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  • tebe2hu
    Member
    • Jan 2017
    • 91

    Meeting other looners

    Hi all,

    I wonder how you met other looners personally. It could be by accident, after getting penfriends on a looner forum, etc. I believe as many cases as many stories :-)

    Here are some of my stories. First let me mention Slugamano, he is also a member of this forum. We exchanged with quite a few messages in English on C&B-II until we realized that we both are Hungarian and have many common interests. We made friends that still lasts :-)

    Another similar story was a man from Southern France, a former Air France pilot, a crazy but GREATEST photographer. He had and liked very much some Hungarian model girls - it was our first common topic followed by many more.

    Next - a gorgeous lady from Ukraine, an exciting redhead with whom I worked together occasionally. Once I visited their town for business when I needed to wear my unifom. After the official event I asked her a question: to gain time for some sightseeing, where I could change clothes. Both the airbase and the railway station were quite far. She offered to go to her apartment that was quite close. I noticed, the key stopped in her hand for a second when she opened the door - probably it was the moment when she realised that she forgot lots of beautiful balloons in the living room. I must have been delighted because seeing my honest smile she let out the air and got relaxed. To cut short, we became good friends, we had some balloon fun together whenever I visited their town.

    Finally, another Ukrainian cutie who wasn't a looner at all, at least when we met first. To me happened exactly the same that happened to the other girl. I forgot about the balloons in left in the guest room. I had used them as a decoration, the day before I took some photos of my friend's kids. Just like the lady I mentioned, I realized it when I opened the door. Well, I tried to behave naturally and let her find out why I like balloons... We met several times after that and she got up this kink completely. Since that, after my departure she married again and taught her new husband how to use balloons in lovemaking :-)

    These were my stories. and Yours?
    Last edited by tebe2hu; 17-02-2021, 14:05. Reason: Grammar
  • t17forLife
    Senior Member
    • May 2015
    • 226

    #2
    Re: Meeting other looners

    I've got a story.


    I met a local looner, won't say who or where. A few weeks ago I went over to their house with several bags of balloons, including 2 Q24s, some CATTEX 36s, and hundreds of 11"s from dollar tree and walmart.


    It was a great time. We filled a good size room about halfway with overinflated balloons of all sized, including many of my personal favorite the Tuftex 17. Lots of b2p and s2p. After stopping to drink whiskey and for me to get even more high than I was at the beginning of the session, we continued. Before leaving, all the inflated balloons had to be reduced to shreds. Nails and s2p were the tools of choice here.


    10/10 would recommend!

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    • wildheart
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2015
      • 859

      #3
      Re: Meeting other looners

      I’ve been toying with the idea of inviting another looner to my secret balloon spot in the woods. I’m quite curious how that would feel. Especially if I found someone that is quite nervous with popping like me. We could encourage each other. However guys and balloons still make me quite uncomfortable, so I’m not sure if I’d actually want to do it.
      How big will it go? Only one way to find out...
      My website: loonerstories.weebly.com

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      • bfinch2000
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2020
        • 118

        #4
        Re: Meeting other looners

        Originally posted by wildheart
        I’ve been toying with the idea of inviting another looner to my secret balloon spot in the woods. I’m quite curious how that would feel. Especially if I found someone that is quite nervous with popping like me. We could encourage each other. However guys and balloons still make me quite uncomfortable, so I’m not sure if I’d actually want to do it.
        i'd be up for something like that, i don't think i'm very far from you (iirc) and we're similar in our level of popping desire/confidence ratio but i know what you mean, there's still part of me that would be nervous, even with someone who wants to be as discreet as me.

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        • wildheart
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2015
          • 859

          #5
          Re: Meeting other looners

          I think if we were to plan a meet, it would be best to have a few of us. At least for the first meeting. That’ll be a little safer for everyone and I think it would feel less awkward too. If we were to meet in a car park, it’ll be fairly discreet. I’ll have to give this some more thought.
          How big will it go? Only one way to find out...
          My website: loonerstories.weebly.com

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          • frankfrank
            Empathetic Harmonizer
            • Feb 2018
            • 262

            #6
            Re: Meeting other looners

            & I have met quite number of people on the internet, and gone to their places (or even invited them to mine), entirely in private, for many purposes, only some of the reasons involving anything sexual or erotic, and including balloons with maybe three people who I met with. All of these private meetings have been positive or at least neutral, nobody dangerous, no scammers, etc.


            There also used to be occasional meet-ups of looners for weekend-long looning parties, in Florida, Silicon Valley in northern California, and Pennsylvania. I only ever managed to get to one, the final one in Pennsylvania. Those are a blast! (The word took on double meaning when one of the looners, maybe Shaun - R.I.P. - did B2P on a GL-1200, lol!)
            People who don't know the difference between BURRO and BURROW, can't tell their ass from a hole in the ground.


            There's been a lot of thefts of helium-filled balloons recently. More so than in the past, so they're going up. I think inflation is to blame.

            "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking." - The Scarecrow, WIZARD OF OZ, 1939

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            • AJK64
              Moderator
              • Jun 2018
              • 721

              #7
              Re: Meeting other looners

              I've only ever met one other looner irl. He lives in a nearby town. Hes 100% straight though so no looming. But hes become a good friend. We met through facebook oddly lol
              Last edited by AJK64; 02-03-2021, 15:07.

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              • Londonj2014
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2017
                • 155

                #8
                Re: Meeting other looners

                You people need to get out more.

                Instead of writing about meeting other looners, go out there and do it.

                I've met around 20+ other looners
                Last edited by Londonj2014; 25-02-2021, 23:46. Reason: .

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                • Chip67
                  Member
                  • Dec 2019
                  • 97

                  #9
                  Re: Meeting other looners

                  #frankfrank: I was at the Pennsylvania Balloon Buddies Looner Meetup; Wonderful time !!! Our hosts graciously open their home/studio to member looners; they split the time between Poppers and Non-Poppers, each group had equal time in the balloon room !!!! Of course, there was no discrimination on who could enter the room, but the hosts did maintain some rules, no popping during the Non-Popper sessions, very well organized. Wow there were lots of Balloons. Being a Non-popper, I pitched in brought a tank of helium and lots of balloon myself. I also had the chance to meet Shaun and even participated in screen printing TT16” balloon with their logo. Lots of Fun.
                  In addition to this meet up, The Balloon Buddies occasionally had Meet Ups in Binghamton, NY. We would get together for dinner at a local restaurant and intro ourselves and chat about our Looner interests. It was very therapeutic to finally talk to ours about our favorite subject, balloons. Than after dinner, if you wanted was to go to a Gentleman’s Club (the bartender was a Looner and a Member) which would be rented out for the evening (the public was aloud in after a period of time), the girls would S2P and B2P or just play with the balloons, for a fee/tip of course. I attended one or two of those meet ups and brought my 125 cu ft tank of helium and balloons. Sadly, like most of these organized events nobody wanted to pitch in and help with the costs. The Members make these meeting and not just in attendance. If I find any pics I will post them.

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                  • frankfrank
                    Empathetic Harmonizer
                    • Feb 2018
                    • 262

                    #10
                    Re: Meeting other looners

                    ^ that seems to be so true of "national meetings" of many kinds. Involving one of my two other main hobbies (nothing to do with balloons), there used to be three different distinct meetings, each from one of "the three clubs," often widely geographically-dispersed. (One meet could be in Atlanta, another meet could be in Boise two weeks later.) There were three distinct meetings at late as, I think, 2003. It has now been ONE meet involving all three of the clubs (all which still exist) for at least eight years now.


                    By and large, there are many hobbies that are in the realm of Baby Boomers (and what remains of the previous older "Greatest Generation"), with Generation X not being as hobby oriented, and the subsequent two generations almost unanimously without hobbies. THESE are the kinds of meetings that are disappearing. This is MOST DEFINITELY true with those who collect stamps, coins, and books.


                    Also, I belong to a Gay porno website, which has a massive community that messages each other via a full vBulletin format (as THIS-HERE website also uses). There used to be "national meet-ups" at least a couple or three times per year...but now the last time there was anything was SIX YEARS AGO. Maybe a bit longer. BAH...I loved going to those things, and I got to nine of them. It's actually possible that I've met more people from that website than anybody else who's ever been a member, because I've also met a few more members privately not in connection with any of the meets. As is extremely normal for me, virtually none of it has anything to do with having sex. Meetings I've attended have ranged from Boston to Minneapolis to San Antonio to Portland OR.


                    The sexual part is only true with ONE person from that website, who is still there to this day.


                    Oh, I miss this kind of thing so much. Of course there wasn't much in 2020, but it would be really marvelous if somebody puts something together in 2022 here (2021 just may be too early because of COVID). Even better if it's a meeting explicitly wide open to poppers, non-poppers, LGBTQS (S = straight) ALL welcome!


                    Thank you, I forgot about Binghamton! I always thought of it as "just a major side trip from the SE Pennsylvania (and/or the Buffalo) meet" but, as I remember now, there were at least a couple meets actually happening there afterward.


                    In my post above, I had also forgotten that I went to the Buffalo meet as well. The big issue with that is that one of "the three clubs" (which by that time had consolidated to only two total meets per year) was on THE SAME DAMNED WEEKEND, in Akron Ohio, and I had to "split the weekend" which was frustrating beyond belief.



                    Just curious, how many people seeing this thread, would go to a meetup?
                    Last edited by frankfrank; 26-02-2021, 00:29.
                    People who don't know the difference between BURRO and BURROW, can't tell their ass from a hole in the ground.


                    There's been a lot of thefts of helium-filled balloons recently. More so than in the past, so they're going up. I think inflation is to blame.

                    "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking." - The Scarecrow, WIZARD OF OZ, 1939

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                    • Chip67
                      Member
                      • Dec 2019
                      • 97

                      #11
                      Re: Meeting other looners

                      #frankfrank I have only attended the ones I mentioned as far as personal meetings; what was great it was a get-together of like minded people. There was never agenda, except for maybe Popping or Non-Popping, everyone their had a common interest just like here. This is what we need here in this wonder country of ours; no agenda and common interest. Enough said. Anyway I think there is Meet Up Thread ?

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                      • BusterBill
                        Founder, Balloon Buddies
                        • Nov 2016
                        • 251

                        #12
                        Re: Meeting other looners

                        Originally posted by Chip60
                        Anyway I think there is Meet Up Thread ?
                        .
                        What/where is this Meet Up Thread? That sounds intriguing.

                        Buster Bill

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                        • BYGavia
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2017
                          • 246

                          #13
                          Re: Meeting other looners

                          Do you mean the Meet-Up Forum?

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                          • frankfrank
                            Empathetic Harmonizer
                            • Feb 2018
                            • 262

                            #14
                            Re: Meeting other looners

                            There is that thread, yes. I've been there, though, and it's pretty barren, unfortunately. I haven't put out anything about wanting to meet any looners around Chicago (or perhaps nearly any part of the country, if travels happen to take me there, which DOES happen hopefully sometimes, again, if COVID doesn't continue to make it difficult).


                            Unfortunately, my hopes that somebody might actually be posting about an upcoming looner meet, appear to be increasingly unlikely. It's all about meeting individuals who are [NEVER] in your part of the country or the world, lol. Of course that itself is all way-cool, but that also begs the question, whether people would go to a meet-up event, and how many if such an event DID get scheduled.
                            Last edited by frankfrank; 26-02-2021, 09:21.
                            People who don't know the difference between BURRO and BURROW, can't tell their ass from a hole in the ground.


                            There's been a lot of thefts of helium-filled balloons recently. More so than in the past, so they're going up. I think inflation is to blame.

                            "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking." - The Scarecrow, WIZARD OF OZ, 1939

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                            • Seasider
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2016
                              • 207

                              #15
                              Re: Meeting other looners

                              I’d certainly be intrigued by the idea of being involved in this

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