1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: This portion of the Joe Show podcast is powered by 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: Fair and Faarah, Tampa accident Attorneys. I love the way 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: you uniquely think about situations and have me going, oh shoot, 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: wait a second, hold on eight hundred four ow n 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: ninety three ninety three. You're going on a dinner day, Okay, 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: what matters more the restaurant or the parking? All right, 7 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: Joe Show's liven ninety three three fl' za once you 8 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: call it. Eight hundred four own then ninety three ninety three, 9 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: Katie think about it, Jed think about it, Ashley talk 10 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: about it. 11 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 2: So whenever I have friends or family come into town, 12 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 2: I always have to pick a restaurant and people like, oh, 13 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 2: do you go and look at the food menu? Do 14 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: you go and look at you know, the area? And 15 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: I'm like, yeah, I look at the parking. That is 16 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: the first thing that I look at because I'm from Tampa, Like, 17 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: I know where the parking situation is and I know 18 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: sometimes it can be crazy, and I don't want to 19 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: put my friends and family in that situation. But I 20 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 2: also know I just love having a parking spot. I 21 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: don't want to fight anyone for a parking spot. I 22 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: don't want to do street parking if there's not a 23 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: parking garage or a parking lot, like the bar we 24 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: went to Varsity. I googled it before we went. If 25 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 2: it didn't have a parking lot, Oh, I was not 26 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 2: showing up. 27 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 3: I was not. 28 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 2: Coming because I don't want to have to deal with 29 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 2: driving around in circles looking for parking. 30 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 3: So in order for me to. 31 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: Go on any type of date you gotta do, we 32 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 2: gotta pick the parking situation first game. 33 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 3: Then yeah, you have nothing to worry about the Varsity 34 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 3: Club at all. You know why Why? Because it's in 35 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 3: clear Water. 36 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 2: There's always got there's always parking in clear Water. 37 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 3: Is that what you're saying. Here's the deal. You don't 38 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 3: really understand it because you've got a Honda Civic. You 39 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 3: got that car from brand. 40 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: And when you've got a Civic, you could park in 41 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: a shoe box if you want to. 42 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 3: You're right, all right? 43 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: Which is Tampa parking? For some reason, in Tampa there 44 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: is no parking. And if you do have parking, it's 45 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: the size of half of a parking. 46 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 4: It's an emoji car parking spot. Everywhere else is just 47 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 4: normal parking everywhere. Now, granted you go to like like 48 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 4: if you go downtown dun Eden, you're gonna have to. 49 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 3: Park in like a parking Rodney Walk. 50 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: But at least you have the parking in Tampa, Like 51 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: if you go to Soho Sushi, where are you going 52 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: to park? 53 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 3: Yeah? What are you going to? You can't even go 54 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,839 Speaker 3: pick up to go. Yeah. I'm not saying I don't 55 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: do it. It's delicious, but you know. 56 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 1: What I mean. 57 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: How is it in downtown Saint Pete Because I don't 58 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: come to downtown Saint Pete because the parking is trash. 59 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 3: I heard you can guarantee me a garage. 60 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,239 Speaker 1: Yes, I always park in the same garage no matter 61 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: where I go next time, unless I'm like. 62 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 3: Going to like Laalas to do karaoke. 63 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: There's no parking there. 64 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 3: Well there is. There's just other places. I'm saying though. 65 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: If I'm in downtown Saint Pete, like near like Janice, 66 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: I park in there. Yeah, the parking lot, that's it's 67 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: like four or five stories. They've got One thing that 68 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: don't like about it is they've got a real sharp 69 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: turn as you're going up there. 70 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 3: That's true. That freaks me out. Every time you. 71 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: Got a big Bronco now, yeah, and see when you 72 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: can pick out dinner reservations. Do you do the parking 73 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 2: lot too, though, Dough Because you have a big Bronco, 74 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 2: you can't park everywhere. 75 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: So I have not thought about it, but now I'm 76 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: gonna be thinking about it for sure. But yeah, New 77 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: fear On lock completely with the parking in like South 78 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: Tampa is it is the work. 79 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 2: I love the Chipotle on Howard, but I can't go 80 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: there because the parking lot is like only maybe six 81 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: cars can fit there, only like four parking spots can 82 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: fit there. And I really want to go to these places, 83 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 2: but I can't. You have to go at a certain time. 84 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: When my fiance was a manager at Daily Eats, whenever 85 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: i'd go visit, oh man, it was impossible to That 86 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: little dirt parking lot is impossible. 87 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: You drive by, You're like, hey, I'm not gonna get here. 88 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 3: They share a parking lot with Green Lemon, but like 89 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 3: that's it. 90 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 2: Any apartment complex down right across the street when sometimes 91 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 2: there's no parking for the tenants, I don't. 92 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 3: Know how people do it, I really know. 93 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: And then now that I've got a Broncos, sometimes you 94 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: got to be aware of like some of those parking 95 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: like in Hyde. 96 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 3: Park compact parking only well. 97 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: And they've got like I don't know why, but it's 98 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: like six feet clearance, you know how like when you 99 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: pull into a parking lot. 100 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 3: The thing I didn't think about that. 101 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, when I had my truck, I would hit the 102 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: top of it and then you turn it out before 103 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: I wrecked my roof. 104 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 3: Hey I'MJ. 105 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 5: HI, good morning, first time caller here. 106 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 3: Oh thank you, m J, MJ. Do you? 107 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: Ashley says. When she goes out to eat, she looks 108 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: at the parking before she looks at the menu. 109 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 5: This I've been wanting to call us for so many 110 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 5: years and this is the one topic that so she 111 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 5: said that, I'm like, oh my god, that's how I 112 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 5: feel too. But yeah, I live in Hudson and I'm 113 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 5: an hour away from Dunedin. And in twenty twenty four, 114 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 5: in January, I was like, Okay, my new resolution, I 115 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 5: just want to be more outgoing, meet new friends. And 116 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 5: so we had girls get together with you know, a 117 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 5: bunch because we didn't know. We just wanted to meet 118 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 5: up and you know, make new friendships. And they had 119 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 5: a place that duneedon on Senway and if you know 120 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 5: that place the water, yeah, yes, yes, it's a roof stop. 121 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 5: I drove a freaking hour to get there. I was 122 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 5: so nervous. They were like twenty five girls. I got there, 123 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 5: I had no idea where to park. I just made 124 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 5: a U turn and went right back home. I do 125 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 5: this myself. 126 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 3: I did not. 127 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 5: My anxiety level was to the roofs. I was, yeah, no, 128 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 5: I'm not doing that that. 129 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 3: What did you end up doing for the rest of 130 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 3: the year, did you that resolution? 131 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 5: I tied a fine place where the parking was clear. 132 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 5: I knew the park yeah, my directions and my sense 133 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 5: of like words for just like you know, like downtown 134 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 5: Saint Pete. I hate that. I'm a proper restaurants like 135 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 5: I would love to go, but I just if I 136 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 5: can't find parking, just I don't know. They make it 137 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 5: so complicated. 138 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: I know that boys got garages and everything. But if 139 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: I go down to Eboorg, you can ask any easy. 140 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 5: But I just want to share that with you guys. 141 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 4: So MJ. 142 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 3: I love you so much. You're a great Thank you guys. 143 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 5: You guys will talk to you guys. Thank you have 144 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 5: a good one. Thank you. 145 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 1: I know that there's multiple garages, there's all that, But 146 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: every time I go to the Colombia, I have because 147 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: I gotta listen. If I'm going out, I gotta have 148 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: a bite to eat. So I'll always go to the 149 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: Columbia or the Italian restaurant that they own, just so 150 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: I can park in their parking because I trust that 151 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: parking lot more. I don't know why. And it's also 152 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: an easier exit to get out. 153 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 3: Ye oh yeah. 154 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: This portion of the Joe Show podcast is powered by 155 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: Fair and Farah, Tampa accident attorneys,