Kent Couch's Wild Ride
Monday, July 7, 2008

"Couch's wife, Susan, called him crazy" - I know, right? Couch as it were is a crazy Oregon man who decided it was a good idea, decided in fact that it was imperative that he fly in his lawn-chair powered by some 150 giant helium-filled party balloons from Bend, Oregon to Cambridge, Idaho. This was a big deal in Cambridge, where according to local pea grower Sandi Barton "Not much happens" - I know, right? Facts about Kent Couch's Wild Ride:

  1. Kent carried a Red Ryder BB gun and used it to shoot balloons to control his altitude (I'm not making this up)
  2. No eyes were shot out by said BB gun during this historic event
  3. The ride took 9 hours and Kent sustained himself with boiled eggs, jerky and chocolate,
  4. There was no complimentary drink service on this flight
  5. Kent spent nearly $6,000 on helium
  6. For the same price, Kent could have purchased a first class around-the-world flight on a traditional airplane - but then we wouldn't be reading about him would we?

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