1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Here we go, you guys, get ready. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 2: So, yes, yesterday was our first Military Christmas Bonus giveaway 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 2: of the season. Always incredible giving these really deserving military 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: families something special for the holidays, and you know, they're 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 2: so appreciative of it and just makes us feel good 6 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,760 Speaker 2: and you know, hopefully it helps them out a little bit, 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 2: you know. And you hear you know, people going through 8 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: things like cancer and things like that, it's just, I mean, 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: it's so hard to deal with any time of the year, 10 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 2: but get around the holidays. Kids are going to go 11 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 2: without and things like that, and all they're thinking about 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: is their family. They don't care about themselves, you know. 13 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 2: So I mean when you hear these stories, you're just like, oh, man, 14 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: I just I just want to help everybody, you know. 15 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: And so, but we do pick five different family members 16 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 2: military members who we are going to try to help 17 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 2: out this holiday season. And this is something we say 18 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: leading into the Military Christmas Bonus every year that please, 19 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: if you're we're struggling, ask for help, ask for help. 20 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 2: We say this, you know, for a variety of different 21 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 2: things obviously, but if you're in the military and you 22 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: know that, you know, like listen, man, I'm having a 23 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 2: hard time this year, and you know, I'm not gonna 24 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: be able to afford presents for my kids and my 25 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 2: family and this and that. You know, we want you 26 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 2: to ask for help, we want you to nominate yourself, 27 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 2: and a lot of times they won't, they won't do it, 28 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 2: they won't ask andless you know, yeah, you can't have that, 29 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 2: and so you know, it's one of those things where 30 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 2: it's like, well, you're I know, you're nominating yourself, but 31 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: you're doing this for your family, and so you're making 32 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: sure that they don't go without. So I actually really 33 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: appreciate this. Uh Ian is joining us this morning, and 34 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 2: Ian has nominated himself, which I love. 35 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: I think that's fantastic. Hey, and make sure you turn 36 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: your radio down. 37 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,919 Speaker 3: Man, are you there? 38 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 2: Okay, there you go? Yeah, no, still still you got 39 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 2: to make sure you turn that thing down because where 40 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: it's echoing. 41 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 3: Dude. 42 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: Hello, yeah, okay, there you go in there you go? 43 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: All right? Ian? So what branch of the service are 44 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: you in? Nyvy Navy? All right, Well, thank you again 45 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: for your service. How long were you in? 46 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 3: I have just hit my twelve year mark? Wow, December, 47 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 3: I know, amazing. 48 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: That is crazy man. That's that is very impressive. So 49 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 2: tell me a little bit about yourself, tell me a 50 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: little bit why you wanted to go for the military 51 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: Christmas bonus. 52 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, So with me serving in the military for 53 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: the past twelve years, it's just one thing that we 54 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 3: kind of do in there is we kind of just 55 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 3: embraced this suck. So with me, I can put in 56 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 3: myself pretty vulnerable and no nominating myself for this opportunity 57 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 3: is kind of like very very scary for me, Like 58 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 3: I got a lot of anxiety. But I think this 59 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: year it's just been very challenging for my wife and 60 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 3: I have two amazing boys, age four and soon to 61 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 3: be a three year old, and they're both on the 62 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 3: autism spectrum, and the increased cost of like living around 63 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 3: it for a family of four in San Diego, all 64 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 3: the services that we take them to for like physical, 65 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 3: the occupational, all the childcare we have to pay for, 66 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 3: it's just been really really tough this year. Yeah, and 67 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 3: it's just yeah, yeah, it's insane. 68 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 2: I can imagine, you know, if they're both you know, 69 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 2: on the autism spectrum, you have special needs that you 70 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: guys need to do in therapy, appointments and things like that. 71 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: I'm assuming yes, yeah, then. 72 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 3: Just just getting around to that and just it takes 73 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 3: a lot of our time and just money, just money. 74 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 3: Sometimes it's just sometimes being in the active duty just 75 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 3: we don't get paid that much, like even though with 76 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: like some certain ranks do get paid a lot more. 77 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 3: But I'm kind of that middle smith. 78 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 2: And yeah, and every time we do the military Christmas 79 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: Bonus every year, I talk about that. I talk about 80 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 2: how you know, you guys deserve the most and you 81 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: really don't. It doesn't come your way. You guys don't 82 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: get a lot of money. And so when life happens, 83 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 2: when things happen, you know, cars break down, you know, 84 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 2: people get sick, that's where all your funds go to. 85 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 2: And then so the fun stuff, the stuff you want 86 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 2: to spend your money on, which is your kids and 87 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 2: your family, that that goes by the wayside because you 88 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 2: kind of have to just to live, right. 89 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 3: That is one hundred Just speaking of cars, Yeah, you're 90 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 3: right when he said, like me having car issues, yet 91 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: I had the life four new tires, had no choice, 92 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 3: take the tires and take my kids and my services 93 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 3: take them to school. 94 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: And it's insane yeah, it is. 95 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 2: It is insane and we can't have that Ian and 96 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 2: so that is why you are today's winner of our 97 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: military Christmas Bonus. You're going to get a lot fun 98 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 2: stuff here. You embrace the suck, but you need to 99 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 2: embrace the good too, because the good has come back 100 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 2: in a big, big way. I'm gonna read off the 101 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 2: list of things that you have won today, okay, and 102 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 2: again I want you to spoil those kids. I want 103 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: you to spoil the wife and especially yourself. 104 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: Okay. Because you've earned this. This is what you get today. 105 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: You get all of this. 106 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 2: A two hundred dollars OG's Pizza and Brew House gift card, 107 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: a four pack of San Diego Goals tickets, A two 108 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 2: hundred dollars gift card from Sadano Auto Group. Manny Sodano 109 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: is a veteran. Let's let's shout out Manny because he 110 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 2: wanted to be a part of this. A gift card 111 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 2: at Windmill Farms, A one hundred dollars Sombrero's Mexican Food 112 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 2: gift card, a one hundred dollars gift card from AIS Insurance, 113 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 2: A four pack of San Diego Seals tickets, A four 114 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 2: pack of SeaWorld San Diego tickets, a four pack of 115 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: Legoland California tickets, a four pack of Disney on Ice tickets. 116 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 2: Now we mentioned cars. You're gonna get a three hundred 117 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 2: dollars gift card at Mini Key carc of Oceanside and 118 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: Escondido p One Joseph is a massive fan and he 119 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 2: wanted to call in and donate that. You're gonna get 120 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: a gift card to ocean Side Gymnastics, a one hundred 121 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 2: dollars Curbside Eatery and Drinkery gift card, family portraits at 122 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 2: Cosmas Studios. You're gonna get a gift card at Nothing 123 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 2: Bunt Cakes in Mission Valley. 124 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. 125 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: You're gonna get a one hundred dollars Amazon gift card 126 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,559 Speaker 2: from Grey Coca and Family, who's a big buddy of mine. 127 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 2: You're gonna get a two hundred dollars Visa gift card 128 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 2: from p one Ryan Lewis, who donates every year. You're 129 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 2: gonna get a pair of Padres tickets to a military 130 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 2: Sunday game. You're gonna get all of that Ian Hopefully 131 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 2: that helps out a little bit this year. 132 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 3: That is truly amazing. Thank you so. 133 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: Much, Absolutely man have yourself a very special holiday and 134 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 2: you deserve this. 135 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: Dude. Thank you so much for nominating yourself. Dude. Okay, yeah, 136 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: thank you. Hi buddy, there you go.