video-clip

2017-01-22 Thread David via Texascavers
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Re: [Texascavers] lava caves

2017-01-16 Thread David via Texascavers
It seems someone should double check to make sure that Luray Caverns doesn't go under the Pacific Ocean On Jan 16, 2017 4:28 PM, "Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers" < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > This article uses a public domain photo of a decorated limestone cave, nut > the article

[Texascavers] caves in the news

2017-01-16 Thread David via Texascavers
If you set your Google News to personalize certain cave related phrases, you will see in the last 2 or 3 weeks numerous interesting articles that made news channels from cavers. Below are some examples:

Re: [Texascavers] Green place in Mexico

2017-01-14 Thread David via Texascavers
Since everybody is all excited about Mexico, all of the sudden, I thought this would be a good time to bring up the tiny-iddy-bitty fued going on between the Trump administration and the Pen~a administration. What impact do you think this new tension could have on the safety of tourist in the

Re: [Texascavers] imaginary caves

2017-01-12 Thread David via Texascavers
I have done years of cave exploration in my dreams. Oftentimes the other cavers in the passage have a familiar voice or a familiar manner or attitude or even a familiar face. There is always something weird like icicles in a tropical cave or a underground river in a desert cave. But there

[Texascavers] personal story - a follow-up only

2017-01-11 Thread David via Texascavers
I think I have shared my story and concerns with lots of friends, family and cavers, but if not, then below is a letter I delivered today to the paramedics that saved my daughter's life. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D_SjJSBJyg80vKMKRTweVuiotpLhkYdZ8o2sGL-5Ems/pub She is back in school,

[Texascavers] a follow-up

2017-01-06 Thread David via Texascavers
This post is a personal one about my daughter's quick recovery. The pediatrician insist that some pre-pubescent children go into very deep sleeps and it is best to first poke them with a sewing pin and then pour cold water on them.I did try tickling the bottom of her feet, while the

[Texascavers] Safety Check 2

2017-01-05 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear Doctor claims I over-reacted and that our daughter was in a deep sleep. They claim I should not have done CPR ? It turns out while I was doing that my wife was driving to the fire-station banging on the door and I have never once seen that fire-station used before. They

[Texascavers] safety check

2017-01-05 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear My daughter is talking and says she remembers waking up in an ambulance. That would have been somewhere around 45 minutes after we noticed she was unconscious. For some reason, the nearest emergency room was over 30 miles away. 4:45 a.m. Thursday Just south New Territory

[Texascavers] REAL Family emergency

2017-01-04 Thread David via Texascavers
PLEASE do not delete. >From David Locklear I was planning on attending the UT Grotto meeting tonight.I got on Hwy. 290 and got as far as the Harris County line at 4:45 p.m., and a tiny voice said it was time to turn around and return to my realities.Fortanutely for once I listened to

[Texascavers] for Houston cavers

2017-01-04 Thread David via Texascavers
This message expires at 4 pm today. There is a 95% chance I could drive my luxurious Sequoia and take cavers to Austin, leaving Houston at 4 p.m.. 281-995-8487 ( text okay ) David Locklear ( not to be confused with Senor Bock or anybody else ) NSS #27639

[Texascavers] off-topic - tooting my horn

2016-12-31 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com ( please hit Delete Button now ) This post is a follow up to my computer post earlier today. I would like to share with you all a personal achievement, that is not yet cave related. I spent over 1/2 of my spare time in 2016 trying to learn about Linux

[Texascavers] computer related

2016-12-31 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com Please hit delete button now. This post is for computer nerds only. I am posting this because most cavers use computers and CaveTex seems to be rather quiet at the moment. I am now using an operating system that is neither Microsoft, Apple nor Linux.

[Texascavers] New Years Eve ??

2016-12-26 Thread David via Texascavers
Is anyone from Texas driving to the NSS Country Club for the big party ? ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] Santa related

2016-12-25 Thread David via Texascavers
For those of you who don't believe in Santa, I just received a small heavy box which was beautifully gift wrapped and labelled, "from Santa." To my surprise, it had 3 books by Blair Pittman. Only Santa could have known. David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com

[Texascavers] internet related

2016-12-25 Thread David via Texascavers
5 years ago, I was telling everybody about how great the new Google Plus was for social media. At that time, many respectable cavers refused to use Facebook, but they used Gmail. I even created a Google Plus page for the NSS and the NSS took over the page. But there now is a huge problem that

[Texascavers] A holiday video

2016-12-24 Thread David via Texascavers
Since today is the first day of Hanukkah, and in an effort to be politically-kosher, I thought I would share a fun video that is nature related. https://youtu.be/4wyAjCqelUY The ending of the video is the best part. David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com

[Texascavers] interesting news story

2016-12-24 Thread David via Texascavers
I think you need VR goggles to enjoy this http://www.euronews.com/2016/12/20/the-choranche-cave-in-the-vercors-massif-reveals-some-of-its-secrets Click on the goggle symbol at the bottom right corner of the video If you move your mouse around the video changes viewpoint just like your head

[Texascavers] Cave of The Parents

2016-12-23 Thread David via Texascavers
Here is an interesting story to get you in the Christmas mood. A group of scientist allege they have found a pictograph of The Nativity Scene that is 3,000 years older than the story about the dude that walked on water 2,000 years ago.

[Texascavers] various YouTube videos

2016-12-21 Thread David via Texascavers
Sort of caving related post by David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com Here is my nomination for Cave-Video of the Month ( December 2016 ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Cs8dUX0ZA Below are 3 other videos of merit: In the video below, please skip to 8:57 to see a photo taken in the

[Texascavers] a consumer tip

2016-12-17 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear ( Charlie & Company, please hit delete button now, nothing below is worth reading ) The 2 links below are to a product that might be of interest to cavers. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61vkMZEk7cL.jpg

[Texascavers] off-topic - a personal story

2016-12-13 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear, I do not have any way to share this private story with all my caving friends, so please bare with me. ( Charlie & Company, please hit the delete button ) In October of 2004, I announced on CaveTex that I had pro-created ( alarming dozens of people ), and I nicknamed my kid

[Texascavers] caves in the news

2016-12-09 Thread David via Texascavers
https://www.creativereview.co.uk/exploring-the-lascaux-caves-digital-tech/ http://gccaverns.com/new-cave-tour/ Skip to 1:56 in the animated video below for some interesting animated cave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy43z_ThiEs Here are some videos to watch over the holidays:

[Texascavers] another cheap LED headlamp

2016-12-06 Thread David via Texascavers
I am still officially and permanently retired from this sort of thing, but I felt this was important and nobody else was going to cover it. Several months ago, I suggested that some caver needed to purchase the headlamp described below and do a good review.But I do not believe that anybody

Re: [Texascavers] headlamp

2016-11-29 Thread David via Texascavers
It seems only fair to critique Mr. Kunath's post as he nostalgically critiques the newbie Texas Caver articles. However, I am retired from arm-chair caving and no longer burdened with such trivialities. I am now annoying Linux desktop users worldwide and have developed a similar reputation in

[Texascavers] A.S.S. related

2016-11-10 Thread David via Texascavers
Around 1985, the A.S.S. had a Mexican newbie from the bordertown of Nuevo Laredo. His father was a customs agent at a time we were struggling to get our speleo-vehicles across the border. His family rolled out the red-carpet for about 4 or 5 A.S.S trips even after he left A, and they helped me

[Texascavers] sort of related to cavepearls

2016-11-07 Thread David via Texascavers
Giant snowballs, hundreds of them. http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/6A8E/production/_92287272_snowballs.jpg https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nintchdbpict000280397093.jpg?w=960=all http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Giant-snowballs-Siberia.png It

[Texascavers] sort of related to Mr. Mixon's post

2016-11-07 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com You really should hit the delete button now. I have posted this story or at least parts of it before on CaveTex. In the fall of 1985, I was a student caver in the A.S.S. in College Station. I had tried to go caving nearly every weekend for about a

[Texascavers] a video of a speleo-van

2016-11-06 Thread David via Texascavers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_VUvWHwV3Q The question is, what else would you do to it to make it a better speleo-vehicle ? I would add a roof-rack, and maybe some steel rims. What about using a Ford or Dodge instead of a Chevrolet ? or would you prefer a manual transmission ? or a

Re: [Texascavers] the caver political experiment

2016-11-06 Thread David via Texascavers
I didn't explain my motive. I am experimenting with an app in the cloud called "Google Spaces" which I know absolutely nothing about. This app allegedly allows a small group of people to have an open discussion. 2 cavers and myself have joined in on it. The current topic is Tuesday's election.

Re: [Texascavers] experiment

2016-11-06 Thread David via Texascavers
Apparently, to start a new topic in this thing, you are limited to a tweet like statement.But the comments can be longer. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] a caver political experiment

2016-11-06 Thread David via Texascavers
I am going to try something here to see if it has any purpose. https://goo.gl/spaces/dZL77kQ2hjZ1JZSK9 I guess it will not work if you do not have some kind of Google account. The idea here is for cavers to share their political views on the election and the candidates or anything related

Re: [Texascavers] Any cavers in Nacodoches ??

2016-11-05 Thread David via Texascavers
I forgot a small part The exact coordinates or the upstream or spring entrance is shown below. 31.679310, -94.177881 The spring is in a sinkhole but emerges and then goes back underground in walking passage for almost 100 meters. I always assumed it would get filled in by some retarded

[Texascavers] any cavers near Nacogdoches ??

2016-11-05 Thread David via Texascavers
There is a very small but interesting sandstone cave about 7 miles due south of the town of Center, Texas in Shelby County in far east Texas ( in what used to be the piney woods ). It is about a mile west of the Highway 96 The exact coordinates of the downstream entrance are shown below.

[Texascavers] 4x4 hydrogen powered hybrid vehicle

2016-11-03 Thread David via Texascavers
Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/icu5J89aLcU/maxresdefault.jpg It is proposed heavily modified Chevy Colorado. Please skip to 7:53 in the video below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq5oegxvDP0 The spokesperson claims it is not a concept, but a real working vehicle.

[Texascavers] reply to my last post

2016-11-03 Thread David via Texascavers
Thank you. The t-shirt part of that story could have been 1987, as all the memories are just too fuzzy. My actual memory was that the shirt had something more like "Nita Na" or "Nita Ne," but I could not find anything on the internet about that, so I wrote "Nita Nanta" in my post.Maybe it

Re: [Texascavers] Test message

2016-11-02 Thread David via Texascavers
This is another long-winded reminiscing story irrelevant to current events. In October of 1986, the Texas cavers were holding their big annual gathering on the Guadalupe River near New Braunfels at a place called "The Lazy L Campground." http://www.lazylandl.com/ This was to be my second

[Texascavers] for Houston area cavers

2016-11-01 Thread David via Texascavers
If I do not have to work Wednesday, I may go on a half-day road-trip to Austin. If so, I would leave out of Cypress area around 3 p.m. and be back around 1 a.m. If I am not westbound by 4 p.m., then I probably won't go. I wish I could blow off work and leave earlier. I need to close my

[Texascavers] Live band suggestion for caver party

2016-10-30 Thread David via Texascavers
Here is the band we need for the next big caver party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_gtGfAail4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3HzTjPonOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVFHmzmSO0M David Locklear NSS # 27639 ___ Texascavers mailing list |

[Texascavers] potential concept for a future beer run

2016-10-30 Thread David via Texascavers
I often hear an announcement prior to a caving event for someone to make a beer run - possibly to the Shiner brewery. Here is an idea to fix that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb0Kzb3haK8 David Locklear NSS # 27639 ___ Texascavers mailing list |

[Texascavers] a travel trip - border crossing related

2016-10-28 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com hit delete button now This post is very long-winded hotel review. I am only posting it here on CaveTex because cavers sometimes have to spend the night in Nuevo Laredo on their way to caves further south. Plus with all the negative attention about

[Texascavers] an idea for a caver event

2016-10-28 Thread David via Texascavers
Here is your chance to get your 15 minutes of speleo-fame. Use the idea in the link below to create a new type of conversation piece at a caving convention. http://cssf.usc.edu/History/2014/Projects/J0222.pdf Set up this type of trampoline at a caver event and let everybody jump on it.

[Texascavers] a cave dig video

2016-10-26 Thread David via Texascavers
For those of you interested in cave-digging videos here is one that is an ongoing project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqkDrpee8mk Evan Robinson, the leader of this project, owns the potential cave. I think it is in Florida. ( I can only guess that it is southwest of the Gainesville

[Texascavers] sort of ice cave related

2016-10-26 Thread David via Texascavers
Have you ever wanted to drive a snowmobile off into a deep cave ? The story below is a tragic one, but related to that: A scientist was killed in Antarctica when the snowmobile he was driving plunged into a crevasse on Saturday, October 22nd. Gordon Hamilton, 50, a University of Maine

[Texascavers] a 4x4 video

2016-10-20 Thread David via Texascavers
This is for you people that like to go to remote places with all your friends. There is always somebody who does it better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO3oJ5zzMDA ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com |

[Texascavers] a TSA history story

2016-10-20 Thread David via Texascavers
I am going to actually attempt to write something interesting and relevant for a change. So do not hit the delete button just yet.

[Texascavers] sort of related to ancient cave people

2016-10-20 Thread David via Texascavers
There is a video in the news this week showing a monkey smashing a rock.That is not news.But if you look closely, he seems to be licking the powder from the smashed rocks.I suspect the mineral content of that powder is helping to keep him alive. So maybe if you are ever trapped in a

[Texascavers] Lost and found ?

2016-10-18 Thread David via Texascavers
I accidentally left my mindset, memory channels, frame of mind, inner-thoughts, marbles, etc., in the cold water of the Medina River. If found,. leave them there, and I will pick up next October. If I don't return to pick them up, please put under an algae covered rock.

Re: [Texascavers] 2016 Chuck Stuehm Award Winners

2016-10-18 Thread David via Texascavers
I met Ken at the 2016 TSA Spring Convention. He was obviously new, but made a valiant effort to meet everybody and learn everybody's name and find out what their claim to fame was. I think he has already read and memorized part of "the" book on the history of Texas caving. David Locklear NSS #

Re: [Texascavers] Potential invitees

2016-10-18 Thread David via Texascavers
Below is just an experiment. The list I just posted of potential cavers to invite to a party is now a Google Spreadsheet that anyone of you can access and edit. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WBJpRdqu1kORc5VVbJ5jUtfm5X2eoNyelUfUuOucBnE/edit?usp=sharing Obviously, it is not even a

[Texascavers] cavers passing away - more obituaries

2016-10-18 Thread David via Texascavers
This past weekend, we bid our farewells to 3 former friends and caving colleagues. I was thinking that statistically, there were probably more than 3 that left us in the past year, but it would be very difficult to find that info. So I did some basic Google searches.Below is a list of the

[Texascavers] a possible virgin cave lead

2016-10-17 Thread David via Texascavers
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Re: [Texascavers] sort of A.S.S. related

2016-10-17 Thread David via Texascavers
Actually, I remembered Missy and Shannon as I was brainstorming how to write that post ( while driving in crazy traffic ), but it just didn't end up in the written draft.But thank you for correcting me. I will let some A.S.S. historian worry about the details if they want to write all that

[Texascavers] Facebook related

2016-10-17 Thread David via Texascavers
This post is probably an exaggerated stretch at attempt to post something of more of a cultural significance. Facebook has slowly crept its way into the caving community. Even Ole Charlie Loving, has a Facebook page now. In the early days of Facebook, I preached to cavers that I knew about how

[Texascavers] sort of A.S.S. related

2016-10-17 Thread David via Texascavers
I saw a 4 old former A.S.S. members at TCR. John Gale was there from the 1974 era, along with another guy whose name escapes me at the moment that still lives in College Station ( I think ). Alan Montemayor was there briefly and I think he was from around the 1977 era. John Brooks was there and

[Texascavers] TCR - an observation

2016-10-16 Thread David via Texascavers
There are at least 10 people that had a positive impact on the success of TCR that will probably go un-recognized: 1 ) Mark Zuckerburg 2 ) Linus Torvalds 3 ) Charles Goldsmith 4 ) Nicholas Otto 5 ) Dr. Frederick Stark Pearson [ see history of Pearson's Medina Irrigation

[Texascavers] TCR - a personal story - Part 3 of 3

2016-10-16 Thread David via Texascavers
Saturday afternoon, I was contemplating taking a long nap and then get at the end of the food line, and then rush straight back home to Arcola.I was mentally torturing myself as to whether I should instead just hit the road then, and head home.I can attest that it sucks to have to be in 2

[Texascavers] Live update - a personal story

2016-10-15 Thread David via Texascavers
I slept in the back of my Sequoia Friday night. I chose to just barely open the windows and sweat, than to deal with the flying gnats. Several cavers offered breakfast to me. I had plenty of cereal though. I took long dip in the river and a quick dip in the hot tub and socialized. I am

[Texascavers] Live update - a personal story

2016-10-14 Thread David via Texascavers
I reached TCR Thursday night before midnight and socialized with 20 cavers for an hour. I slept in the backseat of my Sequoia, ( although it is possible to fold the seats and make a nice bed ). I was drenching in sweat. I should have jumped in the shower before bed.I never even needed a

[Texascavers] more frolicking

2016-10-13 Thread David via Texascavers
It is 11 p.m. Thursfay, and I am 2 miles south of Paradise Canyon. There is a 95 % chance I will at least drop by TCR. David Locklear ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Frolicking in San Antonio

2016-10-13 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear dlocklear01gmail.com It is 9 p.m. Thursday, and I am east of San Antonio near the community of Zuehl. I think I am heading to Castroville unless there is a shorter route to TCR. I plan to eat dinner at 10 p.m. on the west side of San Antonio. 281-995-8487 ( text o.k. )

[Texascavers] road-trip to TCR ??

2016-10-13 Thread David via Texascavers
>From David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com There is a 51 % chance that I am driving westward thru Bexar County tonight, Thursday, around 11 p.m. If anybody needs something delivered, I might can do it. tel. 281-995-8487 If anybody wants to meet near San Antonio for dinner around 10 p.m., then

[Texascavers] any Houston area cavers going ?

2016-10-13 Thread David via Texascavers
from David Locklear, dlocklea...@gmail.com I am self-employed and in theory, I could leave Houston at 5 p.m. today, Thursday, and drive non-stop to Paradise Canyon in my luxurious 4x4 Sequoia. However, that would be a very irresponsible thing to do, and a bad business decision.( I get over

[Texascavers] speleo-history trivia

2016-10-12 Thread David via Texascavers
On this day, October 12th, ( 4 years ago ) the discovery described below was first reported in the news. Scientists Discover New Cave-Dwelling Corals In the Indo-Pacific Marine zoologists studying marine biodiversity in the Indo-Pacific were surprised to discover a new species of coral

[Texascavers] Blair Pittman

2016-10-11 Thread David via Texascavers
The next time you are in a Half-Price Books store, look for a book that Blair helped write. He took all the photos in the book. http://www.fsbooks.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_book_info_id=217 I bet that the book is readily available online. David Locklear

[Texascavers] Carrizal

2016-10-10 Thread David via Texascavers
I am just curious if the cave really is inside the boundary of the State of Nuevo Leon then how is it controlled by an ejido in the state of Coahuila. I can't picture that happening in the USA. David Locklear ___ Texascavers mailing list |

[Texascavers] off-topic - computer related

2016-10-09 Thread David via Texascavers
by David Locklear, dlocklea...@gmail.com Hit delete button now. For those of you who find my rants very annoying, I just wanted you to know that there are now 100+ Linux geeks worldwide who feel the same way. The link below shows my 2nd video, since becoming interested in Linux back in early

[Texascavers] Special Invitation - Houston tonight

2016-10-06 Thread David via Texascavers
I am coordinating the "2016 Hurricane Matthews Speleo-Refugee Welcome-Shindig." Location:near Houston Intercontinental Airport. Thursday, October 6th - 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. David Locklear 281-995-8487 ( text o.k. ) Please help spread the word to cavers in Florida and Georgia flying in this

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