America's Big 250: Fourth of July with Bulk Transit Drivers

1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:07,520 How's it going out there? Bulk and Spur. Welcome in to the always pneumatic, Never Static podcast. 2 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:12,560 You know, I gotta tell you guys, I'll be honest with you. Sometimes I say welcome to always 3 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,800 pneumatic, never static. And other times I say welcome to the always pneumatic, Never Static 4 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:22,080 podcast. To me, they're interchangeable. But I should say it correctly because where you're 5 00:00:22,080 --> 00:00:27,920 going to find it if you're not going to our website, which is podcast.bulktransit.com, you're 6 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:34,280 going to find it under just always pneumatic, never static. No, the no podcast. That's just a guy 7 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:39,600 that's done thousands of episodes of podcasts for podcasts that have the word podcast in their 8 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:46,280 title. And sometimes, uh, bad habits just kind of creep in. So apologies there. Welcome to 9 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:53,000 always pneumatic, never static. Now today is a very special episode because we are celebrating 10 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:59,750 America's 250th birthday. Happy 4th of July to all of you. We're 11 00:00:59,750 --> 00:01:04,550 shooting off bottle rockets. We got eagle screeches. I even got Will Smith on here. Welcome 12 00:01:04,550 --> 00:01:09,509 to Earth. And I don't know why. Maybe because one of my favorite movies is Independence Day. And 13 00:01:09,510 --> 00:01:14,349 I've always said this. And maybe some of you have heard me say it before, when Will Smith slapped 14 00:01:14,349 --> 00:01:18,550 Chris Rock at that award show, if he would have just looked directly into the camera and said. 15 00:01:18,550 --> 00:01:22,789 Welcome to Earth. Everybody would have forgotten about it, because, look, it's Chris Rock. He's a 16 00:01:22,790 --> 00:01:26,709 comedian, he's hilarious. But there's a thousand people that have wanted to slap him for running 17 00:01:26,709 --> 00:01:32,189 his mouth. I know that intimately. I talk into a microphone for a living. It's I mean, there's a 18 00:01:32,190 --> 00:01:38,589 reason I lock my front door. Um, but I digress. We are here talking about America's Big 19 00:01:38,589 --> 00:01:45,150 250th birthday and what a year it is for us to celebrate such an iconic 20 00:01:45,309 --> 00:01:51,070 birthday for this country. We're also hosting the World Cup right now. And for those of you that 21 00:01:51,070 --> 00:01:57,150 aren't big football, excuse me, big soccer fans, how dare I? This is America. Uh, 22 00:01:58,099 --> 00:02:02,819 I just feel like I should poke myself with a or snap myself with a rubber band or something for 23 00:02:02,819 --> 00:02:08,220 calling it football. But I have been watching some of the World Cup, and what's been really fun is 24 00:02:08,220 --> 00:02:13,380 seeing all these people from various countries all over the world come to America and say, you 25 00:02:13,380 --> 00:02:18,659 guys have gotten a bad rap in the national media. Everything that we see is the cities are on fire. 26 00:02:18,660 --> 00:02:23,059 The people hate each other. They're shooting each other. It's terrible over there. And then they 27 00:02:23,059 --> 00:02:28,499 actually come over here and they realize we do it better than anyone else. Yeah, there's some pockets 28 00:02:28,499 --> 00:02:33,460 in some of the bigger cities that maybe aren't places that you want to be, but name a city across 29 00:02:33,460 --> 00:02:38,300 the country that doesn't have those pockets. Name a city across the world that doesn't have those 30 00:02:38,300 --> 00:02:42,940 pockets. You won't find them, but what you will find when you come to the great United States of 31 00:02:42,940 --> 00:02:48,939 America is the hospitality in spades, all the way across the country. I don't care if you're in 32 00:02:48,940 --> 00:02:53,860 Seattle or LA, I don't care if you're out in Atlanta or in Kansas City. I don't care if you're 33 00:02:53,860 --> 00:02:59,769 in New York or or Chicago. you're going to find people that want to welcome you to what we have 34 00:02:59,770 --> 00:03:05,889 and want to share it with you, because once again, here in America, we do freedom better than anybody 35 00:03:05,889 --> 00:03:12,489 else in the world. And it's not close. I would say America is number one on that. Right. If you're 36 00:03:12,490 --> 00:03:18,489 going to rank where the freest people are, America's number one, followed by all 50 states 37 00:03:18,490 --> 00:03:24,049 individually, and then somewhere in there, number 52 and beyond is the rest of the world. And I can 38 00:03:24,049 --> 00:03:29,689 say that comfortably as, as a, as a red blooded American. Um, I, you know, this is the time of year 39 00:03:29,689 --> 00:03:35,210 that I get real welled up with national pride. And I don't care if we're playing soccer or hockey or 40 00:03:35,210 --> 00:03:40,970 basketball or baseball or football, if you put them in red, white and blue and you pit them 41 00:03:40,970 --> 00:03:46,129 against the rest of the world, your boy here is going to be rooting them on. And so, uh, really cool 42 00:03:46,129 --> 00:03:52,049 that America gets to host the World Cup, an international competition, um, on its 43 00:03:52,049 --> 00:03:57,040 250th birthday. And that's what we're here to celebrate today. And I'll be honest with you guys, 44 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:01,600 if you've been listening to this podcast for all the 20 some episodes that we've put out this far, 45 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:07,479 this one's going to feel different to you because we, while we have an agenda and I have an outline 46 00:04:07,479 --> 00:04:11,879 full of questions and prompts to talk to the drivers that are going to join me here very 47 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:18,039 shortly about, um, this is one of those episodes that really the company says, Marcus, take the 48 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:22,959 reins and we'll see how it works out. And I'll tell you right now, I've already recorded the 49 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:27,799 interview with the guys. It worked out pretty good. My jaw is sore because I was laughing so much. We 50 00:04:27,799 --> 00:04:33,919 have a lot of fun, uh, in this next segment. And we just want to remind everybody before we get to 51 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:39,519 the next segment to be safe out there. Okay. Uh, look, Americans love to blow stuff up on the 4th 52 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:45,720 of July. We know that fireworks. It almost makes me wish in a dry state like Oregon, that we would 53 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:51,559 have picked maybe January for the 4th of July, but, hey, you can't you can't put a pin on when the war 54 00:04:51,559 --> 00:04:56,619 is going to happen and when independence is going to be declared, so we'll take it in July. I'll be 55 00:04:56,620 --> 00:05:01,459 honest, I love the weather this time of year. You can't find a better place in the United States 56 00:05:01,459 --> 00:05:06,259 during the summer. The weather is phenomenal, but that also means that we can start fires very 57 00:05:06,260 --> 00:05:12,420 easily. And as a guy that lives in a state that catches on fire ten, 15, 20 times a year. Uh, I will 58 00:05:12,420 --> 00:05:18,019 just say, be careful out there. Bring a bucket of water, bring a fire extinguisher. Um, you know, have 59 00:05:18,060 --> 00:05:22,380 have some water in the cooler that you can throw on something. Should a small brush fire break out. 60 00:05:22,380 --> 00:05:28,139 We don't want to cause anybody to lose any life, limb or property or anything like that this, this 61 00:05:28,140 --> 00:05:34,259 year. So if you're blowing stuff up, like most Americans will be, be safe out there if you're, uh, 62 00:05:34,260 --> 00:05:39,419 enjoying an adult beverage or to do it responsibly, be safe. I say this because we talk to 63 00:05:39,459 --> 00:05:44,819 truck drivers on this podcast, and the last thing we want to see somebody do is make a questionable 64 00:05:44,820 --> 00:05:50,739 decision on America's two 50th and end up losing a CDL over it. End up losing a job or a great 65 00:05:50,739 --> 00:05:56,250 opportunity like you've got here with Bulk and Spurs. So before we jump in and have fun today, 66 00:05:56,250 --> 00:06:02,809 allow me to be the fun police and just say, be careful, be safe. Um, use the use the same 67 00:06:02,810 --> 00:06:07,689 mindset that you use every day when you go to work for this great company. Safety first. We got 68 00:06:07,690 --> 00:06:13,849 to get everybody home safe, and then we can say that we had a seriously successful, uh, 69 00:06:13,850 --> 00:06:19,608 250th birthday here in these great United States of America. I got to clear the way here because 70 00:06:19,609 --> 00:06:24,969 this conversation ran long because, hey, we got to tell in stories, we got to laugh in, and that's 71 00:06:24,970 --> 00:06:31,849 what will happen. So without further ado, happy 250 America. Let's bring in our drivers and have some 72 00:06:31,850 --> 00:06:38,489 fun. You are listening to 73 00:06:38,529 --> 00:06:43,449 Always Pneumatic, Never Static, the Totally Pressurized podcast brought to you by Bulk 74 00:06:43,489 --> 00:06:49,010 Transit, where we keep the lines clear, the tanks empty, and the conversation anything but dry. 75 00:06:49,010 --> 00:06:54,040 Whether you're running powder pellets or anything in between. Pull up a seat, crack the windows, and 76 00:06:54,040 --> 00:07:00,839 let's hit it. All right. Welcome back in here to always pneumatic, never 77 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:06,480 static. It's time to get our drivers in here. Let's welcome them with an eagle screech, huh? I actually 78 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:10,079 don't think that's an eagle. I think it's a hawk, but it sounds so cool that I put it in there. 79 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:15,119 Anyway, let's bring our drivers in right now. Joining us first. He's back on the podcast and 80 00:07:15,119 --> 00:07:20,119 we're glad to have him. We got Gary Cress on the line Gary thanks for being here my friend. How are 81 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:26,520 you all doing? Great to be back. Hey thanks for being here man. Happy big 250 to you. Uh, America's 82 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:32,039 250th birthday and the 4th of July. We're celebrating today. Uh, can't wait to talk to you 83 00:07:32,039 --> 00:07:36,999 guys about how you're going to be celebrating. And, uh, we got even more drivers joining us here. Let's 84 00:07:36,999 --> 00:07:43,840 also welcome back to the program. Mark Burleson. Mark, thanks so much for being here man. Cheerio 85 00:07:43,879 --> 00:07:49,229 I like it. But that's what they say across the pond. And we left those idiots 250 years ago. 86 00:07:51,190 --> 00:07:58,188 No one cares about them red coats anymore. Come on, Martin. That's how it's gonna be today. I hope 87 00:07:58,189 --> 00:08:02,829 you guys are ready to laugh it up a little bit, because, uh, while we take things very seriously on 88 00:08:02,829 --> 00:08:07,549 this podcast all the time, especially when we're talking about trucking, we are going to be 89 00:08:07,550 --> 00:08:12,829 dripping with Americana today. I've got a lot of great stuff planned for you guys, and I'm also 90 00:08:12,830 --> 00:08:17,909 very excited to welcome our third driver in here. He's joining the podcast for the very first time, 91 00:08:17,910 --> 00:08:22,629 and we thank him greatly for that privilege. Please welcome to the show, Josh Hull. Josh, thank 92 00:08:22,629 --> 00:08:27,949 you for being here, my friend. Well, we'll see how it goes. You may not ask me back. 93 00:08:30,070 --> 00:08:34,229 You know, you're not the first guy to say that to me. And those are almost always the guys that I 94 00:08:34,229 --> 00:08:40,149 asked to come back. So, uh, we'll see you here. But. I think we should, uh, give them a peek behind the 95 00:08:40,150 --> 00:08:45,189 curtain on how I got in touch with you in the first place. Uh, Gary sent me a picture of you the 96 00:08:45,189 --> 00:08:52,020 other day, and you're wearing a custom made by you. Always nomadic, never static hat. Uh, just 97 00:08:52,020 --> 00:08:57,619 a clean looking hat, man. And, uh, you know what? I think that, uh, that's really cool, because for 98 00:08:57,620 --> 00:09:02,260 podcasts like this, we depend on word of mouth. If we want people to listen, we gotta hope that the 99 00:09:02,260 --> 00:09:06,099 people that are listening are out there telling their friends. And I don't know a better way to do 100 00:09:06,099 --> 00:09:10,699 it than to wear that hat around. Josh. So that's really cool. Thanks for, uh, thanks for sewing that 101 00:09:10,700 --> 00:09:17,579 patch on there, man. Looks good. I appreciate it. Now, are you the. Guy that do new Betty Homemaker 102 00:09:17,580 --> 00:09:21,259 stuff every once in a while? That's what I was going to ask. Do you have, like a do you have, like, 103 00:09:21,260 --> 00:09:25,059 a sleeveless jacket that's just full of patches? Like, you catch it like a metal concert or 104 00:09:25,059 --> 00:09:30,620 something like that? No, I'm not really into the sleeveless thing too much because, you know, I 105 00:09:30,620 --> 00:09:37,209 don't I don't want people to get jealous. I hear you, you can't have the guns out until the 4th of 106 00:09:37,210 --> 00:09:44,140 July proper, right? Right, right. Awesome, man. Well, uh, thanks for being here. Josh. I 107 00:09:44,140 --> 00:09:50,569 want to jump right in here with you guys. Um, and just see if you're off work, uh, how you're 108 00:09:50,569 --> 00:09:55,249 spending your 4th of July or how you plan to spend it. Now, a little peek behind the curtain 109 00:09:55,250 --> 00:10:00,649 here. Uh, this episode will air, I believe, on the 1st of July, and we're recording it a couple weeks 110 00:10:00,650 --> 00:10:06,169 in advance. Uh, like we do for almost all of them. So, uh, if you guys don't know yet, I totally 111 00:10:06,169 --> 00:10:11,409 understand, but, uh, Gary, we'll start with you, man. Do you have any plans for the big 250? At this 112 00:10:11,409 --> 00:10:16,250 point in time. Just like every other red blooded American, I'm probably going to be drinking a few 113 00:10:16,250 --> 00:10:21,089 adult beverages and blowing some stuff up. Hey, that's the way to do it right there, man, I like 114 00:10:21,090 --> 00:10:27,369 that. Drinking some beverages responsibly and blowing some stuff up responsibly. I'm just gonna 115 00:10:27,369 --> 00:10:33,249 add those words in there. All right? Sure. Yeah, we could say I'm doing it right here, buddy. 116 00:10:34,530 --> 00:10:38,249 I love it. How about you, Mark? You got any big plans? You're gonna be off work. Are you gonna be 117 00:10:38,249 --> 00:10:44,529 out there on the road? I'll be. I'll be at home blowing stuff up. You guys. Doing 118 00:10:45,719 --> 00:10:52,399 drink adult beverages. Responsibly, right? That's I'm just adding that for 119 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:56,839 everybody's benefit here. We're trying not to get anything edited out. Today is going to be 120 00:10:56,840 --> 00:11:02,400 responsibly. The fireworks might not because every year it kind of doesn't 121 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:10,399 build on fire. Perfect, perfect. Well, uh, keep those memories of the times that it went wrong, uh, fresh 122 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:16,359 in your head. Because I will be asking a question about that coming up soon. Um, but, hey, same thing. 123 00:11:16,359 --> 00:11:21,999 Red blooded American. We're having some pops. We're blowing some stuff up, I love it. No better way to 124 00:11:22,039 --> 00:11:28,400 celebrate America's big 250. How about you, Josh? What are you planning on doing? I'm, uh. 125 00:11:29,039 --> 00:11:35,520 I'm going to actually have a few days off that I can actually spend with my wife. Perfect. And is 126 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:40,918 she going to light you on fire or try to blow you up or anything like that? Uh, well, I'm. I'm sure 127 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:47,429 she'll probably, uh, find some way to make me fix something very cool. Well, uh, 128 00:11:47,429 --> 00:11:53,269 fellas, I love it. And I think maybe the first thing we should do since Markey kind of brought 129 00:11:53,270 --> 00:11:59,189 it up sometimes it doesn't always go well. You know, I've got memories from my childhood. Uh, one 130 00:11:59,190 --> 00:12:05,029 of them very vivid, uh, having a, uh, Roman candle fight, which do not try this at home. Let's go 131 00:12:05,030 --> 00:12:10,349 ahead and just preface this whole segment by saying, do not try this at home. Uh, but we were 132 00:12:10,349 --> 00:12:15,749 having Roman candle fights as kids will and I, you know, it sounds like this is right out of an Adam 133 00:12:15,749 --> 00:12:20,869 McKay movie or a Will Ferrell movie or something like that. But I'm not kidding you when I say one 134 00:12:20,869 --> 00:12:26,709 of those things fired right out the backside and caught me right in the jewels. And, um, you know, it 135 00:12:26,710 --> 00:12:32,989 wasn't moving super fast, but I was wearing black shorts. And so for the rest of the night, uh, I had 136 00:12:32,990 --> 00:12:38,469 just this white powder burn on my crotch, and it was really embarrassing. Uh, for more reasons than 137 00:12:38,469 --> 00:12:45,249 one. But I feel like when you start to talk about the 4th of July and fireworks. These are the types 138 00:12:45,249 --> 00:12:50,608 of stories that you start getting from people. Um, I've got more than one of them, but I'll save them 139 00:12:50,609 --> 00:12:56,049 because I want to clear the time for you guys to tell your stories. And, Mark, I feel like I have to 140 00:12:56,049 --> 00:13:01,089 start with you here because, uh, you said it doesn't always go. Well. I assume you got, like, a 141 00:13:01,090 --> 00:13:05,168 five gallon bucket of water or a fire extinguisher out there or something. But what's 142 00:13:05,169 --> 00:13:10,168 the funniest memory you've got from the 4th of July? Going back through the years, uh, when maybe 143 00:13:10,169 --> 00:13:16,728 things didn't go as planned. I wish I had a five gallon bucket of water for one of 144 00:13:16,729 --> 00:13:23,249 them, but I want to get to that one. The last. The last story I wanted to say, uh, I'll make a I'm 145 00:13:23,250 --> 00:13:30,090 making quick rapid fire. Um, so that guy was like 13 years old and, you 146 00:13:30,090 --> 00:13:36,409 know, firecrackers, and he fly them and throw him and throw him. You know, I saw him at my 147 00:13:36,690 --> 00:13:43,520 sister and my my cousin. Well, I know you don't do this, but my dad was a smoker. Cigarette? And he 148 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:47,959 would give us cigarettes to light the firework that would hold out his cigarette. Let it burn. 149 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:54,879 Light it with the hot ashes. I'm a right hand thrower. Well, I threw the cigarette and my 150 00:13:54,880 --> 00:14:00,439 sister's like. Why do you throw the cigarette? And why would she? Why was she saying that I still. I'm 151 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:07,359 looking right at it. I have a scar where it blew my, uh, my finger off. Oh, no way. It blew. So 152 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:11,999 it blew your finger off. Like, did you actually. Do you have less fingers than what? You should really 153 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:18,039 go get stitches. Okay. I was looking I was looking right at my own tip. Wow. 154 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:25,679 Okay. I was 13 years old. There's a couple of them on the. How far? 155 00:14:26,119 --> 00:14:32,479 Uh, one year, I think a year. I think that's the same year we got 156 00:14:32,479 --> 00:14:39,229 back. We were lighting mortars off at night, and my sister decided was like, yeah, can I 157 00:14:39,269 --> 00:14:44,269 please light one on fire? Can I please like when I was like, oh, she lit it on fire and then kicked it 158 00:14:44,269 --> 00:14:51,109 over and it blew up right for the house and our ears were ringing. Oh, no, that was fun. Why 159 00:14:51,189 --> 00:14:56,709 did she. Was that just a moment of childhood? Uh, lapse of judgment. Her kicking it over. Was it an 160 00:14:56,710 --> 00:15:03,669 accident? What happened? So she was facing the house. For some reason. 161 00:15:03,669 --> 00:15:08,669 She walked up to it and was delighted when she turned around on the other side, she wanted to run 162 00:15:08,669 --> 00:15:14,669 back to us, the house where were all sitting. But when she went back to it, you know, the the 163 00:15:15,230 --> 00:15:21,829 the fight was in between us and she went to run, kicked it over with her foot on it. Oh no. They 164 00:15:21,829 --> 00:15:28,229 said, we know. Oh, do you have any, uh, car alarms in the neighborhood go off after 165 00:15:28,229 --> 00:15:34,508 that? Just hours. Just. We're out in the country, around the country, 166 00:15:34,750 --> 00:15:41,699 surrounded by a Cornfield, which two years later got lit on fire on 4th of July. Because 167 00:15:41,899 --> 00:15:48,739 my cousin, uh, decided to wrap, uh, 50 sparklers up in electric tape 168 00:15:48,739 --> 00:15:55,619 and light them on fire. Yeah, that's a bomb. And, uh, yeah, he he decided to take that thing, light it on 169 00:15:55,620 --> 00:16:00,179 fire. And when it got too big, he field goal pumped that thing in the field and lit the whole field 170 00:16:00,180 --> 00:16:07,059 on fire. Fire department. Everything was. Out. How much corn did you guys lose? All of. It. All of 171 00:16:07,059 --> 00:16:13,538 it? No. Oh, no. We we tried. Getting. The 172 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:20,419 combine out there to turn the dirt over, but it was so high and jump. It was bad. I got, like, second 173 00:16:20,419 --> 00:16:27,380 degree burns. I was like 15. I got second degree burns trying with the shovel. Dad's out there 174 00:16:27,380 --> 00:16:34,379 with the combine, trying to kill it over. It was not. Yeah, it wasn't nothing. Now I my first 175 00:16:34,379 --> 00:16:39,049 question here is how are you? The first guy that tells me you're going to be blowing stuff up on 176 00:16:39,050 --> 00:16:44,209 4th of July? When you have a history like this with second degree burns and a blown off finger, I 177 00:16:44,209 --> 00:16:51,129 would be miles away from anything explosive on the fourth if I were you. Oh, no, that's 178 00:16:51,129 --> 00:16:55,969 what I'm going to have the fire department right next to me. Well, they know you. You're on a first 179 00:16:55,969 --> 00:17:02,968 name basis now, right? Yup. Man, I, I will tell you, uh, 180 00:17:02,969 --> 00:17:09,849 back when I was a kid, uh, a couple of the more higher achieving, like, athletes and academic 181 00:17:09,850 --> 00:17:15,530 students, uh, burnt down a whole field messing around with fireworks when I was a kid. And then I 182 00:17:15,530 --> 00:17:19,809 had other. I won't call these guys friends. They were acquaintances, but they were out in the 183 00:17:19,810 --> 00:17:26,249 wildlands, and they shot a propane tank and started a whole forest fire. Um, so it's not really. 184 00:17:26,290 --> 00:17:31,489 I mean, you got to be careful with this stuff. Guys, I know that we're going to laugh and tell some 185 00:17:31,489 --> 00:17:36,239 fun stories, but to think of these as cautionary tales, We don't want this stuff to happen. That 186 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:42,318 corn probably was good corn. I assume that you guys burnt to the ground that year. Yeah. 187 00:17:43,759 --> 00:17:49,680 Yeah. I got one more story, though. I kind of because you brought a Roman candle that just 188 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:56,479 popped in my head just now. Roman candle. Okay, I was at a Koa, and this is like 189 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:03,318 11:00 at night, and I decided, you know, why the Roman candle off at night, not knowing anything 190 00:18:03,319 --> 00:18:10,199 right away lit that thing and, like, wait a minute. We're in a Koa and we're surrounded 191 00:18:10,199 --> 00:18:16,639 by campers. I don't know where to point the stick, so I just pointed it towards the 192 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:23,359 road for some of the reason. The exact moment that the freaking ball of fire came out of that Roman 193 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:29,959 candle, uh, 11 year old around there was riding his bike and I been trying to head. I'm asking. 194 00:18:30,199 --> 00:18:36,670 God, was he okay? Yeah. His parents came over and 195 00:18:36,670 --> 00:18:43,309 everything, and he was my dad. And his parents kind of had it out and for each other, I was. 196 00:18:43,350 --> 00:18:50,229 Yeah. Well. Kids being kids. I mean, 197 00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:54,269 I, I gotta be honest with you, that's quite the collection of stories. We're definitely bringing 198 00:18:54,270 --> 00:18:59,309 you back next year to see if you have any more after this year, because this is a significant one. 199 00:18:59,310 --> 00:19:05,109 This is America's 250th birthday. So, uh, you know, we gotta we gotta blow it out a little bit. But 200 00:19:05,110 --> 00:19:10,069 again, be careful. Bring it. Bring a bucket of water, maybe a fire extinguisher. It's never going to be 201 00:19:10,069 --> 00:19:16,790 a bad idea. Uh, thank you for telling those stories, by the way. Uh, Gary, I'm going to you next, man. It's 202 00:19:16,790 --> 00:19:21,829 going to be hard to top, Mark blowing fingers off and burning down full fields of corn. But, uh, you 203 00:19:21,829 --> 00:19:27,509 got any memories like that that are similar or, uh, maybe stuff didn't go exactly as planned from 204 00:19:27,510 --> 00:19:34,379 your 4th of July celebrations past. All right, so before I tell this story, I want to clarify. 205 00:19:34,380 --> 00:19:40,980 I was sober at the time of this one. Okay. I had not had an adult beverage at that point. Okay. I'm 206 00:19:40,980 --> 00:19:47,540 just clumsy. So I'm I'm up with some friends in Michigan. Uh, 207 00:19:47,580 --> 00:19:53,099 literally right on the the town we were in was right along the, uh, 208 00:19:54,540 --> 00:20:00,500 Saint Clair River, which is the river that divides Michigan from Canada. Okay. Right there in the 209 00:20:00,540 --> 00:20:07,179 right there in the thumb of Michigan. And, uh, over at some friends house and 210 00:20:08,020 --> 00:20:14,420 we by we we had about $3,000 worth of consumer grade fireworks. Wow. And 211 00:20:14,900 --> 00:20:21,739 I, uh, I go to put one in the we launched off the mortars, 212 00:20:21,780 --> 00:20:28,458 and I was using the mortar tube to launch the normal bottle rocket. Well, 213 00:20:29,689 --> 00:20:36,250 I lit the fuze on the bottle. Rocket tripped over my own two feet, knocks it, knocked the mortar tube 214 00:20:36,250 --> 00:20:43,169 over when I hit the ground, the rocket launch and hit me right in the posterior. Oh, no. Yeah. 215 00:20:46,610 --> 00:20:51,569 Luckily it did not go off at the time it hit me. It bounced off me and shot off a different 216 00:20:51,569 --> 00:20:57,409 direction. Exploded, but that it came at me with some force. I had a nice bruise there on my left 217 00:20:57,410 --> 00:21:03,969 butt cheek for for a good week. You know, based on the stories we've already gotten, might I 218 00:21:03,969 --> 00:21:09,889 suggest a piece of rebar hammered into the dirt so that these mortar tubes don't fall over? 219 00:21:09,890 --> 00:21:13,889 Because that seems to be the biggest issue we have right now, at least on this show. 220 00:21:16,969 --> 00:21:22,729 Yeah, I've got a pipe in my back. I've got a pipe at the house for lots of bottle rockets off now, 221 00:21:22,729 --> 00:21:28,010 so that won't happen again. Hopefully. Good, good. Well, I'm glad to hear that you're human like the 222 00:21:28,030 --> 00:21:32,870 rest of us, and you don't have to be six beers in to trip over your own feet. Happens to me all the 223 00:21:32,870 --> 00:21:39,270 time, and I'm never drinking when it does, so I can I can relate to that one, but, uh, I, I've never been 224 00:21:39,270 --> 00:21:44,229 kicked in the ass by a bottle rocket before, so I can't relate to that. I'm glad that you came out 225 00:21:44,270 --> 00:21:51,269 okay, though. That could have been a lot worse. Yeah, I'm. I'm glad. I'm glad it bounced off and 226 00:21:51,269 --> 00:21:58,229 blew up somewhere else because, uh, my my one buddy is like, man, I should have recorded that 227 00:21:58,230 --> 00:22:03,390 and sent it into America's Funniest Home Videos. Yep. We could have won $10,000. Yep, yep. Would have 228 00:22:03,390 --> 00:22:09,069 taken home $10,000 along with your butt bruise there. That would have been a good one, man. Uh, yeah. 229 00:22:09,110 --> 00:22:16,068 Any any other ones that you've got for us before we go to Josh? That's a kid. I almost I almost blew 230 00:22:16,069 --> 00:22:22,549 some fingers off trying to launch a trying to hold a bottle rocket until it took off, and I 231 00:22:22,550 --> 00:22:28,059 didn't let go in time. Yeah, it went off right in front of my face. That was. That might be one of 232 00:22:28,060 --> 00:22:34,659 the many reasons why I might have some tonight. If every once in a while. I imagine so, man, I imagine 233 00:22:34,660 --> 00:22:40,179 so again. I think it's important to say that we're, we're we're recounting these stories is 234 00:22:40,180 --> 00:22:45,619 cautionary tales so that everybody takes a little bit more care this year. Uh, while these are fun to 235 00:22:45,620 --> 00:22:51,139 laugh at, in retrospect, we really don't want any truck drivers blowing off their fingers. You guys 236 00:22:51,139 --> 00:22:57,939 need those? Uh, so. So do be careful out there as we go to Josh next. Josh, uh, this being your first 237 00:22:57,939 --> 00:23:02,099 podcast appearance, I know you probably weren't planning on recounting some of these types of 238 00:23:02,099 --> 00:23:07,859 stories from days gone, but, uh, now's your chance. If you'd like to tell any of them that you have, 239 00:23:07,900 --> 00:23:14,459 uh, we're here for it. Hey. So I was sitting there listening to you guys 240 00:23:14,459 --> 00:23:21,420 and working with a trainee, and so my mind's a little distracted, but, uh, I, you know, I'll 241 00:23:21,420 --> 00:23:28,369 be honest, my life's boring compared to those two. I. Apparently, I played 242 00:23:28,369 --> 00:23:35,249 in the safe zone. Okay. That's all right, man. Yeah. I grew up in Alabama, but we had, 243 00:23:35,290 --> 00:23:42,249 uh, we kind of with fireball rockets and and fireworks. And then we were 244 00:23:42,249 --> 00:23:46,969 just having 4th of July party throughout the year. We'd have ball rocket wars with the kids up the 245 00:23:46,970 --> 00:23:53,609 street that we didn't like each other. So we, you know, uh, we made the ball rocket guns and had them 246 00:23:53,610 --> 00:23:57,729 were a little slit in the front. So you light it there and dropped down the tube and you could aim 247 00:23:57,729 --> 00:24:03,249 it. And we we didn't nail each other in the foreheads a little bit, but, uh, other than that, 248 00:24:03,290 --> 00:24:08,929 didn't catch the house on fire, field on fire, didn't get shot, you know, Gill bruising the butt. 249 00:24:08,969 --> 00:24:15,969 But, uh, you know, other than that, I had a pretty, uh, safe and, uh, sheltered life, I 250 00:24:15,969 --> 00:24:22,889 guess. Yeah. As safe and sheltered as firing bottle rockets at each other can be, right? Well, yeah. 251 00:24:22,930 --> 00:24:27,959 I mean, what else are you gonna do when your parents aren't home? There you go. There you go. And 252 00:24:27,959 --> 00:24:33,118 that's something that I think we need to again. Just hammer home again. This is ill advised 253 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:38,959 childhood behavior for a lot of these stories. And even if you were an adult when it happened, uh, 254 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:45,799 Gary, um, you know, it was not one of those things that, uh, that we expect or want to happen. So, 255 00:24:46,199 --> 00:24:51,040 uh, just be careful out there. I'm glad that we got to talk about these. You know, uh, where I'm from, 256 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:56,999 fellas, out here in Oregon, um, the whole state likes to catch on fire and burn down this time of 257 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:03,159 year. So, um, there was an old over 100 year old baseball stadium here in Eugene. That was an 258 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:08,439 awesome place. Uh, a couple of eighth graders burned it down with, like, ground bloom flowers, uh, 259 00:25:08,439 --> 00:25:14,520 not very long ago, and it's completely gone. I mean, we lost the entire historic relic from a couple 260 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:21,039 of junior high kids screwing around. Um, we've had giant forest fires. Started here in this state 261 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:26,069 with, uh, with fireworks. And so you guys talking about all these bottle rockets and mortars and 262 00:25:26,069 --> 00:25:31,549 things, it's really exciting for me because I have to live vicariously through you. It is illegal to 263 00:25:31,589 --> 00:25:36,550 possess any of that stuff in the state of Oregon. You can go up to Washington or go over to Idaho 264 00:25:36,550 --> 00:25:41,229 and get it, but you're taking your life in your hands because, uh, they will sit there and watch 265 00:25:41,229 --> 00:25:46,149 the skies and they will try to locate you from where they think these things are firing off at. 266 00:25:46,149 --> 00:25:50,310 And if they show up at your house and you're standing there with a tall, cool one and a 267 00:25:50,310 --> 00:25:56,550 suspicious mortar tube, you're going to get fined. And it's not cheap. Um, but, you know, it's it's hard 268 00:25:56,550 --> 00:26:01,109 to say that I don't understand it. I love the beauty of this state. I love all the forest land. 269 00:26:01,110 --> 00:26:06,468 I'd really, really like to go a full summer without watching significant portions of it burn 270 00:26:06,469 --> 00:26:12,309 into carbon. Um, but I will tell you that that doesn't mean that, uh, I haven't gotten my hands on 271 00:26:12,310 --> 00:26:17,468 things that I wasn't supposed to as a kid. And, you know, as you guys are talking about your stories, I 272 00:26:17,469 --> 00:26:23,579 do remember one, uh, we used to take, you know what ground bloom flowers are, you guys you guys are 273 00:26:23,579 --> 00:26:27,379 familiar with those little pink kind of cigar shaped things that spin around on the ground and 274 00:26:27,380 --> 00:26:33,899 light up? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, they they spin really fast. They kind of make a little zipping sound. 275 00:26:33,900 --> 00:26:39,660 Well, we were young at the. We used to go to a fireworks show up at the lake that I grew up 276 00:26:39,660 --> 00:26:45,179 close to. And, uh, there's big beach down there and everybody will light off. You know, the the, the 277 00:26:45,219 --> 00:26:49,779 real safe ones, the ones that just kind of sparkle and and it's on the sand and the gravel, so 278 00:26:49,780 --> 00:26:54,299 everything's safe. Uh, but me and my friends were lighting ground bloom flowers, and we were 279 00:26:54,300 --> 00:26:59,099 throwing them into the water because they'll spin on top of the water. Looks really cool. Well, I got 280 00:26:59,099 --> 00:27:04,139 brave, and I decided that I was going to hold on to mine for a long time. And right about the time 281 00:27:04,139 --> 00:27:10,739 the fuze was was burnt out, I threw it as hard as I could and I'm talking maybe five yards off the 282 00:27:10,739 --> 00:27:16,939 end of my hand. This thing spun up and it spun straight up into the air and straight back behind 283 00:27:16,939 --> 00:27:22,569 us, where everybody was sitting to watch the fireworks and. No joke. You guys, this thing landed 284 00:27:22,569 --> 00:27:27,890 right in the middle of one of those old, um, like, wicker kind of nylon lawn chairs. You know, the 285 00:27:27,890 --> 00:27:33,449 woven ones landed right in the middle of this lady's lawn chair and spun a hole and melted it 286 00:27:33,449 --> 00:27:38,890 and dropped right down on the ground. And it it, of course, burn out. And she walks over to this lawn 287 00:27:38,890 --> 00:27:44,209 chair, this lady, and she looks down and she looks back at us and we're, you know, five seventh grade 288 00:27:44,209 --> 00:27:48,568 age boys just completely red in the face, thinking, this is it. We're probably going to lose our 289 00:27:48,569 --> 00:27:53,609 privileges forever. This lady's going to take us in, we're going to juvie, and there's just smoke 290 00:27:53,610 --> 00:27:58,489 coming up through the hole. And I'm not joking you. She sat down in that lawn chair, reached into her 291 00:27:58,490 --> 00:28:03,050 cooler and grabbed a beer and cracked it open. Never said a word to us, just acted like it was 292 00:28:03,050 --> 00:28:09,049 something that was bound to happen that day. Um, I got away with one, fellas. If that had landed in 293 00:28:09,050 --> 00:28:14,009 her lap. I think we're we're having a different conversation right now. I'll be honest with you. Oh, 294 00:28:14,249 --> 00:28:19,519 that's that definitely. That sounds like she's throwing up. Kids will be kids and let it go, man. 295 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:25,800 Thank God. Thank God man I'll tell you because, uh. And I'm really glad nobody got hurt, 296 00:28:25,839 --> 00:28:30,998 obviously, except with the exception of Mark's stories, nobody got hurt in any of these stories. 297 00:28:30,999 --> 00:28:37,920 So we're, uh, you know, we're, uh, we're glad to say that. Oregon can't light fireworks off. 298 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:44,439 And they were saying. I was saying do like I did, like a couple of years ago and, uh, tie down some, 299 00:28:44,479 --> 00:28:51,319 uh, mortar shells in the back of a F150 and drive around and light em on a back road. Yeah. 300 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:57,559 You know, we did that like 5 or 6 years ago. You'll burn our whole state down doing that, Mark. And I 301 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:02,439 gotta tell you, you gotta learn how to pronounce it. If we're going to talk about it, say it again, 302 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:08,160 but say it. Oregon. Oregon. There you go. We got it. That's where the ball. 303 00:29:08,759 --> 00:29:15,279 Oregon. Oregon. In fact, uh, there's a there's a funny little joke here. I only say that 304 00:29:15,279 --> 00:29:21,429 because for a long time, the University of Oregon produced sweatshirts that spelled it out 305 00:29:21,470 --> 00:29:27,869 ORYUN because a lot of people from the Midwest and out East say, uh, 306 00:29:27,870 --> 00:29:32,909 Oregon and, uh, yeah, we're we're kind of particular about it over here. We don't have too many things 307 00:29:32,909 --> 00:29:38,469 to worry about. So that's one that we got to get sweaty about. Mark. I hope you understand. Oh, yeah. 308 00:29:39,069 --> 00:29:43,909 Well, you you haven't been to Michigan. Go up north to Michigan. You would say the same thing. We got 309 00:29:43,909 --> 00:29:50,790 so many, like, native words. And yeah, I'm. A little frustrated. I get that man. 310 00:29:50,829 --> 00:29:55,750 Michigan, Wisconsin. There's some there's some crazy town names and stuff up there. Uh, in the 311 00:29:55,750 --> 00:30:02,309 northern part of that, uh, that part of the United States and, uh, yeah, it, uh, you got to take pride in 312 00:30:02,310 --> 00:30:07,789 something, right? And even if it's just saying stuff. Right. So I digress, though, Gary, uh, you were 313 00:30:07,790 --> 00:30:12,389 about to jump in and say something there when I, when I was scolding Mark for, uh, for saying Oregon 314 00:30:12,390 --> 00:30:17,249 wrong. Uh, sorry to interrupt you there. Oh, no. You're fine. I was just going to say I didn't have 315 00:30:17,249 --> 00:30:22,688 any injuries, but I did have a bit of a hurt ego. Yeah, well, when I took that, when I took that 316 00:30:22,689 --> 00:30:27,729 rocket to the. But I'm sure you were the, uh, quite literally the butt of the joke for the rest of 317 00:30:27,769 --> 00:30:34,569 that weekend. Oh, probably I yeah, pretty much. Yeah. Pretty 318 00:30:34,569 --> 00:30:41,089 much. Pretty much. Well, fellas, uh, on to the next one here. I want to take this moment to introduce 319 00:30:41,089 --> 00:30:47,889 a new term into your vocabulary. And it might be controversial for some people, but I don't 320 00:30:47,889 --> 00:30:53,688 care. I fell in love with this term, and I'm bringing it into the vocabulary of every podcast 321 00:30:53,689 --> 00:30:59,649 that I'm on from here until the day that I hang up the headphones in the microphone. We do no 322 00:30:59,649 --> 00:31:06,609 longer refer to them as hot dogs on this podcast from today, from today, henceforth. 323 00:31:06,610 --> 00:31:11,929 And you know, Glizzy is one of those ones that I look. It's funny, but I feel like it got overplayed 324 00:31:11,929 --> 00:31:18,679 immediately, and so I am putting my foot down and I'm calling them pig missiles from 325 00:31:18,679 --> 00:31:25,399 here on out. Hot dog is now a pig missile. Uh, what do you guys think? Do you think you're gonna carry 326 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:32,079 that one spreading like wildfire? Uh, I'm on the. I can't say I'm going to. 327 00:31:32,119 --> 00:31:39,079 That's, uh. I will try. I appreciate it. Appreciate it. Well, I have to ask this 328 00:31:39,079 --> 00:31:45,759 question in honor of our great holiday. Um, first of all, I'll ask you guys, do you have any 329 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:52,680 idea how many pig missiles Americans will consume on the 4th of July? And I kind of want you to take 330 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:58,359 a guess here. Um, because this number, when I saw it, I'll be honest with you, it's a bit eye popping, 331 00:31:58,359 --> 00:32:04,319 but, Mark, how many pig missiles do you think the Americans will consume on the 4th of July? 332 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:12,909 I want to say zero, but I wanted to tell you the lucky guess. And say 5 billion. 5 333 00:32:12,909 --> 00:32:17,909 billion. Okay. We're aiming for. We're shooting for the stars here. Uh, I will tell you, that would be 334 00:32:17,909 --> 00:32:23,069 an accomplishment if you could do 5 billion in the States on one day. Well, you gotta think of 335 00:32:23,069 --> 00:32:27,549 like, how many like like you gotta think about. There's a lot of people, and probably some people. 336 00:32:27,550 --> 00:32:34,429 Don't you like 2 or 3? So there's a lot like per person. There's like a billion people. So I'm 337 00:32:34,429 --> 00:32:40,549 thinking people have like at least two, three, four hot dogs. A person just doing 338 00:32:41,150 --> 00:32:46,510 headcount math. Uh, I mean, that's a that's a solid headcount. I will I will correct you just slightly. 339 00:32:46,510 --> 00:32:52,030 There's only about 350 million people in the United States. So we might need to up that. To what 340 00:32:52,030 --> 00:32:56,390 I'm saying about the world. Oh, about the world. Okay, well, hey, that's that's all right. That's, you 341 00:32:56,390 --> 00:33:01,469 know, maybe we'll get to 5 billion. I don't know if they're eating pig missiles across the pond like 342 00:33:01,469 --> 00:33:06,829 they should be. Um, I know they like their sausages over there, but, I mean, we're talking Oscar Mayer. 343 00:33:06,870 --> 00:33:13,339 Nathan's here. Right? Ballpark. The true American pig missiles, but I like that guess, because you 344 00:33:13,339 --> 00:33:18,419 know what? That's what we're all about here on this podcast. We're we're being optimistic. We love 345 00:33:18,419 --> 00:33:24,539 the United States. We love a pig missile. 5 billion is a good guess. Gary, I'm going to. You any idea 346 00:33:24,540 --> 00:33:31,459 how many hot dogs Americans will eat on the fourth? It depends. How many. How 347 00:33:31,459 --> 00:33:35,939 many is Joey Chestnut going to eat on the fourth? Because that plays a factor into it. Yeah, I think 348 00:33:35,979 --> 00:33:41,539 you could count him for like 80. I think he can do a solid 80 or so now in his, in his allotted time. 349 00:33:41,540 --> 00:33:48,499 So that's a good point. So you said we're about 350 million to date. 350 00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:54,459 I'm going to say on average probably 3 to 4 per person. 351 00:33:55,900 --> 00:34:02,618 So we'll say we'll say about 900 million hot dogs 900. 352 00:34:05,220 --> 00:34:09,969 I might have oversold it to you guys. I'm just gonna spoiler alert I might have oversold the 353 00:34:09,969 --> 00:34:16,929 stat a little bit, but I love where your hearts are. I really do. Uh, let's check in with 354 00:34:16,929 --> 00:34:22,009 Josh here. See if he's got any, uh, any progress on that air leak. Josh, can you hear us out there, 355 00:34:22,009 --> 00:34:28,489 buddy? I can, you can. And, uh, I always have an air leak 356 00:34:28,490 --> 00:34:34,089 somewhere. Okay. Yeah. You know, uh, people that listen to this podcast would tell you I've got a 357 00:34:34,090 --> 00:34:41,049 real bad one right in the bottom of my face. Uh, to be honest with you. Um, but. That's 358 00:34:41,050 --> 00:34:47,690 a good one. Uh, Josh, you want to take a guess real quick on how many pig missiles the 359 00:34:47,690 --> 00:34:54,489 Americans will consume on the 4th of July. Uh. Raw or cooked? Uh, it doesn't matter. I think they both. 360 00:34:54,490 --> 00:35:01,009 I think you can go both ways on that. Just total hot dogs. Uh. Turkey or beef? 361 00:35:03,450 --> 00:35:08,119 Are you going to ask me whether it's a wheat bun or a white bun next. I mean, I don't know, I haven't 362 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:13,398 done this homework. African or American. Follows. 363 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:21,879 Grilled or boiled? Yeah. Yeah, yeah. No. 364 00:35:21,919 --> 00:35:28,559 I like boiled nuts and raw hot dogs. Okay, well, I, uh, I won't comment on that. I'll just ask you how 365 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:35,439 many hot dogs you think? Oh, let's see. There's there's 366 00:35:35,439 --> 00:35:42,079 what, 2000 people in the United States? Something like. That. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I don't I really I 367 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:49,120 couldn't, I couldn't even get, uh, 2 million. 2 million. Hey, that's a that's a good guess. I don't 368 00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:55,719 know. Well, I'm not I don't do real good at math, and that's okay. I'm not good at math either. Um, I 369 00:35:55,719 --> 00:36:00,198 don't think any of us are, to be honest with you. I think the people that are good at math get paid 370 00:36:00,199 --> 00:36:05,719 to do math. And what a boring job that would be. So, uh, I'll go ahead and say it there. Either I kind 371 00:36:05,749 --> 00:36:12,349 of oversold it to you guys. 150 million hot dogs will be eaten on the 4th of July. Now, that's 372 00:36:12,629 --> 00:36:18,549 when there's only 350 some odd million Americans. I think that's a pretty good number. But you guys 373 00:36:18,549 --> 00:36:24,669 would lead me to believe that maybe we could step our game up a little bit. Yeah, I think so. You're 374 00:36:24,670 --> 00:36:31,549 telling me I was closest. No, I think that, uh, I think that, uh, Gary was the closest. 375 00:36:31,589 --> 00:36:37,388 You said 5 billion. Gary said 900 million. So I think he wins on this one. Uh, although if we're 376 00:36:37,389 --> 00:36:43,789 going by. Press, he probably eats more than we do. Well, I'll tell you this. I'll tell you this, fellas, 377 00:36:43,790 --> 00:36:50,548 if we're playing prices right rules. Everybody's a loser today. That's that's the truth. So. Uh. 378 00:36:50,669 --> 00:36:57,669 But that's okay. If we're playing White Wolf. Josh when he said 2000. Yeah. That's true. Josh does win 379 00:36:57,669 --> 00:37:04,188 closest to without going over. And he's the big winner I award you with. I've got, uh. Yeah. 380 00:37:04,459 --> 00:37:09,498 15,000 points. But those don't mean anything today. So sorry, but, uh, thanks for playing. 381 00:37:11,540 --> 00:37:18,138 Um, man. So now that we're on the subject of pig missiles, uh, I have to ask you guys, 382 00:37:18,139 --> 00:37:23,978 because you're you're well traveled, you're well traveled as truck drivers and, uh, you know, out 383 00:37:23,979 --> 00:37:29,219 there in the Midwest, kind of close to where you guys are at is, uh, Chicago who takes their Chicago 384 00:37:29,219 --> 00:37:35,179 dogs very seriously. And, uh, you know, you'll get exiled from that city if you even decide to ask 385 00:37:35,179 --> 00:37:41,179 for ketchup for your hot dogs. So, uh, I always wonder. And truck drivers are a good group to ask. 386 00:37:41,180 --> 00:37:46,539 Where's the best hotdog you've ever had? The best pig missile that you've ever tasted. Where did you 387 00:37:46,580 --> 00:37:51,019 come across it? Was it in Chicago? Were you out in Seattle where they're putting cream cheese on 388 00:37:51,020 --> 00:37:57,458 them? Well, in all honesty, like, every, every, every area has their own 389 00:37:57,459 --> 00:38:04,320 specialty. Hot dog, like, Chicago's got the Chicago dog and Say you got small dogs, you got 390 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:09,039 chili dog, you got you got all these different specialty dogs. And honestly, I can't decide 391 00:38:09,039 --> 00:38:14,959 because everything has their own different flavor. That's good in its own way. That's a good answer. 392 00:38:14,959 --> 00:38:21,719 That means no hot dog left behind is what I just heard. Absolutely. If it's one of those that's like, 393 00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:27,319 okay, that's pretty good. I'll I'll continue to eat it, but I just can't pick a favorite. I will tell 394 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:33,079 you one thing about the Chicago dog that gives me pause, and it's how bright green that relish is. I, 395 00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:37,439 because you buy relish at the store, doesn't look like that. And I've always wondered how they got 396 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:42,360 it so bright, fluorescent green. Like, what's in that? Uh, but then again, I also don't really care 397 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:48,678 because it's delicious. Absolutely. How about for you, Mark? Favorite pig missile you've ever 398 00:38:48,679 --> 00:38:55,479 found? Oh, man, there's a place in the country. Oh, man. What is it 399 00:38:55,480 --> 00:39:02,029 called? It's a dog house. That's what it's called. The dog house. And to come see, like 400 00:39:02,429 --> 00:39:09,069 ten minutes where I live. And they got like all different types of hot dogs that you can get, you 401 00:39:09,070 --> 00:39:15,549 know, your sauerkraut, they got fries, you put fries on it. They got like all different weird 402 00:39:15,550 --> 00:39:22,549 mixtures. I'm not a hot dog fan, but. I'll go there and 403 00:39:22,550 --> 00:39:29,189 get like a sauerkraut dog. I think that's the best topping for a hot dog right there in the come. 404 00:39:29,230 --> 00:39:35,869 See, I got him a little shout out while I'm saying it, you know, but. I'm sure they appreciate it. I 405 00:39:35,870 --> 00:39:39,109 mean, it's a pretty good commercial for them. Sounds like you can get pretty much whatever you 406 00:39:39,110 --> 00:39:45,269 want there. I should get paid for being a, you know, like a little where's the for, though? We'll call 407 00:39:45,269 --> 00:39:51,869 you the pig missile promoter. Oh, that's the dog. Hell. Where's the dog house? At 408 00:39:52,709 --> 00:39:59,389 it. Come see in Michigan. Gotcha. Oh, Tecumseh. It's actual Tecumseh. But, 409 00:39:59,550 --> 00:40:02,059 like, you know how we say Oregon? 410 00:40:06,700 --> 00:40:13,458 Well, is sure to come suck. But everyone pronounces the company, you know, foreigners. And 411 00:40:13,860 --> 00:40:19,939 I will tell you, Mark, you should. I'll repeat it. Oregon or Oregon or. My bad. You need to take this 412 00:40:19,939 --> 00:40:24,820 episode into the doghouse and tell them that you need to be their new pig missile promoter, because 413 00:40:24,820 --> 00:40:30,019 you really are selling it right now. Josh, we'll go to you now. Man, if you're available, I know you're 414 00:40:30,019 --> 00:40:35,779 you're working with a trainer right now, but, uh, uh, or a trainee. Sorry, but, uh, you got a favorite hot 415 00:40:35,820 --> 00:40:40,019 dog that sticks out in your mind. And maybe it's just a roller dog from the loves that's been on 416 00:40:40,019 --> 00:40:46,979 there since 1970. What is. It? You. Apparently you do not remember the podcast. We had 417 00:40:47,059 --> 00:40:53,899 about the roller dogs? Yeah, I do, I remember it well. Yeah, 418 00:40:53,899 --> 00:41:00,729 I, I did not get no roller dogs. You made. Truck drivers. Hit them. Bathrooms up and don't. Wash them. 419 00:41:00,929 --> 00:41:06,050 With their own little hot dog hands. Yep. Absolutely. Josh, you're your favorite hot dog 420 00:41:06,050 --> 00:41:12,408 you've ever had. Man, are you with us still? Yeah, I'm still here. Uh, yeah, I'm. I'm kind of the same 421 00:41:12,409 --> 00:41:19,330 way. I'm not like, a huge hot dog fan, but I like one every once in a while. Uh, mine was more more 422 00:41:19,330 --> 00:41:22,810 along the lines. It's got to have the right texture. It doesn't really matter where it comes 423 00:41:22,810 --> 00:41:29,529 from. Okay. But, uh, like all beef. Uh, not real big on the turkey or the or 424 00:41:29,529 --> 00:41:36,529 the everything mixed in. Right. Uh, you know, uh, the the lips, 425 00:41:36,530 --> 00:41:43,409 the. But I don't care for that lesson, but, uh, if I'm trying to keep a low 426 00:41:43,489 --> 00:41:50,448 level clean here, but, uh. So, uh, but, yeah, it's more of a texture thing, but I'd 427 00:41:50,449 --> 00:41:56,168 say probably the last time I've been into a hot dog. That sounds really bad, but, uh. 428 00:41:57,279 --> 00:42:03,718 And it was probably there was a there was a place in Dayton that started out as a food truck, 429 00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:08,919 and then they had a brick and mortar, and it was like a zombie dog is what it was, just a marketing 430 00:42:08,959 --> 00:42:12,399 thing. It was kind of cool. They had a little unique twist and it was really good ingredients, 431 00:42:12,399 --> 00:42:18,199 but I don't even know if they exist anymore. So. So for the texture for you, you said you said you 432 00:42:18,199 --> 00:42:23,679 like them grilled though. So a little bit of char on it is what you're looking for. Yeah, I'd say 433 00:42:23,679 --> 00:42:29,919 that. And nothing that resembles the texture of a Vienna sausage. I got you nothing. Boiled 434 00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:36,559 peanuts, boiled or. Okay, but not beef. Hot dogs, right? Well, actually, the beef hot dogs are fine. 435 00:42:36,559 --> 00:42:43,079 It's just the texture of Vienna sausage. It's like eating, like, I don't know, paté that's been 436 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:48,759 putting the into something that. Yeah. Yeah, I just can't do it. It's kind of like nasty. What I would 437 00:42:48,759 --> 00:42:53,680 expect. Like spam right out of the can to taste like if you were to just dig in with a spoon, like 438 00:42:53,680 --> 00:43:00,629 that kind of texture. Yeah, Yeah. Just. No. I got. No. No, I got you. Well. I like the. I like 439 00:43:00,629 --> 00:43:06,029 the grilled part. Of it on the stand now. Well, hey, look, spam, it has its applications. But if you're 440 00:43:06,030 --> 00:43:10,749 going to crack the top of it and dig in like it's a can of peaches, I got a few words for you. That's 441 00:43:10,749 --> 00:43:16,709 all I'm gonna say. Um, you know, I, I just you cook it. That's all I want you to do. Put it in the pan, 442 00:43:16,709 --> 00:43:22,069 fry it up a little bit. Little spam musubi. Never hurt anybody's feelings. But, uh, those people that 443 00:43:22,070 --> 00:43:27,509 eat it raw. I just gotta know what went on in their childhood, you know, as it was, the gas turned 444 00:43:27,550 --> 00:43:34,428 off. Yeah. You know, so, uh, but, you know, I did have a driver the other day tell me the best hot dog 445 00:43:34,429 --> 00:43:40,669 he's ever had is every free hot dog he's ever had. And, uh, that is one I will say that because, look, 446 00:43:40,709 --> 00:43:44,789 I'm a I'm a season ticket holder for the Oregon Ducks. And every now and then during a football 447 00:43:44,790 --> 00:43:50,749 game, nothing feels like it will hit as good as a hot dog. But then you go and pay eight bucks for a 448 00:43:50,750 --> 00:43:57,419 hot dog, and it doesn't feel as good anymore when you pay eight bucks for it, that's $1.50 at most. 449 00:43:57,419 --> 00:44:03,979 Um, and so a free one is always fun to get. And I'm with Josh or anybody that'll say it. Um, I came up 450 00:44:03,979 --> 00:44:09,339 with a new saying the other day because I want my dogs grilled. I want them done, maybe even a little 451 00:44:09,340 --> 00:44:14,659 overdone. If they. If that case ain't splitting, then that dog ain't hittin. That's what I'm saying 452 00:44:14,659 --> 00:44:19,259 right now. I need to have a little bit of char, a little bit of overdone this. So maybe if you guys 453 00:44:19,260 --> 00:44:24,938 aren't as fond as of the of the term pig missile as I am, you can just go with my saying if the 454 00:44:24,939 --> 00:44:31,339 case ain't splitting, that dog ain't hitting. What do you think? I like it, I like it, I like it 455 00:44:32,020 --> 00:44:38,579 perfect. Perfect. Yeah. How would you change in the eight? You mentioned the $8 hot dogs. So a little 456 00:44:38,620 --> 00:44:45,539 off topic here. 2002 national title season for Ohio State. I went to every 457 00:44:45,580 --> 00:44:52,019 home game and sold hot dogs in the stands. Oh, man, I bet you made a killing. Oh, it was for. It was for 458 00:44:52,020 --> 00:44:58,209 my, high school band boosters, so that's awesome. Were you one of those guys that like to have a 459 00:44:58,209 --> 00:45:03,769 little fun with it? I've seen some videos on on the social media platforms of some of the most 460 00:45:03,770 --> 00:45:09,009 entertaining hot dog vendors, and I mean, were you firing them out of a tuba or anything fun like 461 00:45:09,010 --> 00:45:15,849 that? I was not looking back on it. That would have been cool. Texas to launch them at people 462 00:45:15,930 --> 00:45:22,369 out of like a trumpet or something like that. But no, I mean, I was I was having fun with it. I was 463 00:45:22,370 --> 00:45:26,409 having fun with it, walking around the stands with all these college students and hollering, I'm 464 00:45:26,409 --> 00:45:29,889 going, get your winner, get your winner! Put it in your mouth. 465 00:45:33,370 --> 00:45:38,049 Oh, man. The the younger days, the things that you could get away with. If a 40 year old man is 466 00:45:38,050 --> 00:45:43,009 yelling that in the stands. People have questions. But if you're a high schooler, more power to you. 467 00:45:43,010 --> 00:45:47,850 Man, that kid's just having fun, right? Oh, absolutely. And it was actually a good sales 468 00:45:47,850 --> 00:45:53,198 tactic for me because I was actually able to sell out several times. Had to go back and get more. 469 00:45:53,639 --> 00:45:59,719 Like, okay, he's being funny. I gotta I gotta buy a hot dog from him. Absolutely, absolutely. Man, I, I 470 00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:05,639 love it, I love it. Uh, not off topic at all. That's. I mean, what's more American than a hot dog at a 471 00:46:05,639 --> 00:46:12,319 football game? I mean, that's that's right up the alley here. So I like that digression. Uh, I've got 472 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:17,280 a couple of I kind of off the wall questions for you guys, which, hey, some of these have already 473 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:21,719 been off the wall, so nothing's going to surprise you more. But I got to thinking about American 474 00:46:21,719 --> 00:46:27,839 things here, and I thought, what better question to ask a bunch of truck drivers than what kind of 475 00:46:27,879 --> 00:46:34,399 trucks they like? And, uh, we're going to stay in America here. So, Gary, I'm coming to you first. 476 00:46:34,399 --> 00:46:41,399 Ford, Chevy or Ram? Real Americans wear bow 477 00:46:41,399 --> 00:46:47,959 ties. There you go. That's my guy. I'm giving him a bald eagle for that. I am a Chevy guy myself. Got a 478 00:46:47,959 --> 00:46:53,059 Silverado sitting out in the driveway right now. Paint's falling off of it. But who asked? Uh, love 479 00:46:53,060 --> 00:46:59,898 that truck. Um, Mark Ford. Chevy. Ram. Oh, Lord, 480 00:46:59,939 --> 00:47:06,299 I, uh, I'm hard. That's hard. I'm a Ford guy at heart, but 481 00:47:06,739 --> 00:47:13,579 stands on wait a year, man. Cause, you know, I'm a real car enthusiast, and I love trucks, but, 482 00:47:13,580 --> 00:47:20,579 like, you take a 90s or pre F-150. Uh, mid 2070 or 483 00:47:20,580 --> 00:47:27,579 the new dodges. Is that the way it goes if you really enjoy trucks? Ford went 484 00:47:27,580 --> 00:47:34,418 to niche in the mid like late 90s and 2000 and they were coming back. They looked better 485 00:47:34,419 --> 00:47:41,179 there, a lot better. Chevy is still up in the game, but it kind of fell down. Sorry bow tie guys. 486 00:47:41,379 --> 00:47:46,739 Um, they just can't. Uh, they don't have the torque as a Ford Ranger. Um. 487 00:47:49,929 --> 00:47:55,408 And Dodge is just all around work. Trust. Depends on what you're using. Dodge work. Trust Ford for 488 00:47:55,409 --> 00:48:02,369 durability, especially inline sixes to 300. Amazing. That's like my dream truck right there. I'm sad 489 00:48:02,370 --> 00:48:09,290 that I had to get rid of mine, but I'm a Ford guy. Okay, well, you know, uh, you just you didn't 490 00:48:09,290 --> 00:48:14,169 go quite back far enough there in the history because I think back in the, uh, especially the 491 00:48:14,169 --> 00:48:19,649 early 70s, in very late 60s. I gotta tell you right now, there's no better looking truck that came off 492 00:48:19,649 --> 00:48:26,529 the line than a C10 Cheyenne or a C10, uh, step side. You know, those ones back the the the 72 is 493 00:48:26,529 --> 00:48:33,489 my favorite because I had one in high school. I had a 1972 step side, uh, beautiful truck built 494 00:48:33,489 --> 00:48:38,569 for the built for the drag track. Actually had a huge engine in it. Way too big for me. Blew it up. 495 00:48:38,569 --> 00:48:43,489 Had to sell it. Um, but I will tell you right now, I think. That's. The Chevy. I think it's the best. One 496 00:48:43,489 --> 00:48:48,120 of the best looking trucks ever made. I don't know, Gary. If you agree with me that vintage is Chevy. 497 00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:53,839 Uh, but, uh, man, those are good looking trucks. I would have to say for that benefit, the Chevy. I'd 498 00:48:53,840 --> 00:48:59,199 say give me a, uh, K10 Scottsdale. Okay, that's another good one. Just the bigger it. Just the 499 00:48:59,199 --> 00:49:06,199 bigger size, right? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, I agree a little bit. I'm more of 500 00:49:06,199 --> 00:49:12,879 a Ford guy, I don't know. Oh that's okay. The old some the Ford. They just they look a lot more. 501 00:49:13,840 --> 00:49:20,759 Look a lot more meaner I guess. And then Ford kind of 90s kind of died out our 502 00:49:20,799 --> 00:49:27,079 the way it looks. Chevy's took me over a little bit. I'm looking over the whole dynamic. Yep. And 503 00:49:27,080 --> 00:49:33,719 look, I give Chevy looks. Yeah, amazingly. I agree with you there. For somebody in the 70s on the 504 00:49:33,719 --> 00:49:40,399 Chevy trucks. I'm just I had my, I had I had a 78. I'm just 505 00:49:41,279 --> 00:49:46,709 too many head gaskets. Yeah. Ford motor. Yeah. That's true man. Uh, had to replace the rear main seal on 506 00:49:46,710 --> 00:49:53,389 mine, I believe, at least once, but I had a buddy that had a 72 as well and never could keep a rear 507 00:49:53,429 --> 00:49:58,509 main seal in that thing. I mean, it's just constantly dripping a little bit of oil. Um, but 508 00:49:58,509 --> 00:50:04,109 I'll tell you, man. Fun trucks. Fun trucks all around. You know, my my grandfather had a I believe 509 00:50:04,110 --> 00:50:11,029 it was a 52 or a 53 Ford. I can't remember correctly, but, I mean, he had a wall 510 00:50:11,030 --> 00:50:17,269 of trophies from car shows from that truck. And, uh, what a beautiful machine. Uh, look, there have all. 511 00:50:17,270 --> 00:50:22,549 They've all had their moment in the sun. I will say this in that early 2000 vintage of the Dodge 512 00:50:22,550 --> 00:50:28,590 truck. If the guys could stop putting, like, ten inch exhaust tips on the diesels, I would be okay 513 00:50:28,590 --> 00:50:35,429 with it. I don't mind a good rough sounding truck, but good God, do we need like the an exhaust pipe 514 00:50:35,429 --> 00:50:42,350 that's as big around as a 20 inch wheel? I feel like that's too much. Yeah, yeah. 515 00:50:42,429 --> 00:50:48,379 Okay, maybe just for me, I might have offended some people right then, and I totally understand. Uh, hey, 516 00:50:48,379 --> 00:50:53,019 Josh, we're coming back to you, man. And, uh, really appreciate you being patient with us. And I know 517 00:50:53,019 --> 00:50:59,859 you're working while you're taking this call, but, uh, Ford, Chevy, your Ram for you. Well, 518 00:50:59,860 --> 00:51:06,459 let's see, I'm kind of a. Yeah. Ford. Ford. Yeah. Uh, my 519 00:51:06,459 --> 00:51:12,019 grandpa, that's what he drove. Both. Both my grandparents did. My uncle drove his Chevrolet, but, 520 00:51:12,020 --> 00:51:18,139 uh, and and I now I gotta go back into the 80s. Okay, 80s and 90s 521 00:51:18,300 --> 00:51:25,220 and, uh. So, yeah, I'm still a Ford guy. And my my philosophy or what I experienced 522 00:51:25,220 --> 00:51:31,699 was if if you want a good riding truck, buy a Chevrolet. If you want one, they can pull a stuff 523 00:51:31,699 --> 00:51:38,539 out of the ground, get a Dodge, you know, Dodge, Ram, whatever they want. Call em these days. And 524 00:51:38,540 --> 00:51:43,649 and if you want one that's going to work and be dependable, you get a afford. So you can't have it 525 00:51:43,649 --> 00:51:47,249 all. You can't have your cake and eat it too. With the truck. You got to make a decision, is what 526 00:51:47,249 --> 00:51:54,050 you're saying? Yeah. I don't think you can. Now, of course, you know, these days they're all pretty. I 527 00:51:54,050 --> 00:51:58,889 would say they're all pretty much, uh, right along the same level these days. They're all high wing 528 00:51:58,889 --> 00:52:03,969 queens. Yeah, unless you do something else to the suspension to them, they design them for the road. 529 00:52:04,490 --> 00:52:10,128 So, yeah, I hear you. Well, I'm still a Ford guy. And that doesn't surprise me that we got two Fords in 530 00:52:10,129 --> 00:52:15,850 a Chevy here. Out of the three of you, Ford is the best selling truck in American history. The F-150. 531 00:52:15,889 --> 00:52:21,849 That's the guy right there. Uh, nobody has sold more than that truck has. And for good reason. You 532 00:52:21,850 --> 00:52:27,529 know, my dad had an old, uh, lariat. Diesel. I think it was an early 90s vintage, if I'm not mistaken. 533 00:52:27,770 --> 00:52:32,250 Um, but I wouldn't have been surprised if that truck was still running today. Of course, he sold 534 00:52:32,250 --> 00:52:39,249 it a long time ago, but, uh, I remember one vapor lock, uh, in that truck, and that's about it. Besides 535 00:52:39,249 --> 00:52:44,239 that, that thing was an absolute workhorse. Uh, towed everything that we ever had. It was our 536 00:52:44,240 --> 00:52:50,559 hunting truck, and, uh, it really did last, man. And those those more square bodies from the 90s. They 537 00:52:50,560 --> 00:52:55,799 look so good. There's an Chevy, too. I mean, they all looked good back then, before they kind of went to 538 00:52:55,840 --> 00:53:01,039 this rounded edge esthetic that they've got now. Um, now, I still like the rounded edge. I'm not 539 00:53:01,040 --> 00:53:07,319 gonna lie to you. I mean, like I said, I got a Silverado sitting 30ft from me, so, um, but I. Look, 540 00:53:07,360 --> 00:53:12,239 you guys know this about me. I'm not a I'm not a truck driver. I'm a podcaster. So I've got the soft 541 00:53:12,239 --> 00:53:16,999 hands, which it kind of makes sense that I pick the Chevy. I like the way it looks. I don't need it 542 00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:22,519 to do a lot of work. So, um, you know, you guys knew that about me, though there was no question in 543 00:53:22,520 --> 00:53:29,439 anybody's mind why I picked the Chevy. Right. Mark? Mhm. Wait 544 00:53:29,439 --> 00:53:34,678 wait wait, wait a second. All right. That's all you have to say. 545 00:53:36,760 --> 00:53:42,829 I did, you know, I did team up I was I was expecting more shots fired there, but. Uh, uh, all I 546 00:53:42,830 --> 00:53:49,229 got was he must have used his words up on the last question. I don't know, 547 00:53:49,989 --> 00:53:56,790 I I'm just picking on you, man. In my words. Um, if y'all ever watched 548 00:53:56,830 --> 00:54:03,629 Escanaba in the moonlight, I'm sure we shook a shit. You know? Yeah. 549 00:54:03,710 --> 00:54:08,349 Just about. I'll give a shot across the bow of the four guys real quick. There's the reason why they 550 00:54:08,389 --> 00:54:13,310 cut. Why Ford says are the number one thing in the country. Uh, because they're always having to 551 00:54:13,310 --> 00:54:20,310 replace us guys. They don't have to replace their trucks. Well. It's true, you know, I've 552 00:54:20,310 --> 00:54:24,989 heard, uh, Gary, one of the things I love when people start talking about Ford is saying, uh, 553 00:54:24,990 --> 00:54:31,948 that's an acronym for Found on Road Dead. If you ever need to fix it, 554 00:54:31,949 --> 00:54:38,779 just look on the grill. The problem circle with the high line of blues. Wow. That's 555 00:54:38,820 --> 00:54:45,299 actually funny, Gary. Yeah. It is. That's funny. Man. That's good. Yeah. Yeah. Well, listen. I think I'm 556 00:54:45,300 --> 00:54:51,529 laughing at you that hard. Well, fellas, this is exactly what I wanted to get out of the 4th of 557 00:54:51,530 --> 00:54:57,259 July conversation. Just a little bit of red, white and blue pride. Uh, how we celebrate as Americans. 558 00:54:57,259 --> 00:55:02,539 Why we do it better in this country than anybody else does. I think that's the freedom of choice 559 00:55:02,540 --> 00:55:07,059 that we get over here. You want to celebrate by having a tall, cool one and blowing up some 560 00:55:07,060 --> 00:55:11,459 mortars. You get to do that if you want to kick back in your lawn chair, catch a couple of fish. 561 00:55:11,459 --> 00:55:17,498 You can do that too. Or if you're so inclined, like Mr. Chestnut himself, you can pack back 80 pig 562 00:55:17,499 --> 00:55:23,300 missiles today, and nobody's gonna say a word to you about it. That's as American as it gets right 563 00:55:23,300 --> 00:55:28,059 there in my mind. Uh, and I want to thank you guys for coming on here and having some fun with me 564 00:55:28,060 --> 00:55:33,019 today. As I told you, all this is kind of an off the wall episode. Uh, it's a lot different than 565 00:55:33,020 --> 00:55:38,279 what we normally do. And, uh, I just really appreciate your guys's time today. Uh, want to get 566 00:55:38,279 --> 00:55:43,839 to some final thoughts here? Uh, our Final thoughts segment. Josh, uh, you've never joined us before, so 567 00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:48,320 I'll go through kind of what we do on final thoughts. It really is designed for you to take 568 00:55:48,320 --> 00:55:52,839 the floor and say whatever you want. If you want to give a shout out, if you want to wish America 569 00:55:52,879 --> 00:55:58,319 happy 250. Uh, if you want to say hi and I love you to some of your family members or friends that 570 00:55:58,320 --> 00:56:03,599 might be listening. The point is, the floor is yours and you get to say whatever you want here 571 00:56:03,600 --> 00:56:08,719 in this final segment, within reason. I gotta put that caveat in there, because today we've been 572 00:56:08,719 --> 00:56:14,639 bouncing off the walls a bit. But, uh, let's start with Gary here. Gary, Chris joining us again. Always 573 00:56:14,639 --> 00:56:19,679 appreciate the time. Uh, you were the one that hooked us up with Josh and, uh, told us about that 574 00:56:19,679 --> 00:56:25,559 awesome hat that he made. So thank you so much for joining us today on our 4th of July special. Gary, 575 00:56:25,600 --> 00:56:32,120 final thoughts from you before we let you go today. All right, so before I before I go into any 576 00:56:32,120 --> 00:56:37,589 other final thoughts, because I was I had to be prompted last time I was gone. Uh, what a big give. 577 00:56:37,590 --> 00:56:42,869 A big shout out to my wife. She really does a good job holding the household down when I'm out here 578 00:56:42,870 --> 00:56:48,830 on the road. My guy. You. You learned something on the last podcast? That's what that means, right? 579 00:56:49,269 --> 00:56:55,309 Exactly. But, uh, uh, huge shout out to our armed forces, our first responders. 580 00:56:55,990 --> 00:57:01,628 Um, this if you are going to enjoy some adult beverages and blow stuff up this weekend, uh, do it. 581 00:57:01,669 --> 00:57:07,789 Do it in a manner where you're not meeting a first responder. There you go. That's my that's my, 582 00:57:07,790 --> 00:57:13,789 uh, my, uh, quick free advice. Yeah. Sage. Sage. Quick free advice there, Gary. 583 00:57:14,270 --> 00:57:21,109 Yeah, yeah. Uh, don't don't. Uh, for those who haven't met me, don't need me that way, because I'm pretty. 584 00:57:21,149 --> 00:57:26,149 I'm. I'm pretty sure that I'm probably going to have to go to some sort of firework related call, 585 00:57:26,550 --> 00:57:32,988 because it happens every year. Someone gets a little carried away and 586 00:57:33,700 --> 00:57:39,299 next thing you know, they got a burn and missing a finger or something's on fire. And you're you're a 587 00:57:39,300 --> 00:57:45,979 volunteer firefighter. Is that correct? Yep yep yep. We talked last last podcast. We did talk about 588 00:57:45,979 --> 00:57:51,020 that. Yeah we did talk about that for sure. Well, I want to take the opportunity to say thank you 589 00:57:51,020 --> 00:57:57,019 again, Gary, for that service because, uh, volunteer is the operative word there. And a lot of guys 590 00:57:57,019 --> 00:58:01,499 like you will do that exact same thing this weekend while celebrating the 4th of July with 591 00:58:01,500 --> 00:58:06,019 their family. They will put that family on the back burner and go help somebody that needs it. 592 00:58:06,019 --> 00:58:10,659 And, uh, again, I don't know if there's a more American thing out there than that, my friend. 593 00:58:12,859 --> 00:58:19,059 And then, uh, to, uh, all of my fellow drivers out there be safe out on the road 594 00:58:19,420 --> 00:58:26,300 and, uh, hope you all have a great holiday. Great stuff. Gary, we greatly appreciate you joining 595 00:58:26,300 --> 00:58:32,369 us. And and that's a very poignant piece of advice as well. Be safe out there. Um, this is this is one 596 00:58:32,369 --> 00:58:37,769 of the craziest holidays. And you got to add to the fact that it's the 250th birthday. That's a 597 00:58:37,770 --> 00:58:43,569 big deal. The World Cup is going on. We've got people from every corner of every place in the 598 00:58:43,570 --> 00:58:49,090 world, uh, kind of descending upon the United States right now. The traffic is going to be bad, 599 00:58:49,129 --> 00:58:53,089 crazy people are going to be out there driving their four wheelers and RVs that they don't know 600 00:58:53,089 --> 00:58:58,968 how to drive. So, uh, once again, just be safe out there. I think that's really good advice. Gary, 601 00:58:59,009 --> 00:59:04,648 thanks so much for joining us today. Thank you for having me again. Of course, Mark, we're on to you 602 00:59:04,649 --> 00:59:10,009 next for final thoughts, my friend. Um, any safety related final thoughts from you before we get 603 00:59:10,010 --> 00:59:16,929 moving into your your actual thoughts. Safety things? Uh, keep a five gallon bucket of water. 604 00:59:20,850 --> 00:59:27,810 Oh, no. Uh, just make sure you don't feel whatever. You're sweating the fireworks 605 00:59:27,810 --> 00:59:34,439 and hold the fireworks in your hand, and, uh. Stay safe out there. Stay safe out there. 606 00:59:34,439 --> 00:59:39,279 Indeed. Great safety stuff, Mark. Uh, any other final thoughts for you before we let you get back to it, 607 00:59:39,280 --> 00:59:46,079 my friend? Final thoughts? Um, I have been on the podcast. The last time I was on a podcast was 608 00:59:46,079 --> 00:59:52,959 before it happened. But, uh, I also just want to say thank you to the woman. And she's at home 609 00:59:52,960 --> 00:59:59,239 right now at the painting, uh, the chicken coop. And thank you for all the stuff that she's been 610 00:59:59,239 --> 01:00:05,840 helping me out with it and at home, but, uh, I'm expecting another, 611 01:00:05,840 --> 01:00:12,279 uh, chitlin. No way. Hang on a second. I got a button for that. That's worth a party horn 612 01:00:12,760 --> 01:00:19,759 and a round of applause. Congratulations, man. Yeah, my birthday was just a few weeks ago. A two week, 613 01:00:19,799 --> 01:00:24,639 2 or 3 weeks ago. Right there. And she dropped the bomb on my birthday and was like, hey, guess what? 614 01:00:24,679 --> 01:00:29,429 I'm like, what? She's like, I'll be back and doing that. Man, I was like, Look. Look at this. And I was 615 01:00:29,429 --> 01:00:35,989 like, oh, hey. So that's awesome, man. Now how many is that going to make for you once this one 616 01:00:35,990 --> 01:00:42,270 arrives? Uh. Two. And I was telling her I was hoping it was when. 617 01:00:43,790 --> 01:00:49,909 You want to. Up into three. Huh? The ultrasound? Yeah, the ultrasound said it was only one. Uh, well, uh, 618 01:00:49,909 --> 01:00:55,389 one's just as good. Man, congratulations. Can't wait to hear about that little, uh, little chitlin when 619 01:00:55,390 --> 01:01:00,429 it arrives. Um, and, uh, keep us updated, all right? We want to make sure that mom and baby are both 620 01:01:00,430 --> 01:01:06,709 staying healthy. Oh, yeah. Well, thanks for joining us, Mark. Really appreciate it. Glad you got your 621 01:01:06,710 --> 01:01:11,629 chicken coop built. And, uh, if you want to take a look at some of the awesome pictures that Mark 622 01:01:11,629 --> 01:01:16,590 sent us when he wasn't able to join us on the Father's Day episode. They are still 623 01:01:16,629 --> 01:01:23,469 online at podcast.bulktransit.com. Mark, you hit me with a ton of pictures and uh, what a great family you have, man. 624 01:01:23,550 --> 01:01:27,659 It's so cool that you're going to be adding to it. Thank you for sharing that news with us here on 625 01:01:27,659 --> 01:01:34,220 the show. Oh, yeah. Thank you, thank you. No problem. Be safe out there. Finally, we'll go to Josh making 626 01:01:34,220 --> 01:01:39,459 his first appearance on the show while out there working hard. Man. We really appreciate the time 627 01:01:39,460 --> 01:01:46,419 today. Uh, final thoughts from you before we let you get back to it. Get back to 628 01:01:46,420 --> 01:01:53,379 it. I can multitask. Just ask my wife. If you 629 01:01:53,379 --> 01:02:00,340 ask her. I'm really. I'm very thankful that my wife is not going to listen to this. Why is that? 630 01:02:00,380 --> 01:02:05,619 You haven't said anything incriminating. Oh, no. But she thinks I'm all right. I'm already a goofball. 631 01:02:05,620 --> 01:02:12,259 So this is going to just seal the deal? Yeah. I've been hiding stuff from her for ten years, so. Well, 632 01:02:12,300 --> 01:02:18,979 it's safe to say I didn't help you out at all on this one. With that. Well, I am who I am. So 633 01:02:19,020 --> 01:02:25,769 if if she hadn't figured that out by now, then, well, she's, uh, she's out of luck. But, uh, no. 634 01:02:25,769 --> 01:02:32,009 I am very appreciative of my wife. She does tolerate me, and she tolerates this job. 635 01:02:32,570 --> 01:02:38,769 So because I've only been doing this, I'm almost 52 years old, and I just started, uh, when I was I 636 01:02:38,770 --> 01:02:45,569 got my CDL when I was 50. So I've really only been doing this about. I write out a year and a half. Uh, 637 01:02:45,649 --> 01:02:52,168 this is my first job. I'm very appreciative that both transit actually had an opportunity that was, 638 01:02:52,209 --> 01:02:59,209 uh, local, and I was able to take me in and, uh, allow me to continue to put a roof over 639 01:02:59,210 --> 01:03:04,849 my head and food on the table. Uh, even if they aren't big muscles, you know? 640 01:03:06,890 --> 01:03:12,209 Well, Josh, man, uh, once again, thank you for the time today. And thank you for supporting that 641 01:03:12,209 --> 01:03:19,169 awesome hat that you made. Uh, you're doing the Lord's work out there for us, man. Yeah, I like to 642 01:03:19,169 --> 01:03:26,069 make. I'm kind of a craft guy. I like to, if I can fix it, I try to fix it. Uh, if, 643 01:03:26,069 --> 01:03:31,230 uh, you give me a pack, I might sew it on something. I love it, I love it. Well, if you see him out there 644 01:03:31,230 --> 01:03:36,789 rocking the best looking, always pneumatic, never static hat. Uh, say hi to him and ask him how to 645 01:03:36,830 --> 01:03:42,349 come on the podcast. He'll let you know. Just give him my number. Josh. All right. We'll do. Thanks, 646 01:03:42,349 --> 01:03:48,709 Marcus. Thanks, fellas. Be safe out there. Happy big 250 to all of you. And, uh, we'll get you all back 647 01:03:48,709 --> 01:03:53,229 on here soon. We'll be right back with more. Always pneumatic, never static. Right after this. 648 01:04:01,470 --> 01:04:07,029 Man, I'll tell you. Uh, pig missiles and freedom. That's what that conversation was all about. Uh, 649 01:04:07,029 --> 01:04:12,909 and a few other things, obviously, um, minor injuries and, uh, burned down cornfields. But again, 650 01:04:12,909 --> 01:04:18,709 that's why we told you off the jump. You got to be safe this year. Americans are gonna party. We do 651 01:04:18,710 --> 01:04:23,499 that better than anybody else to freedom. We do it better than anybody else. Pig missile's better 652 01:04:23,499 --> 01:04:30,060 than anybody else. Uh, low grade, consumer grade explosives. Better than anybody else. And, uh, it's 653 01:04:30,060 --> 01:04:36,179 all meant in in the vein of freedom. Right. But do be careful out there because, uh, obviously, when we 654 01:04:36,179 --> 01:04:41,340 were kids, you bounce a little bit better, you bounce back from things like, uh, you know, blown 655 01:04:41,340 --> 01:04:46,258 off fingers. That stuff doesn't happen once you're an adult, and you need those hands to do the job 656 01:04:46,259 --> 01:04:52,579 that you do. So just one more time, I want to nail home the the safety message because I think it's 657 01:04:52,579 --> 01:04:59,579 very important. Um, and, uh, just say go out there and have a very happy 4th of July and 658 01:04:59,580 --> 01:05:06,059 enjoy celebrating America's 250th birthday. This country, regardless of what you might hear if you 659 01:05:06,059 --> 01:05:11,820 turn on the news, is the best country in the world. And I have no qualms about saying that on a 660 01:05:11,820 --> 01:05:17,458 microphone to a thing that is accessible to anybody that wants to listen to it. That's where I 661 01:05:17,459 --> 01:05:23,089 stand. That's a hill I'll die on. Call that hill Mount Rushmore. Okay. Love this country. Love to 662 01:05:23,090 --> 01:05:28,129 hear all the national pride that gets welled up around this time of year, and just want everybody 663 01:05:28,129 --> 01:05:35,129 to have a safe, fun and happy 4th of July and happy birthday to America. The 664 01:05:35,130 --> 01:05:40,208 big 250. I think it's only right that we play it out with a little bit of patriotic music. Be safe 665 01:05:40,209 --> 01:05:45,489 out there, Bulk and Spur. We will see you next week for another hour of content here on always 666 01:05:45,490 --> 01:05:50,529 pneumatic, never static. I'm your host, Marcus. I'm gonna go get myself some sparklers because, you 667 01:05:50,530 --> 01:05:54,609 know, we can't have anything exciting here in Oregon. We'll see you guys next week. 668 01:06:59,399 --> 01:07:05,279 And that's all she blows for today's episode of Always Pneumatic, Never Static. Your number one and 669 01:07:05,280 --> 01:07:11,159 probably only Pneumatic Trucking podcast, brought to you by Bulk Transit. Thanks for rolling with us 670 01:07:11,159 --> 01:07:15,999 today. Till next time, stay safe. Keep those lines clear and keep it pumping.