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> Our Scoutmaster told us to write to our parents in case you saw the
> flood on TV and got worried. We are okay. Only one 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 Adam when it happened.
>
> Oh yes, please call Adam's mother and tell her he is okay. He can't
> write because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search and
> rescue Jeeps. It was great. We never would have found Adam in the dark
> if it hadn't been for the lightning.
>
> Scoutmaster Ted got mad at Adam for going on a hike alone without
> telling anyone. Adam 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 will blow up?
>
> The wet wood didn't burn, but one of the tents did and also some of our
> clothes.
>
>
>
> Matthew is going to look weird until his hair grows back.
>
> We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Ted gets the bus fixed. It
> wasn't his fault about the crash. The brakes worked okay when we left.
> Scoutmaster Ted said that with a bus that old, you have to expect
> something to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance.
>
> We think it's a super bus. He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if
> it's hot, sometimes he lets us ride on the bumpers. It gets pretty hot
> with 45 people in a bus made for 24. He let us take turns riding in the
> trailer until the policeman stopped and talked to us.
>
> Scoutmaster Ted is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In
> fact, he is teaching Horace how to drive on the mountain roads where
> there aren't any cops. All we ever see up there are huge logging trucks.
>
> This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out
> to the rapids. Scoutmaster Ted wouldn't let me because I can't swim,
> and Adam was afraid he would sink because of his cast (it's concrete
> because we didn't have any plaster), so he let us take the canoe out.
> It was great. You can still see some of the trees under the water from
> the flood.
>
> Scoutmaster Ted 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 bus so we are trying not to cause him any trouble.
>
> Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When Andrew
> dived into the lake and cut his arm, we all got to see how a tourniquet
> works.
>
> Steve and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Ted said it was probably just
> food poisoning from the left-over 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 pedal-file?
>
> I have to go now. We are going to town to post our letters and buy some
> more beer and ammo. Don't worry about anything. We are fine and tonight
> it's my turn to sleep in the Scoutmaster' s tent.
> Our Scoutmaster told us to write to our parents in case you saw the
> flood on TV and got worried. We are okay. Only one 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 Adam when it happened.
>
> Oh yes, please call Adam's mother and tell her he is okay. He can't
> write because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search and
> rescue Jeeps. It was great. We never would have found Adam in the dark
> if it hadn't been for the lightning.
>
> Scoutmaster Ted got mad at Adam for going on a hike alone without
> telling anyone. Adam 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 will blow up?
>
> The wet wood didn't burn, but one of the tents did and also some of our
> clothes.
>
>
>
> Matthew is going to look weird until his hair grows back.
>
> We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Ted gets the bus fixed. It
> wasn't his fault about the crash. The brakes worked okay when we left.
> Scoutmaster Ted said that with a bus that old, you have to expect
> something to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance.
>
> We think it's a super bus. He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if
> it's hot, sometimes he lets us ride on the bumpers. It gets pretty hot
> with 45 people in a bus made for 24. He let us take turns riding in the
> trailer until the policeman stopped and talked to us.
>
> Scoutmaster Ted is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In
> fact, he is teaching Horace how to drive on the mountain roads where
> there aren't any cops. All we ever see up there are huge logging trucks.
>
> This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out
> to the rapids. Scoutmaster Ted wouldn't let me because I can't swim,
> and Adam was afraid he would sink because of his cast (it's concrete
> because we didn't have any plaster), so he let us take the canoe out.
> It was great. You can still see some of the trees under the water from
> the flood.
>
> Scoutmaster Ted 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 bus so we are trying not to cause him any trouble.
>
> Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When Andrew
> dived into the lake and cut his arm, we all got to see how a tourniquet
> works.
>
> Steve and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Ted said it was probably just
> food poisoning from the left-over 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 pedal-file?
>
> I have to go now. We are going to town to post our letters and buy some
> more beer and ammo. Don't worry about anything. We are fine and tonight
> it's my turn to sleep in the Scoutmaster' s tent.