You know what they say, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is all fun and games until one of the balloons goes down.
While most of the balloon incidents are at least a little humorous , a small handful of accidents have ended with people being seriously injured.
Apparently everyone had gotten so caught up in getting the cat in the air, they hadn’t given much thought to, you know, getting it down and flat again.
This one’s just funny well, because, it’s Mighty Mouse! He’s supposed to fly! And be mighty! And yet, that day, he accomplished neither.
True to form, in 1957 the Popeye balloon had had all that he could stand, and couldn’t stands no more.
It did some journeyman work for the parade, retiring after two years and then returning for a few years starting in 2007, but things were never the same.
During the parade, high winds caused the the Cat in the Hat balloon to strike a lamppost, and part of the post came crashing down on the head of a bystander.
That’s why, if you ever hear chatter about the balloons being grounded due to high winds, you shouldn’t groan in disappointment.