The two best things denigrating Cleveland: Balloonfest ( [this video] ) & your already mentioned Mike Polk Jr's tourism videos ( [this video] & [link] ). If you can get past the dreary gray skies for 8 months of the year, Cleveland is cheap (even the nicer suburbs like Solon or Aurora) and has easy access to scenic western PA & upstate NY.
Balloonfest as a classic embarrassing Cleveland episode
Welp. Pretty much as dumb as the Cleveland Balloon event[0]. I think it is funny as hell, but incredibly dumb, yes. "Cleveland, WE DID IT! YEEEAH". [0] [this video]
You will need a lot of pricey Helium-filled airships to replace an average container ship. I guess the airspace will look somewhat like the Cleveland Balloonfest '86... [this video] [link]
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