39 minutes ago, John Anthony said:

Busy weekend... still no white smoke here?  Also, no interim tag yet?

Does anybody know a good chimney sweep?   I swear the stack is out of operation.  Maybe it was the techno cannon blasts?

Just now, Bird Bath said:

Maybe it was the techno cannon blasts?

Highlands hasn't been the same since the cannon has been gone. 

We've figured it out. 

#BringBackTheCannon

I don’t care what the insurance liability is, or how much it costs. Gotta have more cannon!

42 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

Highlands hasn't been the same since the cannon has been gone. 

We've figured it out. 

#BringBackTheCannon

Years ago I remember playing the Birds and being on the opposite sideline it would  boom like being on the wrong end of a Civil War reenactment.  When I married and moved in the area it would boom my single pane windows just down from the school.  
 

Nothing was better than the boom when a first timer was sitting next to you in the stands!!!

3 minutes ago, Bird Bath said:

Years ago I remember playing the Birds and being on the opposite sideline it would  boom like being on the wrong end of a Civil War reenactment.  When I married and moved in the area it would boom my single pan windows just down from the school.  
 

Nothing was better than the boom when a first timer was sitting next to you in the stands!!!

As an opposing team member from the early 70s, I hated that damn cannon! ?

 

36 minutes ago, TyroneBigsby said:

Nailed it.

18 hours ago, Sweeperboy said:

Fact, TFVH is saying is a parent 3 yrs ago interfered with a firing process that quite arguably is a very large part as to why Highlands is in the shape they are in at the moment.

Fact, now the same parent is complaining again to the Superintendent causing chaos amongst many claiming that Highlands administration is...

Btw, for those concerned, it doesn’t take money to work out on your own. Never has and never will so whoever is complaining about kids working out privately claims “isn’t fair” is an insult to all athletes across this country.

And for anybody that thinks they are bigger than this program and they don’t like the pace of the hiring process then feel free to move on. The program will survive with or without you.  Heck, I even welcome them to give me a call and we can have a Highlands Football history lesson conversation. 

Why would this parent be complaining to the superintendent? Is she really going to change the situation? I guess the principal and AD have shut him down because they are done with his chaos.

2 hours ago, TyroneBigsby said:

Exactly!!

4 hours ago, TyroneBigsby said:

I don’t care what the insurance liability is, or how much it costs. Gotta have more cannon!

Yea tell that to the guy who blew his hand off while firing it. Pretty sure that's why it's gone.

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Soooo, looks like the big snow storm missed us...

 

47 minutes ago, Doubledee said:

Yea tell that to the guy who blew his hand off while firing it. Pretty sure that's why it's gone.

I heard when that happened they were firing off the cannon for the busses leaving for a state game. They fired it for the first the bus pulling out and then they were rushing to fire again before the second bus left and that's when it happened. 50 years of doing it and only one accident. Those guys know what they are doing, they were just trying to treat the second bus the same as the first bus. Feel horrible for the guy. I'm sure he would want the cannon back.

I'm not sure what they fired on the roof of the school last time I went to a game just before Covid. Pretty close to as loud, but definitely not the cannon. The ghostly smoke ring that used to float across the field was pretty great too. I forget what the name of the cannon is... "Ole Betsy" is what I'm thinking?  There has to be someone on this site that can clarify me on that...