From: "Scott Nickell" <s.nickell@worldnet.att.net> To: <balloondeco@balloonhq.com>, "Jeanne & Dave Cockcroft" <jballoon@gte.net> Subject: Re: Balloon barracades Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 09:35:31 -0700 Hi Jeanne! We have run into this problem many times and the only thing I have found to cure the problem is to not drag out the line at all. I keep the roll of mono in my pocket and it dispenses as I move backward. The material of my pants provides enough tension to keep the line from unrolling too quickly. It also keeps my hands free so I can pack the arch at the same time. This works even better for string of pearl arches. It might take some getting used to, but I think you will find it easier the long run. Give it a try! Scott Nickell Balloonar Eclipse Newark, Ca ----- Original Message ----- To: <balloondeco@balloonhq.com> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 6:42 PM Subject: Balloon barracadesades Help! How do you keep people from walking into your balloon line when you are constructing arches in public places? We have tried caution tape tied to various things and it still doesn't keep people from running into it. They will go around it, step over it or duck under it!!! We tell them to watch out there is a line there and they still walk right into it and then they look at us like "How dare you put that thing there to try and hang me!" Have any of you experienced this and what do you do about it? It seems no matter how or where we set up to work, someone will decide they need to walk across that area and usually with a load of stuff! If we move the whole operation over and the line out of the way (so we think), they will still cross over that spot. Even when people have run into the line once or twice and know it is there, they do it again! It seems like we have this problem the worst when doing SOP Arches. The line is thinner and harder to see. There has to be a good way to make something that we can reel out that will keep people away and then easily reel back in. Like a tape measure does. We don't have time to do alot of set up and tear down of this kind of thing when we have to go from one job to the next and are pressed for time. I would love to hear any ideas and I'll bet there are others out there who would too. Thanks, Jeanne Cockcroft, CBA Balloon Designs by Jeanne 2844 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, Ca. 91362 Phone (805) 496-3751 Fax (805) 496-6848 Toll Free (888) 996-3751 E-mail address jballoon@gte.net Check Out Our Web Page At http://www.homestead.com/jballoons