Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site abnjh.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!abnjh!estate From: estate@abnjh.UUCP (D.R.Pierce) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: True story or whopper? Message-ID: <798@abnjh.UUCP> Date: Fri, 10-Aug-84 15:57:54 EDT Article-I.D.: abnjh.798 Posted: Fri Aug 10 15:57:54 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 30-Aug-84 02:07:04 EDT References: <557@bnl.UUCP> Organization: ATTIS, NJ Lines: 18 As far as the newspapers are concerned it's true. I don't remember the altitude, but as far as I'm concerned anything higher than 30 feet is irrevelant, since you'll probably die if you fall from anything higher than that. He also got some stiff fines as I recall (you need a license to pilot a balloon (or balloons). He did in fact bring along a BB gun and shot the balloons one at a time. It's not the fall, It's that sudden stop!!!!!!! (Visions From The Orcrest Stone) Carl D.