[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

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.

[weegee]

Why do you see pairs of shoes hanging by the laces from power lines? 02-Aug-1996

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