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[mimomof4]

My SIL purchased baloons for our kids to send to my FIL after he passed just before Christmas.  That was 11 years ago, now my MIL feels the need to purchase balloons every year. I personally hate the tradition not only because of the trash but also because 11 years later only 3 out of the 9 grandchildren remember or knew my FIL.

Last year my nephew suggested writing the letters and burning them in a fire.  As an outdoorsman, my FIL would appreciate a fire.  Fingers crossed we can convince my MIL not to purchase balloons this year.

[Drlinda]

Releasing white doves at weddings is worse.  Poor doves can’t defend themselves and are usually eaten.

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@Drlinda wrote:

Releasing white doves at weddings is worse.  Poor doves can’t defend themselves and are usually eaten.

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@Drlinda   Yes, you are right. This is cruel. 

[Anonymous032819]

One can always blow bubbles.

[minkbunny]

I totally agree with the posts about the balloons and the doves.  On a related issue, please take the time to cut into small pieces the plastic rings that hold together the six or eight packs of soda or other beverages.   We live at a huge sailing lake and have seen the damage done when a waterfowl get his head in one of the rings, can't get it off and then grows to a point that he is choked.  It is simple to separate the rings and cut them into small pieces before putting them in the trash.  

[Monketoes]

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

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@Drlinda wrote:

Releasing white doves at weddings is worse.  Poor doves can’t defend themselves and are usually eaten.

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@Drlinda   Yes, you are right. This is cruel. 

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OMG are you Kidding me???  They are released by their owner that has Trained them and fly Back Home!

Monke~

[izziebee]

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@occasionalrain wrote:

Balloon releases harm the environment, can cause power outages, and worst of all,  kill wildlife on land, in sea, and in the air. Balloons don't carry notes to Heaven and they honor no one.

Better to plant a tree, put a bench in a park, make a donation, give blood, volunteer.

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^^^^^

THIS!!!!!

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@minkbunny wrote:

I totally agree with the posts about the balloons and the doves.  On a related issue, please take the time to cut into small pieces the plastic rings that hold together the six or eight packs of soda or other beverages.   We live at a huge sailing lake and have seen the damage done when a waterfowl get his head in one of the rings, can't get it off and then grows to a point that he is choked.  It is simple to separate the rings and cut them into small pieces before putting them in the trash.  

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@minkbunny  Haven’t purchased anything lately with these plastic rings, but I have always cut them up so there are no more circles.

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@Monketoes wrote:

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

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@Drlinda wrote:

Releasing white doves at weddings is worse.  Poor doves can’t defend themselves and are usually eaten.

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@Drlinda   Yes, you are right. This is cruel. 

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OMG are you Kidding me???  They are released by their owner that has Trained them and fly Back Home!

Monke~

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@Monketoes   OMG yourself. You should do a bit of research before announcing such a thing.

[Kalli]

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@occasionalrain wrote:

Balloon releases harm the environment, can cause power outages, and worst of all,  kill wildlife on land, in sea, and in the air. Balloons don't carry notes to Heaven and they honor no one.

Better to plant a tree, put a bench in a park, make a donation, give blood, volunteer.

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@occasionalrain , totally agree! If you spend any time in the woods of PA you understand how these balloons never go away. They tangle in high branches and hang there year after year. No one can reach them and they don’t seem to ever break down. ☹️