And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Always have a knife, number one rule, in the Boy Scouts especially, grew up having one, remember how we all had knives, lot of us a couple, a folder and a sheath knife, plus a hatchet, in your pack, ready to go. We where taught such things, a prerequisite, the only question back then was having the best quality blades. Our Troop had a log cabin with bunks around the walls, even a kitchen and outhouse, though it was common to camp outside, particularly in winter, stay up past midnight watching the sky, and you got to sleep in a bit, breakfast from your open fire. Truly a great experience, lived on a farm even though, I think it was the structure of the original Boy Scouts, the always be prepared, it came natural to some of us. Stayed with me my whole life, lot of times later as an adult, it was common to be scoffed and ridiculed for holding on to the BoyScout mind set, great things you can not unlearn, too bad thats all been inverted ,and infiltrated by child molesters, can't have gung ho kids these days.
I have my sister's Girl Scout knife from 40 years ago in my desk drawer right now. Since she actually used it back in the day, it's a bit battered and tattered, but still present and ready for duty if called upon!
Grandson#1 just got his Cub Scout Whittling Chip and courtesy of his dad, a whiz-bang Leatherman. I'll have to dig around a bit, but when I find it, I'm going to give him the knife that I carried as a Scout.
Personalized for ghost sniper… always knew he might have been a Girl Scout…
ReplyDeletewhat's your SS#... that's sidesaddle.
DeleteAlways have a knife, number one rule, in the Boy Scouts especially, grew up having one, remember how we all had knives, lot of us a couple, a folder and a sheath knife, plus a hatchet, in your pack, ready to go. We where taught such things, a prerequisite, the only question back then was having the best quality blades. Our Troop had a log cabin with bunks around the walls, even a kitchen and outhouse, though it was common to camp outside, particularly in winter, stay up past midnight watching the sky, and you got to sleep in a bit, breakfast from your open fire. Truly a great experience, lived on a farm even though, I think it was the structure of the original Boy Scouts, the always be prepared, it came natural to some of us. Stayed with me my whole life, lot of times later as an adult, it was common to be scoffed and ridiculed for holding on to the BoyScout mind set, great things you can not unlearn, too bad thats all been inverted ,and infiltrated by child molesters, can't have gung ho kids these days.
ReplyDeleteBetween Boy Scouts and 4Hm, I'm a better man for it.
ReplyDeleteI have my sister's Girl Scout knife from 40 years ago in my desk drawer right now. Since she actually used it back in the day, it's a bit battered and tattered, but still present and ready for duty if called upon!
ReplyDeleteI gave my Boy Scout folder to my nephews from one Eagle to another.
DeleteThe gurl scouts train with cardboard knives these days....
ReplyDeleteWhat Girl Scouts?
ReplyDeleteGrandson#1 just got his Cub Scout Whittling Chip and courtesy of his dad, a whiz-bang Leatherman. I'll have to dig around a bit, but when I find it, I'm going to give him the knife that I carried as a Scout.
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Bravo!
DeleteI have that exact knife - it was my mothers.
ReplyDeletethe old Cub Scout one is a nice carry. I have. a Kabar..
ReplyDeletethe green, clear handle GS makes a nice surprise gift for a girlfriend/wife.
IIRC, the worst thing about that knife was that there was/is no blade lock.
ReplyDeleteAnd still currently available
https://www.scoutshop.org/camp-directors-guide/operations/bsa-deluxe-pocket-knife-2-12-blade-615782.html
Have the BS one, was my Dad's.
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