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If you go to BalloonsBlow's Facebook site or check out their website at
http://balloonsblow.org/
you will find the latest information on the true environmental damage
caused by latex balloons.
The two young ladies(sisters) who founded this organization have been
actively raising awareness about balloon releases for quite a few years now
and have quite a following. They also have promotional material - shirts,
stickers - for anyone wishing to help spread the awareness as well.
Ron Wilson
Somerset NS
On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 12:21 PM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Great to see the whales Peter.
> On balloons, one time I Keji I found one with the name of a bank in NE
> on it. I wrote to the bank expressing my displeasure at that and got
> a very nice letter from a vice-pres apologizing for the incident and
> saying
> that he hadn't known they would cause a problem. He then assured me that
> it
> wouldn't happen in the future.
> So if anyone picks up a balloon with a name, write them, politely or
> otherwise.
> expressing your displeasure. Maybe the media could get on this also.
> Enjoy the summer
> Paul
>
> On July 2, 2015 at 10:05 AM Hubcove@aol.com wrote:
>
> On Tuesday this week I delivered a 31ft Motor Yacht from Penobscot Bay
> Maine to Shelburne, 14 hours at an average speed of about 15kts. No
> outstanding nature events other than the usual birds, a few seals and also
> a couple of Ocean Sunfish until we were about 40 miles west of Yarmouth
> when we were approaching a large pod of whales. Given the location, I was
> expecting Northern Right Whales. We stopped and they were all around us but
> they were much bigger than right whales and had a small dorsal fin near the
> tail. There were probably 10 whales in the pod and they stayed in the
> area on the surface and broaching for a while until they moved away. From
> the size and appearance I believe they were Fin Whales and I suspect were
> after herring in the area. Certainly a highlight of the trip. A bad part of
> the trip were the dozens of party balloons both near the coast, and
> offshore, many on the Canadian side. Most were single but there were also
> bundles of up to 10 of all colours. Certainly added garbage for the ocean
> but also a big hazard to Turtles that ingest them thinking they are
> jellyfish.
> Peter Stow
> Hubbards
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">=C2=A0 =C2=A0If you go to BalloonsBlow's Facebook site=
or check out their website at =C2=A0<a href=3D"http://balloonsblow.org/">h=
ttp://balloonsblow.org/</a><div>you will find the latest information on the=
true environmental damage caused by latex balloons.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>=C2=A0 The two young ladies(sisters) who founded this organization have =
been actively raising awareness about balloon releases for quite a few year=
s now and have quite a following. They also have promotional material - shi=
rts, stickers - for anyone wishing to help spread the awareness as well.</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>Ron Wilson</div><div>Somerset NS</div><div>=C2=A0 =
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<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 a=
t 12:21 PM, <a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">=
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a> <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:rita.=
paul@ns.sympatico.ca" target=3D"_blank">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></=
span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
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Great to see the whales Peter.=20
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On balloons, one time I Keji I found one with the name of a bank in NE
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on it. I wrote to the bank expressing my displeasure at that and got
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a very nice letter from a vice-pres apologizing for the incident and say=
ing
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that he hadn't known they would cause a problem. He then assured me =
that it=20
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wouldn't happen in the future.
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So if anyone picks up a balloon with a name, write them, politely or oth=
erwise.
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expressing your displeasure. Maybe the media could get on this also.
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Enjoy the summer
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Paul
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blue;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" type=3D"cite">
On July 2, 2015 at 10:05 AM <a href=3D"mailto:Hubcove@aol.com" target=3D=
"_blank">Hubcove@aol.com</a> wrote:
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<span style=3D"font-size:large">On Tuesday this week I delivered a 31ft=
Motor Yacht from Penobscot Bay Maine to Shelburne, 14 hours at an average =
speed of about 15kts. No outstanding nature events other than the usual bir=
ds, a few seals=C2=A0and also a couple of Ocean Sunfish until we were about=
40 miles west of Yarmouth when we were approaching a large pod of whales. =
Given the location, I was expecting Northern Right Whales. We stopped and t=
hey were all around us but they were much bigger than right whales and had =
a small dorsal fin near the tail.=C2=A0 There were probably 10 whales in th=
e pod and they stayed in the area=C2=A0on the surface and broaching for a w=
hile until they moved away. From the size and appearance I believe they wer=
e Fin Whales and I suspect=C2=A0were after herring in the area. Certainly a=
highlight of the trip. A bad part of the trip were the dozens of party bal=
loons both near the coast, and offshore, many on the Canadian side. Most we=
re single but there were also bundles of up to 10=C2=A0 of all colours. Cer=
tainly added garbage for the ocean but also a big hazard to Turtles that in=
gest them thinking they are jellyfish.</span>
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<span style=3D"font-size:large">Peter Stow</span>
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<span style=3D"font-size:large">Hubbards</span>
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