Is it a change in the wind asks I?

Moonliner · 07-11-2007, 05:19 AM

Last weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks -- and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium balloons.

He managed to fly 193 miles in his lawn chair.

Totally reckless, not very well planned, a very large lack of respect for his own safety and arguably the safety of others.

Kent Couch is my hero.

However he's not really what I'm posting about.

What caught my attention was the coverage he received from Good Morning America today. Diane was positively gushing over this guy. Asking what made him do it, how it went etc. Not once did she ask any oh so typical fear mongering questions like "What if you caused a plane to crash" or "Did you clear this wtih the FAA" etc..

I was amazed. Even George's question was "What's next for you? How do you top this?"

Have we reached a tipping point in this country? Is it once again safe for Americans to live out their dreams no matter how patently stupid they are? Is risk taking once again being seen as a virtue and not a delusion? I sure hope so!

Now if you excuse me, I have to go clean out the garage and get started on that scram jet engine for my lawn mower.....

07-11-2007, 05:19 AM	#1
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Is it a change in the wind asks I? Last weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks -- and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium balloons. He managed to fly 193 miles in his lawn chair. Totally reckless, not very well planned, a very large lack of respect for his own safety and arguably the safety of others. Kent Couch is my hero. However he's not really what I'm posting about. What caught my attention was the coverage he received from Good Morning America today. Diane was positively gushing over this guy. Asking what made him do it, how it went etc. Not once did she ask any oh so typical fear mongering questions like "What if you caused a plane to crash" or "Did you clear this wtih the FAA" etc.. I was amazed. Even George's question was "What's next for you? How do you top this?" Have we reached a tipping point in this country? Is it once again safe for Americans to live out their dreams no matter how patently stupid they are? Is risk taking once again being seen as a virtue and not a delusion? I sure hope so! Now if you excuse me, I have to go clean out the garage and get started on that scram jet engine for my lawn mower.....
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