Re: [Philmont]: Most violated policy at Philmont?

At recent Wood Badge courses and during my latest trek at Philmont (just
returned), there has been a rule against multi-tasking in the latrine. At
Zastrow and Rocky Mountain, where the WB courses were held and the policy
highly encouraged, the odor of the latrines wasn't bad. At a number of sites
along the trail the past few weeks, however, the odor was unbelievable.

I know it is difficult to separate tasks #1 and #2, but it can be done,
especially if you are not making a last-second dash.

During late-night visits, I, and many of my companions, have been known to
do "the penguin" as we shuffle from the sitting position to the standing
position and hobble out the door with our pants down around our ankles, take
care of #1, then penguin back to finish #2. Female Scouter friends of mine
report that they have done a similar dance in order to comply with the rule.

The routine sure makes a return to Base Camp porcelain even more
pleasurable.

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Received on Thu Jul 10 08:31:33 2003