Dear Pedro, I am in the Boy Scouts and I miss the pinewood derby.
– James H., Milton, Mass.
Volunteer to help a Cub Scout pack stage a pinewood derby, James. You can find a way to stay involved with activities you enjoy. For example, I once offered to help unload the grocery truck down at the cantina. They never asked my again, though … something about large teeth marks on bags of spinach. Hmmmmm.
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Suggest to your troop that maybe you could have a troop Pinewood Derby. My troop is doing that, and we can not use a saw. We are going to whiddle the whole car! It sounds like a lot of fun!