> >> Or just get a deckchair & tie lots of helium-filled balloons to it.
> >>
> >
> >Believe it or not, this happened in Los Angeles about 15 years ago.
> Some
> >idiot tied about 8 helium filled weather balloons to a lawnchair to
> visit his
> >girlfriend in Riverside (about 20 miles away). The radar at Los
> Angeles
> >International picked him up as he crossed the flight path. Somehow he
> was
> >able to deflate the balloons enough so he didn't crash land (or maybe
> he just
> >got rid of enough beer to act as a ballast dump).
> >
>
> Of course! that was the reference!
>
> But, I understand that this may be an urban legend. The version I heard
> was a little different.
This one isn't an urban legend. This one is true. The guy survived the event
and only died a few years ago. The writeup is at www.snopes.com and search
for lawnchairs.
Foxy
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