mnealtx 0 #26 September 9, 2009 QuoteQuoteHow do you feel about the entire citizenry being treated like untrustworthy criminals, even though they aren't the problem? Really, there has been no change. You are getting bent out of shape over advice published within a private organisation, advice that hasn't changed in 50 years, about laws that haven't changed in 20 years, all of which occurred on a small island over 3000 miles away from you. This really is a pathetic rant, even for you. And yet, you feel no qualms about chiming in on threads about us Yanks. Physician, heal thyself.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamdancer 0 #27 September 9, 2009 Quote Quote Quote How do you feel about the entire citizenry being treated like untrustworthy criminals, even though they aren't the problem? Really, there has been no change. You are getting bent out of shape over advice published within a private organisation, advice that hasn't changed in 50 years, about laws that haven't changed in 20 years, all of which occurred on a small island over 3000 miles away from you. This really is a pathetic rant, even for you. And yet, you feel no qualms about chiming in on threads about us Yanks. Physician, heal thyself. you're not a small island - you're an empire stay away from moving propellers - they bite blue skies from thai sky adventures good solid response-provoking keyboarding Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtall 0 #28 September 9, 2009 They'll probably ban guns ! ( oh, they did that) They'll probably make stab-proof knives !(oh, they did that too) They'll probably have Bobbies carry machine guns ! (oh, they do carry machine guns) Also see "this countrys comming apart at the seams"" 90 right, five miles then cut."---Pukin Buzzards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #29 September 9, 2009 QuoteNew advice published in Scouting, the official in-house magazine, says neither Scouts nor their parents should bring penknives to camp except in "specific" situations. John.... it would appear that your thread title and it's contents are at odds.... advice is NOT a banning , even in the U.K. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #30 September 9, 2009 Our scout leader would occasionally slip and tell us which of us were to go on Ambush instead of Fire Watch. You should have seen the excitement in our little faces. Oh well, he really meant fire watch, well at least we got to stay up late and if it was really dark you could see the shadows of girls with boobies changing in their tents! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #31 September 9, 2009 QuoteQuoteI brought my scout knife to Girl Scout camp in the 7th grade, and was never allowed to use it. It was too dangerous. This was in the USA, in the 1960's. Wendy P. GSUSA has always been over protective on outdoor activities, and as of late is removing outdoor activities from many of it's requirements. As a result, many units have zero outdoor activities on there activities schedule. My daughter (6) is in daisies, and keeps asking about camping. Her leader said "maybe you can do that when you get older". . My wife was 50 before she ever slept in a tent. Camping nowadays for most people involves being in an RV with full utility hook-up. A friend's daughter is in GSUSA in New Jersey, and their troop went "camping" to a Manhattan hotel where they learned how to host a dinner party. Baden-Powell must be turning in his grave.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #32 September 9, 2009 Quote Camping nowadays for most people involves being in an RV with full utility hook-up. You say that like it's a bad thing... I will admit, it's nice to have the 'creature comforts'.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #33 September 9, 2009 Quote Quote Camping nowadays for most people involves being in an RV with full utility hook-up. You say that like it's a bad thing... I will admit, it's nice to have the 'creature comforts'. Wuss!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #34 September 9, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Camping nowadays for most people involves being in an RV with full utility hook-up. You say that like it's a bad thing... I will admit, it's nice to have the 'creature comforts'. Wuss! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpohl 1 #35 September 10, 2009 So now you are telling the English how to do things in their own country. That is rich, very RICH...JOHN RICH. Care to invade? QuoteNews:Scouts to no longer bring penknives on camping trips New advice published in Scouting, the official in-house magazine, says neither Scouts nor their parents should bring penknives to camp except in "specific" situations. Scouts have traditionally been taught how to use knives correctly, using them on camping trips to cut firewood or carve tools. Dave Budd, a knife-maker who runs courses training Scouts about the safe use of blades, wrote that the growing problem of knife crime meant action had to be taken. "Sadly, there is now confusion about when a Scout is allowed to carry a knife," he wrote. "The series of high-profile fatal stabbings [has] highlighted a growing knife culture in the UK. "I think it is safest to assume that knives of any sort should not be carried by anybody to a Scout meeting or camp, unless there is likely to be a specific need for one. In that case, they should be kept by the Scout leaders and handed out as required." Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6145785/Scouts-to-no-longer-bring-penknives-on-camping-trips.html Isn't it sad that people think of an inanimate object like a pocket knife, and equate that to a violent illegal gang "knife culture", and then continue on to presume that anyone carrying one of these inanimate objects, even Boy Scouts, are now also part of that violent illegal gang knife culture that can't be trusted. I guess they might as well abandon the Boy Scout motto: "Be prepared." They're no longer allowed to be prepared. Maybe they could change it to: "Be prepared to ask someone else for help when you need to do something with a pocket knife." As for the Boy Scout oath: On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.I guess those don't count any more either. By gosh, they can't be trusted! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #36 September 10, 2009 I think some people in this thread have never slept out in the open on snow, or dug a snow cave. Likewise without a tent or sleeping bag they might die of exposure. Wussies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #37 September 10, 2009 Quote So now you are telling the English how to do things in their own country. That is rich, very RICH...JOHN RICH. Care to invade? Once that knee of yours quits jerking, maybe you can show where he said anything of the sort.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #38 September 10, 2009 QuoteI think some people in this thread have never slept out in the open on snow, or dug a snow cave. Likewise without a tent or sleeping bag they might die of exposure. Wussies! That would apply to a whole lot of folks that weren't Scouts as kids or have the specialized experience from the military.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #39 September 10, 2009 Quote specialized experience from the military. Is that what it's called? I call it "Freezing my BALLS off!"If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #40 September 10, 2009 Quote Quote specialized experience from the military. Is that what it's called? I call it "Freezing my BALLS off!" Close enough!! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
