Wednesday, July 09, 2008

A cheaper mode of transportation?

Using his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, Kent Couch, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert Saturday, landing in a field in Idaho.

Kent created a sensation in this tiny farming community, where he touched down safely in a pasture after lifting off from Bend, Ore., and was soon greeted by dozens of people who gave him drinks of water, local plumber Mark Hetz said.

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I would have liked to have been in that field when he landed. 

Posted by cassie-b • 10:12 AM
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