[philmont] Philmont 2008

You get what you pay for. It was the diamond-studded "Philmont" pins in
the hats that made them so spiffy. Ahem.

R Fisher wrote:

>>Penny-pinching - yet making quite sure that the Council
>>coffers get a serious piece of the action for often trivial
>>"administrative" functions.
>
>
>
> Absolutely!!! Our Troop went in 2006 and arrived at the ranch exactly
> one day prior to our Council contingents. The fee for the Council
> contingent was at least 10% more than our Troop fee (even before the
> refund from the Troop); the Council crews went there and back while the
> Troop did whitewater rafting, day hikes at altitude, sightseeing
> (including a nice post-trek steak dinner) etc. But the Council guys did
> get a spiffy hat!
>

> Happy Trails,
>
> Roy Fisher
>

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Received on Wed Dec 6 21:42:32 2006