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Jennifer, Thanks for the laugh. It has been a really tough day with the parkinson's disease and I needed a good laugh. This came right on time. Now if the rigidity would stop progressing I think I would be a lot better off. Sandy David and Sandy Norris "Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see." William Newton Clarke Sandy 38/dx'd for 11/had pd for 19yrs ----- Original Message ----- From: Jennifer Smith <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 2:44 PM Subject: NON PD: Summer Camp > > 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 > :(:) )