(gg)


LONDON (Reuters) - It is the one moment every manwants to get right -- and which London floor-fitterLefkos Hajji could hardly have got more wrong. The luckless 28 year-old's dreams of giving hissweetheart, Leanne, 26, the ultimate proposal haveliterally vanished into thin air. Hajji, of Hackney, east London, had concealed a$12,000 engagement ring inside a helium balloon. Theidea was that she would pop the balloon as he poppedthe question. But as he left the shop, a gust of wind pulled theballoon from his hand and he watched the ring -- andquite possibly the affections of his girlfriend --sailing away over the rooftops. "I couldn't believe it," he told The Sun newspaper. "I just watched as it went further and further intothe air. "I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and Iknew my girlfriend would kill me." Hajji spent two hours in his car trying to chase andfind the balloon, without success. "I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I couldliterally pop the question," he said. "But I had to tell her the story -- she wentabsolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to meuntil I get her a new ring." He is hoping the ring will still turn up. "It would be amazing if someone found it," he added. (Reporting by Peter Apps. Editing by Steve Addison)

__________________

The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas