Wait until you see the pics from tonight. People saw the balloon and followed it. When we got the chase car almost to our destination, we ran directly into a traffic jam caused completely by the balloon! It was fantastic to see, but tough to get to the balloon. Many of the people in the traffic jam were on their way to places and ended up following the balloon.
I had to get out of my car and run about 2 blocks so I could get past the traffic.
People aren't tired or mourning- they are ticked! I talked to a bunch of people in their cars. They all thanked me for the balloon.
It was quite an evening with a perfect sunset... 
Getting ready for take off.