Caving Quotes

[Hunter]

After a stomp at Priddy village hall circa 1989 the following was slurred by a crumpled wreck propped up against a wall.
?That was f##king marvellous, it?s not so much a club, it?s more a way of life?
Tony ?J Rat? Jarratt referring to the BEC.

 

[Dickie]

"Let's get underground before it rains"

Prior to somewhat wetly extended trip!!! (28 hours)

 

[T pot 2]

Is that when you got flooded up to ya neck, helmet ont roof waiting for water to go down? In strands Gill?

 

[Samouse1]

?Caving is a fun and worthwhile pursuit??
Always said in an ?interesting? bit of cave, and repeated several times, as if to convince themselves it was true

 

[pwhole]

I can't remember the exact wording, but somewhere I have a newspaper cutting of an article by JW Puttrell when the DPC explored the Lower Series of Bagshaw Cavern, around 1904, and he said he 'would have given good money for a stout pair of kneepads'. My first trip down there also convinced me to at least upgrade my current pair.

 

[tamarmole]

"It's cheaper than golf"

 

[yrammy]

Tourist couple looking at us as we emerged from Swildons in the rain 'is it dark down there?

Also, from a caver I will not identify.... Tourist 'Are you a speleologist?' Caver ' F off I'm a caver'
such class. You know who you are 
   

 

[Dickie]

Is that when you got flooded up to ya neck, helmet ont roof waiting for water to go down? In Strans Gill?

Yep, it was Jim Dale that said it!
The neck deep water was unfortunately in a crawl that I managed to exit about 5 minutes before it filled up.