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To: Prof Engineer; cmsgop; brooklin; tlb
Well, I got as far as Bristol (about 80 miles from where I live) when I heard the balloon had ripped as they were inflating it :-( They may try again next year.
9 posted on 09/03/2003 2:18:51 AM PDT by alnitak ("That kid's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver" - Foghorn Leghorn)
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To: alnitak
Bummer. The topic of converstation among my ham radio friends this morning has been this attempt.

I didn't realize you were there in England. Cool. I share my surname with the guy from Plymouth who circumnavigated in 1577.

10 posted on 09/03/2003 7:11:34 AM PDT by Prof Engineer (HHD - Blast it Jim. I'm an Engineer, not a walking dictionary.)
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