My son who is now 21 and applying for Med school, which will not be easy as he a white male, was a scout from age 6 through 16. Although he wanted to quit several times through the years he stuck it out ended up as an Eagle Scout. We are very proud if him. There are many success stories involving the “youngsters” of this generation though we most often hear of losers and trouble makers that are a part of every generation. It is important to share the good stories as well
> On Feb 6, 2020, at 9:03 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > not much. Ferguson MO provides a glimpse of what happens when civilization > breaks down. First looting, burning and shooting; then starvation. In big > cities, the food runs out after a few days. Then the looting will start. > > Boy Scouts have been under attack for almost 50 years. I heard the comment > Tuesday that "Scouting is not what it was when I was a kid." I was lucky. > Our Scoutmaster was a forester for a paper mill. We hiked in, pitched camp, > scrounged firewood, and did what is now called "primitive camping." We just > thought it was normal camping. A lot of places, we could not even hear any > sign of civilization, except for contrails in the sky. I was able to buy a > Brit surplus Sheffield machete. It was crude and dull and cheap. It took a > lot of grinding to get it sharp. But the steel is fantastic. In 50+ years, > I've only had to touch it up once after I got it sharp. That and a pocket > knife or three, would be my first choice of survival tools. > >> Scott Ritchey via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> February 6, 2020 at 1:37 AM >> When I was a kid (late 50s) boys in my area routinely spent a few weeks each >> summer at a camp (boy scout, YMCA, church, etc). In NJ, no less. Conditions >> were primitive (outhouse, tent, etc.) and we learned how to living rough, >> albeit with store-bought groceries and a clean water supply. Looking at >> Google Earth, there are housing developments where those campgrounds once >> stood. >> >> So I have to wonder: how much do kids learn today about low-tech life?? I >> mean basic boy scout stuff like making fire, land navigation, first aid, >> finding shelter, foraging for food, etc. I'm afraid I know the answer. >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
