6:00 Advertised launch time for second day of Casper balloon fest. No balloons. 6:25 See a couple of balloon go up and then go back down-NO WIND. Can you imagine Casper with no wind.
6:30 A couple more balloons go up. This time there is a slight drift toward the west. This is bad news for both balloonists and chase crews because the balloons are drifting toward the airport and there is nothing but trees, residences, and industry between their present locations and the airport. A few years ago a balloon went down in the parking lot of an apartment complex while another flirted with trees and the river when there was a western drift. If you think birds can cause problems for planes, think about what a hot air balloon could do. Ideal is a slow drift to the east.
6:58 Check the "Local on the 8's" on the weather channel. Winds reported as calm (these reports come from the weather bureau at the airport.).
7:15 Several more balloons in the air but not going anywhere. Most come down. 7:25 There is a slight drift to the east. I watch a balloon go down on what I assume is the local municipal golf course. Several golfers and a few grazing antelope may take umbrage at this.
7:40 No balloons in the sky.
CRIME NEWS: A guy on the "FBI 10 most wanted list" is captured in the Big Horn Mountains northwest of Casper. He was employed as a sheepherder. Talk about illegals in the work force.
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Hmmmm. Do you think Bin Ladin is hanging around Wyoming too?
ReplyDeleteHe could be in the upper deck of Coors Field. No one would spot him there.
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