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... to feel really angry every time I see balloons being released into the sky

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PamelaJ1 Fri 14-Jun-19 19:02:06

No, mama it’s not just you.
I think that most people who have an understanding of the countryside and the animals that live in it would agree with you.

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Gonegirl Fri 14-Jun-19 19:00:37

Actually no. It's just more unnecessaryplastic. But I wouldn't want to see all balloons banned. The odd one or two for someone's birthday is nic.

Hard to know where to draw the line with this plastic thing.

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Gonegirl Fri 14-Jun-19 18:58:31

I saw a cow in a field once, choking on a piece of plastic sacking the farmer had obviously left carelessly about. I know two wrongs don't make a right though. Perhaps it's ok so long as it's nowhere near the coast.

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MamaCaz Fri 14-Jun-19 18:54:37

Really? Maybe it's just me then!

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phoenix Fri 14-Jun-19 18:51:49

Sorry, don't have a problem with this, doesn't happen that often, many other things that warrant more worry.

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MamaCaz Fri 14-Jun-19 18:49:43

Toad??? I meant road!

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MamaCaz Fri 14-Jun-19 18:49:06

Just that really. It makes me really angry.

If someone pulled up at the side of the toad and tipped a box-full of uninflated balloons out of their car onto the verge, they could, quite rightly, be prosecuted. Why is releasing them into the sky still allowed when it is just as bad for the environment?

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