They used to balloon around here (up in
Michigan still) band had them land in our pasture once...my horses used to
go bonkers when they let off the steam...farmer down the way lost several
milkings when his herd stampeded...then one tried to land across the street
in the psture there and the neighbot girl was thrown from her horse and
broke her leg...they have now been directed to other places where there is
less livestock (and since we're near the east/west runway pattern to the
Gerald Ford...Randy Disselkoen, a local eprsonality, used to sail his right
down the Grand River using the air currents there....gor hung up in a clump
of trees once...was an exciting rescue....

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Hey Kate,

No trouble with me overdoing. The crew and Pilot went ballooning at 6:00
AM today; I didn't. They want dedicated people, I'm not up to it.

The crew is having Initiation Ceremonies this morning for two other
Balloonist. Can't go up if your not initiation. I'll just act as a
fill-in ground crew when I can.

The crew operate a 9 passanger Durango SUV towing a trailer to carry the
Balloon (Deflated) and other ground stuff. It takes a lot of people to
put ONE hot air Balloon in the air




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