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Post by toysareforboys on Dec 25, 2020 21:52:23 GMT -5
So much snow   Cue Number – Cue Start – Firework Name(s) - Duration 1. 0s - 2 x Night Magic (10s) 2. 10s - 2 x Screaming Phantom (25s) 3. 35s - Haywire (30s) 4. 1:05 - Apocalypse Wow (20s) 5. 1:25 - Joker (40s) 6. 2:05 - Go Fish (20s) 7. 2:25 - Act of Valor (15s) 8. 2:40 - Zodiac (28s) 9. 3:08 - Epic Thunder (18s) 10. 3:26 - Seismic Thunder (18s) Finale: 11. 3:44 - Start: Yeti + 2 x 100 Shot Perseides (50s) + Jubilee (22s) 12. 4:06 - Breaking Point + 007 (22s) 13. 4:28 - Do Or Die (16s) 14. 4:44 - Glittering Brocades (15s) Total show length: 4mins 59 seconds. Somehow TWO spare firefly igniters were lost so at the last minute they put Glittering Brocades and Do or Die on the same cue, a bit of a waste but man was it a nice finish  And Rachel, before you call me to complain, this was on the native reserve on Scugog Island (Port Perry, ON). I only provided the firefly equipment and script, I didn't wire it or ignite it and was not on-site. -Jamie M.      |
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Post by londonfan on Dec 26, 2020 7:39:29 GMT -5
Looks like it was a fun 5 minutes.
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Post by toysareforboys on Dec 26, 2020 11:44:49 GMT -5
Looks like it was a fun 5 minutes. Everyone said they enjoyed it The Ohhh's and Ahhh's during Epic/Seismic Thunder (and Tropical Thunder, not in this show) are always neat. They aren't a special effect, they just go a little higher and break a littler louder and bigger than the rest of the fireworks and consumers can notice the difference. Always lots of cheers for Joker too of course, even if some of them zoom towards the crowd, lol. They should have run a fuse to each end of that cake, 40 seconds or more is a little too long for a single effect cake. -Jamie M. |
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Post by Grisom on Dec 26, 2020 19:43:46 GMT -5
Always lots of cheers for Joker too of course, even if some of them zoom towards the crowd, lol. They should have run a fuse to each end of that cake, 40 seconds or more is a little too long for a single effect cake. -Jamie M. One ofcourse could just use Short Circuit - a 30 shot version of The Joker . |
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Post by toysareforboys on Dec 26, 2020 19:49:03 GMT -5
Always lots of cheers for Joker too of course, even if some of them zoom towards the crowd, lol. They should have run a fuse to each end of that cake, 40 seconds or more is a little too long for a single effect cake. -Jamie M. One ofcourse could just use Short Circuit - a 30 shot version of The Joker . I had forgot about Short Circuit, thanks! -Jamie M. |
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Post by londonfan on Dec 27, 2020 13:31:17 GMT -5
Always lots of cheers for Joker too of course, even if some of them zoom towards the crowd, lol. They should have run a fuse to each end of that cake, 40 seconds or more is a little too long for a single effect cake. -Jamie M. One ofcourse could just use Short Circuit - a 30 shot version of The Joker . That's what I started doing a few years back. Joker was my Nephews favorite, but I couldn't afford one every year. Now I get 2 Short Circuits, when I can, and spread out the fun. I'm also getting a little itchy to fire off some of the Thunders. Every one seems to really like them. |
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Post by felix on Dec 28, 2020 9:17:31 GMT -5
And Rachel, before you call me to complain, this was on the native reserve on Scugog Island (Port Perry, ON). I only provided the firefly equipment and script, I didn't wire it or ignite it and was not on-site. -Jamie M. Who is "Rachel" and why would they compain? |
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Post by toysareforboys on Dec 28, 2020 9:25:20 GMT -5
And Rachel, before you call me to complain, this was on the native reserve on Scugog Island (Port Perry, ON). I only provided the firefly equipment and script, I didn't wire it or ignite it and was not on-site. -Jamie M. Who is "Rachel" and why would they compain? Rachel Robbins - Senior Inspector of Explosives, Pyrotechnics-Fireworks. Organization: ERD/Explosives Regulatory Division. At the minimum she would say "Hey, you're lighting them off on a day when you're not allowed to without a permit...". Make sure everything you post on this forum is 100% by the book otherwise suffer her wrath. -Jamie M. |
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Post by fireworks4u on Dec 29, 2020 13:43:22 GMT -5
Why would rachelle care about someone shooting consumer cakes???
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Post by toysareforboys on Dec 30, 2020 9:02:02 GMT -5
Why would rachelle care about someone shooting consumer cakes??? All fireworks/explosives are covered by the ERD, doesn't matter consumer vs display. You goof around with the consumer stuff and ERD will still bite ya. -Jamie M. |
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Post by felix on Dec 31, 2020 8:38:07 GMT -5
Who is "Rachel" and why would they compain? Rachel Robbins - Senior Inspector of Explosives, Pyrotechnics-Fireworks. Organization: ERD/Explosives Regulatory Division. At the minimum she would say "Hey, you're lighting them off on a day when you're not allowed to without a permit...". Make sure everything you post on this forum is 100% by the book otherwise suffer her wrath. -Jamie M. How does Rachel know you don't have a permit? |
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Post by toysareforboys on Dec 31, 2020 11:20:58 GMT -5
How does Rachel know you don't have a permit? Where I live they haven't issued any permits since the start of Covid so I assume she assume's there isn't any permits around me. -Jamie M. |
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Post by bigtop on Dec 31, 2020 13:03:53 GMT -5
The ERD is not involved in the municipal permitting of consumer fireworks shows and any enforcement of municipal By-laws or any provincial regulations/permits is enforced by those governments.
The ERD under the Explosives Regulations does require a sign off by the Local Authority having Jurisdiction to shoot Display Fireworks. What the ERD enforces is defined by the Explosives Act and Regulations.
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Post by fireworks4u on Jan 2, 2021 5:58:42 GMT -5
Why would rachelle care about someone shooting consumer cakes??? All fireworks/explosives are covered by the ERD, doesn't matter consumer vs display. You goof around with the consumer stuff and ERD will still bite ya. -Jamie M. Lol making a mountain out of a mole hill |
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Post by toysareforboys on Jan 2, 2021 9:24:08 GMT -5
Lol making a mountain out of a mole hill She has my number on speed dial She calls so often I've changed her CallerID to "Karen" Best not to give her any excuse to call. -Jamie M. |
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Post by fireworks4u on Jan 2, 2021 16:21:07 GMT -5
Lol making a mountain out of a mole hill She has my number on speed dial She calls so often I've changed her CallerID to "Karen" Best not to give her any excuse to call. -Jamie M. What the hell?? She honestly calls you that much?? Strange |
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Post by felix on Jan 7, 2021 9:06:59 GMT -5
She has my number on speed dial She calls so often I've changed her CallerID to "Karen" Best not to give her any excuse to call. -Jamie M. What the hell?? She honestly calls you that much?? Strange Very strange. I call BS on these comments. I have been in the industry a LONG time, and have only heard from the ERD once or twice. Usually it is a follow up to a question I had. If Rachel is calling Jamie this much, they must be doing lots of things they shouldn't be doing. Not shooting consumer fireworks without a permit. |
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Post by Aussie on Jan 7, 2021 15:23:41 GMT -5
You’re obviously following the rules.
When you obey you get to play
Glad I’m not the only one seeing the trend
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Post by bigtop on Jan 7, 2021 17:30:01 GMT -5
My guess would be that Rachel's concerns are about the use of Electric Matches to fire consumer fireworks. Explosives regulations Part 16 Consumer Fireworks section 358 (2)
Electric match
(2) A user must not use an electric match to fire fireworks.
Also modifications to consumer cakes to install Ematches would require a factory license. US companies like MJG rarely have an understanding of Canadian Fireworks Regulations. They have according to a previous post in another thread have sent an email to Jamie saying their J-Teks are available to the public.
"I got an e-mail from my favourite ematch supplier letting me know that J-Tek's are now available to the "public"! Nice "They are available to the public to fire model rockets not consumer fireworks. It is well established that Ematches can fire a firework starting from the moment it contacts the firework and to randomly fire at anytime after that. I have seen Ematches randomly fire fireworks from residual electrical charge after a thunderstorm and I once called a guy and when he answered the phone an Ematch ignited a firework. I also had a customer tell me that the moment he connected an Ematch to a shell it fired. The Ematch was of course not connected to a source of electricity at the time. Also in the last few years there have been 2 very serious injuries in Canada resulting from Ematches firing shells that struck the Display Supervisors. I should point out that in the case of model rockets less Ematches are used because substantially less rockets are fired at a time than fireworks in a consumer fireworks show. Also a model rocket has a much lower velocity in the part of its flight when it would strike a model rocket user. Because fireworks are projectiles that are fired out of a barrel (tube) they have a much higher velocity right out of the tube when it would strike a person. For these reasons the risk of an untrained consumer using Ematches for model rockets is much lower than an untrained consumer using Ematches to fire consumer fireworks So I hope it is obvious to everyone that Ematches used by untrained people to fire consumer fireworks would result in many more injuries from fireworks in Canada. |
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