Yeah, it really pissed me off when the track lighting failed. The disco ball at the shower stall wasn't working this time, can someone see about getting that replaced? Also, we need to replace the freon in the beer fridge at the sump as well as restock, there are only cans left and I need bottles.
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Mallory Mayeux<[email protected]> wrote: > LOL! For those who weren't on the tank haul I feel like I need to explain > myself: > > On the January tank haul, I was told to bring a candle to keep warm, along > w/ a trash bag. The only candle I happened to have lying around the house > was a Bath & Body works "Moonlight Path" candle, which I brought and was the > subject of many jokes and much laughter. Truthfully, it seemed other cavers > loved it or hated it. > > I was going to get regular candles this go-round, but Bill loved the scented > candle concept so much I packed a nalgene full of various scented candles to > amuse him, and was going to offer him a choice of scents and light ONE > candle in the passage. However, we ended up waiting almost 9 hours, so we > ended up burning all six! In addition to "sweet pea" and "Butterfly garden" > we also had "Fresh Bamboo", "Warm Vanilla Sugar", "Raspberry Citrus," and > another one I can't recall...seemed most cavers would rather put up w/ a > supersweet stench than get too cold.... > > If/When we ever do a tank haul again, I'll have to bring plain candles for > variety. :) > > On the other hand...if I ever "pull a Puppy" and pass up the shaft, Diana & > co. can track me & my scented candles down fairly easily.... > > Mallory > > On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Diana Tomchick > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ha ha ha, the best part of this discussion is that while we waited for 9 >> hours for the divers, we burned just about every scented candle that Mallory >> had purchased at a Bath and Body Works blowout sale! Not only did we have >> stale air from nasty smelling wet suits and heavily breathing sherpas, it >> was intermingled with the enticing aromas of "Butterfly Garden" and "Sweet >> Pea." In addition to adding heat to our trash sacks to keep us warm, the >> candles also did an OK job of letting us know that there really wasn't that >> much CO2 in the passage. >> >> Mallory packed up most of the candle stubs before we left; on the way out >> of the cave, every time we'd come to a low spot in the ceiling, I could >> smell those frickin' candles again. I suppose that those scents will always >> remind me of this particular tank haul trip. >> >> Diana >> >> On Jun 8, 2009, at 7:08 PM, David wrote: >> >>> If you have 20 something cavers in a small passage with bad air >>> breathing heavily >>> for 9 hours, do expect the oxygen level to improve or get worse ? >>> >>> I propose future trips take precautionary measures and release some >>> oxygen >>> into the passage. >>> >>> It would be little use to install a big fan and flexible conduit to >>> force some air into the shaft entrance >>> because the air would distribute evenly throughout the whole cave and >>> it would also block the entrance >>> from easy in and out trips. >>> >>> Also, >>> >>> A tiny air shaft could be drilled, that could also be used to lower >>> the diving gear into the room where >>> the divers suit up at. >>> >>> Even a 3 inch diameter shaft would be helpful, because you could lower >>> a telephone cable, or pump >>> oxygen into the room, lower emergency food and water, etc. >>> >>> I propose a 3 inch shaft be drilled to confirm the exact location of >>> the 1st sump, and then use the >>> diver's survey to mark the surface where the cave is going. >>> >>> >>> I would also like to propose that the TSA, TCMA, and every Texas caver >>> unite behind a single goal, and >>> I believe that goal should be to finish the map of Honeycreek. ( >>> after ICS of course ) >>> >>> I hope I live long enough to see the TCMA acquire the Shaft Entrance >>> and at least some sort of permanent >>> access agreement to the Natural Entrance, like an easement. >>> >>> David Locklear >>> caver in Fort Bend County >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> 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]
