eagle scouts

02-07-2011, 01:22 AM

Great to see a ton of Eagles here. I got my eagle when I was 16 in 2000. As above snagged a few palms before 18. Was Order of the Arrow and Vigil as well.

I built ~50 hand constructed "street signs" and installed them on the seawalls throughout our community to help identify which canals met with which streets. It was a hell of a lot of work (close to 1500 man hours) and our town named me community leader of the year that year for it as well.

I miss scouting a TON, when I went away for college I lost track of it all and haven't gotten back involved in the 5 years since I have been home. I really need to try harder on that one.

Starscream · 02-07-2011, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DougBushBC

Great to see a ton of Eagles here. I got my eagle when I was 16 in 2000. As above snagged a few palms before 18. Was Order of the Arrow and Vigil as well.

I built ~50 hand constructed "street signs" and installed them on the seawalls throughout our community to help identify which canals met with which streets. It was a hell of a lot of work (close to 1500 man hours) and our town named me community leader of the year that year for it as well.

I miss scouting a TON, when I went away for college I lost track of it all and haven't gotten back involved in the 5 years since I have been home. I really need to try harder on that one.

I was inducted into the Order of the Arrow but never made Eagle. I shouldn't have quit.

It's Pinewood Derby time for my son this month. Looking forward to helping with his first car.

02-07-2011, 05:52 PM

I quit after reaching Second Class.

Boy Scouts was jailbirds, convicts and drug users/suppliers. Quitting was the safest way out of that nightmare.

Glad to see some of y'all had better experiences.

WyoBob · 02-07-2011, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Starscream

It's Pinewood Derby time for my son this month. Looking forward to helping with his first car.

I loved Pinewood Derby! I got to build my own. My dad was a great dad but a real klutz when it came to working with his hands. I even got to melt lead and pour it in the car body! Something must have clicked with that. Over the years, I've cast over 100,000 bullets.

My car never won but came close a time or two. Still, every race was exciting and some of the cars were grand. Even though my dad didn't help build the car, he was always there cheering me on.

WyoBob

02-07-2011, 01:22 AM	#1
DougBushBC Guest Posts: n/a	Re: eagle scouts Great to see a ton of Eagles here. I got my eagle when I was 16 in 2000. As above snagged a few palms before 18. Was Order of the Arrow and Vigil as well. I built ~50 hand constructed "street signs" and installed them on the seawalls throughout our community to help identify which canals met with which streets. It was a hell of a lot of work (close to 1500 man hours) and our town named me community leader of the year that year for it as well. I miss scouting a TON, when I went away for college I lost track of it all and haven't gotten back involved in the 5 years since I have been home. I really need to try harder on that one.

02-07-2011, 05:52 PM	#3
tobii3 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: eagle scouts I quit after reaching Second Class. Boy Scouts was jailbirds, convicts and drug users/suppliers. Quitting was the safest way out of that nightmare. Glad to see some of y'all had better experiences.