oops to the scouts: was Re: [at-l] And now, a scenic break....

[charles@uswnet.com (Charles Copeland)]

I laughed when I read your "muzzling" comment.  And they *ARE* hurricanes!!
I wish I had their energy!  I joke about them all the time and take most of
the posts that way.  Most scouts love to hike.  My kids LNT better than
anyone I've ever seen.  They can make camp/cook/sleep/cook/break camp fast
as lightning!  They don't sleep in shelters and love the outdoors. BUT -
especially on Friday nights - they are the NOISIEST bunch of boys!  They are
a lot quieter on Saturday evening - 8 or so miles of hiking and singing and
joking around takes a lot out of them.  On Sunday they stay quiet until
after vespers.  Then it's back to the controlled chaos!

:-)

Charles


> From: Sloetoe <sloetoe@yahoo.com>
> Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 12:47:10 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Charles Copeland <charles@uswnet.com>, at-l@backcountry.net
> Subject: oops to the scouts: was Re: [at-l] And now, a scenic break....
> 
> 
> --- Charles Copeland <charles@uswnet.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I hike a lot with my Scouts and I know they irritate some hikers because
>> they are so $&%*@#! noisy.  Sorry about that.  I've taken them on the
>> Benton-Mackaye - partly to keep them from annoying the AT hikers and
>> partly because its also a beautiful trail.
> 
> ### For the record, my comments were made to be completely facetious,
> *especially* regarding the muzzling of Boy Scouts. For the record, in the
> past 2-3 years, in encountering a hiking BS troop, I have been impressed
> with the orginization, demeanor, discipline and good humor from the Scouts
> I've passed or been camped near. I know I've heard others on this list
> opine/observe similarly, and I wonder if it might not be time to retire
> the image we have of boy-powered hurricanes traveling the woods.
> 
> Toe'deo-dough.
> 
> =====
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