What to do?

As i have pointed out i graduated last year, but due to the rather turbulent economical climate we are in jobs aren't exactly common, i have many many friends both from my course and others that are having trouble finding a job, now for me the money side is not the main issue, I'm lucky enough to live at home still and my parents are wonderful (and i mean that) and i have a small business that makes a little pocket money, but my main problem is boredom, and when i get bored i get down, and when i get down i get bored... and so on and so forth, so to try and remedy this i am looking at more volunteering, rather than with children with wildlife. My local wildlife hospital needs men! as they have some DIY that needs doing and they seem to think men are better than women (not my view!)

Now this leads me to an interesting point, do our lovely government support voluntary groups enough? Sure the scouts is a massive group, but with out these small Charity's like The South Essex Wildlife Hospital there would be hundreds of animals injured each year that had no hope of recovery. Come on Government, give Charities a Break give them some help, especially in this climate.

That's all for tonight

Del

Help! i need some body

Every week partents drop off there children and me and my ASL run an evening, ok we know we are going to be there, but we have another member of the team who helps out and is rarely thanked so,

Thank You YL. your a massive help

he has even taken some of the problematic jobs like sorting the program out,

some YL's are useless, some are great, and mine is one of the latter for sure!


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Whoops!

There went 2008. now my plan for 2009 is a post every week.... well i can but hope,

and as many of them to be scouting based as i can!

well i hope everyone had a nice christmas and is looking forward to 2009 i know i am!

Del


Trooooooop Diismissed!

Wrong Wrong Wrong

ok i have to play the personal card here, i have a degree in product design. Im not showing off... im just showing my reasons for some of what i am about to say,

Right,

So the Scout HQ have noticed that some of the unofficial casual clothing selling really well, and of course want a slice of the pie, so after alot of work and much thinking (and i bet a fair bit of money) they come up with i.scout, yep thats it, i.scout, of course so smart they think as it makes a comment, yeah that i scout, and its also so up to date with the whole (over used) ipod and iphone and ianythingelsewewantpeopletothinkiscool.

well in my view there is one word for this (in my view) FAIL!

but im but one person and i dont think in am in the remit (they want to sell it to younger people)

good luck to them, but for me its scout and proud, or scouting is....
next time TSA, ask people in the know that are out there in scouting, rather than trying so hard to make a "cool" logo and failing!

Troop Diiiismiiised
(ps ill put a photo up later, or a linky to a site)

Guerrila Cooking

*imagain the scene, you are stood in a ruined supermarket, a strong wind and acid rain has whipped all the lables off the cans of food, all you can see is piles of unknown foods, but your hungry, time to take the dive*

thats the basis to Guerrila cooking, the scouts are given a pick of cans and they get to cook a 2 course meal with out knowing what they get till they open the can,

its all fun and i get to see how smart my scouts are and if they need more training in cooking!

it also makes for an intresting dinner at home, ....

well thats all for now i got some paper work to file

Reunion,

Every year theres a large gathering of adults in scouting at Gilwell park, this year i went (for the 4 or 5th time) with a group of other people i have known for a fair while.
Now I walk faitly fast (stick with me there is a point here) but this year it took me over an hour to walk what normally takes me 10 minutes! the only reason was due to the number of people i bumped in to and had to catch up with. One of the most intresting Convostations i had was with a 55 ish old leader (as we all know im in my early - mid twentys) about what scouts is about and for both of us, it came down to common point. The Common point, its something that we can talk about in a instant, theres conection.

The other thing we noticed is when i was young saying i was a scout was seen as a little.... Sad?
now its more seen as something cool, alot of the older adults say now the people they talk to are really impressed that they are still in scouting.

Well after that weekend, i want a good night sleep (i had far to much fun, lots of danceing and adult beverages)


Troop Dismissed

(ill tell you more when im awake and alive, and i hopefully have my laptop back)

Programs

Deciding what to do 4 months in advance is fun, especially as you have no idea as to the weather. Even the greatest event or evening can be ruined by a few drops of rain.
so this year i had a great idea... i have a new word in my specialised vocabluary...


TOUGH


its raining and i didnt being a coat (despite being told you must)

TOUGH

oooh i wore my best trainers event though you said we would be walking thru mud

TOUGH

owies i got stung by a stinging nettle on my knee in my shorts... (you have got it by now)

TOUGH!

if its a real problem then we sort it, but a little rain never hurt anyone... i mean i used to get soaked and im ok... aint i?


thats all for tonight

Troop Dismissed!