Feb 20, 2023 11:40PM maggie15 wrote:

I never smoked (although I inhaled plenty second hand,) but I did like the Marlboro Man commercials. The theme music really appealed to me.

Feb 22, 2023 05:53PM maggie15 wrote:

It's scary but I remember the words to those songs better than things I heard five years ago. Remember "Make New Friends" and "Johnny Appleseed"? This brings back memories of campfire cookery. Banana boats, foil dinners and s'mores were fine, but I was not a fan of dough boys (biscuit mix on a stick cooked over a campfire and filled with jelly) or bug juice (some bad version of Kool Aid.)

Mar 5, 2023 01:27PM elimar wrote:

Too young to drink, but old enough to remember the jingles. Here's another:

"From the land of sky blue waters, comes the water best for brewing."

Mar 16, 2023 02:00PM elimar wrote:

Don't think I advanced to the next page last time and I just now see all the GS songs. I do not know "White Coral Bells" or "Johnny Appleseed" but I do still remember full lyrics of the other ones. I didn't know "Make New Friends" as a song...but I'm thinking you mean the saying:

Make new friends, but keep the old,

One is silver, the other is gold

Is there more to it than that?

Do you remember your Troop Insignia? Mine was a cardinal.

I'll tell you what I do remember, the daughters (and I was not one of them) of the Troop Leaders had a sash full of badges. Weren't they lucky that their non-working moms could help them achieve. My GS troop made me a great Cub Scout leader. Yes, my sons earned plenty of badges...so did every other boy if they attended our weekly den activities and other events. No boy left behind. Thank you Girl Scouts!

Mar 17, 2023 12:17PM maggie15 wrote:

My troop insignia was a birch tree. My daughter's was a pine tree.

I was not a scout leader (I coached swim team in my "spare" time) but I did go on an exciting weekend winter camping trip when the girls were in middle school. On Saturday night a young man drove his pickup onto the lake where the ice was not yet thick enough and went through. While one of the leaders drove off to find a phone to call for help I had to use my theoretical training in ice rescue from an open water lifeguarding course. Thankfully the rescue equipment including throw buoys, surfboards and a backboard had been left in a shed on the beach for the winter and we were able to get the young man ashore and up to the cabin. The other troop leader was a gynecologist who had a very well stocked first aid kit and was able to treat him for hypothermia until the fire rescue squad arrived. The girls didn't get a badge but they were featured on the news and given an award by the town. What impressed the girls most was that Dr. B who only saw women in her practice knew how to treat a man.

Be prepared!