Re: Hot Air Balloon Event at NANOG

[Howard C. Berkowitz]

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> Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 12:20:59 -0600
> From: "John M. Brown" <jmbrown@ihighway.net>
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> Subject: Hot Air Balloon Event at NANOG
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> New Mexico is the Balloon Capital of the world.  Each year
> hundreds of Hot Air Balloons come to New Mexico for the
> annual Balloon Fiesta.
Please be precise in your definition.  I concede the balloon title, 
but we in the Washington metropolitan area still retain the edge on 
hot air itself.

Ottawa, for its size, is a powerful contender for the hot air title. 
Perhaps we need heavyweight and lightweight classes.

> Normally that takes place in October.
>
> Several local balloon people are offering rides to
> NANOG Members :).
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> The cost will be somewhere around $75 to $85 per person.
> Rides will be last about 20 or more minutes.
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> This needs to happen in the EARLY morning.
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> If you are interested please send me PRIVATE email and
> I'll forward the specific details.
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> All of this depends on local weather conditions.
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> jmbrown