A week or so ago, a friend of mine who owns a gift shop and sells balloons took her helium tank down to get it refilled. (She sells LOTS of helium-filled balloons in the summer.) She was told that there is a national helium shortage and that only medical use tanks are being refilled. A HELIUM SHORTAGE??????? What are kids gonna do for fun? How can you talk funny if you don't have a helium-balloon to breathe from? Where's the media outrage on this crisis?