Balloon police!!!

[EnergyJaguar]

I don’t want to be the person that sucks the joy out of parties etc! But it’s just to say please please be mindful of your balloon usage.

Im not saying the odd balloon or two for parties but these huge balloon arches are a nightmare and even latex takes ages to biodegrade.

https://greenecofriend.co.uk/eco-friendly-alternatives-to-balloons/

Completely agree with you.

I agree - people should have to sign a disclaimer to confirm they understand the impact

YANBU. Ridiculous excess just for a nice Insta shot. Humans are weird.

That actually looks vile. Like bacteria under a microscope...

I agree with you, I'm really hating on balloons now, especially if people release them.

Always reminds me of some sort of piles.

I agree about helium and plastic balloons but those arches don’t require helium, I’ve done it myself without. Also our local balloon person uses biodegradable (rubber? Something about a rubber tree) balloons. So you can’t just assume people aren’t trying.

It's the balloon releases when someone dies that boils my blood, despite people being aware of the damage it does and the threat it poses to wildlife.

Why commemorate someone's death by having a lamb choke to death on a balloon. Plant a fucking tree or something! Or everyone at the balloon release, just donate a pound to mental health/cancer or whatever charity instead.

YANBU though. Whatever way you cut it, displays like that are wasteful really. But so are garden sprinklers, crisp packets, packaged bread etc, tvs using up energy etc.

The balloons in your photo look like an out of control skin condition

You’re being conned!
https://theconversation.com/we-composted-biodegradable-balloons-heres-what-we-found-after-16-weeks-138731

Ughhhh I absolutely hate balloons, and these arches are naff. So many other, more environmentally friendly ways of decorating.

latex balloons can take anywhere between six months to four years to biodegrade

It'd be a hard no from me to the marriage proposal on the grounds of tastelessness and tackiness of said proposal.

That's before even taking the environmental impact into account 😞

Is that proposal written on a gravestone?!

What an odd display.

I agree op.

I couldn't agree more.

Honestly I'm shocked that in 2023 people are still doing this for a day's worth of decoration. And helium I really judge, people should know better.

But you dare to mention it and you get completely slaughtered!

Totally agree.

That display looks like chitterling strewn around a grave yard.

I think I saw that one on my Fungus ID app.

I agree. We have 'birthday bunting' that goes up in this house and looks set to last forever. It's machine washable as it's just cotton.

I've never really like balloons anyway!

YANBU.

That won’t use helium. Agree it’s naff and wasteful anyway though.

Agree

Agree. A friend of a friend did a massive balloon release on Fathers Day because she doesn't want her daughters to forget their dad, who died in the last year. When I told my friend (not the bereaved) I thought it was an awful thing to do and there were other ways I was told I had no compassion and it was lovely. Some people won't be told.

Or a graveyard. I'm getting tombstone vibes.

What is the legal definition of biodegradable though? Isn't it something outrageous like it biodegrades within 500 years? I stopped using expensive biodegradable dog poo bags when I found that out