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Post by Ru'Thor on Jul 14, 2006 8:38:26 GMT -5
Hey guys! I’m going to a hot air balloon rally later today, so I won’t be on again until Sunday or Monday. I’ll take pictures and post ‘em up! Byebye!
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Post by Lali on Jul 16, 2006 13:18:12 GMT -5
Wow, ace! That's about all I have to say on the matter.  |
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Post by Ru'Thor on Jul 19, 2006 8:10:26 GMT -5
*sniffsniff* We didn't get to fly... four out of the five flights were cancelled because of storms, fog, or wind. The flight we could have gone on, my pilot said no. But I don't really blame her... - Too windy
- Bad direction (going towards a powerline farm and a rock thing)
One of the balloons, the Legal Eagle (it's my favorite balloon aside from ours. It's at all the rallies I go to, and it has the eagle with the scales on it, and it's green and yellow), they burned out four panels because the wind blew the envelope (the inflated bit) into the flame. Another ballon ripped a hold in the envelope. But that doesn't mean I didn't get a few nice pics! I'll have to post them one per post, because they might be really big... |
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Post by Ru'Thor on Jul 19, 2006 9:41:18 GMT -5
This was the best picture I took. I like how the sun went through the envelope. I didn't have to crop it or anything! I think this balloon was called Spohntaneous.  |
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Post by Ru'Thor on Jul 19, 2006 9:51:34 GMT -5
This one is another of my favorite balloons. It's called Moonlight SunAta.  |
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Post by Ru'Thor on Jul 19, 2006 9:59:13 GMT -5
This is the last pic I'm going to post, seeing as it takes so darn long to upload them to Photobucket. Since I couldn't take a picture of the actual balloon, I took a picture of my crew sweater and the ID badge. ^^ There's a pic of the balloon I was with, Gin's Tonic Too, on the badge. It's named that because my aunt, the pilot, is a cancer survivor, and hot air ballooning was one of her tonics. The first balloon was called Gin's Tonic, and she named the second one Gin's Tonic Too. This is actually her third balloon, and she didn't want to have to change the name again. ^^  |
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Post by Lali on Jul 19, 2006 14:21:29 GMT -5
Wow... You didn't say you were actually part of the ballooning people type people, rather than just a spectator... I did wonder, but... wow...
COOL PICS! *dances*
You do ace stuff, Ru, I'm jealous! *hugs anyway*
And have a sympathy cookie because you didn't get to fly. ^_^
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Post by Ru'Thor on Jul 19, 2006 14:36:52 GMT -5
*eats sympathy cookie* Yep. My aun't a pilot. I've been around balloons since I was, like, four. She's going to teach me how to pilot one, since I'm old enough, and when I get my private licence I will take you all for a ride! WHEEE! lol.
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Post by Lali on Jul 19, 2006 14:40:01 GMT -5
WHOOT!! *goes to print that off* Muahahaha, now I have that in typing!! ;D ;D Have this in typing - you rock, Ru! *dances* Atchachah, I wish I could fly in some way, shape or form.  |
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Post by Ru'Thor on Jul 19, 2006 14:42:03 GMT -5
Find a balloonist and take a ride. FUN. I've been up more times than I can count, and it's incredible every flight.
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Post by Lali on Jul 19, 2006 14:43:39 GMT -5
*puts it on the long long list of things to do*
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Post by Shira on Jul 20, 2006 21:19:07 GMT -5
More than likely, if I'm not strapped to the bottom of the basket, I'm going to freak. I don't like heights, especially if it feels like I'm going to fall....
*shakes*
Still dunno how I got through rockclimbing...Promise I'm going to post piccahs soon...
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