Ron Paul Hot Air Balloon Taken Down After SCHP Request
• www.wyff4.comGREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. -- It's deflated now, but a Ron Paul hot air balloon along the side of Interstate 85 caused traffic to slow down Thursday morning.The balloon could be seen from a South Carolina Department Of Transportation camera.
DOT officials say the balloon had Ron Paul's name on it.People looking at the balloon slowed down around Pelham Road in Greenville County causing a four-mile backup at one point.SC Department of Public Safety spokesman Sid Gaulden told News 4 that the South Carolina Highway Patrol asked the operator of the hot air balloon, Remus Toppeta of Greer, to take it down because it was causing a hazard.
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DOT officials say the balloon had Ron Paul's name on it.People looking at the balloon slowed down around Pelham Road in Greenville County causing a four-mile backup at one point.SC Department of Public Safety spokesman Sid Gaulden told News 4 that the South Carolina Highway Patrol asked the operator of the hot air balloon, Remus Toppeta of Greer, to take it down because it was causing a hazard.
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1 Comments in Response to Ron Paul Hot Air Balloon Taken Down After SCHP Request
Ahhhh,... do you think that the cruisers with their lights on on the side of the road might have had an impact on the traffic slowing down there?????!!!!!!!!!