Greying Beaver

Gregtlaw's post brought several points under discussion to a head. First, his ex-wife "outted" him. I would have considered the source: not just hearsay but spiteful hearsay. I had my ex-wife accuse me of criminal activity 17 years after the divorce! Fortunately, the police detective realized the situation just as my jaw hit the floor and my eyes bugged out of my head. She will remain a ward of the state for the next 15 years as a result of her actions that she accused me of doing. I know all about spiteful hearsay. The "we won't ask and please don't tell because we will miss you

And that's Mr. Rubble to you, as well. Hey, Fred! Ya wanna build a real fire on the ground, heat up a couple cans of Dinty Moore stew them make a bunch of S'mores an' swap stories 'til we get told to shut up and go to sleep? Ah, those were the days. And yes, SR540 Beaver, I still use that kind of bedroll. It's fun to change the outer blanket from time to time. The "Thomas the Tank Engine" blanket was very popular.

I have to agree with the earlier posting about getting more "credence" at any scout meeting at any level when your uniform has at least some of the "right stuff" on it. It happened to my wife, aka "Cutest BobWhite". She went through CS and Webelos as an ADL. Five years in and two trainings later, nothing on her shirt to show for it. On to BS. Committee Member with very regular attendance for four years, nothing to show for it. Has been going to RoundTable all this time and she is ignored by guess who(?) - all those who have the "right stuff" on their uniform shirts, training awards,

Better to worry (even too much) and nothing happen than not worry and something happen.

1.) This happened in San Francisco. It figures; nothing new there. 2.) Merlyn_LeRoy's posting - ditto 3.)Want to drive an ACLUer nuts? Ask them if they have any cash on his/her person. They will. Ask them to read all of the wording on the note/coin. Watch what they do with the money. Hoisted by their own petard they will be.

The problem is nowhere near being solved. But all parties are on the same page and everything that can be done in advance has been done. Now it's hold to that course and see what happens. S'mores for 80 people? Two and a half S'mores per person is 200 S'mores. That figures out to 100 Hershey bars, 4 bags of marshmallows, and 7 boxes of graham crackers, minimum. !

DING!! Back to your corners. I am the aggrieved party. OGE emailed me privately as he said. He let me know what had happened. My response was it would be better in the long run to fix the double posting problem that attached to my postings. I quote myself, "I am not much of a narcissist." My world will not grind to a halt or its wheels come off over an accidently erased posting. Worst things have happened in my life. I also lauded him for this forum. It is a great way to see how scouters in other parts of the country do things. We are part of a world-wide movement that is consta

Thank you, everyone for the candor in your remarks, regardless where they fell. What we will see is if the program has taken hold in the lives of these boys. Trustworthiness, Loyalty, Obediance, yeah, Bravery, Cleanliness, and Reverence are on the line, as well as Duty to God, Duty to Others, and Duty to Self. Scouts "B" and "D" are part of this mix as well as their siblings and parents. I'm willing to bet that they keep "A" and "C" on a short leash, too. It's true that you cannot see the forest when you are in the middle of all those trees. If others want to post, please d

Madkins007 - I'm like you. A knock-down-drag-out about knots. I had my say, hopped down off the soapbox and headed for cheapseats. That is what this forum is all about. It gives all of us a chance to see how the scouting movement is moving from others' perspectives. Everybody has parts of the scouting program that is dear to them. Taken as a whole, we seem to cover the field. I see that our troop in our part of the swamp does some things the way units in different parts of the country and councils do things; differences, the same thing. I have picked up on several things that I have pr

Hi, Scotiacat. Your #1 and #2 suggestions are either in place or will be in place on the campout to be sure. The girls will be in the same tents as their mothers in a different campsite. Campsites are about 10-15 yds. apart, even odds that a trail will connect them. The intervening woods are fairly thick as well. How stealthy these guys - and girls - are is unknown. My concern is during the single-digit hours of the morning. I can just see me parked in front of these guys in my camp chair, with the coffee going as well, all - night - long. The song, "(I Drank) Forty Cups Of Coffee", ke

Here's the skinny: Scout "A" is dating Scout "B"'s sister, steady for almost a year. Scout "C" is dating Scout "D"'s sister, steady for 6 monthes +/-. Both "A" and "C" are Life closing in on Eagle. "A" just turned 17; the other three are 16, almost 17. All four attend the same school and all four families attend the same church. The church is the CO. I have known "A" and "C" since they joined the troop and have watched them mature. I have met both of the girls. All four youngsters are great kids, active in school and church activities; the girls showed up to help with their boyfrie

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Ok Ok Ok mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. There was a quad posting so I thought I would clean it up, when I got done, it was clean alright, everything was gone. I PMed Greying Beaver to apologize and asked he repost, it wasnt off color, non scoutlike or anything like that. I humbly grovel OldGreyEagle (This message has been edited by a staff member.)

Our chapter separates elections and call-out. Elections are held in January and February. Call-out is held at District Camporee. It gives the time needed to settle all fits that have been pitched. There is an O.A. Election form. It is pressure sensitive carbon paper. The lodge gets a copy, the chapter gets a copy and the SM gets a copy. The SM can do what he/she wants as far as announcing the names of the elected. Any scouter who pitches a fit is directed to the chapter advisor. That normally puts an end to the fit. Yes, I have been confronted by adult O.A. members (who should kn

Okay . . .let's see . . . I was in the Serpent Patrol (Patrol flag had a drawing of the Lock Ness sea monster on steriods.) At JLIT at Philmont, there was a "Bird Patrol" with a patrol song sung to the tune of "The Saints" ,". . .Oh, Lord, I want to be in that treetop, When the birds go flying in.". My Scoutmaster Fundamentals patrol was "The Castaways". We were made up of a big guy, a little guy, a married couple, a teacher, and a woman named Ginger and another one named Maryanne. You got the idea. Our patrol yell:"Gilligan!" Uniform was the loudest Hawaiian aloha shirt you could find.

Hey, SWS, we may bump heads on other topics (but it's fun) but not here. Congratulations on getting your beads! You'll be surprised at how often you use what you have learned. Why, I remember one time . . . . G.B.

I heard on the radio news that during the hurricane the NOPD's radio network (main tower?)went down. No communication? No way for the PD to give or receive information. They were having to relay messages using battery-powered short-range radios. And that was before the levies gave way. It was a very spippery slope for the NOPD. All PD's have simialiar communications set-ups and networks That NOPD officers went over the hill is most unfortunate. They have families, too. If they left to get their families to safe ground and returned that is another thing. But what really

Minimum age for ASM is 18; 21 for SM.. And it's a good idea to go through Scoutmaster Fundamentals a.s.a.p. It involves a full day of classroom lecture and some practical work, a patrol meeting (You will be assigned to a patrol.), and the Outdoor Experience, a weekend campout emphasizing the Patrol Method. If you comfortable in the outdoors, you will not have any problems. Also, you will see the universality of the scouting movement. If you did things by patrols in Equador, you are that much ahead of the game. Oh, yeah . . . have fun! BTW, what's your "favorite critter"?

I don't want to fight, either. Like I said, I am now DL for my grandson's tiger den, which means planning weekly meetings, arranging refreshments (and having something stashed in the car trunk . . . just in case the mama who was supposed to bring refreshments didn't, and ANOTHER committee meeting to attend (I am Advancement Chair in our troop.). On the other hand, I now have nine boys who call me "Gran'pa"(Sweet!), eight other parents who HAVE to come to meetings and BE INVOLVED with their son's scouting program (one of the best ideas BSA has ever had), all you cub scouters know the drill.

Has no one heard of the "Safety Afloat" training? It's required for canoe trips on lakes and slow-moving watercourses. There is a "Swift Water Training" for canoeing on swift-flowing watercourses as well. And Basic First Aid Training is needed for all outdoor activities. See if your council offeres it on-line.

In our troop, the SPL, ASPL, and TG's all remain in their "home" patrols for all troop activities, including campouts. The TG's help the NSP with cooking from setting up the stove to clean-up, but do not do any of the assignments. The only time I've seen a TG eat with his patrol was when his NSP had a better supper planned than his own patrol! they are also in charge of teaching all of the skills fom T'foot to 1st Class. That being said, please read on. My son, almost 19 and is now the troop's NSP-specific ASM. He's an Eagle, was a TG, and is going through Scoutmaster Fundamentals

I think it's made from a cotton broadcloth, similar to the material used in Dickies khakis. It's double-sided with the arrow embroidered on the top side. I have two. The one that I wear most of the time that now has some ground-in dirt in places and the one I wear to troop elections,annual lodge banquets, etc., the still clean white one.

SWScouter - Seven years to earn five? Not bad. And your dedication to the program is wonderful. Wait until you see the "time in grade" needed for scouter ribbons. Three years per knot is pretty much the norm. I can understand giving out knots to DL's and CM's. The former requires leading weekly meeting of a room full of high-octane perpetual motion machines. But seeing a scouter with those five ribbons come in from a pack with his son and having no idea of how a troop is run is only part of the picture, and the lessor of the two parts. When they come into the troop, they are th

Our group was told that the tartan neckerchief was not to be worn after completing the classroom part of the course save for the beading ceremony when the presenter removes it and replaces it with the taupe WB neckerchief. I roll my taupe neckerchief with the "ears" at the ends turned so that the darker pink color is seen. Several people, both in and out of scouting have made favorable comments about how pretty it is. My tartan neckerchief now occupies a place of honour (top of the pile of other neckerchiefs) in my sock drawer. I get to look at it every morning. Great way to sta

RE: three-year rule. I believe that it is part of the information presented in Youth Protection Training. And I thing it is a two-year difference rule. That would make it policy. Our troop has a "tradition" of arriving very late to campsites on Friday nights. Our guys "throw down" and sleep out under the stars. Only the moms set up tents and the boys help them. It is not uncommon to have three guys sharing a 10'X 8' plastic tarp for a grund sheet. Rain? That's what the second 10'X 8' plastic tarp is for. I sleep out under the stars myself. That 10'X8' palatic tarp has kept m