I know that there has been much anticipation in regards to this first post. Well, rest assured, it has arrived!
I drove with a co-worker to Chicago on work-related business today, but got pleasantly sidetracked by a pumpkin patch along the way. We went through a kids haunted house (not too scary) and went on a hay ride. The hay ride was awesome until the tractor ran out of gas in the middle of a corn field and our tour guide had to run back to the barn to get the gas can. I was mildly concerned at this point and decided the best option was to sit on the tractor and have my co-worker take my picture. After the hay ride was over, we considered getting candy corn painted on our faces but figured that it might not be best to arrive at our work-related event all painted up. Curse you, Voice of Reason.
Also, after extensive thought and conversation with my co-worker on this 10 hour drive, I realized I know very little about blimps or hot air balloons. Questions I would like answers to are as follows: Can hot air balloons "speed" forward or only up? Where do passengers sit/stand in a blimp? Does a blimp have a basket like a balloon or do passengers sit inside like a spaceship? If it's the latter, can I live in a blimp? Also, how does one in a hot air balloon get back to their departure site to land? I have a lot of research to do.
