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**4V50 Gary** · June 20, 2000, 10:18 PM

Here's my cannon story.

As a child in 3rd grade, I worked for the school janitor and collected trash from the classrooms at lunch time. I also did janitorial work for my aunts. Thus, it came to pass that I spied a 9 or 12 pounder cannon in the window of an antique shop. It appeared to be as new as the day it came from the foundry. Best of all, the asking price was a mere $119. Through my efforts, I had amassed more than enough to buy the cannon.

So, one day when I, my brother, sister, Uncle and father passed by, we collectively looked at the cannon. I then asked my father in the presence of my siblings and uncle if I could buy it. He looked at me and in his fatherly way said, "No, why do you want that thing and where are you going to keep it?"

No logic could persuade him to let me buy that gun. Now, many many many years later, I still regret my father's decision.

BTW Rich, since I have a Beer Can Mortar (check out my report in the Live Fire Exercise Forum), I claim first dibs over NRAlife on this one.

June 20, 2000, 10:18 PM	#15
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,829	Here's my cannon story. As a child in 3rd grade, I worked for the school janitor and collected trash from the classrooms at lunch time. I also did janitorial work for my aunts. Thus, it came to pass that I spied a 9 or 12 pounder cannon in the window of an antique shop. It appeared to be as new as the day it came from the foundry. Best of all, the asking price was a mere $119. Through my efforts, I had amassed more than enough to buy the cannon. So, one day when I, my brother, sister, Uncle and father passed by, we collectively looked at the cannon. I then asked my father in the presence of my siblings and uncle if I could buy it. He looked at me and in his fatherly way said, "No, why do you want that thing and where are you going to keep it?" No logic could persuade him to let me buy that gun. Now, many many many years later, I still regret my father's decision. BTW Rich, since I have a Beer Can Mortar (check out my report in the Live Fire Exercise Forum), I claim first dibs over NRAlife on this one.