While I was posting pictures, something got stuck and I had to get off the internet, thinking I was going to lose the pictures I wanted to post, but, when I just got back on, there they were on the blog, so that was good.
Some fellow Boomer friends, Steve & Pam Ritchie, found a balloon to crew, so they were helping get it ready, then, Steve got to take a ride in it.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
What's interesting for me was the way they got the balloon inflated in the first place. They have giant fans to blow into the balloon to start and then after it's inflated to a certain point, they point the propane igniters, I guess you'd say, into the balloon to finish the job. I don't know what the proper terminology is for what they use to propel the balloon upward, but, you will see what I'm talking about in the pictures. When I saw what they were using to inflate the balloon in the latter stages, I was thinking they had to be pretty careful where they were aiming it at, otherwise, the balloons would catch fire...hmm..wonder if that has ever happened?
I also forgot to mention that we were able to attend the Yuma Balloon Festival that was held the weekend before Thanksgiving. We haven't been to the one in Albuquerque yet, so we have nothing to compare it to. We thought it was great seeing all the balloons inflate together and go up one by one, we'll probably be overwhelmed when we finally get around to going to the big one in Albuquerque.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Hi everyone, hope you all had a very good Christmas season and are looking forward to a new year! My, it's amazing how time just flies by, isn't it? It's been a month and a half since I last posted on here and am getting hints of maybe trying to update my blog...okay, okay, I'll try and get it up to date in a timely manner.
The last time I posted, we were still at our friend's house in Yuma, AZ, but, getting ready to head to northern California to sell Christmas trees once again. This year, we would be working at another lot, because the one we had last year grew condos on it. Our boss looked high and low for another lot in Walnut Creek, but, he just couldn't find the right one, so, that is why we went to the other one. While we had fun selling trees this year, the lot we were at was very slow. As a result of that, Ron couldn't hire the workers like we had last year, so he ended up doing a lot of the work himself along with one helper.
Before we left to come north, though, we had one last happy hour to go to at a fellow Boomer's, Chuck & Jan Moore. A few other couples showed up as well and a good time was had by all. It was going to be very hard leaving this beautiful clear, warm weather, to the colder, rainy north, but, it was only for a month, so we figured we could cope.
The last time I posted, we were still at our friend's house in Yuma, AZ, but, getting ready to head to northern California to sell Christmas trees once again. This year, we would be working at another lot, because the one we had last year grew condos on it. Our boss looked high and low for another lot in Walnut Creek, but, he just couldn't find the right one, so, that is why we went to the other one. While we had fun selling trees this year, the lot we were at was very slow. As a result of that, Ron couldn't hire the workers like we had last year, so he ended up doing a lot of the work himself along with one helper.
Before we left to come north, though, we had one last happy hour to go to at a fellow Boomer's, Chuck & Jan Moore. A few other couples showed up as well and a good time was had by all. It was going to be very hard leaving this beautiful clear, warm weather, to the colder, rainy north, but, it was only for a month, so we figured we could cope.
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