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Winter Camp Legends
Mr. Wilson loses his temper
| Origin | Winter Camp IV (1980) |
| The Story | At Winter Camp IV, we had patrols. The Black Sheep patrol, which had Steve Donohue as its leader and Doug Wilson as the adviser stayed in Clearwater cabin. One night as everyone was falling asleep, Reed "Squirelly" Shannon came into the building. He was cold at Beaver Creek and wanted to come down to Clearwater to warm up. Several of the patrol members were unhappy with this choice, particularly Jim Warren. Reed took a spot in the corner next to the heat and Mr. Wilson turned up the heat a little to make it come on. The others took exception to this and a violent argument broke out. Steve Pejuan got out of bed and turned the thermostat back down. Mr. Wilson returned it to a higher position and forbade everyone from touching it. Jim Warren was sleeping closest to the fuse box and while Doug was guarding the thermostat, Jim shut off the power. That's kind of when things went a little crazy. Mr. Wilson came over and turned the fuse box back on. As soon as he was out of reach, Jim turned it off again. Doug responded by telling Jim he could sleep outside if he wanted it cold. He threw a loop of rope around the bunk and began dragging it out with Jim and his bunkmate Eric Bollman still in it. Thinking quickly, Eric put his boots on. When order was mostly restored, he left them on in case of additional problems. As Doug was pulling the bunk out, Steve Pejuan once again turned the thermostat down. Jim promised not to turn off the power anymore if Doug agreed to let him stay in the cabin. Doug accepted. In probably the most bizarre turn of events, Doug rapidly closed with Steve Pejuan and put him in a headlock, then dragged a sheathed bowsaw across his neck until he agreed to leave the thermostat alone. Only three people really stayed out of things. Doug Stone and Steve Donohue shared the other bunk by the front door and they just quietly opened their window and watched. Reed remained curled up by the heater the entire time. |
| Veracity | Mostly true. There may be some details that are amiss but the biggest things are Doug trying to drag Jim Warren out and dragging the bow saw over Steve Pejuan out are both absolutely true as is Eric sleeping with his boots on. |
| Trigger | Most likely to come up when campers are taunting someone who is normally quiet. |
| Positive Message | It's the quiet ones you have to watch out for. |
