Re: [Texascavers] Related to reddit web service

https://www.reddit.com/r/caving/ On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 8:17 PM Charles Loving via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > What the hell is redit? > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 5:38 PM, David via Texascavers < > texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > >

Re: [Texascavers] Related to reddit web service

What the hell is redit? On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 5:38 PM, David via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > From David Locklear > > I decided to tinker with reddit today for the first time. My quest to > teach myself Linux has stagnated, and it appears there are q

Re: [Texascavers] Related to reddit web service

I'm on reddit daily, but I stick with the technical subreddits, but two that I do read are /r/linuxadmin and /r/linuxhelp that you might like. I also follow /r/caving but there's not a lot of activity there. On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 5:38 PM David via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.

[Texascavers] Related to reddit web service

>From David Locklear I decided to tinker with reddit today for the first time. My quest to teach myself Linux has stagnated, and it appears there are quite a few Linux nerds on reddit, that might can maybe point me in the right direction. So while on reddit, I looked around and joined 2 of the

Re: [Texascavers] article on Texas gypsum karst

--- Begin Message --- Sorry, thought Jerry meant this for me. Too many cavers named Bill.  Stephens, Stephenson, Steele, Stone, Storage, Mixon, Walters, Koershner, Balfour, Doughty ... On ‎Wednesday‎, ‎January‎ ‎17‎, ‎2018‎ ‎11‎:‎01‎:‎43‎ ‎AM, Bill Stephens via Texascavers <texascav

Re: [Texascavers] article on Texas gypsum karst

5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816 diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> (214) 645-6383 (phone) (214) 645-6353 (fax) On Jan 17, 2018, at 10:55 AM, Jerry via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@tex

Re: [Texascavers] article on Texas gypsum karst

. In Texas all week, but call over the weekend, next week or email and I'll make time to get serious about Texas Gyp karst! Cheers,Bill940.256.0614 On ‎Wednesday‎, ‎January‎ ‎17‎, ‎2018‎ ‎04‎:‎52‎:‎50‎ ‎AM, Jerry via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: Thanks, Bill ! When

Re: [Texascavers] article on Texas gypsum karst

--- Begin Message --- Thanks, Bill ! When would you be able to layout the GCSNA publication for the TSS ? No hurry; just want to know your schedule. Thanks ! Jerry. -Original Message- From: Mixon Bill via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> To: Cavers Texas <te

[Texascavers] article on Texas gypsum karst

http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol46/iss2/4/ -- Mixon A chicken is the egg's way of creating another egg. You may "reply" to the address this message (unless it's a TexasCavers list post) came from, but for

Re: [Texascavers] Sac Actun and Dos Ojos connected

2018 at 12:29 PM, gpassmore--- via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:   To: texascavers@texascavers.com Cc: gpassmore@mac.comApparently a system length of 263 kilometers is nw official based on the January 10th connection of Sac Actun and Dos Ojos.  Maybe this is already well known

[Texascavers] Sac Actun and Dos Ojos connected

Apparently a system length of 263 kilometers is nw official based on the January 10th connection of Sac Actun and Dos Ojos. Maybe this is already well known to many of you cavers, but it was news to me. :-) Reference https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/underwater-cave-is-worlds-biggest/

Re: [Texascavers] unsubscribe

--- Begin Message --- Unsubscribe scotts.la...@yahoo.com Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 13, 2018, at 2:56 PM, Thompson via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Unsubscribe > > jen...@mailowl.net > >> On 1/12/2018 5:11 PM, Bob Marshall via

Re: [Texascavers] unsubscribe

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Re: [Texascavers] Mystery Caver #6

Jack Stellmack? -- Mixon A chicken is the egg's way of creating another egg. You may "reply" to the address this message (unless it's a TexasCavers list post) came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal:

[Texascavers] Resend magic link trick to David

Hit delete now! https://www.facebook.com/italo.fernandes.566/videos/780958728762354/ The mystery caver has a degree (piled higher and deeper) in chemistry DirtDoc ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com

[Texascavers] unsubscribe

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Re: [Texascavers] Texas prisons

They have also banned certified process servers from delivering any kind of court document, ( at least in east Texas ). This is so ludicrous. It takes the county constable weeks, what I should be able to do in 15 minutes.It is bad, because it often involves rush court orders involving

[Texascavers] Another cheap LED head-lamp

The link below is a head-lamp that I just saw at an Academy Store. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1018272812/smith-and-wesson-delta-force-hl-10-headlamp-led-with-3-aaa-batteries-aluminum-black I would call it a good caving lamp for small kids. The headpiece part is rugged, but the plastic

Re: [Texascavers] giving away books

... Joe On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 11:39 PM, Nancy Weaver via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Bill - I’d be happy to take all the books that are not claimed to Inside > Books. They *love* textbooks as well as everything else. They provide > books for prisoners in

Re: [Texascavers] giving away books

Bill - I’d be happy to take all the books that are not claimed to Inside Books. They *love* textbooks as well as everything else. They provide books for prisoners in Texas. Let me know if you’re interested and when I could come by and pick them up. Nancy 512.924.3391

[Texascavers] giving away books

As a first step in getting out of the way of the TCMA and the TSS that have bought my house, I will have open house Thursday of this week (the 10th and 11th) from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. for friends to come by and pick out any among the many non-caving books in the living room. I have already

[Texascavers] Plate-tectonics related

Could someone please confirm the new cooordinates for The Center of The Caving Universe ?? 30.155083,-97.980538 It appears they may have shifted slightly southwest ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com |

[Texascavers] my books

Sean Vincent provided transportation for me last night to my house so people could come by and carry off non-caving books. About a dozen people did so. So far I have no ride for tonight (Thursday), so the tentatively scheduled repeat open-house is cancelled. If you were counting on coming, you

[Texascavers] Brown Bag - Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M at EAA - Madagascar: The Eighty Continent by Alan Montemayor and Cheryl Hamilton

Madagascar: The Eighth Continent Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:30 A.M. (Note - this is a change from our normal time of around noon) Alan Montemayor and Cheryl Hamilton At Edwards Aquifer Authority Training Room 900 E Quincy Street, San Antonio, TX 78215 Alan Montemayor and Cheryl

Re: [Texascavers] Bexar Grotto Donates $5000 to TSC

, but is recommended for suppression of fire. If we don't do this before we fill the basement, it will never happen. Joe & Evelynn via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > A big thank you to the Bexar Grotto for the generous donation of $5000 to the > new Texas S

[Texascavers] Bexar Grotto Donates $5000 to TSC

A big thank you to the Bexar Grotto for the generous donation of $5000 to the new Texas Speleology Center! The Bexar Grotto is also challenging other grottos around the state to contribute and try to meet or beat their contribution. There have been a number of offers and requests over the past

[Texascavers] Mixon open house for books

Transportation for tomorrow (Wednesday) night has been volunteered, so it will definitely happen. Stay tuned about Thursday. -- Mixon A chicken is the egg's way of creating another egg. You may "reply" to the

[Texascavers] Australia Is So Hot That Bats Are 'Boiling'

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/australian-heat-wave-flying-fox-deaths-koala-spd/ Lee Skinner ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Australian ICS documents

Can someone give me PDFs (or access to them) of the program and abstracts and the proceedings of the International Congress in Australia last summer? I need to glean material from them for the coming AMCS Activities Newsletter 41. Whatever flaws held up release of these shouldn't affect what I

[Texascavers] Cavers in Bertram ?

>From David Locklear I am brainstorming a road-trip from Houston to Bertram and back. Sometime in the next 4 days. Probably leaving from Brenham and going thru Georgetown dlocklea...@gmail.com ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

[Texascavers] cave-diving discovery

One of my favorite stories about the potential for cave-diving discoveries is the remipedes in an underwater cave in the Bahamas first seen by Jill Yager, who got to write a paper describing not only a new species, but a new genus, a new family, and a new class. She was a high-school biology

Re: [Texascavers] Article about Tom Iliffe. -- another spin

chance katie On Jan 9, 2018, at 9:01 AM, Mark Minton via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>> wrote: There's an online article about Tom Iliffe and his career as a cave-diving biologist at <https://theconversation.com/scientist-at

[Texascavers] Article about Tom Iliffe.

There's an online article about Tom Iliffe and his career as a cave-diving biologist at . Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net ___

Re: [Texascavers] Open House

I looked the new TSC place up on Google Maps. Is that the building down a gravel road. What is with the fortress like house across the street ? I would like to someday attend an open house at the TSC, but I would like to also unload a car-load some of items there for any future yard sale.

[Texascavers] open house to give away _non-caving_ books

As a first step in getting out of the way of the TCMA and the TSS that have bought my house, I will have open houses Wednesday and Thursday of this week (the 10th and 11th) from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. for friends to come by and pick out any among the many non-caving books in the living room. I have

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones

Ken, Note that I said "future".  Think miniaturization!   LiDARs already exist that can be carried by a walking caver.  Who knows what will be possible a couple of decades from now? Lee On 1/7/2018 6:28 PM, Ken Harrington wrote: Lee, It would take very large passages as the laser beam

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones

Lee, It would take very large passages as the laser beam that powers them would come from an aircraft flying above them. Ken Get Outlook for iOS From: swrcav...@googlegroups.com on behalf of Lee H. Skinner

[Texascavers] Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones

If these can carry LiDAR, will it be the future of cave exploration? :-) http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/01/pentagon-seeks-laser-powered-bat-drones/144964/ Lee Skinner ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] Sort of Facebook related

> On Jan 7, 2018, at 12:43 PM, David via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > I hope to stay off of Facebook in 2018. > > So I was going thru my account and cleaning stuff. > > I stumbled on to Tinker Bucksnort. > > That was Jim McLane's secret

[Texascavers] Sort of Facebook related

I hope to stay off of Facebook in 2018. So I was going thru my account and cleaning stuff. I stumbled on to Tinker Bucksnort. That was Jim McLane's secret page. He has only been gone 2 years, but I just could not hit the delete button. As much as I hate Facebook, there are things it does that

[Texascavers] Cave and karst news announcements from NCKRI

Dear Friends, Everyone at NCKRI hopes you had a wonderful holiday season and are now enjoying a great start to the New Year! Following are news and announcements from NCKRI and some of our friends around the world. The full details are below. ·Caves and Karsts: Understanding,

[Texascavers] Caver music

For those of you that missed the incredible caver band GFB perform NYE, the video below is a comparison of how awesome it was: https://youtu.be/sGOUuWBFca8 Imagine that sound, but in a basement like garage with 20 people, mostly semi-old cavers and a few old-timers, and going till 1 in the

[Texascavers] LED light - long term review

I think I mentioned about 2 years ago that I had purchased the light in the link below. It is still going strong and really comes in handy. I highly recommend it. https://www.ebay.com/p/Energizer-Water-Resistant-Adjustable-Pivot-115-Lumens-Floating-LED-Light/2136834966 Yesterday, I dropped it

Re: [Texascavers] speaking of Mars ...

Maybe Logan wasn’t really living in Belize. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 3, 2018, at 11:25 PM, Don Arburn via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Logan, exactly how do you know what a Martian hand looks like? > > > --Don > >> On Ja

Re: [Texascavers] speaking of Mars ...

Logan, exactly how do you know what a Martian hand looks like? --Don > On Jan 3, 2018, at 11:19 PM, Logan McNatt via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Wow! Natural or made by Martians? Looks like an obvious handprint on the > right end! > >&g

[Texascavers] Potential cave lead on Mars

The attached photos shows a potential talus cave on Mars. The dark abyss is allegedly at least 1/4 inch in diameter. But if you look carefully at the grains of sand something is blowing or sucking them. Right ? If you see the sagging-p*nis like formation, I feel a caver should name this lead

[Texascavers] Soda-straws on Mars ?

The crystal in the attached photo is allegedly 1/4 inch long and allegedly formed on the surface of Mars. Dr. Halliday would call this a speleothem because it likely formed by a similar process - gravity, capillary-pressure, mineralization from solid to liquid back to solid, etc..

Re: [Texascavers] Bat in the bedroom

I've had a big brown in my house here in Missouri twice. They can come down the chimney or even thru the clothes drier exhaust. Keep warm! William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jan 3, 2018, at 10:06 PM, John Kerr via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:

Re: [Texascavers] Bat in the bedroom

via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > John, > > It could be a big brown bat. They move around during cold snaps and they like > houses. Handle only with thick gloves. They bite! > > William R. (Bill) Elliott > Sent from my iPhone > >

Re: [Texascavers] Bat in the bedroom

John, It could be a big brown bat. They move around during cold snaps and they like houses. Handle only with thick gloves. They bite! William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jan 3, 2018, at 9:29 PM, John Kerr via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: Just got a f

[Texascavers] Bat in the bedroom

Just got a frantic call from my mother that a bat is flying around her bedroom. They've had record cold temps this week (Indianapolis). Shouldn't bats be hibernating right now? Any advise? Thanks, John Kerr Sent from my iPhone ___ Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Frozen Gorman Falls

I motion that Heather's post be named 2nd best post in Cavetex history. Anybody second the motion ? ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] 2018 Deep & Punkin Trip Leaders

It’s now a new year and I am compelled to remind D Trip Leaders MUST be current TCMA members as required by the management plan. If you are planning to lead an upcoming trip or planning for a future trip it would be good to check your membership status. Thanks!! --Don --Don

Re: [Texascavers] Gorman Falls at Colorado Bend State Park

WOW! Thanks for sharing, Heather & co. On Jan 3, 2018, at 3:53 PM, Heather Tucek via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>> wrote: Since it only happens very occasionally, we figured we hike down to Gorman Falls yesterday mornin

[Texascavers] Gorman Falls at Colorado Bend State Park

Since it only happens very occasionally, we figured we hike down to Gorman Falls yesterday morning (1/2/18) while it was snowing, and check out the frozen state of the waterfall. I know lots of y'all have attended the TSA's Colorado Bend State Park survey project, so you have a special spot in

[Texascavers] Brief exposure to UV-light kills Pseudogymnoascus destructans

Some new WNS news: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180102153209.htm Lee Skinner ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] Change of Location for 2018 TSA Winter Business Meeting

In an effort to be considerate to the TSA Officers and members driving from Austin, the location of the 2018 TSA Winter Business Meeting has been moved from Government Canyon SNA to the pavilion at Cave Without A Name. (325 Kreutzberg Rd, Boerne, TX 78006) The Date and Time of the meeting =

Re: [Texascavers] NYE photos

So: Bockbeer what was all that? It made no sense at all. Perhaps we need Brutus to join you in the forum to see what will become of Rome? On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 6:44 PM, David via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Here are some random photos from NYE. There is at leas

[Texascavers] NYE photos

Here are some random photos from NYE. There is at least 4 T3xas cavers in the photos https://photos.app.goo.gl/d4wNtTyw2L6GIRvA2 I am purposely being vague here, as I do not know if the people in these photos want the photos published. But somebody else was also taking photos and videos.

[Texascavers] A great party

I assume that all the cavers that wanted to party on NYE found a party somewhere. I stumbled onto a party of cavers on the far east side of Austin. I was not formally invited, but I was told of the party at the last minute by someone who could have chosen not to tell me had they felt inclined

Re: [Texascavers] Happy New Years

1:58 a.m. 01-01-18 GFB playing "Black Magic Woman" live ( a song by Santana ) https://www.dropbox.com/s/xf0835dyu7tve30/20180101_015539.jpg?dl=0 ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

[Texascavers] Happy New Years

1:12 a.m. 01-01-18 GFB playing "Red House" live ( a song by Jimi Hendrix ) https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ifnbg6dca89ft7/20180101_010758.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/m1x9w4o90i3n5xo/20180101_010028.jpg?dl=0 ___ Texascavers mailing list |

[Texascavers] New Year's festivities in Austin or Houston ?

I still have no plans to party NYE. Up to about 5 p.m., I am frolicking in my rental storage unit in Brenham. I doubt I will sleep in it tonight. I have the house to myself in Arcola for the next 2 days, but I expect to be thrown out by Wednesday ( hopefully for good this time ). [ I should

Re: [Texascavers] Resumideros del estado Guerrero

Mixtlancingo is the name of the river that flows into the caves. The town name given on the SMES map is Coaxtlahuacán, Guerrero. It's a long way from there to Morelos. ;-) Mark On Sun, 31 Dec, 2017 at 12:57 PM, David via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:  

Re: [Texascavers] Resumideros del estado Guerrero

to retire as a caver - if you dont mind the bandito-politics. On Dec 31, 2017 10:09 AM, "Mark Minton via Texascavers" < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: David, Did you mean Mixtlancingo? If so, you've been scooped! SMES explored those resumideros and published an article

Re: [Texascavers] Announcing the Texas Speleology Center

Great news! Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick Department of Biophysics, Rm. ND10.214A University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75061 USA 214-645-6383 (office) > On Dec 31, 2017, at 5:34 AM, Bill Steele via Texascavers > <te

[Texascavers] Mixtlancingo

David, Did you mean Mixtlancingo? If so, you've been scooped! SMES explored those resumideros and published an article and maps in AMCS Activities Newsletter no. 25 (2002). Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Sun, 31 Dec, 2017 at 12:32 AM, David via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.

Re: [Texascavers] Announcing the Texas Speleology Center

Excellent! Thank you, thank you. Bill Mixon, you’re my hero! Bill Steele > On Dec 29, 2017, at 6:46 PM, Joe & Evelynn via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > The Texas Speleological Survey (TSS) and the Texas Cave Management > Association (TCMA

Re: [Texascavers] tourist in the news

--- Begin Message --- David,  I wish the best for the New Year.  Mike Walsh -Original Message- From: David via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> To: CaveTex <texascavers@texascavers.com> CC: David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> Sent: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 23:32 Subject: [Te

[Texascavers] tourist in the news

>From David Locklear There is a tragic story in the news about an American tourist shot and killed near Zihuatanejo. The media is just trying to show that Mexico has gone crazy. There is something very fishy about this story. First, he was allegedly outside at 4 in the morning. Second, he

Re: [Texascavers] Spanish 103

Como esta frijolis. On Dec 29, 2017 6:05 PM, "David via Texascavers" < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > I have not learned any new Spanish in over a year. > > Next time you are in a Mexican restaurant, and the waiter first ask you > what you want to drink say, &

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Speleology Center

I can definitely clean out my rental storage unit and find something that might be worthy of donating. I have some old furniture, a nice old wood gun cabinet, some nature books, an old small camp stove, lots of metal serving plates. 2 white-gas lanterns, an old coffee table. 2 respectable old

Re: [Texascavers] Announcing the Texas Speleology Center

I am very glad to hear of this development. I look forward to working in the AMCS and TSS libraries when I move back to Texas. Maybe I could draft some lost cave maps. Thanks! William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Dec 29, 2017, at 5:46 PM, Joe & Evelynn via Texasca

Re: [Texascavers] Announcing the Texas Speleology Center

Excellent news, and thank you to Bill Mixon for making this much needed facility become a reality. Jim and Mimi Jasek Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 29, 2017, at 5:46 PM, Joe & Evelynn via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > The Texas Speleological Surv

Re: [Texascavers] Spanish 103

Good one Bockbeer! Nico El 29 dic. 2017 6:05 PM, "David via Texascavers" < texascavers@texascavers.com> escribió: > I have not learned any new Spanish in over a year. > > Next time you are in a Mexican restaurant, and the waiter first ask you > what you want

[Texascavers] Spanish 103

I have not learned any new Spanish in over a year. Next time you are in a Mexican restaurant, and the waiter first ask you what you want to drink say, "El coctel Monterrey, por favor," or with a group, "unos cocteles Monterrey, por favor." ___

[Texascavers] Announcing the Texas Speleology Center

The Texas Speleological Survey (TSS) and the Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA) are pleased to announce the new Texas Speleology Center! This facility will serve as the new joint headquarters for both organizations and will eventually be the new home of the TSS library currently located

Re: [Texascavers] A mobile-camp-kitchen idea.

Google tells me that Loews is a Canadian hotel chain. And I already have a camp kitchen, so I'm not driving that far north and staying in that hotel just to get another one. Jim Mobile email from my iPhone Mobile email from my iPhone > On Dec 29, 2017, at 1:46 PM, David via Texascav

Re: [Texascavers] A mobile-camp-kitchen idea.

This is a pretty good idea. I am of the opinion though that the table part takes up space in the box. You would probably be better off with a big box like that for stuff and a 4 foot plastic top office table or a folding 5 foot table (although I hate those folding tables). It gives you more

Re: [Texascavers] A mobile-camp-kitchen idea.

That is an interesting item. Thanks David. DirtDoc ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/

[Texascavers] A mobile-camp-kitchen idea.

LOEW's Store has a large heavy-duty plastic box on wheels that has a unique feature. Upon opening it, it transforms into a small workbench. A creative caver could modify this in such a way that it would make a super-quick fold-out kitchen. All the metal pots and pans and utensils would be

[Texascavers] 2018 NSS Convention

>From David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com The link below supposedly updates several times per day offering a view of the town where the next NSS Convention will take place. ( They are expecting a big snow tomorrow - a storm named "Frankie." )

[Texascavers] DARPA Subterranean Challenge

Is this good or bad for caves ad cavers? https://www.livescience.com/61278-darpa-wants-humans-to-navigate-underground.html#?utm_source=nbcuniversal_medium=syndication https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/new-contest-aims-help-humans-navigate-subterranean-world-ncna833191?cid=eml_mach_20171228

[Texascavers] NSS Party ?

>From David Locklear Anybody from central Texas or Houston area going to the NSS Party ? Getting to the party is not that crazy.It is the drive back, that would kill me. I could possibly leave Thursday after lunch from Houston. However, I am pretty sure I have maxxed out my credit card.

Re: [Texascavers] Pelican cases

in the Pelican case. and why do we need to carry around Pelicans? On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: Amazon Deal of the Day today is Pelican cases in case anyone is interested. ht

Re: [Texascavers] Pelican cases

So, a Pelican Case. Do I have to go to the coast to catch one and then How do I make it get in the Pelican case. and why do we need to carry around Pelicans? On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Amazon Deal of the

[Texascavers] Pelican cases

Amazon Deal of the Day today is Pelican cases in case anyone is interested. https://is.gd/v5DKaH Regards, Lee ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

Re: [Texascavers] Just reminscing - part 2 of 3

There is a first time for everything. Several words I swore I would never say..come on David Locklear ! Post the final chapter of this Ill fated journey ! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 25, 2017, at 1:56 AM, David via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: >

[Texascavers] Just reminscing - part 2 of 3

I left out the part that I was renting a room in Wild Bill Rupley's townhome in west Houston. I am sure he regrets that. Wild Bill was still working in his grandfather's fur-coat business ( yes, In Houston if you can fathom that ) That is his story to tell. It is my theory, that he helped

Re: [Texascavers] Just reminiscing - part 1 of 3

It must have been a very fuzzy memory because 1989 was 28 years ago. Mike Harris On Dec 24, 2017 5:26 PM, "Mark Minton via Texascavers" < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Rolf Adams was a fantastic caver and all around really nice guy. I had the > pleasure of caving

Re: [Texascavers] Just reminiscing - part 1 of 3

ailable from the NSS, but it is on eBay: <https://www.ebay.com/itm/Caving-in-America-The-Story-of-the-National-Spelelogical-Society-1991-/151917519053>.) Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Sun, 24 Dec, 2017 at 5:11 PM, David via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:   To: CaveTex Cc:

[Texascavers] Just reminiscing - part 1 of 3

A personal story from David Locklear from December of 1989. ( a very fuzzy memory from 18 years ago) I have ever told this whole story - at least not in detail - just in parts. Background: Australian caver Rolf Adams ( who would later drown in Florida scuba training for a caving expedition )

Re: [Texascavers] Texascavers Digest, Vol 42, Issue 19

My vote for an water proof case is the Pelican box, fortunately Harbor Freight has the Apache brand for about 1/3rd the cost. The small one starting at $15. They seem to be well constructed and made of a good grade plastic, a good rubber seal and a vent valve. They even have the pluck foam insert.

[Texascavers] Gloves related

>From David Locklear There are some gloves that I have been wanting for months at Northern Tool Company store - brand "Premium Defense." But they are $ 30 plus tax. They are on sale for $ 5 plus tax now till supplies run out. www.bigtimeproducts.net The store also has moving blankets on

Re: [Texascavers] Lascaux Museum

--- Begin Message --- If only some of the wet and muddy crawlway caves were so easy to exit ! Jerry. -Original Message- From: John Brooks via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> To: texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> Cc: John Brooks <john.brooks.archit...@

Re: [Texascavers] Ammo can - Part 2

Mine are all metal and old. 30 cal. I think. What calibre are you using in your caves? On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 5:17 PM, David via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > From David Locklear, > > I shopped hard and analyzed each ammo can that I could find in stores, a

Re: [Texascavers] Ammo can - Part 2

sumps. I carry one in my pack on every cave trip. Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Fri, 22 Dec, 2017 at 6:18 PM, David via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:   To: CaveTex Cc: dlocklea...@gmail.com From David Locklear, I shopped hard and analyzed each ammo can that

[Texascavers] NSS Party ?

>From David Locklear I am just starting to brainstorm ideas since my Sierra Madre road-trip appears to have imploded. I have to be in Sugarland at 1 a.m. on Sunday ( meaning that is when I will be off work and ready for bed ) So I can leave Sugarland in my Sequoia on Sunday morning. Here is a

Re: [Texascavers] Lascaux Museum

Some architects--not all. They should have hired you. On 12/22/2017 9:52 AM, John Brooks via Texascavers wrote: https://www.archdaily.com/868408/lascaux-iv-snohetta-plus-casson-mann?ad_medium=adbo_17 New  Lascaux Museum. This is what architects think caves look like

[Texascavers] Lascaux Museum

> > https://www.archdaily.com/868408/lascaux-iv-snohetta-plus-casson-mann?ad_medium=adbo_17 > > > > New Lascaux Museum. This is what architects think caves look like. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

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