Re: [Texascavers] Stone's presentation on Cueva Cheve and Cueva Juniper

Bill Stone's presentation at last night's University of Texas Grotto meeting on the 2017 Cueva Cheve expedition and the new discovery of nearby Cueva Juniper (not Jupiter) was indeed beyond description. The planning, skills, and teamwork of a top-notch international crew

[Texascavers] just for fun

Bats on Mars ! NASA released this aerial photo of some kind of giant fossil on the surface of Mars today. Clearly it is a fossilized bat.Right ?? Only problem is that it is has a 20 kilometer wingspan. But just in case nobody else but me noticed it, I dub the name as

Re: [Texascavers] Texas culture ?

I don't know when it was? Nurdoo and Zeplin joined the NSS back in 1968 or so with the purpose of finding the Holy Carbide Light which was said to have been stolen from the NSS National Museum in the Bronx. It turned out that the light was taken and the culprits escaped on a subway to Brooklyn.

Re: [Texascavers] Consumer tip - smartphones

This link to a meme image pretty much sums up my thoughts on the subject: http://imgur.com/gallery/D3ipRYw george.nincehel...@gmail.com ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

Re: [Texascavers] Consumer tip - smartphones

I got a smart phone and am too dumb to make it work properly. It rings and I can't figure out how to answer it. I want my old flip phone back and besides there is no service out here anyhow. On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 8:44 PM, David via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Cavers

[Texascavers] UT Grotto programs

_Excellent_ talk by Bill Stone at UT Grotto meeting last night on the 2017 Cueva Cheve (and, as it turned out, Jupiter or CL6) expedition. It was not Periscoped. Did anybody record it? The Association for Mexican Cave Studies would like copies of its own (e.g., .mp4 files) of the fairly

Re: [Texascavers] The future of NSS membership

Yes Harvey, there were some problems with registration. I was a registration volunteer at the start of convention at noon Saturday, so I heard some of the problems. What I understand the main problem with the online registration was the small box that had to be checked you had read and

Re: [Texascavers] The view from the Sleaze

Great story (quoted below) about your adventures with beginning cavers, Sleaze . Glad you were there "just in case". S---t happens, as you know too well. Hope you recover before your thumbs (or other appendages) fall off. Watch out for the sand flies. DirtDoc - Original Message

Re: [Texascavers] The future of NSS membership

This is Harvey DuChene (NSS 6318LF). As you can tell by my number, I have been a member for quite a while – since 1962 in fact. I would like to comment on Dwight’s item #2, particularly his reference to “Club Nights”. I was chair of Sandia (student) Grotto in the mid-1960s when the

Re: [Texascavers] Consumer tip - smartphones

They work just fine for me, and have for 4 months now. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816

Re: [Texascavers] The future of NSS membership

--- Begin Message --- All special interest groups have their time and a trajectory, it never goes on forever. Aside from that I am very much in accord with Dwight when he says, "let them discover for themselves". Caving is all about adventure and discovery which is why I am in a shitty

Re: [Texascavers] Consumer tip - smartphones

I have a device (not a phone) with a USB C connector and it works fine. The biggest advantage to USB C is that the connector can be plugged in either way up - no more figuring out which way to plug it in. USB C cables are indeed typically more expensive in stores, but can be had cheaply online,

Re: [Texascavers] Consumer tip - smartphones

Thanks, David.  I was wondering how those new connectors were working in the real world.  Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: David via Texascavers Date:07/05/2017 8:44 PM (GMT-06:00) To: CaveTex

Re: [Texascavers] The future of NSS membership

Dwight, Thanks for a wonderful insight into caves and caving. I’ve used similar technique related to leading new caver cave trips for a number of years. I’ve found that many beginners are suffering from sensory overload in their first cave and are more concerned with not getting hurt or