Come Fly with Me. (No Thanks!)

US man Kent Couch has flown 200 miles across the Oregon desert in an armchair (surely a couch would have been more appropriate, given his name?) held aloft by helium filled balloons.

And they call us Brits eccentric! I guess the silly season is starting early this year. I especially enjoyed his wife’s comments, however:

“Oh, I just wanna make sure he’s safe and… nothing… happens up there… and hopefully nothing will…”

Was I the only one who didn’t find her in the least bit convincing?