tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post2811225275010806898..comments2024-03-28T20:51:58.818-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: Would You Want to Ride In a Beautiful Balloon?bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-1305991801846560092013-08-07T18:30:07.427-04:002013-08-07T18:30:07.427-04:00I hope you get your wish. I know people who have ...I hope you get your wish. I know people who have taken rides, (one has done it twice) and report it is a great experience.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-33718195459479793792013-08-07T18:29:30.141-04:002013-08-07T18:29:30.141-04:00I've heard that (around here, anyway) some bal...I've heard that (around here, anyway) some balloon companies will give a homeowner where they land a bottle of bubbly as a "thank you" but not sure if that's true. Our city plot would be too small for anything but a toy balloon to land on!bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-15894865099632513962013-08-07T18:27:20.612-04:002013-08-07T18:27:20.612-04:00I don't think I would go up for the romance - ...I don't think I would go up for the romance - that is a good point. And if the pilot was your sweetie, it would be even worse - he or she would be too busy piloting the balloon to pay much attention to you!bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-32018287711864926382013-08-07T18:26:15.997-04:002013-08-07T18:26:15.997-04:00I want to visit the Albuquerque festival very much...I want to visit the Albuquerque festival very much. My husband even has a cousin living in ABQ! But somehow it never happens.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-91537411546307456342013-08-07T18:25:34.217-04:002013-08-07T18:25:34.217-04:00I'm not sure I would, either, and I don't ...I'm not sure I would, either, and I don't want to find out the hard way!bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-45938508077233947482013-08-07T18:25:12.086-04:002013-08-07T18:25:12.086-04:00I agree - the cost is, to us, not worth it - I'...I agree - the cost is, to us, not worth it - I'd rather spend $100 on a nice motel room in a nice area as part of a vacation.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-11658053861211381842013-08-07T06:36:18.848-04:002013-08-07T06:36:18.848-04:00Oh absolutley! I'd love to ride in a hot air b...Oh absolutley! I'd love to ride in a hot air balloon, it's something that I'd like to do in the near future!Sophie Bownshttp://sophiebowns.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-59813311967053502462013-08-06T21:42:13.870-04:002013-08-06T21:42:13.870-04:00It's funny to read this post just as our local...It's funny to read this post just as our local Hot Air Balloon Festival is coming up in the Lewiston/Auburn area of Maine. I've never been in one, but they are fascinating to watch, from setup to flying.<br /><br />We actually had one go off course a few years ago and ended up doing an emergency landing in our yard! Had no idea what that weird sound was, and looked out the window to see the balloon just above the treeline! <br /><br />A bunch of people arrived to help, plus just to watch and take pics. I also got some interesting pictures that day of the balloon landing, the people deflating the balloon, rolling, and packing it into the van.Dr. K. Lee Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627061069954765913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-62193030711166995252013-08-06T18:02:45.063-04:002013-08-06T18:02:45.063-04:00I love hot air balloons - they are so majestic and...I love hot air balloons - they are so majestic and beautiful.<br /><br />I cannot imagine how they are romantic if you and your sweetheart are passengers - wouldn't the operator almost kill the mood?Paul B. Taubman, IIhttp://ineedhelpwithwordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-74316501090995654032013-08-06T17:50:59.369-04:002013-08-06T17:50:59.369-04:00I haven't been up in one, but I grew up in Alb...I haven't been up in one, but I grew up in Albuquerque. Every fall hundreds of hot air balloons would fill the skies. It was awe-inspiring!Entrebathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871699757558135414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-28715795049199914362013-08-06T12:00:06.781-04:002013-08-06T12:00:06.781-04:00Pretty to watch from the ground but don't have...Pretty to watch from the ground but don't have the nerves for this myself.Carolina HeartStringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292841944812910360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-57609336235377429592013-08-06T07:15:10.337-04:002013-08-06T07:15:10.337-04:00I, too, wonder if acrophobia would set in. But, m...I, too, wonder if acrophobia would set in. But, maybe that's why their rides' duration are so short. (But $100 for 10 minutes?) <br />As Marilyn McCoo and the 5th Dimension crooned... "Up, Up, and Away..."Cerebrations.bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273098928740152430noreply@blogger.com