Very cool. On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 6:17 AM, Jacqueline Thomas via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:
> Nicely done, Logan! > > > > J. LaRue Thomas > jlrtho...@verizon.net > > > > On Jul 10, 2017, at 11:30 PM, Logan McNatt via Texascavers < > texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > > > I want to share an unusual phone conversation I had today. As one of the > Texas Speleological Survey Directors, I sometimes get unsolicited "Small > Business" mailings to TSS c/o my address. Got one today from Dell, so I > called to unsubscribe. The representative needed the exact address info to > cancel it. Gave it to him, and of course had to spell Speleological. Asked > him if he knew what it meant, and of course he didn't. > > > > When I told him it was the study and exploration of caves, he said "Wow, > that sounds interesting. I enjoy trekking in the wilderness." I asked him > where he lives--India. He asked more questions, so I gave him several > website links (e.g. Sotano de las Golondrinas), which he looked at while we > were talking. Told him I'm not familiar with caves in India. I thought we > could get cut off at any time, so reached for the closest thing at hand-- > my copy of Atlas of The Great Caves of the World (Courbon, Chabert, Bosted, > and Lindsley, 1989). We talked for about 20 minutes, and he said he was > going to search online for caving groups in India. He is 24 years old, > personable, and eager to learn and experience a new adventure. He actually > gave me his email and asked me to send any more info I could. > > > > So, cavers, please send any contacts, references, and suggestions > regarding cavers and caves in India to me. I don't want to give out his > email address, but will forward them to him. Based on our brief > conversation and his attitude, I think he has strong potential to become a > hardcore caver. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Logan McNatt > > Austin, TX > > NSS 11274 RL (FE) > > _______________________________________________ > > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > -- Charlie Loving
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