A hot-air balloon came down and tangled itself in power lines
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Hot-air balloon caught in power cables
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Bloody learner drivers 
Vera Lynn-
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OMG!! you would never get me in one of these... :Not me Guv:
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Great experience Vera, but try it with a ground attachment first, Some go about 100 ft in the air whilst still anchored, to give you a taste.
Mermaid-
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I did like the idea of a balloon ride but this has put me off it now.
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I haven´t done it but bought it for OH's birthday one year. He said it was fab. couldn't believe how quiet it was up there and would love to do it again. Me .... I'd rather keep my feet on the ground.
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they used to have a balloon in tenerife that was anchored
i loved it especially at night you could see all the hotels and pools lit up
i loved it especially at night you could see all the hotels and pools lit up
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That seemed to vanish after the tropical storm, think it was called Delta, back in 2005
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Kids park now.
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yeah those were the days. My girls loved it in the balloon.
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Mermaid wrote:yeah those were the days. My girls loved it in the balloon.
So did I! When I first came to Tenerife, the balloon was my reference landmark in case I got lost. I think they took it away as the "Elf & Safety" people wouldn't let it fly if the wind was above a certain speed. (Which it nearly always was, so the feckin' thing was on the ground more than in the air!).
But I used to love going up in it and getting a few photos.
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Sure was a landmark, we used to say walk past the balloon and do a right on way back from Los Cris to Hotel.
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I've just had a quick look on google and can´t find any images of it. You would think there would be loads as it was such a well known landmark but I can find zilch. :cry2:
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Gypsy wrote:I've just had a quick look on google and can´t find any images of it. You would think there would be loads as it was such a well known landmark but I can find zilch.
Let a man have a look... ah, here we go...
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The Lone Ranger wrote:
Let a man have a look... ah, here we go...
Aw, thanks hon
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Gypsy wrote:The Lone Ranger wrote:
Let a man have a look... ah, here we go...
Aw, thanks hon
You're right about it being difficult to find. That was a photo VW put on the old TF in 2008.
Mischief Maker-
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aww i miss that balloon
as you say it was a really good landmark for finding your way home again
as you say it was a really good landmark for finding your way home again
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I thought it was a mucky blue colour 
, I remember it too,
, I remember it too,
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Here's another...
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Fountain was out of action last time we was there, 
Mischief Maker-
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yeah good point don't think i saw it doing anything either and we spent a lot of our time at las vistas
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Mcqueen wrote:Fountain was out of action last time we was there,
Think it's either a Scotsman or a Yorkshireman who's in charge of putting money in the meter Reg...
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Why they cant use the sewers is beyond me, I mean there must be hell of a pressure from Torres towers,
Ha Ha willy Brogan on the beach,
Ha Ha willy Brogan on the beach,
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Where did you get a shower then Reg
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Gypsy wrote:That seemed to vanish after the tropical storm, think it was called Delta, back in 2005
Delta the balloon...catchy