Diana, Take Bill with you in his "cowboy fire-tights". That will panic any meth head in the dark. But seriously, please don't approach anyone you see unless you recognize them as cavers. Call a professional, let them do the approaching. Also, it might be a good idea if you are a caver and you are there into the night place your bat sticker so it can be seen.
Jon -----Original Message----- From: Diana Tomchick [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:33 PM To: Jules Jenkins Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Austin Update - Whirlpool Cave Preserve - CAVER Attention Needed Do the authorities really believe that it's safe for the average citizen to be wandering around at night on the Whirlpool Preserve looking for people making meth? Doesn't sound like the smart thing to do if you ask me. Diana On Sep 28, 2009, at 11:20 AM, Jules Jenkins wrote: > IMPORTANT Message, PLEASE READ > Cavers, > > If you use Whirlpool Cave Preserve in Austin. If you visit the > cave, if you live in the vicinity of the cave, Convict Hill/ Mopac/ > Wm Cannon area. Please swing by and take a walk around the > preserve. We are currently experiencing a problem on site with > portable 'meth labs'. > > Over the past couple of months several 5 gallon, blue, square, > containers with 2 spigots, have been found on the preserve, just > under the overpass of Latta Lane. > The authorities have been notified and the materials verified as > possible meth lab setups. > TCMA preserve manager and volunteers have been working w/Austin > Police Dept. to address the situation. > > The APD officers patrol, by drive-by but, we're the ones down, > walking around the preserve and in the cave. That's where we come in. > > The cave has NOT been endangered! > > But, if you're in the area, stop by if you can. Walk down to the > cave. Most of the containers have been found in the grassy area > just to the left of the WP sign, as you're facing the sign. The rest > were discovered under the overpass, which is on the trail to the cave. > > If you see anything other than the obvious cars parked under the > overpass for cave trips, anything suspicious if you drive by late in > the evening, especially. > PLEASE call, Jules Jenkins, 512-289-1336. > > Thanks very much, > > jules jenkins > tcma manager, Whirlpool Preserve > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana R. Tomchick Associate Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Biochemistry 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214B Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email: [email protected] 214-645-6383 (phone) 214-645-6353 (fax) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
