Hey Nico, where's your list? 4 reasons is better than zero! :) On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Nico Escamilla <[email protected]>wrote:
> That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. > > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Cavers are good people. >> I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. >> I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. >> I get good food prepared by good people. >> I get to hang with beautiful good people. >> >> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! >> > >> > As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used >> in >> > the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. >> > >> > If you have no problem with this, post away! >> > >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Mark >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Lyndon >> > Tiu >> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM >> > To: Sheryl Rieck >> > Cc: TexasCavers >> > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving >> > >> > Sounds like a good title for a TC article. >> > >> > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly >> became >> > >> >> too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and >> >> beauty >> > >> >> of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but >> >> almost >> > >> >> no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that >> have >> > >> >> kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a >> > >> >> go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time >> >> span >> > >> >> and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of >> >> caving >> > >> >> and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun >> folks >> > >> >> than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the >> emails >> > >> >> from Mark began. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very >> scientific. >> > >> >> I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of >> > >> >> speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my >> >> eyes >> > >> >> roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an >> effort to >> > >> >> give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I >> came up >> > >> >> with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could >> send >> > >> >> Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas >> caving >> > >> >> community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> Here are my 10: >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like >> >> snakes. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me >> in a >> > >> >> cave. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and >> I >> >> am >> > >> >> sticking to it no matter what. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to >> >> it. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting >> than >> > >> >> saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of >> > >> >> accounts. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is >> supposed to >> > >> >> be. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly >> odd >> > >> >> people on caving trips and that is just fun. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would >> rather be >> > >> >> caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You >> are >> > >> >> verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons >> would >> >> be >> > >> >> worth a read. >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Lyndon Tiu >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> > >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> > >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> >> -- >> Lyndon Tiu >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >
