Holy Zamboni, Zulu! Full sized repro cannon
inside the house! A Zanboni Machine came to mind, because if I so much as broached this idea to my wife, just the look she would shoot me would be enough to turn the blood in my veins to ice.
With all the activity on the board concerning awards for different events, maybe someday there’ll be an award for the most understanding cannoneer’s wife, and if that ever happens I know who the first recipient should be. This award will be easy to name, the first two that come to mind are the St. Barbara, or the Molly Pitcher Award.