Nancy Young wrote:

Yeah, Tagalongs, those are my favorite, too ... haven't had the
? Trefoils in a long long time, those are the shortbread. On
vacation a girl scout was selling cookies outside the Win Dixie,
got a box of thin mints ... I haven't had those in forever either,
I was pleasantly surprised how good they were.

On some message boards people insist there are cheaper versions of thin
mints available year round. I disagree!! NO other cookie is quite as
perfect as the dark chocolate wafer with the chocolate mint coating of
the Girl Scouts one. I'd rather do without than have a bad substitution.
Goomba

Doug Kanter wrote:

Oh...and my son had been camping since he was like 2. He'd set up tents in
rain & high winds lots of times with his parents. The leader was showing the
kids how to set up their tents, and taking forever as the temp was dropping
and darkness was near. My son took matters into his own hands and had his
tent up, with the help of another kid, in about two minutes. He got yelled
at for not listening.

And did you offer to help out with the planning, training or take over
the labor of teaching tent raising to a bunch of boys? Why was she the
only one planning that trip? A team effort might have spotted some of
the problems in advance and worked out the kinks.

"Glitter Ninja" wrote in message
...
"Doug Kanter" writes:

I can't respect any group that chooses to dump on a religion
(Unitarianism)
because the U-church accepts gays. If I wanted my son hanging with
neanderthals, I'd take him to Republican party gatherings.

I don't understand the religious badges that Boy Scouts give out. I
don't remember my years as a Brownie too well but I know I was told I
couldn't get into Girl Scouts since my family didn't go to church.
That's all I know. What happens to kids in the Boy Scouts who don't
have a religion, then? Is being religious a requirement?

I know BSA won't accept atheists as members but I'm not sure that getting a
religion badge is mandatory. And if it is, surely Unitarian is just as much
a religion as any of the others they have a badge for.

I know that Scouts Canada doesn't make the religion badge mandatory -- IIRC,
the last kid to work to get one in the troop DH leads was Islamic and that
was about 5 years ago. For most it would require the parents to actually
take them to church so it's not likely to happen.

Gabby

salgud wrote:
GS cookes are a total rip-off! Anyone who buys them should be punished
to the fullest extent of the law! They demean the GS, who make very
little from them, line the pockets of the manufacturer, and defraud the
customer. This is a total hoax and should not be allowed to continue!

Actually with a cost of $3.50/box the troops themselves make a nice
little bit of coin after the council and bakery get their cut. And I
LIKE their product, which can't be said for a lot of schlock sold as
fund raising items.

Rusty wrote:
OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
Thin mints.
--
Peace, Om.


All of them, unfortunately. About 10 or 12 years ago when our daughters
were young, my wife was an assistant Girl Scout leader. For a few years
in a row, she got the job of managing cookie sales. We stored cases of
cookies in our garage until they were distributed to the Troop for
sales. Of course we ended up buying cases of the stuff for family and
friends. The sad thing is, the local Troop that does all the work only
received less than 25-cents per box of cookies, out of the then $ 2.00
per box price.

If I recall from 20 or so years past, each council sets their "cut" for
the sale. So some areas might earn more per box than others.

"Goomba38" wrote

If I recall from 20 or so years past, each council sets their "cut" for
the sale. So some areas might earn more per box than others.

I remember some brouhaha about that a few years
back ... some girl scout troups locally refused to sell cookies,
the council was hogging all the proceeds, the troups got
a pittance. I don't know how that wound up.

Boy Scouts around here are in big trouble too ... somehow
their council wound up in a million or two debt.

nancy

"Goomba38" wrote in message
. ..
Doug Kanter wrote:

Oh...and my son had been camping since he was like 2. He'd set up tents
in rain & high winds lots of times with his parents. The leader was
showing the kids how to set up their tents, and taking forever as the
temp was dropping and darkness was near. My son took matters into his own
hands and had his tent up, with the help of another kid, in about two
minutes. He got yelled at for not listening.

And did you offer to help out with the planning, training or take over the
labor of teaching tent raising to a bunch of boys? Why was she the only
one planning that trip? A team effort might have spotted some of the
problems in advance and worked out the kinks.

The leader had an answer for everything, in terms of program ideas from the
parents. I'm not kidding. Call me crazy, but in any teaching situation, some
people will progress faster than others. You don't single out the faster
ones and scold them. But yes, I was there helping a total of 3 groups of
kids.

"Glitter Ninja" wrote in message
...
"Doug Kanter" writes:

I can't respect any group that chooses to dump on a religion
(Unitarianism)
because the U-church accepts gays. If I wanted my son hanging with
neanderthals, I'd take him to Republican party gatherings.

I don't understand the religious badges that Boy Scouts give out. I
don't remember my years as a Brownie too well but I know I was told I
couldn't get into Girl Scouts since my family didn't go to church.
That's all I know. What happens to kids in the Boy Scouts who don't
have a religion, then? Is being religious a requirement?

Stacia


Nobody asked us what church we were involved with when we joined. And, the
kids select what merit badges they want to earn. But, there are definitely
implications about religion in the program, so it wouldn't surprise me if,
in some troops, atheists would eventually be "outed".

"Gabby" writes:

I know BSA won't accept atheists as members but I'm not sure that getting a
religion badge is mandatory. And if it is, surely Unitarian is just as much
a religion as any of the others they have a badge for.

No question. I just have a problem with an organization that requires
religious worship. It's not any of their business whether a family
attends church or not, and if they do, what church they go to.

Stacia

Goomba38 wrote:

And did you offer to help out with the planning, training or take over
the labor of teaching tent raising to a bunch of boys? Why was she the
only one planning that trip? A team effort might have spotted some of
the problems in advance and worked out the kinks.

There a some problems unique to youth activities. While there are cub leaders
who ware willing to take over the leadership of a pack and those who really love
the stuff, there are some who are just petty little dictators who like to be in
charge for the sake of being in charge.

Then there is the problem of getting parents involved to help out with
activities. I had a good example there. My parents were both very helpful in any
activities my brothers and I got involved with, especially my father. He always
took on an executive position with any activities or teams that we joined. Most
parents don't. They seem to consider it to be someone else's job. When my son was
on cubs my wife and I often volunteered to help. We ended up getting sucked into
everything because the other parents didn't care.

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:43:47 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

In article ,
Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:57:57 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

On the upside Carol, it's not GS cookie season right now! G

That's okay. Girl Scouts are pretty scarce around here, so temptation
isn't an issue. Cookies re one of my worst vices.

There is always that line from Adams Family:

"Are they made with real Girl Scouts?"

Best line in the movie. Actually, the only line that I remember.

Carol

On 2006-03-29, Nancy Young wrote:

Boy Scouts around here are in big trouble too ... somehow
their council wound up in a million or two debt.

Might have something to do with United Way, which BSA mistakenly
hitched their wagon to.

nb

"notbob" wrote

On 2006-03-29, Nancy Young wrote:

Boy Scouts around here are in big trouble too ... somehow
their council wound up in a million or two debt.

Might have something to do with United Way, which BSA mistakenly
hitched their wagon to.

That is one organization I have no use for.

nancy

On 2006-03-29, Nancy Young wrote:

That is one organization I have no use for.

Likewise. Used to really **** me off, my company's yearly campaign to
extort money for UW. Monthly payroll deductions, no less. I
steadfastly refused, choosing to make contributions directly to the
orgs of my choice.

nb

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:42:42 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
wrote:

In article ,
Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

Any chance we'll be seeing you in that other newsgroup?

Oh I'm there, just mostly lurking.
I started that vitamin B-2 thread.
I really, really hate that stuff, but I take it anyway.
I gag it down right before going to sleep after eating
a light meal so it'll sit ok.

It makes a noticable difference in my eyesight. It helps
with Astigmatism. (sp?)

I don't do supplements as a rule. I do take a multi-vitamin, calcium,
and 81 mg of aspirin every day, though.

Since I'm not interested in that stuff, I just deleted all the B-2
posts. Sorry.

Peace,
Carol