WEBVTT - Eddie and Jason Williams with John Matarese -- 10/3/25

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<v Speaker 1>Back with Eddie and Jason Williams in for Rocky Today.

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<v Speaker 1>On a Friday around about this time, we always talked

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<v Speaker 1>to this fella right here from w CPO nine News,

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<v Speaker 1>our good friend John matteries, don't waste your money, and Johnny,

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<v Speaker 1>I was in the I was in the Kroger today

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<v Speaker 1>picking up a couple of items, and here we are

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<v Speaker 1>what There were still four weeks out from Halloween, and

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<v Speaker 1>I walked by display for Thanksgiving cards. I'm surprised they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't see it. But but anyways, so but anyway, speaking

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<v Speaker 1>of Halloween, the candy this year, I also saw, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they obviously got racks of that stuff out, and man,

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<v Speaker 1>I just you're gonna go brook feeding them kids?

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<v Speaker 2>You are this year? Yeah, candy price is higher than

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<v Speaker 2>ever for anything chocolatey. And you know everybody wants those

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<v Speaker 2>Reese's peanut butter cups. They're by far the most popular,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. And then you have twigs and Hershey's bars,

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<v Speaker 2>and oh my goodness, we're in Kroger. Four ninety nine

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<v Speaker 2>is the current price of a small snack bag. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean a few years ago, those are like two seventy five,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Yeah, they're four nine five Bucks went over

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<v Speaker 2>to Walmart. There are also five bucks over at Walmart.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is a small bag. I mean, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>in a busy neighborhood that has a lot of kids,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that'll that little bag will last year about ten minutes. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>How many pieces are in it? I'm just curious.

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<v Speaker 2>Not too many, Like you get thirty pieces or something.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you have the bigger bags and you're like, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>well let's get some of the bigger bags. Well, those

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<v Speaker 2>are fifteen or twenty dollars for the bigger bag, and

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<v Speaker 2>you get a lot more pieces. But before you know it,

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<v Speaker 2>you've spent you sent over one hundred bucks for your candy,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're hoping that's all you need. You're hoping. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not a beautiful night, and you got to say, honey,

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<v Speaker 2>run out to Walgreens because we're running low and it's

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<v Speaker 2>only uh six fifteen. No, it's just crazy how expensive

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<v Speaker 2>it Skinddy.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you John. Last year we did the same

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<v Speaker 1>segment and it woul had gone up from the previous year,

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<v Speaker 1>and now it's going up again. And where does this

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<v Speaker 1>stop at?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, well it's it's a lot of factors, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of is the cocoa prices. You've been hearing that.

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<v Speaker 2>We've been hearing that all year at the cocoa prices

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<v Speaker 2>are up, just like coffee beans. Because I drink a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of coffee. That's getting expensive. And the candy prices,

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<v Speaker 2>the chocolate prices are up. So question is people are saying,

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<v Speaker 2>like what can I do about it? But one thing

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<v Speaker 2>is be cheap like John matter Reson, and don't buy

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<v Speaker 2>the chocolate. You know, give them the the nerds and

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<v Speaker 2>give them the kiddle and that's my little rock.

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<v Speaker 1>Give them exactly like what I used to do. Give

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<v Speaker 1>them to Smartie, get one of those little just throw

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<v Speaker 1>one smartiesay.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, Just just don't be like grandma and give

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<v Speaker 2>them a penny. Here you go, a penny.

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<v Speaker 1>There's an apple and a penny.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, don't get I'm not even I'm not even that cheap.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know that, you know, you could downgrade to

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<v Speaker 2>some of the some of the other candies. Here's now

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<v Speaker 2>something though that I would say, I would say, don't

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<v Speaker 2>buy your candy this weekend. Do not. You're gonna be tempted.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're gonna be out in Kroger or Walmart

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<v Speaker 2>this weekend. It's like, honey, we better start stocking up

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<v Speaker 2>on this. I would not buy it this weekend. And

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<v Speaker 2>here's why. Next week there are a bunch of big sales.

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<v Speaker 2>There's Walmart's deals going on, there's Amazon's October Prime Days

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<v Speaker 2>going on. Target has a Circle week going on, So

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<v Speaker 2>the big fall sales are actually happening. Next week, you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna find candy mark downs, and a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>don't think of buying candy on Amazon. Check it out.

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<v Speaker 2>You may find some really good deals. So that's going

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<v Speaker 2>on next week. Here's the magic day. You gotta wait

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<v Speaker 2>a while for it. October sixteenth. Okay, we're talking almost

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<v Speaker 2>almost two weeks, just under two weeks. October fifteenth, that's

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<v Speaker 2>when Kroger holds its annual candy sail that goes on

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<v Speaker 2>for four days. They do it every year, and they

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<v Speaker 2>mark down candy about thirty to thirty five percent. It

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<v Speaker 2>used to be fifty percent off. Now it's about thirty

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<v Speaker 2>to thirty five percent off. But it's still a really

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<v Speaker 2>good deal. So those four ninety nine bags, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>those would be down to you know, three ninety nine

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<v Speaker 2>or something. Uh. Basically, October fifteenth is the key date

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<v Speaker 2>for Kroger, So you might want to hold off for that.

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<v Speaker 2>You might want to check some stuff online. I have

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<v Speaker 2>a whole story on my John Mattery's Facebook page in

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<v Speaker 2>WCPO dot com listing a whole bunch of sales that

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<v Speaker 2>are coming up.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you got to you know, if you live

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<v Speaker 1>in a neighborhood, you have to put out your fire

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<v Speaker 1>pit and set up a bar for all the moms

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<v Speaker 1>and dads.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you got you gotta get beers.

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen it. I've seen guys out there got beers.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely, you got to get those those. Yeah, you got

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<v Speaker 2>to get high noons, you got to get beers. You

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<v Speaker 2>got to get some some wood for the fire pit,

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<v Speaker 2>set up a whole thing on your driveway. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 2>trick or treaty and costs me about two hundred bucks.

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<v Speaker 2>You're right cool, And that's why I hand it. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why I hand out one piece of cant of that

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<v Speaker 2>what's that old yellow candy corn? Yeah, one piece of

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<v Speaker 2>candy corn.

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<v Speaker 1>Here you go, se don't choke on it, Johnny. What

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<v Speaker 1>else are we talking about? What's what the non refundable

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<v Speaker 1>stuff going on these days?

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<v Speaker 2>As far as Yeah, I've done some travel lately at

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<v Speaker 2>a college reunion, went in to see mom and I

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<v Speaker 2>tell you, you go to buy an airfare now, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's like, oh, you could spend four hundred dollars or

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<v Speaker 2>you could spend three hundred dollars for the non refundable

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<v Speaker 2>Basic Economy. You guys flow basic Economy.

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<v Speaker 1>I've done.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh miserable. You know, you're the last people to board.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't get a seat, Like you go to the airport,

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<v Speaker 2>you have no idea what your seat is. Then they're like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't put your bag in the overhead bed. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just awful. And it's non refundable. Mean you can't

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<v Speaker 2>change it. You got to you gotta seat on the flight.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you want to change it now, baby nah,

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<v Speaker 2>because you bought Basic economy. Hotels are doing the exact

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<v Speaker 2>same thing now with prepay. You can get that hotel

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<v Speaker 2>room for one hundred and seventy five a night or

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and twenty five a night if you prepay,

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<v Speaker 2>no changes. And it's becoming a real dilemma because you're like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm going away this weekend. You know I

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<v Speaker 2>might want to go see, you know, a UC game

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<v Speaker 2>out of town or just visit family or something. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's like, what if I need to change something, life happens,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's that happened to us on vacation. We flew

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<v Speaker 1>over to London with our sons and I had already

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<v Speaker 1>I had pre paid for hotel rooms. Well, they canceled

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<v Speaker 1>our flight, so we had to fly out all the

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<v Speaker 1>next morning. Well that that night was dead. So I,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I call the people and try to convince

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<v Speaker 1>them like a victim of circumstances. They're like, no, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a non refundable. There you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, watch out, watch out for that non refundabal Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>especially for a big vacation. If you're going to do it,

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<v Speaker 2>the thing to do is pay for that. We'll electra

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<v Speaker 2>for that travel insurance. Usually fly twenty five bucks. You

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<v Speaker 2>can get that Alliance travel insurance to a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>airlines that'll cover if something happens. Otherwise you get stuck

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<v Speaker 2>paying that hotel room. Your flight's light, you still pay

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<v Speaker 2>two hundred bucks for that hotel room. So it's one

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<v Speaker 2>of those things where they're really pushing this non refundable

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<v Speaker 2>travel anymore to save money because they love it. Airlines

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<v Speaker 2>and hotels of it because they're being paid in advance

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<v Speaker 2>and they know you can't change anything because they're getting pretty.

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<v Speaker 2>But I tell you, if you need to make any changes,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just it's just horrible. And it's a debate. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm booking a flight. Do I spend another fifty bucks

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<v Speaker 2>for a refundable changeable flight? I don't know, But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about you guys. I want a seat.

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<v Speaker 2>I hate getting down to the gate and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a seat yet. I don't know if I'm sitting.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you end up, you know, the seat right

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<v Speaker 2>at the bathroom door. That's the most pleasant flight you

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<v Speaker 2>will ever have.

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<v Speaker 1>Or between two big, giant fat people and both of

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<v Speaker 1>them holding babies.

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<v Speaker 2>Crying baby, yes, in the middle seat, yeah, in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle seat next to the crying baby and the giant

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<v Speaker 2>guy who's like Norm from Cheers. Uh. And and then

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<v Speaker 2>you're back by the by the bathroom with that door

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<v Speaker 2>flap and open his shut every two minutes. And now

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<v Speaker 2>you just love that.

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<v Speaker 1>Well between all that, you know, if we didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>stuff to complain about, John, you'd be out of work.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, that's the beauty, you know, the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that there's something to complain about and somebody getting schemed

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<v Speaker 2>every day. I hate it, but you know, it gives

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<v Speaker 2>me things to talk about. So guys, have a great weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't waste your money, all right?

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks sEH. So coming up here next, we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be talking to the Lions beat reporter from the Detroit

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<v Speaker 1>Free Press about. Uh, I've heard something about this team

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<v Speaker 1>being pretty good the Detroit I watched them against Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks ago, dismantled. I mean, just put it on that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, yeah, and uh up from and and again

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<v Speaker 1>Baltimore a pretty good team. They haven't put it all

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<v Speaker 1>together yet, but you know that, you know, round about right.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>But we'll h we'll talk about the Lions coming to town.

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<v Speaker 1>But right now we've got the news news radio seven

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<v Speaker 1>hundred w l W