Re: [Texascavers] Server donation

2009-11-02 Thread speleosteele
Charles, You might also want to ask for grants from the TSA, the TCMA, and the DFW Grotto. Or I'll do it for you. How much money would you be happy with? Bill Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org wrote: I'm sending this email out to everyone I host sites/email for. I've never

Re: [Texascavers] Server donation

2009-11-02 Thread speleosteele
So you're looking for $300 or so? Bill --Original Message-- From: Charles Goldsmith To: Bill Steele RR Sent: Nov 2, 2009 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Server donation Since they all are on cavetex, it should cover it. If everyone on the mailing list put in $1, I'd be happy. I

Re: [Texascavers] Jim White statue to be unveiled at NCKRI :

2009-11-01 Thread speleosteele
Actually, I disagree. I think the TCMA should go the other way and seek to recruit one of those yard art sculptors, those guys who make slip molds and those plaster statues, and have a garden of them at Punkin and Deep. Just think of how much fun it would be to have statues of the 200 Texas

Re: [Texascavers] Chinese compasses

2009-10-31 Thread speleosteele
I don't know about Chinese compasses being oriented to the south, but I do remember reading once how some of the compasses Lewis and Clark had were mistakenly oriented to the south. They carried the best compasses of the day, made by an Alfonso Tate, but somehow a couple of them had the wrong

Re: [Texascavers] Jim White statue to be unveiled at NCKRI :

2009-10-31 Thread speleosteele
I wonder if there are any other statues of cavers in the world? Are there of E.A. Martel or Norbert Casteret in France? There ought to be one of Stephen Bishop at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Maybe with Roger Brucker's new book about Bishop such a thing could happen. I would think the

Re: [Texascavers] new Texas laws

2009-09-30 Thread speleosteele
but what about those people sleeping in the back--do they need bed belts? You do on an airliner if you are able to secure three seats and try to sleep. Bill Gill Edigar gi...@att.net wrote: I think it would be a good idea to have all the new laws (even the old ones) posted by

[Texascavers] Jim Elliott

2009-09-24 Thread speleosteele
Those of you who know Jim Elliott (wasn't he from San Marcos?) better than I do probably know of his whereabouts, but I just happen to run across where he is now. I was around him several times about 20 years ago when we were actively exploring and mapping Pozo de Montemayor in Nuevo Leon,

Re: [Texascavers] book review: Huautla

2009-09-16 Thread speleosteele
Very nice of you Charles, thanks. Something you might want to know about who did the typesetting is that it was done by very much a professional. The book's release was delayed two years waiting for the Cave Books volunteer, Karen Lindsley, to get around to typesetting and laying out the book.

[Texascavers] Contact information for Mike Boon

2009-09-03 Thread speleosteele
Does anyone know the current whereabouts of Mike Boon? If not, how about any cavers in Alberta, Canada? I have a friend who would like to correspond with Boon. T.R. Evans used to keep tabs on him. Could someone get me in touch with T.R.? Thanks, Bill Steele

Re: [Texascavers] Down to a Sunless Sea

2009-09-01 Thread speleosteele
It was late last night when I posted, and I'm no good at that hour, so I should have written: Waco caver James Jasek is interested in obtaining a copy of J.M. Boon's caving book, Down to a Sunless Sea. Bill speleoste...@tx.rr.com wrote: Waco, Texas James Jasek is interested in

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Big Brother

2009-09-01 Thread speleosteele
The paranoid national security types here will just say you shouldn't leave the country. I actually had a customs agent tell me that one time when coming back from Mexico. I've been told that, too. Bill Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net wrote: Katy Roodenko said: Well,

[Texascavers] Down to a Sunless Sea

2009-08-31 Thread speleosteele
Waco, Texas James Jasek is interested in obtaining a copy of J.M. Boon's caving book, Down to a Sunless Sea. It was published in 1977 and is out of print. If anyone has a copy that they would like to sell to James, please let me know and I will pass it on to him. Thanks, Bill Steele

Re: [Texascavers] NSS Members Manual

2009-08-23 Thread speleosteele
What time did you get home? Bill --Original Message-- From: Charles Goldsmith To: TexasCavers Sent: Aug 23, 2009 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] NSS Members Manual There is an extra period on his link, it should be https://secure.caves.org/nssapps/changeinfo.shtml Charles On Sun,

[Texascavers] Bear Grylls goes caving (with a torch made of a strip of t-shirt soaked in wild boar fat)

2009-08-21 Thread speleosteele
From TagNet this morning: Man vs. Wild By: Karl Niles (Bowling Green, Kentucky) Caught an episode of Man vs. Wild Wednesday night. Bear Grylls (host) got dropped off by chopper in a remote area of Alabama. He got some whitewater in on a hand made raft, scaled a tree down a

[Texascavers] Interesting about ropes from TagNet

2009-08-16 Thread speleosteele
Re: Lost: 8 feet of Rope; Tag-Net Digest #5367 By: Adam Byrd (Auburn, Alabama) adam.b...@gmail.com RE: Lost: 8 feet of Rope By: Paul Aughey (Atlanta, Georgia) Paul I think that the majority of the rope shrinkage occurs after the first time you get it wet, as opposed to

Re: [Texascavers] Death in the community

2009-08-15 Thread speleosteele
It's sad to lose a good friend. I first met Carl when I went to work for the Alamo Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, in San Antonio in 1980. He was a Scoutmaster and a high school teacher and he'd gone caving before back in Pennsyvania. He used to have me to his classroom at least once a

Re: [Texascavers] Steele's new Huautla and a question

2009-07-31 Thread speleosteele
Or maybe Herman Miller? Bill mark gee markageetxca...@yahoo.com wrote: Could it be Marvin Miller   From: Rick Corbell rlcorb...@hotmail.com To: her...@cavechat.org; texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:14:06 PM Subject:

Re: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories

2009-07-31 Thread speleosteele
Oh c'mon, Charles, don't have rock paranoia. I've had my chance to get you and didn't. Bill Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:52:50 To: speleoste...@tx.rr.com Cc: jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net;

Re: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories

2009-07-31 Thread speleosteele
Ok, all y'all can relax now. I've quit rocking packs. The pinnacle of my rockin' career was Frank Binney last week and James Brown this week. I'm going to quit now. So, you don't need to guard your packs. Don't practice rock paranoia in other words. Bill Charles Goldsmith

Re: [Texascavers] backpacks

2009-07-30 Thread speleosteele
Nah, most of the fun of rockin' is funnin' about it on and on. Bill Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org wrote: Want me to stop? :) On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 PM, speleoste...@tx.rr.com wrote: You troublemaker. Bill --Original Message-- From: Charles

Re: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories

2009-07-30 Thread speleosteele
Ok, I'll do it. I rocked James Brown last night at the grotto meeting. I even told him I was going to. I placed two decoy rocks and a well hidden rock in a pack he had left at our house. He probably found the decoys and didn't look hard enough to find the third one. Tee hee. Bill mark

Re: [Texascavers] backpacks

2009-07-29 Thread speleosteele
You troublemaker. Bill --Original Message-- From: Charles Goldsmith To: Frank Binney To: TexasCavers Sent: Jul 29, 2009 10:46 PM Subject: [Texascavers] backpacks So Frank, what's this I hear about you and your extra big backpack? Charles

Re: [Texascavers] NSS Fellows

2009-07-28 Thread speleosteele
There were five from Texas: Butch Fralia Allan Cobb and the other three you listed Bill vivb...@att.net wrote: David posted a few of them a few days ago. I deleted that. But I know that Aimee Beveridge, Julie Jenkins, and Vivian Loftin were among them. (of course, I remember

[Texascavers] Photos of the ICS Howdy Party rope trick artist

2009-07-28 Thread speleosteele
Does anyone have a couple of photos of the rope trick artist standing on his horse they could send me? speleoste...@tx.rr.com Bill speleoste...@tx.rr.com wrote: Will someone help me out, please? The Howdy Party was my baby. I was so busy emceeing it and tending to details as it

Re: [Texascavers] Photos of the ICS Howdy Party rope trick artist

2009-07-28 Thread speleosteele
Right, and they can't be downloaded. Bill --Original Message-- From: Charles Goldsmith To: Bill Steele RR Cc: Texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Jul 28, 2009 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Photos of the ICS Howdy Party rope trick artist

Re: [Texascavers] Photos of the ICS Howdy Party rope trick artist

2009-07-28 Thread speleosteele
Thanks. Coming to the meeting tomorrow night? Bill Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org wrote: Maybe not the full resolution, but I can right click and save-as each photo. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 5:05 PM, speleoste...@tx.rr.com wrote: Right, and they can't be downloaded.

[Texascavers] Seeking Howdy Party photos

2009-07-28 Thread speleosteele
Will someone help me out, please? The Howdy Party was my baby. I was so busy emceeing it and tending to details as it passed, that I didn't take any photos of the rope trick artist standing on his horse, the band, the mechanical bull, or the dancing. I'm giving the program for our grotto

Re: [Texascavers] Shiner

2009-07-22 Thread speleosteele
Nice, Charles, thanks. And we really couldn't have succeeded like we have without beer man. Bill --Original Message-- From: Charles Goldsmith To: TexasCavers Sent: Jul 22, 2009 12:44 AM Subject: [Texascavers] Shiner I dunno if we have anyone on the list that knows or is associated with

[Texascavers] No Racquetball Courts available to ICS

2009-07-10 Thread speleosteele
My mistake. The racquetball courts at Shreiner Univ. will not be available to us. Therefore, I will not be bringing ranquets to loan people. Bill - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail:

Re: [Texascavers] ICS Internet access

2009-07-10 Thread speleosteele
Are you at Schreiner University? Bill --Original Message-- From: Charles Goldsmith To: gv...@warpdriveonline.com Cc: redl...@arkansas.net Cc: TexasCavers Sent: Jul 10, 2009 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] ICS Internet access Per George, and I concur, ATT EDGE only (2g not 3g)

Re: [Texascavers] Schreiner campus related

2009-07-09 Thread speleosteele
I play racquetball. I'll bring three racquets and balls. Bring the right shoes (not black soled). Bill David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: Near the quite campground is a new recreational facility that has 2 glass enclosed raquetball/squash courts. It is possible some visitors might

Re: [Texascavers] DVD Review - The Cavern ( part 1 of review )

2009-06-10 Thread speleosteele
Now if only we could get you as fired up about coming down in the cave with us :) What she said. Bill Mallory Mayeux mmay...@gmail.com wrote: No! David, I just skimmed your review, but you have to label it SPOILER ALERT before you write a review

[Texascavers] Paging Keith Goggin

2009-06-08 Thread speleosteele
Keith, The e-mail address I have for you is an old one and e-mail bounces back. Please e-mail me. Bill Steele - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For

[Texascavers] Honey Creek Cave tank haul trip

2009-06-08 Thread speleosteele
Well, we did it. And it may well have been the Last Honey Creek Cave tank haul. Or, at least, I think, the last one I organize. I was among the last three to get out of the cave yesterday, coming out at 9:00 a.m. after a 23 hour trip. Nine hours of that was spent in one place, on a

[Texascavers] WNS testimony yesterday before a congressional joint sub-committee

2009-06-05 Thread speleosteele
From TagNet last night: WNS testimony today -- Video online! By: Cheryl Jones (Mclean, Virginia) cheryl.ca...@verizon.net The testimony on WNS before the joint sub-committee* today went very well. Our panel of Peter Youngbaer, Merlin Tuttle (BCI), Scott Darling

[Texascavers] WNS Joint House Subcommittee Hearing tomorrow, June 4. Watch live!

2009-06-03 Thread speleosteele
Tomorrow, June 4, Merlin Tuttle (BCI), Peter Youngbaer (NSS WNS Liaison), Scott Darling (Vermont Fish and Wildlife Dept.) and Tom Kunz (WNS researcher, Boston University) will present testimony at a joint House subcommittee hearing on WNS. Also scheduled are Secretary Salazar (Department of

[Texascavers] Honey Creek Cave tank haul trip June 6

2009-05-28 Thread speleosteele
Hello Texas Cavers, There will be an Epic, Historic, and quite possibly the Last, Honey Creek Cave tank haul trip on Saturday, June 6. James Brown and Jean Creature Krejca will dive the 1,435 foot long HS upstream sump (only Brown has reached the other side), taking a cave radio to transmit to

[Texascavers] National Geographic article on TAG caving

2009-05-20 Thread speleosteele
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/06/tag-caves/jenkins-text Deep South Hard-core cavers in three southern states stop at nothing to probe an underworld wilderness. - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To

Re: [Texascavers] TSA Members Area Update - More TC's Are Now Online!

2009-05-15 Thread speleosteele
We love you, Charles. Bill Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 13:43:37 To: Jules Jenkinsjulesje...@yahoo.com Cc: Texas Cavers ListTexascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Members Area

Re: [Texascavers] TSA Members Area Update - More TC's Are Now Online!

2009-05-15 Thread speleosteele
Yes, and most of them go caving very often either. Bill --Original Message-- From: Charles Goldsmith To: Bill Steele RR Sent: May 15, 2009 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Members Area Update - More TC's Are Now Online! Thank you for the kind words, we have too many critics around

[Texascavers] Chris Nicola and Priest's Grotto in Ukraine

2009-05-01 Thread speleosteele
I saw on Chris' Facebook page that he was on TV on MSNBC talking about his incredible find and what it has led to. He sent me this today: The below link takes you to MSNBC, but there is a short commercial before the piece on Priest's Grotto begins.

[Texascavers] Cave You Tube video

2009-04-18 Thread speleosteele
Last week Diana Tomchick, Emily Zuber (Anacortes, WA), Charles Fromen, and I were caving together in the Southern Mexico state of Guerrero. We took a tour of Grutas de Juxtlahuaca, a national park. I helped explore and map this cave in 1971, before it was a national park, and when there was a

[Texascavers] Re-survey of Mammoth Cave

2009-04-01 Thread speleosteele
From TagNet this morning: Re-survey of Mammoth Cave by: Mike Rogers (Knoxville, Tennessee) Saw this on a park listserv and thought I'd share with the group. -Mike National Park Service to Recommend Re-Survey of Mammoth Cave (Cave City,Kentucky) In an effort to conserve paper

[Texascavers] Paging the Center of the Caving Universe

2009-03-14 Thread speleosteele
How about someone in Austin helping this aspiring young speleologist? It's a chance for you to have a caving son for a year. He'll surely forever be grateful. From: Laura Romer [laurarom...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 2:37 PM My name is Laura Romer and I work for a non-profit

[Texascavers] Kudos to Ed Goff

2009-03-02 Thread speleosteele
Check out the DFW Grotto Web site at: http://www.dfwgrotto.org/ Our webmaster Ed Goff has greatly enhanced it and it's super cool. Bill - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail:

[Texascavers] Texas' best grotto newsletter

2009-03-01 Thread speleosteele
Well, I'm sure whether or not it's the best could be debated, but I like it. However, I'll admit to being biased. I'm the grotto chairman of the DFW Grotto, and I'm proud of our grotto newsletter, the Oztotl Caver. I think our editor, Diana Tomchick, does a very good job. We publish 11 issues

[Texascavers] A Great Opportunity

2009-02-26 Thread speleosteele
Those of you on this listserv, and it's also in the latest issue of the Texas Caver, have probably read about our epic trip to Honey Creek Cave last month. I'm sure that all 27 cavers who helped with the tank haul to the far reaches of Texas' longest cave will never forget it. This certainly

[Texascavers] A Great Opportunity

2009-02-26 Thread speleosteele
Those of you on this listserv, and it's also in the latest issue of the Texas Caver, have probably read about our epic trip to Honey Creek Cave last month. I'm sure that all 27 cavers who helped with the tank haul to the far reaches of Texas' longest cave will never forget it. This certainly

[Texascavers] Caver Audio Archive

2009-02-24 Thread speleosteele
This is from British caving filmmaker Sid Perou: The British Cave Library Audio Archive is up and running.!http://caving-library.org.uk/audio/ There is some great listening - largely thanks to a load of tapes that we obtained from Geoff Yeadon that were done as research for a book which never

[Texascavers] Seeking Barb MacLeod

2009-02-20 Thread speleosteele
Does anyone have a current telephone number for Austinite Barb MacLeod? And also, Rae Nadler-Olenick? Please send me one or both offline. Thanks, Bill Steele Irving, Texas - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To

RE: [Texascavers] Kinda hurts my soul

2009-02-20 Thread speleosteele
I thought I posted this remark earlier today, but I don't see that it succeeded. That does not look like a natural cave to me. Instead, it looks like a limestone quarry, like the one near Milltown, Indiana where a party was held at the NSS convention a couple of years ago. Bill Louise

RE: [Texascavers] Kinda hurts my soul

2009-02-20 Thread speleosteele
I thought I posted this remark earlier today, but I don't see that it succeeded. That does not look like a natural cave to me. Instead, it looks like a limestone quarry, like the one near Milltown, Indiana where a party was held at the NSS convention a couple of years ago. Bill Louise

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Mexico Advice

2009-02-09 Thread speleosteele
Boy, do I ever agree! I love Precipicio and have done it many times. It on my list of my top 10 favorite caves. Bill Minton wrote: Joe Ranzau said: Also any caving input for the area is appreciated, Grutas de Garcia is on the list but wild caves would be nice too.

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Mexico Advice

2009-02-09 Thread speleosteele
Boy, do I ever agree! I love Precipicio and have done it many times. It on my list of my top 10 favorite caves. Bill Minton wrote: Joe Ranzau said: Also any caving input for the area is appreciated, Grutas de Garcia is on the list but wild caves would be nice too.

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Mexico Advice

2009-02-09 Thread speleosteele
Boy, do I ever agree! I love Precipicio and have done it many times. It on my list of my top 10 favorite caves. Bill Minton wrote: Joe Ranzau said: Also any caving input for the area is appreciated, Grutas de Garcia is on the list but wild caves would be nice too.

RE: [Texascavers] RE: Mexico Advice

2009-02-09 Thread speleosteele
We stopped in the canyon and looked closely at the route up to Precipicio early last month. All looks the same. One thing though, given how many people go into the canyon these days, I recommend that someone remain with the vehicles and make sure no one tampers with them. Bill Linda

RE: [Texascavers] RE: Mexico Advice

2009-02-09 Thread speleosteele
We stopped in the canyon and looked closely at the route up to Precipicio early last month. All looks the same. One thing though, given how many people go into the canyon these days, I recommend that someone remain with the vehicles and make sure no one tampers with them. Bill Linda

[Texascavers] Seeking videos to donate for TCMA auction

2009-02-07 Thread speleosteele
Hi caving community, I'm seeking a lead on finding some videos that I would like to get to donate to the annual TCMA auction, which I suppose will be held at the TSA convention on April 25th. Does anyone know anything about tracking down these videos: * The freeclimbing of the wall of Sotano

[Texascavers] Correction to Honey Creek Cave posting

2009-01-28 Thread speleosteele
I spelled a couple of names wrong in my posting yesterday and omitted one too. These cavers fully participated in the tank haul and I spelled their names wrong: Stephen Bryant Jean Creature Krejca And I ommited Paul Bryant's name. He helped in a major way (hauled a tank) Again, a hearty

[Texascavers] Epic at Honey Creek Cave

2009-01-27 Thread speleosteele
Last weekend an epic trip was taken into Texas' longest cave, Honey Creek Cave. The objectives were 1) to do a tank haul in support of two cave divers, James Brown and Jean Creature Kreja, to dive the 1,435 foot-long HS upstream sump, which is nearly six hours of travel from the shaft entrance,

Re: [Texascavers] directors

2009-01-22 Thread speleosteele
And it's spelled Steele, thanks. Bill Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net wrote: At 09:06 AM 1/22/2009, Robert B wrote: Just a quick thank you to some past NSS Directors from Texas. Bill Mixon (1971-1997) Bill Steee (1978-1981) Dwight Deal (1967-1977) Gill Ediger (1973-1976)

[Texascavers] Help the NSS

2009-01-22 Thread speleosteele
Texas cavers, I had some things a little wrong in what I posted yesterday about running for an NSS Director position. So I'll try again: Are you a firm believer in the goals of the NSS? Would you like to get involved with in managing the Society at the national level? Do you have management

[Texascavers] On Serving the National Speleological Society

2009-01-20 Thread speleosteele
Hi cavers, Last fall the outgoing president of the NSS recruited me to serve as this year's Nominating Committee Chairman. It is my duty to find candidates for the four director positions (of 12) for which there will be an election this spring. Directors are members of the NSS' Board of

Re: [Texascavers] A bit of history for everyone :

2009-01-17 Thread speleosteele
No, Nico, don't give up on them! We need you connected to us. Maybe they'll stop. Maybe they'll even go caving. Bill --Original Message-- From: Nico Escamilla To: Texascavers Mailing List Cc: Charles Goldsmith Sent: Jan 17, 2009 3:25 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] A bit of history for

Re: [Texascavers] The TEXAS CAVER Is Now Online!!!!

2009-01-15 Thread speleosteele
Terri Sprouse posada...@yahoo.com wrote: Peter thinks the solution is to raise the dues and keep printing the hard copies. I agree. So do it. Raise my dues. So what if it's another $10 a year? Ten dollars a year? If that breaks you, then you surely can't buy batteries for your LED

Re: [Texascavers] Four boys rescued from Bexar County cave :

2009-01-12 Thread speleosteele
I think it depends on whether or not they sue and can prove negligence in court. Remember the lawyer's proverbial question, Did you know, or should you have known? Bill Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: ... The children climbed a security fence to gain access to the cave. ...

[Texascavers] Seeking Gary Franklin

2009-01-09 Thread speleosteele
Smiling Gary Franklin, Please e-mail me directly. Boy, do I have a deal for you. Bill - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail:

[Texascavers] Seeking Gary Franklin

2009-01-09 Thread speleosteele
Smiling Gary Franklin, Please e-mail me directly. Boy, do I have a deal for you. Bill - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail:

[Texascavers] Another You Tube video from our Christmas trip

2009-01-06 Thread speleosteele
Hi again, Texas cavers, Whille at Los Toros for two weeks four of us, Diana Tomchick, Ellie Thoene, Paul Heinerth, and I hired mules to haul our camping, caving, and Paul's cave diving gear, and went down into the canyon to the east where the probable resurgence of Sistema Los Toros is, about

[Texascavers] Mark Minton on You Tube

2009-01-06 Thread speleosteele
Yo Cavers, Sunday afternoon we got back to Texas from two weeks of caving in the Sierra Madre Oriental on the state line of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, Mexico. I am happy to report that the cave we are working on in the P.E.P. (Proyecto Espeleológico Purificación) area, Soplo de Los Toros, is

[Texascavers] Caver Christmas ideas

2008-12-16 Thread speleosteele
Personally, I don't think there's been a cave filmmaker anywhere close in excellence to Britain's Sid Perou. Sid now has his films on DVD. Here's a list. Bill SID PEROU - FILMS AVAILABLE ON DVD PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE AND PACKI GAPING GILL (27 MINS)

Re: [Texascavers] new Alpine Karst magazine

2008-12-05 Thread speleosteele
Good morning, Texas cavers, This morning as I was leaving home to go to work I noticed a very thick white envelop hanging out of our mail slot on the front porch. I got it and it was a complimentary copy of the new Alpine Karst magazine. I wrote several articles that are in it, so that's why I

Re: [Texascavers] a Speleo Digest project

2008-12-01 Thread speleosteele
Hi Bill, Great idea! It would be a good alternative for someone to the dark, dirt, and sometimes danger of going into a cave. Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com wrote: An extremely worthwhile Speleo Digest project that somebody could undertake would be to compile a cumulative index

Re: [Texascavers] Shameless Commerce Division (OT)

2008-11-21 Thread speleosteele
THANKS , Ed! I'm going to buy something right away. Hey, if friends don't buy your goods, who will? Bill Ed Goff eg...@rice.edu wrote: For eco-minded cavewomen who wear clothes: My fiancee Laura Chapuis designs a line of organic/sustainable women's clothing called Habitude.

Re: [Texascavers] Shameless Commerce Division (OT)

2008-11-21 Thread speleosteele
THANKS , Ed! I'm going to buy something right away. Hey, if friends don't buy your goods, who will? Bill Ed Goff eg...@rice.edu wrote: For eco-minded cavewomen who wear clothes: My fiancee Laura Chapuis designs a line of organic/sustainable women's clothing called Habitude.

Re: [Texascavers] Shameless Commerce Division (OT)

2008-11-21 Thread speleosteele
Hey, My favorite T shirt is a Victoria's Secret shirt I bought at Goodwill for $1.89. I love how sheer and soft it is. I looked for new one, but they told me they don't carry men's clothing. So online they won't know. Bill John Brooks jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Bill, are you an

Re: [Texascavers] TSA Election Results

2008-11-19 Thread speleosteele
Hi Jackie, I'm curious: how many TSA members voted out of how many eligible to vote? Also, how much of a difference did it seem to make having ballots at TCR? I thought that was a good idea. Bill J. LaRue Thomas jlrbi...@sonoratx.net wrote: Thanks, all who worked on the elections.

[Texascavers] Film about Enchanted Rock Cave on You Tube

2008-11-19 Thread speleosteele
Hi folks, I know this guy. He's a successful though amateur documentary filmmaker. He's going to Honey Creek Cave with us in late January 2009 on the monumental tank haul trip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9LCapEbMt4feature=PlayListp=CCE40ED433643198index=0$fmt=16 Bill

[Texascavers] November issue of the DFW Grotto's Oztotl Caver

2008-11-18 Thread speleosteele
Let me know if you would like to have an electronic copy of the Nov. 2008 issue of the Oztotl Caver sent to you. Contents: Two Caving Vices -- trip report about Vancouver Island caving exploits, by Bobby de Vos DFW Grotto Project Report -- Spring Creek Cave -- two trip reports from

[Texascavers] CALL FOR NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS

2008-11-06 Thread speleosteele
CALL FOR NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS Once again, it is time to nominate that deserving member of your grotto, section, or region for an NSS award to be presented at the 2009 Convention. Please submit nominations to the appropriate award sub chair by November 15, 2008. Need to find all the award

[Allcavers] CALL FOR NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS

2008-11-06 Thread speleosteele
CALL FOR NSS AWARD NOMINATIONS Once again, it is time to nominate that deserving member of your grotto, section, or region for an NSS award to be presented at the 2009 Convention. Please submit nominations to the appropriate award sub chair by November 15, 2008. Need to find all the award

[Texascavers] 40 years ago

2008-11-03 Thread speleosteele
From TagNet: 40 years ago By: Allen Padgett (Lafayette, Georgia) On November 1, 1968 the first descent of Fantastic Pit in Ellison's Cave Georgia occurred. Richard Schreiber was first down followed by Della McGuffin, Jim Wilbanks, Mike Lemonds, David Stidham and Rob Culbertson. The

[Texascavers] October issue of the Oztotl Caver

2008-10-21 Thread speleosteele
Who would like an electronic copy of the Oztotl Caver sent to them? It's a beauty! This is the newsletter of the DFW Grotto, which some say is the NEW Center of the Caving (or Texas) Universe. Bill - Visit our website:

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: [greater_houston_grotto] NSS camping

2008-10-19 Thread speleosteele
Why not camp at the convention site? The noise will be caver noise, music to the ears of a caver. Bill germa...@aol.com wrote: Don't delay - make your reservations today for the NSS/ICS - it's just a few months away! I just

RE: [Texascavers] Fwd: [greater_houston_grotto] NSS camping

2008-10-19 Thread speleosteele
http://www.ics2009.us/welcome.html Sheryl Rieck shri...@cableone.net wrote: I guess because I didn't know there was a campsite at the convention? More info, please? Sheryl -Original Message- From: speleoste...@tx.rr.com [mailto:speleoste...@tx.rr.com] Sent: Sunday,

Re: [Texascavers] Florida Showers

2008-08-15 Thread speleosteele
Their home-bound cowbell player wants to know too. By God I'll have my cowbell with me in Kerrville next summer! Bill vivb...@att.net wrote: So .. What did the Terminal Siphons do? They play the campground party Wednesday night. Was there a shelter or a building? Their home-bound

[Texascavers] NSS Convention - All Photos have been uploaded

2008-08-15 Thread speleosteele
NSS Convention - All Photos have been uploaded By: Scott Fee (Birmingham, Alabama) scott...@bellsouth.net http://flickr.com/photos/25173944@N05/sets/72157606635567460/ Copy and Paste the URL. If anyone is a member of the Texas forums, please share with them per some

[Texascavers] Here's a fun one

2008-07-25 Thread speleosteele
I'm going to say this isn't OT (off topic) since a lot of cave entrances got found between say 1810 and 1865 in search of good sources for saltpetre, an ingredient of gunpowder. This from TagNet: 40,000 Pounds Of Saltpeter---How Many Pounds Nirates? By: Doug Plemons (Sevierville,

[Texascavers] July issue of the Oztotl Caver

2008-07-24 Thread speleosteele
I'm willing to send an electronic copy of the July issue of the Oztotl Caver, the monthly newsletter of the DFW Grotto, to anyone who e-mails me and asks for it. If you would like to subscribe to the Oztotl Caver, and receive it every month for $10 per year, say so when you e-mail me and I'll

[Texascavers] July issue of the Oztotl Caver

2008-07-24 Thread speleosteele
I'm willing to send an electronic copy of the July issue of the Oztotl Caver, the monthly newsletter of the DFW Grotto, to anyone who e-mails me and asks for it. If you would like to subscribe to the Oztotl Caver, and receive it every month for $10 per year, say so when you e-mail me and I'll

[Texascavers] Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge job opening

2008-07-24 Thread speleosteele
Texas cavers, You may remember Steve Hensley. He came to our TSA Convention in 2007 and gave a presentation. He's a great guy. This would be a great job. The cost of living in NE Oklahoma is low. The people are friendly and it's the prettist part of the state. Steve wrote: It looks like I

RE: [Texascavers] OT- gas prices

2008-07-21 Thread speleosteele
OT if you ask me. Fritz Holt fh...@townandcountryins.com wrote: This BB Brain doesn't watch BBC. Fritz From: Ted Samsel [mailto:tbsam...@infionline.net] Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 1:13 PM To: Fritz Holt; Don Cooper; Philip L Moss Cc:

[Texascavers] Tyrolean Traverse video

2008-07-15 Thread speleosteele
I can recall rigging at least three tyrolean traverses in caves, but none were ever this long. From TagNet: Tyrolean Traverse Video - What a scream! By: Scott Fee (Birmingham, Alabama) http://tiny.cc/KzikP This is an absolute hoot. This video features Anne Elmore (posted with her

[Texascavers] EspeleoCoahuila

2008-07-14 Thread speleosteele
I've waiting patiently, but now I've just got to ask, is someone going to post a report on EspeleoCoahuila? Were there any caving finds of note? What happened? Bill - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe,

Re: [Texascavers] A former Journey to the Center of the Earth effort

2008-07-13 Thread speleosteele
Okay, you can come over and see it. But I'm not going to give it to the TCMA for their auction. Like I said on Texascavers.com, I've thought about it. My ex-wife and daughter went to LA with me on that. They were there for the earthquake and all. I'll give the script to my daughter. It's family

Re: [Texascavers] A former Journey to the Center of the Earth effort

2008-07-11 Thread speleosteele
Charles, Why thanks. True story. Bill Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.org wrote: Bill, you amaze me with your stories. That is a great one! On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 8:39 PM, speleoste...@tx.rr.com wrote: Here's a story for you all. A few days after Christmas 1993 I got a

RE: [Texascavers] Hippie chix, healing

2008-07-10 Thread speleosteele
Is this OT? Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: As we used to say in East Texas, Same difference. Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:54:52 -0700 From: stefan.crea...@arm.com To: gprichm...@gmail.com; bmorgan...@aol.com CC: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [Texascavers]

RE: [Texascavers] Religion

2008-07-10 Thread speleosteele
Is this OT? Louise Power power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote: The Hyperdictionary defines illusory as: Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as,illusory promises or hopes. If the religion fits... Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:00:03 -0700 From: jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net

[Texascavers] A former Journey to the Center of the Earth effort

2008-07-10 Thread speleosteele
Here's a story for you all. A few days after Christmas 1993 I got a phone call from a man who said he was a producer with Disney films. I thought some caving friend of mine was putting me on, like I've done a time or two (like the time Rick Bridges was on TV talking about Lechuguilla, so I

Re: [Texascavers] RE: wikianswers - part 3

2008-06-27 Thread speleosteele
Now I want to look. Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks, Mark. Bill Minton wrote: David Locklear said: There are 41 questions on the new wiki-answers page after just one week of being up: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/FAQ/4337 I take issue with the suggested answer to the

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