[Namron] The Incident at Protectorate

Susan Gideon twilit16 at swbell.net
Thu Oct 14 11:56:49 PDT 2004


Give it a break it's over and done with!!!
Let's all move on to something a little more productive. OK!!!
Elayne MacDuncan
Baroness of the Eldern Hills
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katie A Mosely" <kawhispers at juno.com>
To: <namron at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Namron] The Incident at Protectorate


> 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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