tony from suffolk
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I've often wondered if an endoscope or somesuch could be used for the purpose of staring into inaccessible cavities.
Return To Reservoir Hole
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The Old Ruminator
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Sometimes a little advance knowledge can be useful. This huge cracked boulder was all that was stopping the Egg Timer shaft from collapsing into the unentered chamber. It has been removed remotely. The shaft then collapsed into the chamber but at least nobody was there . Remotely taken TG2 image.
The Old Ruminator
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Well I will tell you all this. Sometimes I forget that I am ruddy 70. Lugged in the capping kit to Jill's today and Chris broke up all of the boulders that were hampering the tray. I was 3rd in line on the drag and we removed 28 trays of sloppy mud from the end. I was so bollixed I was nearly sick on the way out.
Cris Milne drilling boulders in the approach passage.
Cris Milne drilling boulders in the approach passage.
The Old Ruminator
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Peter arrives with planks from The Silo.
Chris drilling below.
A horrible thing returns from the end.
At least one bit is clean.
Chris drilling below.
A horrible thing returns from the end.
At least one bit is clean.
The Old Ruminator
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Oh dear they wanted photos from the end. I am definitely too old for this. 
Ooo. Some " lovely " sediments.
And straws.
The grand way on. I can just see The Cheddar Master Cave.
Please can I go home now. I dont feel very well.
Ooo. Some " lovely " sediments.
And straws.
The grand way on. I can just see The Cheddar Master Cave.
Please can I go home now. I dont feel very well.
The Old Ruminator
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I do hope Vurley is clear of Co2 next week.
The Old Ruminator
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Bum. Vurley was back to %7 Tuesday.
A couple more from the dig.
At the end of the dig looking back to the start. Possibly a fault in the roof which may be guiding this section of passage. Interestingly there seems to be no solutional widening of the fault and no phreatic pendants in the dig. We see both in Jill's Slither. Possibly this bit of cave was a more recently formed vadose drain. Currently I am trying to ascertain the altitude here in relation to sump level. From an enlarged section of the survey elevation I arrive at 32m AOD at the sump . ( variable ) and 40m in the dig. ( declining ).
A couple more from the dig.
At the end of the dig looking back to the start. Possibly a fault in the roof which may be guiding this section of passage. Interestingly there seems to be no solutional widening of the fault and no phreatic pendants in the dig. We see both in Jill's Slither. Possibly this bit of cave was a more recently formed vadose drain. Currently I am trying to ascertain the altitude here in relation to sump level. From an enlarged section of the survey elevation I arrive at 32m AOD at the sump . ( variable ) and 40m in the dig. ( declining ).
The Old Ruminator
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Mike Kushy's image of the very end of the dig which we have not reached yet. The arrow points to an ongoing small hole presumably the origin of the draught.
Mike will be digging tonight. :bow: :bow:
Mike will be digging tonight. :bow: :bow:
The Old Ruminator
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35 skip loads this week. The skip drag is tiring any one know what the best bed for the skip to run on. Conveyor belt ??? Would not know where to get some though.
First man hauling then me in yellow boots then one more above.
" Piggy in the middle ".
First man hauling then me in yellow boots then one more above.
" Piggy in the middle ".
cap n chris
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Hi TOR. Conveyor belt is unbelievably heavy and bulky and a nightmare to move through a cave, so much so that it rarely gets taken back out again when it is no longer needed. Please do not take any CB into Reservoir Hole. It will rot there forever, most likely, if you do.
braveduck
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Yes conveyor belting, must be loads of thrown out stuff in your local quarries.
But the amount you want will be very heavy and difficult to transport to where you want it.
Please get some young fellows to help ,there comes a time when common sense has to be put before age !
stuff in your local quarries.But the amount you want will be very heavy and difficult to transport to where you want it.
Please get some young fellows to help ,there comes a time when common sense has to be put before age !
mikekushy
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Went to JS Sunday 13th May.
No extra mud at the bottom?the mud pressed up on the sides was very dry and it was breezy and cool at the sharp end.
There was a clear pool at the bottom which I sent forwards into the ongoing hole?this ran several seconds then sounded as if it dropped into more water. Also the entrance to the dig has received some inlet water as the floor was washed clean and more manganese flowstone was on show.
The mud floor of the passage is no where near flat anymore.
Mike.
No extra mud at the bottom?the mud pressed up on the sides was very dry and it was breezy and cool at the sharp end.
There was a clear pool at the bottom which I sent forwards into the ongoing hole?this ran several seconds then sounded as if it dropped into more water. Also the entrance to the dig has received some inlet water as the floor was washed clean and more manganese flowstone was on show.
The mud floor of the passage is no where near flat anymore.
Mike.
The Old Ruminator
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Well done Mike. Peter still sorting the belt. They forgot to get back to him. Certainly on again when Vurley gets gassed out. However the political situation regarding caves on Longleat land is currently unclear and a bit worrying.
The Old Ruminator
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Yes re the other comments. We are talking about food factory belt not heavy industrial stuff. Oscar Meyer at Chard change the belts twice a month and said we can have some. Unfortunately they forgot to get back to us. That sort of belt would travel in and out fairly easily.
The Old Ruminator
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Effing Postimage changed the URL code resulting in the loss of millions of images worldwide. Effing Postmage and those Bast8rds at Photobox have put me off posting images anywhere now.
SamT
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We used to roll the heavy matting up into a very tight roll, then used a couple of roof rack straps to hold it together. This could then be slung and with a bit of gaffa, to hold the sling in place, it could just be dragged, bit like a torpedo,worked well, or, it did fit nicely into the old Dragon 'darren' tackle sacks, (the thin silver one). Yes its heavy, but it drags well, if you take so care to package it well.
As for it sitting and rotting. I doubt very much it will rot at all, probably be there in tens of thousands of years!! But it doesn't half help when dragging kibbles down a tight passage.
As for it sitting and rotting. I doubt very much it will rot at all, probably be there in tens of thousands of years!! But it doesn't half help when dragging kibbles down a tight passage.
