Bristol International Balloon Fiesta: Crew escape unscathed as balloon crashes into house | Mail Online
Does anyone else dislike the annual Bristol Balloon Festival as much as me?
What sort of people are they? They climb Into an over-grown picnic basket and take to the skies In their droves every year.
Do they really think they are being quirky by having a balloon shaped like a loaf of bread or a Nat West bank?
They sit In their silly little baskets, waving merrily at us as they skim our roofs, expecting us to be In awe and wave back with a cherry smile.
Well, not me. They are a flaming menace.
They frighten the life out of local cats and dogs with their roof skimming and emergency landings along with cattle stampeding In a frenzy to get away from them.
Bah humbug... I want them banned.
It was that time of year again..
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Oscar Namechange
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It was that time of year again..
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon
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Clodhopper
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If cats hate them, I'm all in favour.
I have come to hate cats.
In the houses nearby there are eight cats. Many more in neighbouring streets. The number has risen from three over the last few years.
The result is there are no more squirrels here. All killed. I'm seeing fewer small birds and fewer chicks. They've killed the robin for sure, and the blackbirds are missing presumed dead.
People with cats claim to love animals and wildlife. I say, if they really cared about wildlife they wouldn't have cats.
I've taken down my bird feeders. I don't want to encourage birds here, because all I'm doing is feeding effing cats.
Am I allowed to kill them when they poo in my vegetable patch?
I have come to hate cats.
In the houses nearby there are eight cats. Many more in neighbouring streets. The number has risen from three over the last few years.
The result is there are no more squirrels here. All killed. I'm seeing fewer small birds and fewer chicks. They've killed the robin for sure, and the blackbirds are missing presumed dead.
People with cats claim to love animals and wildlife. I say, if they really cared about wildlife they wouldn't have cats.
I've taken down my bird feeders. I don't want to encourage birds here, because all I'm doing is feeding effing cats.
Am I allowed to kill them when they poo in my vegetable patch?
The crowd: "Yes! We are all individuals!"
Lone voice: "I'm not."
Lone voice: "I'm not."
It was that time of year again..
Clodhopper;1365140 wrote: If cats hate them, I'm all in favour.
I have come to hate cats.
In the houses nearby there are eight cats. Many more in neighbouring streets. The number has risen from three over the last few years.
The result is there are no more squirrels here. All killed. I'm seeing fewer small birds and fewer chicks. They've killed the robin for sure, and the blackbirds are missing presumed dead.
People with cats claim to love animals and wildlife. I say, if they really cared about wildlife they wouldn't have cats.
I've taken down my bird feeders. I don't want to encourage birds here, because all I'm doing is feeding effing cats.
Am I allowed to kill them when they poo in my vegetable patch?
with cats in a city my size, they are required by law as to be kept as indoor cats, but tons ignore this, they run through gardens laying their ****, killing birds, the fights they have are quite scary to listen to and they end up getting torn apart.......one of mine was an outdoor cat to begin with when he took him in.....one night he never came home..2 days later he crawled home and lied down.....took him to the vets asap where they put an IV pack into his neck, shaved his entire neck which was oozing out puss from 4 holes being attacked by a raccoon or cat....he almost died......since then..my cats are indoors only.
squirrels are a nuisance here, they dig up flower beds, dig up bulbs that were planted, take apart sunflower plants that were planted and dig in the grass to hide their food.
I have come to hate cats.
In the houses nearby there are eight cats. Many more in neighbouring streets. The number has risen from three over the last few years.
The result is there are no more squirrels here. All killed. I'm seeing fewer small birds and fewer chicks. They've killed the robin for sure, and the blackbirds are missing presumed dead.
People with cats claim to love animals and wildlife. I say, if they really cared about wildlife they wouldn't have cats.
I've taken down my bird feeders. I don't want to encourage birds here, because all I'm doing is feeding effing cats.
Am I allowed to kill them when they poo in my vegetable patch?
with cats in a city my size, they are required by law as to be kept as indoor cats, but tons ignore this, they run through gardens laying their ****, killing birds, the fights they have are quite scary to listen to and they end up getting torn apart.......one of mine was an outdoor cat to begin with when he took him in.....one night he never came home..2 days later he crawled home and lied down.....took him to the vets asap where they put an IV pack into his neck, shaved his entire neck which was oozing out puss from 4 holes being attacked by a raccoon or cat....he almost died......since then..my cats are indoors only.
squirrels are a nuisance here, they dig up flower beds, dig up bulbs that were planted, take apart sunflower plants that were planted and dig in the grass to hide their food.
Life is just to short for drama.
It was that time of year again..
oscar;1365134 wrote: Bristol International Balloon Fiesta: Crew escape unscathed as balloon crashes into house | Mail Online
Does anyone else dislike the annual Bristol Balloon Festival as much as me?
What sort of people are they? They climb Into an over-grown picnic basket and take to the skies In their droves every year.
Do they really think they are being quirky by having a balloon shaped like a loaf of bread or a Nat West bank?
They sit In their silly little baskets, waving merrily at us as they skim our roofs, expecting us to be In awe and wave back with a cherry smile.
Well, not me. They are a flaming menace.
They frighten the life out of local cats and dogs with their roof skimming and emergency landings along with cattle stampeding In a frenzy to get away from them.
Bah humbug... I want them banned.
exactly oscar, what sort of people do this at a balloon festival?
Does anyone else dislike the annual Bristol Balloon Festival as much as me?
What sort of people are they? They climb Into an over-grown picnic basket and take to the skies In their droves every year.
Do they really think they are being quirky by having a balloon shaped like a loaf of bread or a Nat West bank?
They sit In their silly little baskets, waving merrily at us as they skim our roofs, expecting us to be In awe and wave back with a cherry smile.
Well, not me. They are a flaming menace.
They frighten the life out of local cats and dogs with their roof skimming and emergency landings along with cattle stampeding In a frenzy to get away from them.
Bah humbug... I want them banned.
exactly oscar, what sort of people do this at a balloon festival?
Life is just to short for drama.
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Kathy Ellen
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It was that time of year again..
Hi Julie,
I love looking at the balloons, but not if they scare the animals.
Jeez, I remember how the firework, last year, in Bristol scared the hell out of the gorillas at the zoo. The poor creatures were going berserk, especially Jock. He kept running in and out of the house looking for the source of the noise. They were all so stressed.
The staff kept trying to calm them by feeding food to them through the grates.
I love looking at the balloons, but not if they scare the animals.
Jeez, I remember how the firework, last year, in Bristol scared the hell out of the gorillas at the zoo. The poor creatures were going berserk, especially Jock. He kept running in and out of the house looking for the source of the noise. They were all so stressed.
The staff kept trying to calm them by feeding food to them through the grates.
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along-for-the-ride
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As a non-local I'm all for it.
Having seen them spreading out across the sky as I've approached Bristol both by car and along the river it is, as my grandchildren would undoubtedly say, an awesome sight.
I'd have thought that the Chamber of Commerce would also be for it as the festival must drag a fair lump of trade into the city over the weekend.
Having seen them spreading out across the sky as I've approached Bristol both by car and along the river it is, as my grandchildren would undoubtedly say, an awesome sight.
I'd have thought that the Chamber of Commerce would also be for it as the festival must drag a fair lump of trade into the city over the weekend.
It was that time of year again..
oscar;1365134 wrote: Bristol International Balloon Fiesta: Crew escape unscathed as balloon crashes into house | Mail Online
Does anyone else dislike the annual Bristol Balloon Festival as much as me?
What sort of people are they? They climb Into an over-grown picnic basket and take to the skies In their droves every year.
Do they really think they are being quirky by having a balloon shaped like a loaf of bread or a Nat West bank?
They sit In their silly little baskets, waving merrily at us as they skim our roofs, expecting us to be In awe and wave back with a cherry smile.
Well, not me. They are a flaming menace.
They frighten the life out of local cats and dogs with their roof skimming and emergency landings along with cattle stampeding In a frenzy to get away from them.
Bah humbug... I want them banned.
I don't know about Bristol but I LOVE the different festivals that they have all over the states.
Try it---------you'll like it.
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Does anyone else dislike the annual Bristol Balloon Festival as much as me?
What sort of people are they? They climb Into an over-grown picnic basket and take to the skies In their droves every year.
Do they really think they are being quirky by having a balloon shaped like a loaf of bread or a Nat West bank?
They sit In their silly little baskets, waving merrily at us as they skim our roofs, expecting us to be In awe and wave back with a cherry smile.
Well, not me. They are a flaming menace.
They frighten the life out of local cats and dogs with their roof skimming and emergency landings along with cattle stampeding In a frenzy to get away from them.
Bah humbug... I want them banned.
I don't know about Bristol but I LOVE the different festivals that they have all over the states.
Try it---------you'll like it.
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Kathy Ellen;1365151 wrote: Hi Julie,
I love looking at the balloons, but not if they scare the animals.
Jeez, I remember how the firework, last year, in Bristol scared the hell out of the gorillas at the zoo. The poor creatures were going berserk, especially Jock. He kept running in and out of the house looking for the source of the noise. They were all so stressed.
The staff kept trying to calm them by feeding food to them through the grates.
Yes, even the local TV station reported on how terrified all the animals In the Zoo were that night. Apparently the monkey house descended Into chaos as the handlers struggled to calm them down during those fireworks.
The Bristol Balloon Festival would not be so bad should It be just for one day but they have weeks of practice runs which seem to be all over my roof. In the field outside my house, we have had four emergency landings In just two years. Then they have the nerve to wave at us merrily from their picnic basket as they loom closer and closer to my roof. My dogs go absolutely berserk at them and It takes hours to calm them down. Little Rosie the youngest positively trembles at the mere sight of them. Oscar, our Persian cat takes no notice whatsoever but then, he Is as thick as a plank of wood. My dogs are not the only one's who kick off at the mere sight of one as the entire canine population can be heard voicing their disapproval In the Immediate area.
Well, We don't wave back with a cheery smile when they wave at us... We stick two fingers up to them.
We don't mind th red Arrows formation practicing over our roof as It Is quick and painless. My husband will even salute them from the garden but then old RAF habits die hard.
I love looking at the balloons, but not if they scare the animals.
Jeez, I remember how the firework, last year, in Bristol scared the hell out of the gorillas at the zoo. The poor creatures were going berserk, especially Jock. He kept running in and out of the house looking for the source of the noise. They were all so stressed.
The staff kept trying to calm them by feeding food to them through the grates.
Yes, even the local TV station reported on how terrified all the animals In the Zoo were that night. Apparently the monkey house descended Into chaos as the handlers struggled to calm them down during those fireworks.
The Bristol Balloon Festival would not be so bad should It be just for one day but they have weeks of practice runs which seem to be all over my roof. In the field outside my house, we have had four emergency landings In just two years. Then they have the nerve to wave at us merrily from their picnic basket as they loom closer and closer to my roof. My dogs go absolutely berserk at them and It takes hours to calm them down. Little Rosie the youngest positively trembles at the mere sight of them. Oscar, our Persian cat takes no notice whatsoever but then, he Is as thick as a plank of wood. My dogs are not the only one's who kick off at the mere sight of one as the entire canine population can be heard voicing their disapproval In the Immediate area.
Well, We don't wave back with a cheery smile when they wave at us... We stick two fingers up to them.
We don't mind th red Arrows formation practicing over our roof as It Is quick and painless. My husband will even salute them from the garden but then old RAF habits die hard.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon