Man flies 230 miles... in a chair with balloons

Sitting on break at work, I just read this story here about a guy who flew some 230 miles in oregon... on a chair with balloons tied to it. It don't say what his motive was or how much dope he had to smoke before deciding to do this. I know flying is expensive and can understand why people would be afraid to fly, and gas prices are through the roof, so I can't blame him, but this is obviously nothing more then a publicity stunt. But hey, I wonder if I can use a balloon suspended chair to get to work......