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Here are few suggestions I can think of to make this a little easier. 1. For those who can't get a physical within a timely matter due to insurance reasosns: Schedule an appointment with your child's pediatrician or doctor. Give a medical reason for the visit ( sniffles, sore knee, etc. something minor will do) while the Dr. is seeing your child, give him or her the physical form. I've done this on several occasions with my son's pediatrician and never had a problem. It helps to have a friendly relationship with your child's provider first. 2. If, as other posters have stated, the loca

Gee, I guess using something that's a family heirloom and built to last 70 years or more doesn't qualify me or my sons as the "elite". Please tell me BasementDweller, how the difference of a few ounces between a high density polyethylene frisbee and a thin walled stainless steel mess kit is going to make or break a backpacker. I haven't weighed the two to compare but I might even wager that the HDPE might be a little heavier!

Both my sons use the old WWII GI issue mess kits that my grandfather brought home from the war. I used one in the 70s and now it's their turn. Made of stainless steel, they are quite durable. Perhaps a little old school given the penchant for plastics and Nalgene bottles these days, but at least my kits have some history. If they could only talk about the places they've been...

Like others have posted, I thought up awards for every car, including parents who raced borrowed cars ( I called that one the GT-350H Rental Racer Award). Usually the night before I took picutres of every car and noted who built each one. Then I made up a certificate that was unique to the car. For instance one kid had a racer reminiscent of the old pickups that had the front end of a van. He also fashioned two surfboards for the bed. Of course this racer got the "Cowabunga Dude" award. One sibling simply had an uncarved block with wheels that she painted to resemble a school bus, that one won

Please please please check your local hobby shop first before ordering online. My local guy got a much better deal on Estes Alpha III bulk paks than I could ever get online. I also got my engines from him too. Let your hobby dealer know your buying for a Scout Troop or Cub Pack. Keeps the locals in business. If it's all done online, then the locals dry up and go out of business just when you need to run out and get some glue or paint, or a few extra motors.

I seem to remember growing around Baltimore during the 1970s, full uniform seemed to be the norm. I was a scout during the swithcover from O/D to the ODL uniform. I was out of scouting by the early 80s but often watched scout troops in local parades. I returned as an adult scouter in 2005. From my recollection of lacal parades, I'd say the full uniform fell out of favor during the late 80s/early 90s. My own scout uniform experience was that I starting in 1975 with the current uniform of the period, olive poly/cotton shirt with thin olive poly/cotton pants. We wore the beret too. My pants

Actually, our charter org is supportive, especially recently. While the church is our charter org, we've finally been able to set up a recruitment booth at our church school's open house night in the fall. This is something we have not been able to do in the past. The school's new principal is receptive to the pack. The church's commmittee would also like to see a larger pack and greater visibility. I guess this is the problem. After several years of parents thinking we were running a babysitting service, we've finally got good parental involvement. The pack seems to be on the verge of a

Hello Scouters, I'm a long time lurker and this is my first post. I'm a Webelos II den leader and ACM for my Pack. My son is an Asperger syndrome boy who has earned his AOL and is moving on to Boy Scouts. I'd like to move on with him and become an ASM with the troop my son is in. My dilemma is this however. Recently I have learned that the CM wants to leave the pack too. His personal life and its issues are consuming more and more of his time. My intentions along with the CM's departure will leave a serious leaderhsip vacuum in the pack. We are a very small pack with only 5