[Philmont] Health, safety and "what's best for the boys"

. . .So, assuming the above does not stir the fire on this cool rainy
California day what other things do you see advisors getting into under the
umbrella of "health and safety"

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On our trek this summer, the advisors "interfered" several times we felt
there were "health and safety concerns". The scouts didn't always agree,
but here are the cases:

- Sterilizing dishes in boiling water as opposed to pouring previously
boiled hot water over the dishes
- Avoid dumping large amounts of solid food wastes through holes in the sump
screen.
- Hiking on the trail as opposed to a road when both options were available
- Putting up the bear bags before leaving for program
- Calling for a "caterpillar" up Mt. Phillips to keep the crew together.
The old men and at least two of the scouts needed it. The remainder of the
scouts wanted a faster ascent.
- Holding up the crew when another crew member needed to treat blisters

I believe the blister issue happened twice, the others were one time
occurrences.

Jim Sergison
Randolph NJ

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Received on Wed Oct 17 13:53:41 2007