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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Helium Cliff
from the Chicago Sun-Times:
If inhaling helium from balloons to talk like Alvin the Chipmunk is your thing on New Years Eve, be sure to thank your host, who probably paid double this year for the light-weight gas because of a global shortage.
Chris Doolin, who runs Doolins Party Supplies at Grand and Halsted, pays double for her helium, so her customers now pay double, too.
People are willing to pay the extra price, and theyre glad to have it, Doolin said.
A helium tank that fills about 500 balloons used to rent for $95 but now goes for $200, Doolin said. Because of the shortage, she has turned away lots of business, including graduation parties and corporate events. She usually gets 30 tanks a month from her supplier, but now shes able to wrangle only five. ...............(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.suntimes.com/news/17254044-418/helium-shortage-means-price-of-balloons-is-rising.html
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The Helium Cliff (Original Post)
marmar
Dec 2012
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xchrom
(108,903 posts)1. du rec. nt
LAGC
(5,330 posts)2. We need to start mining the sun for more.
Atman
(31,464 posts)3. But when go over it, you float UP.
And the cussing sounds funny.
PETRUS
(3,678 posts)4. What's happening to my world?!?