In a message dated 6/6/2012 2:14:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mark.al...@l-3com.com writes:
Ahh, I love romantic stories
As do I! Which is why I agree with Katie's Suggestion for the Caver -- a
new column Tales (Tails?) from the Caver Campfire. write your war stories
down for
Caver cunnie is the best! Let's face it Cave Chicks are hot, that is why I
go to cave gatherings. You think I do it for the caves? Yet another cold
dark hole in the ground? No, I prefer warm. I have porked more different mud
covered pud muffins due to chance encounters at the hot tub than
No, my beloved Ann is not pissed (though she has yet to see any of this!)
She is an enlightened woman, a scientist who understands that we are all
horny apes who act on the basis of instinct. She does expect to be respected,
and I would be in big trouble if I brought home a bimbo, but
Stink bait works great for fuzz fish. They swim in schools, but if you hang
around the schoolyard you might get caught yourself. The thing is I've
already got a keeper and you're only allowed one unless you move to the land
of sand where there are no size, age, or bag limits.
SW
In a
In a message dated 6/6/2012 2:14:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mark.al...@l-3com.com writes:
Ahh, I love romantic stories
As do I! Which is why I agree with Katie's Suggestion for the Caver -- a
new column Tales (Tails?) from the Caver Campfire. write your war stories
down for
Caver cunnie is the best! Let's face it Cave Chicks are hot, that is why I
go to cave gatherings. You think I do it for the caves? Yet another cold
dark hole in the ground? No, I prefer warm. I have porked more different mud
covered pud muffins due to chance encounters at the hot tub than
No, my beloved Ann is not pissed (though she has yet to see any of this!)
She is an enlightened woman, a scientist who understands that we are all
horny apes who act on the basis of instinct. She does expect to be respected,
and I would be in big trouble if I brought home a bimbo, but
Stink bait works great for fuzz fish. They swim in schools, but if you hang
around the schoolyard you might get caught yourself. The thing is I've
already got a keeper and you're only allowed one unless you move to the land
of sand where there are no size, age, or bag limits.
SW
In a
In a message dated 6/6/2012 2:14:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mark.al...@l-3com.com writes:
Ahh, I love romantic stories
As do I! Which is why I agree with Katie's Suggestion for the Caver -- a
new column Tales (Tails?) from the Caver Campfire. write your war stories
down for
I have eaten wild rats in Laos and they were quite good. Lab rats are a
different story. Some years ago I held a rat BBQ here at Weazelworld. My
neighbor was the largest rat farmer in the world, but he wouldn't sell any to
me
when he found out we were going to eat them, a liability issue
I have eaten wild rats in Laos and they were quite good. Lab rats are a
different story. Some years ago I held a rat BBQ here at Weazelworld. My
neighbor was the largest rat farmer in the world, but he wouldn't sell any to
me
when he found out we were going to eat them, a liability issue
I have eaten wild rats in Laos and they were quite good. Lab rats are a
different story. Some years ago I held a rat BBQ here at Weazelworld. My
neighbor was the largest rat farmer in the world, but he wouldn't sell any to
me
when he found out we were going to eat them, a liability issue
Here in Florida diamondbacks are one of the few snake species that appear
to be making it through the great die off of all life on earth. They are
very scarce but they are still around. I have seen three this spring. There
are still a fair number of moccasins deep in the swamps, but
Here in Florida diamondbacks are one of the few snake species that appear
to be making it through the great die off of all life on earth. They are
very scarce but they are still around. I have seen three this spring. There
are still a fair number of moccasins deep in the swamps, but
Here in Florida diamondbacks are one of the few snake species that appear
to be making it through the great die off of all life on earth. They are
very scarce but they are still around. I have seen three this spring. There
are still a fair number of moccasins deep in the swamps, but
I just posted this on TAGnet, but since word of this wretched little cave
has made it all the way to Texas I decided to share my personal remembrance
of the place. In general I try to forget that I ever had the misfortune to
live in Maryland. In the immortal words of the Talking Heads, Don't
I just posted this on TAGnet, but since word of this wretched little cave
has made it all the way to Texas I decided to share my personal remembrance
of the place. In general I try to forget that I ever had the misfortune to
live in Maryland. In the immortal words of the Talking Heads, Don't
In response to the missing person report, the Sleaze has just arrived back
in the States more dead than alive after 36 hours in transit. The following
was posted a few days ago on TAGnet in response to a similar query as to
why I disappeared.
I caught hemorrhagic dengue in central Laos. It
In a message dated 2/3/2012 5:24:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
germa...@aol.com writes:
Crazy! Glad you made it back alive. Has anything like this ever happened
to you before on one of these trips?
Take it easy and get strong so you can do it all over again - minus the
dengue!
julia
In response to the missing person report, the Sleaze has just arrived back
in the States more dead than alive after 36 hours in transit. The following
was posted a few days ago on TAGnet in response to a similar query as to
why I disappeared.
I caught hemorrhagic dengue in central Laos. It
In a message dated 2/3/2012 5:24:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
germa...@aol.com writes:
Crazy! Glad you made it back alive. Has anything like this ever happened
to you before on one of these trips?
Take it easy and get strong so you can do it all over again - minus the
dengue!
julia
In response to the missing person report, the Sleaze has just arrived back
in the States more dead than alive after 36 hours in transit. The following
was posted a few days ago on TAGnet in response to a similar query as to
why I disappeared.
I caught hemorrhagic dengue in central Laos. It
In a message dated 2/3/2012 5:24:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
germa...@aol.com writes:
Crazy! Glad you made it back alive. Has anything like this ever happened
to you before on one of these trips?
Take it easy and get strong so you can do it all over again - minus the
dengue!
julia
The reports continue for the simple reason that I am too sick to do anything
except sit at a very slow internet connection. It seems that dehydration just
set the stage for sickness. Shortly after penning the last missive it became
apparent that I was burning up with fever, so that, not
The reports continue for the simple reason that I am too sick to do anything
except sit at a very slow internet connection. It seems that dehydration just
set the stage for sickness. Shortly after penning the last missive it became
apparent that I was burning up with fever, so that, not
The reports continue for the simple reason that I am too sick to do anything
except sit at a very slow internet connection. It seems that dehydration just
set the stage for sickness. Shortly after penning the last missive it became
apparent that I was burning up with fever, so that, not
Paved roads are few and far between here in central Laos but a tiny road snakes
along the canyon of the Nam Ou to Nong Khiaw then heads east up a tributary to
points unknown. Ann and I?rented nice Trek mountains bikes and headed east
through spectacular karst to the Phatok cave which really was
Paved roads are few and far between here in central Laos but a tiny road snakes
along the canyon of the Nam Ou to Nong Khiaw then heads east up a tributary to
points unknown. Ann and I?rented nice Trek mountains bikes and headed east
through spectacular karst to the Phatok cave which really was
Paved roads are few and far between here in central Laos but a tiny road snakes
along the canyon of the Nam Ou to Nong Khiaw then heads east up a tributary to
points unknown. Ann and I?rented nice Trek mountains bikes and headed east
through spectacular karst to the Phatok cave which really was
Directly in front of me is a stupendous cliff over a thousand feet tall and the
Nam Ou is at my feet. Meanwhile I'm enjoying a cup of expresso and a baguette
on the terrace of an elegant bamboo guest house while pondering which of the
many karst related options to pursue but I think it will be
Directly in front of me is a stupendous cliff over a thousand feet tall and the
Nam Ou is at my feet. Meanwhile I'm enjoying a cup of expresso and a baguette
on the terrace of an elegant bamboo guest house while pondering which of the
many karst related options to pursue but I think it will be
Dirt Doc: I'm right behind you, Ann Harman and I are leaving for Laos next
Thursday. We will be visiting some of the same areas, but for a longer
period of time and going deeper (into the karst that is, not the caves, you
and
the Frenchies can have the caves!) We will also be exploring
Dirt Doc: I'm right behind you, Ann Harman and I are leaving for Laos next
Thursday. We will be visiting some of the same areas, but for a longer
period of time and going deeper (into the karst that is, not the caves, you
and
the Frenchies can have the caves!) We will also be exploring
Isn't that a good enough reason? Any excuse will do!
Actually that was just the beginning of the adventure. After visiting the
eastern side of the Sierra del Nido I continued south to a very beautiful
area just north of Cumbres de Majalca, took down the fence, went in, hid for
a few days,
I'm also looking for short tales of adventure. Tales of heroism,
plundering, rescue, successes, etc. that your Toyota was involved in.
Well, there was the time that I decided I had to hunt rare rattlesnakes in
the Sierra del Nido of Chihuahua. I got some antiquated maps from the
University
Isn't that a good enough reason? Any excuse will do!
Actually that was just the beginning of the adventure. After visiting the
eastern side of the Sierra del Nido I continued south to a very beautiful
area just north of Cumbres de Majalca, took down the fence, went in, hid for
a few days,
I'm also looking for short tales of adventure. Tales of heroism,
plundering, rescue, successes, etc. that your Toyota was involved in.
Well, there was the time that I decided I had to hunt rare rattlesnakes in
the Sierra del Nido of Chihuahua. I got some antiquated maps from the
University
Isn't that a good enough reason? Any excuse will do!
Actually that was just the beginning of the adventure. After visiting the
eastern side of the Sierra del Nido I continued south to a very beautiful
area just north of Cumbres de Majalca, took down the fence, went in, hid for
a few days,
Have you ever tried AcmeMapper 2.0? It uses google earth imagery, but also
offers terrain worldwide and topo in the US, all of which can be easily
toggeled while retaining scale, a super simple one button solution. You don't
even need to download the program to your computer, it just opens
Have you ever tried AcmeMapper 2.0? It uses google earth imagery, but also
offers terrain worldwide and topo in the US, all of which can be easily
toggeled while retaining scale, a super simple one button solution. You don't
even need to download the program to your computer, it just opens
Have you ever tried AcmeMapper 2.0? It uses google earth imagery, but also
offers terrain worldwide and topo in the US, all of which can be easily
toggeled while retaining scale, a super simple one button solution. You don't
even need to download the program to your computer, it just opens
Fritz:
Thanks for this timely information. I was just about to go gas some Jews to
get the gold fillings from their teeth to melt down into bullion, but now
I won't since that Muslim traitor Obama says it is now illegal. This is all
part of a plot by the Trilateral Commission to take away
Fritz:
Thanks for this timely information. I was just about to go gas some Jews to
get the gold fillings from their teeth to melt down into bullion, but now
I won't since that Muslim traitor Obama says it is now illegal. This is all
part of a plot by the Trilateral Commission to take away
Fritz:
Thanks for this timely information. I was just about to go gas some Jews to
get the gold fillings from their teeth to melt down into bullion, but now
I won't since that Muslim traitor Obama says it is now illegal. This is all
part of a plot by the Trilateral Commission to take away
Here in Florida everyone believes that every single sinkhole pond is a
spring fed lake. If you don't believe me just ask a realtor! If you mention
the fact that the water is just sitting there rather than flowing the happy
homeowner (whose lot size grows ever larger as the lake recedes) will
Here in Florida everyone believes that every single sinkhole pond is a
spring fed lake. If you don't believe me just ask a realtor! If you mention
the fact that the water is just sitting there rather than flowing the happy
homeowner (whose lot size grows ever larger as the lake recedes) will
Here in Florida everyone believes that every single sinkhole pond is a
spring fed lake. If you don't believe me just ask a realtor! If you mention
the fact that the water is just sitting there rather than flowing the happy
homeowner (whose lot size grows ever larger as the lake recedes) will
Rod says: Cheapskate travels weren't just in Mexico. Cavers found ways to
travel cheaply wherever we went back then.
What? Are you guys getting too old to have inexpensive fun?? The good old
days still aren't over for those willing to go far enough afield in search
of adventure!
I've
Rod says: Cheapskate travels weren't just in Mexico. Cavers found ways to
travel cheaply wherever we went back then.
What? Are you guys getting too old to have inexpensive fun?? The good old
days still aren't over for those willing to go far enough afield in search
of adventure!
I've
Rod says: Cheapskate travels weren't just in Mexico. Cavers found ways to
travel cheaply wherever we went back then.
What? Are you guys getting too old to have inexpensive fun?? The good old
days still aren't over for those willing to go far enough afield in search
of adventure!
I've
So you get two birds with one stone, maybe more if he hits a schoolbus
while searching for kiddie porn on his smartphone. What's the prob?
Sleaze
I believe that we have way too many people on the planet and
anything we can do to eliminate some of the dummies, I'm all
for. That is why
So you get two birds with one stone, maybe more if he hits a schoolbus
while searching for kiddie porn on his smartphone. What's the prob?
Sleaze
I believe that we have way too many people on the planet and
anything we can do to eliminate some of the dummies, I'm all
for. That is why
Rod of Austin writes:
“Regarding Gainesville Florida, Sleaze wrote,
We don't want no stinking roads either.
Austin tried that for about 2 or 3 decades, during which the attitude of
local environmentalists towards roadway construction/expansion was:
Don't build it, and hope they
“Squire and I were not friends. Nodding acquaintances is about as close
as we got.”
Carl, I could say the same, in fact it almost came to fisticuffs! But I
must take issue with your statement that 1966 was a time before the hippies
with long hair and beads, as that was the root of my
Rod of Austin writes:
“Regarding Gainesville Florida, Sleaze wrote,
We don't want no stinking roads either.
Austin tried that for about 2 or 3 decades, during which the attitude of
local environmentalists towards roadway construction/expansion was:
Don't build it, and hope they
“Squire and I were not friends. Nodding acquaintances is about as close
as we got.”
Carl, I could say the same, in fact it almost came to fisticuffs! But I
must take issue with your statement that 1966 was a time before the hippies
with long hair and beads, as that was the root of my
In a message dated 8/5/2011 4:12:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
texascavers-digest-h...@texascavers.com writes:
If all the people fretting over the numerous environmental and social
problems resulting from overpopulation were to focus instead on the primary
underlying cause, we might
In a message dated 8/5/2011 4:12:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
texascavers-digest-h...@texascavers.com writes:
If all the people fretting over the numerous environmental and social
problems resulting from overpopulation were to focus instead on the primary
underlying cause, we might
Re: A warning from the future
In retrospect I realize it was all a big mistake. I send down one of my ten
billion only begotten sons only this particular one is a paranoid with a
big mouth and everybody takes him seriously. His delusions of grandeur
resonate with ignorant desert tribesmen
Re: A warning from the future
In retrospect I realize it was all a big mistake. I send down one of my ten
billion only begotten sons only this particular one is a paranoid with a
big mouth and everybody takes him seriously. His delusions of grandeur
resonate with ignorant desert tribesmen
Re: A warning from the future
In retrospect I realize it was all a big mistake. I send down one of my ten
billion only begotten sons only this particular one is a paranoid with a
big mouth and everybody takes him seriously. His delusions of grandeur
resonate with ignorant desert tribesmen
I understand that 'moontalk1 was prevalent?
Ecuadorean army? Air Force? Helicopters? Celebrities? That was long
before the mines were planted. What a bunch of pussies!
I went a good way up into the Cordillera del Condor with my caver
girlfriend Ann Harman. Never got to the Cueva de los
In a message dated 2/15/2011 12:39:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
texascavers-digest-h...@texascavers.com writes:
Von Daniken doesn't admit his The Gold of the Gods is fiction,
and you can believe he really found an imperishable library written on
metal sheets in Cueva de Los Tayos,
for your better life ;) http://informaticasam.com/pills.html
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First a disclaimer, I was not there. Nor would I have been if wristbands
were required. I won't go into a bar where wristbands are required much less
a caver gathering.
Nor was I at the real Old Timers this year, but I do have a lot of
experience in regard to such events which are
More can be learned about Mexican Army ants at:
_http://www.backyardnature.net/mexnat/armyant.htm_
(http://www.backyardnature.net/mexnat/armyant.htm)
In which they battle the police, drug cartels, and Africanized killer bees.
Sleaze
I remember when Wilson was highly controversial because of his sociobiology
hypothesis. At the campus commie level he was accused of being a Nazi,
whereas among PC scientists, and especially sociologists and psychologists
who aren't even real scientists, he was accused of biological
We actually got to eat some of these cave fish, said researcher Michael
Tobler, an evolutionary ecologist at Oklahoma State University. They're not
very good, by the way.
I am most surprised that the gulped guppies in question are actually
mollies. Upon learning that they weren’t very
David, stop this hyperfrenetic nonsense. When you get to Chattanooga call
up the SCCI, get permission to go to Sinking cove or any of their wonderful
properties. No need to actually go in, just sit in the entrance, look at
the trees, feel the breeze, and be glad you aren't in either
Wes Skiles was given a great send off last night at Ginnie springs. Around
five hundred people came from all corners of the earth to pay their
respects to a great adventurer. There were cavers, divers, conservationists,
famous film makers, geologists, hydrologists, and other eminent
Cave of the Yellow Dog (Mongolia), 2001, 93 min. (drama)
The young daughter of a Mongolian nomadic family forms a relationship with
a stray puppy, but her parents fear it will attack their sheep and won’t
let her keep it. This G-rated family film provides a fascinating glimpse
into nomad
I'm no expert on any of this, but is not all or part of Hispanola a well
traveled craton? There are other otherwise ancient inexplicable critters
there too like the solenodon. Old world monkeys have tails too, but
diverged
from new world monkeys a very long time ago. Most people think
Fear not, do like the Weazel does, carry two coolers in the back of your
pickup, one with Mexican beer for your self and one full of Budweiser for the
Federales, narcos, etc. When asked if you have any drugs just say sorry,
just ran out then hand them a Bud. Works every time!
Sleaze
Language does indeed evolve, and the term spelunker has taken on a
pejorative meaning due to the propensity of sodomites to use the term to
describe the act of going where the sun don't shine. Likewise, the term
caver
is dull and unimaginative; therefore, I propose that we call ourselves
Not long ago I was ranting on a similar subject with my caver buddy Buford.
_http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051107080321.htm_
(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051107080321.htm)
...This is what I was talking about, the replacement of aboriginal
populations of
Rain either falls or doesn't on the just and unjust alike. That alone
determines how much water there is. Nevertheless, local summer rainfall
depends
on atmospheric humidity generated in great measure by transpiration from
trees and other forms of vegetation, trees are just better at it.
One fine day not too far south of Juarez I was tootling along when I ran
into a checkpoint manned by a bunch of guys in orange jumpsuits who I
presumed to be Federales. They were massively armed with all sorts of high
powered
automatic and semiautomatic rifles and pistols which they were
Sorry! I could certainly have worded the mutilation part differently!
Sleaze
By the way, I think you do a great job of babysitting such a rowdy and
diverse bunch of rabble!
Sleaze
Thanks for giving me yet another opportunity to offend the god, guns, and
guts crowd, or as I prefer to put it, the dickless cowardly twits that feel
compelled to carry so as to protect themselves from their imaginary
enemies. Have they no faith in their imaginary gods?
Don’t get me
Since obituaries are so much more popular among cavers these days than
theological discussions, even those pertaining to Oztotl, I thought it might be
good to offer this reminiscence of much beloved caver extraordinaire Bill
Berryhill who some of you may have known.
In response to my post
Mystery rocks? Alien footprints? Pardon me, but it looks like plain old
breccia to me. See:
_http://geology.about.com/od/rocks/ig/sedrockindex/rocpicbreccia.htm_
(http://geology.about.com/od/rocks/ig/sedrockindex/rocpicbreccia.htm)
Louise
No question about it being breccia, I just want to
Rusticaver:
How dare you question my belief in Oztotl? Have I not knelt before the
shrine lo these many times? Have I not sacrificed virgins? Have I not gargled
with the holy water?
It is true that my review of history causes me to fear all other forms of
false religion, including that
If anyone would like to see the pics of the Yucatan mystery rocks with
alien footprints here they are:
_http://texascavers.com/pics/janfeb_2010_B_chicxulub_001.jpg_
(http://texascavers.com/pics/janfeb_2010_B_chicxulub_001.jpg)
_http://texascavers.com/pics/janfeb_2010_B_chicxulub_005.jpg_
From: SS _back2scoolagn@hotmail.com_ (mailto:back2scool...@hotmail.com)
If you want to be an environmentalist do so for mans sake… the earth
could care less. It can wipe us out in the blink of an eye, and ten thousand
years later you’d hardly find a trace we were ever here.
In a message dated 1/26/2010 12:04:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
wo...@justfamily.org writes:
SW, you can, keep it under 70k and it will go through, larger than
that (with the email text adds a bit more) and it won't. if you email
it to me directly, I can post to a website and give you a
In a message dated 1/26/2010 2:54:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
wo...@justfamily.org writes:
I'm not sure why its not, why not just send it to me and I'll throw
up on a website for you.
Charles
OK, Thanks!
Sleazeweazel
Josh:
I'll buy your explanation for Jim Conrad's road cut, but my mystery rocks
are entirely different. Tell me what you think:
(Photo not shown, email me and I will send it. Is there any way to post a
resized photo on Texas caver? I see that others have occasionally posted
photos. I
Some years ago while working in Cancun I observed a strange and
inexplicable limestone breccia formation that occurred in botanically
interesting
shallow surface pans, but not elsewhere. It was a 4 to 12 thick surface
layer of hard white fossiliferous limestone filled with jagged clastic
Great to see my old bud Dapper Don staring undaunted at a big blue bottle
of hooch in the evening and hefting a coffee pot almost as big as he is
in
the morning!
Sleaze
Please don’t suppose that I have any illusions concerning Chines altruism.
The only advantage of Chinese overlords is their ruthlessness. They would
be more than happy to sacrifice others to insure their own comfort, thereby
lowering humanity’s overall carbon footprint!
I am reminded of
In a message dated 1/4/2010 3:33:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
texascavers-digest-h...@texascavers.com writes:
Homo sapiens induced 'fast pace of change' has created hundreds of new
colors in tulips, hundreds of new apple tree varieties. We have crossed
dogs
to create at least 200
I am so very sick and tired of the climate change debate and of the
perversion of science that is used by both sides to justify their underlying
political agenda. No one has ever suggested that the earth's climate is static.
There is no question but that much of current climate change is
One way of getting entertained in the dark is to watch a cave flic, most
suck, so I hereby recommend El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's labyrinth). In it
the brave little protagonist flees the horror of the Spanish civil war by
following a magical stick insect into a labyrinth. Among other
I too consider Texascaver to be a virtual campfire with all subjects
welcome. It does not follow that I want to see the same post repeated ad
infinitum as a reply.
Never once have I made a post to Texascaver using the reply button. In each
and every instance I send a new and original
Once upon a time, and a long ago time it was, I took a wonderful trip to
the Grutas de Juxtlahuaca in Guerrero, Mexico
It was in celebration of the successful completion of my first big
commercial waterfall project in 1981 that I invited my Mom to accompany me on a
trip to Acapulco. The Peso had
It seems that Procrustes is alive and well and working at the Cave Funeral
Home in Allendale SC.
Police have launched an investigation after claims an American man's legs
were severed so he could fit into his coffin. Investigators in South Carolina
exhumed the body of James Hines, who was
Since when does the criminal stupidity of the War on Drugs not affect
cavers, especially Texas cavers? I didn’t start this thread, and perhaps I
shouldn’
t have commented, but this is a hot button issue that enrages me.
As to stupidity, immaturity, Russian Roulette and being a bad ass 5 out
Some years ago I went to Malaysia. The first thing I saw when I got there
was a big billboard that said Dada (drugs) means Death and had an actual
hangman's noose draped over the top to make it clear that drug users would be
imprisoned and drug dealers would be executed. So what was the
Sorry to be behind the curve on this, my excuse is that I have been caving in
Thailand! Tham Than Lot Yai is spectacular, my kind of cave, much taller than
long, a gigantic arch about 300 feet tall with a huge skylight and guarded by
Ganesh the worlds only six legged elephant. But I just cant
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