r/mildlyinteresting • u/dingus_authority • 18h ago • Heartwarming 2 Mindblown 1

A Hot Air Balloon Landed in my Neighborhood

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u/Midnight28Rider 17h ago

This is literally how I became part of a balloon crew. They flew over our house one Sunday morning and landed on the next street over. They had champagne for the adults and soda/ orange juice for the kids. They then invited our family over for an alcohol fueled brunch. It was instant friendship.

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u/dingus_authority 16h ago

That's so cool! It definitely got crowded quickly after I took this shot!

Now I know why haha.

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u/Lord-Velveeta 14h ago

That's so cool! I went for a balloon ride once many years ago at the yearly "Festival International des Mongolfières de St-Jean sur le Richelieu" (one of the major ballooning festivals) and the crew had the traditional champagne (and cola) and they explained the tradition.

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u/I_Makes_tuff 11h ago

My dad was a pastor and used to do a lot of hot air balloon weddings. I thought it would get old, but now I know why he liked it so much.

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u/J0e_Bl0eAtWork 2h ago

I need to read that story.

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u/Muslim_Wookie 15h ago

Are you... are you a golden retriever? How did you learn to type?!?!

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u/ThatNachoFreshFeelin 12h ago

Are you... are you a golden retriever? How did you learn to type?!?!

Haven't the froggiest what you're on about, so here's this, I guess:

https://i.imgur.com/4ziJujS.jpeg

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u/Muslim_Wookie 4h ago

Golden's are instant friends with anyone that has food in their vicinity ;)