RE: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-07 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 7:32 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts... > > jim i was in cub scouts in a troop off the air force base, near buffalo. > went to

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-07 Thread Paul Ihrig
jim i was in cub scouts in a troop off the air force base, near buffalo. went to curch in north Tonawanda. wierd ~| Save $10 Download ZoneAlarm Security Suite http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=66 Message:

RE: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-07 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 4:56 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Speaking of the Boy Scouts... > > Was anyone else here in Boy Scouts? > > Eagle? Yes. > Order of Arrow? Yes

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Paul Ihrig
Cub Scout = Yes Webelos = Yes Arrow of Light = Yes Boy Scout = Yes Eagle = NO OA = No Philmont = Not Sure National Jamboree = Pretty Sure think i made it to the rank befor eagle. first class? quit when i got my front tooth knocked out while horsing around at a meeting.. things i still love about

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Jerry Johnson
Of course, on the other hand, the Boy Scout troop in my sister's neighborhood (the one where I was a Cub Scout/Webelos leader years earlier) had a troop owned clubhouse that had a scumbag scoutleader living in it and molesting kids. I painted and sheetrocked that damned clubhouse. It was only 7 ho

RE: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Ken Ketsdever
Asst Scoutmaster - Rocklin California Scoutmaster - Okinawa Japan Eagle 1980 Order of Arrow 1978 -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 1:56 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Speaking of the Boy Scouts... Was anyone else here

RE: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Ken Ketsdever
Eagle 1980 Order of Arrow 1978 -Original Message- From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 1:56 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Speaking of the Boy Scouts... Was anyone else here in Boy Scouts? Eagle? Yes. Order of Arrow? Yes. Philmont? Yes

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Tony
Cub Scout = Yes Webelos = Yes Arrow of Light = Yes Boy Scout = Yes Second Class Scout = Yes Eagle = No National Jamboree = I think, wayyy back. i learned a couple GREAT things: 1. how to torment and be tormented 2. how to smoke a cigarette 3. how to drink a beer 4. how to make nice fires 5. how t

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Cameron Childress
On 10/6/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As someone said, it is a locally run thing. If the people around you > are accepting, then the troop will also be for the most part. If the > people around you are biggoted, then the troop will probably be as > well. But in my experience the ki

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Jerry Johnson
It hasn't become such a place, really. Or nothing has really changed and in parts of the country they always were that way. I considered myself an athiest and then agnostic from age 10 on, and there were some repurcussions in Boy Scouts from that, but less than I got in school, baseball and public

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread William Bowen
yup Cub Scout = Yes Webelos = Yes Arrow of Light = Yes Boy Scout = Yes Eagle = Yes OA = No Philmont = Yes Charles L. Sommers Canoe Base = Yes, Yes (Summer - canoing, Winter Cross-country skiing) National Jamboree = No And after all that, it tears my heart out that it has become such a religious-c

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Jerry Johnson
Eagle? No. Life Scout. My final scoutmaster hated me and refused to sign off on any more merit badges or service projects. He also broke my thumb in two places (on purpose). Moved on to Explorers. They had girls (like Tammy and Kim). Order of the Arrow? See above. Philmont? No. Summer camp every

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Cameron Childress
On 10/6/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was. Don't listen to the naysayers. Although I think the Boy Scouts > are bit outdated for todays society, being in taught me many things that > I still use today. I don't think it's outdated at all. I think most of the negative press rel

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Queen's Scout. (Hey I'm Canadian, we have a slightly different system - more inclusive too.). larry On 10/6/05, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Was anyone else here in Boy Scouts? > > Eagle? Yes. > Order of Arrow? Yes. > Philmont? Yes. > National Jamboree? No. > > -Cameron > >

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Howie Hamlin
I belonged to a very disfunctional BS troop in the late 60's. Bad experience all around... I did earn some merit badges, though.. --- On Thursday, October 06, 2005 4:55 PM, Cameron Childress scribed: --- > > Was anyone else here in Boy Scouts? > > Eagle? Yes. > Order of Arrow? Yes. > Philmont

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Ray Champagne
I was. Don't listen to the naysayers. Although I think the Boy Scouts are bit outdated for todays society, being in taught me many things that I still use today. Eagle? Yes Order of Arrow? No Philmont? No Nat'l Jamboree? Yes (bonus - never got struck by any lightning, either!) :) Funny

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Dana
Brownies and Girl Guides (Canadian equivalent). Dropped out when we moved to Paris. Dana On 10/6/05, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Was anyone else here in Boy Scouts? > > Eagle? Yes. > Order of Arrow? Yes. > Philmont? Yes. > National Jamboree? No. > > -Cameron > > ~~

RE: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Ian Skinner
Cub Scout, Webelo and Boy Scout, I didn't reach a very high rank as a boy scout though. I dropped out about eighth grade when we moved. The organization in the new town was much more religious then the one in the town I moved from. I think it has gotten much worse in the last twenty years. D

Re: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Ben Doom
Cub scout for a while. Got tired of building bad birdhouses and being held up because I didn't believe in God. Being precocious isn't always a good thing. :-) --Ben Cameron Childress wrote: > Was anyone else here in Boy Scouts? > > Eagle? Yes. > Order of Arrow? Yes. > Philmont? Yes. >

RE: Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
> From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Was anyone else here in Boy Scouts? > Eagle? Yes. > Order of Arrow? Yes. > Philmont? Yes. > National Jamboree? No. Cross reference the nambla.org member list :-) *ducks*

Speaking of the Boy Scouts...

2005-10-06 Thread Cameron Childress
Was anyone else here in Boy Scouts? Eagle? Yes. Order of Arrow? Yes. Philmont? Yes. National Jamboree? No. -Cameron ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoff