Letter from Camp

[MasonsBeagles]

Dear Mom &Dad,
>>
>> Our Scoutmaster told us to write to our parents in case you saw the flood
>> on TV and are 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 neat. We never would have found Adam in the dark if it hadn't been
>> for the lightning. Scoutmaster Keith 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 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 some of our clothes it was neat. Matthew is going to look
>> weird until his hair grows back.
>>
>> We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Keith gets the bus fixed. It
>> wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked okay when we left.
>> Scoutmaster Keith 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 neat bus. He doesn't care if we get it dirty and if it's
>> hot, sometimes he lets us ride on the fenders. It gets pretty hot with 45
>> people in a bus made for 24. He let us take turns riding in
>> the trailer until the highway patrol man stopped and talked to us.
>> Scoutmaster Keith is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In
>> fact, he is teaching Jessie how to drive on the mountain roads where
>> there aren't any cops. All we ever see up there are logging trucks.
>>
>> This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out
>> to the rapids. Scoutmaster Keith 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 Keith 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
>> dove into the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a tourniquet works.
>> Steven and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Keith said it probably was just
>> food poisoning from the leftover 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 mail our letters & buy some
>> more beer and ammo. Playing war with Scoutmaster Keith is a lot more fun
>> than my video games. Don't worry about anything. We are fine and tonight
>> it's finally my turn to sleep in the Scoutmaster's tent.
>>
>>
>> Love, Jimmie