Lily Alexander

Registration forms are now due. Even if you are still unsure of your attendance, please get your forms in. http://iammaryread.c...lunteerReg.docx Here's a list of those that have not sent in registration forms: If you sent one in but did not get an email confirmation in return, you are not registered. Please contact me. Fairge Iolair: Callenish Gunner - Wall Tent/great hall/ark Salty - Wall Tent Hamish - Wall Tent Mercury: Captain Jim - Double Oar House Patti - Hotel Morgan - Double Oar House Tommy - Double Oar House Natalie - Hotel Emily - Hotel

Sorry about that. I hate this new word stuff. I can send a later version to your email.

For those that may be bringing artillery pieces this year, we have some addition cannon procedures for you. Additional cannon procedures we will be using this year 1. Fort Taylor Park Blackpowder Safety Rules call for minimum four person cannon crews. Besides the three persons required to work the front of the gun, work the vent, and powder monkey; a battery commander will be designated and expected to oversee the operation of cannons firing as a group, and will be counted as the required fourth person. 2. The Fort Taylor Park Blackpowder Safety Rules for maximum charge weights are heavy maximums. The charges we will be using are approximately 2/3 of these maximums at the most, with the 1F blackpowder the Fort will be supplying. 3. Cannon cartridges will be rolled in quantity only for that day’s battle and or demonstrations, at a rolling party in the morning after the artillery safety meeting as in the past. At least 6 layers of heavy duty aluminum foil are expected to form the cartridge around a wooden or PVC former that is well sized to the bore of the gun. Inadequate amount of foil and poorly fitting cartridges have been identified as a safety risk. 4. We will be including “brushing the vent” and “wet and dry sponging” in the loading drill in order to conform with the National Cannon Safety Rules, also known as the AAA, or Artilleryman Rules. 5. Sponges need to have end disks of material similar to the cylindrical covering to completely moisten and dry the end of the bore as well as the walls. That is, a paint roller on a stick works fine, but needs a furry end cap. 6. Persons working the front of a gun and powder monkeying the charges need to have thick leather heavy duty welding type gloves. Persons working the vent need at least lighter weight all leather gloves. Additional personal protection needs to be considered by any person working a gun, such as eye and ear protection, and clothing of natural fibers or leather. 7. To conform with the Fort Taylor Park Blackpowder Safety Rules requiring approval of the gun drill, all cannon crews should send a representative to attend the Friday morning artillery safety meeting to discuss and/or demonstrate their loading drill and misfire procedure. 8. Each cannon and its associated loading tools need to be inspected for conformity with the Fort Taylor Park Blackpowder Safety Rules before firing at the event by the persons designated by the Fort Chief Safety Officer. 9. We intend to be firing with linstock and there will be a supply of quickmatch for quill primers. We will have available some vent brushes, but crews will have to supply their own second sponge for wet and dry sponging. Additional cannon procedures.pdf

One week remains to send in your registration forms. Even if you are still unsure of your attendance, please get your forms in. http://iammaryread.c...lunteerReg.docx If you sent one in but did not get an email confirmation in return, you are not registered. Please contact me.

I won't tell him that either

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I won't tell him either. I'll make Scarlett Jai do it

Thanks for the reminder Cap. Hopefully they had to use it for Civil War days so it'll be fixed already *crossing fingers*. If not, I know a good carpenter

Did you try sending her a pm?

Beowolf, I'm not sure what the status is of the tent you used last year. I'll get an answer for you asap. It would also help me to track down your air mattress if you know who you left it with or where you left it. Lily Edit - The Friends tent is available for you. However, depending on how many people need a place to sleep, it might be necessary to share.

*smack*

Drum Roll Please.................................. We are pleased to announce the Fort Taylor Pyrate Invasion has it's own website. http://www.forttaylorpyrates.com/ With much gratitude to Mission our Webmaster, for the layout, all the technical work involved, not to mention the weeks of waiting, rewriting and editing up to the last minute. You are a one man IT department. And to William Red Wake for the amazing graphics work. There is no way we could have done this without you. From the bottom of our hearts. THANK YOU Scarlett Jai & Lily

Michael, I just got word that you can put a bed roll in the casements to sleep in at night but it will have to be stowed away during the day.

Thank you but no apology is necessary. I wasn't all that thrilled when I first heard the news myself. We don't have the layout of the encampment yet, but you will be together with the Dark Rose. Glad to have you back on board.