A very rare cave related event took place in Houston on Saturday, and I feel it is worthy of mention.
This is a long-winded story, so I will cut it short and let others fill in the blank around the campfire. Saturday, August 2, 2014 I was working in the morning in a town far from Houston, called Edna. Meanwhile, I was reminiscing about some caving events that took place there back in the day. In the afternoon, I was heading back to Houston, driving along, and to pass time, I was calling people to see what they were up to. I called one of my old caving friends, and he said he was having his estate sale at that very moment and it was about to end. This was a complete shock to me, and I suddenly realized I was not only going to miss a chance to scoop up some old caver booty, but that if I didn't go, the booty would likely end up in a Goodwill bin. So I rushed back as fast as I could, and arrived there to find a professional estate company and a line of mad hoarders sifting rapidly through piles and piles and piles of my friends old stuff. I had less than 30 minutes to dig and the pile was extremley deep and the hoarders were packed inside like vultures on the side of the road. Several cavers were in attendance, and I guess they were mainly looking for things that actually were usable or practical. I do not feel at liberty to post their names. But Bill Rupley was one of them, and I did help him load some junk on his truck. I managed to fill up a box with some very random caving newsletters. A few Texas Cavers ( 1974-1976 ), Pheleos, AMCS newsletters ( # 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. 16, 18, 19, & 20), NSS News ( 1973-1974 ), and few GHG newsletters from the 90's., and a stack of NSS Bulletins from the 70's, and BCI ( BATS ). In addition to that, I bought 2 books, "Caves and Caving in TAG" and "Jacobs Well." All of that for a measly $ 5. I could have probably haggled them down to $ 4. It was sad to see hoarders rummaging thru stuff like vultures. Especially, since he is still alive and very healthy ( physically ). But that is their story to tell, so I will give them the opportunity to tell it. I left there to rush across town to help another caver, who was in a pickle needing to move a large wardrobe up a narrow winding stairway. I am just saying that even on the fringes of the caving universe, cavers are helping cavers. David Locklear NSS #27639 _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com [email protected] | Archives: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cavetex http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
