Apparently the weather might suck:

So a 30% chance of rain is a 30% chance the show will be bumped? I guess if one were betting, this opinion would be analyzed. It states 'showers', which by the definition I understand are those 5-15 minute precipitating cloud banks that pass occasionally on an otherwise hot sunny day. So a 30% chance that showers will appear SOMETIME during Sunday is actually pretty good odds we will be dry between 9:45 and 10:15PM, right? Is this correct?

Then why the stinking, grey-cloud rain graphic? Why does the human race tolerate weather forecasting when we get so pissed off about a bus that's 5 minutes late?

On this here eve-eve I'm a little anxious that I may have forgotten something, particularly since I already discovered a few things tonight that I forgot. It was a bit of a mind bender plotting all the items, an inventory of sorts, then comparing to the plan and seeing that some predetermined cue points didn't really add up. There were also a few little racks that didn't get built, and the sheer volume of fireworks that need to be visco-wired is a little whelming. No rest...

All racks are loaded.

My great friend Paul will assist me on Sunday. This is essential for a number of reasons. The most important, to double-check each others' work. There isn't a large amount of skill in what's being done here, but visco wiring is a monotonous task that is time consuming, these two ingredients are key to glitch cocktail. A second set of eyes attached to an interested brain is most welcome.

Some of these racks are two-man lift, and at ground zero it is nice to have another opinion on variables such as rack orientation, wind direction, starting time, crowd control, troubleshooting, etc. There seems to be so much I have to keep in my head (paper will go only so far during the show), it is relieving to have a trusted resource to bounce these things off.

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Finished loading all racks tonight. there are a few that remain, these will be adhered after fusing and are typically doubled-up items that share a single fuse. All that needs to be completed is the 60-shot Air Bomb rack and a 12-shot Sky Rocket rack.

Discovered a funny thing about Menace, a cake I've used a few times before. It has a minor case of the need-to-appear-more badass-itis. I really don't get it.

It's only 25 shots, so why 36 tubes?

Seeing everything together gives me a good idea of how large ground zero will be. Given there are two slats that have over 20' available from the junction box (the other three are 12-15'), I'm wondering how far apart the racks should be spaced. Not sure it will really make a difference. Perhaps Paul will have an opinion on this.

No worries, BBQ tank is empty.

Multi-speed, visco length vs time calculating sheet.

We have to prepare for nine guests at our house and a party as well, so tomorrow will be spent largely away from this project though there seems to be things that need doing. Sunday is reserved for this.

Tomorrow is still special though, in that the bylaw says it's ok to blow off fireworks. In the evening we'll do just that, with a full-on test of the ignition system.