[Namron] The Incident at Protectorate
Katie A Mosely
kawhispers at juno.com
Thu Oct 14 05:20:41 PDT 2004
Not trying to be touchy, I just don't want people to get the wrong idea.
Katyana
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 05:37:44 -0500 "Matthias the Brewer"
<matthiasthebrewer at cox.net> writes:
> Duncan,
>
> In my opinion, it doesn't matter that there was a child present.
> Because
> there was a PERSON present.
>
> There was also the issue of a sick horse (all I heard was the
> possibility of
> a twisted gut and surgery), who are very sensitive to sound. The
> sound
> could have caused the horse to start, making matters worse.
>
> I'm not taking advantage of the situation to beat up on you Duncan,
> but I
> think it was a colossal mistake to fire it. I have no respect for
> your
> safety procedures, because people don't just "appear". They walk.
>
> However, I agree with you. You should have been removed from site.
> I think
> the Seneschal was remarkably generous in this case.
>
> I also think, that it is time to let this matter drop. The
> Seneschal has
> dealt with it (at that time). And while I think your hobby is
> amusing and
> could be a lot of fun, I don't think it is appropriate at SCA
> events. Just
> my opinion. Too many safety issues.
>
> Matthias the Strongly Opinionated Brewer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: namron-bounces+matthiasthebrewer=cox.net at ansteorra.org
> [mailto:namron-bounces+matthiasthebrewer=cox.net at ansteorra.org]On
> Behalf
> Of Duncan MacNamara
> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 1:13 AM
> To: Barony of Namron
> Subject: [Namron] The Incident at Protectorate
>
>
> I was just informed of something, and would like to doubly apologize
> for it
> now. I was just informed that Marsha was _WITH_ Tadgh when they went
> through
> camp on their way to their wagon, on the night of the incident. I
> had
> absolutely no idea that a child was involved when I was issued my
> warning,
> or I would have packed up and left right then and there, no
> questions asked.
> I don't understand, in fact, why I wasn't told to get off-site
> instead of
> given a warning. I also don't understand why it's only just now,
> three days
> later, that I am hearing of a child being present. I would like to
> extend my
> apologies again.
>
> As for range safety and my appearant incompetance... I have a
> little
> backstop that I normally set up when firing my mini-cannon, to make
> sure the
> wadding doesn't travel too far when I fire it in a "limited space"
> setting.
> I set this up 6 feet from the barrel muzzle, as the wadding usually
> only
> travels 3-6 feet, using a powder charge of 15 grains. Since my mast
> rope and
> torch was at roughly the 10 foot mark, and I had just cleared the
> "firing
> lane", I didn't put the cannon on the ground and set up the
> backstop. I
> fired it from the mini-table on which I had them set up for display.
> The
> offending cannon is 3 inches long, has a 1/4 inch bore, and is no
> louder
> than a black cat firecracker. No, I am not trying to excuse this
> away, just
> shedding some light on the facts. Yes, I was wrong for both firing
> the thing
> in camp, even though it is tiny, and I was also wrong for not
> setting up my
> backstop. But still, this doesn't mean that I am an idiot. It means
> that I
> made a mistake, and while I am thankful that nothing happened, I
> still think
> this thing got blown a tad out of proportion. That, and I don't
> understand
> why no one at the event site who knew what happened mentioned that
> there was
> a child present.
>
>
> Tadgh, Meraude, I am sorry.
>
>
> Duncan
>
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