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> Dear Mom, > > Our scout master told us all write to our parents in case you saw the > flood on TV and worried. We are OK. Only 1 of our tents and 2 > 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 & rescue > jeeps. It was neat. We never would have found him in the dark if it > hadn't been for the lightning. > > Scoutmaster Webb 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 still didn't burn, but one of our > 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 Webb gets the car fixed. > > It wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked OK when we > left. > Scoutmaster Webb said that a car that old you have to expect something > to break > down; that's probably why he can't get insurance on it. 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 tailgate. 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 Webb is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In > fact, he is teaching Terry how to drive. But he only lets him 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 Webb 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 Webb > isn't crabby like some scoutmasters. He didn't even get mad about the > life > jackets. > > He has to spend a lot of 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. Also Wade and I threw up. > > Scoutmaster Webb said it probably was just food poisoning from the > leftover chicken, he said they got sick that way with the food they > ate in > prison. I'm so glad he got out and become our scoutmaster. > He said he sure figured out how to get things done better while he was > > doing his time. > > I have to go now. We are going into town to mail our letters and buy > bullets. Don't worry about anything. We are fine. > > Love, Cole -- Ars Longa - Vita Brevis Art is Long - Life is short :(:) )