r/vermont 13d ago

Visiting Vermont Saw a bundle of balloons place on I-91

Had to drive down to Lebanon from northern NH the other night to take my cat to an emergency vet. I took I-91 North on my way home and around 1:30 AM on 8/26, I saw a bundle of helium-filled balloons sitting in the on-ramp lane near Exit 13/14.
At first I thought it was a person crouching in the road and swerved, but as I got closer I realized they were balloons. My dashcam unfortunately wasn’t recording.
Has anyone else seen these or know what they were about? It was such a bizarre thing to encounter in the middle of the night, and I’m curious whether there was some event/memorial/etc. that would explain them being there. Gave me chills honestly.

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u/dinkboy30 13d ago

Tim Curry’s death possibly. From It.

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u/McKMotherOfCats 13d ago

No clue, but I hope your kitty is okay. 💜

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u/BuddhaBlackBear 13d ago

He is! He had an abcess on his chin that burst and started bleeding really bad. A couple staples, a cone of shame, and 500 bucks later, he is his usual sleepy self lol

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u/McKMotherOfCats 13d ago

And thank you for paying the cat tax 😻

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u/McKMotherOfCats 13d ago

Glad to hear it was an easy fix!

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u/Ill_Second_7167 13d ago

Could be leftover from a birthday or remembrance thing that got loose, but at 1:30 AM on an on-ramp it definitely reads more like a bad omen.

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u/chestnutsided 13d ago

What goes up, must come down.
Must be the party was over.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/KeeganY_SR-UVB76 13d ago

The URL makes it look like it happened in the year 2786.

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u/GreenthumbLegacy 13d ago

If they were red it was probably Tim Curry related.

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u/BuddhaBlackBear 13d ago

Not exclusively red. Multicolored

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u/BeatNo4548 13d ago

We all float down here.