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Emile

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38. How many fires were started by a balloon? My suggestion, stand outside, wave your fist and cuss

Reply to EndlessWire (Original post)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 02:08 PM

Apr 2022

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Rant over balloons [View all] EndlessWire Apr 2022 OP

where is this? CurtEastPoint Apr 2022 #1

Oh, FFS. Ocelot II Apr 2022 #2

Not high on my list either... dixiechiken1 Apr 2022 #5

Balloons, like all other aircraft, are under strict FAA regulation, and Ocelot II Apr 2022 #8

Rare, yes. But not impossible. dixiechiken1 Apr 2022 #10

Do you worry about airplanes crashing on your house? Ocelot II Apr 2022 #12

It's not my place to tell you what - or what not - to worry about. dixiechiken1 Apr 2022 #14

This nt XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #13

Hmm. I had one crash in my front yard, just beyond my gate. EndlessWire Apr 2022 #24

There you go XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #33

Well, balloons ARE a problem, but not that kind of balloons. GoCubsGo Apr 2022 #30

I know XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #40

When I saw the OP's subject line, that's what I thought this was going to be about. GoCubsGo Apr 2022 #41

Even though I am (was) a glider pilot, balloons scare me. Laffy Kat Apr 2022 #3

I was wondering... tapper Apr 2022 #20

Very Minor Effect ProfessorGAC Apr 2022 #35

"GET OFF THE AIR ABOVE MY LAWN!!!" brooklynite Apr 2022 #4

I needed that chuckle....hahaha n/t CANADIANBEAVER69 Apr 2022 #23

Thanks for belittling me. n/t EndlessWire Apr 2022 #31

So, How Often Does This Happen? MineralMan Apr 2022 #6

It happens almost not at all. Ocelot II Apr 2022 #17

That's what I was thinking, too. MineralMan Apr 2022 #18

It was just a rant. EndlessWire Apr 2022 #25

Don't apologize XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #27

TY. n/t EndlessWire Apr 2022 #34

You're welcome XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #37

OK. Maybe you should have said that it happens often MineralMan Apr 2022 #32

It isn't even the balloons that are the marybourg Apr 2022 #7

I'd be pissed, too XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #9

See post #8. Balloons rarely crash, Ocelot II Apr 2022 #11

Why do you think, then, that EndlessWire Apr 2022 #28

If you think they were too low, contact the FAA. Ocelot II Apr 2022 #29

Taking off or landing? Really? n/t EndlessWire Apr 2022 #36

How to complain to the FAA: Ocelot II Apr 2022 #42

But, but, but... Achilleaze Apr 2022 #15

NENA - 99 Luftballons Celerity Apr 2022 #16

I will never stop having it bad for 80s Nena. Iggo Apr 2022 #19

She's still pretty hot. And 99 Luft Balloons is one of my favorite songs. Liberal In Texas Apr 2022 #21

Speaking Of That Song... ProfessorGAC Apr 2022 #39

Sounds like a race or rally... 2naSalit Apr 2022 #22

If they were that low in a residential area and "skimming trees" CentralMass Apr 2022 #26

How many fires were started by a balloon? My suggestion, stand outside, wave your fist and cuss Emile Apr 2022 #38