| Boyscout letter to Mom & Dad |
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2006/08/28 09:10 |
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From: "Rolex" <rolex@astraweb.com>
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Subject: Boyscout letter to Mom & Dad
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:10:51 GMT
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Dear Mom & Dad,
Our Scoutmaster told us to write to our parents in case you saw the
flood on TV and are worried. We are okay. Only one of our tents and 2
Sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because
we were all up on the mountain looking for Chad when it happened.
Oh yes, please call Chad's mother and tell her he is okay. He can't
write because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search and rescue
jeeps. It was neat. We never would have found Chad in the dark if it
hadn't been for the lightning. Scoutmaster Don got mad at Chad for going on
a
hike alone without telling anyone. Chad said he did tell him, but it
was during the fire so he probably didn't hear him.
Did you know that if you put gas on a fire, the gas will blow up? The
wet wood didn't burn, but one of the tents did and also some of our
clothes. David is going to look weird until his hair grows back.
We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Don gets the car fixed. It
wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked okay when we left.
Scoutmaster Don said that with a car that old you have to expect
something to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance. We
think it's a neat car. He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if it's
hot, sometimes he lets us ride on the fenders. It gets pretty hot with
10 people in a car. He let us take turns riding in the trailer until the
highway patrol man stopped and talked to us.
Scoutmaster Don is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is
a good driver. In fact, he is teaching Terry how to drive on the
mountain roads where there isn't any traffic . All we ever see up
there are logging trucks. This morning all of the guys were diving off the
rocks and swimming out in the lake. Scoutmaster Don wouldn't let me
because I can't swim, and Chad was afraid he would sink because of his
cast, so he let us take the canoe across the lake. It was great. You can
still see some of the trees under the water from the flood.
Scoutmaster Don isn't crabby like some scoutmasters. He didn't even get
mad about the life jackets. He has to spend a lot of time working on the
car so we are trying not to cause him any trouble.
Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When Dave
dived into the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a Tourniquet
works. Wade and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Don said it probably was
just food poisoning from the leftover chicken. He said they got sick
that way with food they ate in prison. I'm so glad he got out and became
our scoutmaster. He said he sure figured out how to get things done
better while he was doing his time. By the way, what is a pedal-file ?
I have to go now. We are going to town to mail our letters and buy some
more beer. Don't worry about anything, we are fine.
Love, Rolex
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Rolex
"May Dragons Fly Ever in your Dreams"
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