Diaper References

I'm a bed wetter in training. I still wake pee sleep most of the time. Had a couple accidents with no memory of going and the feeling the next morning is indescribable. This new kind of accident is on the rise. While correlation  doesn't equal causation, my friends IPA and red wine are often involved when I truly pee my diaper at night  and don't remember.

They're all illegal here.... doesn't stop anyone though.  Fortunately we've had so much rain of late that there's very little risk of brush fires.  

They are "technically" illegal within the city limits, but you can buy them in the County and the cops look the other way on holidays unless you get out of hand, then they just tell you to shut it down.

Chapter 35   A few moments after saying goodbye to Lizzy and Mrs. Dyck, Daniel was back at the van, along with Dustin and Jared. While Dustin wasn’t comfortable with seeing Daniel kiss his sister, he didn’t bring up the subject, and soon they were all talking about the good times they hoped to soon have. Over the next few minutes, the rest of the Cubs arrived and loaded their gear. There was a mixture of excitement and apprehension, since the Cubs didn’t know what was planned for the weekend. Soon, everyone had arrived. “Cubs gather ‘round,” Akela requested. “Are you all excited for our first camp!” he asked enthusiastically. There was a generally enthusiastic response from the Cubs. “This weekend, we are camping in the wild, like the people who first explored the mountains. No cabins. No toilets. Only tents. Because we are roughing it, Baloo and I thought that we should have a ‘Mountain Man’ theme for our camp. Mountain men were some of the first non-first-nations people to see, explore, and live in the mountains. Besides the road we will take to camp, the area looks like how they saw it almost 200 years ago. We have arranged a few activities where you can experience what life might have been like for the mountain men long ago. But, for the most part, we will still have three hot meals per day, and a trailer nearby in case of emergencies. Are you excited now!” Akela asked, to a much more excited reply. “Is the gear loaded?” Akela asked Baloo. Baloo confirmed everything was set. “Alright, boys, let’s go to camp!” Akela said encouragingly. The Red Six loaded up into Baloo’s van, and soon they were on the highway. Since Daniel liked to see where they were going, he grabbed the front seat. “Boys, our first competition starts now,” Baloo told them once they were out of town. “Akela has a reward for the Cub in each van that best guesses how far it is to camp. Since none of you know exactly where we are going, I’ll tell you we will be an hour north of Camp Oki. Make your best guess! Daniel, there is paper and a pen so you can write down everyone’s guess, since I’m driving.” The Cubs each made there guesses. Daniel knew they were going to be on the drive 2 hours, and part of that was on a mountain road. He guessed 180km, which was higher than most of the others. Some, like Jan, had guessed 100Km or less, which was less than the distance to the mountains along the highway. Daniel felt he had a good shot at winning. About an hour into the trip, both vans regrouped at a local gas station, topping off on cheap gas, and allowing the Cubs to have a bathroom break and buy snacks. Daniel knew that this gas station had great beef jerky, and so picked up enough to eat and finish before reaching camp. Camp would be in bear territory, so food wouldn’t be allowed in the tents. Soon, both vans were back on the road. Most of the other Cubs had bought a Coke and chips or jerky, so everyone was energized as the vans entered the mountains. They started seeing trees as they entered the foothills, and soon a towering wall of rock was in front of them, with one gap through which the highway, and a river, flowed. The highway through that mountain gap slowed and wound around tight corners for the next few minutes. The Cubs couldn’t see the sky, except right at the top of the van windows, the rock walls being nearly sheer. Baloo hit the breaks hard while rounding one corner. Mountain sheep were on the road, enjoying what they would later learn was a local salt lick. They slowly drove past the animals. Everyone was impressed by the long, curled horns of the old ram nearest the shoulder. In another minute, they were on their way out of the steep mountain valley. There was a long, wide valley between that first mountain wall and the taller mountains along the provincial boundary. Between the two main mountain ranges were many tall forested hills and creek valleys, and one tall, lonely mountain know as ‘Old Chief.’ The highway passed near the foot of Old Chief. But, before they made it that far, the van turned north onto a gravel logging road. They traveled much more slowly up the scenic, winding road before heading down into a broad valley mixed with natural open fields and pine trees. In the first clearing, Daniel could see Baloo’s trailer. The van pulled off the road and toward the trailer, near which they parked. “Time to unload,” Baloo said, encouragingly. “Leave your packs near the van. You will soon get to pick your tent site.” The other van had pulled in right behind the first, and soon Akela had gathered the Cubs. “Boys, since Red Six won at hide-and-seek a few weeks ago, they will get their choice of campsites. Baloo, can you take Red Six for a tour of the camp area, while Blue Six helps unload and sort the Cub Pack group gear?” Baloo, instructed Red Six to follow him on a tour of their camp area. “You boys are lucky you get first choice,” Baloo said, showing them around. “One site is definitely nicer than the other, I think. The first campsite was north of the trailer, in sparse pine trees high above the nearby creek, about 150m north of the cooking shelter. Baloo then took them past the cooking shelter to the second site, 150m south, to a more dense stand of trees near the creek, which babbled a few metres away. “I vote for this site,” Tim said. The rest of the Six agreed, so they went back to the vans to help put away the remaining Pack gear. “Red Six chose the south site,” Baloo informed Akela. “Blue Six, you can take a break and follow me to your new campsite,” Akela said enthusiastically. Red Six finished sorting and putting away the camp gear, and grabbed their choice of tents while Blue Six was investigating their site. The Pack had two larger tents and four smaller ones, so the boys chose the big tents so they would have more room. Baloo wasn’t sure if that was the choice he would make, but he let the boys carry on. All the tents were simple dome tents with waterproof floors, so it only took the tentmates a few minutes to pitch and stake their tents among the trees. Daniel, from experience, chose a level, mossy site away from the creek, to which his tentmates agreed. Tim, Jan, and Jared pitched their tent near the creek on less level ground. Soon, everyone’s gear was inside their respective tents, and Baloo told the Cubs they could change out of their uniforms, and relax for a while. He would come and get them when it was time for their first activity. “The tent is big enough that with three of us, we can sleep in a ‘C’ pattern around the edge of the tent, away from the door,” Daniel instructed. “Don’t put anything along the walls of the tent, since that is where rain and moisture seep in. We can put out gear in the middle.” Dustin and Daniel chose middle and right-of-door positions in the tent respectively, while Kyle slept to the left of the door. Soon, their sleeping bags were laid out, and the boys changed into warm, comfortable, long-sleeved shirts. Kyle also changed pants as well. In reality, Kyle had worn a Pull-Up on the van ride up, in case he fell asleep. He hadn’t needed it, so he hid it low down in his sleeping bag until he could put it in his pack later, without anyone knowing. “Will it be cold tonight?” Kyle asked the others. “Probably,” Daniel said, knowing Fall evenings came early, and lasted just over 12 hours. It would likely be a long, cool night. “Our gear list called for long underwear and heavy shirts and pants, so staying warm won’t be hard.” Daniel explained. “Just don’t get wet.” With that comment, the mood in the tent became uneasy. “But I’m wet every night,” Kyle said, misunderstanding Daniel meaning. “I meant getting your clothes and gear wet,” Daniel clarified. “We all brought thirsty underwear for at night, right?” Daniel asked jokingly, which brought out grins on his tentmates. They all hoped their diapers would keep them dry, and they dropped the subject. Their discussion reminded them all that they needed to use the bathroom, but there wasn’t one. Dustin and Kyle needed to poop, so they went searching for Baloo, while Daniel relieved himself several steps away from their tent on a convenient tree. Daniel went back to the tent, and remembered Lizzy had told him about a drawing she had left in his pack, with his pyjamas. Daniel searched his pack, and found a sketch Lizzy had made of his face. He had a surprised look on his face, and a kiss-mark drawn on his cheek. “Be Mine” was written just above the kiss mark. Daniel felt a warm, tingly feeling as he began to understand how much Lizzy liked him. After a few minutes, he could hear his tentmates returning from south of their tent. Daniel hid the drawing back where he had found it, in case Dustin didn’t like the message his sister had given Daniel. “There is a log to sit on while taking a dump,” Kyle explained. “Just don’t fall over backward and land in the mess.” Dustin and Daniel grimaced at that thought. “And this is our tent role of toilet paper for the weekend,” Dustin explained. “Baloo said if we get it wet or lose it, there will be consequences.” At that, the boys started speculating about what they would get to do this weekend, until Baloo came and called them to assemble near the cook shelter. “Cubs, you did a great job setting up camp and your tents,” Akela announced, commending them all. “My wife Kate and Baloo’s wife Freda have started making our supper. Before supper, we will have a small contest to see whose tents are the most organized and best located. The cleanest tent, pitched on the best ground, gets to eat first. Then second best, and so on. We’ll tour Red Six’s tents first.” Daniel knew this was often something Akela did at camp, and wasn’t worried. Daniel’s tent scored 5 on location and 4 on organization, while Tim’s tent scored 3 on placement and 5 on organization. “I get to be near the creek, though,” Tim mentioned to Daniel. Daniel wasn’t that impressed, since the creek was noisy, which wouldn’t be helpful when they tried to go to sleep. The inspection moved on to Blue Six’s campsite. Chris’ tent got a 4 for location and 5 for organization, while Vince’s tent got 4 for location and 3 for organization. “Since Daniel and Chris’ tents had a tie score, and Blue Six got last choice of sites, Chris’ tent gets to eat first based on the less preferable site,” Akela announced. “Then Daniel, Tim, and Vince’s tents.” Chris looked proud, but it didn’t really matter. There was a lot of food for everyone. “For dessert, we are having chocolate pudding,” Akela announced as supper wound down. “But before we start dessert, each Cub made guesses about how far it would be to camp. The actual distance was 176km. Dan and Daniel are our winners!” It was announced to scattered applause. “As winners of the mountain men ‘distance’ competition, they each get a coon-skin hat donated by Vince’s Mom at the SAAN store. Dan and Daniel each put on their hats and proudly marched back to their seats at the table in the kitchen shelter, before dessert was served. After supper, the Cubs washed their dishes in basins laid out on the central table in the cook shelter. Evening was approaching, and the shadows in the forest were getting longer, and the light had a golden quality to it. “Jan, you can help Kate and Freda wash the cook pots. I haven’t forgotten about you swearing,” Baloo reminded Jan of his incident a few weeks ago. Jan glumly went to help with the dishes, while the rest of the Cubs explored the area near their campsite. It was getting colder, so Daniel and his tentmates went back to their tent to dress more warmly. It was getting dark. Soon, Baloo went to each of the tents to tell the Cubs to gather. It was time for the campfire. Daniel, Dustin, and Kyle grabbed their flashlights. The campfire ring was behind the kitchen shelter, in a small clearing 20m into the woods. The kitchen benches they had sat on had been arranged in a semi-circle around the fire. Baloo, Akela, Kate, and Freda had lawn chairs on the other side of the fire. Each tent group took their own bench. The adults entered last, with Akela at the rear, holding a small torch he had made from a bundle of twigs. As he knelt, he recited the campfire lighting poem: "Kneel always when you light a fire. Kneel reverently, and thankful be for God's unfailing charity.” The fire easily took light, the wood earlier having been doused with an accelerant. As the fire took light, the older Cubs knew the song, and started chanting: “Fire’s Burning, Fire’s Burning, Draw Nearer, Draw Nearer, In the glowing, In the Glowing, Come Sing and be merry.” “Now as a round,” Akela instructed. Each bench did two verses of the song before silence enveloped the campfire ring. It was now totally dark. “Are you having fun!” Akela asked enthusiastically, to a cheer from the Cubs. “Tomorrow, we will have a full day of ‘mountain man’ activities. Tonight, we celebrate being in nature and with each other. Let’s sing Alberta Bound before I tell you an adventure story. The song completed, Akela slowly and mysteriously started his story: There are strange things done in the midnight sun       By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales       That would make your blood run cold; The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,       But the queerest they ever did see Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge       I cremated Sam McGee. The poem (by Robert Service) continued for several minutes. In the poem, Sam McGee from warm Tennessee tries to cross the frozen Yukon terrain in search of gold. Sam, who is nearly frozen to death, asks his partner one last request; that he be cremated instead of buried in the frozen ground when he dies. Sam dies, and his partner continues the journey, with Sam’s frozen body, not denying his friend’s last request. The partner comes across a paddle-wheel boat with a large furnace, and knows he can cremate Sam there and be rid of his burdensome friend. He puts Sam’s body into the furnace and stokes the fire, afterward closing the door of the furnace and letting the fire do its work. After several hours, his partner, thinking Sam’s remains must be ash, looks into the furnace. There he finds a live and well Sam McGee… And he wore a smile you could see a mile, and he said: "Please close that door. It's fine in here, but I greatly fear you'll let in the cold and storm— Since I left Plumtree, down in Tennessee, it's the first time I've been warm." Most of the Cubs laughed, and Akela told a few more stories as the campfire burned down. It was growing colder outside as well, and the Cubs were scooting their benches closer to the fire to keep warm. “We’ll have a quiet song now,” Akela directed, before they sang all the verses of Kum by yah. Afterward, there were a few minutes of reverential silence as the Cubs and adults watched the fire burn low. Eventually, Akela spoke. “I declare this campfire closed. Go back to your tents and grab your toothbrushes and toothpaste, and come back to the kitchen shelter for a snack before bed.” Daniel and his tentmates got their toothbrushes before returning to the kitchen shelter for hot chocolate, marshmallows, and cookies. “Leave your toothbrushes and toothpaste with Kate,” Baloo announced to the Pack. “It’s bear country, and bears have been known to like toothpaste.” The Cubs finished brushing their teeth, and complied with the instruction. “Goodnight, Cubs,” Akela announced. “Breakfast will be ready at 9:00, which is about an hour after sunrise. Have a good sleep.” Slowly, the Cubs dispersed back to their tents for the night.

Our zip code has too many fires without fireworks and has made any and all of them illegal and the will prosecute. And they do have a professional nice firework display and that's enough. But we still have the idiots that hope to not get caught with the dumb bottle rockets, we had a number of them, they are the worst, and we had fires in fields and a roof fire near,,,, , and I do hope they went to jail, its a big fine and jail time..