Just thoughts rambling through my head, never sat down and wrote down the ideas.
No, went to A&M for a few years for comp sci and switched to an aeronautical school to get my pilot's license. Am back in computers tho, LOL :) On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:10 PM, ellie :) <[email protected]> wrote: > Free thinker! Did you go to a liberal arts school? I will lay out a > simple, organized way to bring this issue up at the next meeting. I > have thought it through but will not propose it myself. You probably > have material prepared as well > > On 12/14/09, Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm not condoning of getting rid of the membership fees, and while I >> think a few may quit paying if they can get the TC for free, I think >> that it will bring in more members in the long run. >> >> The information should be free. >> >> Charles >> >> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:07 PM, ellie :) <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I didnt know you felt this way and thought as a TSA member, you would >>> support having a small income for the organization. I will offer to >>> give Gill my prize of a 2010 membership but in no way think that there >>> should be no membership fees. I am glad he has someone to market for >>> him though(you)-i wont >>> >>> On 12/14/09, Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Gil, I seem to remember you making that statement within the last year >>>> or so, about the $100 donation. I also seem to remark about matching >>>> that, and I'll stand by it. I'll donate $100 as well. >>>> >>>> Charles >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Gill Edigar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM, John P. >>>>> Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I want to save the TSA from financial ruin....I will go digital if >>>>>> Ediger >>>>>> renews his membership. Anyone else willing to make that commitment? >>>>> >>>>> Ediger will renew his lapsed TSA membership and donate $100 to the TSA >>>>> within seconds of The TEXAS CAVER being made a free publication to any >>>>> caver >>>>> who wants to sign up for a free subscription. Subscribing non-TSA >>>>> members >>>>> should be solicited to join TSA but membership should not be a >>>>> requirement >>>>> for receiving all the good caving information aimed at bettering the >>>>> cause >>>>> of caving in Texas. As a caver and TSA member I, personally, would want >>>>> every caver in Texas to be reading TSA promotional material, safety >>>>> information, articles about equipment and techniques, cave science, >>>>> upcoming >>>>> events which they can support by attending, trip and cave reports, and >>>>> participating personally by attending TSA conventions and contributing >>>>> articles to The TEXAS CAVER themselves, all of which will also benefit >>>>> ME. >>>>> I >>>>> am selfish. I want all of these non-TSA members to read The TEXAS CAVER >>>>> because I will benefit from them being more informed and better cavers. >>>>> They >>>>> do not have to be TSA members to be better cavers. But they can be >>>>> better >>>>> cavers, and well qualified and participating members of the Texas caving >>>>> community, if they simply read and contribute to The TEXAS CAVER. And >>>>> their >>>>> participation is good for me, it is good for you, and it is good for >>>>> Texas >>>>> caving. That is probably the most valuable service the TSA can provide >>>>> to >>>>> cavers and caving in Texas--keeping EVERYONE informed so they can be a >>>>> better participant in Texas caving. >>>>> I coined a phrase in 1969, "As The TEXAS CAVER goes, so goes the TSA." I >>>>> think that is still true today. If The TEXAS CAVER is made available to >>>>> all >>>>> Texas cavers digitally and free then we will see a much better informed >>>>> group of Texas cavers taking the bait to become members of the TSA and >>>>> helping it reach it's selfish aims and purposes--a major part of which >>>>> is >>>>> promoting Texas caving--for ALL of us, not just the few. The time has >>>>> finally come, my fellow Texas cavers, to do something for our selfish >>>>> selves. It costs the TSA nothing to give The TEXAS CAVER away digitally. >>>>> It >>>>> costs the TSA and Texas caving a lot not to. If you want to do something >>>>> selfish for yourself and for all the other Texas cavers vote at your >>>>> earliest opportunity to separate The CAVER from TSA membership, to make >>>>> it >>>>> free to any digital subscriber. Otherwise, we're just preaching to the >>>>> choir. >>>>> Yours in Texas caving (for nearly 43 years now), >>>>> --Ediger >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM, John P. Brooks >>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I want to save the TSA from financial ruin....I will go digital if >>>>>> Ediger >>>>>> renews his membership. Anyone else willing to make that commitment? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 12/14/09 1:14 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Welcome back, Karen! >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, if we could only get Ediger to rejoin! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
