Balloon released by vandals at Carlisle
 

I saw this as I was logging on this morning. For those who do not follow links, an advertising balloon was released by vandals at Carlisle, and it is making it's way South.

:confused:

Shouldn't that be northerly winds OR floating off towards Wick?:p

Thought those things were supposed to deflate if tension in the line was released (ie breaks free)

What a nice chap :ok:

Please, please, please shoot it. Golf is a dull game, played by dull people in very unfashionable clothes, who think they look great.

I agree, shoot the damn thing down.

But, just to acquire some perspective, you should travel in Brazil for a while.

There's an interesting approach to GIG over a largish rubbish dump with circling vultures.

During important (to Brazil) World Cup games, try a SDU-CGH shuttle and enjoy the nervous twitching of the A319 or 737 as it weaves its way through the forest of 3-5m long black barrage sausages.

Around Sao João (can't remember if it's Jun or Jul), gawk at the five-storey high balloons drifting over the approach with ten-storey high battery-powered signs hanging beneath. Hitting a balloon might not be much to write home about but taking an automobile battery out might be more than painful.

..... must admit I was going to suggest that the RAF have a go at it :p

ps. I don't play golf .... honest :{

When is the open season on barrage balloons? Let the golfers take pot shots... (or is that putt-shots...:yuk: )

"Cumbria Police said: "We're confident that someone will spot a 20ft object floating in the sky.""

Sigh! :rolleyes:

There was also the occasion, some years ago, when a balloon in the shape of a 20 ft. pink pig (being filmed for a video by Pink Floyd) 'escaped' from Hampstead Heath.

Heathrow traffic was issuing warnings to incoming aircraft (to some disbelief at times). It was last seen, being chased by a police helicopter, over Kent as I recall.