Re: [Texascavers] repair for fiberglass tape

2022-03-29 Thread Fofo
If you already have some Tear-Aid tape at home, I would give it a try (and if you haven't tried it, it's a good one to keep around for patching tents, down sleeping bags or jackets, etc). Type A is general purpose and type B is for vinyl. - Fofo > El mar. 29, 2022, a la(s) 15:07,

Re: [Texascavers] Goodbye to Bill Mixon

2019-05-08 Thread Fofo
It fills my heart with sadness to hear this. I'll miss him. - Fofo > On May 8, 2019, at 17:34, Jocelyn Hooper wrote: > > I am sorry to have to say we have lost another caver friend. Bill Mixon died > this morning after a long battle with myasthenia gravis. Peter Sprouse is

Re: [Texascavers] 5 pm Thursday update: William Russell

2019-03-21 Thread Fofo
This is very sad news. My thoughts are with you and with Bill. - Fofo On 21/03/19 15:07, Katherine Arens wrote:  stopped breathing and went caving about twenty minutes ago. He's left the building. Katherine Arens       Phones: Office(512) 232-6363 ar

Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell Update

2019-03-20 Thread Fofo
I'm so really sorry to hear this. Sending good energy and positive thoughts, and a hug. - Fofo > On Mar 20, 2019, at 14:42, Katherine Arens wrote: > > Folks, he may not survive the night. He’s gonna miss the cave meeting , . . > >

Re: [Texascavers] 7:30 AM Bill Russell update.

2019-03-10 Thread Fofo
I'm really sorry to hear this, I really am. Sending good energy for his comfort. - Fofo > On Mar 10, 2019, at 05:50, Katherine Arens wrote: > > Not looking good. Send good energy so he’s comfortable. > katie > > Katherine Arens >Ph

Re: [Texascavers] Billl Russell in hospital

2019-03-09 Thread Fofo
I'm really sorry to hear this, Katie. My best wishes and good vibes to Bill. Yeah, it hasn't been a good 13 months for cavers. - Fofo > On Mar 9, 2019, at 07:19, Katherine Arens wrote: > > after coming home from rehab on friday, william started with a cold/flu on > monday

Re: [Texascavers] La Cueva del Precipicio, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, a weekend trip from Texas

2019-03-01 Thread Fofo
I was there a few times about 10 years ago and we didn't ask for permission either. Really fun cave! - Fofo On 01/03/19 11:09, Ana Diaz wrote: As many times that we went there in the 90s I do not recall having to ask for permission. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 1, 2019, at 12:01 PM, mmin

Re: [Texascavers] California Grotto

2018-06-25 Thread Fofo
caves in California). - Fofo On 25/06/18 9:46, Bill Steele wrote: Hi Daniel, Have you thought about doing something old fashioned and making a phone call? The 2018 NSS Members Manual lists the name of Howard Hurtt as the contact person for the San Joaquin Grotto, phone number 559-243-0732

[Texascavers] Who wants a DistoX2?

2017-05-05 Thread Fofo
s not yet a commitment on either one of us, just looking to see how many I should plan on building. Multiple orders are OK. Please forward this to others that may be interested. Email me with "DistoX2" somewhere in the header. Alan at ChronoLogicTiming

Re: [Texascavers] Information

2016-06-29 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
Hi Daniel, again. Actually, I can't see your email address. Would you send me a message? f...@gzluna.com - Fofo On 29/06/16 9:56, Caver via Texascavers wrote: To all I didn't think of it before I came but I'm in California. I tried to contact a person via email from a grotto in Fresno

Re: [Texascavers] Information

2016-06-29 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
Hi Daniel. I'm in the Bay area. I'll send you some contacts in Fresno via PM. - Fofo On 29/06/16 9:56, Caver via Texascavers wrote: To all I didn't think of it before I came but I'm in California. I tried to contact a person via email from a grotto in Fresno. But haven't heard anything

Re: [Texascavers] urgently need quick translation into SPanish

2016-06-01 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
Hey Bill. Sorry I didn't reply. I did get the abstracts yesterday and I'll work on these today. - Fofo On 01/06/16 9:43, Mixon Bill via Texascavers wrote: I have 970 words of abstracts of articles in the forthcoming AMCS Activities Newsletter 39 that I need translated into Spanish

Re: [Texascavers] new member discount at NSS

2016-02-29 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
It's free if it's less than five minutes :) - Fofo > On 29/02/2016, at 12:38, Jon Cradit via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Well Don, that may depend. > How long do you plan on being parked there? > > > > > > -Or

Re: [Texascavers] Global Underwater Explorers

2015-08-05 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
at someone and know if something is off, instead of trying to figure out first what this other person is trying to do). Sorry for the long reply! - Fofo On 05/08/15 9:28, Mixon Bill via Texascavers wrote: Sure, one would like to know that one's diving buddies are qualified and using

Re: [Texascavers] Global Underwater Explorers

2015-08-05 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
a nut!! All others are wrong! There are probably some people like that still in the organization, but almost all GUE divers that I have met have been very nice and with an open mentality. - Fofo On 05/08/15 11:27, Mark Minton via Texascavers wrote: There's a difference between having

Re: [Texascavers] Pedro Elizaldi

2015-04-24 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
That is sad news. Thank you for sharing Nico. Don Pedro Elizaldi was a very nice guy, always had a story to share and it was very pleasant to hang out with him. - Fofo On 24/04/2015, at 19:05, Nico Escamilla via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: For those of you who

Re: [Texascavers] Cloud Room

2014-12-18 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
will clarify? - Fofo On 18/12/2014, at 09:59, Mark Minton via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Nico, I think you're right. The photo looks like something in the Birthday Passage, known for 30 years or more to Texans. It's a sporting and exposed climb to get up there, so maybe

Re: [Texascavers] Carrizal

2014-11-12 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
of them badly. Too bad, because it's such a cool cave! - Fofo On 11/11/2014, at 17:26, Stefan Creaser via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: Dear ? Please sign your messages. Stefan - stefan.crea...@arm.com -Original Message- From: Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Carrizal

2014-11-12 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
Hey Pete! Oh, I can't remember, but it was probably during the summer since we had no newer cavers with us (and if we had gone during the time of eithe the spring or fall semester we would have had more people tagging along). - Fofo On 12/11/14 20:28, via Texascavers wrote: Sorry

Re: [Texascavers] Caving accident in Peru

2014-09-22 Thread Fofo via Texascavers
or personnel needs. There was a medical evaluation of the patient and he may have a fractured vertebra. If there are no further delays the maneuvers to get the patient out of the cave should begin tomorrow afternoon. - Fofo. On 22/09/2014, at 10:49, Josh Rubinstein via Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Mailing list maintenance

2014-07-06 Thread Fofo
Thank you!! - Fofo On 06/07/2014, at 21:15, Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org wrote: Mailing list maintenance is complete. You may resume normal posting. If you see any problems, or have any questions, please reply to me, and not the mailing list. Enjoy! Charles On Sun

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Caver's worst nightmare

2014-06-23 Thread Fofo
¿½ - Fofo On 23/06/14 10:58, Kurt L. Menking wrote: Looks to me like the Aggies need to make a new redesigned squeeze box. Kurt *From:*Frank Binney [mailto:fr...@frankbinney.com] *Sent:* Monday, June 23, 2014 12:55 PM *To:* Texas Cavers *Subject:* [Texascavers] Caver's worst nightmare Just

[Texascavers] German rescue: patient finally out!

2014-06-19 Thread Fofo
Hi! Great news from Germany. The caver is finally out of the cave. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10911438/German-stuck-in-cave-rescued.html - Fofo - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com

[Texascavers] Rescue in Germany at a -1148 m cave

2014-06-09 Thread Fofo
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Re: [Texascavers] Arteaga, Michoacán

2014-04-25 Thread Fofo
. - Fofo On 25/04/14 07:25, Mixon Bill wrote: No, Logan, AMCS (or at least I) doesn't know anything about caves near Arteaga, Michoac�n. The caves we know about in Michoac�n are farther north, near the Colima border. It is now possible for anyone to search for most AMCS information on the web

[Texascavers] DFW cavers! Anyone up for a beer tomorrow?

2014-04-09 Thread Fofo
tomorrow! - Fofo - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] March NSS News cover model

2014-03-08 Thread Fofo
Thank you Diana! Yes, this was the best birthday present! It was completely unexpected, and I wonder how I can get a couple (hundred) extra copies of the newsletter for giving out as business cards. That's a cool marble passage, lots of really good photo spots. - Fofo On 08/03/2014

Re: [Texascavers] Emails to Julia Germany the past couple of weeks

2013-08-24 Thread Fofo
I know! It's really surprising, but they are still around. It says right there on their MySpace page. - Fofo On 24/08/2013, at 00:04, Stefan Creaser stefan.crea...@arm.com wrote: All i have to say is... Do people *still* use AOL?!!! -Stefan From

Re: [Texascavers] Emails to Julia Germany the past couple of weeks

2013-08-24 Thread Fofo
I know! It's really surprising, but they are still around. It says right there on their MySpace page. - Fofo On 24/08/2013, at 00:04, Stefan Creaser stefan.crea...@arm.com wrote: All i have to say is... Do people *still* use AOL?!!! -Stefan From

Re: [Texascavers] Mid-day quick report on Mallory, 7/30

2013-07-30 Thread Fofo
That's good news! It makes me happy to hear them. Thanks Emily for keeping us updated. - Fofo On 30/07/2013, at 14:25, Gill Edigar gi...@att.net wrote: Come on, Mal! On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: This is from Mal's dad, via Mal's friend Krista's

Re: [Texascavers] Mid-day quick report on Mallory, 7/30

2013-07-30 Thread Fofo
That's good news! It makes me happy to hear them. Thanks Emily for keeping us updated. - Fofo On 30/07/2013, at 14:25, Gill Edigar gi...@att.net wrote: Come on, Mal! On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Emily McGowan emm...@gmail.com wrote: This is from Mal's dad, via Mal's friend Krista's

Re: [Texascavers] Coming Soon on NOVA - Extreme Cave Diving

2013-05-30 Thread Fofo
You wear a Red Bull wetsuit, and get into the cave by jumping fully geared up from a helicopter hovering 1000 ft above a cenote. Of course, you need a GoPro attached to your helmet. - Fofo On 30/05/13 07:28, Stefan Creaser wrote: Extreme cave diving? Is that like cave diving but without

Re: [Texascavers] Coming Soon on NOVA - Extreme Cave Diving

2013-05-30 Thread Fofo
You wear a Red Bull wetsuit, and get into the cave by jumping fully geared up from a helicopter hovering 1000 ft above a cenote. Of course, you need a GoPro attached to your helmet. - Fofo On 30/05/13 07:28, Stefan Creaser wrote: Extreme cave diving? Is that like cave diving but without

Re: [Texascavers] Coming Soon on NOVA - Extreme Cave Diving

2013-05-30 Thread Fofo
You wear a Red Bull wetsuit, and get into the cave by jumping fully geared up from a helicopter hovering 1000 ft above a cenote. Of course, you need a GoPro attached to your helmet. - Fofo On 30/05/13 07:28, Stefan Creaser wrote: Extreme cave diving? Is that like cave diving but without

Re: [Texascavers] Gravity-powered LEDs.

2013-01-17 Thread Fofo
Well, you could set up some pulleys to keep the light at the bottom where it would be more useful. Or even fancier, have the light by the caver all the way down. - Fofo On 17/01/13 10:30, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Details! :) Mark -Original Message- From: Mark Minton

Re: [Texascavers] Gravity-powered LEDs.

2013-01-17 Thread Fofo
Well, you could set up some pulleys to keep the light at the bottom where it would be more useful. Or even fancier, have the light by the caver all the way down. - Fofo On 17/01/13 10:30, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Details! :) Mark -Original Message- From: Mark Minton

Re: [Texascavers] Gravity-powered LEDs.

2013-01-17 Thread Fofo
Well, you could set up some pulleys to keep the light at the bottom where it would be more useful. Or even fancier, have the light by the caver all the way down. - Fofo On 17/01/13 10:30, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Details! :) Mark -Original Message- From: Mark Minton

Re: [Texascavers] mexico traveling

2012-12-13 Thread Fofo
Cool trip report! Thanks for sharing it. I'm glad you had a great time in Mexico. And yes, they're starting to be more proactive about searching for guns entering Mexico (it used to be that there was almost no search when going from the US to Mexico). - Fofo On 13/12/12 12:36, Nancy Weaver

[Texascavers] The future of cave surveying?

2012-09-25 Thread Fofo
Howdy! You can just wear this vest and map a cave that you walk through. Yeah, there are already systems like this that have been used for mapping caves, but they are big, heavy and very expensive. This is definitely more portable: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19716723 - Fofo

[Texascavers] The future of cave surveying?

2012-09-25 Thread Fofo
Howdy! You can just wear this vest and map a cave that you walk through. Yeah, there are already systems like this that have been used for mapping caves, but they are big, heavy and very expensive. This is definitely more portable: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19716723 - Fofo

[Texascavers] The future of cave surveying?

2012-09-25 Thread Fofo
Howdy! You can just wear this vest and map a cave that you walk through. Yeah, there are already systems like this that have been used for mapping caves, but they are big, heavy and very expensive. This is definitely more portable: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19716723 - Fofo

Re: [Texascavers] Knee Pads

2012-09-10 Thread Fofo
Dirty Dave's or Crawldaddies. http://www.dirty-dave.com/ http://crawldaddies.com/ - Fofo On 10/09/12 13:20, James Jasek wrote: What are the most comfortable knee pads made to wear on the outside of clothing. James Jasek

Re: [Texascavers] Knee Pads

2012-09-10 Thread Fofo
Dirty Dave's or Crawldaddies. http://www.dirty-dave.com/ http://crawldaddies.com/ - Fofo On 10/09/12 13:20, James Jasek wrote: What are the most comfortable knee pads made to wear on the outside of clothing. James Jasek

Re: [Texascavers] Knee Pads

2012-09-10 Thread Fofo
Dirty Dave's or Crawldaddies. http://www.dirty-dave.com/ http://crawldaddies.com/ - Fofo On 10/09/12 13:20, James Jasek wrote: What are the most comfortable knee pads made to wear on the outside of clothing. James Jasek

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Meander PVC - combi

2012-08-28 Thread Fofo
Ouch... Does anyone know of a good replacement? Mine has patches on top of patches (quite literally!). I found one that I'll be able to borrow from a friend who rarely uses it, but I would like to find a replacement for mine. - Fofo On 28/08/12 17:24, David Ochel wrote: Hi, This - sadly

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Meander PVC - combi

2012-08-28 Thread Fofo
Ouch... Does anyone know of a good replacement? Mine has patches on top of patches (quite literally!). I found one that I'll be able to borrow from a friend who rarely uses it, but I would like to find a replacement for mine. - Fofo On 28/08/12 17:24, David Ochel wrote: Hi, This - sadly

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Meander PVC - combi

2012-08-28 Thread Fofo
Ouch... Does anyone know of a good replacement? Mine has patches on top of patches (quite literally!). I found one that I'll be able to borrow from a friend who rarely uses it, but I would like to find a replacement for mine. - Fofo On 28/08/12 17:24, David Ochel wrote: Hi, This - sadly

Re: [Texascavers] DistoX X2 Whatever.

2012-08-24 Thread Fofo
there have been several issues, but I hope that they figure them out soon. So, Serur, at this point it sounds like your best bet would be to find someone who owns a Disto X and hopefully you can borrow it. - Fofo Mark Minton wrote, on 24/8/12 6:55 : The Disto X is no longer being made. However

Re: [Texascavers] DistoX X2 Whatever.

2012-08-24 Thread Fofo
much more challenging, that's what I was talking about. Take care, - Fofo On 24/08/12 17:07, Bennett Lee wrote: I've been using the replacement model, the Disto D210XT, for several months. I've been happy with it. Not waterproof, but dust/water resistant enough to handle muddy caves, brief

Re: [Texascavers] DistoX X2 Whatever.

2012-08-24 Thread Fofo
there have been several issues, but I hope that they figure them out soon. So, Serur, at this point it sounds like your best bet would be to find someone who owns a Disto X and hopefully you can borrow it. - Fofo Mark Minton wrote, on 24/8/12 6:55 : The Disto X is no longer being made. However

Re: [Texascavers] DistoX X2 Whatever.

2012-08-24 Thread Fofo
much more challenging, that's what I was talking about. Take care, - Fofo On 24/08/12 17:07, Bennett Lee wrote: I've been using the replacement model, the Disto D210XT, for several months. I've been happy with it. Not waterproof, but dust/water resistant enough to handle muddy caves, brief

Re: [Texascavers] DistoX X2 Whatever.

2012-08-24 Thread Fofo
there have been several issues, but I hope that they figure them out soon. So, Serur, at this point it sounds like your best bet would be to find someone who owns a Disto X and hopefully you can borrow it. - Fofo Mark Minton wrote, on 24/8/12 6:55 : The Disto X is no longer being made. However

Re: [Texascavers] DistoX X2 Whatever.

2012-08-24 Thread Fofo
much more challenging, that's what I was talking about. Take care, - Fofo On 24/08/12 17:07, Bennett Lee wrote: I've been using the replacement model, the Disto D210XT, for several months. I've been happy with it. Not waterproof, but dust/water resistant enough to handle muddy caves, brief

[Texascavers] Swimming cave cricket discovered in Venezuela

2012-08-06 Thread Fofo
Howdy! A cave cricket that ...swims underwater and uses its front legs as a proper breaststroke and its hind legs kicking out has been discovered in Venezuela: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19102700 - Fofo - Visit our

[Texascavers] How to maintain and mark gear, by Petzl

2012-08-03 Thread Fofo
Howdy! Here's a nice guide from Petzl on how to maintain and mark gear: http://www.petzl.com/files/all/technical-notice/both/protecting-equipment-tips_EN.pdf Or: http://tinyurl.com/cs3kutn Have a fun weekend! - Fofo

[Texascavers] How to maintain and mark gear, by Petzl

2012-08-03 Thread Fofo
Howdy! Here's a nice guide from Petzl on how to maintain and mark gear: http://www.petzl.com/files/all/technical-notice/both/protecting-equipment-tips_EN.pdf Or: http://tinyurl.com/cs3kutn Have a fun weekend! - Fofo

[Texascavers] 16th ICS registration is open!

2012-08-01 Thread Fofo
Howdy! The registration to the 16th International Congress of Speleology in Brno, Czech Republic is open! - Fofo Original Message Dear Colleagues, Dear Caving Friends, I am pleased to inform you, that the registration for 16ICS is already open! For your personal

[Texascavers] 16th ICS registration is open!

2012-08-01 Thread Fofo
Howdy! The registration to the 16th International Congress of Speleology in Brno, Czech Republic is open! - Fofo Original Message Dear Colleagues, Dear Caving Friends, I am pleased to inform you, that the registration for 16ICS is already open! For your personal

[Texascavers] 16th ICS registration is open!

2012-08-01 Thread Fofo
Howdy! The registration to the 16th International Congress of Speleology in Brno, Czech Republic is open! - Fofo Original Message Dear Colleagues, Dear Caving Friends, I am pleased to inform you, that the registration for 16ICS is already open! For your personal

Re: [Texascavers] Rope suggestions

2012-05-03 Thread Fofo
and for shorter drops inside a cave. Take care, - Fofo On 03/05/12 11:54, Mallory Mayeux wrote: I'm looking into buying my first rope. (Mostly to be used in my apartment, for our informal rope practice nights, conducted using a ladder stolen from my apartment complex, and the wall of my

Re: [Texascavers] Rope suggestions

2012-05-03 Thread Fofo
and for shorter drops inside a cave. Take care, - Fofo On 03/05/12 11:54, Mallory Mayeux wrote: I'm looking into buying my first rope. (Mostly to be used in my apartment, for our informal rope practice nights, conducted using a ladder stolen from my apartment complex, and the wall of my

[Texascavers] Fwd: Quaternary geology academic post (lecturer/senior lecturer) at Birmingham

2012-04-18 Thread Fofo
Howdy! An interesting opportunity, for your consideration. - Fofo Original Message Dear speleo- and karst colleagues, I am pleased to announce that we have a Quaternary job vacancy at Birmingham at either lecturer or senior lecturer level, and naturally I'd

[Texascavers] Fwd: Quaternary geology academic post (lecturer/senior lecturer) at Birmingham

2012-04-18 Thread Fofo
Howdy! An interesting opportunity, for your consideration. - Fofo Original Message Dear speleo- and karst colleagues, I am pleased to announce that we have a Quaternary job vacancy at Birmingham at either lecturer or senior lecturer level, and naturally I'd

[Texascavers] Fwd: Quaternary geology academic post (lecturer/senior lecturer) at Birmingham

2012-04-18 Thread Fofo
Howdy! An interesting opportunity, for your consideration. - Fofo Original Message Dear speleo- and karst colleagues, I am pleased to announce that we have a Quaternary job vacancy at Birmingham at either lecturer or senior lecturer level, and naturally I'd

Re: [Texascavers] New Petzl LED

2012-04-16 Thread Fofo
My guess is that it's going to be easy for the sensor to become muddy and it would think that it needs more light, because it's not sensing much (or any, if it's completely clogged). I'll be curious to see what cavers think about it. - Fofo Mark Minton wrote, on 16/4/12 19:16 : The big

Re: [Texascavers] New Petzl LED

2012-04-16 Thread Fofo
My guess is that it's going to be easy for the sensor to become muddy and it would think that it needs more light, because it's not sensing much (or any, if it's completely clogged). I'll be curious to see what cavers think about it. - Fofo Mark Minton wrote, on 16/4/12 19:16 : The big

Re: [Texascavers] waterproofing

2012-01-17 Thread Fofo
curious about this! - Fofo Mixon Bill wrote, on 17/1/12 9:50 : One wonders how that waterproofing nano-sized armor that bonds molecularly to your device allows the various connectors to still work. -- Mixon The world did not end yesterday, as I had

Re: [Texascavers] waterproofing

2012-01-17 Thread Fofo
curious about this! - Fofo Mixon Bill wrote, on 17/1/12 9:50 : One wonders how that waterproofing nano-sized armor that bonds molecularly to your device allows the various connectors to still work. -- Mixon The world did not end yesterday, as I had

Re: [Texascavers] waterproofing

2012-01-17 Thread Fofo
curious about this! - Fofo Mixon Bill wrote, on 17/1/12 9:50 : One wonders how that waterproofing nano-sized armor that bonds molecularly to your device allows the various connectors to still work. -- Mixon The world did not end yesterday, as I had

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-07 Thread Fofo
and I find it pretty comfortable, once you adjust it to your body. - Fofo Herman Miller wrote, on 7/12/11 18:29 : I have the PMI Pit Viper and for a no nonsense harness it has worked great for me, its lightweight and uncomplicated. I have heard some people complain about the lack

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-07 Thread Fofo
and I find it pretty comfortable, once you adjust it to your body. - Fofo Herman Miller wrote, on 7/12/11 18:29 : I have the PMI Pit Viper and for a no nonsense harness it has worked great for me, its lightweight and uncomplicated. I have heard some people complain about the lack

Re: [Texascavers] Need a new harness, any suggestions.

2011-12-07 Thread Fofo
and I find it pretty comfortable, once you adjust it to your body. - Fofo Herman Miller wrote, on 7/12/11 18:29 : I have the PMI Pit Viper and for a no nonsense harness it has worked great for me, its lightweight and uncomplicated. I have heard some people complain about the lack

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Rod Goke Update?

2011-10-18 Thread Fofo
Hey Roger. I did take a couple, I'll update my Facebook album with that (and the Ediger picture that Ted Samsel asked for). - Fofo On 18/10/11 13:35, caverarch wrote: I hope some pictures were taken of the tent memorial because I missed it completely, and Rod was an old, old friend

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Rod Goke Update?

2011-10-18 Thread Fofo
Hey Roger. I did take a couple, I'll update my Facebook album with that (and the Ediger picture that Ted Samsel asked for). - Fofo On 18/10/11 13:35, caverarch wrote: I hope some pictures were taken of the tent memorial because I missed it completely, and Rod was an old, old friend

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Rod Goke Update?

2011-10-18 Thread Fofo
Hey Roger. I did take a couple, I'll update my Facebook album with that (and the Ediger picture that Ted Samsel asked for). - Fofo On 18/10/11 13:35, caverarch wrote: I hope some pictures were taken of the tent memorial because I missed it completely, and Rod was an old, old friend

[Texascavers] Article on KHOU on Twinkie's Cave

2011-08-01 Thread Fofo
�Hola! Here's an article that I saw today about Twinkie's Cave in Comal County. http://www.khou.com/news/Local-man-makes-prehistoric-discovery-in-his-own-backyard-125157069.html Or http://tinyurl.com/3lynqxr The text of the article is below. Take care, - Fofo

[Texascavers] Article on KHOU on Twinkie's Cave

2011-08-01 Thread Fofo
�Hola! Here's an article that I saw today about Twinkie's Cave in Comal County. http://www.khou.com/news/Local-man-makes-prehistoric-discovery-in-his-own-backyard-125157069.html Or http://tinyurl.com/3lynqxr The text of the article is below. Take care, - Fofo

[Texascavers] Article on KHOU on Twinkie's Cave

2011-08-01 Thread Fofo
�Hola! Here's an article that I saw today about Twinkie's Cave in Comal County. http://www.khou.com/news/Local-man-makes-prehistoric-discovery-in-his-own-backyard-125157069.html Or http://tinyurl.com/3lynqxr The text of the article is below. Take care, - Fofo

Re: RE: [Texascavers] FW: URGENT!!!!!!!URGENT!!!!!!

2011-05-11 Thread Fofo
Rule 34... nbsp;And no, I'm NOT Googling it. What if the Olympic Torch opens and my computer bursts into flames??? nbsp;nbsp; nbsp; - Fofo On May 11, 2011 13:24, tbsam...@verizon.net lt;tbsam...@verizon.netgt; wrote: You guys are not on the cutting edge. I saw this last Tuesday and knew

Re: RE: [Texascavers] FW: URGENT!!!!!!!URGENT!!!!!!

2011-05-11 Thread Fofo
Rule 34... nbsp;And no, I'm NOT Googling it. What if the Olympic Torch opens and my computer bursts into flames??? nbsp;nbsp; nbsp; - Fofo On May 11, 2011 13:24, tbsam...@verizon.net lt;tbsam...@verizon.netgt; wrote: You guys are not on the cutting edge. I saw this last Tuesday and knew

Re: RE: [Texascavers] FW: URGENT!!!!!!!URGENT!!!!!!

2011-05-11 Thread Fofo
Rule 34... nbsp;And no, I'm NOT Googling it. What if the Olympic Torch opens and my computer bursts into flames??? nbsp;nbsp; nbsp; - Fofo On May 11, 2011 13:24, tbsam...@verizon.net lt;tbsam...@verizon.netgt; wrote: You guys are not on the cutting edge. I saw this last Tuesday and knew

Re: [Texascavers] Helmet

2011-04-26 Thread Fofo
Yup, I second the Ecrin Roc. I've seen people trying out the newer styles of helmets and in the end getting back to Ecrin Rocs. They're very good helmets, and comfortable. - Fofo On 26/04/11 14:13, Andy Gluesenkamp wrote: Ecrin Roc. You'll need to trim/sand down the angle on the plastic

Re: [Texascavers] Helmet

2011-04-26 Thread Fofo
Yup, I second the Ecrin Roc. I've seen people trying out the newer styles of helmets and in the end getting back to Ecrin Rocs. They're very good helmets, and comfortable. - Fofo On 26/04/11 14:13, Andy Gluesenkamp wrote: Ecrin Roc. You'll need to trim/sand down the angle on the plastic

Re: [Texascavers] Helmet

2011-04-26 Thread Fofo
Yup, I second the Ecrin Roc. I've seen people trying out the newer styles of helmets and in the end getting back to Ecrin Rocs. They're very good helmets, and comfortable. - Fofo On 26/04/11 14:13, Andy Gluesenkamp wrote: Ecrin Roc. You'll need to trim/sand down the angle on the plastic

Re: [Texascavers] obnoxious landowners

2011-03-04 Thread Fofo
The CRF still does... - Fofo On 04/03/11 15:58, John P Brooks wrote: Do any Caving organizations other than the NSS actually send out Old School newsletters or caving publications that arrive in our mailboxes

[Texascavers] Fake Petzl products

2011-02-11 Thread Fofo
�Hola! Well, it had to happen at some point: Petzl has detected fake products out there: http://www.karstworlds.com/2011/02/attention-petzl-warns-for-fake-chinese.html Let's be careful. - Fofo - Visit our website

[Texascavers] Fwd: Sequoia-Kings Canyon Cave Program vacancy

2011-02-01 Thread Fofo
�Hola! There will be an opening today in the USA jobs website for a cave technician in Sequoia-Kings Canyon. You can read more about it in Joel Despain's email. It's a beautiful park, with lots of unexplored karst. For anyone interested, good luck! - Fofo Original Message

Re: [Texascavers] Will new film Sanctum be the Vertical Limit of Caving?

2011-01-22 Thread Fofo
at a grotto social. I'm looking forward to it! nbsp;nbsp; nbsp; - Fofo On Jan 22, 2011 17:24, Tim Stich lt;timstic...@gmail.comgt; wrote: Here's the trailer. I have a bad feeling about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaZHjv3ASfw It seems to have all of the earmarks of an exploitation style

RE: [Texascavers] Facebook related

2011-01-12 Thread Fofo
MySpace... I should join that. I think it's growing like crazy and doing great. nbsp;:) nbsp;nbsp; nbsp; - Fofo On Jan 12, 2011 10:08, Fritz Holt lt;fh...@townandcountryins.comgt; wrote: I'm not on facebook, myspace or anything else. If anyone wants to communicate with me they can use my e

Re: [Texascavers] El Malpais

2010-12-10 Thread Fofo
, so restricting all access brings him some safety. Not that I support this, but I guess that's why it's being done. - Fofo Andy Gluesenkamp wrote, on 10/12/10 10:48 : Or conduct a study to see how many people would actually be affected by a closure of those selected El Malpais caves

Re: [Texascavers] El Malpais

2010-12-10 Thread Fofo
to Mexico for Christmas and New Years soon, and you know? I can't wait! Take care, - Fofo On 10/12/10 13:20, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Yeah, Other than drug cartels, beheadings, kidnappings, and random shootings, it�s a great place to go! Mark *From:*freddie poer [mailto:freddiepoe

Re: [Texascavers] prices

2010-12-01 Thread Fofo
, they make a living out of it, but most people attending have their expenses paid by their companies. Take care, - Fofo On 30/11/10 12:23, Allan B. Cobb wrote: I'm attending the American Society of Hematology conference this weekend in Orlando, Florida. The conference is three and a half

[Texascavers] New species of cave fish found in Indonesia

2010-11-29 Thread Fofo
�Hola! Here's an interesting note: http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1956760/new_species_of_blind_cave_fish_found_in_indonesia/ I hope everyone had a great time this past weekend and that you are back from your turkey-induced coma! - Fofo

[Texascavers] Cave camping -- in luxury

2010-11-22 Thread Fofo
Hi! This is perfect for those who would like to try cave camping, but with minimum discomfort: http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/travel/21basilicata-next.html - Fofo - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now

2010-10-14 Thread Fofo
could be getting the bends when they surfaced) Take care, - Fofo - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h

Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now

2010-10-14 Thread Fofo
straight to work. - Fofo mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote, on 14/10/10 10:38 : Did y'all hear about the miner who had both? His GF was there to greet him. His wife was nowhere in sight. You think he might want to climb back down that hole?! Yikes! Mark -Original Message- From

Re: [Texascavers] Chilean Miner Rescue happening right now

2010-10-12 Thread Fofo
satellite feed of the rescue. And it is totally entrancing, captivating, mesmerizing, fascinating... (but I won't bore you with more words from the Thesaurus). And I'm really glad that so far the outcome has been so good. Take care, - Fofo

Re: [Texascavers] Request from Xilitla for Bill Stone

2010-10-08 Thread Fofo
�Hola! OK, I resent this (probably at about the same time as many others) to Bill and Vickie. Take care, - Fofo cavera...@aol.com wrote, on 8/10/10 12:35 : Transcription of a request from Boni Reynoso, Xilitla, Mexico, on Facebook: Boni: i'm bonifacio from xilitla in mexico, only

Re: [Texascavers] Re: Opinions on Olympus Stylus Tough Camera

2010-09-02 Thread Fofo
an amazing macro, you can get almost to where you are touching the subject with the camera and it'll still focus. As a better overall waterproof camera I would go with the Canon D10 too. - Fofo Mark Minton wrote, on 1/9/10 20:42 : We've been using the Canon PowerShot D10 for about

Re: [Texascavers] Off topic - Need advice re: Mexico City

2010-08-11 Thread Fofo
�Hola! I'll reply off-list. - Fofo Sheryl Rieck wrote, on 11/8/10 6:13 : I would appreciate some opinions from you folks. I know it is really difficult to get cavers to express opinions, but I would appreciate it if you could try. J I got a call about a gig down in Mexico City

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