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< Group & Sport Rides ~ Water Balloon Social in Stevens this summer |
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eponodyne
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 Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:51 pm |
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 Regularly rides in ShelbyvilleJoined: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:16 pmPosts: 1223Location: On The Wheel
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So my Significant Other (EpoLady) and I were just chatting about summertime and how much we miss it, and she mentioned water balloons. OMG I love water balloons.
So the convo quickly evolved into fun with water balloons, and we decided that what this city needs is a water balloon social. So we've decided that sometime this summer, we're going to go buy like ten thousand balloons, put up flyers, and have an epic water balloon fight in Stevens Square Park.
I'm thinking there probably ought to be a water-balloon bicycle relay race, like 5 laps around the park, and of course it's impossible to imagine this going on without getting the puppehs involved (Corgis and labs and water-balloon fights? Too badassed for words.) Definitely a balloon toss. Maybe a greased-watermelon race. Maybe just a whole lot of fun one nice afternoon day in July.
Whaddaya think? Would it be worth it to y'all to come out and have a ball? Of course it would.
SuperSoakers welcome.
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JenNastix
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:10 pm |
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 Praying to God for the Flamme RougeJoined: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:56 pmPosts: 2497Location: Atop the highest horse in town.
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YES!
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pannierpacker
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:23 pm |
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count me in! 
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trlapitz
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:09 pm |
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 Cottered CrankJoined: Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:34 pmPosts: 71Location: Mpls
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This needs to be done.
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eponodyne
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:42 pm |
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| Regularly rides in ShelbyvilleJoined: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:16 pmPosts: 1223Location: On The Wheel
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SWMBO also posted this on another forum, one with members nationwide. I fear we may have created amonster.
But... shoot. Balloons are dirt cheap, water is free from the pump in the park, and what's a little work compared to the fun to be had? I'm having trouble visualizing how 10,000 water balloons can be stored, though. And I gotta figure out a way to fill the balloons at the hand-pump in the park, because I'm not going to do this at the kitchen sink and bucket-brigade them over to the park! Surely there's some sort of adapter. They make adapters for everything.
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trlapitz
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:50 pm |
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| Cottered CrankJoined: Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:34 pmPosts: 71Location: Mpls
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Does the pump in the Park even work?
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Zebrakeys
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:19 pm |
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| Secretly prefers SchraderJoined: Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:58 amPosts: 2072Location: Northeast.
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I plan on hauling my own balloons with a trailer.
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eponodyne
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| Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:29 pm |
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trlapitz wrote: Does the pump in the Park even work? Worked fine as of mid-October. It's only got three moving parts, they last a long time. If it doesn't I'll talk to the Stevens Community management about running a hose over from a building. Whatever. Fun will be had, and it's too far away for me to worry about it.
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BryanRidesBikes
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:20 pm |
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 Arrière du pelotonJoined: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:10 pmPosts: 532Location: South
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Water balloons and bikes. Who wouldn't want to be there?
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thirteenofclubs
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:10 am |
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 Can't... stop... doing... the Monkey TagJoined: Thu May 31, 2007 2:46 pmPosts: 1328Location: Powderhorn, Mpls
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Summer approaches, is planning for this well underway?
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eviljelly
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:37 am |
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 Shares birthday with Lance..... Ito!Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:14 pmPosts: 4577Location: nowhere and everywhere
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i saw some water balloon maker kits at rainbow and i was reminded of this thread
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mmason01
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:42 pm |
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 Can't decide if BikeLove is one of the 7 deadly sinsJoined: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:44 pmPosts: 700Location: Saint Paul, MN
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Think I'll do this MarioKart style!  *Photo credit to 2F4L
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poorimpulsecontrol
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:57 pm |
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me too! totally in!
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ccskiandrun
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| Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 6:54 pm |
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 Sheldon WannabeJoined: Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:56 pmPosts: 168Location: Whittier, MPLS
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I am so in. Water balloons used to fight is a great pastime.
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myhoopdie
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 5:20 pm |
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| In a gear most men use only on the downhills!Joined: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:39 amPosts: 274Location: Uncle Franky's.
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Pre-game may be undertaken in my courtyard, for those who think that water balloons and bikes go better with beer. I wonder if the massive tubs of water balloons will scare off the crackheads? Hmm.....
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