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subdjoe Forum Sergeant Major Posts: 4,556	Out of town Oct 16, 2008 15:36:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by subdjoe on Oct 16, 2008 15:36:34 GMT -5 Just letting all y'all know that I'll be out of town from this evening until late Sunday night. Y'all behave yourselves now.
	Joe Justice Robert H. Jackson - It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error. Obama - Psalm 109:8

backagain Fledgling Member Posts: 2	Out of town Oct 16, 2008 16:49:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by backagain on Oct 16, 2008 16:49:01 GMT -5 Such arrogance.

Mink Staff "Oh Happy Day" Posts: 3,172	Out of town Oct 16, 2008 19:36:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mink on Oct 16, 2008 19:36:41 GMT -5 Subdjoe, enjoy your vacation!
	"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Dr. Martin Luther King

The New Guy Staff The Land of the Free because of the Brave Posts: 2,630	Out of town Oct 16, 2008 21:30:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The New Guy on Oct 16, 2008 21:30:25 GMT -5 we'll keep the fire going 'til ya get back
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Oct 16, 2008 16:49:01 GMT -5 backagain said:

Such arrogance.

Hmmm.....two posts and passing judgement here already. You might try a bit of watch and learn.

Oh, and by the way, I had a good little trip. Even got on TV a bit. <G>
I had been to Fresno for the "Civil War Revisitied" thing they put on every year. Friday is a school day for the kids to come and get a little info up close and personal.
Got up at about quarter till 5 a.m. on Friday, was just about to set the can on the fire to get coffee made and one of the organizers came over and asked if any of us could be interviewed for the morning news. "Sure, bring them over!" "Oh, they are set up over by Kearney Mansion (ca. 200 yards away). And can we fire a cannon?" Right. So I called for a scratch crew - woke people up. Drove the gun over, got her off the trailer, got her sited, loaded, and let the reporter pull the lanyard. He got one hell of a grin on his face. Then loaded her again and let the organizer fire the gun. SHE got a big grin too. She even brought coffee for us later since we hadn't had time to make any.

Had fun, increased my carbon footprint. Made lots of noise. Trained a new cannoneer. Talked with one guy who worked in the ordnance dept. of some big company. He said that everything I was saying was spot on. He even gave me a hint to where I could find 3" freeze plugs. All in all, a good time.

Oh! The grand high mucky-mucks of the historical society wanted us to do a night fire as part of the fireworks. The Federals fired their 4 guns by piece from the right. Then our CS Marines fired their 3 mortars behind our gunline by piece from the left, and our 10 guns went by piece from the right. DAMN that was fun. Reloaded and did it again for the big finale'. Only problem was no one told the Cav. that we were going to do that. The horses spooked. Got clamed down, then our second cannonade started. One horse almost rolled onto a guy. I'm hopeing that something gets on youtube.

Joe

Justice Robert H. Jackson - It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.

Obama - Psalm 109:8

Mink Staff "Oh Happy Day" Posts: 3,172	Out of town Oct 20, 2008 20:33:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mink on Oct 20, 2008 20:33:19 GMT -5 Cool subdjoe.....sounds like you had fun! By chance was that guy from the ordnance dept. from GD?
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Nope, it was Aero(something). I don't remember the full name. Mostly they built 20mm & 30mm stuff. It was nice to have a pro give me feedback. Most of what I know is from books and online, so having a guy with hands on, real world experience was nice.

Joe

Justice Robert H. Jackson - It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.

Obama - Psalm 109:8

Mink Staff "Oh Happy Day" Posts: 3,172	Out of town Oct 20, 2008 22:49:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mink on Oct 20, 2008 22:49:40 GMT -5 Oh, I see. I just wondered because I worked with guys that had attended events similar to this and had scientific answers as they talked at the water cooler...... I used to love listening to it.
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Oct 20, 2008 22:49:40 GMT -5 Mink said:

Oh, I see. I just wondered because I worked with guys that had attended events similar to this and had scientific answers as they talked at the water cooler......

I used to love listening to it.

You a secret gun nut, Mink?

Joe

Justice Robert H. Jackson - It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.

Obama - Psalm 109:8

Mink Staff "Oh Happy Day" Posts: 3,172	Out of town Oct 20, 2008 23:17:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mink on Oct 20, 2008 23:17:05 GMT -5 missiles....ssshhhhh
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Out of town Oct 21, 2008 21:38:38 GMT -5

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Cool photo one of my friends sent me.

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The grand high poo-bahs of the Fresno Historical Society asked if we could do a night fire during the fireworks display. No way we could turn it down. The Federals fired first, 4 guns by piece from the right. We answered with - 3 mortars behind our gunline by piece form the left and then 10 guns by piece from the rigth. Then the fireworks went off. There was a pause just before the finale' and we did it again. We all used double or triple charges - we don't often get to fire at night.

Joe

Justice Robert H. Jackson - It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.

Obama - Psalm 109:8

The New Guy Staff The Land of the Free because of the Brave Posts: 2,630	Out of town Oct 21, 2008 21:57:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The New Guy on Oct 21, 2008 21:57:40 GMT -5 that's absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
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