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k0llectable5 · ‎07-08-2015

John Seibold died in May at age 43, leaving behind his wife Sandy Seibold and daughter Saige.

Ms Seibold and Saige visited his grave on Father’s Day, and decided to do something special to remember him.

Saige wrote a handwritten note at the grave site, explaining what had happened to her dad and telling whoever found the note to contact her.

She then tied the note to a balloon that said "#1 Dad", attached seven more balloons, and let it fly.

The plan almost went wrong immediately, when the balloons became stuck in power lines.

"Please God let these balloons fly for her," Ms Seibold remembered praying, before a gust of wind took them away.

When the pair returned home, a few hours later and 40km away, they spotted the balloons tangled in a fence in the backyard.

Gee what are the odds of that happening? I wonder if it's legit...

icyfroth · ‎07-08-2015

Maybe it was a sign

k0llectable5 · ‎07-08-2015

Yeah I wonder. Does seem fairly unlikely that the balloons would float all the way home, over 40kms, without some sort of "help"

lloydslights · ‎07-08-2015

Years ago, I picked up a balloon with an identifying number and contact tag attached, at Castlereagh.

It had been released at Colyton High School for a science experiment. About 30 kilometres in distance.

DEB

lloydslights · ‎07-08-2015

Ran out of time to edit the above post....

It was a heavy duty type of rubber balloon.

DEB

electric*mayhem*band · ‎07-08-2015

@secondhand-wonderland wrote:

Gee what are the odds of that happening? I wonder if it's legit...

azureline** · ‎07-08-2015

I wish people would consider the damage balloons can do when released like that.

I just had to share this...