Spy Car Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I hope this is not a hoax, but rather a case of a little boy scared to come home because of the ruckus. They usually come home safe and sound though. I hope he really didn't fall out somewhere though. Either way, I hope this doesn't yet prove to be a tragedy. And that the boy is safe. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Either way, I hope this doesn't yet prove to be a tragedy. And that the boy is safe. Bill Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshinkevich Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I read it on the internet and we all know the internet can't be wrong :D http://www.aceshowbiz.com/tv/episodeguide/wife_swap_s5_e16/ I really hope this is a hoax. Bill That article states the other Wife Swap family was homeschooling, not this family with the missing boy. I also hope all is well, but I can't help but think something would have come out by now, with so many people involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Surly ~ You didn't sound insensitive at all. "My first thought" is a figure of speech. Of course our very instant reaction is oh no!! For the parents, for the boy. For everyone. But my second thought, too, was: uh oh. Now I've gotta call my mom and promise not to build helium balloons that the kids could climb in. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Now I've gotta call my mom and promise not to build helium balloons that the kids could climb in. Alley :lol: I know there's nothing funny about this story, but this cracked me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 That article states the other Wife Swap family was homeschooling, not this family with the missing boy. :blushing: How right you are! See how internet-rumors get started? Mea Culpa. :smash::smash::smash: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Can a helium balloon of that size lift/carry a child? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I can't find it now..there are so many articles...one said there was a box attached to the balloon that was not there on landing. That's too much to think about. Poor little guy if he really was up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 and jump off the balcony stairs onto the living room sofa, so they are probably unschoolers There's plenty of physics to be learned in that! This really has me stressed out. I wish they would hurry and find this kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshinkevich Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I can't find it now..there are so many articles...one said there was a box attached to the balloon that was not there on landing. That's too much to think about. Poor little guy if he really was up there. Yes, I just read, they are searching for a box that was attached to the balloon :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christielee7278 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 This really has me stressed out. I wish they would hurry and find this kid! Me too! I'm glued to the tv and internet just waiting for some kind of word. I really hope this is a hoax or the boy is just hiding out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I'm thinking that if he is at home, or near home, and just hiding, he might be even more afraid to come out of hiding if there are cameras and reporters and police everywhere.... I don't know if a six-year-old boy could have that much willpower for that long. And while I know the descriptions of families are always altered to seem worse on those reality TV shows, it doesn't sound like they have the sort of family atmosphere where kids are afraid of adults. I have gone from really hoping the kid wasn't in there to really hoping the parents weren't dumb enough to put the kid in there. Reports are saying the family didn't think it would go more than 20 feet up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Snicker, seems that no one on CNN knows. Sure would be nice if they'd find him...like NOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I can't find it now..there are so many articles...one said there was a box attached to the balloon that was not there on landing. That's too much to think about. Poor little guy if he really was up there. Yes, that is what our local news is reporting: http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=125161&catid=339'>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=125161&catid=339'>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=125161&catid=339'>http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=125161&catid=339 including what appears to be a digital picture of something falling: http://www.9news.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I was reading an article about it and thought that the family sounded unusual. Homeschoolers--I thought. I just came here to see if it was true. So it's true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I was reading an article about it and thought that the family sounded unusual. Homeschoolers--I thought. I just came here to see if it was true. So it's true? Despite rumor-mongering by the usual suspects (OK it was me :D) it does not appear they were homeschoolers. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2agang Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 This is very nerve wrecking!!!! Praying for the child and his family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I've been on pins and needles since my dh called and told me about it. I really wish he hadn't called! I just want to hear about it after the fact and that poor boy is safe and sound!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2agang Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 So are they thinking the kid was in the box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshinkevich Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 So are they thinking the kid was in the box? That is the impression I am getting. If I read correctly there was a small box with a battery compartment that was attached with pegs to the balloon, they think he climbed in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 So are they thinking the kid was in the box? Our local news is reporting that his two brothers said he was in the box. The news is also saying that the box was missing at landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Our local news is reporting that his two brothers said he was in the box. The news is also saying that the box was missing at landing. Oh boy. This sounds deeply worrisome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I've been struggling with the "box" attachment thing. Part of me just doesn't want to think there was something there that has fallen off, I think. But, if there was a box attached, wouldn't the parents have said something during the 2+ (3?) hours that thing was floating in the air? I mean it was on live television and it was obvious there was no box, yet the family & rescue team expected to find that boy when the craft landed. Heck, I have no idea. I just want a nice, safe ending to this... now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 How much weight could 500 cf of helium carry? ETA: DS and I figured it should only be able to carry about 45 lbs (using some pretty rough estimates). My (soon to be) 6 yo weighs 44 lbs. (He's tall but skinny.) Hmmmm... I wonder how much the balloon itself weighs. He weighs 37 lbs. They have done a reverse 911 asking people to go out and look in their fields for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 He weighs 37 lbs. They have done a reverse 911 asking people to go out and look in their fields for him. I cannot imagine. Praying for this little boy and his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 He weighs 37 lbs. They have done a reverse 911 asking people to go out and look in their fields for him. That poor little thing....could he have landed in a place where the fall could be broken and/or gentled? Is that a possibility in the area? Do they know how high the balloon was when they thought they saw something fall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I've been struggling with the "box" attachment thing. Part of me just doesn't want to think there was something there that has fallen off, I think. But, if there was a box attached, wouldn't the parents have said something during the 2+ (3?) hours that thing was floating in the air? I mean it was on live television and it was obvious there was no box, yet the family & rescue team expected to find that boy when the craft landed. Heck, I have no idea. I just want a nice, safe ending to this... now. That's what I was thinking. Still hoping he's hiding somewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I had never been on the twitter site before yesterday. When I was reading online about this situation, I noticed you can get breaking news from MSNBC on twitter. Anyway... here is what was just posted: Cops say balloon had no basket. 'From our understanding, the balloon that landed is in the same condition as what had taken off.' http://twitter.com/msnbc_breaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 That poor little thing....could he have landed in a place where the fall could be broken and/or gentled? Is that a possibility in the area? Do they know how high the balloon was when they thought they saw something fall? Sadly, it is either houses or empty fields, not many lush forests around here. They are racing the sunset right now. Too sad. They are getting out infrared sensors now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 :( Poor little guy... I just can't imagine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 if you go to 9news.com there's a live webcam streaming of this news on the internet site. I'm listening to that while reading the boards. fascinating weird sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I hope he is found before I take the kids to their fine arts program tonight, I am worried about that boy and don't want to spend 3 hours sitting there tonight worrying unable to check in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 They just found him alive at his house! Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 they are giving a live update now .. says they believe the box was attached at the start. they have searched the house, neighborhood already .. boy found and is home!! Yippee!!! and WTHeck happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 11:30 MT took off no basket according to police balloon had limited capability of even lifting a 37 pound kid the something falling was quite aways away from home...it wouldn't be the basket as no one saw the basket all the time they had cameras on the balloon. And they saw there was no evidence the kid had been in balloon so not likely he fell out of it. Doesn't it seem kid is probably on the ground somewhere? WCS would be someone is doing this as a coverup. Best case is it's a gag by kids or hoax but family. Not sure what other options there are. hopefully kiddo is okay.... ETA: If he's been found (not on CNN yet!), YAY!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 They just found him alive at his house! Yay! Oh praise God! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christielee7278 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 glad to hear he is home and safe. Now to hear the rest of the story..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 They just found him alive at his house! Yay! Thank God! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Relief flood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Found in a box in his attic (according to twitter). I can breathe now. YIkes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffanyl Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 They found him hiding in a box in the attic over the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 now listening to the news anchors is hilarious... boy can that boy hide... staff in the newsroom have been talking about crazy stuff their kids have done in the past and how lucky they were... rotflol kid was hiding in a cardboard box in the attic above the garage. oh man. once I got done bawling and squeezing the life out of him! kwim? brother may have seen him crawl in and the thing take off, but not seen boy jump out and go hide? I can totally see that happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Found in a box in his attic. That was a sacred little boy, hiding in fear? http://www.cnn.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I'd be hugging with one arm, and smacking his rump with the other. Bad arm or not! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Found hiding in a box in the family's attic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktkcb Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 He is found safe. He was hiding up in the attic in a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktkcb Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 link http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13568962?source=most_viewed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanguine Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 He was found alive and well hiding in a box in the attic of his house. The original link in the first post has the story.:hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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