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Water balloon battles are not a good idea, UNLESS... you promise to count, then pick up and account for ALL the rubber balloons that are used, so they do not become a threat to wildlife trying to eat them. Truism....

"PATROL " method, or "TROOP" method, or "ADULT " method ?

Again, welcome to our campfire ring. Used to be, back in Paleo Scout time, one could not "work" on a given rank until one had "earned" the preceding one. That changed when TPTB realized that there is no harm in LEARNING a skill or knowledge prior to DEMONSTRATING it for rank requirement passing. This led to the allowing of passing a rank requirement whenever it can be done. Sign off in the book.... Much of Scout rank is classroom stuff, yes? Learn the Scout Promise, etc. That can be passed on (earned) whenever ready. No harm in learning knots, fire safety, camp cooking earl

My Troop used to sell donuts.

Welcome to the virtual rant circle, er, I mean CAMPFIRE... You will find this bunch of Scout fanatics well worth knowing. The past files are worth digging into, if you have a particular topic to discuss. Cub Scouting.... I was a Scout back in Paleo Scout days. Worked on my Eohippus Husbandry Merit Badge, but did not complete it. My good wife knew of my Scout history, but her sons, my now stepsons, had been turned off to Scouting by their dad, mores the pity. When our new son came along, and came of age, I was pleased that he decided to join the local Pack, and much to my wife's

Wait a min... More echarcoal.... recipe calls for .... 18 ebriqs on the lid....

Yes, but.....

""Neoprene socks, the longer you wear them the stronger they get....""

Well said, ED... Getting the Scout (the adult?) to buy into the Scout Law and Promise as ideals that can ACTUALLY (actually!) apply for the good in one's life can be hard. I had a p/t job once as a carpenters helper. My crew chief was a crusty old carp, the kind that knew how to frame a roof by calling down the dimensions to a cutter on the ground and getting the right slant on top. We had just finished a frame up on the first floor of a house, he came up looked around, said' "stretch your tape here" indicating the diagonal, corner to corner, and then for the other diagonal. An

Oh, how well I know....

Oh, you got that right. No Morse Code or signaling required for First Class, among other things..... Mostly for the best.... AND... Welcome to the forums, where you will either be entertained, or confounded... (what happened to Merlin?). You want virtual whipped cream with your ePeach Cobbler?

Pursue. Document.. Keep good records. Call, phone. Email. Send real letters. Remind folks of the Scout Promise and Law. I had served as Chaplain in two previous Jamborees to good effect. Approval of my faith's Scout Committee, support of my congregation. I had thank you letters. Third Jamboree, I was emailed that "you are not to be a Staff member. This is not appealable. Have a good day". No reason, no person to contact . For the next two months, I collected names at National . I had some very good people write letters of recommendation. 18 of them. Scouters of no small repute,

We no longer have "big" miracles, only small ones to remind us of how/why/what. In the "right place" , at the "right time", with the "right skills" , with the "right attitude"..... Aw, it's just a co-incidence.... I don't think so. Otherwise, howcum the detective always finds a parking space RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE SCENE OF THE CRIME ? When wife and I go someplace, and we find our parking space RIGHT THERE.... I know we are supposed to be here.

.....completely different?

A boy named sioux ranger:::: You were in the right place at the right time with the right training and attitude .... There is no such thing as coincidence..... AND... what were you doing out on a lake in a boat at age 14 without (two deep) adult supervision ? 😉

Someone had a good time and wanted to remember it.

The point that is often missed and has been forgotten is WHY Scouting was created. WHY Dens, WHY Patrols.. It is a natural phenomena for kids to create "gangs", "clubs" among themselves. In a neighborhood, a school, a bunch of cousins,,, the kids will gravitate together for ball games, recess running around, jungle gym climbing.... These "gangs" will find natural leaders among themselves, some kid (girl or boy !) that , by dint of will, becomes the axle around which the other kids rotate. If this "leader" has a poor example at home, if they glory in the attention they get by doin

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad spent the better part of the last 8 years (!) rebuilding the largest Mallet articulated steam loco east of the Missississippi. 1309 was a museum exhibit at the B&O Museum. It was transported to the shops in Ridgely WVa and disassembled and checked over by the dedicated volunteers and professionals. And then somebody decided all that old steel and bronze and brass would tally up to some bucks as scrap metal.... ""In February 2018, the restoration project suffered another setback when the railroad learned that an employee had stolen parts, including

Scrap value. little traceability. Lots of things being stolen for their scrap value. Sad. Who was the "original artist"? These statues are almost a standard catalog thing. Many other Scout statues around the country. https://colbsa.org/mackenzie/

I would check in that shoe box in the back of the closet. That's what I do....😉

InquisitiveScouter is spot on. Scout Accounts were a bad idea from the get go. Complicates things. Integrity. A Scout is Trustworthy. Scout stuff only, never personal stuff, The moneys can never be viewed as a "COMMISSION" for raising funds for the Unit. The money is the units, and thereby the CO's . Period. Scout leaves Scouting? Money is the units. Scout transfers to another unit? The money is the "original" unit's. They could send it to the new unit, but I have often seen them not. One Scout I am aware of saved up all his SA, and when he Eagled out.... He bought the Tr

Well, I think somebody ought to use the right quote. I couldn't find it in the Scouter search function, so here goes: "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money...." =Everett Dirksen = Or maybe not.... https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/a_billion_here_a_billion_there_pretty_soon_youre_talking_real_money#:~:text=The “billion here%2C billion there” quotation%2C however%2C goes,Times reported%3A “Well%2C now%2C about this new budget.

Best to go to the source.... *(( The true author of this article is unknown. It is here copied from the COME HOSTELING newsletter, Sept. 1980, of the Potomac Area Council of the American Youth Hostels, who received it from Dick Schwanke, Senior PAC Staff Trainer, who read it in the APPALACHIAN HIKER by Ed Garvey, who got it from the Potomac Appalachian Trail Conference Bulletin, which quoted it from THE RAMBLER of the Wasatch Mountain Club of Salt Lake City, which reportedly cribbed it from the I.A.C. News of Idaho Falls, which reported it from the 1966 PEAKS & TRAILS. I offer it h

There ya go.... Marketing vs "A Scout is Thrifty"? May I observe that the reason for POPCORN is two fold. An alternative to (shudder) GSUSA Cookies, and a guaranteed share for Council. I dare say, very few Packs/Troops/Crews/Ships send any share of their proceeds from car washes, mulch sales, Holiday Decor/Tree sales, meatsticks, breakfasts/dinners, etc. etc., to Council. Does GSUSA approve/suggest Scout Accounts, those pseudo commission for unit fun(d)raising ? Back when I was my Eagle Patrol Treasurer (Scouts paid dues to me, we used it to buy our gear and sup

Welcome to the ecampfire. Pull ye up a elog and sit ye down, friend. I bet ye already know the Scoutmaster's list of mottos: "Have you asked your Patrol Leader?" "Try ketchup on it." "Yes, campfires are supposed to do that."