"He did however appear to hear us just fine on the phone"......

Great parting shot there Marissa!!!! However..."appear" would be visual and unless you saw the man holding the phone you would not know if he "appeared" to be able to hear you. Apparently it seemed as he did though!!!! That was still a good last sentance and it made me chuckle.

I am so sick of the lack of personal accountability of people today. Step up and say you were standing too close to the cannon and it was loud....but don't blame the cannon or the town!!! That is ridiculous!!!