Warning to Parents: Don’t Buy Your Kids Shiny Balloons
Parents, who are planning to purchase their children giant bouquets of shiny metallic balloons to celebrate graduation, take note: Utility companies from coast-to-coast are asking you to attach mylar balloons to a weight before giving them as gifts. In many communities electric companies are urging parents and other family members to bypass the popular shiny balloons all together, and stick with the traditional rubber variety. According to utility workers, unsecured metallic balloons can be a hazard when they float into energized power lines and cause a short circuit. The short circuit can lead to a larger power outage, which can … Continue reading