The drive home from work yesterday was punctuated by radio coverage of the home-made helium balloon in Colorado that wasn’t carrying the little boy. The media jumped all over this one. You know, some people have all the luck. If I built an aircraft in my backyard, at some point along the way, some neighbour would complain and the federal aviation authorities would be in my backyard. At the very least, I’m sure they’d make me secure the site. Are we supposed to believe that buddy built an aircraft capable of flying to 10,000 feet, and left it tethered in the backyard so poorly that his 6-year old boy could take off in it? Well, after all, buddy is a storm-chaser, and he has been on Wife Swap twice. That has to account for something.
I have to give credit to the guy for having a sense of flair and excitement. No mundane workaday life for him, oh no, no, no.
27th Street 
kind of pleased it was a stunt and the kid was hiding in the loft. I was wondering how they were going to get him down!!!
The story was repeated so many times from my ride home I was thinking it was in noname Illinois.
From what little I know of this story, it reminds me of Lawnchair Larry Walters and his balloon-powered flight in a lawn chair in July 1982. A fond memory.
I missed the whole thing but have been reading a lot about it today. WTF? The whole thing is just one huge publicity stunt!
Is that guy’s wife oriental? If so, I remember them from Wife Swap. He was a bit unbalanced.
He’s been on Wifeswap twice? I smell a longing for attention.
that’s what I heard on the radio Barbara. The whole business is pretty wacky.