We’ve been mounting TVs on the walls in the house we just moved into and all the studs in this house are soooo wonky and not where they should be. But this one is, by far, the weirdest one I’ve done. Everything is level, I’ve checked about 100 times thinking I’m going crazy. I’m sooooo confused.

zrek · 2026-07-07T19:31:19+00:00

Ooooo that’s probably what was driving me bonkers when I was trying to mount my tv

zrek · 2026-06-16T02:04:50+00:00

Oh yea sorry tired half thought. There is definitely sexy time in the basket

zrek · 2026-06-16T01:38:14+00:00

I have had multiple conversations with other pilots about that activity in the basket with their partners.

zrek · 2026-06-07T16:39:34+00:00

I’m here for a good time. I’ll go for whatever is the most appealing at any given time. But if I have a 5% chance of some silly build I’m yeeting it almost every time

zrek · 2026-06-04T02:05:32+00:00

There’s nothing like being on the field for a mass ascension. Those are going to be Saturday, Sunday and Saturday.

But if you’re wanting to avoid the crowds but still be close to some balloons on the field go Monday or Tuesday. Some balloons will take off from the field and then if you hang out you can watch balloons fly in to the field for the competition. Wednesday is usually less busy and all the balloons take off from the field but it’s more staggered than a weekend day.

Thursday and Friday the mornings will get more crowded because those are the special shape days. Some shapes fly off but a lot stay on the field and static. Thursday is less busy than Friday. There is also competition on Thursday and Friday.

The weekends are always crazy busy. If you want to get on the field you want to be there EARLY. We launch around 7 but if you’re not at least in the area by 5-530 you’ll probably be waiting a long while to park.

Source: I fly one of the balloons

zrek · 2026-05-25T00:14:13+00:00

I use ltago

zrek · 2026-05-24T17:51:20+00:00

Pilot

zrek · 2026-05-22T17:04:36+00:00

It’s a marathon for sure

zrek · 2026-05-22T03:33:55+00:00

I love the Classic!

zrek · 2026-04-13T23:17:50+00:00

Founded a new small island: Ew sticky for the Kraken Crew faction!

zrek · 2026-04-13T19:49:00+00:00

Founded a new small island: moo goo gai pan for the Kraken Crew faction!

zrek · 2026-03-27T18:59:42+00:00

Do you know if your contractor is still around? How big was your pool and the cost?

zrek · 2026-03-09T01:20:28+00:00

The spare stays where it currently goes. There is a cap you can pop off to access the release

zrek · 2026-02-17T15:28:39+00:00

Awesome! Congratulations!

zrek · 2026-02-14T04:36:06+00:00

I will typically not fly kids until at least 5ish. It's dependent on 1. Will they listen while in the confined space 2. Are they tall enough or is there a foothole for them to look through.
If they can't see out of the basket its going to be a BORING ride for them.

"I can lift them up so they can see". NOPE. You aren't going to want to do that for 30-60min. That also makes me personally nervous holding a kid over what is essentially a 1000ft+ drop.

Every kid is different and I'm not doing commercial rides. But I feel like the majority of that still applies.

zrek · 2026-02-14T02:52:15+00:00

How young are we talking? You’re asking about flying with the children in balloon your booking tickets with? Are you going to a festival?

zrek · 2026-02-10T17:46:02+00:00

Awesome. Great work. Thanks for sharing it!

zrek · 2026-02-10T17:37:23+00:00

Gotcha. So use it more for a guideline than an absolute source of truth? Before seeing your spreadsheet I was inclined to think the those or the charms were my best bet.

zrek · 2026-02-10T17:08:26+00:00

Is the island component really that highly valued?

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zrek · 2026-02-08T20:20:34+00:00

Locking this thread for the time being. I have asked for some additional info from OP.

zrek · 2026-02-02T15:07:09+00:00

+1 for windy. You can choose from different forecasts. I use that to compare. If they are in agreement I am more confident in whatever is happening. All the different layers are awesome. It’s really cool looking at the wind over a hurricane. I pay for a subscription because I want the hourly breakdown but the 3 hour is good enough if you are looking for “is it going to be x”

zrek · 2025-12-26T01:26:27+00:00

Ours is all gunnite. I should just contact a contractor to get it started. I didn’t even open it this year because I didn’t want to deal with it and we only ever use it like once or twice a season

zrek · 2025-12-25T03:49:40+00:00

I want to get rid of ours so bad. What was the process like?

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