12 Inches, baby!
07.06.08 (9:39 am) [edit]
Here's yours truly holding a 12 inch shell, behind me are more 8, 10 and 12 inchers. And as you can see I'm totally sunburned.
More pictures and a blog are comming your way.............
posted by: ropoy (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (9:46 am)
wow!
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (9:56 am)
Reply to: ropoy
Funny, that's what my first reaction was too :)
posted by: surrogate (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (9:58 am)
That's a really cool looking shell. Why did I think they'd all look like big bottle rockets?
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (10:00 am)
Reply to: surrogate
The force of that thing being pushed up can be felt a hundred feet from it. I was only 30 feet from it when it was shot off, it's a good thing I was squating or it would have knocked me over.
posted by: LadyG (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (10:01 am)
So that's what they look like.
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (10:02 am)
Reply to: LadyG
They come in different shapes and sizes depending on the maker. Most of the ones I shoot come in this shape or cylindrical.
posted by: auntconi (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (10:44 am)
Twelve inches??? ~ wow ~ not exactly what I expected,
but 'nuf said!
And it could have 'knocked you over' if you had been standing ~ duck ~ NOW!
Glad to hear you had a great weekend, except for fog!
I understand that in some areas of California they banned fireworks due to the dry conditions, fires, etc. They must be north of you, eh?
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (1:39 pm)
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
posted by: PastorDave (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (6:34 pm)
That's a huge one. I don't want to be near when it blasts off. What a dangerous hobby!
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (7:08 pm)
Reply to: auntconi
1200 fires! I'm surrounded, most are in the national forests caused by lightning strikes.
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (7:08 pm)
Reply to: PirateGirl
That's what I said after I muttered, "Holy *hit!
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (7:10 pm)
Reply to: PastorDave
It can be scary in the wrong hands, but when it does what it should......beautiful!
posted by: auntconi (reply)
post date: 07.06.08 (8:42 pm)
My nephew is in SF/Berkley and he says there is sediment from the fires on 'everything' ~ sounds terrible.
The dry ground/grass and the lightning starting fires ~ how frightening!
Makes you wonder why the rain doesn't put the fires out ~ but then it is way out of my expertise and so I just shudder to think of it. I'm so afraid of fire!!!
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (5:34 am)
Reply to: squirrelzone
- yeah - that too! :O
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (5:41 am)
Reply to: auntconi
Unfortunately it doesn't rain all that much in california. We can never get enough......
posted by: tampi (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (5:53 am)
kool,had a blast
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (6:09 am)
Reply to: tampi
It was excellent. A good time was had by all :)
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (8:33 am)
WE WANT PICS! PICS! PICS PICS! :D
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (8:38 am)
Reply to: PirateGirl
I'm trying too :)
Sheesh, it's more difficult pleasing my peeps then it is handling explosives *GRIN*
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (8:40 am)
Reply to: squirrelzone
don't be slacking now mister!
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (8:43 am)
Reply to: PirateGirl
I'm a giver and not a slacker....sometimes a whacker. I know exactly were my whackin stick is (right next to my pokin stick). I don't want to have to use it so early in the week. ;)
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (8:44 am)
Reply to: squirrelzone
Just checkin'
...you do know I own a plank - right?
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (8:47 am)
Reply to: PirateGirl
You know I got a 12 inch gun, right?
har har!
posted by: barnabus1 (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (8:49 am)
I saw in the paper where a firework misfired, and went into a crowd injuring 37 people, and I believe killing several!! Guess they can be dangerous!!
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (8:55 am)
Reply to: squirrelzone
You know I gots me a cannon that can shoot those 12 inch morters with nooo problem, right?
:P
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (9:22 am)
Reply to: barnabus1
Yes they can. A lot of things have to fail before something bad happens like what you just said. It sucks when people get hurt especially if the pyro crew didn't do what they were supposed to do. Safety, safety, safety.
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (9:23 am)
Reply to: PirateGirl
Looks like we got a stand off :D
posted by: inkspector (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (11:50 am)
I just called my children in to see that. We did not know that they looked like that. So they get flung/shot up in the air by some force and explode and we see the fireworks? Don't they do it electronically now rather than some guy running to fuse each one?
We went to our regular show but it was not like previous years (30-40 minutes) so we were a bit disappointed (15 minutes give or take). However, in light of the economy, we can understand why it was "short fused", pardon the pun, I am on a hot streak. People were still waiting for the end of the show since the end shot was not long and it was very low in the sky.
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (12:01 pm)
Reply to: inkspector
Most shows are done either by hand fire or done electrically. Very few are done with computer chips embedded into the shell (Disneyland).
The shape of the fireworks depend on the maker. The fireworks (Shells) are lowered into the mortar tubes and then fired. The shells have three different firing systems. One to lift it up and out of the tube, the second and third is for multi-colored or shaped effects.
posted by: triks (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (12:09 pm)
Woah.......that thing is huge. Nice tan by the way!
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.07.08 (12:12 pm)
Reply to: triks
Thanks! I'm more red then tan. Hurts like a summa ma gun I'll tell you what.
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.08.08 (4:43 am)
Reply to: squirrelzone
Ayye! - Till ye stands down that is!
ARRRR!
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.08.08 (5:50 am)
Reply to: PirateGirl
Stand down, you want me to stand down? Me to stand down? Am I to believe that I am hear you say to me that I should stand down?
okay, standing down. I don't want to get splinters from dragging me arse on the blank inching my way to the inevitable cold dark sea.
;)
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.08.08 (5:53 am)
Reply to: squirrelzone
...ummmm..........."blank"??
( sounds like someone hasn't had their coffee just yet ) ;)
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.08.08 (5:58 am)
Reply to: PirateGirl
The blankin plank I tells ya.
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.08.08 (6:00 am)
Reply to: squirrelzone
Ha-Harrrrr! Ayye that Matey! ;D
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.08.08 (6:05 am)
Oh wait! wait! - I just thought of THE perfect caption for your pic! ...ready?........
"How you doin'?"
;D
posted by: squirrelzone (reply)
post date: 07.08.08 (6:09 am)
Reply to: PirateGirl
HAHAHA! That was a great Joey Tribiani impression!
posted by: PirateGirl (reply)
post date: 07.08.08 (6:28 pm)
Reply to: squirrelzone
Thanks Matey - I be tryin'! Yo! ;D
