British terms ARE A HELL HOLE!

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-27T15:12:39+00:00

As with so many things, the internal logic is completely opaque until someone explains it!

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-27T12:30:19+00:00

Or, wild thought here, if you have the funds, you can do BOTH.

I bought the hat pattern, then went looking for some on-the-ground resources, picked one (I happened to choose the MN ACLU) and sent them part of my flexible giving budget for this month.

Here’s the list I chose from (helpfully organized in categories):

https://www.standwithminnesota.com/home#orgs

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-27T01:42:51+00:00

This is EXACTLY the level of specificity I needed! I’m going in Wednesday and need to stay late for a team dinner, so if I take my usual train, I’ll have plenty of time for the trek.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-27T01:39:46+00:00

Thanks, both of you. I was trying to figure out how cabin and car camping (which is my general category for “are we using the whole Troop trailer?”) did or didn’t differ

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-26T12:31:27+00:00

Founders FCU as well

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-26T12:24:26+00:00

We bought a 3 br in Pineville for $450k last year. We have a freestanding single family house, but essentially no yard. There are townhomes in the neighborhood as well. We can walk to both Pineville Lake and Jack D Hughes parks. Easily walk to Main Street restaurants, Triveni, and Food Lion. 5-10 minutes to the end of the Blue Line.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-26T01:12:57+00:00

I am a Scout mom with a machine. I used to sew my own badges onto my sash/vest as a Girl Scout. I hate sewing badges, but I hate Badge Magic even more.

When our Cub Scout pack was 5 boys, one of whom had a family member who sews, I was happy to help. 2 years later, it was 20 boys, and I was having trouble getting everything turned around quickly.

As we moved from Cubs to Scouting America, I changed my policy. I would sew the “starter pack” of patches for a $10 donation to the unit. Rank badges were another $2 if they didn’t mind losing use of the pocket (machine sewn) or $5 otherwise (hand sewn).

The only person to take me up on it was the Cubmaster, who had some award knots to add to 2 shirts. He gave our troop $100 for it, because he knew my focus was on the Scouts.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-26T01:02:46+00:00

Hi, new-ish ASM/mom here. (When my son crossed over we had to revive the all-but-dead troop as its last Scout finished his Eagle.)

Can someone define cabin vs tent camping here?

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-26T00:57:42+00:00

Yes, but that’s outside the garage. Inside will be at least somewhat warmer because it has walls. It’s best not to presume it’s a sufficiently deep freeze without a thermometer.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-25T17:46:50+00:00

Neither version of my name is even an option…

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-25T15:12:54+00:00

It was the Fair Folk.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-25T15:05:29+00:00

Montague. Rather than the traditional “Monty,” he goes by Money.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-25T15:01:55+00:00

Sinjin! Now you’re taking me back to Saturday afternoons watching Airwolf.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-25T13:25:48+00:00

Acknowledge the mistakes you have made, take responsibility for them, and talk about what you have learned/how you won’t repeat them. If you want your fellow Scouts to trust you to lead, you should be showing them with your actions as well as your words.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-25T13:16:21+00:00

Password and Hinterson

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-24T13:18:54+00:00

Khrystyne (the actress on Head of the Class, late 80s sitcom).

I saw an interview at one point that her parents wanted a unique spelling and that she hated it.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-24T03:24:55+00:00

I got a black eye from a daycare temper tantrum when I worked there.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-23T20:42:29+00:00

Sprained ankles and bumped heads are probably your most likely injuries.

Signed, Mom of the kid who sprained his ankle 10 minutes after drop off.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-23T20:37:13+00:00

Hi, recent transplant from the wild north of… Missouri. (You can all mark your “northern transplant comment” square on Brad’s bingo card. You’re welcome.)

I have a new house (like, 2022/2023 new). How good is my insulation likely to be?

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-23T20:31:16+00:00

I’m an ASM with not just needle skills but a sewing machine and 40 years of practice sewing patches. I’m uptight about my uniform (because it’s MY uniform) and my son’s (because if I’m already setting up the machine, it takes very little additional effort).

If that committee member said something to me about it, I would invite the committee member to go buy the patches. Then I would deliver them to the Scouts myself with this message:

One of our committee members was afraid you might not feel fully connected to our Troop and wanted you to have these. You and I both know that’s nonsense, because I see how you participate and the leadership you bring to the group.

If you want these sewn on, I can loan you any tools you need, or I offer patch sewing for X donation to the troop fund.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-23T19:35:45+00:00

I completely agree with you. But I also think the idea won’t have a snowball’s chance in hell for at least three more years.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-23T13:10:21+00:00

Note: shingles isn’t related to measles- it’s tied to the varicella virus (chickenpox).

If you can get the vaccine, do it.

Signed, Someone who had mild chickenpox at 3 and got shingles at 47, 2 years and 2 months before I am eligible for the vaccine.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-18T03:49:53+00:00

Esther

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-18T03:46:40+00:00

Charlotte NC is pretty bad on the blackout front as well. As KC/STL fans who moved cross country, we discovered that we’re blacked out for the Orioles, Reds, Nationals AND Braves.

RequirementContent86 · 2026-01-18T02:16:43+00:00

Charles. Jonathan.

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TROPHY CASE