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Dag Nab loose thread pieces all over the floor!!!!
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Spence602



Joined: 16 Sep 2003
Posts: 204
Location: USA TX Houston
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The same sort of thing happened here in South Texas with a aluminized mylar balloon at a chemical processing plant. The balloon floated down into a 'flare' tower/chimney. These towers have electronics in the top to monitor the gas volume, smoke, heat, burn rate, and other such EPA regulations. The balloon happened to short out the electronics in one of the towers and sent the plant into shutdown/emergency mode.

I'm glad I wasn't around.
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Stan



Joined: 18 Nov 2003
Posts: 381
Location: 20 miles north of Tijuana
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My local shop sells lots of large metallic Mylar fighters from India.
I only see oldsters flying them.
Those balloons are everywhere!

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Kitesquid
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Joined: 29 Aug 2003
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Location: USA Virginia King George
PostPosted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Scary isnt it?????? Shocked
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P.S. Yet another long winded post by the Squid..... Shocked

P.P.S. The wind is like the air, only pushier.
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