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Offline Terry C.

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Birthday girl salute!
« on: January 05, 2009, 02:11:11 PM »
Today was my wife Pam's birthday. I won't say which birthday. ;D

I've offered to let her fire the cannon or the mortars many times, but she's always declined. That was "my thing."

But today after we ate the steaks I grilled, I sort of jokingly said "We'll cut the cake, then I'll load up the cannon for you" and she said "you load it, I'll shoot it!"


So after a tutorial on where to stand and how to use the linstock, she set off her first salute!

"Load it again!" ;D ;D ;D


She's still a little jumpy when it goes off. I told her that if she stands where she's supposed to, it's not going to hit her when it recoils. But judging from the video she doesn't quite believe me. :o

She'll get over it. ;D





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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2009, 02:28:56 PM »
Happy Birthday to Pam (Mrs. Terry C).  Terry, thanks for posting the great little video too. 
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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2009, 02:58:06 PM »
buy her 25 big red roses and tell her its just because she was so brave and fired the cannon .
then you will never have that cannon for yourself any more   ;D ;D
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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2009, 04:01:17 PM »
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAM!! :D :D ;D
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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2009, 03:06:48 AM »
Quote from: dan610324 on January 05, 2009, 02:58:06 PM
buy her 25 big red roses and tell her its just because she was so brave and fired the cannon .
then you will never have that cannon for yourself any more   ;D ;D

LOL! Nah, I think the cleaning regimen will keep it safe.

As soon as we were done shooting yesterday, it was "your cannon" again.

As in: "You need to clean your cannon before you bring it back inside!"

 :) :D ;D
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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2009, 03:26:38 AM »
ok you probably have it by yourself when it comes to the cleaning part   ;D ;D
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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2009, 07:17:00 AM »
Happy Birthday Mrs. C !!!


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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2009, 04:18:46 PM »
I need to show that to Pam, Tropico.

She needs cheering up right now, there was a death in her family today.
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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2009, 08:49:15 PM »
I am sorry to hear that .,  :-[ .
I have a few people in my life ., I know their time is coming soon ., my father .,It will be hard to bear ., I do not look forward to it
My best wishes to you ., Terry and Pam.
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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2009, 04:50:37 AM »

Please accept our condolences.  rc
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Re: Birthday girl salute!
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2009, 05:09:17 AM »
Thanks, Tropico and thelionspaw.

Actually "in the family" is technically incorrect. This person was not related to Pam by blood or marriage. But he's been with her mother since she and her father divorced when Pam was a child. He raised her and her two sisters as his own. He was a true "stepfather" to them and they loved him like blood kin.

It was not unexpected, he was on up in years (older than her biological father) and has been very ill for some time now. Still, she's taking it hard. To her, he was family.


I've re-sampled the videos to bring the file size down. These are not as clear but much more dial-up friendly:

small video, reduced (292 KB)
larger video, reduced (561 KB)
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