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To: MissouriConservative

If this is true about the ballons causing power outages, I do not see the problem with this bill? In fact I would support it.


4 posted on 07/15/2008 1:55:15 PM PDT by rawhide
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They float into electric lines and cause power outages, more than 800 in California last year, utilities say

I’d really have to see the data on that one. With the amount of open air vs. the amount of space an electric line takes up in it, I can’t see this being even remotely possible.


7 posted on 07/15/2008 1:57:50 PM PDT by jagusafr ("Bugs, Mr. Rico! Zillions of 'em!" - Robert Heinlein)
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Apparently that is NOT true.

John and Ken of KFI640 had been talking about this awhile age. Read though a list of things that cause power outages. No balloons. Now, weather can and does cause power outages, but there were NO BALLOONS!!!

Makes me wonder who has it in for the balloon industry in California?


23 posted on 07/15/2008 2:13:27 PM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publici scholae)
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If this is true about the ballons causing power outages

Why don't we ban old tennis shoes strung up on telephone wires in the inner-city too while we're at it.

54 posted on 07/15/2008 4:07:11 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (BARACK OBAMA WILL SAVE US! HE HAS RISEN!!)
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To: rawhide
If this is true about the ballons causing power outages, I do not see the problem with this bill? In fact I would support it.

And just how many power outages of this kind have made the news? (I hear crickets chirping)

80 posted on 07/16/2008 9:08:39 AM PDT by NRA1995 (It should be called "Cosa Nostra", not "Congress")
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