You can buy a hot air balloon ride on Groupon. This, my friends, is very interesting and I have so many questions. Mainly who drives these things? Not like if you showed up for a ride you could tell a proper driver from one who's not. I would expect that a really hardcore driver would have one of those signature Amelia Earhart caps with the ear flaps and goggles on top, maybe thats more of a staple of craziness though...
But anyway, so what if it is some kind of carny who drives the balloon. I don't know how anyone qualifies for such a thing, but I imagine you have to get a license. But are there separate licenses for different kind of aircraft? I know there are for boats. There are designated pleasure crafts, so are there pleasure aircrafts? I would imagine that if not in title, the hot air balloon is most definitely one.
I hear that champagne is a key element on romantic sojourns through the sky. But who supplies this champagne? The driver, the balloon company, or the passengers? I suppose that if you are the driver who has practically third wheel written in the job description, you're going to need all the champagne you can get whether you have to buy, cheat and/or steal.
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