[philmont] World Degradation

John LeBlanc...your a hoot!!! Yes, your spell checker
is working too!
--- Steve Mac <oldbatteryman725@comcast.net> wrote:

> Your last sentence made me think of two people that
> had something to say like you did. General George
> S. Patton said "the world has grown up in a h*** of
> a shape". Carly Simon has a song these are the good
> old days.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John LeBlanc
> To: philmont List Member
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 00:20
> Subject: [philmont] World Degradation
>
>
> Moving on to the 70's John! Keep dragging your
> feet and you might keep your whole unit in the stone
> age!
>
>
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> I don't drag my feet! I pick them up and set them
> down quite nicely thank you very much. In leaterh
> hiking boots at that. Stone age huh? I'll have you
> know as I've said before my old Scoutmaster taught
> me stone age value when he whipped out his overly
> filled Zippo and fired up our campfire one rainy
> evening. Yep, flint and steel.
>
> Kelty with a metal buckle eh? Nope, don't have
> one. Ketly's were sort of cheapo looking back then.
> Sort of like todays Jan sprot. I bought a
> Trailwise with a metal buckle and laced on back
> panel. Lemme see, that musta been in '66. Hmmmm,
> 41 years ago. Still works fine. Wonder if your
> Gregroys will be around in 2048?
>
> Hmmmmm!!! ya think they will still be making the
> necessary replacement parts for 'em? Like zillions
> of buckles?
>
> Well, back in the late '60's and early '60's the
> Keltys were the badge of a ranger at Philmont.
>
> However, the real rangers sported Trapper Nelsons
> or Bear Paws with their axe handles stickin's out
> the top flap.
>
> But that's before Rangers ate quiche or Ramen
> noodle flavored drink for supper too.
>
> Next thing you know they will be wearing track
> shoes on the trail since it will be durable surfaced
> and Crocs in camp since the sites will be durable
> surfaced also.
>
> What in the world is this world coming to? Where
> have the good old days gone?
>
> John LeBlanc
>
> PS Hey Sonny! How'n I doin' with this new
> fangled spell checker? Can you read me loud and
> clear?
>
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Received on Sat Sep 8 07:46:54 2007