Looks
like the folks at Conner Prairie in Fishers have beat White River State Park to the hot-air-balloon-ride punch. They plan
to unveil a tethered balloon ride tonight as part of a $2.2-million exhibit called 1859 Balloon Voyage. The exhibit "will
tell the remarkable story of how the first successful delivery of air mail via balloon happened to occur in Indiana,� Conner
Prairie CEO Ellen M. Rosenthal said in a statement. “Our exhibit will, in the Conner Prairie way, be based on painstaking
historic research, some of which was conducted in partnership with the Smithsonian Institute. It will place visitors at Courthouse
Square in Lafayette in 1859 as the balloon rises" up to 350 feet into the air. The balloon even has a sponsor, locally based
Ricker Oil Company, which is putting the logos for its BP and am/pm convenience stores on the balloon. It opens to the public
on June 6. Need a refresher on the balloon plans for downtown Indianapolis? Check here.
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Welcome to Property Lines, Indy's source for neighborhood real estate news. Your host is Scott Olson, IBJ's real estate beat
reporter. Edited by Cory Schouten.
Looks
like the folks at Conner Prairie in Fishers have beat White River State Park to the hot-air-balloon-ride punch. They plan
to unveil a tethered balloon ride tonight as part of a $2.2-million exhibit called 1859 Balloon Voyage. The exhibit "will
tell the remarkable story of how the first successful delivery of air mail via balloon happened to occur in Indiana,� Conner
Prairie CEO Ellen M. Rosenthal said in a statement. “Our exhibit will, in the Conner Prairie way, be based on painstaking
historic research, some of which was conducted in partnership with the Smithsonian Institute. It will place visitors at Courthouse
Square in Lafayette in 1859 as the balloon rises" up to 350 feet into the air. The balloon even has a sponsor, locally based
Ricker Oil Company, which is putting the logos for its BP and am/pm convenience stores on the balloon. It opens to the public
on June 6. Need a refresher on the balloon plans for downtown Indianapolis? Check here.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
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It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
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No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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By forming a pattern on the balloon, the logos look nicer than they should. Someone knows what's up. Um, no pun intended. :-)
Nevertheless, looks like a a pretty sweet ride with a nice nostalgic feel.
p.s. the price for a ride is a bit inflated as well...15 smackers from what I've heard.
Thanks for the feedback! The price of the balloon voyage with a $5 discount coupon from our sponsor, Ricker Oil, will be $10 for non-members and $7 for members. Coupons are available at participating BP am/pm store locations in central Indiana. This is a wonderful model of good corporate citizenship during these difficult economic times!
Of course it may be coming back. Right now they are designing heavy lifting dirgibles to carry large loads through the air, kind of like air born barges. Some small scale passenger dirgibles are being used, and there are thoughts of making large scale luxury dirgibles for long distance travel.
thanks for the history lesson on dirgibles. I admit I had to wikepedia it. An air bound barge sounds safer....no pirates!
Still looking foward to the balloon ride....haven't been on one of these since I was a kid. CP - thanks for the tip on coupons.
Fisher staged an elaborate publicity stunt in which he attached a hot air balloon to a white Stoddard-Dayton automobile and flew the car over downtown Indianapolis. Thousands of people observed the spectacle and Fisher triumphantly drove back into town, becoming an instant media sensation. Unbeknown to the public, the flying car had its engine removed to lighten the load, and several identical cars were driven out to meet it, to allow Fisher to drive back into the city. Afterwards, he advertised, The Stoddard-Dayton was the first automobile to fly over Indianapolis. It should be your first automobile too. Another stunt involved pushing a car off the roof of a building and then driving it away, to demonstrate its durability.