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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
two sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned
because we were all up on the mountain looking for Adam when it
happened.
Oh yes, please call Adam'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 Adam in the dark if it hadn't been
for
the lightning.
Scoutmaster Keith got mad at Adam for going on a hike alone without
telling
anyone. Adam 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. Matthew is going to look weird until his hair grows
back.
We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Keith gets the bus fixed.
It wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked okay when we
left. Scoutmaster Keith said that with a bus that old you have to
expect
some thing to break down; that's probably why he can't get
insurance. We think it's a neat bus. 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 45 people in a bus. He let us take turns riding in the trailer
until the highway patrol man stopped and talked to us. Scoutmaster
Keith is
a neat guy. Don't worry, he's a good driver. In fact, he is teaching
Jesse
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 Keith wouldn't let me because I can't swim and
Adam
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 Keith isn't crabby like some
Scoutmasters.
He didn't even get mad about us not wearing life jackets. He has to
spend a
lot of time working on the bus so we are trying not to cause him any
trouble.
Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When
Andrew
dived into the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a tourniquet
works.
Steven and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Keith 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,
Chris
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
two sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned
because we were all up on the mountain looking for Adam when it
happened.
Oh yes, please call Adam'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 Adam in the dark if it hadn't been
for
the lightning.
Scoutmaster Keith got mad at Adam for going on a hike alone without
telling
anyone. Adam 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. Matthew is going to look weird until his hair grows
back.
We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Keith gets the bus fixed.
It wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked okay when we
left. Scoutmaster Keith said that with a bus that old you have to
expect
some thing to break down; that's probably why he can't get
insurance. We think it's a neat bus. 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 45 people in a bus. He let us take turns riding in the trailer
until the highway patrol man stopped and talked to us. Scoutmaster
Keith is
a neat guy. Don't worry, he's a good driver. In fact, he is teaching
Jesse
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 Keith wouldn't let me because I can't swim and
Adam
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 Keith isn't crabby like some
Scoutmasters.
He didn't even get mad about us not wearing life jackets. He has to
spend a
lot of time working on the bus so we are trying not to cause him any
trouble.
Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When
Andrew
dived into the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a tourniquet
works.
Steven and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Keith 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,
Chris
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