But now that the gas is in short supply and the price has shot up, it’s not entirely clear what will ... places where helium balloons were once plentiful – party stores, grocery stores ...

But, now that the gas is in short supply and the price of it has shot up, it’s not entirely clear what will ... places where helium balloons were once plentiful — party stores, grocery stores ...

But accidental releases — the child letting go of the party balloon, a bouquet of celebratory balloons coming untied in the wind — are a problem too, simply because of the number of balloons ...