talen333

Crew 21 is correct, I looked at the certificate online under My Scouting and it does have an expiration date of 2 years. My advice would be to just ask the ASM to go online and spend ten minutes redoing it and turn in a new certificate. The whole thing doesn't seem worth fighting about when it can be so easily corrected. I also was unable to find anything other than already stated for it to be mandatory but our Troop, Crew, and Pack all require it for all registered leaders.

Hey Gern,

My Venturing scout daughter wants to know who Wings is.

The headline tornado hits scout camp just made my heart stop. My oldest son and my younger brother are both at camp this week. The relief you feel after seeing that it wasn't here but in another state almost makes you feel guilty. My families prayers and wishes go out to the families of the scouts that died in the storm and hopes for full recoveries go out to those injured.

Hey Packsaddle,

If an illegal alien uses your social and works as an independent contractor,the I.R.S. may very well show up on your doorstep asking for you to pay the tax that the employer has shown you owe. If the employer has your information you will have to prove that you did not do the work for them.

Ed-

According to the other website you were saying to look at futures are going down. This is directly relating to the drop in demand,if you read the articles on the site.

Ed- This is from the Gas Buddy site you said to look at:

The components which go into the price of a gallon (or liter) of gas are many and complex.

First, the basic economic laws of supply and demand play a large part. For several months after 9/11, auto gas hit very low prices. Since air travel was dramatically reduced for months afterward, refiners produced less jet fuel, which freed them to use more of their oil supplies and production capacity to make gasoline. Supplies of gas went up, and so the price of that gas went down.

As an example of the opposite effect, Hurricane Katrina severely disrupted both the pumping of crude oil from wells in the Gulf of Mexico and operations at the Southern US refineries that would normally make that oil into gasoline and other products. Supply went down, so prices for the supply that was available went up - sharply.

"As for the price of gas and drilling....they can drill all they want. It won't decrease the demand or the price of oil."

If you increase the supply of oil the price would go down, supply is the other side of the supply and demand equation. We have some of the largest if not the largest reserves in the world stuck in the ground. The government needs to get the heck out of the way and allow private business to go get it!

I wonder how our economy would be looking if the federal government would step back and actually allow the country to run the way it was designed to.

What would happen if we produced our own oil and learned to take care of ourselves rather than being dependent on countries that really don't like us all that much, except of course for our money and our Army to protect them when they get in trouble.

Gas Prices Around The World

Iran 40 cents

Saudi Arabia 45 cents

Libya 50 cents

Swaziland 54 cents

Qatar 73 cents

Bahrain 81 cents

Russia 88 cents

Egypt 89 cents

Kuwait 90 cents

Seychelles 98 cents

Drill off the coast of Florida, Drill off California, Build refineries, Build nuclear plants, Stop being bent over by people who would like us dead if they didn't like our money so much. I for one would be happy to drill a polar bears butt if oil would come out so you can guess where else I think we should be drilling.

I believe that what they are referring to is the Weather Hazards course under the E-Learning section of My Scouting, on the National Website. When you take the course the top of it says, Planning And Preparing For Hazardous Weather. It is under the general tab in the online training area.(This message has been edited by talen333)

I remember being tapped out almost 30 years ago. I'm not sure if it was the "Taps" or the surprise but it is something that still brings good memories. Those were some memorable taps aqnd I for one wouldn't mind seeing them make a comeback.

Found this on Yahoo answers:

That person was a member of the I.O.O.F. (International Order of Odd Fellows), a philanthropic organization. The letters stand for Friendship, Love, and Truth, their motto.

partially soften them in water and then squeeze them together and let them dry.

Remember that your CO also will own your bus. You want to be very clear on the usage of it before you buy. They could look at it as another option available to them when all other buses are booked.

Where is the guarantee found? I have not seen anything about this and I have a shirt that is worn out.

Fill out the dues form with as much information as you can and pay your dues to the local lodge. I had the same issues having been a youth member of Topa Topa Lodge in Ventura Ca. Once you fill out the forms and pay your dues should not be a problem. You need to be registered with the Atlanta council as well or you can't register with the lodge. Make sure you put your BSA number on your dues form and they will add that to your records.

I found the following on the Veteran Affairs website,

When the U.S. flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so placed that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to touch the ground.

When viewed from the foot of the casket the blue field would be to the viewers right. This is my only guess as to where this comes from as I was unable to find anything else where the flag would be with the union on the right.

Hey BW,

Fantastic post by the uniform police. I like the way you called it. When I read the original posting my impression was that Troy had learned how to get merit badges signed off but had missed all the core values of scouting. I would not respect the wearing of this knot no matter what they did to earn it. There are reasons to do things the right way and the wrong way. Making your own knots......wrong, petitioning the commission of a knot and letting B.S.A. decide....The right way! Doing things your own way because you are afraid someone will tell you NO is both immature and not the behavior one would expect from a scout. Take pride in what you have done but always remember the scouting ways.

I just took Baloo training along with one other leader from our pack. When we went we were the only two in uniform other than the instructors. We were both surprised but I still think it was the right way to dress. The only time I go to a scout event and do not wear the uniform is camping with the pack and committee meetings. I for sure would always wear it to any district event or training.

Y.I.S.

Talen

The real measure of a succesful campout is when the boys come back with all their fingers and toes and then sleep for two days straight.

Hey GW

Try some of these and good luck

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I agree that I am willing to pay a premium for a quality shirt made in the United States but the scout shirts are way overpriced for a comparable shirt. Then they start making them in China. Where does the extra thirty or so dollars go? These shirts wouldn't be more than ten bucks at the Walmart.

I have to agree that from my experience of having a teen girl the Girl Scout image really needs an update. The girls may have fun but they are not actively promoting it once they get to the older ages. I have two sons in scouts and when we talked to my daughter about joining Girl Scouts she had what seems to be the typical response of older girls and said it was not current enough with what she wanted to be doing. She then went and joined the Venture Crew that is linked to her brothers troop.

Hey All,

I just bought 2 new shirts, 1 was cotton-poly blend the other was 100% cotton. The blend was made in china and the cotton was made here. I don't know if I just got an old made in the U.S.A. or if they are mixing it up and using multiple vendors for different types of clothing.

We sell pinestraw, delivered to their door. Free carwashes also work where you get sponsors of so much per car washed. People almost always give the scouts money for their free wash, so you make money both ways. Good Luck

I looked on the website for national in the F.A.Q. section. If I am reading this right anyone over 18 is an adult for sleeping purposes and a youth for activity and voting until they are 21.

Q: What is the cutoff age for youths and adults in OA Activities?

A: For Order of the Arrow participation (events, elections, etc.), a youth is anyone under age 21. Adults are those 21 or older. This holds true for everything except housing status at events, where adults are defined as 18 and older (see more below).

Note that this does NOT change the BSA youth protection policies, which define Boy Scout youth as those under 18, and adults as those 18 or older. These policies still apply to all OA activities.

So individuals at OA activities really fit into one of three categories:

Those under 18, who are youth for both OA events and BSA policies

Those 18 to 20, who are youth for OA events, but are adults for BSA policies

Those 21 and older, who are adults for both OA events and BSA policies

This requires careful arrangements for housing, facilities, etc.