Day 8

I don't know if we are settling into a routine but work-wise there is less to do right now so we did not have that many tickets to work on. However, I was able to see Bill Burch, the brother that carved my bolo that I got at the LDS Training at Philmont Training Center. He lives in Orem, UT and has carved nearly 50,000 bolos. I also found out that he is the former scoutmaster of Brother Bob Higbee. I told Brother Burch that Brother Higbee says hi and he laughed and told me a funny story about when Brother Higbee turned 14. Brother Burch said that Brother Higbee came up to him and said "Now I don't have to go on any more campouts!" Brother Burch just laughed then wanted me to tell him some stuff about him.

Eight of us from the Information Systems group went into Fredricksburg, VA for dinner tonight to give us a break from the standard food that is served. Don't get me wrong, the food isn't bad by any means but it starts to seem very similar each night. Breakfast and lunch are even more similar each day. However, it is amazing how they are able to feed this many folks. The Jamboree organizers are concerned about dehydration. For our big arena show tomorrow night they brought in 11 Wal-Mart semis full of pallets of water. They are expecting about 80,000 people for the big show. I will tell you more about that tomorrow.

Well, I got a couple of good pictures of Brother Burch. That is what I am including tonight.