Dear Mom and Dad,
Our scoutmaster told us to write to our parents
in case you saw the flood on TV and were
worried. We are OK. 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 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 and rescue
jeeps. It was neat. We never would have found
him in the dark if it wasn't 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 didn't burn, but one of the tents
did. Also some of our clothes. John 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. 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 on the mountain roads where there
isn't any traffic. All we ever see up here is
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
lifejackets. He has to spend a lot of the 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.
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 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
pedophile?
I have to go now. We are going to town to mail
our letters and buy bullets. Don't worry about
anything. We are fine.
Love, Brandon P.S.: How long has it been since I
had a tetanus shot?
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