In article >,
"Pete C." > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> <snip>
> > >
> > > A lot of caves around, many not open to the general public.
> >
> > "Mine" would not be.
>
> Might be tough to keep that way, since the caves typically pass under a
> lot of people, you just get to be keeper of your entrance.

Entrance on private property. I could not keep out spelunkers tho'.
They are generally respectful tho' so that is cool.

It's still a pipe dream at the moment. ;-)

>
> >
> <snip>
> > >
> > > Drill a shaft down from your living room eh?
> >
> > That's the general idea. ;-)
> > IIRC the WW cave system is shallower than most.
> >
> > And dryer.
>
> Make a nice root cellar.

No kidding!
Caverns here tend to be a bit damp tho.
Shallower ones are dryer.

>
> <snip>
> > > Caving certainly isn't for the claustrophobic, it isn't for the
> > > inflexible either as you sometimes have to do some interesting
> > > contortions to get through an area.
> >
> > Yes. Spelunking is a specialized art.
>
> For whatever reason, in the US at least spelunking has come to refer to
> the untrained folks who typically get themselves lost and/or hurt in
> caves, while caver has come to refer to those with the skills and
> training to not get lost or kill themselves on the vertical sections.
> This information came from one of the NSS News issues BTW.

Ok, that's odd. The local cavers seem to be pretty responsible for the
most part.

>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Panic is generally what kills divers. I'd rather not put myself in a
> > > > position for that to happen.
> > >
> > > "Stop, think, act" as they say.
> >
> > Yes.
>
> Applicable in a lot of activities.

No kidding.
Life in general.

>
> >
> <snip>
> > >
> > > Yep, refresher courses are cheap.
> >
> > Cheaper than a funeral. ;-)
>
> Not for you You next of kin gets to deal with that cost.

<snork> But that'd be rude. <G>

>
> >
> <snip>
> > > >
> > > > Scuba is not for the careless.
> > >
> > > Nope. Plenty of ways to kill yourself if you're careless.
> >
> > Diving and spelunking... Double trouble!
>
> Yep. I'm progressing on both. Triple trouble actually since progressing
> tends to also impact the budget with more equipment. Caving is a lot
> cheaper than diving though.

I'll pass.

I'm too fat. At least I float! <lol>
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