texascavers Digest 28 Jul 2012 02:24:05 -0000 Issue 1598
Topics (messages 20422 through 20425):
Re: :[i] Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: I need help in Spain
20422 by: mikewaustin.austin.rr.com
OT - Job Opening at Inks Lake State Park for Admin
20423 by: germanyj.aol.com
LCSP and low-voltage quartz halogen lights
20424 by: germanyj.aol.com
fumes in CC visitor center
20425 by: Steve Keselik
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This is Mike Walsh & Lynda, we are in Barcelona, Spain and we are not stranded.
We are greatly enjoying ourselves. Barcelona is a cool 82 degrees. We will
be back to Texas o August 5. Mike & Lynda
---- Fritz Holt <fh...@townandcountryins.com> wrote:
> Be specific.
>
> F
>
> ________________________________
> From: mark.al...@l-3com.com [mailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:31 AM
> To: Allan B. Cobb; Diana Tomchick
> Cc: Cave Tex
> Subject: [Texascavers] RE: :[i] Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: I need help in Spain
>
> I need help here in Mesquite.
>
> Send ME some money!
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> From: Allan B. Cobb [mailto:a...@oztotl.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:11 AM
> To: Diana Tomchick
> Cc: Cave Tex
> Subject: s::[i] Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: I need help in Spain
>
> It's a scam?!?! I just sent him the $4.5 million I won in the Nigerian
> lottery. Boy do I feel dumb.
>
> Sent with my fat thumbs on my iPhone
>
> On Jul 25, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Diana Tomchick
> <diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu>>
> wrote:
> Just in case there isn't someone out there that doesn't know this is a scam
> (and there still are people, thank the Lord my mother doesn't have an email
> account), please don't send the money. Tom, you've been hacked.
>
> Diana
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Diana R. Tomchick
> Professor
> University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
> Department of Biophysics
> 5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
> Rm. ND10.214B
>
> Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A.
>
> Email:
> diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu>
> 214-645-6383 (phone)
> 214-645-6353 (fax)
>
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Tom Brown <cavei...@yahoo.com<mailto:cavei...@yahoo.com>>
> Subject: I need help in Spain
> Date: July 25, 2012 6:41:05 AM CDT
> To: <cavei...@yahoo.com<mailto:cavei...@yahoo.com>>
> Reply-To: <cavei...@aol.com<mailto:cavei...@aol.com>>
>
> I just arrived in Spain, I need your help, I'm in a fix. Can I get a loan of
> €1,360? You'll have it as soon as I get back home. I lost my bank card, I'll
> appreciate what you can give if not all. Western Union happens to be fastest
> and secure means. Kindly get it wired to my name, current location :- Narvaez
> 69 - Esquina Calle Sainz De Baranda, ZIP Code: 28009 Madrid, Spain. I will
> also need the MTCN on the receipt that will be give to you by the Western
> Union to pick up the money here. I really appreciate this.
>
> Thanks
> Tom
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> UT Southwestern Medical Center
> The future of medicine, today.
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Job Posting #:
12-00-594
Job Title:
Administrative Assistant I (Assistant Office Manager)
Closing Date/Time:
Tue. 08/07/12 5:00 PM Central Time
Salary:
$2,045.82 - $2,384.18 Monthly
Job Type:
Regular Full Time
Location:
Burnet, Texas
Work Address
Inks Lakes State Park, 3636
Park Road 4 W, Burnet, TX 78611
Hiring Contact
Terry Rodgers, (512) 793-2223
Division:
State Parks
for all the job details, go to posting:
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/tpwd/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=499492&hit_count=yes&headerFooter=1&promo=0&transfer=0&WDDXJobSearchParams=%3CwddxPacket%20version%3D%271.0%27%3E%3Cheader%2F%3E%3Cdata%3E%3Cstruct%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27CATEGORYID%27%3E%3Cstring%3E-1%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27PROMOTIONALJOBS%27%3E%3Cstring%3E0%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27TRANSFER%27%3E%3Cstring%3E0%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3Cvar%20name%3D%27FIND_KEYWORD%27%3E%3Cstring%3E%3C%2Fstring%3E%3C%2Fvar%3E%3C%2Fstruct%3E%3C%2Fdata%3E%3C%2FwddxPacket%3E
I would take it in a heart beat if I were a young volunteer on the Longhorn
Cavern project ;)
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Media Contact: Bryan Frazier, Texas State Parks, (512) 826-8703;
bryan.fraz...@tpwd.state.tx.us
July 20, 2012
Longhorn Cavern State Park Provides Illuminating Experience
Park Hosts Ribbon Cutting for New Lighting System Inside Historic Cave
Staff from Texas Parks and Wildlife, Longhorn Cave Tours, Inc., area chambers
of commerce, as well as volunteers and dozens of guests were on hand at
Longhorn Cavern State Park Thursday evening to cut the ribbon and ceremoniously
“reopen” the popular Hill Country destination, following a major renovation of
the cave’s lighting system.
Some $700,000 of low-voltage quartz halogen lights, sophisticated switches and
miles of new wiring provide not only dramatic new views inside the cavern, but
the system’s low heat output is better suited to help protect the cave’s
delicate ecosystem balance. The renovation marked the park’s first lighting
upgrade since the original incandescent bulbs were installed by the Civilian
Conservation Corp during the 1930s.
“This is fantastic; it’s like coming down into the cave for the first time,”
said Terry Rodgers, superintendent of the Inks Lake Complex, which oversees
operations at the Cavern, which is operated by a private business contract
concessionaire, Longhorn Cave Tours. “The new features outlined in the light
are incredible.”
Once home to mammoth’s, ancient peoples, Confederate soldiers and allegedly
even Old West outlaws, Longhorn Cavern State Park today attracts tens of
thousands of visitors to its 645 acres above and below ground. And park
operator Michelle Devaney thinks that the improvements will help draw even more
folks.
“The new lighting system puts into place a way for visitors to go through this
cavern and see the features illuminated in a way that brings to life the
geology and beauty. Taking out the old lighting also helps to protect and
preserve this amazing resource for a long, long time,” she said.
For more information about Longhorn Cavern State Park, call (830) 598-CAVE
(598-2283), or visit http://www.longhorncaverns.com, or
http://www.texasstateparks.org.
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I don't know what happened CC but I've worked construction all my adult
life ,I couldn't count the times our work envirment became compromised
because of toxic fumes, just like high co2 levels you're no wimp for
haulin A out of there and even getting checked out.My pop was chem engineer
for Dow , he told me in his latter years that stuff is bad for you.
On Wednesday, July 25, 2012, Louise Power wrote:
> My personal experience has been that folks who don't work in industry or
> in a government agency which has a hazmat specialist on board have never
> heard of an MSDS. Wouldn't know what it meant if they had one. At BLM,
> we're required to take hazmat training once/year. It's especially critical
> here in Oregon and other states where meth labs and dumps are so prominent
> on public lands.
>
> :-( Louise
>
>
> There is an almost sure prevention for this form of stupidity. It is
> called the M.S.D.S., the Material Safety Data Sheet. I is supposed to be
> read BEFORE you open the container or apply the stuff!
>
> E ^v^
>
> *From:* Louise Power
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:24 AM
> *To:* Geary Schindel ; Bill Mixon ; Texas Cavers
> *Subject:* RE: [Texascavers] fumes in CC visitor center
>
> Wait!!! You mean I sent them all my canaries for nothing?! After all,
> Gary, it's really not a mine anymore.
>
> > From: gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org
> > To: bmixon...@austin.rr.com; texascavers@texascavers.com
> > Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:20:57 -0500
> > Subject: RE: [Texascavers] fumes in CC visitor center
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > I agree with Bill, when using solvent based paints (or for that matter,
> any hazards material) in a confined space, it is much quicker, easier and
> cheaper to use humans to determine if you've exceeded any health related
> chemical thresholds verses real time air monitoring or canaries. Most of
> the time, most folks become violently ill before they actually die. While
> this is not the recommended method by the American Council of Governmental
> Industrial Hygienists, it seems to be the technique most often used by
> industry. When employees get sick, it is probably time to give them at
> least a 15 minute break. You don't have to worry about long term exposures
> such as an increased risk of lung or blood cancers as those folks probably
> won't be working for you in 20 years anyway so not your problem.
> >
> > Matter of fact, with substances such as asbestos or silica dust, by
> allowing humans in a contaminated work area without respirators, they
> actually help clean the air as the lungs retain some of the asbestos fibers
> or silica (good for the room, bad for the lungs). If you would like to see
> an excellent presentation on silicoses and the Hawks Nest Tunnel in West
> Virginia and the largest industrial accident in US History, you may want to
> visit Helen Lang's web page
> http://www.geo.wvu.edu/~lang/Geol484/HN-shorter.pdf
> >
> > I'm sure that the contractor read and followed all of the warning labels
> and safety precautions for use of the product and that it was really safe
> for use in a confined environment and that the manufacturers warning about
> using the product only in well ventilated areas was just to protect them
> from lawsuits.
> >
> > Using canaries for air monitoring has fallen out of favor in recent
> years as they are cute and folks get attached to them. In addition, there
> are a number of powerful animal rights groups that help protect their
> interests (wonder how that would work for humans). The correct method would
> be to develop a health and safety plan that would require proper
> environmental controls such as ventilation, selecting appropriate
> chemicals, using protective equipment, closing down the facility, and air
> monitoring. However, that all costs time and money.
> >
> > G
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mixon Bill [mailto:bmixon...@austin.rr.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:40 AM
> > To: Cavers Texas
> > Subject: [Texascavers] fumes in CC visitor center
> >
> > The fact that a few staff "had to" be taken to hospital does not prove
> that there was any real danger or there were any real inju
>
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