The deaths of the four men putting up the tent right under a powerline can be chalked up to sheer stupidity on someone’s part. The BSA has already backtracked on their earlier statements about ‘blaming’.
The collapse of 300+ Scouts a day or two later, waiting for no-show GW Shrub, can be chalked up to poor planning, lack of shade, and lack of cooling mist tents.
And while this all happened at the same Jamboree in VA, the west coast Scouts aren’t doing much better.
Lightning Strike Turns Scout Hike Tragic
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – What was supposed to be a challenging 70-mile hike culminating in a midnight climb up Mt. Whitney to watch the sunrise turned to horror with a simple summer storm. When a group of Boy Scouts from St. Helena Troop 7001 took shelter from the rain, lightning struck, killing the troop leader and a teenage scout.
Scouting sure is different these days. When I was there our biggest fears were (1) getting caught slipping off into the woods for a smoke, and (2) having a rattler or copperhead pay a visit to our sleeping bags – while we were in them.
Yeah, I’ve still got theme problems, so using the funky default till I figger it out. Actually, with a color change and a spiffier header image, the old Kubrick default is not too bad. Thanks for the offer to help – I really appreciate that! And after screwing it up a little bit more, I may take you up on it.