Popular Post Cambridgeskip 658 Posted July 23, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2017 A few threads getting people hot under the collar I see so I thought I'd share a scouting experience from earlier today to make you chuckle. It's how to give me 30 seconds of panic..... So.... my scouts have just landed safely in Canada for a two week expedition. Sadly I couldn't make it this time round but I am the designated home contact for keeping parents up to date. This is a natural role as I did a lot of the admin before hand from collecting money to sorting out the international paper work to checking passports etc.Our leader in charge though managed to freak me out by sending me this photo from London Gatwick airport. Why would it freak me out? 5 of our scouts hunkered down waiting for their flight to be called......Trouble is the scout top right is not meant to be on the trip! What the blazes was a scout I had no record of signing up, had no money in from, no permission form from, had no host family for the home hospitality leg for doing on the photo? Did we actually have a stowaway or had I managed to seriously drop the ball somewhere along the line?Simple explanation, she happened to be passing through Gatwick with her family heading to a family holiday and had come over to sit with her friends while waiting. Should have been obvious but for about a minute I was one freaked out home contact thinking we had a stowaway..... 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle94-A1 2480 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Love it. Link to post Share on other sites
SSScout 1525 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Three words no Scoutmaster wants to hear: ""HEY ! WATCH THIS !!"" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Eagledad 2659 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Neckerchiefs and all. Really cool. Barry Link to post Share on other sites
Cambridgeskip 658 Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Neckerchiefs and all. Really cool. Barry The red white and blue neckers are our national one as opposed to our troop necker of royal blue with a sky blue border. Neckers are pretty standard here on most scout events even when not in full uniform, a case of wear them unless told not to.The scouts were quite keen to get hold of the UK neckers as they do look really good! Link to post Share on other sites
JasonG172 244 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 LOL that's awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
Rick_in_CA 400 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I hope they have a fantastic trip! Link to post Share on other sites
Cambridgeskip 658 Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 I hope they have a fantastic trip! Thank you, it looks like it's going well already. They were at Niagara falls today. They'll be seeing Toronto on Wednesday including the Bluejays game in the evening. I am very jealous! Link to post Share on other sites
cyclops 55 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 ROTFLMAO! I just hope that was supposed to be a practical joke. Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3451 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 It's call Scareobics, the sudden-impact workout. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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