Need to know tonight - Packing a Balloon
Mar 29, 2009, 8:23 pm
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Need to know tonight - Packing a Balloon
Last minute desperate question here.
I am flying home tomorrow after doing a weekend visit to a friends family. He has two stepkids, and their real Dad, who just about everyone loved, was killed a few weekends ago in a car accident. Anyway, I got a balloon animal from one of the kids, and it really means a lot to me. But I have absolutely no idea how to get it back north. Any one have any ideas?
I am flying home tomorrow after doing a weekend visit to a friends family. He has two stepkids, and their real Dad, who just about everyone loved, was killed a few weekends ago in a car accident. Anyway, I got a balloon animal from one of the kids, and it really means a lot to me. But I have absolutely no idea how to get it back north. Any one have any ideas?
Mar 29, 2009, 8:31 pm
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Even in a carry on, there are air pressure changes. Depending on your starting/ending altitudes you may be OK, but if you are starting at sea level and the cabin is pressurized to about 8,000 feet, I think its likely the balloon will pop.
Mar 29, 2009, 9:20 pm
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I've seen balloons refused at boarding. They often don't fit in the overhead or under the seat in front of you, the crew won't let them just sit on your lap, and as mentined above, the air pressure changes may cause them to pop. I'd be surprised if you're let on the plane with one.
Mar 29, 2009, 9:56 pm
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It's a, i don't know, dog or something. It's not a big round balloon. But you are right - I did not think about the pressure change.
Maybe I can figure a way to uninflate it. That would be a good invention - reuseable balloons!
Maybe I can figure a way to uninflate it. That would be a good invention - reuseable balloons!
Mar 30, 2009, 6:47 am
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Last minute desperate question here.
I am flying home tomorrow after doing a weekend visit to a friends family. He has two stepkids, and their real Dad, who just about everyone loved, was killed a few weekends ago in a car accident. Anyway, I got a balloon animal from one of the kids, and it really means a lot to me. But I have absolutely no idea how to get it back north. Any one have any ideas?
I am flying home tomorrow after doing a weekend visit to a friends family. He has two stepkids, and their real Dad, who just about everyone loved, was killed a few weekends ago in a car accident. Anyway, I got a balloon animal from one of the kids, and it really means a lot to me. But I have absolutely no idea how to get it back north. Any one have any ideas?
Mar 30, 2009, 6:56 am
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Right. Someone heard the balloon pop in checked luggage, and then they figured out which suitcase the now deflated balloon was in after the plane diverted and landed? Sorry, but I'm a bit skeptical on this one. And she was fined for what? Having a balloon in her suitcase?
Mar 30, 2009, 2:50 pm
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