2 posted on
10/08/2007 10:54:09 AM PDT by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline—1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
To: abner
5 posted on
10/08/2007 11:20:00 AM PDT by
Bob J
(sis)
To: NormsRevenge
You know, I ain't very bright, but I'll take a stab at this one:
How about moving the event a mile or so away from the power lines? Just a thought.
7 posted on
10/08/2007 11:50:25 AM PDT by
Ignatz
(Soylent green is people, too!)
To: NormsRevenge; greyfoxx39
Sad ping for the NM list.
10 posted on
10/08/2007 12:12:09 PM PDT by
CedarDave
(Vietnam vet supporting today's freedom fighting men and women and their families.)
To: NormsRevenge
Balloon #049 caught on an above-ground cable near the intersection of Montano and I-25 this morning. A woman fell to her death from the balloon when it suddenly broke free from the cable and she fell from the gondola.
11 posted on
10/08/2007 12:15:08 PM PDT by
CedarDave
(Vietnam vet supporting today's freedom fighting men and women and their families.)
To: abner
13 posted on
10/08/2007 12:18:31 PM PDT by
MinuteGal
(Three Cheers for the FRed, White and Blue !)
To: NormsRevenge
17 posted on
10/08/2007 12:25:55 PM PDT by
CedarDave
(Vietnam vet supporting today's freedom fighting men and women and their families.)
To: NormsRevenge
I’ve attended many such gatherings - though not in Albq where my family lives - as a chaser for pilots who were friends.
Absolutley amazing how many idiots get to pilot balloons!
22 posted on
10/08/2007 1:04:06 PM PDT by
txzman
(Jer 23:29)
To: NormsRevenge
24 posted on
10/08/2007 1:20:06 PM PDT by
CedarDave
(Vietnam vet supporting today's freedom fighting men and women and their families.)
To: NormsRevenge
Prayers go out for her loved ones, and for all of those who were injured. The balloons are so beautiful, but when they get into trouble, there's nothing you can do to help them.
My one and only balloon ride ended in a crash and I will NEVER ride in another balloon. I've had 3 surgeries as a result of the crash. One on my knee and two on my spine.
30 posted on
10/08/2007 9:23:10 PM PDT by
NRA2BFree
(It*s time for "Tea Party II" This time we*ll meet at the border and toss Mexicans back over it.)
To: NormsRevenge
Balloon Fiesta is dangerous on the ground, too. I was in a car wreck on I25 during a mass ascension. Some lady was watching the balloons and rear-ended me.
After that, we usually watched them from our back yard.
Here's a shot from that yard, taken on October 7, 2005. It was kind of overcast that day, as you can see. Our yard faced southeast, and we were in Rivers Edge in Rio Rancho, so the park wasn't far away.
Here's a shot taken on the field just before a mass ascension. The crew is just "warming up."
And lastly, one reason why dogs are always barking at hot air balloons. This was also taken from my back yard. 
32 posted on
10/08/2007 10:05:44 PM PDT by
Disambiguator
(Political Correctness is criminal insanity writ large.)
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