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ho_merjpimpson t1_jdv7add wrote

There was news that the co-workers were doing a balloon launch for the victims. I swear to fuck if I die, and people litter in my name I'll come back and haunt every single one of them.

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MacMac105 t1_jdvd9i7 wrote

I will haunt anyone who puts a memorial to me on a bumper sticker.

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ho_merjpimpson t1_jdvehpn wrote

I'm only cool with it if it is full window, AND incorporates both deer antlers and angel wings... ideally with some tyle of tribal pattern to tie it all together, but we don't have to nitpick about details.

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ItsjustJim621 t1_jdvfg5l wrote

A bumper sticker that’s similar to the registration sitckers we used to put on our plates…which are very difficult to remove thus hurting the resale value of the car

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goplantagarden t1_jdvglel wrote

How is a balloon launch meaningful or helpful? Do a collection for the families and plant flowers or trees in a local park. Jesus, is it that hard to think through?

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T_tessa41 t1_jdvyuz0 wrote

I believe it was part of a fundraiser for the fire department that remains on scene searching for bodies. They only found the last missing person last night.

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NattyGannStann t1_jdvfun3 wrote

If my kid dies from an anaphylactic response from latex balloons people launch in honor of other people I swear to fuck hope he haunts every single one of them.

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Zenith2017 t1_jdvkig6 wrote

If my kid dies from being haunted by a kid who died from anaphylaxis from a balloon launch, I hope he haunts the original people who deserved to be haunted

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NattyGannStann t1_jdvriak wrote

Thank you, it would definitely be an all ghost hands on deck type of situation

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ronreadingpa t1_jdwavts wrote

Ditto. Balloon releases harm animals and pollutes the landscape. Unless they intend to collect every released balloon and properly dispose of them afterwards. Not likely.

EDIT: Deleted firefighters part, since they're not involved with this.

What's next, flying flaming lanterns, releasing doves, etc. Better they spend money and time on something more productive to help victims.

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SeptasLate t1_jdx04h0 wrote

Of everything involved in this situation I'm not sure the most produdictive way to help the victims and their families is by trying to shame firefighters.

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radiowave911 t1_jdxdg3v wrote

This is about coworkers of those that died in the plant. The balloon launch may or may not have been in conjunction with a fundraiser for the firefighters. The firefighters were not involved - other than as the recipient of fundraiser proceeds. They (the firefighters) did not launch balloons.

This is about the coworkers from the factory launching balloons.

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ronreadingpa t1_jdxis40 wrote

Other poster has clarified the situation. Deleted the firefighter part of my post.

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T_tessa41 t1_jdwzvxr wrote

Please allow me to clarify. The employees held a fundraiser for the fire department. The fire department did not release any balloons. They were busy dealing with search and rescue. I’m not even sure the ballon portion was with the fundraiser or a separate thing. I personally would have delivered coffee, water, snacks to the firefighters…. But hey, their hearts were in the right place ?!?! Maybe?

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ScienceWasLove t1_jdxmzx7 wrote

Imagine losing 8 coworkers and the most upvoted comment is about the balloons. Reddit group think is a sickness.

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ho_merjpimpson t1_jdxsifr wrote

Grieving is not an excuse to litter. It's not like we're chanting it in the middle of them grieving. It's an internet forum where we're allowed to comment on things that we disagree with. In this case, "RedDit gRoUPtHiNK ", is just a popular opinion that progressive young Reddit is sick of seeing old boomers do out of shitty tradition. Sorry, not sorry.

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towhomnottowho t1_jdy91jn wrote

Irony- saying boomers blame group think as a shitty tradition, while following a shitty tradition of blaming boomers.

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ho_merjpimpson t1_jdyenq3 wrote

>saying boomers blame group think as a shitty tradition

Work on reading comprehension, because that's not what I'm saying.

>following a shitty tradition of blaming boomers.

If blaming boomers for a tradition, that originated in the boomer generation, that boomers refuse to let die, despite knowing it's a harmful tradition... is shitty, then I'm proud to be shitty.

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HogwartsKate t1_je5ti1g wrote

Balloon launches were started in the 1980s, so that is Generation X! Boomers are too thrifty to waste money on balloons and helium to just toss them in the air.

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ho_merjpimpson t1_je5yxpy wrote

Ahh yes. Gen x which started in the early 1980s. I remember when everyone was like. Hey fellow 2 year olds. Lets gather en masse and release garbage into the air. It will be a grand time.

The people starting the trend were the parents, not the toddlers, dumbass.

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ScienceWasLove t1_jdxx2cg wrote

Lol. Blames boomers. Meanwhile we are in the midst of a gender reveal phenomena that involves more confetti than one can imagine. Those must me boomers to…

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ho_merjpimpson t1_jdy2atp wrote

"blaming" boomers? Lol.

Gender reveals being stupid and/or bad doesn't suddenly excuse balloon releases, and reddit sure as shit doesn't like those either..

Like, do you seriously think I wouldn't have something to say if the source of the littering was from confetti or some shit? And it wouldn't be just as popular of a comment? Know why? Cause littering is bad and your grief(or celebration) doesn't excuse you.

Keep trying though, I guess.

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