Yeah, there are a number of Insta accounts that I follow where I continue to follow even though I know they are poppers, because they rarely post the actual popping, I want to support even if it isn't for me, and I love tightly inflated balloons. But there are some lines that are instant unfollows.

It's interesting how I can be told one thing, and then see the opposite is true. "She often keep some of the balloons after a shoot" vs "I always pop all the balloons at the end of the shoot" Do what you like. If it's not what I enjoy, that's my problem. But be honest, so I won't feel betrayed.

That strange feeling when I come up with an idea for a custom video but just can't figure out the best way to bring it to fruition.

I was playing with Gemini AI tonight, and while I couldn't quite get the images in my mind to be generated, I was pleasantly surprised by some of the things it came up with.

I love the composition of this photo. I use this for wallpaper on many things

I love to see real life videos and pictures of ladies with balloons. Taking a balloon with them as the leave a club, with a helium balloon at a carnival, escaping with balloons at a drop. I don't like the balloons being threatened or stressed. I just love the happiness they give.

I wonder how the tariffs will affect companies like Tuftex? They love to declare their American heritage. Importing latex will be affected, and exports will be affected. Will they want to use the facility in Canada they got when Qualatex went under?

I have to be careful when looking at balloon content on social media. Balloons are a huge multiplier - if it's some content that I enjoy, I will LOVE it. If it's something that I don't like it can ruin my mood for hours.

This balloon is still floating and is still wonderful

I don't like seeing balloons threatened or destroyed. I didn't go totally non-popper just because I am not as militant about it as others I have seen. I love and overinflated, crystal, round balloon. I like a neck, but as a result of overinflation. Pear shaped. And admired by a lovely lady is best.

Canadian watching hockey with his balloon.

When I receive a gift of balloons, or rescue balloons from someplace, when they are old I often untie them (if possible) and put them in a Ziploc bag with piece of paper where they were from. "Birthday 2018", "New Years Eve 2016", etc. They mean too much to me to be thrown in the trash.

I have considered on numerous occasions having the ceilings of my home stripped of the popcorn ceilings and made smooth so I can create a ceiling covered with helium balloons. Crazy, there's too many other things I should fix and maintain, but the dream lives on.

Yeah, it is!

I opened a fresh bag of TT17 last night. It's been years since I had any, and holy cow do they get large. It dwarfs a Q16 I inflated a couple of days ago.

Still waiting... it arrived in customs (finally) today. I really hope it arrives soon.

I have purchased a lot of content over the years. Joined sites. Even commissioned videos. I am still looking for the perfect video. It's great that there are videos that don't pop, but it always feels like a temporary reprieve. 1/2

Such a pretty photo.

I get tired of people telling me that I am weird. I guess it's because I am an introvert with a dry and sarcastic sense of humour. I generally hide that I love balloons because I am tired of the snide remarks of people. None of it should matter, but it all adds up over time.

Just a friendly reminder that just because someone likes balloons that doesn't mean that they like popping balloons (or seeing them pop). Lots do like bursting balloons. Lots hate bursting balloons. And some depend on the way they feel to decide on what like.

Put in my first order to 59 Balloons tonight, a few WB24SN. Balloons with super long necks doesn't look quite right to me, so the SN is more my style. And there were only orange left, which is fine because that is my favourite, but a few other colours may have been nice too.

Balloon ace prints are the best 🥰

Just a heads up - you may need to go into your settings and change your moderation settings to see wonderful posts images like this one.

Twitter had major problems when it was growing. The "fail whale" was a regular occurrence. And then it was figured out. Same thing will happen here, the bugs will get ironed out. I just hope it's with less fascism.

Qualatex 16" blue jewel tone. My HiFloat is getting old and thicker (it seems like) - anyone know any tricks to revive it? Still works well, but seems to dry visibly thick.

I had almost given up on there ever being a looner community on Bluesky. I guess things finally got bad enough and intolerant enough for people to migrate. I hope this site becomes as good as Twitter was in the good old days. #balloons

I have put a cabbie in this position a few times. I am always sure to give a good tip. #balloons