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<\/a>That smiley face is one big balloon!<\/p>\nOK, so day after the party we were sitting around trying to figure what to do with the balloons now that the festivities were over.\u00a0 I figured why not fly them outside?\u00a0 So off I took them to the back deck, and attached them to a length of telephone extension cord from the weather station sensors.\u00a0 They actually soared pretty well, up to the eves trough of the house!\u00a0 But any little puff of wind with blow them around, so one had to be careful to\u00a0 stop them from bumping against sharp things like the eves, the shingles, bushes, and so forth.\u00a0 Actually rather fun!<\/p>\n
The only real problem was when the wind picked up to any extent whatsoever, the balloons flew horizontally\u00a0 (that’s my sister-in-law flying them) :<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bought some helium-filled balloons for SWMBO’s birthday.\u00a0 Had an interesting time getting them home in the car, then walking through the house with them.\u00a0 Here’s a picture : That smiley face is one big balloon! OK, so day after the … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>All in all, a rather fine way to spend a sunny Sunday morning.\u00a0 A fun time was had by all … but we probably should have been wearing hats.<\/p>\n