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[hotfxr]

Amazing! After virtually banning muzzleloaders around here (due to fire danger, remember California is trying to burn every last acre of woodland) one of the tow local clubs is having their annual rendezvous the weekend of October 23rd. It was cancelled last year dur to fire danger and COVID, but incredibly, they are having it this year. So Saturday the 23rd I will load up the cannon, grab a few firearms, (including the mini 22 flinter) and head out to the ranch they are having it at. This year I'll try to remember to take some pictures, although I don't know how big it will be. The event has been shrinking every year, but it will still be fun.

[bmtshooter]

Sounds like fun.  It seems that if you held an event in a location that had already been burned over, there should be no remaining fire danger .... eh?

[Cherrybow1]

That gives me a little glimmer of hope for California  ! We'll be watching for the pictures of that cannon making smoke 

[hotfxr]

Well the fire danger is over. Last week we got 12" of rain in two days. We were landlocked due to flooding and downed trees for most of a day. Had a skylight blow off my roof and flooded out the living room, but no serious damage.

Being that it was still raining, I elected not to go to the Rendezvous, my flintlocks don't like rain very much. Much to my chagrin, it cleared up at the ranch and it was (I heard) an excellent day of shooting. Oh well, I never claimed to be the smartest one in the family.

This coming Sunday is this clubs regular shoot, I'm going to try to make it.

[Hanshi]

#1.  There is NO hope for California, zilch, nada, and that's the way it should be.
#2.  Hotfxr is playing with fire (literally) and should get out at the very first opportunity.
#3.  Yes, water and flintlocks are NOT friendly with one another at all.  Despite that great truth
       I have hunted in the rain quite a few times - some rather torrential - with both cap and flint locks
       successfully.  But I no longer go out in any kind of rain as I've become much more intelligent
       as I've grown older.
#4.  Rendezvous are fun and I wish I could still attend another here and there.  Physical disabilities
       prevent that now.
#5.  All rain should be confined to the OUTSIDE and never venture into one's living room or anywhere
       else in a house.
#6.  Compile your "bird-track-marks" and present them on this forum.
#7.  The huge "joro spider" has taken over Georgia and is now a scourge.  Even in Maine the papers
       are posting articles about it.  Why not velociraptors for crying out loud!!  I don't mind those; but
       "joros", for Heavens sake!
#8.  I do so miss my canebrake rattlers and other critters - if the joros don't wipe 'em out.

[Patocazador]

Since you pine away for your roots in Ga., why not move back there? 

My place is only 30 miles from Valdosta and we could hang out ... literally since I have numerous elevated stands. 

[Hanshi]

Since you pine away for your roots in Ga., why not move back there? 

My place is only 30 miles from Valdosta and we could hang out ... literally since I have numerous elevated stands.

That would be great, but two major things stand in the way: $money$ & wife.  Lots of friends, former students down there and the deer hunting DOES call to me.  I miss them all...a lot.  But to have another (you) BP fanatic around would be super great. 
                       ALASS!