et&wnc Wrote:
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> In cases where people would want to chase away
> from public highways, work with land owners
> adjacent to the moves, and then block off the
> roads to paying customers only.
> Many people are under a mistaken impression that
> every road is public. That's not always the case.
>
> A friend of mine had some very nasty issues with
> some hot air balloon folks one year (they used his
> land as a landing area without his permission and
> one got very abusive to him when he challenged
> them on it) and the following year, they tried
> again to use his land as a landing field with
> permission. He blocked off the only road in and
> out of his own land (one on his own land and not
> in any easement) and the balloon folks went nuts.
> They called the cops who confirmed that it's his
> road and he doesn't
have to let anyone down
> there. Th cops also cited the balloon folks with
> trespassing based on their records from the
> previous year, but that's another story...
Sounds like an inexperienced balloon pilot.
The more seasoned ones always bring a bottle of champagne with them, which is typically presented to landowners when they are forced (usually by increasing winds or diminishing fuel) to put down someplace other than where they might have planned.
/Kevin Madore