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  1. Stosh
    Alcohol stoves if tipped over can be a serious issue. BTU's are lower per volume/weight than white gas. Propane cylinders are dead weight. Manufactured wood stoves are lightweight and don't generate the heat that fossil fuel stoves do.. Rocket stoves produce equivalent heat to fossil fuels and consume 1/8th the wood than manufactured wood stoves.
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    Family Y
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    It's a forgone conclusion that Ireland will be the first female eagle scout designated by BSA.
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    And this is why some of the better members of the forum are no longer on the forum. The point being, I was well within the rules... of which I was being challenged by a one used title "heretic", which is what this thread is all about and I was using the rules of the forum that even when one operates within the rules, there are some who are going to take offense, i.e. a moderator. This is clearly pointed out by the negative arrow for making a perfectly acceptable, according to the rule, statement that offended someone i.e. a different moderator. BSA has rules the same way Terry has
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    Better check out the bugs in the system, there's nothing that says one is restricted in anyway from putting whatever title they wish on the input screen title. One is restricted to only one screen ID, but that can change occasionally to a new unused ID. and the word moderators and members are affixed below the avatar. The point being, as long as one stays within the rules, they should be okay unless someone comes around making up new rules along the way that suits them. This then takes this thread back to where it belongs,
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    I don't, I was a moderator on a number of highly charged forums. There were other "titles" that were even to the point of derogatory and demeaning. I couldn't use them on this forum. So I stuck with the ones my moderator friends and I bantered around behind the scenes. If one only wonders why certain things are one way or another without making a judgment? Try reading the book, not just the cover.
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    My boys are not at all involved in the fundraising of the troop other than in volunteering to help with the adult's project. The parents are totally responsible for the finances of the troop. Either they pay for the program out of their pocket or they fundraise. I don't care which they choose to do. If they plan an event, they can take in 100% of the proceeds for the troop. If the boys help out, they get a cut for their patrol account. I've never had any drama with the set-up over all the years it's been in place. OMG!! the boys don't EARN THEIR OWN WAY? Seriously people, 99%
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    Nope, Heretic and Stosh are old Internet nicknames I was given when I was a moderator on other forums. Just used them over the years. Neither are at all complimentary.. I find it rather unfortunate that judging covers of books has become the ultimate sport in today's society. There.... I think that's better.
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    Even bird know when it's time to kick the fledglings out of the nest. And, no, time in the nest doesn't get longer each season because mamma bird has become their warm fuzzy BFF and there's an inherent danger in the shear drop from the nest. The sad part of the whole process is that the modern parent really doesn't want to "let go". "They're my babies" after all, and all that coddling stunts their development. - and the same can be said for the patrol-method. The more the adults interfere, the longer it will take for the boys to actually lead. I'm thinking the - No patrol outings wi
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    By the time I was in Junior High School, my parents were pretty much hands-off any involvement I may have had outside the home. That included school and church. It was pretty much the same with my buddies. "Hey, Mom, I'm heading out with the guys. See you at supper time." Yep, prior to Junior High we pretty much need getting kicked out of the house, but misery loves company and the group formed. We did Little League, same team, Scouts, Rifle Club, Civil Air Patrol, and a ton of other activities. I have no idea how any of us ever grew up without the constant hovering parents do today.
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    I didn't pick the name. Nor did I pick Stosh.
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    If this dad is so worried about his kid, why does he drag him into the lion's den every week? This isn't a helicopter parent he's an A-10 Warthog parent. Your buddies right, I carry $1,000,000 liability umbrella policy on my homeowners insurance just for parents like this. Welcome to your next 7 years unless you pencil whip him though and get him his Eagle by the time he's 12. I'm afraid with that kind of a start, the finish will be worse than ugly.
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    Totally agree, but with all the parent MB counselors, MB in troop meetings instead patrol meetings, assigned POR's and MB Mills, the pencil whipping goes all the way up the ladder now.
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    Alas, methinks thee but a young lass so as to be befuddled.
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    I wasn't complaining. The boy on the video seemed calm and articulate. I push Swimming and First Aid with my boys at their first summer camp. I have nothing against going for MB's. After all, they're more fun than the ovals. From the interview I was quite impressed with the lad and having just "observed" the Heimlich, he did a great job putting it together and pulling it off. I would love to have a kid like this in my troop. By the way, it is obvious he has the desire to take care of others (take care of your boys) and sets a great example (lead by example). I would have no problem
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    Bizzaro theory.
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    5th Grader, 10 years old, 10 MB's? Cit in the Nation? First Aid? Maybe the Eagle Mills can do something positive after all. Or maybe this is a one-in-a-million Scout. Well done!
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    My problem with the Eagle situation is that this has become the Holy Grail of the girl inclusive agenda. If BSA hadn't run around making grand statements about how totally wonderful the Eagle is and left it as nothing more than the highest rank in scouting, much of the bluster of today would not exist. When Scouting first began the highest rank was First Class, then they added Star Life and Eagle. This turned First Class into chump change overnight. What's the big deal about First Class? If pushed anyone can get that in the first year. Not only did it negate the importance of First Class
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    Both Second Class and First Class rank requirements #1.a both state the same first two words. "Since joining...." Troop 414 is seriously out of bounds with their political pencil whipping agenda.
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    This is the conundrum I have always had with this forum. All the adults, whether they are young or old are all fighting and bickering about who's calling the shots. Well guess what, it's supposed to be the boys. The more I get into the hands of the boys, the less I have difficulties. I don't make it my problems and I don't ever get caught holding the bag. If the parents get involved and try to make it their problem, they quickly learn that's not a good spot to be in because I always side, right or wrong, with the boys and their decisions. It's always two against one against the adults.
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    I wear a $12 silver ring, the Mrs. has a diamond and diamonds around it in a jacketed wedding ring. Mine is just as valuable as hers and it doesn't make any difference which finger it's on. Just make sure it fits correctly. I had my BSA ring from when I was a youth and lost it a few months back on an ARC relief operation. It was too small for my ring finger and I was wearing it as a pinky ring.
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    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/elder/8720182/Wisdom-comes-with-age-study-shows.html Food for thought.
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    Nope! all In full uniform, shirt, pants, necker and belt with the camp knife clipped to it with the belt clip. Maybe a scout or two with the BSA belt ax and sheath knife, too. And don't forget all the scouts with a match case clipped there too, we wouldn't want to leave out any arsonists' issues.
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    Having this much control over other people's lives is what the US Constitution was adopted to avoid. King George III would be proud of how the Colonials fared over the years. I guess Common Sense is not as common as it used to be.
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    I kidnap them every so often..... hide them away in the woods for a while.
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