Re: Scout Jamboree on the Internet
So ... instead of going out into the wild, sleeping under an open sky while being eaten alive by mossies and/or wrestling bears, the scouts can sit comfy in their parent's living room and chat on a laptop??
My two star eagle scout distinction are weeping in the closet.
How can anyone become an European champion rock thrower sitting in the couch at home?
Last edited by Sigurd; 10-16-2008 at 10:09.
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Re: Scout Jamboree on the Internet
To be fair - my 10 year old still does all the outdoors stuff - although bears are in short supply on the Isle of Wight, but we do have savage red squirrels!!!!!!!! He has been rained on, flooded out of camp on one occasion and always comes home tired and dirty - so he must be doing something right!!!
As Scouts is mixed sex now in a few years time he might be wrestling with more than bears!!!
"Some people say MTW is a matter of life or death - but you have to realise it is more important than that"
With apologies to Bill Shankly
My first balloon- for "On this day in History"
Re: Scout Jamboree on the Internet
Just a quick update - my lad went on line on Saturday and chatted with Scouts in Belgium, Malta, Pakistan and Scotland. The system worked well and he had a fun couple of hours. He now needs to do a bit of research about one of the troops he contacted and he gets - in true Scout tradition - a badge. Sure beats whittling!!
"Some people say MTW is a matter of life or death - but you have to realise it is more important than that"
With apologies to Bill Shankly
My first balloon
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