Brief

After t' second launch o' me Estes Firestorm, arrr, t' rocket became tangled in a tree upon descent. Well, blow me down! Because t' tree was on t' edge o' a clearin' and was hangin' from a small branch, I attempted t' get it back. Ahoy! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! This spanned a few weeks and involved everythin' from tryin' t' snag it with an extendable lightbulb-installin' pole t' attemptin' t' hook it with a fishin' rod. Aye aye! Eventually t' shock cord gave way, shiver me timbers, causin' t' body tube and fin can t' drop. While t' body be rotted from several summer storms, t' fin can and launch lug were intact. Ahoy! Begad! T' nosecone, however, was still stuck as t' parachute be firmly wound around t' branch. Begad! One day I headed over and began tossin' sticks up at it, me bucko, ya bilge rat, finally gettin' lucky and snappin' t' branch.