ralphher45

Thank you for the info all. I agree, this is all for the kids so if things start getting too negative, I'll probably have to back out. But at the same time, what message does that send to my boy? His friends get to continue to participate, but he can't because.... I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. I do not believe we have a Committee Chair. Because of my work schedule, my wife addends these meetings so that out Den is represented. Based on how short this Cubmaster has been with my wife, I know he really dislikes her. What is sad is that with a smaller pack, there are not alot of

This is great info. I'm sure there A LOT of dads out there remembering the joy of flying down hill at 40mph in a shopping cart, and helmet? What was that. Now as a Cub dad, I can't allow that (boy what my parents never knew..) but the only reason a kid in the 70's used a shopping cart was because he didn't have a cool wooden car ... with flames! I'll keep you post on our progress.

I gotta say, I'm excited about this as well. I remember the old Our Gang/Little Rascal episodes where the kids build "race cars" out of anything they can find. Other then the rather expensive Soap Box Derby kits meant for competitive racing, does anyone have links to websites with plans/instructions on how to build a old'ol fashion wooden frame "box car"???

I am a fairly active Bear Den Leader with a good group of cubs and parents who we've known for quite a while. A few years back, our Pack welcomed a new Cubmaster. Nice enough guy, but for I guess a number of reasons (political, economic, racial, I'm not exactly sure) my wife (who is my Assistant Den Leader and attends the Pack Committee meetings) and I just rub this guy the wrong way. There have been others that we knew he didn't care for, who would eventually leave the Pack with their son. This is all fine, though because we don't always have to like the people we work, or volunteer with.