While a member of Law Enforcement Explorer post 777 we decided on going to a trip to Daytona Florida to see Law Enforcement at work during Bike week in Daytona and a side trip for one day to Disney World .
Well the trip thou memorable turned into a disaster from the start. We decided to stay at local councils scout camp to save money and judging how other scout camps where it was rugged but nice place to stay and lady's would have nice accommodations in a cabin with flush toilets and shower while us guys would use a screened in pavilion and out houses no big deal.
While waiting for flight from Pittsburgh out of the old Greater Pitt airport one of he groups adults advisers causes myself and friend Norm of laughing at her because she was afraid of flying.
No such thing happened in fact I had done so much for her and her daughter over the years when they had problems with the crap hole apartment they lived in even getting my then fiances grandfather who was a plumber to help get her sewer lines opened which he did not charge her one penny when he saw predicament she was in. From slum lord she was renting from.
Well minus this nonsense the flight went smooth and we got into some rental cars. Sam our leader was depending on Gerry to help him with maps and directions what a mistake it took 3 hours to finally find the camp, as daylight broke.
Now you have to realize as a boy scout I was use to roughing it but all Scout Camps are required to follow and pass a national standard for cleanliness etc. and this camp was no where near meeting standards. While the women had nice place and would have been acceptable to them for us guys forget it. the pavilion had busted doors ,screening missing meaning bugs every where and cots with holes in them and rotted wood everywhere , even as a boy scout I would not have stayed here it was most unsanitary camp I had ever seen. I had it out with the camp ranger asking him where the hell was his inspection reports etc. and it appears the camp was not participating in national council program. thisplace was a total disgrace.
With that we packed up the cars and left and leaders several of whom where Pittsburgh Cops stopped at local state police station and they found us housing at a days inn thou it drained our budget we still had a good time and to make sure we got where we needed to go I rode with SAM or who ever lead car was and read the map and gave the driving directions.
How ever when I got home I contacted National Camping Committee sent them pictures and detailed letter on this camp never got as much as a phone call. seems they are not interested in how camps are run and scouts are taken care of. I contacted them several other times about what went on in camps and never a reply it seems there accreditation program as and is nothing but a scam to assure parents your kid will be safe at camp when he really is not.
