Engagement Ring is Gone with the Wind

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Engagement Ring is Gone with the Wind

March 18, 2008 3:48 PM

One man's dream of a perfect marriage proposal literally went up into thin air. Lefkos Hajji, a London floor-fitter, hid his $12,000 engagement ring inside a helium balloon, but a gust of wind blew the balloon away when he walked outside. Hajji chased the balloon in his car but to no avail. To make matters worse, Hajji's girlfriend "went absolutely mad" when she heard the news and refuses to speak to him until he buys her a new ring.