Local man Does Something Pointlessly Stupid

Oregon Man Flies His Balloon Powered Chair Out of State

So every once in a while you hear these stories about people doing something that at first glance you think should be considered amazing. But then if you really think about it your brain does one of those things that looks like an old Charlie Chaplin move, where you walk out a door thinking there is more floor but its just open and you fall down to the ground. I don't know if you followed that metaphor or not but basically I'm saying this doesn't make sense.

A 48-year-old gas station owner from Bend, Oregon triumphed Saturday on his third attempt in making a 235-mile (378km) ride in a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled party balloons. Kent Couch flied across the Oregon desert to the nearby state of Idaho in a trip that lasted around nine hours.

"Things just look different from up there. You've moving so slowly. The best thing is the peace, the serenity," Couch said before getting into his chair on Saturday.

Beside the blow pipe and air gun he took a pole to pull in balloons, a parachute, some GPS equipment and some boiled eggs, jerky and chocolate.

I love that his name is Kevin Couch, how is that even a real last name? They say he dropped $6,000 on his rig, so he could hang out in the sky eating some jerky and chocolate. Damn this guy does have a point though. I mean what have I done with my life? I'll tell you what I haven't done...I haven't crossed state lines by way of helium balloon rigged arm chair. I'll tell you who has, Kevin fucking Couch.