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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: IassaFTots on October 15, 2009, 01:46:55 PM
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A 6-year-old boy is floating over northeastern Colorado in a homebuilt balloon and authorities are racing to try and rescue him.
The balloon, in the shape of a flying saucer is covered in foil and filled with helium. It has a compartment for a passenger underneath. It lifted the boy into the air near Fort Collins Thursday morning after the balloon became untethered at the boy's home.
The father and son had apparently been working on the aircraft for some time.
Fort Collins police and other authorities have been alerted and Airtracker 7 has launched in an effort to locate the boy.
Airtracker 7 located the craft at 12:35 p.m. at about 8,000 feet in Weld County. It appeared to be slightly tilted.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21306839/detail.html
Good lord.
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It's on CNN HLN right now. Weird.
If you'll hold my hand we'll chase your dream across the sky
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
Balloon...
Up, up, and away.....
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This is unbelievable.
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I just keep repeating HOLY CRAP. I just read that that dang balloon can get up to 10000 feet, and they are worried it may interfere with Air Traffic at Denver Intl.
HOLY CRAP?
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Oxygen and THE COLD at that altitude could be a real problem, not just a 747 whizzing by.
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Oxygen and THE COLD at that altitude could be a real problem, not just a 747 whizzing by.
Well, there is that too.....
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It's on Fox now.....it's going at a rate of 25mph!!!
According to Shep Smith...they have no idea how they are going to get him down.
Shep Smith just said authorities are hoping that maybe the little boy accidentally untethered it and is hiding somewhere on the ground....but it's not looking hopeful. I guess praying would be a better word.
Dear God, please watch over that little boy....
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this is just not good.
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They have stopped all air traffic in the area. I had to stop watching. I am terrified that it will collapse or the boy will fall out. Praying for his saftey.
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They have stopped all air traffic in the area. I had to stop watching. I am terrified that it will collapse or the boy will fall out. Praying for his saftey.
I suppose a chopper doesn't fly that high?
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I suppose a chopper doesn't fly that high?
The 10K foot level is ASL, not AGL. Right now they only have him 3500-4000 feet AGL. Weather is in the mid-60's so even at that altitude, he's not in immediate danger of freezing or hypoxia.
Falling out or crashing, OTOH....
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I suppose a chopper doesn't fly that high?
Apparently there is a chopper flying along side of it....well about 2 miles away actually....they are afraid to get too close to it, because of the winds created by the helicopter....
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Get to da choppa.
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Man oh man.
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This is really sad.
I wonder if the 0bama administration has suggested we ban balloons yet?
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This is really sad.
I wonder if the 0bama administration has suggested we ban balloons yet?
dunno, probably not. Somehow, and this is just a hunch, I am betting that those balloon builders might be Dummies.
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Get to da choppa.
They can't get a helicopter near to it, because the rotation of the blades will suck the balloon into them...that's what some astronaut guy just said.....
the balloon builder is the boy's father....he is a "weather chaser" and this was meant to be a type of weather balloon....
the kid's mother is going to kill the father.....
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Apparently the balloon is empty.......Fox News Radio cut into programming.....hmmmm.......
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Just damn.
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I guess that means the kid fell out at some point....
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My friend in Denver is watching this, she said they have about 80 miles to cover, to look for him.
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Or he turned it loose and is afraid of the consequences and is simply hiding.
Fox Talk News is talking about how strange the family is .....
KC
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Or he turned it loose and is afraid of the consequences and is simply hiding.
Fox Talk News is talking about how strange the family is .....
KC
The neighbor identified the missing boy as Falcon Heene.
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Yup. I am guessing dummies.
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Flakes.
The 6-year-old boy who was thought to be in a mylar balloon speeding high across Colorado Thursday was on the ABC series 'Wife Swap,' according to multiple reports.
Falcon Heene is the son of Richard and Mayumi Heene of Ft. Collins, Colo. His parents are storm chasers, and their chaotic parenting style was criticized by their swap family.
Richard and Mayumi Heene of Ft. Collins, Colo. have two other boys, Bradford and Royo.
The family was on the show because of their risk-taking ways. According to the ABC 'Wife Swap' website, the family sleeps in their clothes so they can leap from bed and run after a storm at any given moment.
The site also describes the balloon that sounds like the one being tracked Thursday.
"When the Heene family aren't chasing storms, they devote their time to scientific experiments that include looking for extraterrestrials and building a research-gathering flying saucer to send into the eye of the storm," says the site.
http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/10/15/missing-balloon-boy-falcon-heene-was-in-wife-swap-family/
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Prayers out that the young boy will have future opportunities to make mistakes...
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Sad. :(
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Yup. Prayers up.
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I hope the boy was not on board, but hiding in fear of being disciplined.
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I hope the boy was not on board, but hiding in fear of being disciplined.
Me too. Me too...
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Me too. Me too...
I keep looking at the replays of when it was in the sky....and it looks like it's all closed up tight....
Maybe he never got in it...
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They are saying the 'basket' was not on the bottom of the balloon when it landed. ..... This is sounding bad.
KC
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Yup. I am guessing dummies.
DUmmies or not, their son is missing and they have my compassion. I'm praying that the little boy is ok.
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Prayers up. This is gut-wrenching.
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They are saying the 'basket' was not on the bottom of the balloon when it landed. ..... This is sounding bad.
KC
Just heard that.....but they said that it was up in the air about 10 minutes or so before they got cameras on it..... :(
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They are saying the 'basket' was not on the bottom of the balloon when it landed. ..... This is sounding bad.
Oh jeez. I wish we had a pic of what it looked like before it went up into the air. That way we would have a comparison.
DUmmies or not, their son is missing and they have my compassion. I'm praying that the little boy is ok.
As well as mine. Sorry if there was any misunderstanding.
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You know whats odd? Those cameras were zoomed in really close to that balloon and you KNOW the mom and dad had to be watching it .... how come they never told the authorities to call off the chase because the bottom wasn't on the balloon??
Something isn't right.
KC
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And there is this too...
"At this point, we are thinking that he did not fall out of the balloon and is somewhere on the ground," Larimer County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said. "The basket itself was not breached. It does not look like he fell out of it, but again, this is all conjecture."
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
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Wow, scary stuff.
I'm watching this on TV and I'm not seeing any K9 dogs. I wonder why.
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Just got a breaking news alert that the boy was found safely at home. Link to follow...
The plot thickens.
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Just got a breaking news alert that the boy was found safely at home. Link to follow...
The plot thickens.
Found hiding in a box in the garage attic.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html
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Thank God.
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What does that say about either; The reporters who said the sheriffs cleared the home OR the sheriffs who said they cleared the home?! I mean .... yeah, a 6 year old could hide well but if you are looking for a 6 year old what would you look at or into?
If the sheriffs cleared the home they have some 'splainin to do.
KC
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What a crazy freaking mess! I heard a recommendation that the boy hand write thank you cards to all the people who were trying to save them. I think that is a good idea.
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What a cute little boy, I'm glad he's ok.
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I just read on FR that there is a video of Wolf Blitzer interviewing the famly and the kid said it was all for show. I can't view the video on my phone so I haven't watched it. I saw this family on Wife Swap and came away thinking these parents were friggen nuts. I think the dad has a bad case of ADHD and a terrible temper. When I first found out it was this family I immediatly felt it was a hoax, even before they found out the kid was not in the balloon. The dad is a total ass.
Here is a link to the FR post: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363637/posts
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I just read on FR that there is a video of Wolf Blitzer interviewing the famly and the kid said it was all for show...
The angry mob will be forming-up at the corner of LeMay and Drake in Ft Collins.
Bring your own pitchfork.
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OK, call me shallow, but in the clips I saw of the interviews this morning, all I wanted to do was smack the kids and tell them to sit still! Good grief...drove me nuts!
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OK, call me shallow, but in the clips I saw of the interviews this morning, all I wanted to do was smack the kids and tell them to sit still! Good grief...drove me nuts!
Yet, we're supposed to believe these same kids sat still of their own volition for 4 hrs.
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I just read on FR that there is a video of Wolf Blitzer interviewing the famly and the kid said it was all for show. I can't view the video on my phone so I haven't watched it. I saw this family on Wife Swap and came away thinking these parents were friggen nuts. I think the dad has a bad case of ADHD and a terrible temper. When I first found out it was this family I immediatly felt it was a hoax, even before they found out the kid was not in the balloon. The dad is a total ass.
Here is a link to the FR post: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363637/posts
They were interviewed on The Today Show this morning.
The father explained the kid's remark.
Apparently, about 30 reporters persuaded the kid to re-enact how he climbed up into the garage and hid, while someone filmed him doing it "for a show".
One of the older brothers was with the kid and the reporters, and the father walked in on it happening.
He didn't seem too happy about the reporters asking the kid to " climb up in the garage trusses" .....probably wasn't a real safe thing to do.
According to the father...that was the "show" the kid was referring to.
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Sorry, but I saw part of that TODAY clip--right after the kid barfed.
Daddy has a look in his eyes like he knows he's gonna be spending a little "up close and personal" time with Bubba down in Canon City. And given the FAA involvement and flight disruptions around DIA, methinks there might be some federal involvement.
Says I? GOOD.
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Sorry, but I saw part of that TODAY clip--right after the kid barfed.
Daddy has a look in his eyes like he knows he's gonna be spending a little "up close and personal" time with Bubba down in Canon City. And given the FAA involvement and flight disruptions around DIA, methinks there might be some federal involvement.
Says I? GOOD.
I only saw a later clip of it...I didn't see the kid throwing up...just heard about it.
I agree that it needs more investigation....especially after I heard late yesterday that the family won't be billed for anything.
Which the father probably already knew.....
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They are friggen crazy as hell
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If you are bored watch the rest. Then you will see why I think they are crazy as hell
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There's talk of potential fines and restitution being levied against the parents. Someone made a "false statement to officials" as it has become clear that the parents and one of the siblings KNEW that the 6 year old was at home, safe and sound. I think that the mother also made a false 911 report. I hope that they get their just rewards.
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There's talk of potential fines and restitution being levied against the parents. Someone made a "false statement to officials" as it has become clear that the parents and one of the siblings KNEW that the 6 year old was at home, safe and sound. I think that the mother also made a false 911 report. I hope that they get their just rewards.
Rumor control (local radio talking head) says they called 9-News BEFORE they called 911.
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Rumor control (local radio talking head) says they called 9-News BEFORE they called 911.
If that's the case, drop the friggin hammer on them.
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Video of the kid puking on live TV. The dad's reaction at the 30 second mark is hilarious!!!
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Video of the kid puking on live TV. The dad's reaction at the 30 second mark is hilarious!!!
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LOL that is hilarious.
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Video of the kid puking on live TV. The dad's reaction at the 30 second mark is hilarious!!!
This too strikes me curious.
Unless that kid suddenly took sick overnight I doubt he was having stage fright as the parents have raised their kids to be attention whores.
Syrup of Impecac?
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This too strikes me curious.
Unless that kid suddenly took sick overnight I doubt he was having stage fright as the parents have raised their kids to be attention whores.
Syrup of Impecac?
He did this during two different interviews, I guess. Lying (or going along with a lie) can be stressful.
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He did this during two different interviews, I guess. Lying (or going along with a lie) can be stressful.
According to what I heard on the Today show....they said (after the interview) the family had been up all night. That would be enough to make me sick too.
I heard he called the FAA before he called 911....
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There's video from the family now of the launch of the balloon. The mom and the dad are right there (and the dad flips out).
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The other woman that was in the "Wife Swap" show was just interviewed on Fox.
Yesterday when I heard her, she said she wouldn't be surprised if this was an attention getting hoax.
Now she just defended him and essentially said there was no way this was a hoax.
Guess someone told her she could be sued for libel and defamation of character...
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There's video from the family now of the launch of the balloon. The mom and the dad are right there (and the dad flips out).
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What is that suppose to prove? I still call it a hoax.
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What is that suppose to prove? I still call it a hoax.
How could you call that a hoax?! You can clearly see the ... um ...thing ... right there on the ..... over by that ..... other thing. How could it be a hoax?
:-)
KC
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What is that suppose to prove? I still call it a hoax.
It's supposed to prove it's a hoax. It doesn't match the story they gave.
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It's supposed to prove it's a hoax. It doesn't match the story they gave.
ah....I thought they were using it somehow to prove it wasn't a hoax.
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ah....I thought they were using it somehow to prove it wasn't a hoax.
I think that may have been THEIR intent, but it backfired.
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Looks to me like daddy is an attention whore. What parent, that worries about their young children, being in sound mind, would take them chasing frikkin' TORNADOS?????????
I rest my case! This guy is a danger to his boys, pure and simple! What's the age of the oldest, 8? What a good idea! "Hey boys look, we're going to see a tornado up close and personal!" " Never mind that a cat 4 can throw a semi around like a Tonka Toy and we're in a POS SUV!"
Sheesh what an idiot! He needs some Psyche eval! To say nothing of a mother that would go along with this, though I doubt she has any choice after watching his temper on Greta. It's been my experience in domestics, that the weaker sex will actually put themselves in danger to please the abuser.
Pretty sure Children Services needs to get involved with this family.
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I just read on FR that there will be charges brought against them. I knew it was a hoax. Crazy nutter.
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They are friggen crazy as hell
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OMG they are insane.
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Looks to me like daddy is an attention whore. What parent, that worries about their young children, being in sound mind, would take them chasing frikkin' TORNADOS?????????
I rest my case! This guy is a danger to his boys, pure and simple! What's the age of the oldest, 8? What a good idea! "Hey boys look, we're going to see a tornado up close and personal!" " Never mind that a cat 4 can throw a semi around like a Tonka Toy and we're in a POS SUV!"
Sheesh what an idiot! He needs some Psyche eval! To say nothing of a mother that would go along with this, though I doubt she has any choice after watching his temper on Greta. It's been my experience in domestics, that the weaker sex will actually put themselves in danger to please the abuser.
Pretty sure Children Services needs to get involved with this family.
People sure seem to be all too ready to involve Fascist agencies. I had heard that the Sheriff already has involved CPS. For what ?? Were there signs of abuse??
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He should have been arrested after he threw the food and then the drink at that woman in wife swap. He has serious issues with the volume of his voice also -- screaming is so forced and so disturbing.
His wife is a total loon also.
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People sure seem to be all too ready to involve Fascist agencies. I had heard that the Sheriff already has involved CPS. For what ?? Were there signs of abuse??
If they had the kids in the car while chasing tornadoes there is a possibility of child endangerment. I think the sheriff should have investigated that some more before turning it over to CPS. Once CPS gets their hooks into a family, they generally screw things up.
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Since this seems to be the only thing CNN's Headline News Channel thinks is important enough to report on today, here's an update. Daddy Dumbass might be in trouble with the Feds, too.
"We do anticipate at some point in the future, there will be some criminal charges filed with regards to this incident," Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said.
"We certainly want to talk to FAA officials and federal officials to see if perhaps there aren't additional federal charges that would be more appropriate in the circumstances than what we're able to do locally," he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/17/colorado.balloon.boy/index.html#cnnSTCText
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At the very least , this family should pay for whatever emergency services were involved.
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The sheriff is telling the press that he's considering felony charges against the father. :popcorn:
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If they had the kids in the car while chasing tornadoes there is a possibility of child endangerment. I think the sheriff should have investigated that some more before turning it over to CPS. Once CPS gets their hooks into a family, they generally screw things up.
I remember watching them on wife swap and wondering when CPS would be called that is how utterly crazy the mom and dad are. I highly doubt it is just because of the hoax that they called CPS.
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If they had the kids in the car while chasing tornadoes there is a possibility of child endangerment. I think the sheriff should have investigated that some more before turning it over to CPS. Once CPS gets their hooks into a family, they generally screw things up.
My sentiments, exactly. There is the possibility of child endangerment, but read my new sig line.