This is the third year that Will and I have worked with the Chagrin Falls New Year's Eve Popcorn Ball Drop team. The first drop Will and I were involved in was in 2022 which was the ten-year anniversary of the drop.
This year's Ball Drop was a rough one. It started with re-surfacing the ball to remove a few years of spray foam, popcorn bits, mold, and mildew. We also brought it back to a more spherical shape.
Resurfacing was absolutely miserable work. Next year I will use ear muffs, because the ear plugs pushed foam bits deep into my ears as I removed/reinserted the plugs to talk with people and wipe off sweat.