Two Grumpy Vets and a Duuude

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In this episode of Two Grumpy Vets, Bryan, Rich, and the Duuude engage in a lively conversation about their daily lives, work schedules, and the intricacies of being a Jeep enthusiast. They share humorous anecdotes about their experiences with Jeeps, including the tradition of 'ducking' other Jeeps, and discuss the upcoming Jeep event in Mississippi. The hosts also delve into various topics such as the challenges of working in the trucking industry, the impact of unions, and the evolving landscape of truck stops across America.

The conversation takes a nostalgic turn as they reminisce about the good old days of trucking, the changes in the industry, and the camaraderie among truckers. They also touch upon personal stories, including family dynamics and aspirations, and the importance of living life intentionally. Throughout the episode, the hosts maintain their signature blend of humor and candidness, making for an engaging and entertaining listen.
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[00:00:01] Bryan Goodwin:

Hey, man. Hello, and welcome to Two Grumpy Vets and a Duuude, this is a show that each week allows for three friends to get together and live life intentionally.   We do this by throwing a little social commentary   with our own weird sense of humor and our thoughts together   to show folks that living and having weekly conversations   is a good way to help Look at my kids. Each other out, help men become better men. And so now on with the show with Bryan,   Rich, and the Duuude.  

[00:00:35] Rich Chelson:

Recording in progress.   Look at my kids There would be.   Make sure I let   do know.   Where'd he go? There he is.   Better look forward just a little bit.  

[00:00:54] Duuude-Ron :

Zoom.  

[00:00:57] Rich Chelson:

Open.   There we go. So what's it going on?   Not much. What's happening with you? Oh, not much at all. Just   got waived off. Grabbed my grabbed my last load for the day, so I'm heading to the Casa.  

[00:01:15] Duuude-Ron :

Are you off for the next six days?  

[00:01:19] Rich Chelson:

No. No. I'm   cost of the hotel.  

[00:01:23] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, the hotel. Okay.  

[00:01:25] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. I get myself all ready because, apparently, we're,   we're done with this well, and so we're supposed to be moving now over to   over to Weatherford. So  

[00:01:36] Unknown:

Okay.  

[00:01:36] Rich Chelson:

So  

[00:01:41] Duuude-Ron :

So so what what you what? You have to drag empties over there or something?  

[00:01:47] Rich Chelson:

Probably so.   Okay.   I don't know where we're I I don't know anything about the well other than they're saying that we're gonna be over at the Fairfield   Inn in,   in Weatherford.   So   might be the we're over in   hydro. It'd be funny if we if it's a well   we we've done a whenever I worked for Sandstone,   we did we had several   did several wells around,   around Hydra,   which is just right outside of,   outside of of Weatherford, Oklahoma.   And,   one of them is affectionately known as Jack's Corner,   and that's because we had a truck driver named, named Jack.   I won't use   that.  

That's the and,   I still see I've I still see the guy around from time to time, but,   it was   late at night, probably about 02:00   in the morning or so.   And, the way they had the,   had   the the the well set up, there were several   floodlights.   Well, they they use floodlights all through the night just because and light the place up as bright as day.   But, one of the problems that we had was when we were coming in, we really couldn't see much of anything because the lights were hitting us in the face and were dazzling us.   And so Right. Most of us, what we would do is we would swing all the way out over the left hand lane just to make sure our ass in was   going to,   I need it. I almost   almost drove right past the the staging pad   because I need to drop my trailer.  

But,   but Jack,   being late at night, wasn't thinking,   you know, didn't have all would not you know, wasn't thinking everything's   fully through.   And, he went   to make the turn   and didn't swing out like he normally does, and he caught   the,   caught the ditch. And the ditch had was one of those, cement culverts.   Yeah. And so it was just a straight drop. And so, yeah, he ended up laying his truck over on the on the corner.   The,   of the turn to go into his to go into the, the   end of the end of the low the well site. So we've all called that Jack's Corner, and I still know where that damn place is because it was right, it's right across the street from the cemetery.  

[00:04:39] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.  

[00:04:41] Rich Chelson:

So I don't know if this is where we're going or not. But if it is, it's it's gonna be,   it's gonna be quite,   quite a reminiscent,   reminiscent time. So   I need  

[00:04:59] Duuude-Ron :

When do you start there tomorrow?  

[00:05:02] Rich Chelson:

Not 100%   sure.   Oh, yes. I know my fucking headlight's wrong.   Not a % sure. I just know that it's,   that it's,   coming up here within the next day or two. I don't know what I figure   tomorrow,   I'll be,   I'll be moving   everything from,   I'll be moving trailers.   Yeah. Is what my guess is.  

[00:05:34] Duuude-Ron :

Okay. So on.  

[00:05:36] Rich Chelson:

But   but yeah. So this will this will be a fun thing. This will be my first, first move.   And so I gotta see how my   how my   my my actions or my my plans for, for when we do move,   see how well that all works out.   So   I need to see here.   This is it. Damn it. Tell me it's empty.   Thank god it's empty. Okay.   I did park next to the right one.   So   but,   did see I came across something really cool,   today   while I was kinda sitting around.   They are finally   doing   the movie   to one of my most favorite   Stephen King stories   ever.  

[00:06:32] Duuude-Ron :

K.  

[00:06:33] Rich Chelson:

It's called the long walk. It's a Richard Bachman,   story.   And,   just I think it it's just it's one of those it was it was hunger games before hunger games.   And what was the whole premise of the story, I mean, most people know it. You they actually pretty much give it all away   in the, in the, trailer that I saw.   But   the,   premise is   a we're in a dystopian   United States,   and,   there is   a competition that goes on   where 100 boys   from The US   all,   are all get a, through a lottery,   have their names,   drawn. And so the they're well, there's a lottery, and one other kids' names are drawn,   and they are elected to do the long walk competition.  

And,   basically, what it is is they start at the state line in Maine   and see how far south they can walk.   They all have to walk together. They can't walk slower than three miles an hour,   and they have to trod, you know,   continuously. There's no stops for breaks. There's nothing like that that happens.   You have to just walk.   Now the winner   gets,   gets, basically taken care of for the rest of their life.   The losers   aren't around anymore because if you slow down   from the,   slow down lower than three miles an hour, you're eliminated.   And it's Stephen King style elimination. And you take basically, take a bullet to the head and   and everyone else keeps moving.  

And this has just been one of those stories that I have wanted them to do and wanted them to do for for since the time I read it in high school.   And just a phenomenal story.   And finally, someone   is gonna do it. Now and depending on how you think and how you like it or not,   Mark Hamill is supposed to be the, the major in the,   in the, in the story because the, the army is the one who's   basically escorts these   kids   and their,   on their on their journey.   Okay. So so, anyhow, it's   just it's a it's story of just how,   of how, you know, winning isn't always the greatest thing around. It's it's kind of the premise that I've always pulled from it.  

But at that same time, it's just the   the the anguish   of the, of the kid who ended up winning   the same  

[00:10:06] Unknown:

You're coming in, dining cellular.  

[00:10:12] Rich Chelson:

Cellular Chinese. Such a   good job of of   in a hole.   Almost there.  

[00:10:21] Duuude-Ron :

Hey, Brian. Most of that was broken and stupid.  

[00:10:24] Unknown:

Yeah. Kinda new Chinese cellular.  

[00:10:28] Rich Chelson:

Broken and stupid. Yeah. It was   yeah. I was down I went down the bottom of a hole. I'm coming up and out of it now.   So but, anyhow, so that's it. But, yeah, you were broke They forbid I they they did.  

[00:10:44] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. Oh, it's worse than that. Alright.  

[00:10:50] Rich Chelson:

So but anyhow anyhow, so I I   lost you. Bayhouse, the premise of basically winning   isn't always the greatest thing in the world.   And,   and and it's just I'll I liked the,   I like the basically, the main character who who ends up winning. Yeah. This you kinda you you find yourself really rooting for him,   but it's a at the end,   was his victory really worth the,   what is what he got? And,   just, it's a it's a phenomenal,   phenomenal story. One like I said, probably my favorite Stephen King story out of all that he's read,   That's including the stand and it.  

But,   but yeah. You know, the I think it's cool that they've actually are   doing the long walk.  

[00:11:48] Unknown:

Okay.  

[00:11:51] Duuude-Ron :

Is this is this supposed to be So yeah.   Is this movie already made, or is it supposed to be  

[00:11:58] Rich Chelson:

It is supposed to be coming out the twelfth September.  

[00:12:03] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.  

[00:12:05] Rich Chelson:

So   so, yeah, it's supposed to be, it's supposed to be coming out here really soon. Sadly, I'll be working days that,   I think it was, like, the second second day of days,   on,   on September 12. So it's like, god damn it. Alright. Well,   I'll just have to wait wait until, until the weekend shows up and   find out put it on over there, over to a to a movie theater and   spend a small fortune.  

[00:12:44] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   Yeah. Because movies ain't cheap.  

[00:12:51] Rich Chelson:

Well, no. They're they're not. And they've gone even they've gone up even higher now that, after COVID because, well, heck, they   they can't pack a can't pack a movie theater to save their lives anymore.  

[00:13:04] Duuude-Ron :

Well, no. One, because Hollywood doesn't know how to make a good fucking movie. Not anymore. No. And two, you've got all the streaming services. So why the hell does anybody wanna go and spend,   you know, a hundred and $50,   you know,   between a ticket and concessions and all like this for,   you know, a movie that's not worth the crap.  

[00:13:28] Rich Chelson:

But, you know, precisely.  

[00:13:30] Duuude-Ron :

Not saying it's that much, but it's it's not I mean, it's expensive.  

[00:13:34] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. It it is. It's I mean, granted. Yeah. It's not exactly a hundred well, it could be a hundred and 50 if you've got a large family.  

[00:13:41] Duuude-Ron :

Well, it should be. No. It it could be.  

[00:13:46] Rich Chelson:

But, I mean, it's   but, I mean, yeah, it you're you're easily gonna drop, probably about   about $25.30   bucks   for a nurse.  

[00:14:00] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. I   wouldn't   take  

[00:14:05] Rich Chelson:

Which I and but at the same time, I think that they yeah.   All the   the the hey. This is why we're you know, this is why you wanna spend, you know, $25.30 bucks per person,   on the on a show is, I mean, like, they're they've got,   movies that have also have,   weight staff now. So you can actually go, you can set you can eat you order a a good meal   and eat a good meal while watching watching a movie at the same time.  

[00:14:34] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. Okay. Never heard of that. That's new to me. Yeah. Yeah.  

[00:14:38] Unknown:

Hey. Good point. If I'm gonna have a show with a dinner,   I'm gonna go to that one place that has the,   the jousting.  

[00:14:47] Rich Chelson:

Oh,   it's gonna be the evil times there in There you go. Dallas.   Yeah.   That's   that's a lot of fun.  

[00:14:58] Duuude-Ron :

Hey, guys. Yeah.   Duke and Brian,   I found the reason why you joined the Navy. Y'all check the chat.  

[00:15:06] Rich Chelson:

Oh god.   Oh my god. I saw this, and don't make me have to come all the way over to Mississippi so they can kick you in the butt.   No. You'll laugh, man. It's fucking God. Yeah. I've seen that damn little boat. Yeah.  

[00:15:22] Unknown:

Dude, did you hear just need a sec.  

[00:15:24] Rich Chelson:

Hold  

[00:15:25] Duuude-Ron :

on. Oh my god. I  

[00:15:27] Unknown:

I got about 15,000.  

[00:15:29] Rich Chelson:

Found the pound the 2 peg battleship. Yeah.  

[00:15:32] Unknown:

Okay. Hold on.  

[00:15:36] Duuude-Ron :

I mean,  

[00:15:37] Rich Chelson:

that that Yeah. We we we fucked up, dude. He's like, oh, shit. Now I gotta find my damn buttons again.  

[00:15:42] Unknown:

Right. Right. No. No. Come on now. I'm not as stupid   I'm not as stupid as some of the other individuals are. Come on now. Give me just a little fucking credit.   Okay. Especially when one guy asked every damn time how to fucking do it.   Well, we won't go we won't go there. Yeah. Let's not go there.   Yeah. So,   that was the one you served on, wasn't it?  

[00:16:12] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Yeah. That was my the frigate I was on. I think that was the USS Gary.  

[00:16:16] Unknown:

Oh, okay.  

[00:16:18] Duuude-Ron :

You ever seen   something that small brand? I mean, when you served in the Navy?  

[00:16:23] Rich Chelson:

No. No. I well, the closest we got to something that small would have been just, like a like a PT boat.  

[00:16:32] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.   But now y'all still met. I I just like, oh my god.   That is just that is just too much. I mean and now now now I will say I will say being down here, you know,   and, you know, seeing the different navy ships and stuff like this Uh-huh. Or or the,   NOAA ships, you know, the different boats that, you know, that's just around here. Right. I've seen many different styles of boats that are really cool as shit.   You know? And   so it's it's I mean, it's not all the big ones, you know. I've seen smaller boats that,   you know, nothing   nothing that small. Nothing like that. No. No. But but I've seen ones that, you know, said they're navy boats. Yeah. You know? I've seen ones that said they're NOAA or whatever. You know?  

So but, yeah, I saw that, and it's like, oh my god. That's just too cool.   I mean,   that would be a solid   No. Yeah. That would've   thing about a solar voyage.  

[00:17:45] Rich Chelson:

Yeah.  

[00:17:48] Duuude-Ron :

I mean, damn.  

[00:17:54] Rich Chelson:

No. I just thought it was funny. I had to share that with y'all. Oh, hell yeah. No. I've I've seen that little boat before a couple times, and I think that's just one of the best little boats. I don't know I don't know   who who created it, but they did a really good job of finding the,   hay,   underway gray and   and, haze gray, I think, is actually what the actual term is. But   Right.   Yeah. Haze gray and underway is what we used used to say. So yeah. Yeah. It's haze gray.   And, yeah, just  

[00:18:28] Duuude-Ron :

But see, that's the thing. I mean, yeah, I mean no. I'm not saying the Navy has something that small, but No. They don't. You know,   you know, I could I could definitely   I don't know.   You you sure they don't?   I mean, you see, because that boat wouldn't be seaworthy. It's too small.  

[00:18:51] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. It's too but it'd be too small, but   but heck,   either way, that would be run a lot better than that Mexican, tall ship   that   was in, in New York earlier this week. Right. Right? God.  

[00:19:08] Duuude-Ron :

I mean, you'd have thought the captain would have  

[00:19:11] Rich Chelson:

known this. I mean Yeah. Yeah. He would have said you pickled he would have gone for an actual sailing ship  

[00:19:18] Duuude-Ron :

with mass and everything.   Yeah. He just he just runs up under the brick and bridge like, yeah. It'll fit. It'll fit. You know? It's, you know, it's like freaking Mexican.   All in stuff on a trailer, you know, tied with a piece of rope. Yeah. It's fine. It'll stay.  

[00:19:35] Rich Chelson:

She could. She could. Let's go. Yeah. Right?  

[00:19:40] Unknown:

It's like And we could. Especially if they put the rope and or ratchet strap around the fucking tire and rim   because that's the only hole they could fucking find.  

[00:19:49] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   Now did you hear about that, dude? There was a Mexican sailing ship. Mexican  

[00:19:56] Rich Chelson:

ship. Yeah. Baby training ship.  

[00:19:59] Unknown:

Two,   two cadets   were killed. Died. Yeah. Oh, really?   Yeah. They weren't even in the Navy. They were cadets.  

[00:20:08] Rich Chelson:

Oh, they were just cadets. Okay.  

[00:20:10] Unknown:

Yeah. They were cadets. And what they were doing   is I don't know if you've seen the video of it,   but they were all standing   on All the art arms.   Okay. If that's what you call them. Knock yourself out. What's the art arms?  

[00:20:27] Rich Chelson:

Okay. You you've got the mast, which is the tall the tall big piece of wood in the middle. Right? Yeah. Yeah. The horizontal,   pieces of wood that go across.   Oh, okay. Those are called yard arms.  

[00:20:40] Unknown:

Okay. Okay. Okay. So the cadets were standing on the yard yard arms.   And so when it hit   the bridge,   they were knocked off the yard arms and,  

[00:20:55] Rich Chelson:

the more were on were were still hanging on by the ropes. But, yeah, the two of them, they   they, they lost either a, lost their grip or   the rope broke.   Not sure which one actually happened.  

[00:21:09] Unknown:

And they landed on the deck and were killed.   Yeah. One male, one female.   Yep. I did see that.  

[00:21:18] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. When I first heard about it,   at the time, no one had died. They   they they weren't   critical. I didn't know any   had any had passed. But, yeah, that was you know, it's like   and and, yeah, I saw the video, and it's like   it's like, dude.   I mean, obviously, y'all don't have any communications on that ship,   you know, because someone,   you know,   should have saw that. Hey. We're not gonna make it.  

[00:21:48] Rich Chelson:

Yeah.  

[00:21:49] Duuude-Ron :

You know?  

[00:21:51] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Someone probably was screaming. No one get my cocka. No one get my cocka.   But yeah. No. Damn. That was   I mean, that that was just heartbreaking in the fact that it's just   those big old tall ships like that are beautiful. And to see them Yeah. See those   those three masks just get snapped at the top. Just   Yeah. Like, damn it, dude.  

[00:22:19] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. I mean I mean, it's not like it's not like, you know, we see those every day anymore.   Uh-uh.   You know? And, honestly, I I didn't know honestly, I didn't know Mexico had a navy.   And number two, I didn't know they had any sailing.  

[00:22:34] Rich Chelson:

You know, I didn't know they had a navy either, actually. And I saw that saw it was Mexican navy. I was like, woah. Wow. Okay.   Didn't   didn't know that one.   I mean, I I figured the training ships because there's actually training ships out there   where you can actually spend, like,   $20,000,   and you can actually sail on a tall ship   around the   world. They'll they'll train you how to how to sail it, and you go from port port to port in this tall ship.  

[00:23:06] Duuude-Ron :

Really?  

[00:23:06] Unknown:

You know you know how much that even though you are working, do you know how much that trip costs per person? $20,000  

[00:23:13] Rich Chelson:

per person.   Yep. And if it's first class, it's And that was just that was just over to actually over to Europe. So I don't know what the around the world   would actually, They  

[00:23:25] Unknown:

they they cover   from what I saw ground. Yeah. I saw that on a,   on a   show on Discovery or   one of those channels that had that on there. And the people that are, you know, paying $20,000,   they're the ones that are always spin up the ropes and Yep. The sales and all that other stuff. And yeah.  

[00:23:51] Rich Chelson:

Yep. Yeah. Well, we had looked at it for a little bit because,   Jaden, my son, he is a   he's he's always been a fan of sailing and and being on the water and stuff.   And, that was one of the things that he was   car coming.   And that was one of the things that he's always wanted to do is he's how do how do I get a captain's license stuff? And so   we were looking for, for sailing schools   or boating schools and captain schools and stuff like that. And, that was one of the things we found. It was like, oh, holy shit. That'd be awesome.   So then we got to see the price, and we're like, holy shit. That's not awesome.  

So  

[00:24:35] Unknown:

so we, Or he could he could always go and work on a tug and work his way up.  

[00:24:40] Rich Chelson:

Well, what we ended up doing was we found a a different sailing school that, and he went over   to, I think it's Bermuda   and and stuff. And so it was, was it Bluewater,   I think, Bluewater Sailing School?   Uh-huh. And so that's   he he got to, he got to go and do that. So that was   where we're able to actually, thanks to my dad,   he was able to, to go and do that.   After that, he had there was a there's several other steps you have to get before you get to be,   you can actually be   a licensed captain. You have to get what's, it's called a six pack. There's a there's, like, six different sublicenses   in the six pack, and then you have to be you have to go off. You have to do it's almost like,   airplane,   flight lessons.  

So you actually have to learn how to you've got   to do   a particular amount of, of navigation. You have to be,   you have to get certain number of hours and log the hour and all that. And   and so he he was in the premises doing that for a little while, and then   life kinda took over, and he wound up coming back over into Amarillo. And   now he now he runs a, a, disc golf shop. So  

[00:26:10] Unknown:

How's that doing?  

[00:26:12] Rich Chelson:

Oh, he's tie he's teamed up with a   with a a guy that likes to who does the,   a lot of the tournaments in the air in the, in the Panhandle.   Okay. And so he's he's doing pretty good. I mean, he's a couple times where he's called me up. He's like, damn. I just made a thousand dollars in one day. Amazing. And he's like, oh, sweet.   So because he'll he gets a portion. He provides the, the   the the risks   for well, the kind of the prize. So   the   how he explains it, basically, they they earn points, and then they could take those points, and they could spend them on   on Merchandise.  

Merchandise and things like that. But then they turn it but then they turn around and go, alright. Well, you know, I got I got my three discs and, and a shirt or whatever. And,   you know, I'd like to go ahead and grab a couple more of these, a couple more of those, and so they'll buy extra, and and they'll buy up. And so   he ends up making quite a bit of money off of it. Just a little bit of an investment. And if he's doing a tournament and he tells the, suppliers that he's doing a tournament, then they go off and give him extra discount.   And so yeah. Yeah. He's he seems to be doing pretty good with it. He he's,   he rubbing elbows at least.  



[00:27:40] Unknown:

Oh, that's always good. That's cool. Yeah.   It's it and in the game of business, it's not what you know.   It's who you know.  

[00:27:49] Rich Chelson:

Yep.   Now the only other thing I'd like for him to do is to go off and start finding some gal to play disc golf with. So   boy's almost 30. He needs to get buying himself a girl.   He will when I know he will, but needs to start doing this here soon.   Why?   Why?   Because I'm not getting any younger.  

[00:28:13] Unknown:

And?  

[00:28:14] Rich Chelson:

I want kid. I want grandkids.   What about me?  

[00:28:19] Duuude-Ron :

You've got you've got grandkids. What about I? You. I I want more.  

[00:28:26] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. It's so it's all it's gotta be all about you. It is. It's all about me. It's all about I. It's yes. Absolutely. I don't give a shit about what type what type of struggles they are. I want the grandkids.   You wanna spoil them is what it is. Well, yeah, I I just I think it'd be fun. Yeah.   Okay.  

[00:28:50] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, I get it. I get it because, I mean, you know, I I love being a great uncle. I really   do.   I mean, she it's, you know, the best feeling in the world.  

[00:29:02] Rich Chelson:

Oh, yeah.   They go off. They start irritating. You take them back to mom and dad with with a, with a full belly full of sugar, and you say, thanks a lot. Catch you next week. You know? And away you go.  

[00:29:16] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. I've done that with,   with Breezy. Yeah. When,   when Breezy was younger, oh, I'd get oh, man. I'd get her so I mean, one, we'd play all freaking day. You know, if I was off, we'd play all freaking day, and then I'd, well, load her up on sugar the whole time. Say, here you go, honey.   And she's licking me in. Thanks, honkam.   Welcome. Love you.  

[00:29:43] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. We're here to here to make sure you have a good time.  

[00:29:47] Duuude-Ron :

Yep. It's like I'm sharing the love.  

[00:29:52] Unknown:

Yes. You are. Definitely sharing the love.  

[00:30:00] Rich Chelson:

What the heck? Yeah. It's   well, it's been   pretty,   pretty cool   pretty cool adventure so far. So  

[00:30:10] Duuude-Ron :

that whole   that whole  

[00:30:14] Rich Chelson:

little bit in her in her adventures,   get to tag along with that.  

[00:30:20] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   How old is she?  

[00:30:23] Rich Chelson:

She is three  

[00:30:25] Duuude-Ron :

Three. Already.   Man.   Yeah. She's the same age as,   Mia. Two and a half. Two and a half. Take it. So   Yeah. Mia is three, I think.  

[00:30:40] Rich Chelson:

So  

[00:30:45] Duuude-Ron :

and it'll be   probably Thanksgiving when I get to see him again.  

[00:30:50] Unknown:

Right.   So And you're gonna go into Kentucky into the cold mountains for Thanksgiving,   Or is it Ohio?   Kentucky.   No. You know what I mean? Where everybody's at.  

[00:31:05] Duuude-Ron :

Well, pretty oh, well,  

[00:31:07] Rich Chelson:

right now, Brian's over on Long Island, New York. Yeah. I was gonna say I saw Brian went over to over New York area. I'm, like, on side. I see that one, man. I hope they're paying you good for it.  

[00:31:19] Duuude-Ron :

No. They ain't.  

[00:31:21] Rich Chelson:

They ain't.  

[00:31:23] Duuude-Ron :

Same pay you always get.   Well   Right.   Yeah. Yeah. And it was funny. When I saw that, I I mess you or, you know, wrote on his post. I'm like, b, did you get lost?   I'm like, y'all hear doing a Walmart. I'm like, why?   They got all these other people that work for the company, and they send you.   But   now,   yeah, when   when I wound up helping   Matt and Dee move to Kentucky when I was up there,   I looked at both Matt and Dee, and I'm like, so let me guess.   Thanksgiving and Christmas is here   is, in Kentucky this year?   I mean,   I told him, it's like, I know the answer, but I'm gonna ask it anyway.  

I mean,   because   they have the biggest house.   So, yeah, apparently,   I might have to   get some winter clothes and a winter coat and go up to Kentucky.  

[00:32:31] Rich Chelson:

Yep.  

[00:32:33] Unknown:

But, you know,  

[00:32:35] Duuude-Ron :

I'll be up there for a couple days,   and then my ass is coming back south.  

[00:32:41] Unknown:

Yep.  

[00:32:42] Rich Chelson:

I'm not I'm not Put a little put a little a little sternocan   in in the floorboard on the passenger side and light a fire while you're while you're at home.  

[00:32:52] Duuude-Ron :

If it gets that cold, I'll just turn around and come home. Fuck that.   I'm sorry, guys.   Bad thing is the kid the, kids will probably draw and quarter me because,   I was told last year when I didn't   go for Thanksgiving and Christmas that   Breezy, MJ, and me, oh, oh god. They were pissed.   They were not happy that Ancombe wasn't there.  

[00:33:19] Rich Chelson:

So Well, Ancombe can't afford it.  

[00:33:23] Unknown:

You're a little bit preoccupied.  

[00:33:25] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.   Yeah.  

[00:33:27] Unknown:

But, you know, understandably, kids have no fucking clue about,   you know,   money, finances, responsibilities   to that aspect.   Yeah. And I wish I'd be   I could fucking go back there.   Why it was so important   gotta be a teenager.   Oh, I gotta graduate   high school. I gotta become a young adult.   Why the fuck   why the fuck I even dreamt of that shit is beyond me?   I was just like, wow. You're fucking stupid.  

[00:34:06] Rich Chelson:

I   mean, there was a big it was   growing up and all. I mean, I I got I was the same way. It's like, yeah. Let's   I wanna get out of the house as quick as I freaking possibly could,   but at the same time, you know,   there's a there was a I actually well,   my the young adult   portion of my life, the twenties,   was probably my favorite portion of of growing up. Now it sucked balls left, right, center,   but at the same time, it was   it's probably the best time I had.  

[00:34:43] Unknown:

Well, when did you go in the navy? At what age?  

[00:34:46] Rich Chelson:

26.   Oh, wow.   Yep.   They were parked around, and it's like, alright. Well, I am not getting rich by any stretch of the imagination here. So, hey. Let's go into the let's go into the navy. There at least I get three hots and a cot. So   that was pretty much my whole reasoning behind why I went into the military.  

[00:35:13] Unknown:

Wow.  

[00:35:17] Rich Chelson:

Because I was getting I was absolutely   I've done two and a half, almost three years worth of,   of lettuce sandwiches,   and the highlight of my pay period was when I was able to buy,   buy about,   six ramen noodle packages.   So that's back when lettuce was 99¢   ahead, and bread was was also I spent $2, and I had I had food for the week.  

[00:35:48] Unknown:

Right.  

[00:35:52] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. No. It yeah. I was I, you know, I was like most everyone else want I I mean, I freaking got out of the house as soon as freaking possible.  

[00:36:01] Rich Chelson:

Yep. And,  

[00:36:02] Duuude-Ron :

yeah. Yeah. My twenties, I'll say I'll say I'll say my twenties,   was the best time. Thirties wasn't too bad.  

[00:36:12] Rich Chelson:

Well, thirties was was pretty rocking also. And then somewhere about '38   is, like, going   it's still okay, but it wasn't wasn't as the stella as the thirties. So  

[00:36:27] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   Oh, yeah. My forties, I was like, oh, hell no.   You know? And then   but, I mean, it's, you know, it's, you know, starting to get better.  

[00:36:41] Rich Chelson:

Yep. Yep. The fifties is just coming.  

[00:36:45] Unknown:

So Yeah. Tell me about it. We'll see you tomorrow.   We'll see how tomorrow goes.   Exactly.   Wish me luck for tomorrow.   I know I know I'm be good, but tomorrow is my DOT physical.  

[00:36:59] Rich Chelson:

Oh, you'll be good.   You've been using your own CPAP machine. Right? Yes. Or at least having the dog use it. Right?  

[00:37:08] Unknown:

Yes.  

[00:37:09] Rich Chelson:

Okay. Good.  

[00:37:10] Unknown:

Yeah.   I was gonna do my DOT physical on Monday, but fucking lost all the data for   the CPAP. Lost the fucking app, everything.   Don't know what the hell happened.  

[00:37:22] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. I had a thing with the in the ocean. I don't know if we got it over there, but it did take I pulled it out. It was all dripping wet. So, you know oh, yeah. Yeah. I'm sorry.  

[00:37:36] Unknown:

So finally got all the data and all that.   Yep. Gotta go   get to play with the doctors for the DOT physical. That's gonna be a lot of fun. Yeah.  

[00:37:48] Duuude-Ron :

I hope. I have you gotta go to the one ones over in  

[00:37:54] Rich Chelson:

in Oklahoma. The last one I went to, heck, all they did is they asked you a bunch of questions,   took your   blood pressure,   had your pee in a cup,   and,   and then   was like, well, here you go. That'll be a hundred bucks.   What?   Damn it. Yeah. This place do anything. It's like, jeez.  

[00:38:19] Unknown:

Well,   the place we have to go to, yeah, they don't play around.  

[00:38:23] Rich Chelson:

Well,  

[00:38:26] Unknown:

As   And then we once  

[00:38:29] Duuude-Ron :

you'd, like, have a CPAP or high blood pressure or diabetes or anything close to that, yeah, they don't play around after that.  

[00:38:42] Unknown:

So but I know I'll do good.   Stay but still it unnerves it still unnerves me every year.  

[00:38:50] Rich Chelson:

Right.  

[00:38:51] Unknown:

Because   ain't getting any fucking younger.  

[00:38:55] Rich Chelson:

Nope.   You ought to find out what it takes for them to be able to clear you on CPAPs.  

[00:39:06] Unknown:

What do you mean?  

[00:39:09] Rich Chelson:

Well, so that you don't have to do a CPAP anymore. You know? It's like, so what do I need to   to to get the, the qualification that I don't have to be on a CPAP anymore?   And when they tell him, it's like, so is that equal to what? Like, one or two Benjamins?   Yeah. I don't Very well. I don't I'll put you I'll put it to you like this. Two years ago, they put me out of service.  

[00:39:36] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.   Yep.   So, yeah, I don't think So I don't think Benjamin's would help.  

[00:39:43] Rich Chelson:

No. Sure. They will.   You pay if you if you pay the right person, they go, oh, man. You don't need a CPAP. I don't know why they put that on there.   Let's scribble that out. We don't need that no more. There you go. You're good.  

[00:39:57] Unknown:

Yeah. I wish I could afford that fucking,   surgery for that,   implant.   Don't remember the name of it all. Yeah. They got a,   implant   that   works like a CPAP.   It all it does is open up it opens up your airway.  

[00:40:19] Rich Chelson:

What is it? They what do they do? Just,   just put a little little fans in your nose or nostrils or something?  

[00:40:26] Unknown:

No. Like No. They use it's like   it's like putting in a pacemaker.  

[00:40:33] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. I know. But I but, again, is it like do they just install a couple of little fans in your nostrils or something?  

[00:40:40] Unknown:

No. They go in,   it's done in your throat   because that's where your   the back of your throat   is what   collapses   and doesn't allow you to breathe.   And that's what wakes you up. Inspire is the name of the product.   That's what it's called.   But don't forget.  

[00:41:09] Duuude-Ron :

Hey, dude.   Uh-huh.   I had read something a while back. Talk with your   primary care doctor   at the VA because the VA has actually   been, trying this out   for about the past three, four years.   There are veterans   that has this implant.  

[00:41:32] Unknown:

That'd be nice.  

[00:41:34] Duuude-Ron :

I mean, talk to them, see   if see if,   you know, they can do something with it.  

[00:41:42] Unknown:

Yeah. And I I'd I'd also have to go through the whole,   which, you know,   wouldn't be bad, but I'd have to go through the nut roll with the VA   for my,   CPAP and all that other stuff.   You know, sleep study and, you know, etcetera.  

[00:42:05] Duuude-Ron :

Well, if your if your information is current from your doctor, it would probably take that.   I mean, I don't know because I got them through the VA. So  

[00:42:16] Unknown:

Yep.  

[00:42:17] Duuude-Ron :

I mean I mean, it   trust me. It it was not that much of a problem.  

[00:42:23] Unknown:

Oh, okay.  

[00:42:24] Duuude-Ron :

It was   in fact, they had tried to send   a thing home that   that I wore,   just for one night.   And,   yeah, the thing didn't work.   And I went back, and they scheduled me in,   in place,   sleep, study.   Yeah.   Yeah.   Over one night, they're like, okay. We got the information.   And then next thing you know, I hit a freaking machine, mask, hoses, filters, everything.  

[00:42:58] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[00:42:59] Duuude-Ron :

They didn't   hesitate.   They told me I I stop breathing every three seconds.  

[00:43:07] Unknown:

So Yep.   Yep.  

[00:43:10] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. I tell them all that's because that's an inhale. You gotta hold you gotta hold it for a little bit.  

[00:43:16] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. That that they're that they're kinda,   Yeah. They, frowned upon that.  

[00:43:23] Rich Chelson:

Yeah.   It's called box breathing. You breathe in for three seconds. You hold it for three seconds. You excel for three seconds. You hold it for three seconds. You.  

[00:43:37] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   But  

[00:43:40] Unknown:

yeah. I mean did my last sleep study, I had, like,   18   events in one night.   And an and an event was   completely stopped breathing.   Now   I woke myself   up,   but I did not physically wake up. But I had 18 events in the night,   the last sleep study that I did.   So   it is what it is.   Alright. Yeah. I should definitely look into that as far as the,   doing the sleep aspect.   It'd be a hell of a lot closer because right now, the clinic I went down to is in Georgetown.   So  

[00:44:36] Duuude-Ron :

I mean I mean I mean, talk with the VA and you know?  

[00:44:40] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[00:44:43] Duuude-Ron :

Because, I mean, they are they are looking into it. So  

[00:44:48] Unknown:

That'd be nice to have that implant.  

[00:44:55] Duuude-Ron :

You know,   I don't know. I I I just I I don't know if that would work for me.   I mean, it might, but   I don't know. I've just just I've just gotten used to wearing a mask. So  

[00:45:10] Unknown:

I can't. That motherfucking   thing   kills me. I   hate that mask with a patch.   But, of course, I'm also claustrophobic   when I   for something on my face.  

[00:45:24] Rich Chelson:

Well, I was gonna say, I mean, that sounds like that was just   people bitching about you. Oh, it's, you had eighteen moments of where you woke yourself up because you weren't breathing.   Yet here you and that's the whole reason for the CPAP thing is so that you're supposed to be able to get a better night's sleep.  

[00:45:43] Unknown:

That's the whole thing. It's being able to get a better  

[00:45:46] Rich Chelson:

night   sleep because of that CPAP. The answers by from the sound of it is no.   Now I've heard what Rich talked about. He'll aid he likes how   he wakes up more refreshed, but   and and stuff. But at the same time, I'm just I'm one of those where   I don't I I don't know.   I   the more even though I am now finally gonna be able to get some   get some, some health care taken care of.   I Yeah. I have a feeling I am probably gonna get fired from several doctors before, before I find before I get anything done because it's gonna be no. No. We're not doing pills.   No. No. Fuck you. We ain't doing a pill.  

What's something needs to be done. You tell me you're the doctor.   You're not a pill pusher. You're a doctor. If I wanna if I wanna,   want a pill, I'll talk to a to a pharma,   pharmacist.  

[00:46:46] Duuude-Ron :

Right.  

[00:46:51] Rich Chelson:

But but,   I want   if I'm   after preventative care and stuff like that, then please,   you tell me   how I what I need to do to start taking care of myself.  

[00:47:04] Duuude-Ron :

Who's your health insurance, sir? Is it Bush? No.  

[00:47:08] Rich Chelson:

You don't catch me lying. I don't know.  

[00:47:11] Duuude-Ron :

Okay. I didn't know if you knew it.  

[00:47:14] Rich Chelson:

I well, I've got their I've got their their paper   and stuff at the   who the hell? Blow the horn.   I've got their paper and stuff in the   in the,   in the   in my bag at the,   at the hotel room, but   but it starts with a c. It's like, Corvair,   Corvair,   something like that. It starts with a c.  

[00:47:43] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.   Maybe Concentra?   I  

[00:47:47] Rich Chelson:

don't know. It might be something like that. Yeah.  

[00:47:50] Duuude-Ron :

Either way,   I I don't know. But, yeah, I mean I mean,   talk to them, but   good luck finding a doctor that'll actually do doctrine.  

[00:48:01] Rich Chelson:

Oh, yeah. No. That's that's why, like I said, that's why I'm I'm afraid I'm gonna end up getting fired by doctors. They're gonna go, well, if you're not willing to take the pill, then I'm not gonna   I'm not gonna treat you.   So I have to just kinda be, alright. Well, I   I wasn't,   wasn't,   sick to begin with. I'm just coming in here to see what what state I'm in.   When you get confused tell me that yeah.   If try to tell me that my that I've got,   type two diabetes, and it's like, alright. Well,   let's, let's come up with game plan on how we, how we get out from, underneath that problem.   Because I know they like to lie to you about, how well you can't you're you're you're gonna have it for the rest of your life.  

I know that's a lie.   Well It's an inflammatory   disease.   You get rid of the inflammatory   portion, and   you your body will correct itself.   I'm a firm believer in that department right there.  

[00:49:10] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.   Oh, no. The body the, human body can   you know, if if you do the right things,   the body can heal itself.  

[00:49:20] Rich Chelson:

Right.  

[00:49:21] Duuude-Ron :

You know?   And, I mean,   heal itself really, really good.  

[00:49:28] Rich Chelson:

Yeah.   No. It it can it can   correct all the   all the little damages that you've done. Now it may not be easy.   It may be that, yeah, you have to get up,   you know, sugar   forever.   You know?   You know, white processed sugars.   So, you know, you may have to you may have to go through the withdrawal symptoms of of that.   But the same goes   Yeah. No. I agree. It does. I've I've tried it.   And I I become quite the problem.   However, I do understand that it is   that is the root of   of cholesterol.   I think that's I believe that's the root of a lot of everybody's problems.   The health problems, the gut problems, the IBS,   because,   too much,   too much,   carbohydrates   and, and sugar.  

Mhmm. And the pressure of the processed white, white processed sugar.   But, again, that's   that's me. I haven't and I haven't had a I haven't had a doctor in   damn near twenty years. So  

[00:50:49] Duuude-Ron :

Right.  

[00:50:54] Unknown:

Well, good reason to go back in the Navy before. Right?   Exactly.   Yeah.  

[00:51:01] Rich Chelson:

Yay.   Would they even take you back?   Nope. Nope. Nate's too old. Yep. I'm   they will take you up to, I think, 42   is how is the is the oldest number. 45 last time I looked. Yeah.  

[00:51:24] Duuude-Ron :

So, yeah, it's   yeah. We couldn't go back   no matter   how in shape we were or how much we wanted it. They're like, no.  

[00:51:37] Unknown:

We're driving what we want to, though.  

[00:51:41] Duuude-Ron :

No. I wouldn't.  

[00:51:42] Rich Chelson:

See, papa seeds.   What's that? So we aren't gonna have our we're gonna have privates running around with CPAP machines.  

[00:51:55] Duuude-Ron :

Right.  

[00:51:56] Unknown:

Oh, there ain't no way in hell I'd ever go back in as a private. Fuck that shit.   They  

[00:52:03] Duuude-Ron :

Dude, you couldn't. You couldn't.   You've got time and grade.  

[00:52:07] Unknown:

You would go in That's it. They they would go back in better go back in at the minimum   of when I retired.  

[00:52:14] Duuude-Ron :

You would.   You would.   Now   because as you say, that's like me. When I got out, I was an e four,   but I had time and grade.   So   so if I woulda went back in and and I had checked with a couple recruiters.   Right? And Uh-huh. It actually pissed them off because, apparently, they get a bonus   for for new people. But if a veteran   comes in,   I couldn't be demoted   because I had time and grade as an e four.   So   so I would have gone back in. I I probably would have had to go through basic again.  

[00:52:55] Unknown:

But Yes. She bought that shit. I, I wouldn't have left  

[00:52:59] Duuude-Ron :

or I wouldn't have lost any rank.   So   because I did I'd I I did I did kinda check it out.  

[00:53:12] Unknown:

And   you're talking about recruiters,   they get a a financial   bonus for new recruits? Yeah. They do.   I think so. I'm not I'm not I don't know. I've never been a recruiter.  

[00:53:24] Duuude-Ron :

Well, me neither, but but I could just tell by the look on their faces   when they looked at my DD form two fourteen   and found out that   they, you know,   there was no way I could be back down to a   a private or, you know, a slick sleeve or anything. Yeah. Yeah. I I had to go in as need for. They were not happy.   Not happy at all.   And I was just like, yeah. Okay. Whatever.  

[00:54:02] Unknown:

You know, and I'm glad I was never a recruiter in the first place.  

[00:54:07] Duuude-Ron :

Right.  

[00:54:11] Rich Chelson:

And they require   and then the machine doesn't crank out of us  

[00:54:19] Unknown:

What are you doing now, Brian?  

[00:54:22] Rich Chelson:

So y'all do keep, keep talking amongst yourselves. I gotta go into the   the.  

[00:54:28] Unknown:

Talk amongst yourself.  

[00:54:32] Rich Chelson:

Alright.  

[00:54:37] Unknown:

So, no, I got a friend of mine. I you know, that's a good question that I could ask him.   I see. Because he was   his his MOS,   once he made   e six,   he'd, transitioned   into a career counselor   after recruiting.  

[00:54:59] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.  

[00:55:00] Unknown:

And he retired   as a career counselor as a SARP major.   Okay. And there's only one there's only one SARP major career counselor per division.  

[00:55:12] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, wow. Didn't know that. Yep.  

[00:55:15] Unknown:

Yep.   Now he would never become a   he was never a first sergeant. He was a master sergeant,   but he never was a first sergeant.  

[00:55:26] Duuude-Ron :

Right.  

[00:55:27] Unknown:

But he made   staff sergeant major, but he would never been able to do command sergeant major.  

[00:55:35] Duuude-Ron :

Right. Right.  

[00:55:36] Unknown:

So  

[00:55:39] Duuude-Ron :

And that's I mean, you know, I mean, there's   that's fine. You know? He was he was getting paid as a sergeant major, so you don't give a shit.   You know? You're right. It's like, I'm a certain major. I I don't care if it's command, staff. I don't care what the hell it is.  

[00:55:57] Unknown:

You know? E nine is e nine is an e nine. You're getting paid   the fucking same if you're a staff or if you're   a command level.   At any level,   it's an e nine at x number of years.   You ain't getting any fucking more.  

[00:56:15] Duuude-Ron :

Exactly.   To be Exactly.  

[00:56:18] Unknown:

Battalion sergeant major or division sergeant major   or anything like that.  

[00:56:23] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. It yeah. It's like it's like, however you make it,   you get paid for it.   You know?   Yep.  

[00:56:34] Unknown:

So yeah. That's been that's been fucking   almost eighteen years ago.   Yeah.   Then I retired.   No.   Yeah.   August 1 will be eighteen years   that I retired.   Yep.  

[00:56:54] Duuude-Ron :

So you retired in o seven?  

[00:56:56] Rich Chelson:

Yep.  

[00:56:57] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.  

[00:56:59] Unknown:

Came in in '86, retired in o seven.  

[00:57:01] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.  

[00:57:05] Unknown:

What a fucking life that's been.  

[00:57:08] Duuude-Ron :

Well, let me  

[00:57:14] Unknown:

Personally, I just like to personally, I just like to be a millionaire and just, you know, sit outside, drink my coffee, and, you know,   let my money make money.   Unfortunately, I don't have that fucking ability   because I ain't Desmart,   unfortunately.   Well, let's see what kind of piece of shit is gonna be fucking screaming up the street.   Oh, you're cool.   Oh, wow. That dude was fucking cool.   Did you hear it? Could you hear  

[00:57:46] Rich Chelson:

it? No. Nope? The the hissing of the, supercharger.  

[00:57:52] Unknown:

It was a Honda,   and   there he goes standing on the gas. And   guess what he's missing?   The whole fucking front front bumper of the fucking vehicle. Of course.  

[00:58:05] Rich Chelson:

Why do you need a front bumper for? You ain't stopping.  

[00:58:12] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, that's funny.  

[00:58:13] Unknown:

It is.   Just   yeah.   And now, you know,   believe it or not I don't know if you guys are gonna believe this or not. No. Not good. Not at all.   Okay. At one point in time, I had a   mini truck and had a fucking low rider.  

[00:58:34] Duuude-Ron :

I don't know if I believe that, but go ahead.  

[00:58:39] Unknown:

Yep. I had an extended cab Mazda b   2,200   and had it fucking   lowered as far as it could get.   It was running about   max two inches off the ground, I think.  

[00:58:57] Rich Chelson:

Running around in a scraper.  

[00:59:00] Unknown:

Yep.   And, of course,   when you slam it like that, the only shocking that you have is the fucking air pressure in the tires.   But that was cool.   But that was fucking cool.  

[00:59:12] Rich Chelson:

Rattle your fillings   out of your teeth?  

[00:59:15] Unknown:

Pretty much. It was a booby bouncer. Yeah. It was a booby bouncer.  

[00:59:20] Duuude-Ron :

You know? This is your departure. I don't like I do.  

[00:59:25] Unknown:

Yeah. I actually had a fucking limiter.  

[00:59:28] Duuude-Ron :

K.  

[00:59:30] Unknown:

And once I got rid of that truck, that was the one and only that I've ever had.   Now now it's all about height   and clearance.   Right.   Especially   especially of obstacles   that get in your way, you know, when you go trail riding and, you know, all that kind of shit. You know? All those obstacles get in your fucking way.  

[00:59:55] Duuude-Ron :

Right. Or driving across the median or whatnot. You know? You you need to have the clearance to drive over other vehicles and shit.  

[01:00:03] Unknown:

That's right.   That's absolutely correct.   You know? However,   when I come down to see you,   I don't know how well this would go over.   But I hope I see   a construction area   that have cones,   and I'm gonna do slaloms.   In the in the position of traffic where I'm at, I ain't gonna pass anybody.   I'll just go with the full traffic, but slow them through the cones.  

[01:00:36] Duuude-Ron :

Right.  

[01:00:38] Unknown:

Yeah. I saw I saw a video of a semi doing that,   and everybody's like   yeah. Everybody's saying everybody is like,   he's doing   what I'm thinking and have always thought.   Yeah. That was funny. I said my doing doing a slow one through the cones.  

[01:01:00] Duuude-Ron :

Yep. Just do do  

[01:01:03] Unknown:

do. Hey. I you know, I I bet you I know what song was playing in the cab of that truck.  

[01:01:10] Rich Chelson:

Lazy,   dazy,   and   give me your answer to  

[01:01:16] Unknown:

It wasn't even close to what I was fucking picking up. Oh, okay.   Not even close.   Jerry Reed, eastbound and down.   And that song, Daisy, never even fucking came into my mind.  

[01:01:38] Rich Chelson:

One guy, he was just good at all nice and lazy, like, so, yeah, that's the that's why it goes through my head on there. It's like, yeah. He just got   bicycle built for two just   just playing,   playing on loop.  

[01:01:55] Unknown:

Yeah.   Yeah.   Then then it could've   been fucking,   Metal Mania.   You know, listening to,  

[01:02:06] Rich Chelson:

Metallica or, you know,   Pantera.  

[01:02:09] Unknown:

Pantera,   Anthrax,   you know,   some within that realm too. Who knows?  

[01:02:15] Duuude-Ron :

Or who knows? Billy Idol rebel yell.  

[01:02:18] Unknown:

There you go.   You did all of you?   Go ahead.  

[01:02:25] Duuude-Ron :

No. No. Go ahead.  

[01:02:27] Unknown:

So if I see those, I am really tempted to just   slaw them in and out.  

[01:02:36] Rich Chelson:

All they stop is a police car.  

[01:02:40] Duuude-Ron :

Right?  

[01:02:42] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[01:02:43] Rich Chelson:

Maybe that may not be the police car.   He may be going, hey.   I've done that a couple times.  

[01:02:53] Unknown:

You know, and then as he pulls me over   and comes up to the window,   And the first question he's gonna ask is, well, let me see your driver's license.  

[01:03:05] Rich Chelson:

Right.  

[01:03:06] Unknown:

And then, of course, he's gonna have class a with all my fucking endorsements, and he's gonna look at me   probably over his   eyeglasses   if he has them.   And the next thing he's gonna say,   what   were you thinking?  

[01:03:23] Rich Chelson:

That I looked   fun as hell.  

[01:03:26] Unknown:

And I'd be like, I'm just doing   what   everybody   is thinking   and wants to do   but won't.  

[01:03:37] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. I'm doing what everyone else is too damn scared to do.  

[01:03:41] Unknown:

That's right.  

[01:03:45] Rich Chelson:

And enjoying   every second of it.  

[01:03:50] Unknown:

Before I get those special silver bracelets.  

[01:03:53] Rich Chelson:

No. He wouldn't he wouldn't throw you under hell, if he if he walked up and you were just smiling and laughing and having a good old time,   you might ask, you've been on you smoking anything? Are you drinking anything? And you go, heck no.   They go,   oh,   why are you doing driving weaving in the road in traffic? Oh, I just wanted to place do the slalom on with the cones.   Just being goofy.  

[01:04:16] Unknown:

Yep. I'm just doing   what nobody   else dares to do.   And, you know,   as long as I'm going with the flow of traffic, the car behind me sees what I'm starting to do and gives me enough room,   you know, hey.   They'll probably be the ones fucking   getting on their phones and start taking the video.  

[01:04:40] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. Hey.   Well and see, that's the thing. During Jeep and the coast, when we go down on Highway 90   yeah.   I'm a tell you right now, speed limit's gonna be maybe   maybe eight mile an hour   in quite a few stretches.   Because I  

[01:04:59] Unknown:

That's just because of traffic.  

[01:05:01] Duuude-Ron :

Well, yeah. And that's that's the way it's gonna be. I mean,   these stretches were were you'll wind up getting up to 20, maybe 30 miles an hour, but you ain't getting any faster than that during jeep in the cold.  

[01:05:15] Rich Chelson:

Well, yeah. I think you're blowing. So that's truck by doing going that fast. Well well, dude, you see, the thing is,  

[01:05:24] Duuude-Ron :

they will have 90,   because they did this last year, and they did this also for, cruising the coast. They will put cones   down   the down the center line because there's two lanes on each side   on 90,   and they will Okay. Cones down the center lanes.   And   they will split traffic.   You know? I mean, it all goes the same way anyway, but   and I don't know why they put the cones there, but they do.  

[01:05:56] Unknown:

But Well, that   that right there probably would not be   the smartest time to do that.  

[01:06:05] Rich Chelson:

That'd be the best time to do that. You know how many people get you'd get to follow you doing that?   You start doing it, and everybody else behind you start doing it. And before knowledge, you have an you have an Indian stink dance going.  

[01:06:20] Duuude-Ron :

That would be   hilarious.  

[01:06:27] Unknown:

You know, I guarantee that yeah.   If I was to start doing that, then, yes,   it would   it would follow suit   with the Jeeps   without a doubt.   But, hell, it ain't any fun when you're doing eight miles an hour.  

[01:06:44] Rich Chelson:

Right.   You know, you gotta be doing a little bit. You gotta be up on a two horse as you're talking and.  

[01:06:51] Unknown:

No. You gotta be doing at least, you know, thirty, forty miles an hour as long as they're spaced out long enough.   You know, 30   miles an hour to fucking have any type of enjoyment.  

[01:07:05] Rich Chelson:

You have an hour with a whole bunch of people. That'd be just be out that'd just be fun.   They just know you're you're having a good time in your life. They're having the time of their life.   Shoot you. Everyone would be having a good time. No. It's just a would not stop you because they're they'd have to stop everybody else behind you.  

[01:07:25] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   They will just they believe it or not, the cops are are very laid back during these events unless, like, last year You're stupid. Unless you're stupid.   Yeah. In fact in fact, there's a truck last year   because,   you know, when you're going west or east either way,   if if   if you wanna go back the other way,   you have to make a u-turn.   There Right. You just have to do it. And   this truck,   I mean, we were stacked damn near bumper to bumper. I think it was cruising the coast. Yeah. Cruising the coast. We were stacked bumper to bumper   on 90. I mean, not moving hardly.  

And this truck   wanted to make a u-turn,   and   he comes out   and   squeezes   his big ass in   and and does it right in front of a cop.   I mean, literally, the cop is less than 25 feet from his vehicle   when he does this   because he didn't want the guy didn't wait on traffic. He's like, fucking. I'm going, and I don't care what anybody says.   Right. As soon as he made that u-turn,   even with all that traffic around, that cop lit his light,   lit his ass up, and that truck just stopped right in the middle of the road. Because   when you're going that slow,   you   you you can't get over it. There's I mean,   you'll see because   every every wide spot   that's along the beach going east   is is taken up by vehicles,   whether they be Jeeps, cars, or whatnot, people sitting out there watching everybody drive around. You know? It's it's a big cruising show.  

And,   you know, but, yeah, that that truck just stopped in the middle of the road. The cop got out and rode him a fucking ticket.  

[01:09:30] Unknown:

Why? Because he's fucking stupid.  

[01:09:34] Duuude-Ron :

Yep.   However, up  

[01:09:36] Unknown:

up here in Waco,   they have   it's a big cruising event. Cruise   I don't remember the name of it, but, I mean,   everybody and their freaking brother goes on   oh, what the fuck is a rose name?   I'll figure it out here in a little while. But, anyway, it's big, huge   cruising event.   So early on in the evening before the traffic   started getting,   you know, chaotic,   here comes a   k five Blazer,   six inch lift,   probably 40 inch tires.   Right? And we're like, hey. Cool.   The only problem is   he has   on his   roll cage   red and blue strobe lights,   and he also has them in his grill.  

Mhmm. And he's throwing out,   his merchandise,   you know, just throwing it out to people.   And   right down a block   past   us, guess who's just sitting there in the parking lot?   Yep. A cop. A cop.   Guess who that individual   was   that was driving?   Ted Nugent.  

[01:11:08] Duuude-Ron :

Oh my god.  

[01:11:10] Unknown:

Ted Nugent   was the one that was driving.   And when that k five Blazer came back the other way,   he wasn't driving anymore.   Oh my gosh. Yeah. But it was Ted Nugent. Sure as anything, he lives down here now outside of Waco.   Yeah. He's got he's got a big ranch. Yeah. Big old ranch. Yeah. He does.   Mhmm.  

[01:11:36] Duuude-Ron :

That's cool.  

[01:11:37] Unknown:

So yeah.   And we're like and everybody that saw it, you're that he was running the blue. And I got you've seen my blue and red strobes I have   in the back of the Jeep.  

[01:11:49] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. Right.  

[01:11:51] Unknown:

Okay. So but he was rolling. It's like   and we didn't know who it was at first, but you could see the fucking lights way down the road.   And we were just talking to ourselves, and it's like, man, this dumbass is gonna get himself pulled over and sure as shit. And when he drove by, it's like, that's fucking Ted Nugent.   Wow.   Because he's a dumbass. Yeah.   It's like he's gonna get his ass pulled over, and   a block later, yep,   Waco police had him pulled over.  

[01:12:22] Duuude-Ron :

I mean I mean, people have fun. I mean, he wasn't a nobody.   You know? No. I mean   and so it's like,   I'll let him have fun. He didn't care about the fucking ticket. You know?  

[01:12:36] Unknown:

Well no. And I'm   you   know? And I'm sure he got   read the riot   riot act for having blue and red lights.   Yeah. You know, did they give him a kick it?   Who knows?   We didn't go down there to, you know,   catch up on the on the drama or the,   chatter,   but it was   that was hilarious. And he was throwing out his hats, his t shirts,   you know,   koozies.   You know, as he was driving by, you know, his managers were throwing it out there. It's like,   I unfortunately, I didn't get one, but, hey, that's okay.  

[01:13:18] Duuude-Ron :

Dang. That's just rude, man. I know.   Yeah. You know? I mean I mean, that's that's just called someone having fun and you know?   Okay. Yeah. Was it wrong? Well, by by the law, yes. It was. But,   you know, it didn't hurt nobody, so   let them have a look.  

[01:13:40] Unknown:

Yep.  

[01:13:41] Duuude-Ron :

But, yeah, I mean I mean, down here, what I noticed   because, like like, especially by,   cruising the coast, you know, some of these hot rods were out. And, I mean, they were,   you know, they were   doing burnouts and, you know, not not heavy, heavy burnouts, but just kinda doing burnouts. Some of them were, you know, launching off the line if there was room and stuff like that. And most of the cops didn't really   mess with them.   Unless they really got stupid, then, yeah, the cops would be like, yeah. No. You ain't doing that no more.   But other than you know? I mean I mean, they were having fun. And   Yeah. That's the thing. The cops down here, it it seems to me they let   they let   people   let their hair down.  



[01:14:32] Unknown:

Yeah.   They're not Same way with,   being in New Orleans   at   what the hell is that thing called before Easter or before Lent? Mardi Gras.   Mardi Gras. Yeah. So   so   they are tolerant to a point,   but as soon as you go over that line, you're done.  

[01:14:55] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.   And that's I mean, you know, people just like, you know,   you accept it.   You know?  

[01:15:05] Unknown:

Yep.  

[01:15:08] Duuude-Ron :

Absolutely.   So,   I mean,   it wouldn't bother   me. It's like, you know, yeah, as yeah. As long as they're not being stupid and hurting people and shit like that,   let them have fun.  

[01:15:26] Unknown:

Yep.  

[01:15:27] Duuude-Ron :

It's not saying I would do something like that, but, you know.  

[01:15:35] Unknown:

Well, understandably.   Yeah. But, you know, it's amazing how   alcohol   intensifies   an individual's   character.  

[01:15:49] Duuude-Ron :

Mhmm.  

[01:15:50] Rich Chelson:

That is a way to describe it.  

[01:15:56] Duuude-Ron :

That's actually a good way to describe it.  

[01:16:00] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[01:16:01] Duuude-Ron :

And, I mean, I'm I'm not saying, you know, people don't drink and drive, but,   I mean,   but   I didn't see that thing during jeep in the coast, cruising the coast.   You gotta be kinda on your game with with all the traffic and all the people and and everything. You know?  

[01:16:20] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[01:16:22] Duuude-Ron :

So,   I mean,   being all screwed up, like, you know, on something or whatnot like that would be,   I think you would have to   be somewhat   coherent?  

[01:16:44] Unknown:

Yeah. That you   yeah. You definitely would need to be coherent.   I'm sure they get a freaking hell of a lot of DUIs down there on,   well, not so much cruising the coast because,   you know,   those individuals don't play that game.   If they're gonna be in their fucking   50,000,   hundred thousand dollar hot rod, they sure fucking ain't gonna be consuming alcohol.   But I couldn't be wrong. Surprised.   I probably would because a lot of those, you know,   individuals,   they do consume a lot of beer.   Yep. Yes. They do.   So but, yeah, jeepers are just another   whole fucking different animal.  

They can get they some of them   some of them folks can get stupid real fucking fast.  

[01:17:43] Duuude-Ron :

Well, that's in anything, dude. But I I understand what you're saying.   You know?  

[01:17:50] Unknown:

Well, then I'll be able to I'll be able to witness it   and probably, you know,   throw several   quotes out.   Man, that's a dumb motherfucker.   And he's not fucking stupid.   Throw my throw my comments all over the damn place.   Absolutely.  

[01:18:17] Duuude-Ron :

See, that's the thing. I I just,   you know, when when I was doing it, I I was just looking at the jeeps. I didn't give a fuck what people look like.  

[01:18:29] Unknown:

You know?   Oh, yeah. You know, that's that's probably the best part, just to see   the creativeness   of some of these people in their Jeeps.   Now you've seen the Barbie Jeep. Right?  

[01:18:45] Rich Chelson:

I don't think so. I don't know what you're talking about. Yeah. I I've not ever actually seen it in person, but yeah. No. I've never seen it in person, and  

[01:18:54] Unknown:

I probably will never try to see it in person.   But it may be there. Who knows?  

[01:19:02] Rich Chelson:

I'm sure you'll find the hot pink   hot pink Jeep sitting around there somewhere.  

[01:19:10] Unknown:

I'm sure. Let's see.  

[01:19:13] Duuude-Ron :

It might be there. I don't know. It's just yeah. I,   Yeah. I   I don't know if it's there or not.  

[01:19:31] Unknown:

I've   never taken a picture of it,   but it's come up through on Facebook. But,   you know, that's the only thing I'm getting on there is   the little kids' cars.  

[01:19:52] Rich Chelson:

Mhmm.  

[01:20:03] Unknown:

Yeah. We just must really   lost all conversation.   Yeah.   More images.   Yeah. Come on now.   Oh,   there it is.   I don't need to see the fucking video.   Oh, gentlemen.   What you got? Take take a gander at this freaking   monster.   Monstrosity   of a Jeep   building? God.   It is just   yeah.   You know what? More power to you, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. I haven't received it yet. So   Okay. It's at a hundred slips.   Just making,   you know, taking Finishing up the last couple Yeah.  

[01:21:12] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Yeah.  

[01:21:15] Unknown:

Or and I'm sure you could do it really good, that sound of the,   the thinking when it came to what was it? Yahoo or Jeopardy.   No. No. No. No.   It's That phone. No. Not not Jeopardy.   It was Yahoo's   fucking sounder.   Yeah. I can't remember what the hell it what the sound is. Talking about the modem sound? The beep beep.  

[01:21:43] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Beep beep. Yeah. I bet. Beep beep beep beep beep  

[01:21:47] Unknown:

beep   beep  

[01:21:49] Rich Chelson:

beep   beep   beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep be  

[01:21:55] Duuude-Ron :

I didn't see it last year, but that's not to mean it wasn't there.  

[01:22:00] Unknown:

Right.  

[01:22:01] Rich Chelson:

So   Well, I can already tell you that's not an actual,   Barbie Jeep because   girls don't   don't care to try to climb   into their vehicles   like that. That's a that's a dude who is overcompensating   and is trying to get trying to win points on girls.  

[01:22:24] Duuude-Ron :

And so yeah. Yeah. The I don't know. Some of the girls that down there, I'm telling you what,  

[01:22:31] Rich Chelson:

they, they, every bit of man is a man is. Oh, no. I'm not saying they that they that they won't. I'm just saying they won't   they won't like it.   They would they would bitch about having to climb in and climb into that, especially, I mean, golly. That why jack the ass in? You know?   Hell, I bet y'all walk underneath that damn thing and not even worry about disturbing the hair.  

[01:22:56] Unknown:

Yeah. That when I saw that come across my feet a long time ago, I was like,   man, that is just fucking   ugly.   And he's probably got   a quarter of a million dollars   at a minimum   wrapped up into that thing. Oh, probably.   Because all those control arms are freaking   custom billet CNC machined.  

[01:23:21] Rich Chelson:

Yep.   Then to have them polished and then   because I bet you those are definitely polished. They're not chromed.  

[01:23:32] Unknown:

Oh, no. It's it's polished aluminum. Yep.   So   but, again, more power to you. Yeah. No. I mean, that's  

[01:23:42] Rich Chelson:

you go you go, boo. Good gosh. Yep. People I know your dogs like to play at the play at or tennis balls, but you don't need to leave them all over the damn   parking lot.  

[01:23:54] Unknown:

That's when you just start fucking heaving them.  

[01:24:00] Rich Chelson:

Oh, running here real quick and   grab myself some   and then I get paid tomorrow, but still.  

[01:24:08] Unknown:

You guys have a lettuce in it?  

[01:24:10] Rich Chelson:

No. No. Ramen   peppermint  

[01:24:13] Duuude-Ron :

noodles.  

[01:24:15] Unknown:

Oh, okay.   Cheap and easy. Yeah. There we go.  

[01:24:22] Rich Chelson:

There and there. Oh, come on.  

[01:24:25] Unknown:

We we every bit of cheap and easy. Walked right past the  

[01:24:29] Rich Chelson:

my tray.   There we go. So  

[01:24:33] Unknown:

you're on Dave. You know. Right? Yep.  

[01:24:40] Rich Chelson:

We're not the 3. There we go. 333.  

[01:24:44] Unknown:

Hey, Brian.   Brian. Alright.  

[01:24:49] Duuude-Ron :

Brian, dude's talking to you.  

[01:24:52] Unknown:

He's not listening. So  

[01:24:54] Duuude-Ron :

No. He ain't.   So what else is happening to y'all's world? Well, dude's been trying to talk to you for five minutes, man.   Or a mile.  

[01:25:08] Unknown:

Anyway,   so   you're on day shift currently. Current?   Yeah. Hold on real quick. Okay. Yeah.   When does your day shift   end?  

[01:25:25] Rich Chelson:

I don't know.   Back on my headset.   Day shift,   my day shift is I'm an eight, eight in the morning to eight at night, so we do our twelve hour shifts.  

[01:25:35] Unknown:

So that was all this week that you're on day shift.  

[01:25:39] Rich Chelson:

No. I've been on I've been on days   for yesterday   and today.   Oh, okay. So I've got four more days.  

[01:25:48] Unknown:

Oh, okay.  

[01:25:50] Rich Chelson:

And then I get to be home for six days.  

[01:25:55] Unknown:

And then Okay. Yeah. Okay. I got you.   And then I go back on Max here. Of what the calendar says,   it's six days, six days, and six days.  

[01:26:07] Rich Chelson:

Exactly. Well, it's six days, then one day. Six days, six days,   then six days. Okay. One day. Six days, six days, six days.   Gotcha. Just to make it really confusing.  

[01:26:20] Unknown:

Okay.   I'm with you now.   I I am I am I am all caught  

[01:26:32] Rich Chelson:

up on your on your work schedule. That is about as clear as butter on mashed potatoes.   Yep.  

[01:26:40] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. I like butter on mashed potatoes. I do too.  

[01:26:43] Unknown:

Hell, yeah. And sour cream   and some fucking bacon chips and   some more bacon chips.  

[01:26:52] Rich Chelson:

And stick just a couple whole rashers of bacon on there. And  

[01:26:56] Unknown:

Yeah. Exactly.  

[01:26:58] Duuude-Ron :

I just made some butter and mashed taters.   I mean, come on now, guys. Simple.  

[01:27:05] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. And I I I like how my wife makes her makes her mashed potatoes. She she   nails it. Of course, she she got the got the recipe from her from her dad because he used to he used to make some just   freaking killer mashed potatoes.   And then somewhere along the way, he decided he was too old to make mashed potatoes, and now he makes them out of a box. And I was like, oh,   just really kind of a letdown.   Thanksgiving is not quite the same now, Jim. Come on, man.   Well, at least once a year. Right? You know, I would do it. Oh, no. Not even once a year. It's it's either store bought or boxed,   a box of instant. And it was like, damn it, man. So we've, you know, as as kids and grandkids have decided, you know what? We all sit stand around, and we we could decide, alright. Who's who's making mashed potatoes this,   this Thanksgiving? And someone will draw the draw a number on the Manhattan. So I know that I'll make them. So  

[01:28:04] Unknown:

that's good. At least you you know,  

[01:28:06] Rich Chelson:

you're keeping the tradition alive. Oh, heck yeah. Yeah. We've got because, I mean, he makes them with, with condensed milk and   and,   and butter and   other things that just make it absolutely fantabulous and amazing. And  

[01:28:25] Unknown:

So is it,   some or lumpy?  

[01:28:29] Rich Chelson:

Oh, they're nice and smooth. They are very, very smooth   most of the time. Now there's been times he's gotten some rather   rather,   persistent potatoes that, were not going to   to blend.   Yeah.   They  

[01:28:47] Unknown:

And see, I like lumpy mashed potatoes.  

[01:28:50] Rich Chelson:

Oh, really?  

[01:28:52] Unknown:

Oh, yeah.   You put some sour cream and bacon and   butter and all that on demand. I tell you what, that's some eatings.   Now I do I make it myself? No.   No.   Now if I go someplace and they have lumpy mashed potatoes, then I I will get myself a nice heaping spoon of them   without a doubt.  

[01:29:24] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. No. I'm not a not a lumpy mashed potato type person, really. It's just just   I don't know. I and I mean, I've had I've had lumpy mashed potatoes. They don't bother me. It's just if I had, if I had lumpy or smooth, I would probably take the nice creamy smooth.  

[01:29:39] Duuude-Ron :

Well, there you go.   So  

[01:29:43] Unknown:

I like You do you, boo.  

[01:29:46] Duuude-Ron :

What was that?   Rich?   I said I like lumpy smash taters.   And they said they'd say You do you, boo. Boo.  

[01:29:59] Unknown:

You do you, boo.   Or we can always change it to bow.   You do you, bow.   That doesn't sound the same, does it? That doesn't sound right. Yeah.  

[01:30:15] Duuude-Ron :

And girls normally say Beau,   you know, as as their boyfriend. You know? It's my Beau over there.   Beau.   At least they used two years ago.  

[01:30:26] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Years ago, it was the bow. And then,   I don't know, somewhere around 2,000, it seems like they were doing they were they'd started calling, you know, their love interest, their boo.   And then   I don't know what along the way though.   Oh, god only knows. I've got some I'm in public right now, so I can't I can't throw out my my assumptions.  

[01:30:56] Duuude-Ron :

Why not? Who who cares what they think? Oh.   You don't know them.  

[01:31:01] Rich Chelson:

I know, but I see a mom   all the time because I come in here for coffee.   So?   Well   I mean, why awkward.   It get it it get all awkward and stuff.  

[01:31:15] Duuude-Ron :

Oh god, dude. I   swear.  

[01:31:20] Unknown:

It's just I won't be all bashful and stuff. That would be cool.  

[01:31:29] Duuude-Ron :

I swear, Brian, you'd kill me, man. Well, you know   I don't worry about it. Fuck it. They don't like it. They don't like it. They they can  

[01:31:39] Rich Chelson:

they can go someplace else.  

[01:31:41] Duuude-Ron :

Right. I mean, they ain't gotta talk to me.   You know, if they don't like it, they ain't gotta talk to me.  

[01:31:51] Rich Chelson:

So there you go. Now I'm back now I'm back at the car. So I was gonna say that   guys probably call their girlfriends or WAP. So  

[01:32:01] Duuude-Ron :

WAP?  

[01:32:02] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. WAP.   Have no Have you not ever heard that horrendous, terrible,   crappy ass?  

[01:32:13] Duuude-Ron :

Apparently not.  

[01:32:15] Unknown:

No.   I'm at a loss.   There we go. No. Or you could, you know, they could always be a PAB.  

[01:32:27] Rich Chelson:

A PAB?  

[01:32:28] Unknown:

Punk ass bitch.  

[01:32:30] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. It could be a PAB.   Yeah. So,  

[01:32:35] Duuude-Ron :

I mean, that   saying something like that to a girl would would not be conducive to getting laid, though. No. No.  

[01:32:43] Unknown:

Well, it's just that the it's just one of those acronyms that, you know, I throw around once in a while. Shut up, you fucking Pab.   You know? And they look at you going, what the fuck? What the hell is Pab?   Shut the fuck up,   you   pam punk ass bitch.   But a court whap, Brian.  

[01:33:08] Rich Chelson:

What ass pussy?   Have you not heard that damn song?  

[01:33:12] Unknown:

No.   Thank god.  

[01:33:16] Rich Chelson:

You don't wanna. Don't look it up.   Okay. I'm I'm Who is it? For   you. Yeah. That yeah. You know?  

[01:33:25] Unknown:

Miley Manogue or whatever?  

[01:33:27] Rich Chelson:

No. No. It's not   no. It's   no. It's not.   But, no. It's,   I want yeah. Yeah. It's a wrap. I want to say it's Cardi B, but I I could be completely wrong.  

[01:33:45] Unknown:

No. Well yeah.   It it very well could be Carly or who?  

[01:33:51] Rich Chelson:

Cardi.   Not Cardi. Not Carly. Cardi because, you know   Yeah. Let's let's not use the English language properly.  

[01:34:01] Duuude-Ron :

Right.  

[01:34:05] Unknown:

Except for those individuals that wish to be called by they and them.  

[01:34:09] Rich Chelson:

I can't even use their, the use   the human,   language, English language properly either   because   that completely vile   on one person, they and them is, is violation   of properly English syntax also. So   it's better than the made up ones like z and zer and   and things like that. But  

[01:34:39] Duuude-Ron :

never wait.  

[01:34:40] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Yeah. Made up pronouns of z and zer,   z e and z e r.   Really?  

[01:34:49] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's, yeah, that's a new one on me.   Really? That  

[01:34:55] Rich Chelson:

those damn things have been around for,   for the past month, past five years.  

[01:35:01] Unknown:

Really? Okay. Hell, yeah. Well, so my ass has been in in house for the last five years. I go to work, I go to the house. I go to work, I go to the house. Wow. I have a go to the house. I go to work, I go to the house also. But  

[01:35:14] Rich Chelson:

during those times, I'm usually got   TikTok pulled up somewhere along the way,   if anything, just because I'm trying to   I was trying to push my wares.  

[01:35:27] Unknown:

But Yeah. No. I don't have a TikTok account.   The only time I see TikTok is when it comes up on my Facebook feed.  

[01:35:38] Rich Chelson:

Yeah.  

[01:35:41] Duuude-Ron :

Dude, you would   you would actually like TikTok.   You would laugh be laughing at so many stupid people. It's unreal.  

[01:35:51] Unknown:

I'm sure I would.   Because, god forbid,   god forbid, if they didn't get their thirty seconds of fame.  

[01:36:00] Duuude-Ron :

Well, hey. You know? Yeah. You know?   Everyone's   has has something that that,   you know  

[01:36:10] Unknown:

talent.  

[01:36:12] Duuude-Ron :

I like that fucking graphic.   You didn't say nothing, dude.  

[01:36:19] Unknown:

No. You're right. I didn't say anything.  

[01:36:23] Duuude-Ron :

And we just lost Brian for a minute. Brian will be back.  

[01:36:27] Unknown:

So, yes, that is cool as shit, dude. That's badass, ain't it? That is.  

[01:36:36] Rich Chelson:

And brains. But Yep. Yeah. There you go. I just dropped completely out on that one. Like, yeah. Okay. We're done. Yep. My  

[01:36:44] Unknown:

my own color,   try to get it as close to the suspension pieces that I could get, but   he   his inkjet does not do metallic.  

[01:36:56] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   It's still it's still either way, it looks good.  

[01:37:00] Unknown:

Yeah. It does.  

[01:37:02] Duuude-Ron :

You might have to repost it for Brian because since he dropped out, it probably won't come through for him. Yeah. I don't have anything I don't have anything in chat. My chat has been cleared out.   Okay. Yeah. They repost it.   That's cool as shit, though.   Yeah. I just I just I just happened to look   because I, you know, I had the chat open, and I was like, what the fuck?   And I brought it up. I'm like, oh, hell yeah. That's cool as shit.  

[01:37:36] Unknown:

Yeah. That is better than that. Boink.  

[01:37:40] Rich Chelson:

Boink. Download.   La dee da.   Hey. That's cool. Good.  

[01:37:50] Duuude-Ron :

And the that's the one you've been waiting two years for?  

[01:37:54] Unknown:

Yep.   That would be correct.   Okay.   So   And and because I've had to wait so long,   he's doing that same set   for my   camping trailer.  

[01:38:18] Rich Chelson:

Okay.  

[01:38:21] Unknown:

So not only will the Jeep have it, but the camping trailer will have it.  

[01:38:25] Duuude-Ron :

Well, it shouldn't take him two years because he already has it  

[01:38:29] Unknown:

in the computer system. He just has to It is now it's just a matter of him printing it out.  

[01:38:39] Duuude-Ron :

That might take four years.  

[01:38:42] Unknown:

Yeah.   He may the only thing you may have to do is downsize it a little bit. But I think   even the same size, when I put it on the trailer, it would still look good.   Right. But when I do that,   I'm gonna have   a set of teeth   going across   the front of the trailer.   So, basically,   it wraps all the way around the front of the trailer.  

[01:39:09] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.  

[01:39:10] Unknown:

Yeah.   But   that'll be a while.   So but it is what it is.   For show for show for show? We'll see if you can manage that.   No. I don't. Great, Ted.   Yeah.   I like that.  

[01:39:35] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. I do too.  

[01:39:38] Unknown:

I wonder how many I'm with you.   I'm wondering what the comments are gonna be like down there   at Jeep in the Coast.  

[01:39:48] Duuude-Ron :

Don't know.  

[01:39:51] Unknown:

We shall see.  

[01:39:56] Rich Chelson:

Yep.   Wonder what your comments will be when you see four of them running up and down the jeep in the coast.  

[01:40:03] Unknown:

You have no shit.  

[01:40:05] Rich Chelson:

God damn god damn it. God.  

[01:40:10] Unknown:

Like, damn bastards.   And   But then the same four of us would be like, man, that was the coolest fucking graphics designs out there.  

[01:40:22] Rich Chelson:

Exactly. That was the best looking one out of all, Pablo.  

[01:40:28] Unknown:

Yep.   Because most   where they buy them from is just the standard look   that comes off of the p fifty one's   Right. Airplane.   So,   you know, he shaded the teeth and,   you know,   all kinds of shit with that graphics.   There's even,   veins   in the eyeballs.   Oh, that's cool.   Yep. But the picture won't   do well   at the where I took the picture. But, yeah, I could take another one. You know, probably not tonight. It's getting a little bit dark now. But,   yeah, where you can see the   the black lines and the eyeballs.  

[01:41:17] Duuude-Ron :

That's really cool. Yeah. I can't zoom in enough to see it. It it starts to fix something.   Yeah. Yeah. I think I I I think I can see a little bit on the outer edge, but, yeah,   you can't really get a good,   you know, shot of it. Yeah. Which, I mean, that's fine because that's I mean  

[01:41:41] Unknown:

Yeah. I'll definitely be able to see it when I get down there.  

[01:41:44] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, I don't doubt it. I don't doubt it.  

[01:41:49] Rich Chelson:

So Yeah. Rich will be flying his drone around it while you're cruising down.  

[01:41:58] Unknown:

Yeah. And it'll still look cool   when the doors are off too.  

[01:42:03] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.   Yeah. It will.  

[01:42:10] Unknown:

Alrighty then. Well, we got one thing resolved then.   I got cool graphics.  

[01:42:17] Duuude-Ron :

That is true.   What that'll probably charge you?  

[01:42:24] Unknown:

I think that set was   shit. That's been two years ago. I think it was about $250.  

[01:42:33] Rich Chelson:

Okay.  

[01:42:34] Unknown:

Yeah. Something like that.  

[01:42:36] Duuude-Ron :

Well, that's not too bad.  

[01:42:39] Unknown:

No.   Because that his time,   he's probably got a   for that right there, for that design, he probably has about a hundred hours   into it.  

[01:42:53] Duuude-Ron :

You see?  

[01:42:57] Unknown:

What? That's what he likes doing?  

[01:42:59] Duuude-Ron :

I mean, I I don't know graphic design,   but   I don't see a hundred hours. But then again, I I'm not a graphic designer. So  

[01:43:12] Unknown:

Well and I could say that that would be close,   because I've watched him of what he has to do   with some of the requests that people make   and what he has to go through   with the colorization,   the   all the layers of detail on   on one design.   Okay. I think that right there,   that particular print has about   90 layers.  

[01:43:50] Rich Chelson:

Oh, yeah. And you just you keep layering for the, for the details.   Yep.  

[01:43:56] Duuude-Ron :

I yeah. Okay. Okay. I can see that. Yes.  

[01:44:04] Unknown:

You know, making it all the all the lines smooth and so on like that. Yeah. There's, like, 90, a hundred layers on that particular   graphics.   But glad I finally got them.   I was kinda happy now.  

[01:44:23] Duuude-Ron :

I would be.  

[01:44:26] Rich Chelson:

You can, man.  

[01:44:28] Unknown:

Now if somebody could just guarantee   me to get the correct five lottery balls,   I'd be even more of a happier person.   Right. Until until until it was all spent   and then be back to normal life.  

[01:44:50] Duuude-Ron :

Well, if you win the big, big one,   it would be   be a while before you got to normal life.  

[01:44:57] Rich Chelson:

Mhmm. Well, five years is on the average.  

[01:45:01] Unknown:

Yeah. That's very true. But, you know, I would not yes. There would be some toys that I wanna get that I've always wanted.   And, hell, yes,   I would acquire those toys,   but   I would not blow through,   you know, a hundred million dollars in five years.   And those people are just   stupid.   You know, the   the one guy that bought   and they've had,   you know, series with lottery winners that have gone from rich to back to poor.   Right. And there was one guy that bought   two   hurdle shell,   fucking huge,   dressers   made of tortoise shells.   Actually, it's 20,000 doll I think it was 20,000,   30 thousand. I don't remember what it was. Back then,   that was in the mid   or early nineties,   and he spent, like, $2,030,000   dollars on each one of them.  



[01:46:17] Duuude-Ron :

Right.  

[01:46:18] Rich Chelson:

Well, speaking to someone who needs to go off and learn how to handle money a little bit, apparently, Tom Brady needs to be needs to learn how to handle his money.   He's coming out of retirement again.  

[01:46:33] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. They just   people like that just fucking retire and stay retired.   I thought I thought he owned an NFL team.  

[01:46:46] Rich Chelson:

Oh, I have no idea.   I don't I really actually don't follow   sports  

[01:46:56] Duuude-Ron :

sports ball at all. Oh, I don't either. But, you know, I thought I had caught something here and there.   You know,  

[01:47:07] Unknown:

about it. But And if it and if it's because of money,   yeah, that's pretty fucking pathetic.   Because he has,   yeah. If it was because of money   of why he's coming out of retirement,   yeah, that's pretty fucking ridiculous.  

[01:47:24] Duuude-Ron :

Well, that you see, though, the thing is, that's his money.  

[01:47:28] Unknown:

Oh, yeah. And if  

[01:47:29] Duuude-Ron :

and if and if he's the one that screwed it up,   that's, I mean,   that's just whatever. You know? It's like   you're the dumbass who spent it all.  

[01:47:40] Unknown:

Yeah. You're right.  

[01:47:42] Duuude-Ron :

Or you got married too many times or divorced too many times.  

[01:47:47] Unknown:

That could be true too. You know, it's I mean,  

[01:47:50] Duuude-Ron :

you know, if someone, you know, if someone, you know, you know, has to go back to work because of that   or whatever,   so the fuck what?   Just means that   you're not good with money. Okay. Accept it.   You know?  

[01:48:06] Rich Chelson:

But, yeah, you'll always be working.  

[01:48:09] Duuude-Ron :

You know?   It's like, okay.  

[01:48:15] Unknown:

Oh, yeah.   Without a doubt.   So did you,   have you guys heard that they are   seriously   considering   getting rid of the pennies?  

[01:48:30] Rich Chelson:

No. They've seriously been considering getting rid of the pennies since   the,   oh, Darren Roosevelt.  

[01:48:44] Unknown:

Well, they they are going to stop production   of pennies in   July.   They're gonna stop production.  

[01:49:00] Duuude-Ron :

Well, I do know it costs it it costs more than a penny to make a penny.  

[01:49:05] Rich Chelson:

Oh, yeah.  

[01:49:07] Unknown:

Now it is almost   3¢   to make a penny.  

[01:49:13] Rich Chelson:

If you just go back to copper,   pennies would be worth a hell of a lot more.  

[01:49:18] Unknown:

Yeah. You're right about that.   So the   this year's   Denver penny   and there's something about the Denver penny   that is already valued,   you know, like,   $12.  

[01:49:42] Duuude-Ron :

Really?   Yep.   Uh-huh.  

[01:49:49] Unknown:

Because they're supposed to stop the production,   and they're only making so many of them   as well.   So will I see it? Probably not.  

[01:50:04] Duuude-Ron :

You'll see one eventually.  

[01:50:07] Unknown:

Well,   eventually.   And if I do find it, I'll keep a hold of it until,   you know, they're auctioning them up for, you know, several thousand dollars.   And they all be like, there you go.   You want another one?   Especially if I find two or three.   Hell, yeah. I'd sell them.  

[01:50:36] Duuude-Ron :

And, you know, that's the thing.   As as it   I,   I,   found the article that says, as the penny,   fades from use,   businesses will need to round up or down to the nearest 5¢. Now you know where they're going. Oh, yeah. They're always gonna go up. 5¢.   I mean, there is no way they're gonna go down   because,   one,   that 5¢ will take,   that much sales tax away from  

[01:51:16] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[01:51:18] Duuude-Ron :

You know?   And yeah. Yeah. Even though sales tax on 5¢ isn't much,   it adds up when you have   millions of transactions.   Absolutely.  

[01:51:32] Unknown:

Exactly. Yeah.  

[01:51:34] Duuude-Ron :

You know? So Yep. I don't know. It just you know what? That's fine.   Take them away.   I mean, you know, if I find them on the ground, I'll still pick them up.  

[01:51:44] Unknown:

Right.   So That's like,   when I was over in Germany,   they didn't have pennies over Germany   Right. As far as American money   because it costs too much to ship mobile there, and then they did the same thing. They either rounded up or rounded down.   That wasn't really any big deal, but I tell you what,   there's gonna be some people that you're just gonna wanna fight the whole damn process.   And, of course, wine Oh, yeah. And, of course, wine bitch and complain every step of the way.  

[01:52:24] Duuude-Ron :

Yep.   You know, though. And and you see, that's the thing. You know? And and, I mean, you know, on this, it didn't matter if it's liberal or republican, democrat, whatever. It it doesn't matter. It's just Yeah. It's just the fact that There will always be those that combat the the   changes. Something's changing,   you know, whether it's good or bad. And and, oh my god, everybody has to flip the fuck out over it. And it's like, why?   You can't change it. It's already in the process. It's gonna happen.   Accept it. Deal with it. You know? I mean, yeah, there's there's things that I don't like, you know, that changes and, you know, I don't like them. And, yeah, I might bitch for about two minutes.   But, you know,   like you say, Brian, I build a bridge and get the fuck over it. Get the fuck out. Exactly.  

You know? It's like   it's like just whatever.   Because  

[01:53:22] Rich Chelson:

in six months like it.  

[01:53:24] Duuude-Ron :

In six months,   is anybody gonna remember it?   No.   Because our attention spans   are not that long.  

[01:53:35] Unknown:

No.  

[01:53:44] Duuude-Ron :

I mean, shit. People can't fucking remember   what,   you know, a politician said,   you know, ten, fifteen, twenty years ago.   And, you know, but yet now when they say the same thing, oh my god. Oh, no. We can't do that. Well, it was said twenty years ago.   No. It wasn't. And even if you show them proof. No. It wasn't. Yeah. Okay.   No. It just it just frustrates me.  

[01:54:15] Rich Chelson:

Right.  

[01:54:15] Duuude-Ron :

You know? Because it's like, just shut up, people.   Live your life. Stop   stop getting in everybody else's life.  

[01:54:26] Unknown:

You know, this will   Alright. Go ahead, dude. Now and I haven't done any research on this in any way, shape, or form,   but,   you know, how,   president wants to do   the bill to not tax tips and overtime.  

[01:54:45] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.  

[01:54:46] Unknown:

And there I've seen some videos come across that a lot of people   have lost their overtime.   Why the fuck would that even make a difference   if you're getting taxed on over? The company is not it doesn't affect the company's   bottom line in any way, shape, or form.  

[01:55:08] Duuude-Ron :

Right.  

[01:55:11] Unknown:

So I'm not understanding why   some companies   are   now not allowing overtime.  

[01:55:23] Rich Chelson:

Oh, just to   a lot of companies are very much against   Trump,   and so they   that's   one of the things about it. It's like, oh, well, we can't let, Trump win by,   you know,   by letting that, by having,   not paying,   for for overtime, something as   as as piddly as that.   They would yeah. There's people there are   and those places that they're not they're not,   they're losing their overtime at,   something tells me it's either gonna be New York,   California,   or Illinois.  

[01:56:08] Unknown:

Well, two of them   were in unions.  

[01:56:14] Rich Chelson:

Oh, well, that that explains a lot. Yeah.   Union's communistic   communistic   as it is. So, yeah, they're gonna be against anything.  

[01:56:24] Duuude-Ron :

Right? But but but that's the thing. Why would why would,   you know, not taxing the overtime?   Why would the union   care?  

[01:56:37] Rich Chelson:

Because that's   that's letting Trump win.  

[01:56:43] Duuude-Ron :

I am about to let Trump win.  

[01:56:46] Unknown:

They're know that, but, I mean, that but I I But it doesn't affect the union. It doesn't affect the business. No. Actually,  

[01:56:55] Rich Chelson:

it it you're right. It doesn't   hurt or affect the the union,   but   if they can   cause people to bitch about the fact they've lost their overtime because Trump is not going to allow,   taxation overtime.  

[01:57:16] Duuude-Ron :

Okay. I can see that.  

[01:57:20] Unknown:

Well, you know, god forbid. Sorry. They ain't getting overtime. But Well, at the same time, unions aren't for the workers.  

[01:57:29] Rich Chelson:

No. They're not. They're they're they're slave bosses   over the workers.   Yeah. And they've they've sweet talked and and   shot a bunch of bullshit at at workers to go, yeah. We're here for you.   I've known several   union workers who have gotten hurt.   And   because they couldn't come back, you know, because they had a back injury,   They couldn't come back when they wanted them to come back. They were still having to having to get treatments and stuff. They would, like,   start, you know, start being tailed everywhere.   And eventually, they're like, yeah. You're you're not part of the union anymore. You're out you're out. You we're we can't, you're you're not be of use to us, essentially.  

Yep. I you you will never catch me liking anything a union does,   Even if it is too and it for the very same reason   as to why why they are,   against Trump.   Very same reason. Even if it's something they do benefits me.   It is because it benefits them in some way.   When it comes to unions, I no. I'm not   I don't I don't mess with them. I've been offered,   union jobs twice.   And both times, thankfully, I was in a, right to work state, so I was able to go,   fuck you no.   I like my money.  

[01:59:09] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[01:59:11] Rich Chelson:

Well, and I know this I wanna keep all the money I make for as much you know, I'd like to be be able to keep even more, but, you know, can't do that because of the government.  

[01:59:26] Unknown:

Yeah.   And from what I understand,   UPS is union.  

[01:59:32] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.  

[01:59:35] Rich Chelson:

Oh, yeah. Fair enough. For you to be a they would like for you to be a union. Yep. All good old good old Teamsters.   Very reason why we have an eight hour break in the middle of our day.  

[01:59:55] Unknown:

Why was that?  

[01:59:57] Rich Chelson:

Why?   Because   nonunion drivers were running circles around the Union Boys.  

[02:00:04] Unknown:

Oh, okay.  

[02:00:07] Rich Chelson:

I I wanna I need to have a break because, you know, driving   driving 15 miles down the road is is very, very tiring. And so it is not fair that, the the nonunion people can make more money from the, union people.   So   we need to use our clout and make sure that, that   the nonunion   folks have to take a thirty minute break too.   So yeah.  

[02:00:37] Unknown:

Now you know that's been rescinded. Right?  

[02:00:42] Rich Chelson:

Well, to a point, it has.  

[02:00:44] Unknown:

Well,   at the federal level, it's been rescinded. However,   my company,   if you're a driver,   in that eight hours, you will take a thirty minute break.  

[02:01:00] Rich Chelson:

Well, what's what they've they've done is it's no longer you have to go off duty for thirty minutes. Now it's you can't drive for thirty minutes. So if you're on duty and you're just kinda pedal farting around waiting to get loaded and it takes forty five minutes to get loaded,   and you've been sitting in the same spot for that thirty minutes, then your break re your your break time, that eight hours resets.  

[02:01:24] Unknown:

We we physically have to clock off.  

[02:01:29] Duuude-Ron :

Well, that's   that's the company's  

[02:01:31] Unknown:

rules. Yeah. But still Yeah. That's the company's policy.  

[02:01:34] Duuude-Ron :

But, see, the thing is with the thirty minutes, yes, it was a Teamsters   that started the the whole process about it, then the DOT jumped on and just made it industry wide for everybody.   So so, yeah, it all it all it all falls back to the Teamsters, but,   you know, everyone just blames the DOT because the DOT made it a rule for everybody.   Yeah. Yeah. When   when everybody   year ago  

[02:02:08] Unknown:

anything. Uh-huh. A year ago, it was rescinded   at the federal level. Yeah.   You're not required   to take that thirty minute off duty time.  

[02:02:23] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. You just have to not drive for thirty minutes.  

[02:02:27] Unknown:

Correct.  

[02:02:32] Rich Chelson:

So but yeah. But, you know,  

[02:02:34] Unknown:

my company is what it is if I wanna drive for them   in that first eight hours. Now it can be   I can take my break. It's   for some fifty nine minutes. Start it.   You know?   Because if I'm gonna go over eight hours, yeah,   we gotta take that thirty minute off duty break.   And it's like, yeah. Okay. If I wanna drive for them now, play their rules.   Don't have much of a choice.  

[02:03:06] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   And, I mean, you you still get paid for it, but someone running mileage   in, I mean, thirty minutes.   You know,   a truck   even a truck running 72 miles an hour   will only average   with uphill, downhill, and and all like this   will only average about 65 or 68. So in that thirty minutes,   you're gonna lose about thirty, thirty two miles.   That's not gonna   make you eat your shirt   and lose enough money   that where you can't pay your bills.   That's correct. You'll still be able to pay your bills. I mean, it's it's it's you know, you know, people like to make a big thing out of it. Like, oh my god. It's the end of the fucking world. And if you actually break it down and do the math,   it it's it's it's pennies.  

It works out to be pennies.  

[02:04:03] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[02:04:04] Duuude-Ron :

So   because   when I drove and shit like that come down, oh, yeah. I would throw a fit. Like like, when diesel went over $2 a gallon then over $3 a gallon. Oh my god. I flipped.   But Oh,   you lost your shit. Oh, I did. I lost it for a while,   and and then things calmed down. And,   yeah, it was still high. It still cost more, but,  

[02:04:33] Rich Chelson:

you know, it's like That that's still gonna do. $3.  

[02:04:36] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, I know.   Down here, it's it's,   I think $2.80.   Alabama is expensive on diesel.   They're over $3 in Alabama, but over here   in Mississippi, it's,   like, $2.75,   2 80.   Wow.  

[02:04:55] Unknown:

Mhmm. And, you know In Pinokieland.  

[02:05:01] Duuude-Ron :

And you see that And when it  

[02:05:03] Unknown:

and when was it? I can't remember   when it was   that   when I was a kid growing up, diesel was half the price as regular gasoline.   Yeah.   When did that   flip?  

[02:05:21] Duuude-Ron :

When they started taking the sulfur out of it.  

[02:05:24] Unknown:

Oh, okay.  

[02:05:28] Duuude-Ron :

And it it started going up before then,   but but when they went to that low sulfur diesel back,   twenty   twenty   some years ago,   that's what really shot it up.  

[02:05:45] Unknown:

Oh, okay.  

[02:05:47] Duuude-Ron :

Because they're saying, oh, it takes more to refine it and everything like that.   And,   yeah, that's why that's why diesel   went through the roof.   Oh, okay. And then, of course, also, there was that time when everybody in the country   was on because they were thinking gas was so fucking high, so they all started buying diesel pickup trucks.   And everybody and their brother had either a diesel car or a diesel pickup truck.   And,   you know, because diesel is still fairly cheap.   Yeah. Okay. And then all of a sudden, it shot up to   you know? It's it's basically, what it was is is everybody   switched to diesel, and then   the government or whoever   or   the gas companies just shot the price of diesel up just to force people to go back to gas.  

Yeah. Back when yeah.  

[02:06:46] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. He got real stupid high   that time,   during Obama administration.  

[02:06:53] Duuude-Ron :

Yep. It did.  

[02:06:55] Rich Chelson:

And, from there, it never   fully went back down. It was all there before that, it was always, yeah, gas was always a little more expensive than diesel. And   Dude. All of a sudden. Hey, Brian.  

[02:07:08] Duuude-Ron :

Yep. What's wrong with your audio? You sound like Hello. What's wrong? Yeah. Okay. There you are. Oh, sorry. My microphone was away a little bit. Sorry.   Okay. Yeah. It was sounding like he was, like, 500 miles away.  

[02:07:23] Rich Chelson:

That is that is crazy that,   that this microphone is that darn sensitive,   that it has to be just right on your on your mouth   darn near.  

[02:07:34] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You were talking, and and all of a sudden, it it just   I could hear you,   but you were  

[02:07:44] Unknown:

It's like, oh my god. Yeah. Sounded it sounded like you're at the bottom of a 500   gallon bucket, not a 50 gallon bucket. 500 gallon bucket.   Barrel, whatever.  

[02:07:58] Duuude-Ron :

That's why I was like, hey. Hey.   What happened there? What what what kind of headset you're using?  

[02:08:04] Unknown:

Oh, I don't know. Is that the one that, your company gave you?  

[02:08:09] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Yeah. That's just something   the company is like, hey. Here.   Really that mean? Then as I was talking to them about it, they were like, oh, well, it's just it   some of the best $20 headsets we've ever found. So   Okay. Well, it's I thought it'll last for it it the battery's amazing. I've yet I've I've only charged recharged it once, and that was when I first got it because I didn't know what the, what the battery level was.   And at the moment,   I am   let's see here.   Bring up,   where is the oh, okay. Helps up. Hit that. I'm   at   30%.  



[02:08:53] Duuude-Ron :

So   I gotta say the,   well, one, it's it's a good thing the company   paid for it and gave it to you, and two, the audio is pretty good. Now last week, you got a little it sounded,   it sounded like he was talking   louder. And   you weren't clipping, but it kinda sounded like you were clipping for a while. Trying to get close to it. Yeah.   Yeah. But but, I mean I mean, it sounds good.   And then don't hear no background noise or very little. So it's   I mean, honestly, for you know, if it's a $20 headset, I'd keep it.  

[02:09:30] Rich Chelson:

Heck yeah.  

[02:09:31] Duuude-Ron :

You know?   Maybe find another one just to hold as a spare.  

[02:09:39] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Yeah. I've been kinda thinking about that.  

[02:09:42] Duuude-Ron :

Because, I mean, $20 is $20, but, I mean, as long as it's working, roll with it. You know?   Right. I would probably have a spare just in case. Just in case.   Yeah. I I saw I saw an article somewhere. I think it was on Facebook.   It was about AOC. Apparently,   AOC's family is,   I guess,   crooked.   White horse. And,   criminals. And,   apparently,   some of these,   talk show hosts   are,   asking her about it. And, oh oh, she's getting livid   about you know? She's like,   why do I have to answer questions   for my criminal family?   Because you're the one that stepped in the spotlight, honey.  

[02:10:40] Rich Chelson:

Yeah.  

[02:10:43] Unknown:

I mean You're the politician. They're gonna dig every up into every bit of your shit. Get over it.   Absolutely.   Stop whining like a little bitch.  

[02:10:55] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. She don't know how to do  

[02:10:57] Unknown:

that. No. No. I don't. Oh, no.   The what what do they call those fucking five ladies in congress? What the fuck was that group called?  

[02:11:08] Duuude-Ron :

Oh,   no.   Yeah.   I I know the name The Squad.  

[02:11:15] Unknown:

The Squad. The Squad. Yeah.   Yeah.  

[02:11:20] Duuude-Ron :

And I don't think there's much of a squad left,   to be honest with you.  

[02:11:25] Rich Chelson:

I think I may  

[02:11:27] Unknown:

have lost one. There.   Yeah. They might have lost one, but   let's see. It was Omar,   AOC.  

[02:11:37] Rich Chelson:

Those were the two big mouths.  

[02:11:40] Unknown:

Oh, yeah.  

[02:11:41] Rich Chelson:

Let's see here. What do we got for a hot spot?  

[02:11:51] Duuude-Ron :

I will say, though, that that that a lot of them are   they're probably still causing problems, but they ain't getting the media attention that they used to get.   Yeah.   Which which will actually,   knock their   effectiveness   down.  

[02:12:14] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. There was Adrian there was AOC,   Eliana   Omar,   Eliana Presley,   Rashida Tlaib,   and then later added,   was,   was Ramirez,   Summer Lee,   and, oh, of course, she had to have a dude in there because, you know, you know, so you have Greg,   Passer   out of 30 Fifth District Of Texas.   So, yeah,   people drop in and out of it like   like like a bad habit.  

[02:12:55] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   Well, when they realize that that,   you know, when people learn about them and then next thing you know, they don't have a seat no more.   Yeah. Too late, dude.   You know?   Yep.   But   I don't know. It just   it's just funny what   that that it that   we're still this petty.   You know?   Well, yeah.   I mean, it's It's fun.   I don't fun for who?   Me.   Why is it fun for you?  

[02:13:46] Rich Chelson:

Why? Oh, just because,   it just allows me to   to to   to   be a   to spread my asshole wings a little bit,   which is not an image I really wanted   didn't wanna have as I said it, and it just yeah. That was not a That just that just   That that that was not what yeah. No.  

[02:14:12] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. That yeah. It didn't come out like it was supposed to. No. No.   Your asshole has wings.  

[02:14:20] Rich Chelson:

Yes. Yes. Yes. Now with wings.  

[02:14:26] Unknown:

Oh. Is it kinda like is it kinda like Red Bull?  

[02:14:30] Rich Chelson:

Well, it no. I don't think it'll give you wings. It'll knock you it'll knock your ass out, though. It'll it'll knock you out, get backfire.  

[02:14:39] Unknown:

Oh, okay. Oh my god. I don't know. I've never had a Red Bull myself.  

[02:14:44] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. There ain't no way. Great. They're nasty.  

[02:14:49] Duuude-Ron :

It's been years since I've had one, but they're fucking nasty. I don't I don't know how people can like them.  

[02:14:54] Rich Chelson:

It's the only the only real energy drink that I used to used to like, and the only reason I   can't have it anymore is because they stopped making it. But Monster had an orange   that was called chaos.   And for whatever reason, they just don't they don't outside they've got a couple others that are in an orange can.   Yeah. No. It's no. But  

[02:15:19] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.   Yeah. So, yes, I've never really liked energy drinks. No. No. Wow.   Starbucks made one in a can. It was, double espresso.   A little short can too. I mean, the can was less than six inches tall.   Oh my god. You drink one of them?   Man, you were fucking wired.   Oh, I love that shit. But but   and I drank them for, I don't know, probably about six months, and I had to stop   because they were so strong. They were burning my throat. I had acid reflux from it.   Oh, yeah. I mean, that I mean, it's   but, oh my god.   You'd be sitting there driving.   You know. You know, this is when I was driving truck, sitting there and just   fucking vibrating, man. Your arms tingling. Every everything on you head to toe would vibrate.  

Oh my god. I was like, gosh.   And plus, I was drinking   three pots of coffee a day on top of this.   You know? On top of these drinks,   I didn't stop vibrating for, like, two years.  

[02:16:31] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. There was a,   I think Fran j actually still has it. I just haven't, I haven't used   drank from it in a while. They used to have,   extremely caffeinated coffee.   And me and a buddy of mine,   we're   had just got finished making a round trip from,   from   Canadian Texas all the way down to,   to Shreveport   and came back up.   And we had just got unloaded. We as soon as we got there, they're like, oh, good. We're waiting for you here. Go unload. Alright. They unload. Alright. Head back and go grab another one. And so we'll fix that swing back and go grab another load. And so we drove behind and get I think it was pilot or or fly j, whichever one.   And, it's like, oh, let's grab some of the,   grab some of this extreme coffee. Fill our fill our, coffee mugs up with it. Yeah.  

Nastiest tasted shit you ever come.   Damn, I wake for two and a half days.   Yeah. I mean, just drop   that off. Right down the road. Holy shit. I never wanna sleep again. I was like, oh,   made   six trips on that shit.  

[02:17:56] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. It was nasty. Nasty. That was nasty. Oh my   god.   I would drink   chicory and enjoy that more than  

[02:18:07] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Yeah. There's a there's a horrible flavor.  

[02:18:11] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. But, I mean, it was bay it was it was better than that extreme coffee. That's  

[02:18:17] Rich Chelson:

totally, man. I mean Yeah. Yeah. It was. It had a it had a film on there and Yep.  

[02:18:27] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.  

[02:18:31] Unknown:

I don't think I've ever had it.  

[02:18:33] Duuude-Ron :

Be glad.   I don't I I don't know if Flying J still has anymore or not. Well, Flying J is pilot anyway, so pilot don't have it. Flying J don't have it.  

[02:18:46] Unknown:

But  

[02:18:47] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. You don't want it? No. It's  

[02:18:50] Duuude-Ron :

dude.   No.   Yeah. Yeah. Stick with your,   instant   instant coffee. Yeah.  

[02:18:59] Unknown:

Yeah.   Because,   well, down here, we got a flying j and a pilot   that are less than a mile away from each other.  

[02:19:09] Duuude-Ron :

Mhmm.   They're the same thing anymore.   Yeah. They are. Yeah. They're the same company. They're owned by the same folks. So yeah. I remember I remember when, Pilot was or, Flying J got bought out by Pilot.   I fucking pissed off people at Flying J one time when I walked in because I walked in. It's it's the first Flying J I'd walked into in, I don't know, a couple months.   And I walked in. I said, oh,   I'm in a pilot.   And, I mean, I said it out loud too.   Girls behind the counter, we are flying, Jay. I'm like, look around, honey. You're in a fucking pilot.   It's the same shit. You don't have nothing what you used to have.  

Oh, yeah. She was not happy.  

[02:20:04] Unknown:

You know, if somebody wants to take that much pride in where they work, you know, hey. That's great.  

[02:20:09] Rich Chelson:

Well, yeah, I don't  

[02:20:12] Unknown:

I take a lot of pride in what I do, but, you know, I can also   go down the road and take just as much pride with another company.  

[02:20:20] Rich Chelson:

Right.  

[02:20:21] Duuude-Ron :

Well, you see, the thing is back in the day when when Flying J was Flying J, Flying J was owned   by the Mormons.   Okay? That's that's how Flying J got started. The Mormons owned them, and,   Flying J was actually a good freaking company.   They, they, treated their people right. The stuff they had in the store, of course, it was high priced. It was a truck stop.   But they had different stuff from everybody else, from TA, Pilot,   the seventy six,   you know, all all the others. You know?   Uh-huh. And then,   over time,   TA started buying out,   because because,   TA owns Petro   now because Petro Right. Used to be their own.  

And then they got bought out, and then and then Pilot came on scene, and Pilot had their own thing. And I like pilot for their things.   Yeah. I like the different truck stop for each of their own things.   Yeah. When TA started buying out everything,   Luvs came on the scene. Luvs is okay.   And then,   pilot started buying up   Flying Js, Luvs, and all like this. Well, pilot got   shut down   because pilot was poised to basically own, like, eighty eighty some percent   of the truck stops in the country because mom and pops were gone.   Yeah. K. Because of all the big   of all the big truck stops.  

And Yeah. When they when pilot bought Flying J and   turned the inside of a flying j to look exactly like a pilot,   that's when I had a problem.   Because it was the same shit, same prices, same food.   Because the first thing pilot did with the Flying Js was take out the fucking restaurants.   Flying J had their own restaurants, and the food was great.  

[02:22:20] Unknown:

And  

[02:22:21] Duuude-Ron :

they took out the restaurants   and then started bringing in the IHOPs, the Denny's, and all the shit that that,   you know,   that   it it was it was being more,   what's the word I'm looking for?   Cookie cutter. You know? Right.   You know? And then I'm like, no.   Leave leave the original restaurant.   Leave the original shit because   it was it was it was doing great as a business. But, no, Pilot   as a corporation was like, no. It's like Walmart.   If Walmart buys a store out, guess what? Walmart turns everything   to what Walmart has.   Yep. They they had changed everything. Well, Pilot was doing the same thing, and it pissed me the hell off.  

And that's why, you know, I will go into a pilot if I need to, but I'll normally go to Love's   when I'm traveling. I won't go to a pilot or a flying j   unless I have a choice   because they just   is is bullshit.   Yeah.   Because truck stops used to have their own,   personality.   That's why. Yeah.   And now, no.   None of them have any personality.  

[02:23:40] Unknown:

Oh, no.  

[02:23:43] Duuude-Ron :

So, yeah, that's that's why, yeah, that's why that's why   and this was years ago when I did it, but, yeah, I, yeah, I I didn't care. I was I was at my wit's end. I'm like, screw this.   I pissed off anybody I could.   Mm-mm. I'm serious, man. I didn't care.   Yeah. Because it's like, what what the fuck are you gonna do? Not sell to me? Okay. I'll go across the street.   Yep. You know? I mean, I'm not I'm not tied to,   you know, stopping at a flying j. I, you know, I'll go to a smaller truck stop if I have to.   I think I was in Cheyenne, Wyoming when I did that.   Because you see, that's the thing. Flying Js, you,   used to have clothes.  

They would sell clothes. I'm   talking   winter coats,   shirts,   you know,   like work shirts. You know, you get jeans.   And when pilot took them over,   that was gone   because Pilate doesn't sell clothes.  

[02:24:54] Rich Chelson:

Right.  

[02:24:56] Duuude-Ron :

And, I mean, I you see, that's the thing. You know? Because,   you know, it's like it's like when you're in the truck   and you're in a strange town,   a lot of older truck drivers will not drop their trailer and bobtail anywhere because they were raised up. If you're loaded, you don't leave that trailer anywhere.   Nope. It stays hooked to your truck. And then and and if your truck   if if   if they won't allow your trailer, you don't go to anywhere but a truck stop. And that's that's the way I was raised. You don't leave your trailer for nothing.  

[02:25:33] Unknown:

Right.  

[02:25:34] Duuude-Ron :

So oh, yeah.   As you can tell, I still I still have feelings toward this.  

[02:25:43] Unknown:

Not better at all. Have one. You still have what?  

[02:25:47] Duuude-Ron :

Feelings   on on this subject.  

[02:25:50] Unknown:

Uh-huh.  

[02:25:51] Duuude-Ron :

I, I, haven't drove truck now   over the road. I I haven't drove over the road, Fox, since   now for thirteen years.  

[02:26:04] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[02:26:07] Duuude-Ron :

And I still get upset because   flying   pilot bought out flying j.  

[02:26:13] Unknown:

Yeah.  

[02:26:15] Duuude-Ron :

Well, that's like that's like Balsamans up in Grand Island, Nebraska.   Pilot bought them out. That pissed me the fuck off because Balsamans   up in Grand Island was started in Grand Island. It I mean, they had, you know, expanded out,   you know, to,   one location in Kansas and, you know,   they had a few other places, but, you know, but, yeah, pilot came in and bought them out   because the big companies   wouldn't set up an account with Boseman's to get fuel   unless Boseman's had the backing of   a big name,   truck stop.  

[02:26:56] Unknown:

Right. No shit.  

[02:26:57] Duuude-Ron :

No shit.   Damn.   Yeah. And and the store I mean, Bosselman's is still Bosselman's.   Well, I remember when Bosselman's was the old original Bosselman's,   and then they built on and made it, you know,   huge.   But yeah. No. It's you see, and this is why this is why the mom and pop truck stops,   went away   is because   they couldn't compete   with the fleet prices pilot   was   was giving everybody.  

[02:27:32] Rich Chelson:

So Yeah. At the same time but, I mean and if you weren't using a fleet account   through   those big places, I mean, they're still,  

[02:27:42] Duuude-Ron :

you know, making shit tons of money off of off of the other truck drivers too. So Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Definitely. But but you see but that's why that's why the mom and pop truck stops   went away   because   they couldn't compete   with the pilot TA,   places like that.   It was all money, man.  

[02:28:05] Unknown:

Right.  

[02:28:07] Duuude-Ron :

And believe me, you could get some damn good oh my god. Some damn good food at a mom and pop truck stop. Oh, yeah. You got some of the best stuff there. Yeah. Exactly. And cheap.   Normally, prices were cheaper than the big big truck stops.  

[02:28:26] Unknown:

Yep. Because they had   a dedicated fan base.  

[02:28:32] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.   But it's still it's it's I mean,   yeah. No. I I was I was never happy with that   because, I mean, you know, I started driving when,   you know,   life was still   the old way.   And then it changed, and it and it   trust me. I I fought it as long as I could,   and then I just   I just had to give up. You know?   Because I knew I wasn't gonna win.  

[02:29:08] Rich Chelson:

Right.  

[02:29:12] Duuude-Ron :

You know,   you know, stop down in West Plains, Missouri.   There's a little,   little   truck stop   on the side of the road on say, is that 63, if I remember right? Yeah. 63, I think.   And, you get ham and eggs for $2.95.  

[02:29:35] Unknown:

Wow.  

[02:29:37] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.   This was in the nineties, guys. This was in the fucking nineties. That was a little yeah.   Ham and eggs for $2.95,   and that included coffee.   Less than a $5 bill. I could eat good in the neighborhood and drink as much coffee as I fucking wanted.  

[02:30:00] Unknown:

A buffet. And then fill your thermostat.  

[02:30:02] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, yeah. Yeah. And then yeah. For free.   It didn't cost no extra. And I remember back, buffets back then were $5.   All you can eat buffet at a Petro. Five   Hell yeah.   Dollars. 4 90 9. Oh my god. I bought shit one day. I walked in. I hadn't been in a Petro forever.  

[02:30:26] Rich Chelson:

Get a wire and skillet. Yes. And,  

[02:30:30] Duuude-Ron :

excuse me. And the buffet   was $9.99.   Oh my god. I damn I damn near lost my shirt. I I I,   yeah, I went through the roof   because it was, like, overnight, they just doubled it. I mean, it happened over time, of course. But,   you know, for me, it was overnight because   you know? Oh, yeah. It was $9.99.   Now it's like, regular price is, like, $20.  

[02:31:03] Rich Chelson:

That   they don't have the buffet anymore.  

[02:31:07] Duuude-Ron :

What?  

[02:31:08] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. They don't do the buffet ever since,   COVID.   They've stopped they don't do the buffet.   See? That's just rude, man. COVID COVID was COVID was the was a buffet killer.   There's a lot of places that used to be do a lot of buffets.   And once,   once the,   COVID hit and stuff, they were like, yeah. We can't do that no more. And so they just stopped.   And it's like, jeez.  

[02:31:41] Duuude-Ron :

Man,   see, that's just wrong.   I don't care who you is. Alright.  

[02:31:47] Rich Chelson:

And I mean, the closest one that's still the only ones that really still do it are at the Chinese food restaurants.  

[02:31:54] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. The one the one here in town,   their buffet. And,   they just raised their prices,   and I think they raised it 50¢.   And that was  

[02:32:06] Rich Chelson:

yeah. Ours ours have gotten stupid expensive. I mean, they are damn near $20 for per person.   And this is the little one. They've got a larger one, but their their food's shit. So   we joke that they actually do use cats and dogs in their recipes.  

[02:32:24] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, this one this one here, it's it's, like,   13   or no. It's it's, it was $13.99.   It's, I think, $14.49   now. Drinks, they freaking get you on the drinks. It's it's, like, $2.50 or almost $3.   Wow.   I mean I mean, out the door, I can get out the door   with $17.75,   but   that's for basically all the seafood I want.  

[02:32:57] Unknown:

Right. So  

[02:32:58] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. It's a value.   You know?   You know, I can get crab. I can get crawdads.   You know, I get shrimp cooked many different ways.   So, you know, get fish.   So, yeah, I can get seafood any which way I want.   So I don't mind paying the 17 and some change.  

[02:33:30] Unknown:

Yeah. Sounds like a place I need to visit.   What's that, dude? Sounds like a place I need to visit.  

[02:33:36] Duuude-Ron :

Yes. We do.   Yes. We do. It's about time. It's it's   it'll be about   about three weeks since I've been there. I was I I I was there about three weeks ago.   Oh, yeah. Oh. Oh, yeah. It's   trust me. It's a good place.   See, Brian? Bring your ass down here. We all go eat good Chinese food.  

[02:34:04] Rich Chelson:

Alright.   I'll be down there in here in a couple days.  

[02:34:08] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.  

[02:34:09] Unknown:

Bring your deep.  

[02:34:11] Rich Chelson:

Bring it oh, well, okay. Maybe a little longer. Bring your yeah. Bring your Jeep.   I'll see if I can get some stickers, and I'll I'll I'll put I'll put put Jeep in the window. How about that?  

[02:34:25] Unknown:

Yeah. And I and And I was fixing to say, or you can bring whatever kind of car you want to if it identifies as a Jeep.  

[02:34:37] Duuude-Ron :

Oh,   what the other day, I was sitting on the front porch. Right? Smoked a cigarette.   I looked up,   and this cute little thing was driving this little Renegade,   and she thought she had a Jeep. I mean, it has Jeep on the car.   Yeah. It says Jeep, but Yeah. But it's a it's a fucking Renegade,   and she had ducks across her dash.   I was like, oh my god.   Try hard. Try hard.   I was like,   good god.  

[02:35:15] Unknown:

Well, we got   on here. One of the clubs I'm with has the same thing. Has a Renegade and has ducks all up on that dash. Really?   Yep.   Man,  

[02:35:30] Duuude-Ron :

that's crazy.  

[02:35:33] Unknown:

Nice lady.   She has a Jeep, so she can be in a Jeep club, but she has a running day and has a Ducks.   You know, there's some states now   that are fixing to   write citations   if you have boots in the window.   I can't tell you the reason why.  

[02:35:59] Rich Chelson:

It's a safety hazard. You may get a quack in the eye.   Can't drive with a quack in the window. Yeah. There you go.  

[02:36:13] Unknown:

The alpha's now I haven't heard the reason as to why.   They just said that,   you know, there are some states that are   cracking down on those dumps.  

[02:36:27] Duuude-Ron :

That is now now   now some Jeeps that I've seen around here  

[02:36:32] Unknown:

Oh my god. Yeah. No.  

[02:36:35] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah, they've got three rows of Jeeps. Okay.   Now that's   but but most and I've only seen a few like that. Most of them have, you know, maybe eight or 10, you know, spread out across their dash. You know, they're not all covered up,   you know, and everything like this. The dash isn't, but,   you know, I mean,   hell, one Jeep I I I went to the store the other day,   and it's funny. Okay? And and   this is a Jeep thing. Okay?   If you have a Jeep and you park in a parking spot at a store,   when you come out that store,   there will be another Jeep, at least one parked near you.  

I have noticed that.   Yeah. Yeah. And I don't know why, but that's just it's it happens a lot.   And I come walking out the store and there's this newer Sahara,   four door   that was parked right in front of me in the space on the other side of me. Right?   And,   I looked on their dash. They didn't have Jeeps.   They had the   or ducts. They had,   I don't know if they were plastic or die cast,   but they had three little die cast jeeps   set up in their in their holder up on the dash   and   setting up. And it looked kinda cool. It was it was a red, white, and blue one.   I was like, that's pretty fucking cool.  



[02:38:10] Unknown:

I bet you it's,   one of those,   I don't know what the fuck they're called,   that   is a layered   aspect,   and I got one from,   one of the guys in the   club up in Waco when we went to Moab last time. He gave everybody one of those that went to Moab   that he made on his I don't know what the machine is called.  

[02:38:52] Duuude-Ron :

What? A resin printer or three d printer?  

[02:38:55] Unknown:

Yeah. Three   There you go. Yeah.   Or resin printer. This one's resin.   So but, yeah, the three d printer.   Yeah. No. Got that from him, and it's like,   you know, it's like, why are you giving me this? He's like, well,   I'm giving them to everybody that came to Moab. I'm like, okay. Knock yourself out.   I still have it. It's on a bookshelf, but it's like   like all the one for my Jeep. It's like,   you know, most of those have just   gone into the trash.  

[02:39:40] Rich Chelson:

Mhmm.  

[02:39:41] Unknown:

It's like,   you know, I don't need no trophy.  

[02:39:47] Duuude-Ron :

Dude, it's it's you see, that's the thing, dude. It's not it's not   kind of a trophy. It's it's you know, look at it like someone took the time to   give you a present. Just give you Honor. Yeah. Whether whether you   put it in your Jeep, on your Jeep, up your ass, on a shelf, who cares?   Okay? Just I mean, it's it's something nice. You know? That's like just like You are right. That's like  

[02:40:15] Unknown:

That is when I got a Mohawk duck.  

[02:40:18] Duuude-Ron :

You know? That was that was, you know, that was the first jeep, first duck I got when I got down here, and I had walked out of the store and didn't even realize it.   And I was like, I was like  

[02:40:32] Unknown:

Until you knocked it off because you're trying to get into the door handle?  

[02:40:37] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. Well, I was reaching for the door handle when I saw it, and I'm like and and it was upside down. And I pulled it out, and I'm like, what the fuck? And I looked at it, and I'm like, oh, that's fucking cool.   And I've only got,   two ducks   on my,   dash,   and that one is one of them. The other one Right.   Was the first one I got in this Jeep,   and that was   given given to me by a Navy Seal.   It's only two ducks I have in my Jeep.   Uh-huh. You know?   And,   you know, I don't I don't collect ducks, but, you know, it was just a fact that someone, you know, thought about giving me one.  

[02:41:21] Unknown:

Alright. Cool. I don't care. Yeah. Yeah. Well, and I understand where you're coming from as far as   when, yes, they   did the judging on the Jeeps   that were there, and I didn't   really have any intentions   on being judged.   I just brought the Jeep because it was,   it was an event for   the family of a fallen   highway patrol trooper.  

[02:41:55] Duuude-Ron :

Okay.  

[02:41:56] Unknown:

And so I just decided to go live then, you know, they wanted to   they asked if we could, you know, set, you know, the hot rods here,   these vehicles, and then the Jeep goes you know, had their row as well. So I'm like, damn. Like, sure. Do you know?   I don't care where I park at.   And so they also did a judging of the all the Jeeps, and   I think I got three awards.  

[02:42:26] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, that's awesome.  

[02:42:30] Unknown:

I think I got view or   what the hell is it called?   Viewer's   Choice. No.   What is it that when when the yeah. People's Choice.  

[02:42:48] Duuude-Ron :

People's Choice.  

[02:42:49] Unknown:

People's Choice, most patriotic, and I can't remember what the other one was.  

[02:42:55] Duuude-Ron :

That's cool. But see, that's you see, that's the thing. When it comes to stuff like that, I kinda   I don't   I don't shoot it down because,   especially in this day and age where   everybody is basically   self absorbed.  

[02:43:13] Unknown:

Yeah. Out for themselves only. Yeah. Mhmm. If if someone takes the time  

[02:43:18] Duuude-Ron :

to to honor me and or or my Jeep or whatever   and,   you know, wants to give me a duck or or give me something,   I'm gonna kinda   look at it like,   okay. They thought of someone else other than   than themselves. That alright. That's cool. You know? Yeah. Yeah. Because it it don't happen all the time. I mean, I haven't gotten another duck since I've been down here,   and I've been down here over a year now.  

[02:43:50] Rich Chelson:

Oh, good.  

[02:43:52] Duuude-Ron :

So  

[02:43:55] Unknown:

Yeah. And I don't I don't get ducked often. But, of course,   now they kind of have the trend if they don't   and a Jeeper that wants to duck a Jeep,   if they don't see any ducks in the window,   more than likely, they will not duck you.   Oh, okay. Which is and that's what's   going on around here. If you don't have the ducks in your windshield,   they're like, this individually   obviously doesn't collect ducks, which I don't   for the most part. I have I have a few that   they were given to me,   special events or individuals. There's a specific meaning behind that duck.   Yeah. So   I got five of those. Those, I won't get rid of. The rest of them, I'll reduct,   except for, like, what you said, the Mohawks.  

The Mohawks   are   the ones I think are cool.   So if I get a Mohawk   duck, I will definitely keep it.  

[02:45:06] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah.  

[02:45:09] Unknown:

But all the rest of them, they just get reduct.  

[02:45:14] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. No. I just I just you know, like I said, I've I've got a couple, and that's you know, if I get one, I get one. If I don't, I don't. It's it's not a big deal either way.  

[02:45:26] Unknown:

Well, now I can make damn sure you get, like, about   20 of them stuck on the hood of your Jeep while I'm down there.  

[02:45:36] Duuude-Ron :

How would you do that?  

[02:45:39] Unknown:

Do what?  

[02:45:40] Rich Chelson:

Very sneaky.  

[02:45:42] Duuude-Ron :

How would you do that?  

[02:45:45] Unknown:

You just go out there and put them on the fucking hood of your Jeep.   Here. Here's about 20 of them. Duck yourself out.  

[02:46:00] Duuude-Ron :

No. I don't know. I just that that stuff, like I said, you know, it it just it just tells me that that that someone,   you know, took the time to, you know,   think of me and my Jeep, you know, or whatever.  

[02:46:15] Unknown:

And and think that your Jeep was, you know,   had what it or   had   what it took to get a duck.   There's this one guy in   one of the clubs here.   He's a three row   dash duck   jeeper.   Right?   You know what he has in the back of his Jeep?   A five gallon   bucket  

[02:46:45] Duuude-Ron :

of ducks.   Oh my god.  

[02:46:49] Unknown:

And every Jeep that he sees,   he will put a duck on it.   Wow. I'm like   I'm thinking to myself,   I think you're just a wee bit overboard on these ducks.   Yeah.   But,   again,   in the words of Rich,   you do you, boo.  

[02:47:18] Duuude-Ron :

Right. That's right.   You know? I mean, this guy just likes to   make people smile. You know, some people don't like it, but, you know, a lot of people will smile over that.  

[02:47:31] Unknown:

I have seen people knock   them off their Jeep,   and they got   aggravated   because somebody put a duck on their Jeep.  

[02:47:44] Duuude-Ron :

And it's like Or it needs some happiness.   Needs to get laid or something.  

[02:47:50] Rich Chelson:

Exactly.  

[02:47:52] Unknown:

Yeah. Well, these two particular individuals just   will never   ever in their life be happy.  

[02:48:01] Duuude-Ron :

Well, that's that's a shame.   Yeah.   Because   life is too short to be pissed off all the time.  

[02:48:10] Rich Chelson:

Yeah. Absolutely.   Much too short to be taken seriously.  

[02:48:15] Duuude-Ron :

Exactly. Right?   Yeah.  

[02:48:21] Unknown:

Well, like I said, me, if I get one, I'll just   put it on the closest Jeep that I can find that is parked where I'm parked at.   Yeah. I had one one event, and I was in a Walmart parking lot, and I, you know, had   these spare ducts that were in the back seat or on the floorboard.   And I went over to   duck the Jeep,   and that lady was coming out of Walmart.   Oh, you can't hear that. And,   yeah, I got caught. So   then, of course,   she wouldn't let me leave until   she ducked my Jeep.   Oh, okay. And I told her, I'm like, ma'am,   you don't realize I'm trying to get rid of these things.  



[02:49:15] Duuude-Ron :

You  

[02:49:17] Unknown:

know? You do not have to reduct me. Oh, yes. I do. You gave me a duck, so I gotta give you one. I'm like,   okay.  

[02:49:27] Duuude-Ron :

So   so you didn't drop   your duck count.   It stayed the same.  

[02:49:35] Unknown:

No. It did not stay the same because I drove through Walmart,   and the next Jeep that I physically saw,   they got that duck.  

[02:49:48] Duuude-Ron :

Didn't even leave the parking lot. Oh my god. Did not leave the park  

[02:49:53] Unknown:

now no.   Like you just said, no. It's not rude because   the person's Jeep that I put that duck on,   it may may have just made their   day, month,   and or year.  

[02:50:11] Duuude-Ron :

Well, true. True. But but you see the thing is,   it should be a rule. If you get ducked,   you should have to keep the duck at least a day,   not not just the other side of the parking lot.   You know? You still have to keep the duck at least a day. But Yeah.  

[02:50:32] Unknown:

Like I said, I got I got my the few that I have, the ones with the Mohawks, those are the ones I favor.   Yeah. I So when when Jeep in the Coast was down there last year, did you see a lot of   Jeep ducking?  

[02:50:52] Duuude-Ron :

No. I didn't see a lot of people. Now,   this, this one area   we'll go through in in, Pasch Christian. This is where   well, this is where the vendors are at and stuff like that.   I believe I believe they'll still be in the same place.   But   when you drive up this this street, it's a two lane road, and, yeah, you just might as well put the bitch in four low because you're not getting out.   You you you're not going faster than five mile an hour. You just ain't   for for about a mile. But it's cool because there's people lined up. There there's a lot of stuff going on.   And last year, there was this   couple.  

Oh, I don't know if they were a couple, if they were friends, if if they were   family or what.   But   this girl   was sitting   on the edge of the road.   And if someone stopped and held their hand out, she would run a duck to them. She had a a box   full of ducks.   And if someone wanted a duck, all you had to do was stop, hold your hand out, and she'd run and give you a   duck. It was funnier than anything, but I sat there and watched it. It's like, oh my god.   But,   but yeah.   No. You'll see when we get there, man.   We'll have to go through Gulfport and all like that and get out to pass Christian.   And,   that's,   yeah,   you're gonna see oh my god. You're gonna see an ass load of Jeeps.  

I'm not I'm not sure what the count is so far this year, but I know last year,   I think they were looking at   four or 5,000 Jeeps registered.   And that's just   registered Jeeps.   That's not   just everyone else who shows up.  

[02:52:47] Unknown:

Right.  

[02:52:49] Duuude-Ron :

But it's it's actually pretty cool.  

[02:52:54] Unknown:

Well, I'm not gonna register my register my Jeep. I didn't register mine.   Yeah. You just were one of those that just   showed up.  

[02:53:04] Duuude-Ron :

Yes, sir. That was me.  

[02:53:06] Unknown:

Yep. Just because   you could show up.  

[02:53:10] Duuude-Ron :

Mhmm.   A lot of people do that. You know? Yeah.  

[02:53:16] Unknown:

But, unfortunately, you can't drive down the beach if you just show up.  

[02:53:20] Duuude-Ron :

No. You cannot.   And you'll see when when we get out that way   where they do drive on the beach, because it's it's only in one area. It's not the whole beach.   You'll see   you'll see what I mean. And when you see the gaggle fuck over there, you'll be like, yeah. I'm glad I didn't even think about trying that.   Because, yeah, it I mean, I was   hearing it was taking people they was lining up at, like, seven, 08:00 in the morning,   and,   it was taking, like, two and three hours   to get on the beach just to park.  

[02:54:06] Unknown:

Wow.  

[02:54:07] Duuude-Ron :

Yeah. Yeah. No.   That   so but I guess pizza slotting in.  

[02:54:16] Unknown:

And I guess, if I wanna drive on the if I wanna drive on the beach   to Texas,   because you can pretty fucking beach in pretty much in Texas.  

[02:54:26] Duuude-Ron :

Right.   But yeah. No. No. Not down here, you can't. But, no, like I said, you'll see   next week. You'll see when we get, you know, you you know, when we go across and, you know, see everything.   It'll it'll it'll make more sense.   But it'll still be a good time.   No.  

[02:54:57] Unknown:

It looks like it is  

[02:54:59] Rich Chelson:

back then. About about that time for us to   get this,   this ship   landed and and, so everyone else can go about their day. But, anyhow, folks wanna say thank you all very much for the time and the   and the attention that y'all have, been able to provide to us. It has been great to to know that we have people who come by and listen and and then listen some more, and then they even come back and even listen some more. And it is   times like that that I am glad that we're able to do this show because it is a   it is just our way of just having a conversation. We're just three guys, wanna talk just talk about whatever comes to our mind. Sometimes we may have an agenda. Other times we have no agenda. Sometimes, you know, an agenda form. So it's just depends on the, the time and the and the event, what's happening, what's not happening, and we'll talk about anything and everything that we possibly can talk about.   And   that because of that, our show is a bit different than everybody else's. Ours is   not run by sponsors. We don't,   take corporate money. We take,   the time to, to   share our lives   with each other and with you as you're listening. And   in doing so,   it   affords us, the opportunity to do some,   do some   things that are   out of the ordinary   from what everybody else does.  

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[03:01:08] Duuude-Ron :

Oh, not too much. Just, again, wanna thank everyone for listening and   those that keep coming back and listening and, you know,   send this out to your friends   and,   your loved ones and share with them and let them know about about these three crazy veterans that that   talk any which way they want. Because, Alright. You know, if you've if you've been listening to our show, you know we say what we want and how we want. So,   and like Brian said, you know, if you have any ideas or whatnot or comments or suggestions,   send us an email, [email protected]   or rich here, me, @rChelseaatGmail.com.  

And if you wanna talk to the dude,   send an email to Brian and I, and we'll get it to the dude. Now next week's show will be interesting because the dude is gonna be here in Mississippi   with me.   So   that's actually gonna be kinda funny.   So, yeah, we're gonna   we're gonna figure that out and have some fun with it because because the dude and I,   we're gonna go and, drive Jeeps around and,   just go have fun. So,   we'll we'll have a lot of stuff with that going on and everything. Absolutely.   And get and get and get dude to,   Woosah a minute. But,  

[03:02:41] Rich Chelson:

seriously,  

[03:02:42] Duuude-Ron :

thank y'all for listening, and, keep coming back.   And,   yeah, because,   yeah, we love doing this because   I don't know. We just love it. So,   again, thank you, and   we'll see y'all next week. Dude, what you got, man?  

[03:03:04] Unknown:

Well,   it's always wonderful of us Jeepers be able to talk about Jeeps because   when you own a Jeep, that's all you talk about is your Jeep.   So if anybody out there that listens has a Jeep, send us a picture of your Jeep   so we can,   you know, so we can add a comment to our show about, you know, somebody   out there listening. You know, this is your Jeep. You send us a picture. That would be absolutely great.   So,   but other than that, always being able to talk to these gentlemen every week. You know,   Fun,   that's questionable.   Interesting.  

That's true.   So,   with that said, hope everybody has a great week, and   we'll see you back here again next week. And like Rich just said, I'll be down there hanging out with him.   And, yeah, it's gonna be an interesting,  

[03:04:04] Rich Chelson:

you know, podcast.   Yep.   So alright. With that,   everybody listening, appreciate you again one more time saying thank you for listening.   Rich, Ron, appreciate y'all coming on, and,   we all being able to continue to talk and and have, have some entertaining and lively,   discussion. So we'll see y'all next week. Y'all take care, everybody. And I'll   take care. Catch y'all later.   Bye.  

[03:04:35] Duuude-Ron :

Peace out.  

[03:04:37] Unknown:

Absolutely. Peace out.  

[03:04:39] Duuude-Ron :

See y'all. Alright. Good. See you.  

[03:04:42] Rich Chelson:

Bye.