Do you remember Cody, the slacker hippie who was
bugging his sister so much that she auctioned off a vacation with him? I checked in to see how things went and
discovered that they basically didn’t. After four days, the entire vacation seems to have mysteriously vanished. I
think Cody and B.K. Haynes were supposed to hang for a week, but all the
blog says is that things are over, “contracts” are in the
works and news about a new auction will be forthcoming. There is also a documentary supposedly in the works. So much
for that, let’s see if anything ever materializes.
I was reminded to check on Cody after reading about another slacker, this time a Brit named
Martyn Cox, who
wants someone to pay for him to travel. There are creative ways to get folks to sponsor your trip, but this is not
one of them. He’s got no angle — just a 5,000 pound minimum bid, five-days to go and no chance in hell that he’ll even
earn a buck (just my guess, unless someone feels sorry for the guy and throws him a dime or two) If he really wants to
travel and can’t afford it, there are a zillion volunteer or job opportunities to chose from. Expecting a handout like
this is just silly. The zero bids to date tells it all, this guy best move on to plan B.
Finally, a quick mention about another Ebay auction. Now’s your chance to
own your own airline. A mere
$1.25 million gets you an opening bid, and about $4 mil will get you a fleet of Cessnas and a bunch of other stuff
needed to run a charter airline. Hurry up, time’s flying — this auction ends tomorrow.