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Re: Balloon Boy Was It A Publicity Stunt
smartmom wrote:

I have a funny story about causing a search and rescue but I'm running out to a meeting so I'll type it in later Smile

OK back now. Well I can only image what this cost him as far as the search and shutting down certain things (airport). If it was a hoax yeah then make them pay but good luck collecting it. They will only file bankrupt and get out of it because I can tell you it was probably wayyyyyyyyyyyyy over 100k

ok now my story.....

My dad - God love him - is a avid fisherman. Every chance he gets he is on the ocean going for big game. From time to time we make runs to the islands to fish. Well he has the best of electronics on the boat including a EPIRB which is a emergency radio beacon that if you have a emergency you hit the button and it notifies the Coast Guard via satalite distress calls. Now because of Pirate issues in the ocean (yes they have lots of issues and running to the islands you see it) the alarm on the EPIRB is silent. So dad comes back from a long day of fishing and as always he removes alot of his electronics and brings them into the house - including the EPIRB. Oh I forgot to add this is the day before thanksgiving 2004. Well in the transfer of the equipment he hits the alarm which is silent. For 2 days my mom is telling me about the helicopters flying around their area and buzzing the houses and about the coast guard and marine patrol boats by their house in the water. She is a avid walker but was afraid thinking some bad guy was on the loose. Well it took 2 days to figure it was coming from inside my parents house and not from a boat (yeah good think it wasn't a real emergency). My parents were at church when they said the police and coast guard came flying down their street and hoped out of their cars at my parents house. They were getting ready to break the doors down which are 10' custom etched glass doors (expensive). The neighbor let them in and shut off the house alarm. They had to inspect to make sure no one was injured. My dad got a nasty call from the coast guard. They spent so many man hours looking and I guess it even interrupted planes coming in because of the distress calls Laughing. Dad was lucky they didn't charge him. Accidents happen Worried

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