David Saker

What a venue, Aerospace Bristol

Concorde

Still looking good after 10 days

100 Performances of The Great Gatsby. Went to see the show last night and it was absolutely spectacular + a great location next to Trafalgar Square.

Today I’m in Birmingham

Central London inflation station

2nd Arch of the day ✅

First arch of the day is up.

Today I’m in York ✅

I took my nastiest, rustiest base plates & sprayed them Black. Now they’re my favourites.

Today I’m in Southampton & Mitcham

Today I’m in North Devon

More space for balloon poles

Today I’m in Sunderland

Draycote Water

Daves bike at Draycote water
Map of where Dave rode his bike

Todays arch is in Wallasey ✅

I need a lift

Building this 11 colour arch means having 22 bags of balloons - 11 x 5” & 11 x 13”



Auto-generated description: Large, colorful balloon letters spell out PRIDE in a display surrounded by plants.

This years PRIDE letters freestanding display.

Pin references for tomorrows PRIDE letters:
Auto-generated description: A garage setup featuring several metal stands with wires and storage items around the space.
Auto-generated description: Colorful balloon letters spelling PRIDE are displayed indoors with plants in the background.

Fully Charged & Fully Loaded

First PRIDE rainbow balloon arch of the year.

This mornings balloon arch is in Welling DA16, next stop is a Rainbow arch.

Working in London today with 3ft confetti balloons.

Search moving to ai

Apparently the future of advertising is no longer Google and is moving to ai chatbots. Here’s the results of a Chat GPT search:

🎈 Top Balloon Arch Delivery Services in the UK

  1. Balloon.co.uk • Coverage: Nationwide, including Nottingham • Specialties: Air-filled biodegradable arches suitable for both indoor and outdoor events • Pricing: Starts at £275 for the arch, plus £95 for delivery and setup (excluding VAT) • Notable Clients: Experience with large-scale installations, including 43 arches across the UK in one day

I wonder how long it will be before Amazon somehow becomes the top result?

In general Google search become junkiefied like an Instagram timeline. In the beginning it was a simple list of results with maybe 1 ad. Now it’s a page of junk.

The cleanest results at the moment come from Kagi & DuckDuckGo.

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