[Namron] The Incident at Protectorate

Katie A Mosely kawhispers at juno.com
Wed Oct 13 19:35:04 PDT 2004


People,
The cannon will not cause twisted guts in horses. The horse colicked for
reasons unto itself. There were issues with moldy hay, and also with age
and weather change. ANy one of those things would cause it, BUT NOT THE
CANNON PLEASE DON'T EVEN GO THERE!
Lady Katyana MacLeat your local horse person

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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