WEBVTT - Ep. 233: This Country Life - Heroes 0:00:05.240 --> 0:00:08.639 Welcome to This Country Life. I'm your host, Brent Reeves 0:00:09.160 --> 0:00:12.719 from cone hunting to trot lighting and just general country living. 0:00:12.960 --> 0:00:14.720 I want you to stay a while as I share 0:00:14.800 --> 0:00:19.240 my experiences and life lessons. This Country Life is presented 0:00:19.280 --> 0:00:23.239 by Case Knives on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you 0:00:23.320 --> 0:00:25.720 the best outdoor podcast the airwaves. 0:00:25.760 --> 0:00:26.239 Haved off. 0:00:27.360 --> 0:00:30.920 All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. 0:00:31.280 --> 0:00:42.360 I've got some stories to share Heroes. This week is 0:00:42.400 --> 0:00:44.800 a little different than our regular offerings here at This 0:00:44.920 --> 0:00:49.480 Country Life. But after celebrating the anniversary of the Declaration 0:00:49.520 --> 0:00:52.800 of Independence last week, I got to thinking about all 0:00:52.840 --> 0:00:55.800 the folks that are referred to during that time as heroes. 0:00:56.800 --> 0:00:58.800 That led me to thinking about the ones referred to 0:00:58.840 --> 0:01:00.200 that now and. 0:01:00.160 --> 0:01:01.360 Who really qualifies. 0:01:02.320 --> 0:01:04.440 I'm gonna give you my thoughts on it, but first 0:01:04.760 --> 0:01:14.600 I'm gonna tell you a story. This story is right 0:01:14.680 --> 0:01:17.760 on theme for this week's topic and comes from This 0:01:18.000 --> 0:01:21.520 Country Life mailbag. Send in by Jesse Crawford down in 0:01:21.680 --> 0:01:27.200 Laurel Hill, Florida. That's in Okaloosa County. Laurel Hill has 0:01:27.200 --> 0:01:31.520 a distinction of being the northernmost incorporated city within the 0:01:31.560 --> 0:01:35.039 Great State of Florida. If you had a slingshot that 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:37.759 could fling a rock fifty miles. You could stand on 0:01:37.800 --> 0:01:41.360 the beach in Destin and hum a rock due north, 0:01:41.840 --> 0:01:44.640 and have folks in Laurel Hill rubbed knots on their 0:01:44.680 --> 0:01:47.640 heads and ducking for cover, all five hundred and eighty 0:01:47.680 --> 0:01:50.919 four of them. I'd like to have me one of them. 0:01:51.320 --> 0:01:56.360 But without further delay. In Jesse Crawford's words. 0:01:56.000 --> 0:01:57.920 In my voice, here we go. 0:01:57.960 --> 0:02:02.560 It all started when we had a day off from 0:02:02.560 --> 0:02:05.200 school and decided to take my dad's jet ski to 0:02:05.240 --> 0:02:08.560 the lake. We were young, but old enough to be 0:02:08.639 --> 0:02:12.160 trusted to some degree, and we were taking turns running 0:02:12.160 --> 0:02:14.560 around the lake and pulling each other on the tube. 0:02:15.240 --> 0:02:18.600 It's normally a busy place for water sports, but today 0:02:19.160 --> 0:02:23.400 it was just us and one other boat. After my 0:02:23.480 --> 0:02:25.880 buddy and Night had enough, we swapped out and let 0:02:25.880 --> 0:02:28.720 the other two fellas ride and just hung out on 0:02:28.760 --> 0:02:32.119 the bank. It wasn't long before we see the jet 0:02:32.160 --> 0:02:35.080 ski headed back at a high rate of speed, and 0:02:35.160 --> 0:02:37.680 as they got closer, I realized that one of my 0:02:37.760 --> 0:02:41.040 friends that left on the jet ski was replaced by 0:02:41.040 --> 0:02:43.760 a frantic woman that was freaking out so bad you 0:02:43.800 --> 0:02:47.360 couldn't understand what she was saying. My buddy yelled for 0:02:47.400 --> 0:02:49.560 me to jump on and drive that he would explain 0:02:49.639 --> 0:02:53.239 on the trip back out. Apparently the husband was pulling 0:02:53.280 --> 0:02:56.440 his wife on a tube and she fell off. He 0:02:56.520 --> 0:02:59.360 turned to pick her up and accidentally hammered the throttle 0:02:59.400 --> 0:03:02.320 and threw himself self out, And since he didn't wear 0:03:02.360 --> 0:03:05.760 his kill switch, the boat was running circles at full throt. 0:03:10.720 --> 0:03:12.000 So we got to try and help the. 0:03:12.040 --> 0:03:15.040 Husband, who was being helped to stay afloat by my 0:03:15.160 --> 0:03:18.400 friend that was left when the wife that he picked 0:03:18.480 --> 0:03:22.960 up was taking the shore. And that's when I realized 0:03:23.040 --> 0:03:26.800 we had a big task because this was a very 0:03:27.320 --> 0:03:31.120 large man. No matter how hard we tried, there was 0:03:31.200 --> 0:03:33.840 just no way to get him on that jet ski. 0:03:34.680 --> 0:03:37.160 It kept flipping the three seat jet ski no matter 0:03:37.200 --> 0:03:41.520 how hard we tried to counterbalance it. Meanwhile, that boat, 0:03:42.040 --> 0:03:45.920 it's still running wide open and making circles, and that's 0:03:45.960 --> 0:03:50.360 when I realized what had to be done. We gave 0:03:50.400 --> 0:03:53.320 the husband all our life jackets because he was struggling 0:03:53.400 --> 0:03:56.680 to stay afloat. At this point, my friend jumps back 0:03:56.720 --> 0:03:59.200 on the jet ski with me and we take off 0:03:59.240 --> 0:04:02.960 after that boat. Now every two or three circles, that 0:04:03.000 --> 0:04:05.680 boat would level out and run straight for a couple 0:04:05.800 --> 0:04:10.360 hundred feet. We were terrified, but we timed it out 0:04:10.680 --> 0:04:13.760 just right and ran up beside that boat when it 0:04:13.840 --> 0:04:17.159 was going straight, and I bailed off into it. I 0:04:17.240 --> 0:04:19.680 was so overwhelmed with relieved that I actually got in 0:04:19.680 --> 0:04:22.000 the boat. I almost forgot the purpose of being there, 0:04:22.960 --> 0:04:25.159 but I took control and I headed back to where 0:04:25.160 --> 0:04:26.880 the man was still floating on. 0:04:26.800 --> 0:04:28.239 Our life jackets. 0:04:28.800 --> 0:04:31.640 Now, after managing to get him back in his boat, 0:04:31.920 --> 0:04:35.000 we took it and him back to shore, where his 0:04:35.080 --> 0:04:37.600 wife was being looked after by the mts that had 0:04:37.600 --> 0:04:41.080 been alerted. They started taking care of him too, and 0:04:41.160 --> 0:04:43.719 he tells us that he had just bought the boat 0:04:44.000 --> 0:04:46.880 and it was his first time taking it out, and 0:04:46.920 --> 0:04:51.839 it would probably be his last. The husband thanked us, 0:04:51.880 --> 0:04:53.839 and he tried to give us a water cash he 0:04:53.880 --> 0:04:56.960 had in his pocket, but we kept declining over and over. 0:04:57.839 --> 0:05:00.000 He tells us that if we weren't there, it would 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:02.400 have cost him a lot more than a little cash. 0:05:02.440 --> 0:05:04.960 And he picked up a rock and he placed the 0:05:05.000 --> 0:05:08.280 money under it and tells us somebody will find it 0:05:08.360 --> 0:05:12.560 if y'all don't take it, and he left and he 0:05:12.720 --> 0:05:16.919 left one thousand dollars under that rock, which seemed like 0:05:16.960 --> 0:05:21.880 a million bucks to us kids. Anyway, that's my story, y'all, 0:05:21.880 --> 0:05:29.400 Stay safe out there. Good night, Nurse Jesse. That's some 0:05:29.520 --> 0:05:33.120 straight up mission impossible in James Bond caliber stunt work. 0:05:33.240 --> 0:05:36.640 My friend, y'all saw a need and you took action. 0:05:37.880 --> 0:05:43.080 Nice job, man, and according to Jesse Crawford of Laurel Hill, Florida, 0:05:43.760 --> 0:05:58.120 that's just how that happened. Heroes what constitutes or qualifies 0:05:58.160 --> 0:06:02.160 someone as a hero? To Webster says, a hero is 0:06:02.200 --> 0:06:07.440 a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, 0:06:07.880 --> 0:06:11.520 or noble qualities. On the other hand, it can also 0:06:11.640 --> 0:06:13.160 mean a tasty sandwich. 0:06:14.600 --> 0:06:14.880 Now. 0:06:15.279 --> 0:06:17.560 I hear that term thrown around a lot these days, 0:06:17.920 --> 0:06:21.320 noticeably to me more often than in times past, and 0:06:21.440 --> 0:06:24.320 it got me to wondering if we've got more heroes 0:06:24.360 --> 0:06:26.760 now than we used to, or do we just hear 0:06:26.839 --> 0:06:29.680 that term because of the information that we get bombarded 0:06:29.720 --> 0:06:31.320 with on social media. 0:06:33.040 --> 0:06:33.200 Now. 0:06:33.200 --> 0:06:36.360 Audie Murphy was a pint sized seventeen year old from 0:06:36.440 --> 0:06:39.720 northeast Texas, and he attempted to enlist in the US 0:06:39.880 --> 0:06:43.800 military after Japan attacked the United States in December of 0:06:43.920 --> 0:06:48.320 nineteen forty one. The Army, the Navy, and the Marine Corps, 0:06:48.400 --> 0:06:51.640 all of them turned him down because he was undersized 0:06:51.720 --> 0:06:57.800 and underaged. His older sister eventually provided a falsified affidavit 0:06:57.839 --> 0:07:01.479 stating his birth date was a year earlier than it 0:07:01.560 --> 0:07:05.640 actually was, and after that he was accepted by the 0:07:05.760 --> 0:07:09.120 US Army on the thirtieth day of June in nineteen 0:07:09.200 --> 0:07:13.520 forty two. Audie Murphy was five feet five and a 0:07:13.520 --> 0:07:16.600 half inches tall and he weighed one hundred and twelve 0:07:16.640 --> 0:07:20.960 pounds when he enlisted. The M one rifle that he 0:07:21.080 --> 0:07:25.840 was issued upon graduating of basic and individual training weighed 0:07:25.920 --> 0:07:29.200 nearly a tenth of his own weight at nine and 0:07:29.280 --> 0:07:33.920 one half pounds. Murphy would fight the Germans in Europe, 0:07:33.960 --> 0:07:36.400 and over the next two and a half years, would 0:07:36.520 --> 0:07:40.760 come home as the most decorated soldier of World War II. 0:07:42.040 --> 0:07:46.440 He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, 0:07:46.880 --> 0:07:50.280 two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars, 0:07:50.320 --> 0:07:53.640 and three Purple Hearts, just to name a few. He 0:07:53.800 --> 0:07:56.520 was a one man wrecking crew, stacking up our nation's 0:07:56.600 --> 0:08:01.600 enemies like Cordwood to me, is the quintessential definition of 0:08:01.640 --> 0:08:03.960 a hero, and the world would be hard pressed to 0:08:04.040 --> 0:08:07.760 argue otherwise. But what if no one knew his story? 0:08:08.960 --> 0:08:11.280 What if there had been no witnesses to his feats 0:08:11.320 --> 0:08:14.360 of courage in the face of danger. After all, it 0:08:14.400 --> 0:08:18.480 was his fellow soldiers who reported his actions to their superiors, 0:08:18.520 --> 0:08:22.720 not Murphy. The acknowledgment of his actions doesn't qualify him 0:08:22.720 --> 0:08:27.280 as a hero, only his actions. He saw a need 0:08:27.880 --> 0:08:32.560 in a desperate situation, and he acted. But what about 0:08:32.600 --> 0:08:35.240 the soldiers who were with him. They did a noble 0:08:35.280 --> 0:08:39.040 and heroic thing just by being there. They all took 0:08:39.080 --> 0:08:41.760 an oath to protect and defend our nation and added 0:08:41.880 --> 0:08:46.120 up their services, including their own lives, should the task required. 0:08:47.120 --> 0:08:50.360 Are they not heroes? Well, I believe they are, along 0:08:50.400 --> 0:08:53.960 with anyone else who's before or since, who's taking that 0:08:54.040 --> 0:08:57.800 same pledge. I think we can all agree that there 0:08:57.840 --> 0:09:01.000 can be no greater measure of commitment than a person 0:09:01.000 --> 0:09:11.120 who's willing to sacrifice their life for the common good. 0:09:12.400 --> 0:09:15.760 But the definition, remember, isn't just for courage. It's also 0:09:15.880 --> 0:09:21.240 an admiration for outstanding achievement. I asked my wife Alexis, 0:09:21.280 --> 0:09:24.360 who her hero was and without hesitation, she said, oh 0:09:24.360 --> 0:09:25.000 it's you, Brent. 0:09:25.600 --> 0:09:27.000 No, I'm kidding. She didn't say that. 0:09:27.840 --> 0:09:32.960 She said, Oh, it's my parents, but especially my mama. 0:09:34.559 --> 0:09:36.439 I told her to tell me why, and this was 0:09:36.480 --> 0:09:39.240 her answer. She said, when she and dad got married, 0:09:39.280 --> 0:09:43.240 she quit college. Then after having two kids, she went 0:09:43.360 --> 0:09:45.319 back and finished so we could. 0:09:45.160 --> 0:09:47.400 All have a better life. Now. 0:09:47.440 --> 0:09:49.960 I was in elementary school when she started back to school, 0:09:50.040 --> 0:09:54.040 and it was hard on us for her being gone, 0:09:54.160 --> 0:09:56.640 But it only lasted a little while in the grand 0:09:56.679 --> 0:10:00.319 scheme of things, and I learned a valuable lesson from her. 0:10:01.360 --> 0:10:04.680 As hard as college was when I went, I had 0:10:04.679 --> 0:10:07.440 it easy compared to what she had to do being 0:10:07.520 --> 0:10:11.160 married and raising me and my sister. She is an 0:10:11.160 --> 0:10:16.280 example of determination and strength. She is my hero. Well, 0:10:16.440 --> 0:10:25.240 I couldn't agree more. Alexis Fighting off hordes of enemy 0:10:25.280 --> 0:10:29.240 soldiers single handedly is an outstanding achievement, So it was 0:10:29.280 --> 0:10:33.000 going back to college while raising a family. Jumping a 0:10:33.080 --> 0:10:36.600 five strand barboir fence and strategy is an outstanding achievement. 0:10:36.600 --> 0:10:38.719 I saw my buddy Greg Hayes do that one night 0:10:38.760 --> 0:10:41.840 when we thought a watermelon farmer was trying to kill us. 0:10:41.880 --> 0:10:42.280 If y'all. 0:10:42.320 --> 0:10:45.640 Remember I only jumped four out of the five, and 0:10:45.640 --> 0:10:47.400 the one I didn't make it over was the one 0:10:47.440 --> 0:10:50.719 that was the most important. Greg left me in this 0:10:50.960 --> 0:10:55.480 dust to fend for myself, but in his defense, it 0:10:55.640 --> 0:10:57.880 was the first time either of us had been shot at, 0:10:58.440 --> 0:11:00.640 and had I had the ability to jump like he did, 0:11:00.640 --> 0:11:04.080 I'd have done the same. Besides, someone had to live 0:11:04.120 --> 0:11:05.840 to go back and tell the story of what happened. 0:11:06.760 --> 0:11:10.840 But what he did was an athletic achievement. What I 0:11:10.880 --> 0:11:15.280 did was a demonstration of gravity. The real hero of 0:11:15.320 --> 0:11:18.880 that scenario was the farmer who taught us both a 0:11:18.960 --> 0:11:23.720 lesson that night, terrible shot heck of a watermelon grower, 0:11:24.240 --> 0:11:28.719 not to mention a great fence builder too. Then there 0:11:28.720 --> 0:11:30.440 are the folks like Clay Bow and I talked to 0:11:30.520 --> 0:11:33.080 a couple of weeks ago, game wardens who go to 0:11:33.120 --> 0:11:36.920 work every day to protect our wildlife. There's also other 0:11:37.000 --> 0:11:39.800 officers and agents that I've worked with over the years 0:11:39.800 --> 0:11:42.480 who eye witnessed putting themselves at risk to keep the 0:11:42.559 --> 0:11:46.439 peace and protect lives and property. But I don't place 0:11:46.480 --> 0:11:50.080 them above anyone else who sees an issue and addresses it. 0:11:50.080 --> 0:11:53.320 It just takes one person to take action and set 0:11:53.360 --> 0:11:56.880 the example that's missing from a lot of where we 0:11:56.920 --> 0:12:01.840 find ourselves today. In my opinion, take any event historic, dramatic, traumatic, 0:12:01.920 --> 0:12:05.080 or otherwise, and the majority of folks that stick around 0:12:05.080 --> 0:12:08.720 to see what happens are video and someone else getting 0:12:08.720 --> 0:12:12.720 involved with their telephones. Did the advent of the cell 0:12:12.760 --> 0:12:17.160 phone turn most into observers? There's obviously still folks getting 0:12:17.200 --> 0:12:20.080 involved in taking action, or there wouldn't be anyone to 0:12:20.080 --> 0:12:24.760 fee them doing it. But are people really much different 0:12:24.760 --> 0:12:28.240 now than back in the day. It seems like the 0:12:28.320 --> 0:12:31.080 only folks that get involved in mass these days is 0:12:31.080 --> 0:12:33.320 when two folks are fixing them mix it up on 0:12:33.360 --> 0:12:38.080 the baseball field. Opposing players start squaring up, and it 0:12:38.080 --> 0:12:41.679 looks like a stampede of players running in from every direction. 0:12:42.800 --> 0:12:46.280 They're almost always holding the two aggressors back from each 0:12:46.280 --> 0:12:48.200 other instead of just letting them duking it out and 0:12:48.240 --> 0:12:50.960 getting it over with. You know, if they'd just let 0:12:51.000 --> 0:12:52.920 that happen, maybe they wouldn't have had to put that 0:12:53.040 --> 0:12:56.560 pitch clock in to speed up the game because fans 0:12:56.559 --> 0:12:59.760 were getting bored and turning the channel. Now, if you 0:12:59.760 --> 0:13:02.880 want to garner up some interest for your ballgame, let 0:13:02.880 --> 0:13:05.320 folks think a fight could break out at any moment, 0:13:05.520 --> 0:13:08.440 a real Donnybrook and let them use whatever they're holding 0:13:08.480 --> 0:13:12.000 when it does. Folks these days will be tuning in 0:13:12.080 --> 0:13:14.360 by the droves if they think they're going to get 0:13:14.400 --> 0:13:16.520 to see some cat get drove in the ground like 0:13:16.559 --> 0:13:20.040 a tit peg with a bat. If you really want 0:13:20.080 --> 0:13:22.840 to speed the game up, give both bat boys a 0:13:22.920 --> 0:13:25.240 taser and tell them they can zap anybody they think 0:13:25.280 --> 0:13:28.000 it's taking too long. Start the game at four point 0:13:28.000 --> 0:13:30.320 thirty and you'll still be able to make it home 0:13:30.320 --> 0:13:33.880 in time for supper. Nine inn into baseball one hour, 0:13:34.200 --> 0:13:39.920 eighteen minutes. I'm just kidding about all that. Well mostly anyway. 0:13:40.440 --> 0:13:44.120 It seems like we've become a population of watchers instead 0:13:44.120 --> 0:13:47.320 of doers. And I was as guilty as anyone. I 0:13:47.360 --> 0:13:49.840 was digging around on my phone several months ago looking 0:13:49.880 --> 0:13:52.360 for some show notes. I'd take it and I swiped 0:13:52.400 --> 0:13:55.360 to a page I never paid any attention to, and 0:13:55.400 --> 0:13:57.800 there was a graph on there that showed me how 0:13:57.880 --> 0:14:02.120 much time I was spending looking at social media for 0:14:02.280 --> 0:14:06.040 the love of humanity. That was an eye opener. I 0:14:06.120 --> 0:14:09.200 tried to justify some of it in my mind because 0:14:09.240 --> 0:14:12.000 social media is a part of my job, and also 0:14:12.080 --> 0:14:13.640 I like to keep up with my family and my 0:14:13.720 --> 0:14:17.520 friends on there too, But that amount of time shown 0:14:17.559 --> 0:14:19.760 on there was ridiculous. At least in my mind. It 0:14:19.920 --> 0:14:23.400 was we don't take our eyes off on's in our hands. 0:14:23.400 --> 0:14:26.600 We're gonna miss what's going on all around us. If 0:14:26.600 --> 0:14:29.240 we miss what's going on all around us, we're gonna 0:14:29.280 --> 0:14:33.680 miss the opportunity to act when action is needed. It 0:14:33.720 --> 0:14:36.080 doesn't have to be as dramatic as pulling people from 0:14:36.080 --> 0:14:39.200 a burning building or saving a person who's falling through 0:14:39.200 --> 0:14:42.400 the ice. It could be as simple as helping someone 0:14:42.480 --> 0:14:47.160 through a door onto a curb, or just stopping to 0:14:47.200 --> 0:14:51.760 say hello. But back to the definition the hero. Another 0:14:51.800 --> 0:14:56.320 part of it was to be admired or idealized. Well, 0:14:56.840 --> 0:15:01.680 that's pretty easy for me. That's my brother t He 0:15:01.760 --> 0:15:05.040 and I have done some ridiculously dumb things together, but 0:15:05.160 --> 0:15:09.080 he always does the right thing, and I'll say it 0:15:09.120 --> 0:15:11.840 before any Well, so I'm probably the bad influence. 0:15:12.600 --> 0:15:14.520 But he'd rather be at home than anywhere. 0:15:14.600 --> 0:15:17.200 He likes to hear about the places I go and all, 0:15:17.240 --> 0:15:20.480 but fan's interest in actually going. If the place where 0:15:20.520 --> 0:15:24.800 the activity is more than a day's drive away. But 0:15:24.960 --> 0:15:27.600 any place he ever went that I wanted to go, 0:15:28.160 --> 0:15:31.120 he'd let me, or he'd make sure he invited me. 0:15:31.920 --> 0:15:34.760 Especially when I was young, in more of a hindrance 0:15:34.800 --> 0:15:39.360 than an asset, I always had a spot. He showed 0:15:39.400 --> 0:15:42.160 interest in me, he made time for me, and he 0:15:42.240 --> 0:15:44.840 gave me a mark to shoot for and being a 0:15:44.880 --> 0:15:47.520 good person. He's one of the best people I know, 0:15:48.080 --> 0:15:51.520 and he treats every one the same. That's something to 0:15:51.560 --> 0:15:56.720 be admired and emulated. The big question when I started 0:15:56.760 --> 0:15:59.600 way back before I mentioned Audie Murphy or had the 0:15:59.680 --> 0:16:02.640 idea yet the issue weapons to bat Boys was what 0:16:02.880 --> 0:16:06.680 constitutes a hero? Well, the answer in my mind is 0:16:06.720 --> 0:16:10.000 heroes don't have to wear uniforms of any kind or 0:16:10.040 --> 0:16:11.800 do anything amazing. 0:16:13.040 --> 0:16:14.360 They just have to show. 0:16:14.240 --> 0:16:17.360 Up when the opportunity arises for someone to take action 0:16:17.520 --> 0:16:22.480 for good, regardless of the situation or the consequences. If 0:16:22.520 --> 0:16:29.080 anyone is around to notice, it could be monumental and 0:16:29.120 --> 0:16:34.640 get attention worldwide, or as seemingly insignificant, it's showing compassion 0:16:34.960 --> 0:16:38.920 and being kind. Your definition may be different than mine, 0:16:38.920 --> 0:16:40.640 and you may not agree with how I look at it, 0:16:40.680 --> 0:16:45.000 and that's cool too. Society uses the term hero a lot, 0:16:45.520 --> 0:16:48.480 maybe too much these days, I don't know, But that 0:16:48.560 --> 0:16:52.360 doesn't mean it doesn't apply. That's for each person to 0:16:52.440 --> 0:16:55.760 side on their own and in their own time. Just 0:16:55.800 --> 0:16:57.840 don't take too long. You never know where one of 0:16:57.920 --> 0:17:01.040 those bat boys with a taser might be. I still 0:17:01.080 --> 0:17:04.359 think that's a good idea. It would aangxier speed the 0:17:04.400 --> 0:17:07.320 lottery ticket line up at the old convenience store. I 0:17:07.359 --> 0:17:09.000 know you want to be a millionaire and not have 0:17:09.080 --> 0:17:11.439 worked for it, But all I'm trying to do is 0:17:11.480 --> 0:17:13.240 pay for these peanut and m and ms and get 0:17:13.240 --> 0:17:21.680 on down the road. Hey have you all checked out 0:17:21.680 --> 0:17:24.520 the new Meat Eater podcast network YouTube channel yet? 0:17:25.040 --> 0:17:27.040 Well, if you haven't, you ought to. 0:17:28.359 --> 0:17:31.280 That reminds me of an old saying that my maternal 0:17:31.320 --> 0:17:34.240 grandpa would say whenever he heard someone say you ought 0:17:34.240 --> 0:17:38.480 to do something. Here's an example, Finus. My grandpa's name 0:17:38.560 --> 0:17:42.399 was Finus. Finus, you ought to move them cows to 0:17:42.440 --> 0:17:45.320 the back pastor before the rain. His reply would be 0:17:45.800 --> 0:17:49.719 an otter's butt that's slicker than a beaver's. No idea 0:17:49.800 --> 0:17:52.439 what that means, but if anyone does, let me know. 0:17:52.520 --> 0:17:56.159 But if anybody said he ought to do something regardless 0:17:56.200 --> 0:18:01.800 of what it was. That was his response, it's good. 0:18:01.840 --> 0:18:04.920 I like it. Also, if you have the time, leave 0:18:05.000 --> 0:18:07.280 us a review and share mine and Clay Bow Show 0:18:07.359 --> 0:18:09.640 with other folks you think that might like them. It's 0:18:09.640 --> 0:18:12.760 a good way to support us. Also, y'all have been 0:18:12.760 --> 0:18:15.840 sending in some great stories. We're reading them all in 0:18:16.080 --> 0:18:18.359 archiving them for the when the time is right, and 0:18:18.440 --> 0:18:20.760 for another project that we're working on. So y'all keep 0:18:20.800 --> 0:18:25.480 them coming. Funny stories, poignant stories, stories about the outdoors, mishaps, 0:18:25.480 --> 0:18:26.280 close calls. 0:18:26.640 --> 0:18:28.679 They're really good. Y'all keep sending them. 0:18:29.080 --> 0:18:31.480 That's gonna do it for me this week. Try to 0:18:31.520 --> 0:18:35.040 stay cool until next week. This is Brent Reeves signing off. 0:18:35.840 --> 0:18:36.640 Y'all be careful.