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Retired Transit Street Super. Bus driver, Sub teacher. Rough Carpenter.
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Quaker Jambo Chaplain, canoeing, Historic Trail Guide, RTCommish, Train Bus Drivers for Yearly Meeting Summer Camp.
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Born young, realized I had to get old, but did not have to grow up.
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Work for who? Is the SM (she?) doing ALL the work? Is she teaching COOKING MB? Is she doing the KP? Is the CChr doing all they can to keep the SM occupied and busy elsewhere? The SM's job is to sit back by the campfire and say "go ask your Patrol Leader" with appropriate aplomb and important harumf sounds....
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No Scout is going to starve in one weekend campout. Maybe three days, but not two.... And learning to cook is a three step process: 1) watch others cook (mom, dad, the Patrol Leader...) 2) trying it out yourself (when was the FIRST time you flipped a pancake successfully ?) 3) Finding out the cellophane and cardboard on the frozen pizza is NOT part of the ingredients,,,, .discovering that yes, you can cook Dinty Moore Stew in it's can, but you must OPEN IT first..... ... We will discuss hygiene and clean up next time....
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Yep. How many Scouts, how many Patrols actually? Patrol cooking and activities are important. Adult "Patrol".... Two Scouts make a Patrol. Patrols can be, ARE a measure of the TROOP'S success. Perhaps the SM sees the few Scouts (how many "few"?) just need to be economically, efficiently co-agulated into one "PATROL" of the whole. SM then misses the point. The gang is the Patrol. Kids want, will gravitate into a gang, if there is nothing else. Look at Haiti. as an extreme example. Patrols are a learning time, a chance to do "gang" stuff in a GOOD way. Where did S
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I am trying hard to adapt this title to the song "When a man loves a woman.... " for parodic purposes...
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I was always taught the 13th Law wa "A Scout is Hungry"....
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Maybe not a "patch", Way back in 2005 (not quite ancient history, but still....) I served as a Chaplain (Religious Society of Friends) at the National Jamboree at what was then titled Fort A. P. Hill. Even then, when I found out who Hill was, I wondered, "they named a US Army Base after a Confederate General ???" . I am glad we settled that mistake. Anyhow, I was issued a real live gen-you-wine Jamboree BICYCLE ! Helped me get around on my Chaplain duties. Even gave me a bike lock with it. Yes, I have some stories, another time.... At the end of the Jamboree, I was
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Frugal folks might consider AMAZON ? A search for "Scout Uniform" yields: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=boy+scout+uniform
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Wunderbar... erste Klasse. Luftschiff hoch !
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Stimmt das.... and since it has three corners....
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"MYYYY HAT, it has three corners...."
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Is a totin chip required for having a pocketknife on outings?
SSScout replied to MrJZhu's topic in New to Scouting?
*sigh*.. It depends... I taught Sharp Tools at IOLS for many years. My dad had been a Timber Cruiser in his younger years and we lived up the road from an old time saw mill, run off the PTO of a Cat dozer. I taught and showed wannabe SMs knives, axes (single, double bit), hatchets (several patterns) and saws (folding camp, two man crosscut). How to handle, how to sharpen, how to care for and use safely. We went over ALL the Totin' Chip safety guidelines and use. Comes CSDC, and I did Scout Skills. In standing up the flag poles (3 !) I had the service of several Scouts. -
What patches may be worn on red wool Jac-shirt?
SSScout replied to Rip Van Scouter's topic in Uniforms
The extra patch fabric is extra insulation. Cover and sew'em tight.... -
What patches may be worn on red wool Jac-shirt?
SSScout replied to Rip Van Scouter's topic in Uniforms
Position patches, maybe,. Places gone to, events visited, honorary stuff, sure. This is the adult version of the "Brag Vest". Be aware, there are SERIOUS patch collectors out there. When you sew on, sew on TIGHT, and keep track of the coat. PUT YOUR NAME IN IT IN PERMANENT INK. Maybe a phone number , too. I have heard stories of Scouters sitting at a big campfire event and realized SOMEONE was attempting to razor blade a patch off their back ! A Scout is ... but some may not be... Treat your jacket as a "work in progress". Mine has enough space for a few more, as the mood -
Neat story. This is why local Newspapers are so important.