The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade '23

[Northern_Piper]

This thread made me remember this most excellent thread, featuring @beowulff and an anonymous Doper:

I was in the 2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - thanks to an awesome Doper!

Last spring, there was an IMHO thread “What silly thing is on your bucket list?” I posted that I always wanted to be a balloon handler in the Macy’s Parade. I was very surprised when I received a PM from a ‘doper (who wishes to remain anonymous) that he might be able to help me out. But first, he wanted to make sure that I really wanted to do this - the weather could be cold or rainy, the parade starts very early, and there is all that walking to do. I assured him that I was still interested. He…