I used to know someone who had a hot air balloon. One day he got caught in the ropes as it was taking off and was yanked out of the basket and dragged along through the corn stubble by the leg that was tangled in the ropes. He managed to climb back in and not send two people with no idea what to do floating off into the sky alone. He had incredibly pretty scars all over his back from the corn scratches, it healed into faint silvery stripes almost like feathers. He said the thing that hurt the most was the broken toe from where he caught his foot in one of the passenger's bra strap as he flipped upside down on the way out. And no, I don't expect anyone to believe me, I wouldn't if I read it somewhere, but it is one of those ridiculous but true things.





















