[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting Match 20th

2013-03-19 Thread Andrea Croskrey
Howdy Texas Cavers, This week we get to hear what was discovered at the cave near Mason, TX, which a landowner was awesome enough to invite us to checkout at the last grotto meeting. Then Pete Strickland will share his video of Deep Cave. I think we all will be glad to see Pete back at the grott

[DFWgrotto] Fwd: [Texascavers] Fees Announcement for the TSA Spring Meeting, April 5-7

2013-03-19 Thread Diana Tomchick
Check the TSA web site for more details: http://www.cavetexas.org/events/TSASC/tsasc2013.php Come to the DFW grotto meeting next Wednesday, March 27 to learn more about the Convention. I will be looking for people to carpool with me, I plan to leave before 3 PM on Friday (it takes about 5 hour

[Texascavers] NSS President explains BOG proposal to end printed news

2013-03-19 Thread Frank Binney
FYI: -- Forwarded Message From: Wm Shrewsbury Reply-To: List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:53:00 -0400 To: Subject: RE: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News Everyone, There has been a lot of discussion about the upcoming budget proposal before the bo

[Texascavers] Fwd: [FloridaCavers] NSS proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread caverarch
Here is a forward by a Florida caver of NSS President Wm Shrewsbury's summary of the budget situation and the proposal to cease a printed NSS News. Roger G. Moore This is a response by Wm Shrewsbury to the proposal to end the printed NSS News. Wendy -Original Message- From: Wm Sh

texascavers Digest 20 Mar 2013 04:25:50 -0000 Issue 1725

2013-03-19 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 20 Mar 2013 04:25:50 - Issue 1725 Topics (messages 21464 through 21476): At the Washington monument 21464 by: BMorgan994.aol.com Fees Announcement for the TSA Spring Meeting, April 5-7 21465 by: caverarch UT Grotto Meeting Match 20th 21466 by: And

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting Match 20th

2013-03-19 Thread Andrea Croskrey
Howdy Texas Cavers, This week we get to hear what was discovered at the cave near Mason, TX, which a landowner was awesome enough to invite us to checkout at the last grotto meeting. Then Pete Strickland will share his video of Deep Cave. I think we all will be glad to see Pete back at the grott

[DFWgrotto] Fwd: [Texascavers] Fees Announcement for the TSA Spring Meeting, April 5-7

2013-03-19 Thread Diana Tomchick
Check the TSA web site for more details: http://www.cavetexas.org/events/TSASC/tsasc2013.php Come to the DFW grotto meeting next Wednesday, March 27 to learn more about the Convention. I will be looking for people to carpool with me, I plan to leave before 3 PM on Friday (it takes about 5 hour

[Texascavers] NSS President explains BOG proposal to end printed news

2013-03-19 Thread Frank Binney
FYI: -- Forwarded Message From: Wm Shrewsbury Reply-To: Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:53:00 -0400 To: Subject: RE: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News Everyone, There has been a lot of discussion about the upcoming budget proposal before the board. This post is a ³quick² synopsis a

[Texascavers] Fwd: [FloridaCavers] NSS proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread caverarch
Here is a forward by a Florida caver of NSS President Wm Shrewsbury's summary of the budget situation and the proposal to cease a printed NSS News. Roger G. Moore This is a response by Wm Shrewsbury to the proposal to end the printed NSS News. Wendy -Original Message- From: Wm Sh

texascavers Digest 20 Mar 2013 04:25:50 -0000 Issue 1725

2013-03-19 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 20 Mar 2013 04:25:50 - Issue 1725 Topics (messages 21464 through 21476): At the Washington monument 21464 by: BMorgan994.aol.com Fees Announcement for the TSA Spring Meeting, April 5-7 21465 by: caverarch UT Grotto Meeting Match 20th 21466 by: And

[Texascavers] Thank you.

2013-03-19 Thread Espeleo Coahuila
Hi friends.. I want to dedicate this month by all of you! You are my family and I'm a very lucky to have a wonderful texas caver family! I don't want to forget, that you are very important in my life. Thanks for help me and support me in all my Cancer treatments I had 3 years with out cancer, th

[Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Frank Binney
FYI to Texas Cavers: There is apparently a proposal being presented at this Saturday¹s NSS Board of Governor¹s meeting to end delivery of the printed NSS News as part of your regular NSS membership. This news has generated considerable recent comment on the Western US caving lists, and has caught t

Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Phil Winkler
Read all about it in the March 23 BOG Meeting topic: http://cavechat.org/ Phil On Mar 19, 2013, at 7:10 PM, Frank Binney wrote: > FYI to Texas Cavers: > There is apparently a proposal being presented at this Saturday’s NSS Board > of Governor’s meeting to end delivery of the printed NSS News as

Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Mimi Jasek
Excuse me? Cancel our printed magazine? I think not. Something like that would need to be voted on by all members. They can cut corners another way, for I personally read as little as possible on line. Besides, our printed library would suffer! Mimi Jasek Sent from my iPhone On Mar 19, 2013,

RE: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Stefan Creaser
Wonder if this one'll drag on as long as the TSA newsletter discussion of the same? ;-) Cheers, Stefan From: Phil Winkler [mailto:pw...@dca.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 6:16 PM To: Frank Binney Cc: Texas Cavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News Read all about

Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Stephen Fleming
The sooner the News is available in high rez PDF, the better. It is _long_ overdue. Higher quality and, most importantly, searchable. It's way past time to bring the publication up to the equivalent of LED lights and nylon replacing manila ropes and carbide lights. There are substantial savings

RE: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Butch Fralia
I think the NSS should pursue the concept that the TSA and other organizations have. Give people an option for an online version or mailed version (or both). With TSA and some grottos that have tried that approach, the number of people who've preferred the online version vs printed version and dr

RE: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Louise Power
Just to throw my two cents in: I recently completed a long and arduous move during which I discovered that I have more belongings than any sane person should have (which should say something about my current state). The bulk of those belongings, I discovered, were several forests worth of trees

[Texascavers] NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Mixon Bill
The NSS News is _the_ tangible benefit that most NSS members get. If I stopped getting it on paper, I might just drop my membership, if I wasn't in the ~ 10 percent of members who attend the convention and get a registration discount equal to dues (and if I wasn't a life member). Has the ov

Re: [Texascavers] NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Mimi Jasek
Gosh, Bill, I said almost the exact same thing in the letter I sent to the BOG an hour or so ago. Just did not post it. For us, though, we do not go to conventions outside of Texas for many reasons, and have never gotten life memberships. So the NSS News is our only tangible benefit! Jim thinks

[SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread Ray Keeler
hmmm. The BOG meeting is this weekend. It might be a good time to contact your Director. Ray - Original Message - From: Daniel Hewitt To: nssw...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News If the NSS news

Re: [SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread Lee H. Skinner
The following was posted to the Texas Caver list: - Lee Skinner From: Wm Shrewsbury Reply-To: Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:53:00 -0400 To: Subject: RE: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News Everyone, There has been a lot of discussion about the upcoming budget proposal before the board.

Re: [SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread John Corcoran
Thanks Lee, Regards, John From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of Lee H. Skinner Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:43 PM To: SWR Mailing List Subject: Re: [SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News The following was posted to the Texas Ca

[Texascavers] Thank you.

2013-03-19 Thread Espeleo Coahuila
Hi friends.. I want to dedicate this month by all of you! You are my family and I'm a very lucky to have a wonderful texas caver family! I don't want to forget, that you are very important in my life. Thanks for help me and support me in all my Cancer treatments I had 3 years with out cancer, th

[Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Frank Binney
FYI to Texas Cavers: There is apparently a proposal being presented at this Saturday¹s NSS Board of Governor¹s meeting to end delivery of the printed NSS News as part of your regular NSS membership. This news has generated considerable recent comment on the Western US caving lists, and has caught t

Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Phil Winkler
Read all about it in the March 23 BOG Meeting topic: http://cavechat.org/ Phil On Mar 19, 2013, at 7:10 PM, Frank Binney wrote: > FYI to Texas Cavers: > There is apparently a proposal being presented at this Saturday’s NSS Board > of Governor’s meeting to end delivery of the printed NSS News as

Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Mimi Jasek
Excuse me? Cancel our printed magazine? I think not. Something like that would need to be voted on by all members. They can cut corners another way, for I personally read as little as possible on line. Besides, our printed library would suffer! Mimi Jasek Sent from my iPhone On Mar 19, 2013,

RE: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Stefan Creaser
Wonder if this one'll drag on as long as the TSA newsletter discussion of the same? ;-) Cheers, Stefan From: Phil Winkler [mailto:pw...@dca.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 6:16 PM To: Frank Binney Cc: Texas Cavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News Read all about

Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Stephen Fleming
The sooner the News is available in high rez PDF, the better. It is _long_ overdue. Higher quality and, most importantly, searchable. It's way past time to bring the publication up to the equivalent of LED lights and nylon replacing manila ropes and carbide lights. There are substantial savings

RE: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Butch Fralia
I think the NSS should pursue the concept that the TSA and other organizations have. Give people an option for an online version or mailed version (or both). With TSA and some grottos that have tried that approach, the number of people who've preferred the online version vs printed version and dr

RE: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Louise Power
Just to throw my two cents in: I recently completed a long and arduous move during which I discovered that I have more belongings than any sane person should have (which should say something about my current state). The bulk of those belongings, I discovered, were several forests worth of trees

[Texascavers] NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Mixon Bill
The NSS News is _the_ tangible benefit that most NSS members get. If I stopped getting it on paper, I might just drop my membership, if I wasn't in the ~ 10 percent of members who attend the convention and get a registration discount equal to dues (and if I wasn't a life member). Has the ov

Re: [Texascavers] NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Mimi Jasek
Gosh, Bill, I said almost the exact same thing in the letter I sent to the BOG an hour or so ago. Just did not post it. For us, though, we do not go to conventions outside of Texas for many reasons, and have never gotten life memberships. So the NSS News is our only tangible benefit! Jim thinks

[SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread Ray Keeler
hmmm. The BOG meeting is this weekend. It might be a good time to contact your Director. Ray - Original Message - From: Daniel Hewitt To: nssw...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News If the NSS news

Re: [SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread Lee H. Skinner
The following was posted to the Texas Caver list: - Lee Skinner From: Wm Shrewsbury Reply-To: List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:53:00 -0400 To: Subject: RE: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News Everyone, There has been a lot of discussion about the upc

Re: [SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread John Corcoran
Thanks Lee, Regards, John From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of Lee H. Skinner Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:43 PM To: SWR Mailing List Subject: Re: [SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News The following was posted to the Texas Ca

[Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting Match 20th

2013-03-19 Thread Andrea Croskrey
Howdy Texas Cavers, This week we get to hear what was discovered at the cave near Mason, TX, which a landowner was awesome enough to invite us to checkout at the last grotto meeting. Then Pete Strickland will share his video of Deep Cave. I think we all will be glad to see Pete back at the grott

[DFWgrotto] Fwd: [Texascavers] Fees Announcement for the TSA Spring Meeting, April 5-7

2013-03-19 Thread Diana Tomchick
Check the TSA web site for more details: http://www.cavetexas.org/events/TSASC/tsasc2013.php Come to the DFW grotto meeting next Wednesday, March 27 to learn more about the Convention. I will be looking for people to carpool with me, I plan to leave before 3 PM on Friday (it takes about 5 hour

[Texascavers] NSS President explains BOG proposal to end printed news

2013-03-19 Thread Frank Binney
FYI: -- Forwarded Message From: Wm Shrewsbury Reply-To: List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:53:00 -0400 To: Subject: RE: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News Everyone, There has been a lot of discussion about the upcoming budget proposal before the bo

[Texascavers] Fwd: [FloridaCavers] NSS proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread caverarch
Here is a forward by a Florida caver of NSS President Wm Shrewsbury's summary of the budget situation and the proposal to cease a printed NSS News. Roger G. Moore This is a response by Wm Shrewsbury to the proposal to end the printed NSS News. Wendy -Original Message- From: Wm Sh

texascavers Digest 20 Mar 2013 04:25:50 -0000 Issue 1725

2013-03-19 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 20 Mar 2013 04:25:50 - Issue 1725 Topics (messages 21464 through 21476): At the Washington monument 21464 by: BMorgan994.aol.com Fees Announcement for the TSA Spring Meeting, April 5-7 21465 by: caverarch UT Grotto Meeting Match 20th 21466 by: And

[Texascavers] Thank you.

2013-03-19 Thread Espeleo Coahuila
Hi friends.. I want to dedicate this month by all of you! You are my family and I'm a very lucky to have a wonderful texas caver family! I don't want to forget, that you are very important in my life. Thanks for help me and support me in all my Cancer treatments I had 3 years with out cancer, th

[Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Frank Binney
FYI to Texas Cavers: There is apparently a proposal being presented at this Saturday¹s NSS Board of Governor¹s meeting to end delivery of the printed NSS News as part of your regular NSS membership. This news has generated considerable recent comment on the Western US caving lists, and has caught t

Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Phil Winkler
Read all about it in the March 23 BOG Meeting topic: http://cavechat.org/ Phil On Mar 19, 2013, at 7:10 PM, Frank Binney wrote: > FYI to Texas Cavers: > There is apparently a proposal being presented at this Saturday’s NSS Board > of Governor’s meeting to end delivery of the printed NSS News as

Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Mimi Jasek
Excuse me? Cancel our printed magazine? I think not. Something like that would need to be voted on by all members. They can cut corners another way, for I personally read as little as possible on line. Besides, our printed library would suffer! Mimi Jasek Sent from my iPhone On Mar 19, 2013,

RE: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Stefan Creaser
Wonder if this one'll drag on as long as the TSA newsletter discussion of the same? ;-) Cheers, Stefan From: Phil Winkler [mailto:pw...@dca.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 6:16 PM To: Frank Binney Cc: Texas Cavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News Read all about

Re: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Stephen Fleming
The sooner the News is available in high rez PDF, the better. It is _long_ overdue. Higher quality and, most importantly, searchable. It's way past time to bring the publication up to the equivalent of LED lights and nylon replacing manila ropes and carbide lights. There are substantial savings

RE: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Butch Fralia
I think the NSS should pursue the concept that the TSA and other organizations have. Give people an option for an online version or mailed version (or both). With TSA and some grottos that have tried that approach, the number of people who've preferred the online version vs printed version and dr

RE: [Texascavers] BOG proposal to end printed NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Louise Power
Just to throw my two cents in: I recently completed a long and arduous move during which I discovered that I have more belongings than any sane person should have (which should say something about my current state). The bulk of those belongings, I discovered, were several forests worth of trees

[Texascavers] NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Mixon Bill
The NSS News is _the_ tangible benefit that most NSS members get. If I stopped getting it on paper, I might just drop my membership, if I wasn't in the ~ 10 percent of members who attend the convention and get a registration discount equal to dues (and if I wasn't a life member). Has the ov

Re: [Texascavers] NSS News

2013-03-19 Thread Mimi Jasek
Gosh, Bill, I said almost the exact same thing in the letter I sent to the BOG an hour or so ago. Just did not post it. For us, though, we do not go to conventions outside of Texas for many reasons, and have never gotten life memberships. So the NSS News is our only tangible benefit! Jim thinks

[SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread Ray Keeler
hmmm. The BOG meeting is this weekend. It might be a good time to contact your Director. Ray - Original Message - From: Daniel Hewitt To: nssw...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News If the NSS news

Re: [SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread Lee H. Skinner
The following was posted to the Texas Caver list: - Lee Skinner From: Wm Shrewsbury Reply-To: List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:53:00 -0400 To: Subject: RE: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News Everyone, There has been a lot of discussion about the upc

Re: [SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News

2013-03-19 Thread John Corcoran
Thanks Lee, Regards, John From: swr-boun...@caver.net [mailto:swr-boun...@caver.net] On Behalf Of Lee H. Skinner Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:43 PM To: SWR Mailing List Subject: Re: [SWR] Fw: [NSSwest] BOG proposal to end the printed News The following was posted to the Texas Ca