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Fwd: Boy Scouts

>>Dear Mom and Dad:

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>Our scoutmaster told us all to write to our parents in case you saw the

>flood on TV and worried. We are OK. Only 1 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 OK. He can't write because of the cast.

>I got to ride in one of the search & rescue jeeps. It was neat. We never

>would have found him in the dark if it hadn't been for the lightning.

>Scoutmaster Walt 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 can will blow up? The wet wood still didn't burn, but one of our tents

>did. Also some of our clothes. is going to look weird until his hair

>grows back. We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Walt gets the car

>fixed. It wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked OK when we

>left. Scoutmaster Walt said that a car that old you have to expect

>something to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance on it.

>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 patrolman stopped and talked to us. Scoutmaster Walt is a neat guy.

>Don't worry, he is a good driver. In fact, he is teaching Terry how to

>drive. But he only lets him 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 Walt 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 Walt 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 dove in the lake and

>cut his arm, we got to see how a tourniquet works. Also Wade and I threw

>up, but scoutmaster Walt said it probably was just food poisoning from the

>leftover chicken, he said they got sick that way with the food they ate in

>prison. I'm so glad he got out and become our scoutmaster. He said he

sure

>figured out how to get things done better while he was doing his time. I

>have to go now. We are going into town to mail our letters and buy

bullets.

>Don't worry about anything. We are fine.

> Love,

> Cole

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>PS: How long has it been since I had a tetanus shot?

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