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« on: Mar 16^th, 2008, 7:00pm »

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LONDON (Reuters) - It is the one moment every man wants to get right -- and which London floor-fitter Lefkos Hajji could hardly have got more wrong.

The luckless 28 year-old's dreams of giving his sweetheart, Leanne, 26, the ultimate proposal have literally vanished into thin air.

Hajji, of Hackney, east London, had concealed a $12,000 engagement ring inside a helium balloon. The idea was that she would pop the balloon as he popped the question.

But as he left the shop, a gust of wind pulled the balloon from his hand and he watched the ring -- and quite 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 into the air.

"I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and I knew my girlfriend would kill me."

Hajji spent two hours in his car trying to chase and find the balloon, without success.

"I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question," he said.

"But I had to tell her the story -- she went absolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to me until 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)

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Re: Gone with the Wind ....
« Reply #1 on: Mar 16^th, 2008, 8:40pm »

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Umm...she is refusing to speak to him til he gets her a new ring? Guess it's not about the marriage huh. Sounds like he got off cheap. A divorce years from now will cost a lot more than $12000. Run dude....RUN!

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Re: Gone with the Wind ....
« Reply #2 on: Mar 17^th, 2008, 9:05am »

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No kidding!

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Re: Gone with the Wind ....
« Reply #3 on: Mar 17^th, 2008, 9:13am »

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Give the woman some credit...the guy DID waste a perfectly good balloon! Wink

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Re: Gone with the Wind ....
« Reply #4 on: Mar 17^th, 2008, 11:27pm »

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Take it as a sign from God and follow by example.

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« Reply #5 on: Mar 18^th, 2008, 3:17am »

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on Mar 17^th, 2008, 11:27pm, ExIsle_be_back wrote:

Take it as a sign from God and follow by example.

Yeah. I agree.

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« Reply #6 on: Mar 18^th, 2008, 3:18am »

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Yes...

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« Reply #7 on: Mar 18^th, 2008, 12:14pm »

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First of all $12,000 for a ring?
Second...tie it to a helium filled balloon?
Third....girl demands another ring?
Has this guy got SUCKER tatooed on his forehead?

OR......he really didn't buy a ring. This is just a great excuse why he hasn't already given her one.

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« Reply #8 on: Mar 18^th, 2008, 6:56pm »

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$12,000 is a pretty darn expensive ring.

But if he was willing to spend that much on her, for a woman who won't talk to him until he buys another one... she's not worth it. Sad