prairie

I would get that backwards and it's too late to edit. (shakes head) 1PM or 13:00 DST = Noon standard time,

Same thing only diffrent, both my sisters live in th Arrlington VA area, I want to visit the Jamboree for a day or two, don't know if I will be alone or in a tiny group of Scouts/Scouters. Questions range from what would I be able to do to will they even let me in, the few who have been to a jamboree couldn't help me on this, they had all beem offical particapints or staff.

Nachamawat covered my first point far better than I could, Thankyou. Sometines when I hear this sort of proablem I wonder if it might also be a parents issues with letting their son grow up. I know I find God outside and by myself, not in a crowded, stifeling and noisy building. If praying at noon is important remenber by the sun noon happens at 11AM, daylight savings time is mans foolish attempt to get more done with out getting out of bed any earlier than he has to.

Please forgive this minor hy-jack, where would I find the pre-72 Woodbadge course materails? I don't need to own a set just be able to read them. As far as the beret, mom bought me one and I thougt it was neat, till I saw a photo of me wearing it, then nothing I could do made to look okay in the mirror. Now I wear hats that block the sun from my eyes and keeps it off my nose, ears and neck. I have a plastic pith helmet with the sides highly ventilated that works to keep both the sun and rain off my head but it would need some mods for scout use. When worn the beret offered no more utility than the overseas/garrison/folding cap while unable to be put in your pocket, the green ball cap beats them both but almost nobody wore them in the early to mid 1970s that I remember cept some adults, fact I didn't even know it was an option. To the beret lovers out there I'm sorry you felt your hat was missapproated but I'm not troubled that it's use has faded away.

Don't forget your smoke-shifter!(This message has been edited by prairie)

Was looking up something else and found this, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frotteurism Not gonna say thats his proablem but if it's something like this he will have to learn whole new levals of self control to fit in again. The boat incident could be unrelated. Hope the fallout from what ever happens is minor.

When I rejoined we had a ASM who still wore his youth shirt, I kinda kidded him bout it and that he might get mistaken for one of the boys. Several months later he showed up wearing an adult shirt and I quietly but warmly welcomed him to the other side of the campfire. I think he was 19 at that time.

And yet just a few weeks ago at the first campfire of the year at summer camp I saw a Scouter wear the blue AOL patch over his left pocket.

Good to know, Bought my only pair when they first came out and love them for hot weather wear, I like the new style too but they are hotter. Hope to pick up a couple of pairs tomarrow if I can.

You don't wash the outside of a cookpot so that when you use it on a stove at home you get that nice campfire smell.

Pink kneckerchiefs would make a bolder statment.

For your son to get the most out of scouting he needs to work with other adults. I'm usually more impressed with a Star or Life scout with little parrant involvement than a Eagle whose dad is SM.

I was thinking of being asked to leave the training before tickets were set up.

What brought this to mind is witnessing several ManScouts with WB beads.

I have a old pair (30 year?) of pants with the credit card pocket that I have to fight to get the belt tab through, it may be just a quality control issue on this pair. I really like the fact I can release the buckle easier than the old style.

Lisabob wrote: (Now in our case, I've been told that the 5 MB limit comes from a time when some MBCs signed up for 20+ MBs, and some scouts could (and presumably did?) earn all MBs in their entire careers just from one or two people in their home troops.) One would think a better way would be to limit a Scout to 5 MBs from any one MBC.

Well Eamonn, being nice hasn't been effective, no way I could show the forebearance you have. If they can't play nice, no more warnings just progressively longer suspensions of posting priveleges. If they don't come back, were they just here for the feud?

I just picked them up off the shelf, have several spares. The only reason I wear it is to show I have a Scouting history.

The 3x is 6 inches longer than the 2x, proablem is the new 3x is a much larger shirt than the previous 3x so now I wear a 2x. I may have to sew a "tail" on mine, no proablem upfront but the back is always working out, but this has been a proablem for me with most shirts. If the shirt was ment to be worn out it should look more like the BDU blouse with large lower pockets, actully I wish such a item was offered.

Went to section conclave Sat, 200+ and I saw maybe ten Centennial shirts, I was also asked by about ten people how I liked mine. Did have touble with the new belt and older pants, the loops are really tight, might be a isolated QC proablem that didn't mater till now. My arms are too large to roll the sleeves while the shirt is worn will try with the shirt off but that kinda loses half the utility of the sleeve rolling system.

Went to section conclave Sat, 200+ and I saw maybe ten Centennial shirts, I was also asked by about ten people how I liked mine. Did have touble with the new belt and older pants, the loops are really tight, might be a isolated QC proablem that didn't mater till now. My arms are too large to roll the sleeves while the shirt is worn will try with the shirt off but that kinda loses half the utility of the sleeve rolling system.

Went to section conclave Sat, 200+ and I saw maybe ten Centennial shirts, I was also asked my abuot ten people how I liked mine. Did have touble with the new belt and older pants, the loops are really tight, might be a isolated QC proablem that didn't mater till now. My arms are too large to roll the sleeves while the shirt is worn will try with the shirt off but that kinda loses half the utility of the sleeve rolling system.

Picked up my new shirt yesterday, in the DLR I wore a 3XLG but these a 2XLG fits fine. The long sleeve 3XLG is quite a bit longer through the body. There are no sewing kit buttons yet however there is a spare on the placket and I've already removed the hidden button for the dangle temp patchs. I also sewed flat the pockets. I chose the poly-cotton over the Suplex because it felt more comfortable. The construction design is a real improvement, more like the shirts of the early 70s, this is NOT another parlor shirt, ease of movement is much improved. Some of the stiching was subpar, if you care about such check all seams before you buy. Collar will work better with neck tie however the is no neck tie for troop Scouters now, durn. I have not rolled it under yet for kneckercheif wear. Not sure about the sleeve roll up system yet but with sleeves down you only have a pair of beltloop like straps in view, by the time the brush is snagging them your epauletts and pocket dangle will be too. The technology pocket, I wonder how long before the kids start calling it the hearing aid pocket for us oldsters? It will find a use like all storage, just not sure what yet, maybe spare pencils? Two thumbs up

Using a machine I can set up a new uniform in ten minuets, arthrities keeps me from doing much hand sewing. Get enough handwork using the seam ripper. We have a pair of boys who have half their patchs held on with safety pins, and only that because there was a question about positioning.

Yeah I don't get this, girls that age are running around in stuff that could be underwear and the boys are afraid of exposing there legs?