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Offline Double D

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Ring in the spring 2011
« on: February 15, 2011, 05:16:28 PM »
Ring in the Spring Cannon shoot 2011 is  March 19 this year.
 
From now on Ring in the spring shoot is the Saturday of or before  Spring Solstice in  North America

Everybody get your cannons out and dusted off.  Get some  rounds made up for all you cannons and get ready to shoot.

Then at 2 PM Eastern/1 PM Central/12 Noon Mountain/11 AM Pacific, Saturday March 19 with all your guns on line, every one fire a volley!

I'll edit my opening post so there is no confusion.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2011, 07:24:38 PM »
Count me in. I just ordered two golf ball mortars, one for each of my brothers, so maybe they will join in too. I got them as a reverse birthday present for my birthday. Figured instead of getting another cannon for myself, I might as well get my brothers into it too. Who knows, might just get two more members on GBO.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2011, 12:49:08 AM »
Quote from: Double D on February 15, 2011, 05:16:28 PM
Ring in the Spring Cannon shoot 2011 is  March 20 this year....everybody where every you fire a cannon volley at  high  Noon U.S. Central time.

That makes it 1:00 pm Eastern, church gets out at 12:00 or 12:15.  IT CAN BE DONE!

Good jobl, DD.  It doesn't take much of an excuse to get outside and make some noise!  PIctures expected by the 6pm (Evening news time).

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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2011, 12:44:04 PM »
10 AM is awful early for me.   ;D  Glad I don't live in Hawaii (for more than one reason.)
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2011, 03:02:34 PM »
I have to agree with you GG. I don't usually get up before that.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2011, 03:41:25 PM »
Quote from: jeeper1 on February 16, 2011, 03:02:34 PM
I have to agree with you GG. I don't usually get up before that.

Jeeper aren't you in the east,
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2011, 03:51:25 PM »
Mar. 20, 10: AM, SUNDAY morning...I either wake up the neighbors, or wait till after church....decisions...we have the town busybody right next door, so....the temptation is great for an early morning "Salute" to spring! ". To quote the Bard..."To be, or not to be, _________........" BoomLover
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2011, 05:26:11 PM »
What time did we shoot last year?
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2011, 05:30:11 PM »
What time did we shoot last year?

Last year's thread begins here.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2011, 06:24:43 PM »
It worked last year quite well, why fight success, lets do it the same this year.  In fact from now on lets make the Ring in the spring shoot the Saturday of or before  Spring Solstice in  North America

March 20 is the first day of spring and a Sunday.

Every body get your cannons out and dusted off.  Get some  rounds made up for all you cannons and get ready to shoot.

Then at 2 PM Eastern/1 PM Central/12 Noon Mountain/11 AM Pacific, Saturday March 19 with all your guns on line, every one fire a volley!

I'll edit my opening post so there is no confusion.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2011, 09:42:52 PM »
Sounds good!
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2011, 03:48:58 AM »
Just bringing to the top as a reminder...
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2011, 06:21:11 AM »
If you all fire your cannons on the first day od spring it will cause a thermal heat wave and will melt this stuff off..


My  Back yard this morning....eat your hearts out.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2011, 08:21:51 AM »
Yeah, we had a recent heat wave that melted almost all the snow from the "Chicago Blizzard of 2011" (I didn't even attempt to shoot at the range for the 'Cannon Cancer Shoot'), and now we just got a little more, accompanied with a cold snap. I wonder what AlGore has been up to lately? :P
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2011, 02:38:51 AM »
Don't forget to ring in the spring!!!  Get loaded up.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2011, 08:52:59 AM »
Isn't that next weekend?
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2011, 04:21:12 PM »
Quote from: GGaskill on March 11, 2011, 08:52:59 AM
Isn't that next weekend?

Yep a week from tomorrow
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2011, 10:45:10 AM »
I'm getting ready!! Rotometals sent me the this box of zinc pop can balls to my sons house.



I painted up K.I.S.S. No,1 yesterday so it looks pretty, even added a fresh coat of historically correct linseed oil to the carriage.



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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2011, 01:28:42 PM »
Was that historically correct boiled linseed oil or historically correct raw linseed oil?  (actually a serious question)
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2011, 02:09:57 PM »
boiled or raw not specified!
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2011, 02:28:48 PM »
Man, I wish my entire building didn't complain to the manager when I fired off a salute for New Years.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2011, 02:39:16 PM »
I wish my entire building didn't complain to the manager when I fired off a salute for New Years.

I guess they need to take the Diversity training class.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2011, 03:16:59 PM »
I'll have my two cannon's ready to go on saturday  8)
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2011, 03:25:29 PM »
Quote from: GGaskill on March 15, 2011, 02:39:16 PM
I wish my entire building didn't complain to the manager when I fired off a salute for New Years.

I guess they need to take the Diversity training class.
They just wern't fans of the midnight firing. I told him the 4th of July I was going though about a pound of powder regardless of who complains.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2011, 08:47:25 PM »
11 AM Pacific, a 1 1/4 incher, a .75, a tomato can mortar, and hopefully my 2.25 incher...Spring, indeed! Hummm, Super Moon, too...start an earthquake? Cascadia Subduction Fault only about 60 miles off shore.... and you guys near the New Madrid Fault, watch out, too! BoomLover
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #25 on: March 17, 2011, 01:20:45 AM »
Unfortunatly I do have to work on Saturday.  I really don't think a nuclear power plant would appreciate me bringing artillery on site not to mention the black powder and fuse.  So I will be a little late but 3 rounds will be fired from the GB mortar and my 6.5 oz juice can mortar at 3PM CT.
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #26 on: March 17, 2011, 05:39:20 AM »
Quote from: brokenpole on March 17, 2011, 01:20:45 AM
Unfortunatly I do have to work on Saturday.  I really don't think a nuclear power plant would appreciate me bringing artillery on site not to mention the black powder and fuse.  So I will be a little late but 3 rounds will be fired from the GB mortar and my 6.5 oz juice can mortar at 3PM CT.

Sparky, that should work, I mean even earthquakes have after shocks.

Jim, Port Orford should be secure.  Compare to stories i have heard involving the  Knapps your littel pops will be mild.   Did you get me that address?
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #27 on: March 19, 2011, 07:48:51 AM »
Ring in the Spring in about an hour, Smoke and fire pictures lots of them!


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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #28 on: March 19, 2011, 09:16:25 AM »
 ;D 11:15 am Pacific time here.....2 firecracker cannons, 1 ea, .75 cal, .69 cal,and a .50 cal Handgonne! All in the rain, but , SPRING is Coming!   Boomlover
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Re: Ring in the spring 2011
« Reply #29 on: March 19, 2011, 09:21:15 AM »
RAIN ??
WHAT SPRING ??

NOT REALLY YET  ;D
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