Pilot Selling Plane To Smoke Pot In Greatest Ebay Listing Ever

"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles)
08/06/2014 at 18:50 • Filed to: planelopnik, tips, piper, ebay, mad props

The owner of this 70's Piper Cherokee is an out of work airline pilot who's abandoning aviation to follow in his stepson's footstep by smoking pot and watering flowers at Home Depot.

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At 47 years of age I have decided to abandon my dreams of flying and do what my step son is doing. I am going to get the fuck out of aviation and work along side him at Home Depot watering flowers, invest heavily into marijuana and smoke my brains out while drinking wild turkey every night. I'm very serious about this! I should have done this years ago! I got to give him credit, he does keep his room spotless!

Be sure to bid it up if you want a great deal on a solid airplane and want to help out a family get high.

Update: The listing has been edited to remove all references to marihuana. If anyone has any screen shots of the original ad, please share.

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DISCUSSION (87)

Yourcommentisincrediblydumb > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 16:59

Wow.... just wow......

And I have ALWAYS wanted to be a pilot....

JGrabowMSt > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:01

There are stupid things, and then there's this.

I hope he'll get benefits from Home Depot, because they're a very unreliable place to work, at least around here.

But his ad probably wont help get him a pilot gig anywhere other than CO.

$kaycog > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:12

Dad now wants to get a different kind of Rocky Mountain high.

Chris Clarke > $kaycog
08/06/2014 at 17:14

Also, John Denver died when he crashed his own plane. Should've went this guys route and stayed on the ground smoking it up.

CarlosDangerMouse > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:14

F@%# You! You're not my real dad!

CarnivalofBowls > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:16

Dayum, that's some industrial-strength cynicism. You could fuel a dozen self-hating alcoholics with that!

In all seriousness, I feel kinda bad for the dude. Must be hard out there for an unemployed pilot his age these days. There's probably always some freshly-licensed kid with zero experience but willing to work for shit pay that gets the job instead of him.

Jim is one of KFCs secret ingredients > $kaycog
08/06/2014 at 17:16

at least he won't pull a John Denver

Sagar93 > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:16

I dropped out of school with no intention of going back or getting a real job for the same reason, smoke on

$kaycog > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:17

It would be a lot safer.

cognitivedissident > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:17

Amusing, but implausible. Just like every other soul-destroying corporate giant, Home Despot piss tests.

Leadbull > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:17

He posted his LinkedIn profile in the ad.

I guess he'll have to add "watering flowers" and "smoking my brains out" to his list of skills & expertise.

bbutle01 > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:20

Q. How do you know someone's a pilot?

A. Don't worry, they'll make sure you know.

Diesel > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:20

The joke is that it's really the Stepson selling the plane.

get-nick > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:22

So...basically he used ebay to get a job instead of LinkedIn. Never thought of that. Interesting approach.

Somehow I don't feel like he ever wanted to sell his plane and just wanted to get attention to find a job. And no, i'm not being a troll. This is a great idea, if he really is using ebay to find a job.

R W > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:25

he could roll out to the western states and grow it for profit.

if you can afford a plane, you can finance a grow-op

AMG OMG > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:29

isn't that a few lines from this song...

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Jones > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:31

As a teenager, my sister beat Terry McKenna at chess while they were high on pot. That was years ago and he never forgot. Sorry, this just jogged my memory of that night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_M…

Oops, just talked to my sister, it was actually his brother, Denny, that she beat at chess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Mc…

PS9 > $kaycog
08/06/2014 at 17:31

Kinja'd!!!

SmokedOut Mountain?

Gixxer750 > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:36

I got a better business plan. Fill that plane up with weed from Colorado and fly it back here to NYC and sell it.

KC-10Paul > bbutle01
08/06/2014 at 17:38

This guy gets it.

venable_STEVEN > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:38

I sincerely hope that man lands well above where he ever was. It's refreshing to see humility and honesty in our world. Best of luck sir.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > PS9
08/06/2014 at 17:38

What do you think all them saddles and boots was about?

Doctor-G-and-the-wagen > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:39

My dad needs a new ride. Anything's better than the Cavaliers or Park Avenues he's been flipping out over.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:40

This ad needs a theme song

raitchison > cognitivedissident
08/06/2014 at 17:41

Regularly or just pre-employment (and after an incident/accident)?

G/O Sucks > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:41

In a way, this guy is my hero!

Joke or not, he's describing a good life: I know a grower and his quality of living is just SO good. Lives simply, makes very good money, enjoys the "fruits" of his labor as he wishes and actually makes the world happier for it — Even watering plants does that better than, say, marketing. I own my own biz and toil in my garden when I can but giving it up for growing herb and enjoying Wild Turkey is a genuine temptation!

raitchison > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:41

Was much more amusing before I read the eBay ad.

journeymanbaiter > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:42

I bet the guy who took that picture was really high.

Doctor-G-and-the-wagen > $kaycog
08/06/2014 at 17:42

Rarely does a comment make me LOL, let alone on a frustrating day. Thank you.

FriscoFairlane > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:43

If there is a better place for a stoner to work than the garden section at Home Depot, it's news to me.

Crocket Bernet > Jones
08/06/2014 at 17:47

Still counts Dennis was on JRE.

Michael Zaite > CarnivalofBowls
08/06/2014 at 17:48

"You could fuel a dozen self-hating alcoholics with that!"

This is many airline pilots these days. There's some seriously miserable people in the front seats.

Michael Zaite > Yourcommentisincrediblydumb
08/06/2014 at 17:49

Keep wanting, the disappointment is rather gut wrenching.

$kaycog > Doctor-G-and-the-wagen
08/06/2014 at 17:52

I'm glad to have made you laugh, but I'm sorry for your frustrating day.

Crocket Bernet > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 17:55

Kinda gives a new meaning to that old adage. If you do what you love you'll never work a day in your life. I bet he wishes that was less literal right now.

SolamenteDave > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 18:02

The "Questions and Answers" at the bottom of the listing are kind of heavy. Getting me in the feels.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 18:02

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Kinja'd!!!

Prophet of hoon > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 18:13

I can't remember, I knew he was drunk when he crashed - but was there THC as well? not that it really matters... dead is dead

Chris Clarke > Prophet of hoon
08/06/2014 at 18:14

I don't think so.

TamsynGebrs > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 18:26

last pay check was $9500 working 12 hours a week online. My neighbour's sister has been averaging 15k for months now and she works about 20 hours a week. I can't believe how easy it was once I tried it out.

This is what I do,,,,,,,,,,

www.bayspay.com

GreenN_Gold > raitchison
08/06/2014 at 18:40

Just when you wreck the forklift at an incredibly slow speed.

Takuro Spirit > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 18:49

Found a pic of the "step son"

Kinja'd!!!

Phantomlimb > PS9
08/06/2014 at 18:55

I am kickin' the Marlboro's tomorrow son, lets go smoke a bowl.

zetec duratec ECOTEC > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 19:00

To be fair, the particular model of plane he was flying is also known as the "Doctor Killer".

Chris Clarke > zetec duratec ECOTEC
08/06/2014 at 19:06

It was the Beechcraft Bonanza that was dubbed "Doctor Killer."

Fuel_of_Satan > CarnivalofBowls
08/06/2014 at 19:07

I'm pretty sure that for commercial piloting they require a certain level of experience. My grandfather flew smaller rescue planes for years before he set foot in a passenger plane.

Captain_Spadaro > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 19:10

Any excuse to post this.

zetec duratec ECOTEC > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 19:29

I thought he was in a Bonanza, but I just checked, and you're right, it was a Long-EZ.

Scrape > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 19:49

Now we know why he is an unemployed airline pilot. Failed the drug test or the medicals. Obviously, this dude has a problem.

Ragnarok1983 > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 19:53

That's actually... a pretty NP. Wish I had the funds, as I would consider it. (Age means a lot less in aviation where overhauls happen fairly frequently. Hours on airframe do matter though).

Also... would totally drink with this guy.

sketchcat > Captain_Spadaro
08/06/2014 at 19:57

OMG, my face hurts from restraining laughter here at my desk...

Kevin Riley > zetec duratec ECOTEC
08/06/2014 at 19:59

No it was not. The short story. He was flying a Rutan LongEZ, never referred to as the "doctor killer", in which the builder had moved the fuel selector valve over the pilots left shoulder instead of on the floor between the pilots legs…as the designer intended. The builder was 6+' and Dnver was short. He was flying at ~700 over the bay when he had to switch tanks. He had a pad behind him so he could reach the rudder peddles. As he reached over his left should to turn the selector valve his hips rotated slightly causing his right foot to depress the right rudder peddle, they are independent rudders. By the time he turned back he had rolled ~90deg right and nose down. No time or altitude to recover. There were other factors but those are the main ones.

http://www.ntsb.gov/news/1999/9901…

Kevin Riley > Prophet of hoon
08/06/2014 at 20:00

No he was not drunk or high.
http://www.ntsb.gov/news/1999/9901…

Captain_Spadaro > sketchcat
08/06/2014 at 20:01

[evil laughing is heard]

Kevin Riley > Kevin Riley
08/06/2014 at 20:06

The "doctor Killer" you are referring to is the Beechcraft Bonanza.

KirstyEpts9 > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 20:31

This is what I do,,,,,,,,,,

www.bayspay.com

Minardi Gras > zetec duratec ECOTEC
08/06/2014 at 20:42

Denver was flying a Rutan Long-EZ, not the Bonanza/Doctor Killer.

AMG OMG > AMG OMG
08/06/2014 at 21:16

"I used to fly for United Airlines/Then I got fired for reading High Times/My license expired in alomst no time/ Now I'm retired and I think that's fine"

jennifercarter > Chris Clarke
08/06/2014 at 22:00

Start working at home with Google! It's by-far the best job I've had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474 this - 4 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $77 per hour. I work through this link, go to tech tab for work detail

www.jobs700.com

zetec duratec ECOTEC > Kevin Riley
08/06/2014 at 23:38

Thanks guys, I already posted that I was mistaken. Kinja doesn't make it easy to tell, though.

JulioBSchlater > Chris Clarke
08/07/2014 at 02:43

>>>>>>>>>> www.Jobs700.Com

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Gliderman > Michael Zaite
08/07/2014 at 05:12

I can really advise going another route: take up gliding as a hobby. You'll meet airline pilots, and many more interesting people. I've heard from an airline pilot that he found gliding to be the purest form of flying and that he enjoys his off time in his glider so much more.

CeriFlemingayv > Chris Clarke
08/07/2014 at 08:31

This is what I do,,,,,,,,,,

www.bayspay.com

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Chris Clarke
08/07/2014 at 08:41

Get plenty of exposure for your ad while publicly confronting your stepson. Pilots tend to be pretty smart.

chucchinchilla > Chris Clarke
08/07/2014 at 09:54

Selling his airplane so he can get high. Irony.

KlassicK > Chris Clarke
08/07/2014 at 10:28

Hm... jokes like this are the reason it's taking so long to fucking legalize already JESUS

TriggerTX > Chris Clarke
08/07/2014 at 11:12

The biggest problem with his plan is that Home Depot does pre-employment drug testing. He'll have to wait until after he gets the job to start smoking it up.

I'm Abe Froman > Chris Clarke
08/07/2014 at 12:30

What he really means is "sell the plane and invest the money in Colorado, so he doesn't have to fly his pot in to sell it".

Threesixright > Chris Clarke
08/07/2014 at 22:06

I work with the guy selling this. I can ask him if he can send the original text to you.

Threesixright > Chris Clarke
08/07/2014 at 22:06

I work with the guy selling this. I can ask him if he can send the original text to you.

John > PS9
08/08/2014 at 14:53

Unfair to me

John > Crocket Bernet
08/08/2014 at 14:56

I didn't say I wasn't working, I am just not making it in the business! But hey at least I get to pay back my $100k loans! Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? LOL!!!

John > Takuro Spirit
08/08/2014 at 14:56

That's about right!

John > JGrabowMSt
08/08/2014 at 14:58

On the contrary! I have received several offers from companies already. Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
08/08/2014 at 14:59

I pulled a Forrest Gump! Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > Michael Zaite
08/08/2014 at 15:00

Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > Michael Zaite
08/08/2014 at 15:01

Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > bbutle01
08/08/2014 at 15:01

Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > CarlosDangerMouse
08/08/2014 at 15:02

Uuppp!

John > cognitivedissident
08/08/2014 at 15:03

Negative! He works for a company that supplies flowers for home depot and he works for that company not for Home Depot. Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > R W
08/08/2014 at 15:07

Well actually you can buy a plane for the price of a used car but and I say but, unless you are an aircraft mechanic who can perform all the maintenance and sign off the work your self then you better have deep pockets! Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > Scrape
08/08/2014 at 15:09

Are you sure I am an unemployed airline pilot who failed a drug test? That's fact right? Hemmmmmm, I better go pull my FAA records and verify that! Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > AMG OMG
08/08/2014 at 15:10

Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > G/O Sucks
08/08/2014 at 15:11

Hemmmmm!

John > get-nick
08/08/2014 at 15:13

Thank you for that! You are right! I never wanted to sell my airplane. However I didn't post the ad for attention to get a job. I just went off the deep end but the truth is the truth. I don't smoke pot and probably never will. I did't know the ad would go viral. Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > SolamenteDave
08/08/2014 at 15:14

ME too brother me too! Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!

John > chucchinchilla
08/08/2014 at 15:15

Aviation! Where Do I Sign Up? ROLMFAO!