1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: It's Nice Eyes with Dan Ray. 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 2: I'm gelling you Easy Boston's News Radio. 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: Good evening, everybody, and welcome into a Friday night edition 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: of night Side. It is December nineteenth, and we are 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: just about through one of the most bizarre weeks I 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: think in the history of certainly New England. You have 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: to go back to the bombing at the Boston Marathon 8 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: at twenty thirteen to even imagine what the last week 9 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: has been like for people in Rhode Island, people in Brookline, 10 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: and last night, people in New Hampshire. We'll put all 11 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: of that aside and we will get to that at 12 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 1: nine o'clock tonight, and I want to hear your thoughts 13 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: and opinions on that. But we have four really interesting 14 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: guests to start the program off. We will finish the 15 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: week this week with a twentieth hour. Not exactly sure 16 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: what we're going to do. We'll take some recommendations on 17 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: that maybe as well, but I just want to say 18 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: thanks for being with us this entire week. It has 19 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: not been the most uplifting week for any of us. 20 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: I think everyone understands what I'm what I'm talking about, 21 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: but we will we'll dive deep into that between nine 22 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: at eleven. My name is Dan Ray. I'm the host 23 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: of night Side. Rob Brooks's back in the control room, 24 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: set to ready to take your phone calls after the 25 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: nine o'clock news, and we have four interesting guests. We're 26 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: going to talk a little football, going to talk about 27 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: a new flute variant, going to talk about appreciation for 28 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: our military during the holidays beginning actually next Monday, Monday afternoon. 29 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: But we're going to start off with an update on 30 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: the Cape Cod Bridge project with us as Luisa Powanski. 31 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: She's the executive director of mass Dots Mega Projects Delivery Office. 32 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: You know, Louis, I didn't even realize you guys had 33 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: a Mega Projects Delivery office. How many mega projects are 34 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: you dealing with? 35 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 3: Welcome to night Side, Thank you very much. 36 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 4: It's good to be back. 37 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: I'm dealing with two mega projects, which refer to projects 38 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 2: of a value of over five hundred million dollars. 39 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: Well, I assume one is the Sagamore in the short run. 40 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: Is the other the Boorne Bridge or for what? And 41 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: of course you also have to deal with the mass 42 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: Pike process situation. 43 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: I assume we consider the cap On Bridge projects both 44 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: the Sagamore and Bourne Bridge each is about two billion 45 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: dollars as a single project, and the Alston Multimodal Transportation 46 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 2: Project is our other project. 47 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: Okay, well, let's let's talk about the Sagamore because the 48 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: Sagamore is the one that is I think, first up, 49 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: I try to keep as close to it as I can, 50 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: but to be honest with you, with everything that else 51 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 1: is going on, I know that that you know a 52 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: lot more about it, and probably in my audience. So 53 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: thank you first of all for coming in tonight. Our 54 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 1: being available on a Friday night. I think most people 55 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: believe is that there's a big bump in the road, 56 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: and it's called the White House, a president bump. A 57 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: President Trump is the one who's providing the bump. As 58 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: I understands, basically said, Hey, that funding is not necessarily 59 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: going to be available. How do you describe it? 60 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 2: The funding for the Sagamore Bridge is in place. It 61 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 2: comes from a variety of different sources. On the state side, 62 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 2: the Heally Risko administration has contributed seven hundred and fifty 63 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: million dollars. Even though these are federally owned bridges, they 64 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: are such importance to the Commonwealth that the state has 65 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: chipped in a good amount of the share. We do 66 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 2: have one point three billion dollars in federal grant funds 67 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 2: which we received a couple of years back. We have 68 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 2: an executed funding agreement with the federal government. We have 69 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 2: some more steps to take in the process. We're very 70 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: active on it right now to take those funds from 71 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 2: federal to state accounts before the end of twenty twenty six. 72 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 2: So they have not touched those funds. There was a 73 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: tweet that caused a little bit of concern on kit 74 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 2: cod and here in Boston as well, where a Trump 75 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 2: administration official speculated that the Army Corps of Engineers, which 76 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 2: is contributing three hundred and fifty million dollars, might not 77 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 2: be able to be active on the project. And so 78 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 2: far that turned out to be only a tweet. It 79 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 2: was said in the heat of the shutdown, and they 80 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 2: have not removed any funding. So all of the funding 81 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: is in place for Sagamore. We're keeping a very close 82 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 2: eye on goings on in DC, but so far we've 83 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 2: had no indication that they're planning to take it back. 84 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: Okay, I've done some stories with one of the families 85 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 1: whose home is at risk for eminent domain. Mark and 86 00:04:55,839 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 1: Joan Handle who live under the bridge, about a dozen 87 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: families there who find themselves standing in the way of 88 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: progress or whatever. How generous can the state be to 89 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: those families to make that relocation uh as as difficult 90 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: as it will be for anyone, to make it as 91 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: as smooth as possible for them. That that's a that's 92 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: a concern that I have, and I realized that that 93 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: you are thinking from the point of view of the state. 94 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: But I'm just wondering if if I could get some 95 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: words of assurance, you know that that what whatever can 96 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: be done. 97 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: Will be done absolutely. You know, we're we're here to 98 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 2: move a badly needed bridge forward for the people of 99 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 2: Cape Cod. But we're we're public servants, and we're human, 100 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 2: and we know that the taking of homes by eminent 101 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 2: domain has has caused some families, in particular, some distress 102 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 2: and and disruption in their lives. The process is governed 103 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 2: by federal and state regulations which tilt toward the homeowner 104 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 2: to ensure that we treat them, We get their compensation, 105 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: We pay them every nickel they're entitled to. We go 106 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: beyond what we have to the requirement to provide just 107 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: compensation is built into the US Constitution. We also have 108 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 2: highly trained professional staff from scot who are specialists in 109 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: the appraisal process and the relocation process. And when we 110 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 2: do appraisal, we do triple appraisals and the third one 111 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: is done by an outside board to make sure that 112 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 2: we give them everything that they deserve. And then we 113 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: also have a team of specialists who help them with relocation, 114 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 2: help all of the families find new homes, and we 115 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 2: do try to treat them with utmost sensitivity and professionalism. 116 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 2: And I'm really proud of my colleagues who are working 117 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 2: with all of the families directly. It's not easy for 118 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 2: anyone involved in that, and we respect their sensitivities around 119 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 2: this issue. 120 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: I hope that your staff follows through on the words 121 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: that you're just articulated. Would sound to me to be 122 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: absolutely genuine. My understanding is that when some of the 123 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: homes were moved back in the nineteen thirties, when the 124 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: original bill Bridge was built, some of those homes were 125 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: physically moved. They weren't just knocked down and had a 126 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: check written. And this couple that I've had on the show, 127 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: and I don't try to I'm not trying to take 128 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: advantage of you at this point. I just want to 129 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: pass it on to you. They're hoping that their home, 130 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: which they actually built new they moved. They're from New England. 131 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:47,239 Speaker 1: They moved here from the mid well actually from Iowa, 132 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: I don't know if we can call it the Iowa 133 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: the Midwest, and they wanted to live in the Cape. 134 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: They had a new home built, and they're hoping desperately 135 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: that as opposed to their new home, their new home 136 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: just simply being not down and leveled, that it could 137 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: be moved. And I guess there were some homes that 138 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: were moved in the nineteen thirty so there may be 139 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: a bit of a precedent there that maybe the state 140 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: could help ease the transition for them in that way 141 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: so that the home that they just built would not 142 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: be demolished. 143 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's certainly a tough situation. Most of the neighborhood 144 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 2: was aware because we had been discussing potential property takings 145 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 2: for the previous few years. But as you mentioned, one 146 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: family was moving in from out of state and was 147 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: caught off guard by this. So tough news is never 148 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 2: better when it's a surprise, so we can empathize with 149 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 2: their situation. They just have recently shared that suggestion that 150 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 2: they be allowed to move their house. We would have 151 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,239 Speaker 2: to take a hard look at it from an engineering perspective. 152 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 2: We would have to make sure that it didn't impact 153 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 2: the bridge schedule. The land itself of that neighborhood tilts 154 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 2: downward toward the canal, there are utility lines, so there'd 155 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 2: be a lot to look at. So I couldn't say 156 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 2: anything in response, but we're aware of that request and 157 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 2: we will take a look at it well. 158 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: Very reasonable responses. Thank you for the big update, and 159 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: also thank you for taking into consideration when I raise 160 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: what happens is as a talk show host, someone calls 161 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: you when you realize that they're human beings too, And 162 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: it sounds to me like you have a level of 163 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: empathy which maybe a lot of people who work in 164 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: government don't understand. And I I appreciate the tone, and 165 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: I appreciate you the direct answers to the questions. You 166 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: easily could have said to me something, Louisa, Well, I'm 167 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: not all that familiar and I'll have to check back 168 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,839 Speaker 1: with you on it. But your answers were complete and thorough, 169 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: and I really do appreciate this, and we'll follow on, 170 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: and I hope that you're successful with all the government 171 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: agencies that we now have to rely upon. And I 172 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: hope you'll come back and keep us posted because I 173 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: think the more information that's available to the general public 174 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: on this is going to make the project run more smoothly, 175 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: and let's keep people keeple informed. I really do appreciate 176 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: your comments and your presence with us tonight. Thank you 177 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: so much. Hope you have a great Thank you Christmas 178 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: and New Year's season. 179 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 2: You as well. Thank you very much. 180 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: Okay, thanks Bie. That was an interesting set of comments, 181 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: and I don't think we concluded anything there, but I 182 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 1: felt duty bound to raise those issues when we get 183 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: back when I talk about something that all of us 184 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: are interested in, not that all of us aren't interested 185 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: in the Cape Cod Bridges, but all of us are 186 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: interested in how the Patriots are doing, whether they go 187 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: make the playoffs. Chris Price, Boston Globe sports reporter, joins 188 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: us coming back on Nightside. It's Night Side with Dan Ray, 189 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:57,840 Speaker 1: Boston's news Radio. All right, welcome back, everybody, as we 190 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: move through our eight o'clock hour. Our next guest is 191 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: Chris Price, woust to go sports reporter, and a lot 192 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: of people are asking after the that's lost last weekend 193 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: thirty five thirty one to the Buffalo Bills. Uh does 194 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: does that? How much of a threat is that to 195 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: their playoff possibilities? And who better to answer that than 196 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: than Chris Price. Hey, Chris, welcome back to Night's side. 197 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 3: Good to talk to you. Dan, Hey you Ben, I'd 198 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 3: be great. 199 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: I look at the Patriots remaining schedule. The only game 200 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: I'm worried about his Monday Night. Yeah, but I don't 201 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: play for the Patriots. Who are you? Are you worried 202 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: about any of the three remaining games? 203 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, the Sunday night game is the one that 204 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 3: really kind. 205 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: Of Sunday night yea, yeah, thank you, thanks, thank you 206 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: for correcting me. No noise. 207 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. The Ravens are a feisty team. You know, they're 208 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 3: kind of hanging on by a thread, and when you're 209 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,599 Speaker 3: you're trying to handicap who's got a better chance, a 210 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 3: lot of times you kind of default this time of year, anyway, 211 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 3: to the team that has to play with a sense 212 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 3: of urgency. And I don't think that the Ravens would 213 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 3: necessary be eliminated, but it's certainly, you know, they're kind 214 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 3: of hanging on by this again of their teeth there, 215 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 3: and they also match up really well against the Patriots. 216 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 3: The Patriots have struggled to stop the run, and the 217 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 3: Ravens do a really good job running the ball with 218 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 3: Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry. So it's gonna be a 219 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 3: really tough matchup for New England, you know, especially going 220 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 3: on the road primetime game, and there's a lot on 221 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 3: the line for this team, especially in the wake of 222 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,959 Speaker 3: what happened last week against the Bills. 223 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 1: What does Lamar Jackson's health look like. Lamar Jackson is 224 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: a great quarterback, was an MVP, but at this point 225 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: I don't think he is as dangerous as the Patriots 226 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: face last weekend at QB. 227 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I will say this, he's a little bit 228 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 3: dinged up. That being said, he's still very dangerous. And again, 229 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 3: Derrick Henry's already rushed for over a thousand yards this season. 230 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 3: He was an MVP. Mike Raable knows him really well 231 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 3: because he used to coach Derrick Henry when you know, 232 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 3: they were together in Tennessee and So what the Ravens 233 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 3: do better than an awful lot of teams out there 234 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 3: is run the football. They're they're the third best team 235 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 3: in the league when it comes to average rushing yards 236 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 3: per game. And the Patriots, which started the year really 237 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 3: well against the run, have kind of fallen off a 238 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 3: little bit lately for a few reasons, not the least 239 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 3: of which they're missing Milton Williams, who's on injured reserve 240 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 3: for at least one more game. And so again, like 241 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 3: I said, this is going to be a real test 242 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 3: for New England's run defense. If they can force them 243 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 3: three and outs early, make Lamar Jackson throw the football, 244 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 3: that changes things for Baltimore. If they fall behind early, 245 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 3: they're going to have to throw it. And you know 246 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 3: when you get to when you get a one dimensional 247 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 3: team out there, it makes a lot easier to defend. 248 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: So the Patriots are eleven and three. How many wins 249 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,479 Speaker 1: do they need to make the playoffs? 250 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,679 Speaker 3: One? The need they need to win one more game. 251 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 3: If they win Sunday, they are in the post. Yeah, 252 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 3: if they win Sunday, they've reached the postseason. So I 253 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 3: agree with you when you said that, you know, the 254 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:51,559 Speaker 3: only game you're really worried about it if you're a 255 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 3: Patriots fan. I think the rest of the way is 256 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 3: the Sunday night game. They have two games to finish 257 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 3: up the season in the Jets and Dolphins, two teams 258 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 3: that have really underachieved over the course of the year. Uh, 259 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 3: the Jets are down there a couple of days after Christmas, 260 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 3: and then the Dolphins are home right after the New Year. 261 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 3: So it's the very lead and technically the Patriots are 262 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 3: still in contention for the number one seed, but it's 263 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 3: looking more and more like they're going to get the 264 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 3: number two seed. If they win two of these three 265 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 3: last games, that should be the best possible outcome for 266 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 3: this team and they'll get the number two seed in 267 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 3: a Nancy. 268 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: Now, Miami has spectacularly underperformed to the point that the 269 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: two are is going to ride the bench this weekend. 270 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: Feat reports I read talk about a start from Grace. 271 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, it really and Dan it's it's funny. I've talked 272 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 3: to a couple of people about this, and I said, 273 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 3: this is the first conversation that we're going to have 274 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 3: in a series of conversations that's going to end with 275 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 3: Mike McDaniel the head coach losing his job because they 276 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 3: fired the GM there. And my guess is the new 277 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 3: GM is going to want to hit the reset button. 278 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 3: I'm gonna want to bring his own head coach. And 279 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 3: the thing there with two of those is two that 280 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 3: makes so much money it's not really cost effective to him. 281 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 3: And so maybe they try and find, you know, a 282 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 3: willing trade partner. Maybe they try and make it work 283 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 3: with him. But it looks like the Dolphins really you know, 284 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 3: it starts with Tua, but they're really going to hit 285 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 3: the reset button this offseason. 286 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: Is two As far as you know, we call him 287 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: too because his last name is tough. But is twoa 288 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: still suffering from the concussions from a year ago. 289 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 3: No, But I will say this that you know, we 290 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 3: talked about Miami spectacularly spectacularly underachieving. I think that's part 291 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 3: of it when you talk about him and his struggles 292 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 3: this year. He leads the league at least amongst starters 293 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 3: in interceptions, and while Miami has had their share of injury, 294 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 3: including Tyreek Hill, it just really hasn't clicked for him. 295 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 3: They haven't played good, complimentary football. The defense really hasn't 296 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 3: helped out the offense. The offense hasn't helped up the defense. 297 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 3: Special teams hasn't helped anyone out, and so I think, 298 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 3: you know, when you talk about a team's failures, it's 299 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 3: kind of a joint effort, and a lot of that 300 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 3: I still think rest with the quarterback though in his 301 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 3: just general struggles over the course of the year. 302 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I just hope that that whatever issue he had 303 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: a year ago was cleaned up before they put him 304 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: back on them. 305 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 3: Because you yeah, yeah, it's yeah. I still I think 306 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 3: it is still a problem. And I think people are 307 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 3: I'll say this, people in South Florida kind of kind 308 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 3: of you know, hold their breath when he takes off 309 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 3: and runs or when he's exposed to a big hit, 310 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 3: And I think that is maybe not sustainable long term 311 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 3: when you're talking about the future of that quarterback with 312 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 3: that franchise. 313 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: Well, my concern would be, can you go through the report, 314 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: can you go through the repetition so that if if 315 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: you first received as a coverge or second receiver and 316 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: get you know, and even maybe get back to the 317 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: first guy if he's broke, how good is your your 318 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: your comprehension of what's going on in front of you, 319 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: that's what I would be concerned. 320 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, and and and that's a that's a completely legitimate question, 321 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 3: especially when you consider the fact that Miami's offense likes 322 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 3: to run high, high speed, up tempo. They like to 323 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 3: do things very quickly, and if you can't diagnose those 324 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 3: issues quickly, then you got a problem with quarterback. 325 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, and they have had a quarterback problem with 326 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: a quarterback. Anybody is the backup who's going to play? 327 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 1: Is this someone who we should be being concerned about 328 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: two weeks from now? 329 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 3: No, I think that I think it's always good to 330 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 3: have a good backup quarterback. That the number two there are, 331 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 3: the guy who's going to be starting for them moving forward, 332 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 3: is Quinn Yours, a young man out of Texas who 333 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 3: quite honestly is probably a better cold, cold weather quarterback 334 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 3: right now than two is. Because you talk about Miami struggles. 335 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 3: Miami hasn't won a game when the temperature have been 336 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 3: under forty degrees in forever. 337 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 2: It feels like, so. 338 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 3: I think, you know, I think, you know, you make 339 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 3: that change, and you know, you kind of roll the 340 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 3: dice and see what you have with, you know, three 341 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 3: games left. 342 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: Well, they have nothing to lose, that's for sure, Chris. 343 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: That's always Thanks so much. Love, love talking with you, 344 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 1: and love going through my own progressions on the our conversation. 345 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 1: I always learned something from you, that's for sure. Thanks, 346 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 1: my friend. We'll talk to you. 347 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 3: Thank you, definitely, We'll take care. We'll talk soon. 348 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: Right coming back, right after the news of the bottom 349 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: of the hour, we're going to talk with doctor Anahida Dua. 350 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: She's a vascular surgeon at mass General Hospital, Associate Professor 351 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: of surgery at Harvard University. She's also chair and founder 352 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: of Healthcare for Action. And we're concerned and she's concerned 353 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:26,479 Speaker 1: about this aggressive new flu variant. And guess what we 354 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:30,679 Speaker 1: are moving Well, we're still moving through the holiday season, 355 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: the Honuker part of the holiday season, and pretty soon 356 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 1: we'll be really in the Christmas season and then New 357 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: Year's and you got to be take some precautions and protections, 358 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,360 Speaker 1: and doctor Dua will help us know what those are. 359 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: Right after the break here at the bottom of the hour. 360 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 2: It's Night Side with Dan Ray on. 361 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 3: Boston's news radio. 362 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: Well, we are I guess at some point here in 363 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: the flu season, at least that's what I am told 364 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 1: with US is doctor Anita Dua. She's a vascular surgeon 365 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 1: Mass General Hospital and Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard University. 366 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: She's also the chair and founder of Healthcare for Action. 367 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: Doctor Dua, Welcome to Night's side. I hope I haven't 368 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: butchered either your first or last name. 369 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 4: No, you're the fantastic job. Thank you very much for 370 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 4: having me. 371 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: You are more than welcome. Thanks for being here. So look, 372 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: we've talked about this flu strain coming this way out 373 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: of England as I understand it is where it was 374 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: first picked up. And if I'm wrong, please correct me. 375 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: But how are we doing? Are we fighting it off 376 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: or are we succumbing at a at a rate that 377 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:39,400 Speaker 1: all of us should be concerned about. 378 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 4: Unfortunately, we are succumbing, and the reason for that is 379 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 4: because it's sort of the perfect storm. Basically, the way 380 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 4: that we know that a flu strain is going to 381 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 4: be a problem is we sort of look at the 382 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 4: southern hemisphere because that's usually where it kind of the 383 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 4: flu starts out and we sort of see what the 384 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 4: numbers are there. So, for example, Australia had one of 385 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 4: the worst seasons that it's ever had. In fact, I 386 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 4: think the numbers were so high they were higher than 387 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 4: every other Australian season, and that's a good predictor of 388 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,439 Speaker 4: what's going to be happening in the United States. And 389 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 4: the reason that we're seeing such a surge is, first 390 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,679 Speaker 4: of all, this is an influenza, a virus which is 391 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 4: always really potent, but it's being combined with the fact 392 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 4: that recently, in the last few years, there was a 393 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 4: lower amount of flu that was kind of going around, 394 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 4: so people lost a little bit of their natural immunity. 395 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 4: On top of that, fewer people are getting vaccinated, and 396 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 4: on top of that, the flu always brings his friends, 397 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 4: which are in this case RSV and COVID, So we've 398 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,199 Speaker 4: got the perfect storm of a really potent flu strain, 399 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 4: people not being immunized and having a little less immunity, 400 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 4: and people are coming with combined diseases like the RSV, 401 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 4: the COVID, and the flu, and that's making for a 402 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 4: real problem with patients who are basically overwhelming the ers. 403 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: Now, I always get a flu shot, and I got 404 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: a flu shot in September. I like to wait a 405 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: little bit, but I want to make sure it was 406 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: in effect. Flu shots as I understand, are pretty effective 407 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: for about six months, as I understand, And so if 408 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: what should someone do today? Unlike me who did get 409 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: the flu shot, and I hope I'm going to be okay. 410 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: But if you didn't get the flu shot, it takes 411 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks to actually begin to develop, you know, 412 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: for you some immunity. I guess the best day to 413 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: get the flu shot was a week ago, Tuesday. The 414 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: second Wednesday would be tomorrow, tomorrow. 415 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 4: That's right, That's exactly right. 416 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 2: You know. 417 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 4: The thing about the flu shot is it's never one 418 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 4: hundred percent. But what it does do is even if 419 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 4: you get the flu, because you've had the shot, your 420 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 4: body's had a chance to practice. That's the best way 421 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 4: to put it. So your body is practiced fighting this 422 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,199 Speaker 4: particular strength. And as a result, if you are you know, 423 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 4: unlucky enough to get it, even if you're vaccinated, you're 424 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 4: not going to have as aggressive as a flu that 425 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 4: you can have. Now you mentioned earlier, you know, I'm 426 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 4: a vascular surgeon. When people think of the flu, they 427 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 4: think of the sniffles, they think of the headache, they 428 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 4: think of the virus and the you know, the coughing 429 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 4: and seizing. But actually, as a vascular surgeon, I see 430 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 4: a terrible side of the flu. And what I see 431 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 4: is people who end up in the ICU because they 432 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 4: become septic, so they're unable to keep their blood pressure up. 433 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 4: And what happens there is that they actually lose blood 434 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 4: flow to their fingers and their toes. And when I 435 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 4: meet these patients, I'm meeting them to actually amputate their 436 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 4: hands and their feet. So it is no joke to 437 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 4: get the flu when it is very severe. So it's 438 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 4: not just about getting the shot to get it or 439 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 4: not get it. It's about getting the shot to protect 440 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 4: yourself because even if you get it, you will not 441 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 4: hopefully end up in that ICU. 442 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: Okay, so let's assume that people have just gotten flu shot, 443 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: or or they have the flu shot, or whatever their 444 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: situation is. I hope they all get the flu shot. 445 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: But is that What else can people either who haven't 446 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: got the flu shot or have already gotten the flu shot. 447 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 1: What else can we do? I mean, one of the things, 448 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: it sounds to me like that if I could, I 449 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:20,679 Speaker 1: would just like barricade myself in the house. And I 450 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,919 Speaker 1: know we can't do that, but what else should we 451 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: go back to mask. What do you think? 452 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 4: Bread is through droplets? So it is a respiratory disease. 453 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 4: So anytime that you're in contact with these respiratory droplets, 454 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 4: there is a possibility that you can inhale them and 455 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 4: basically give yourself the virus. So, indeed, what you just said, 456 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 4: there are a few things. Number One, you have to 457 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 4: keep your own immunity up. You want to make sure 458 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 4: that you're sleeping right, you're eating right, so that your 459 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 4: body has the defenses to fight off any disease, not 460 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 4: just the flu. The second thing is, of course, I 461 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 4: mean this is on top of the flu shot if 462 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 4: you want to be in a position where you're really protected. 463 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 4: The masks do help, they're not one hundred percent, and 464 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 4: the only reason that they help is a very mechanical thing. 465 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 4: They quite literally stop you from breathing in these droplets. 466 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 4: And the final thing is that you have to be 467 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 4: cautious and aware of who you're around. If there is 468 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 4: somebody who is sneezing and coughing in your proximity, be 469 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 4: careful about touching things, make sure that you use that 470 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 4: hand sanitizer, and make sure that you move a little 471 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 4: bit away you know, so that you're not breathing in 472 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 4: the same stuff that's being put out. But the number 473 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 4: one thing, and you've already mentioned this, of course, is 474 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 4: getting that shot again to reduce how aggressive the flu 475 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 4: may be if you do contract. 476 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: It, and there's nothing to be ashamed about. If I 477 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: believe people should make their own decision. But National Hockey 478 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: League goaltenders all wear masks now because they don't want it. 479 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 4: I wear a mask. I'm a surgeon. I wear it 480 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 4: all day long. 481 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: Okay, sure, right, well you heard in your job. But 482 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: I mean I don't think that you should be have 483 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: your arm twisted to wear a mask, nor do I 484 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,919 Speaker 1: think people should make fun of you if you choose 485 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:06,160 Speaker 1: to wear a mask. I just think that we should 486 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: all do for ourselves what we feel is best. I 487 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: do think, as you've just explained so effectively, it would 488 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: be best to get your flu shot, even if you 489 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: think it's too late because the flu the flu will peak. 490 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: Do they project sort of a peak of late January 491 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: or or is it going to peak earlier than that, 492 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: or do we even know? 493 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 4: We don't know exactly, but you basically hit it on 494 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 4: the head. December to January time it depends on where 495 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 4: you are also in the country, you know, and how 496 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 4: extensive the flu is in that particular region. You know, 497 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 4: We've seen with other viruses like measles, for example, that 498 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 4: we know their little pockets bursting, and it really has 499 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 4: to do with who you're exposed to and how the 500 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 4: disease is spreading. I completely agree with you with the masking. 501 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 4: You absolutely should not be forcing anyone to do anything. 502 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 4: And simultaneously, if someone wants to do something, it's up 503 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 4: to them. I mean, that's the beauty of America. It's 504 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 4: a free country. 505 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: Do what you want. 506 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 4: And if you feel that that's going to protect you, 507 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 4: especially if you're older, you know, and you're already a 508 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,159 Speaker 4: little immuno compromised, you've got a few core mobilities, you 509 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 4: can't afford to get the flu, and so if you 510 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 4: want to put a mask on them, put it on. 511 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 4: But again, the flu shot out of it is probably 512 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 4: the most important thing to give yourself as much protection 513 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 4: as possible. 514 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 1: Now, you're also the chair and founder of a group 515 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: called Healthcare for Action, a coalition of healthcare work is 516 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 1: set up with inaction in government supporting healthcare workers running 517 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:35,120 Speaker 1: for Congress if folks want to either get in touch 518 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: with that group or to get more information on the flu. 519 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: Is there a website or too that you could share 520 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: with us? 521 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 4: Absolutely so. Healthcare for Action indeed is exactly a group 522 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 4: of healthcare workers and people who are affected by healthcare issues, 523 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 4: which is everybody who are out here to support people 524 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 4: in Congress and in the Senate who support these types 525 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 4: of issues. And so if you want to learn more 526 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 4: about it, our website www. Dot healthcarefoaction dot com all 527 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 4: words is the perfect place to go. I am on 528 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 4: Twitter at at A m h I T A d 529 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 4: u A, so feel free to go ahead on there 530 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,640 Speaker 4: and connect with me. And of course, if you want 531 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 4: to learn more about the flu and how it can 532 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,919 Speaker 4: affect you, the best thing to do is to actually 533 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 4: speak to your doctor, because it's actually about you as 534 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 4: a person. You know, one of the mistakes that we've 535 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 4: made in medicine historically is kind of blanketing everybody. But 536 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 4: you know, if you're a seventy year old man who's 537 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:34,120 Speaker 4: immunal compromised from a cancer, your situation is different from 538 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 4: a twenty two year old girl who may be completely 539 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 4: healthy and normal, and the doctor that you speak to 540 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 4: your primary care doctor can give you a sense of 541 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:42,920 Speaker 4: how important it is for you to do certain things 542 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 4: to protect yourself. 543 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 1: Doctor, I very much appreciate your time. I only want 544 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: to correct you on one small thing, and that is this. 545 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: And of course I'm speaking a little sarcastically here or 546 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 1: a little tongue in cheek. You don't have to do 547 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: the www anymore. Just go Healthcare for action. Donald, is 548 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 1: it dot com and dot org? By the way, is 549 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 1: it dot com? 550 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:07,120 Speaker 4: It is dot com? 551 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: So it's not often. 552 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 4: My husband he makes fun of me about that all 553 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 4: the time. 554 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: Really, okay, well he must be a great guy. Then 555 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,439 Speaker 1: it took me more courage to do say that, probably 556 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 1: than your husband. But yeah, that WWW, it's it's, it's 557 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:24,120 Speaker 1: it was. It was in vogue for a long time. 558 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 1: But it's not necessary anymore, doctor dout. We love our conversation. 559 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 1: Come on back soon, Okay, thanks very much. 560 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:33,360 Speaker 4: Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. 561 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: Welcome, very welcome. When we get back, when we talk 562 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: about a group that is showing actually it's a restaurant here, 563 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: and a group that is showing appreciation for our military. 564 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, this appreciation will be next Monday, 565 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 1: if you're former military or current military, we gotta we 566 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: got a suggestion for you. Stay with us right here 567 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: at Nightside. 568 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 2: You're on night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio. 569 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna wrap up our eight o'clock hore here. I'm 570 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 1: going to talk with Jacob Cool. It's a very cool name, Jacob. 571 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: How are you tonight? 572 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 3: Hey? 573 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:08,280 Speaker 5: Good even sir, how are you? It's great to be. 574 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: Here, excellent. Miles for Military, you're the chief operating officer. 575 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: First of all, tell us about the group Miles for Military. Yes. 576 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 4: Absolutely. 577 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 5: We're a new nonprofit organization to where we to champion 578 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 5: volunteer community service among active duty service members. To be 579 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 5: eligible for a program be active duty the lower enlisted ranks, 580 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 5: So you form below and have completed at least twenty 581 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 5: five hours of volunteer work with the charity, and then 582 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 5: our organization will pay for their plane ticket home free 583 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 5: and no cost. 584 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: Interesting. Interesting, I've heard about the group. As a matter 585 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 1: of fact. How long have you been around it? It is 586 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: relatively new. 587 00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 5: It's our third year flying service members home and we 588 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 5: have seen significant growth this year. Our first year in 589 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 5: twenty twenty three, we've flown nineteen service members. Last year 590 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 5: we threw forty nine, and this year we're a banner year. 591 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 5: We've flown over five hundred and thirty five service members 592 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 5: this year and all over the world. 593 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: So those are incredible leaps. Nineteen forty nine over five hundred, 594 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: that's incredible. When I did my military time, I remember 595 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: used to go stand by and you were hoping that 596 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: there would be a seat available on the plane. You 597 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: had to pay a price, but it was a pretty 598 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: reasonable price, particularly by today's standards. But airline travel, although 599 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: it's become more common from far away places, can get 600 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:56,720 Speaker 1: very expensive. So does the amount of volunteer effort. Twenty 601 00:30:56,760 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: five hours is that the standard amount, whether the soldier 602 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: or the member of the military is stateside or their overseas, 603 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: however long, however far they are from home. 604 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,680 Speaker 5: There is no scale depending upon how far they are 605 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 5: from home. It's just a standard twenty five hours. But 606 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 5: what I will say is many of our service members 607 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 5: have volunteered much more than twenty five and even in 608 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 5: the hundreds of hours in the respective communities. 609 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: Excellent. Now, there's an event coming up here Monday at 610 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: a restaurant called nineteen twenty eight Rose Wharf, restaurant is 611 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: offering free lunch for active duty military and veterans this 612 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 1: coming Monday afternoon from eleven, well beginning in the morning 613 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 1: eleven o'clock to two pm. Of course, that's December twenty second, 614 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: is coming Monday. Tell us about that. Tell us a 615 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: little bit about the restaurant on twelve, nineteen twenty eight 616 00:31:58,280 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: Rose Wharf. 617 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 3: Yeah. 618 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 5: Absolutely, the owners of a restaurant an excellent thing that 619 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 5: they want to do to give back to the community. 620 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:12,479 Speaker 5: Their grandfathers serve in the US Army years ago, and 621 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 5: just their great appreciation for the military. They want to 622 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 5: do their bit to kind of give back. So part 623 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 5: of that active duty military personnel, veterans and their families. 624 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 5: If they just show up between eleven and two at 625 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:31,120 Speaker 5: nineteen twenty eight Rose Wharf show military ID or proof 626 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 5: of service, first come, first served basis, they'll get a 627 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:36,040 Speaker 5: complimentary lunch. 628 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: So they're able to bring a family member with them. 629 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 1: Is that what I heard you say? It's not they 630 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 1: have to show up alone, correct, Yeah, correct, that's great. 631 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 1: That's great. And how is this the first time that 632 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: you have done this in conjunction with nineteen twenty eight 633 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:55,720 Speaker 1: Rose Wharf. I'm guessing from your action, from your accent 634 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:59,280 Speaker 1: to a lack thereof that you're not a native Bostonian. Jacob, 635 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:03,320 Speaker 1: this is a pretty new restaurant. Because I had not 636 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: even heard of it, and I know where Rose Wharf is. 637 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure people will be able to find it and 638 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 1: and get and make their way there. But this would 639 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: this would be down in sort of the waterfront area, 640 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 1: down by City Hall if if you happen to have 641 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: been there, I assume that's what we're talking about. 642 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 5: Yes, that's absolutely it's a great location. This is our 643 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 5: first time doing this and it will be a great time. 644 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 5: And you definitely caught me. I'm not a native Bostonian, 645 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 5: but my love love for the Boston area, i'd definitely 646 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 5: consider myself one. 647 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: Well that's fine, And now are you folks based? Is 648 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,680 Speaker 1: this group miles of the military based in Boston? Are 649 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:40,840 Speaker 1: you based somewhere else? 650 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 5: Our headquarters is based in Boston. Our founder, Maureene Byrne, 651 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 5: proud marine mom, who founded our wonderful organization and had 652 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 5: this great idea for connecting volunteer service and free plane tickets, 653 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 5: are are all up in Boston. 654 00:33:57,800 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 1: Well, that's great. We don't want to bury the lead 655 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 1: on this story. Then let's take a little this brag 656 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 1: a little bit. Maureene Burne is here. Is her son 657 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:08,520 Speaker 1: or daughter still active duty or have they? Have they 658 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:09,799 Speaker 1: done the duty and moved on. 659 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 5: They've since got out of the service. But uh, Marine 660 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 5: and her son ronan just a wonderful story they have. 661 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:19,360 Speaker 5: And if if I made just real quick or for 662 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:24,520 Speaker 5: your audience. A few years back, her son was stationed 663 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 5: down at Campbell June, North Carolina. Marienne spent a lot 664 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:30,680 Speaker 5: of money trying to get them home for Thanksgiving, and 665 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,359 Speaker 5: conversations developed around the dinner table of you know, how 666 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:37,879 Speaker 5: do other military families afford to to bring their their 667 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 5: loved ones, you know, home that are stationed across the country, 668 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 5: across the world. And that's where our sons said, well, 669 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,359 Speaker 5: well they don't. They all stay at their at their 670 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:50,839 Speaker 5: duty stations. They don't go home. And obviously it broke 671 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 5: a mother's heart. Short, short, short while after that, her 672 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 5: son volunteered at a special Olympics event close by Campbell June, 673 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 5: and that's where she kind of connected the dots between Hey, 674 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:10,399 Speaker 5: what if there is an organization that recognized championed volunteerism 675 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 5: with a free plane ticket home. And we're the only 676 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:19,000 Speaker 5: organization out here that is open as wide as it 677 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 5: is for all the junior and listed service members. So 678 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 5: it's it's a great idea and as our numbers are 679 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 5: are showing with awareness, it's it are really excited to 680 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 5: see where this program is growing. 681 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:36,480 Speaker 1: So Jacob, let's let's give a website for the program. Obviously, 682 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: the the the event on Monday is at the nineteen 683 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 1: twenty eight Rosewolf restaurant. Again, it's not downtown Bust, and 684 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 1: I think I know where it would be. It's down 685 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: kind of on the waterfront. It sounds in the in 686 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: the area of the aquarium. I'm sure that's where it's located. 687 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 1: And if I mean correct, feel free to correct me 688 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:57,399 Speaker 1: on that one. 689 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 5: Okay, near the Boston Harbor, Yeah sure. 690 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, Okay, Well, the harve is big. I just want 691 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 1: to put it exactly. I know where Rosewarf is in 692 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 1: relation to the aquarium. And how can folks who listened 693 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:14,399 Speaker 1: to our show anywhere all over the country, all over 694 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: the world right now, support miles from military give us 695 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:20,239 Speaker 1: the website in case some folks out there would like 696 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: to pop open their checkbook between now and December thirty. First, 697 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,319 Speaker 1: I assume you are five oh one c three, So 698 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:30,080 Speaker 1: some people might need some charitable deductions on their on 699 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 1: their taxes next April. They how can they get in 700 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,439 Speaker 1: touch with you or get more information about the group? 701 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:41,319 Speaker 5: Miles from Military absolutely figure to our website Milesfromilitary dot org. 702 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 5: They can learn more about our organization, a lot of 703 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:50,759 Speaker 5: our service member stories, what they did to volunteer, what 704 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:53,800 Speaker 5: they did with their plane ticket to reconnect with their families, 705 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:58,239 Speaker 5: and they can obviously make donations there through all the 706 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:03,200 Speaker 5: variety of means for that. But our program, obviously we're 707 00:37:03,239 --> 00:37:06,000 Speaker 5: experiencing great demand with military members trying to go home 708 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 5: for the holidays, but we're already seeing demand in twenty 709 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 5: twenty six to fly service members home, so we're definitely 710 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:14,240 Speaker 5: working year round. 711 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:18,400 Speaker 1: Sounds great. Jacob Cool, the COO of Miles to the Military, 712 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 1: thank you very much. Hope that you have a great 713 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 1: holiday season. Do you celebrate Christmas? What's your holiday? Yeah? 714 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,799 Speaker 5: No, absolutely, I just retired from the Army myself after 715 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:31,600 Speaker 5: twenty three years, so this will be the first Christmas 716 00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 5: in a long time. My wife and son will be 717 00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:35,960 Speaker 5: able to celebrate with our family, so it'll. 718 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 1: Be great enjoyed Merry Christmas and all the success possible 719 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty six. Thanks Jake, I appreciate it. 720 00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:42,719 Speaker 3: Thank you again. 721 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:45,359 Speaker 1: Welcome. Okay, when we get back, we're going to talk 722 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,200 Speaker 1: about this crazy seven days or so that we have 723 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:50,920 Speaker 1: just experienced here in New England. I think we need 724 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:54,239 Speaker 1: to talk about it and just kind of move past 725 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:57,319 Speaker 1: it at this point. We can never forget those who 726 00:37:57,360 --> 00:38:00,759 Speaker 1: have lost their lives, but we also need to I think, 727 00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:03,319 Speaker 1: somehow put it in perspective and realize it was the 728 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: work of a madman who took his own life. Now 729 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:08,840 Speaker 1: apparently they're saying took his own life as early as Tuesday. 730 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 1: If only had taken his life a month before or 731 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: two months before, and the other lives would have been spared. 732 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 1: We'll be back on nightside right after the nine o'clock news. 733 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: My name's Dan Ray.