THEFERMANATOR
07-12-2007, 12:56 PM
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 something 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.
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 something 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.