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By all means, as long as it is merely pointless, I suppose there's no real harm. So if this is your idea of fun, I'm good with it. Oo eeeeee oo ah ahhhhh, ting tang walla walla bing bang....

Yeah, I've been watching and musing about that scene in 'Cool Hand Luke' where Paul Newman is getting the stuffing beat out of him by George Kennedy but he just keeps coming back anyway. Here it's two Lukes who just keep slugging away. It's one of those spectacles that we'd like to end but are mysteriously drawn to anyway. But since I've been invoked, here is the eleventh commandment: THOU SHALT NOT TAKE Packsaddle's singing IN VAIN! All together now: "Oh...I wish I was an Ocar Mayer weiner...." "Little girls have pretty curls, but I like Oreos....." "Second verse, same as the first...I'm 'enery the 8th I am, 'enery the 8th I am, I am....I got married to the widow next door, she's been married seven...times before, and every one was an 'enery 'ENERY! Wouldn't have a Willie or a Sam, NO SAM!, I'm her 8th old man I'm 'enery, 'enery the 8th I am...second verse, same as the first..."

I will add that it was in chess (and marksmanship) that I discovered and developed the ability to focus with great intensity, in spite of being surrounded by chaos.

Scouter99, it isn't working for me either. Hasn't, really, since the new system arrived.

Yeah, I remember mentioning it but I can't remember the context. I'm not the first to note that the FSM qualifies under BSA 'guidelines'. Me, if I had to choose between that and that mythical 'rock' that some scout executive noted that was also officially BSA-approved, I'd always side with the edible thing. H'mmm maybe that was spaghetti and not pie.....

I think I felt a chunk flop onto my forehead already. At least I HOPE that was pie.

OK, are we ready for the fire hose yet? I mean I left this thread for just a few hours and...wow! FWIW, Moosetracker is female, not that that makes any difference. Moosetracker, did you ever experience the Merlyn/Evmori exchanges? I suggest a high-calorie, high-carb lunch for everyone. And then sleep it off.

I'm with Joe Bob. How is he being allowed to continue as CC if he resigned? If the unit and CO leadership are going to be bullied by this person, in that case I'm with KDD. Find another unit and protect your son. Do it quickly.

Heh, heh, I considered that. After all these years, I actually HAVE developed an ever-so-slight sense of what it means to 'poke a stick in the eye' of someone like that, lol. I'll continue to try to educate in a respectful manner, maybe hunt for a friendlier post office.

So far in this area, I don't know of a single unit that isn't continuing almost as if nothing changed. After all that noise, people mostly seem to have shrugged. We'll see how things go later in the fall.

I have a lot of Pelican cases for shipping equipment safely. The Coleman canoes were the least-stable canoes I've ever experienced. I am glad they are no longer manufactured. Pelican will make a durable product but unless the hull design is improved, I'd still avoid them.

Thinking about BD's question, is there a source of hot dogs that are NOT pre-cooked?

In case anyone is wondering...I'm still trying to convince the Post Office that maps can go using the media mail rate. The local person insists that books, only, are eligible. I show her the regulations from her HQ and it's as if I am trying to talk to a brick.

Welcome back! Your Boston accent, too.

I know that lake. It's just north (maybe northwest) of Three Finger Jack. That country is spectacular. One of my top 5 favorite places of the world is south of there down in the Three Sisters area. You can't find a better region for great hiking and backpacking. That plane was incredibly lucky for 1) finding that spot and landing the way it did, and 2) having the benefit of a scout troop right there. Hand Salute! Getting that plane out of there is really going to cost someone.

Welcome back! Hope your 'vacation' was a good one.

Now I'm humming an old Dillards song that I can't get out of my head, "What's time to a hog?" Thanks a whole lot, guys. Edit to add: "...what's a puddle to a duck, what's the old cow think, when you load her on a truck, what's time to a hog?" and no, I'm not trying to be annoying yet.

"Oh, would I'd been rammed and eternally clammed Ere I perched on this whango tree." You can bet your nooties bil! will find an umptum lorn!

You can find this info if you ask your council. They will confirm that SSScout is correct: the CO owns the unit assets. The only exception to this would be if a donor or a business or a private individual was allowing unit use of equipment, essentially a loan. In that case ownership is retained by that entity.

Less of Texas than I had expected, considering the number of maps from places like Kentucky or California. Anyway, I've already promised the few I have to another Texas scouter. I still have quite a few from Arizona and Kansas/Nebraska. These are just for practice anyway, if you'd like some geographic diversity. Interesting that I haven't gotten any objections from people in Rhode Island....I'm going to write my senator with the suggestion.

That is an outstanding letter. Thanks for posting it. I hope it reflects the general attitude around there and if so, maybe the outcome will be a good one.

SSScout is correct. There is a possibility that you will 'age out' at the rank of Life Scout. There is nothing wrong with that. You will be no less of a scout at that level and everything that you have achieved from the program will not be diminished one bit. I wish you success.

"And I see it doing major damage to Scouting when BSA practices its lying and hypocrisy." Creationism? How is that doing damage to Scouting? You lost me on that one. Look, if you guys think either of you has a chance of convincing the other, you need to rethink your approach. As an alternative why don't you find a 'common enemy' or something like that. Set aside these major differences and find out what you agree on first, and then work from there. If you like you can make me your common enemy. What can I do to 'elevate' myself to that level? I can be incredibly annoying. I can recite bad poetry. I'd sing if I could,...that would do it for sure. Just let me know how I can help...you know 'helpful'.

Yes, there is so much of it...DAMN that rap music!

See if Firefox works better, snicker, snicker. Sorry, couldn't resist. If someone could show me how to create a sub-forum I'd appreciate it.