1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: Who did OP pay? Then did pay anyone? 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 2: Or no? No, no, no, there was no there was no payment. 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 2: So there's a fake hay Like, I think what happened 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 2: is mister Miles and maybe the Suns. Yeah, put together 5 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 2: a fake number. I just left. Yeah, I just left 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: a voicebout how hard is it to buy a phone 7 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: actor and hired an actor and and I already have 8 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: a friend to it. Yeah, I mean I don't trust it, 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 2: but we got some relevant comments, so OPI should have 10 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 2: had the documents regarding this, suspecting hoa. I don't remember 11 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 2: any mention of it, but also at the time, I 12 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: was not in the best statementtally for various reasons, including 13 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 2: the death of my grandfather, which is why I inherited 14 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 2: the house. I do remember a lot of paperwork that 15 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: said and I will ask my mom if she recalls anything, 16 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: as she was there helping me. I'll have to go 17 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 2: through them. The phone number checked out because the voicemail 18 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: prompt sounded legit, but the email is a generic one, 19 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: think like yeahoo or something. I can't even wrap my 20 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: brain around how you would even be able to fake this. 21 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: But after all this happening thus far, I'm not far 22 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: off from believing as possible. But yeah, can cause you 23 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: to do some crazy things that you never thought were possible, 24 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 2: I guess in Miles's case. But we have a final update. 25 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 2: We had a final update, or actually maybe more than 26 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 2: a final. 27 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: Update, maybe got maybe more multiple updates. 28 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 2: Got maybe another update after this. But let's get into it. 29 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: So this crap is going to make me into some 30 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 2: gossip column mists or something, because what I am about 31 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 2: to share is wild house cleaning. First, So, since my 32 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 2: last post had so much going on, the police, after 33 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: many calls from my girlfriend Dinah, have basically said that 34 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: our case doesn't constitute harassment and there is no evidence 35 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 2: of anything more. What about the video evidence multiple but 36 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: only destruction of property? They said it's largely a civil 37 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,319 Speaker 2: matter and that should be handled in civil court rather 38 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 2: than criminal. Best believe, Dinah is not about to let 39 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 2: this go. As for the HOA, we don't have one, 40 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 2: and by we I mean my street. Miles lives on 41 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 2: the corner house, so he's on a technically different street. 42 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 2: We checked in, double checked, and Dinah helped me swort 43 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 2: through some paperwork for good measure. Nope, my street never 44 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: had one and never signed on for one. Dinah was 45 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 2: delighted by this. I mean that hot Helium put all 46 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 2: her rainbow projects out and then started talking about rainbowing 47 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: the house like the whole darn. 48 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: She's like, we're gonna make it bigger, bigger. 49 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: She wants to make it a project and for all 50 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 2: to call our queer palas together and rainbow paint the exterior, 51 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 2: including the garage doors and driveway. Loll. I said we 52 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 2: should start small, and we agreed that she can paint 53 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 2: our front and back porches first, and she found cute 54 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 2: lights to shine on the house that can project rainbows. 55 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: So we have to check with our neighbors, but I said, 56 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: if they are fine with it, fine, hun Now, ladies 57 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 2: and gentlemen, non binary monarchs and all, I present to 58 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: you the effery, get into it. Mister Miles saw me 59 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 2: washing my love's car for her. It was just the 60 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 2: thing I wanted to do for her, not a normal thing. 61 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: I do it all, but she's been stressed, so I 62 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 2: was going to do the hot girl washing cars thing 63 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: in part to be cute and silly, and was in swimwear. 64 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 2: She was calling for me from the upstairs window, whistling 65 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 2: and stuff. I laughed. My other neighbors laughed. Mister Miles 66 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 2: came out with a mug of whatever the f evil 67 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 2: drinks Blood of the Innocent, maybe just crappy coffee, and 68 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 2: was glaring at us, scoffing when she would come out 69 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: on the porch with her tea to enjoy the show. 70 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 2: Let me be clear, we're not being lude or anything. 71 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 2: She was just saying crap, like, what are your rates? 72 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 2: My car has never been so beautiful. I'll pay you double. 73 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: This's cute. 74 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: It's cheesy crap couples around here say all the time. 75 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 2: But maybe the worst thing she said was maybe less 76 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 2: for public consumption was admittedly my favorite thing. Hey, good looking, 77 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: what am I cooking? Oh? I will make it hot 78 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 2: for you, implying she will make dinner. I don't know 79 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 2: if I ever mentioned it, but Dinah is the best cook, 80 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 2: but generally doesn't take that on regularly, so her offering 81 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 2: was heaven for me. Mister Miles, Shaike has head do 82 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 2: the indignant laugh. Older folks do everything, so we knew 83 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 2: he disapproved was in the audience, so we ignored him, 84 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 2: and I definitely didn't defiantly stay out longer. Flirting with 85 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 2: my woman to piss him off solely anyway, Mister Miles 86 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: was too much of a card, so sent Paul again. 87 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: Oh it's lackey, Paul. 88 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 2: What is Paul gonna do? 89 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: Watch to propose? 90 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: No, I was done with the car, and Dinah made 91 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: me a cool cocktail. Where we live, outdoor, crap in 92 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 2: the summer is done nice and early before the sun 93 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 2: gets too high, so it was hotter than Satan's body 94 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: out and we sat near the fan, enjoying, just chatting. 95 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 2: Mister Miles had long gone inside anyway, and this is 96 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 2: our home, so f him, we're going to enjoy it. 97 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 2: Paul waved as he walked towards us, and Dinah said 98 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 2: her favorite curses under her breath. He made some small 99 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: talk with us, but Dinah was frosty with him, so 100 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 2: I did most of the answers. But even I was short. 101 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 2: But this is the South, so politeness is a bee 102 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 2: hard to explain. He said he was concerned about our 103 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: cameras because it looks like they cover the yards of others, 104 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 2: and there are kids here, and you know what that 105 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: can look like. I will blame the cocktail, but I 106 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 2: was feeling like acting with him, so I was acting dum, 107 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: what will it look like? And he was like, you 108 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 2: know what I mean? And I was like, what do 109 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 2: you mean, mister Paul. And that went on for a bit, 110 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 2: and he just stared at me and did a condescending chuckle, 111 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 2: shook his head. Well, we'll see about what everyone else thinks. 112 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 2: Just trying to be helpful given and he gestures at 113 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 2: nothing in particular. I smile as sweet as pie and 114 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 2: thank him for coming by. But the cameras don't seem 115 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 2: to bother anyone, but I will ask around. I love 116 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: how polite this very like aggressive exchange is. 117 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 3: They're like, what will he look like? Oh? 118 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 2: You know, he told me to do that and walked off. 119 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: We had been putting it off, but this spurred Nina 120 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 2: to look into mister h Ooa. He's legit an officer 121 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 2: at the HOA on the street the other end of 122 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 2: mister Miles's in Sugar's house. But Suga has been in 123 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 2: the hospital for surgery and won't be back for at 124 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 2: least a few days. She has a daughter I keep 125 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 2: tabs with who has been in town to help care 126 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 2: for her. When I talk to my own mother, she 127 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: sounded annoyed about the situation. As a whole and asked 128 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 2: if I would mind if she herself had a discussion 129 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 2: with Miles. She grew up with him, so I said 130 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 2: that was up to her. She said great, in the 131 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 2: way that I knew she would be calling him. 132 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: She feel like she's gonna go in on him. 133 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think so. 134 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: It's like God, if I have a conversation with him, 135 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: just a little one and then is gone. 136 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 2: He's crying moved out. This morning, Daniel, the other son, 137 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 2: caught me as I brought out the trash cans. I 138 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 2: was surprised because he doesn't live there, so I don't 139 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 2: often see him. Small talk blah blah blah. And then 140 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 2: he gets close and says he's sorry about the whole 141 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 2: thing with his dad, but I should be warned that 142 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 2: he got into quite the mood after talking with my parents, 143 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 2: I assumed Mom and to tread lightly. I thanked him 144 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 2: and went back in to tell Dinah. Dinah was in 145 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 2: the nook like a half room bay window situation where 146 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 2: Pop used to smoke, and she had gifts stuff out, 147 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,119 Speaker 2: like gift bags and ribbon. I was trying to figure 148 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,479 Speaker 2: out if I had forgotten a birthday or something. She 149 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: just giggled and told me to come here rainbow flags, 150 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: a lot of many ones stuffed in a bright gift bag. 151 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: She's doing the same thing when they sent them the 152 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: American flags. 153 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 2: Yep. I just looked at her like baby no, and 154 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 2: she just shruggs, saying she was the newbie here and 155 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 2: wanted to be a good neighbor. To her credit, there 156 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 2: are more than one gifts bags and she's dropping them 157 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 2: off as I write to everyone on the street. But 158 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: I know, my girlfriend, this is an FU two to miles, 159 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 2: of course, she said. To ask my internet friends you 160 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 2: and a Facebook group. I've been sharing this with the 161 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 2: ideas of how to spruce up the place now that 162 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 2: we know there are no HOA restrictions while she's out, 163 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 2: So this is an update. And also, please the love 164 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: of God, please don't give her too many crazy ideas. 165 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 2: Give us some fun ones. I am all for painting 166 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: rocks and patios and crap, but I still got to 167 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 2: live here, you know. Anyways, have a good long weekend 168 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 2: if you're in the States. I still have a BBQ 169 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 2: to plan. I love that they're just like really kicking 170 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: it with kindness and self expression. 171 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: Yes, it's like I'm not you know, if you're going 172 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: to be awful to us and try and call the 173 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: police on us in the hoa, We're just going to 174 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: live our life so loudly and proudly and f you. 175 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 2: There's that it. I just spoke to my mother via 176 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 2: video chat. Mom and Dinah have now SYNCD energies help 177 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 2: me said. She talked to Daddy and they want to 178 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: pay at least two thousand dollars to spruce up the place. 179 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: Dinah's over the moon has taken the device and is 180 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 2: still talking with Mom. Now, God help us all. And 181 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 2: another update. 182 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: This is so sweet man. 183 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 2: Also, I love how the internet the whole family, like 184 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 2: everyone is united. A big old f you to Miles, 185 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 2: he deserves it. But we got another update. Beautiful well, 186 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 2: mister Miles, Saga continued, So to pick up for my 187 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 2: last post, the barbecue happened. It was fun, had my 188 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 2: parents and chosen family over opened invite to my community, 189 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 2: some neighbors too, and Dinah's twin even came. And by twin, 190 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 2: I mean they're not actually tens. Imagine that much hotness 191 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 2: doubled loud, but siblings born on the same day a 192 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 2: few years apart. For this. I will call him David 193 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 2: Mail thirties. I don't know, I never remember. David is 194 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 2: also as gay as the day is long and has 195 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: heard of all the crap mister Miles has been putting on. Actually, 196 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 2: every single person the barbecue knew it was a topic 197 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 2: I could and escape. Dinah was serving vodka mixed drinks, 198 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 2: and as you can imagine, three queerdos can come up 199 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 2: with a few after party dranks. David loudly announced painting 200 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 2: party as Dinah went in and found every bit of 201 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 2: paint we own. Before I could even work through my 202 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 2: vodka induced brain fog, people were painting everything the porch, 203 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,439 Speaker 2: my chairs, near every rock around my trees, and all 204 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 2: the raised garden beds now. My backyard looks like a 205 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 2: gay unicorn had projectile diarrhea and shot rainbows. I like it. 206 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 3: That's so funny. 207 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 2: We played Lily Allen f U and oh, that's a great, 208 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 2: great song. Lily Allen is awesome. I don't know, you 209 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:41,839 Speaker 2: don't know, Lily Allen. 210 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 4: Maybe it's a great song. You definitely probably if. 211 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 2: You've definitely heard it, it's great. You love it. You're like, 212 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 2: I haven't heard these. 213 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 4: It's very it's very like like happy. 214 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 2: It's very happy. 215 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: But okay, I look it up. 216 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, lyrics and other gay booty songs sing along. There 217 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 2: are rainbow flags inside and outside my home and every 218 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 2: window in the garden. My pumpkins they painted half my 219 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 2: pumpkins too. This is not a euphanism. Both cars have 220 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 2: those many flags that stay when you close the window. 221 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 2: It was insanity, and the police arrived. We got a 222 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 2: call about a disturbance from a neighbor, and we all 223 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 2: know well which neighbor. My whole street of neighbors were 224 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,959 Speaker 2: literally right there except him. A quick aside here, but 225 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 2: it's not illegal to play loud music during the day 226 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 2: here just after an eight or nine or something, so 227 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 2: no laws were being broken. The cops even admitted that, 228 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 2: but they suggested we just keep it down. We thanked 229 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 2: them and proceeded to not and didn't. 230 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: Didn't do that, shuck it. 231 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 2: It was a funny evening. My mom waited until everyone left, 232 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 2: and she and Daddy were drinking my best wine, just 233 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 2: loving this chaos singing. Dinah's praises gushin over how she's 234 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: designed the interior of this house. She did really well. 235 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 2: I have to admit it's updated into here and just 236 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 2: brighter and fresher. There was a knock on the door, 237 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 2: and Mom got it. Mister Miles stepped in, and Paul 238 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 2: and Daniel in toe. There's a whole squad now, my 239 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: southern politeness brain crap the bed, Josh, I don't know. 240 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 2: Hopefully you stay out of it. So I audibly groaned 241 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: at the side of him. Dinah came back from the kitchen, 242 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 2: saw him cross through the whole whole living room and 243 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 2: planted a kiss right on my lips. And she handed 244 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 2: me a fresh drink and sat right on my lap 245 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 2: like a housewife. 246 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 1: Beautiful. 247 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 2: Mister Miles asked for a drink. Dina told him everything 248 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 2: is out and in the kitchen, basically to say, if 249 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 2: you get your own in nice. His sons went to 250 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 2: make him a drink, and I politely asked what he needed. 251 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 2: He said he wanted to have a talk with me alone. 252 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,959 Speaker 2: Mom said, and what do you need with my daughter, Miles, 253 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 2: and he said that was between him and me. I said, 254 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:39,719 Speaker 2: I was drunk and tired, so we'll have to wait 255 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 2: until morning. He had his drink, made some passive aggressive 256 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 2: comments it was just a good evening, and said he 257 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 2: will come by later. Mom walked him out. He did 258 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 2: the very next day, and sure enough I was alone. 259 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 2: Sugar is not doing well. She's not responding to treatment. 260 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,319 Speaker 2: They're planning for the worst. I was devastated to hear this. 261 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 2: She's like our neighborhood mom. I've known her my whole life. 262 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 2: She's practiced family. So I started to cry, who's being 263 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 2: so nice to me? Handing me a napkin and trusted 264 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 2: to me softly rubbing my back. 265 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: I don't trust it. 266 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 2: Telling me to let it all out. So I did, 267 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 2: and then right when I was able to catch my 268 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 2: breath and calm down, he said he wanted to tell 269 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 2: me in person. I told him that was appreciated, and 270 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 2: I was so sorry for his family. He said, I know, thanks, 271 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 2: That's another reason I wanted to chat like adults. I 272 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 2: know that woman you live with doesn't like me much. 273 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 2: And I laughed, and I laughed with that meaning to 274 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 2: not like him. She would piss on his grave and 275 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 2: stop the dirt down to the tune of hit the 276 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 2: Road Jacks to the chance a Rive, and. 277 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,319 Speaker 1: Then paint it rainbow. 278 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 2: And if she weren't fit for prison, she'd give herself 279 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 2: that chance with her own bare hands. Mister Miles is 280 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 2: still being nice and says that he knows I am 281 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 2: the reasonable one and that we had our fun but 282 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 2: needs to end. Sugar will be coming home to live 283 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 2: out her time, and he doesn't want her to see 284 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 2: our mess of a yard. He said it would upset 285 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 2: her and he knows I don't want to ever upset her. 286 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 2: I will be honest with some of my feelings over 287 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 2: the news that he almost sounded reasonable to me. Then 288 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 2: he offered to have Paul come over and help me 289 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 2: make it presentable again. Wow, and my brain kicked in. 290 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 2: I stared at this man who just used the worst 291 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 2: possible news a child could share about a parent as 292 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 2: a tactic, and the spirit of Dinah came upon me. 293 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: Dina's coming through. 294 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 2: I very coldly told him to leave, as I have 295 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 2: some decorating to do. I think he thought I meant 296 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 2: to tear everything down, because he left without a fuss. 297 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 2: I told Dinah in the moment that she got home. 298 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: At this point, her patience was up. She stormed out 299 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 2: of the house, and for a moment I was like, 300 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 2: oh God, honey, don't do it. I don't even know 301 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 2: where to the jail. Is, and she came back in 302 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 2: with bags. She's been shopping apparently, and this part is 303 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 2: entirely All's fault. She found so many items, including colorful 304 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 2: wind chimes. She just held up a few things and 305 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 2: asked me to help her unload the rest, and I 306 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 2: was like the rest. So he spent the whole night 307 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 2: decorating the front porch. Iow, effing Mary, this crazy booty woman. 308 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 2: This past Wednesday, Sugar got home. I rushed out to 309 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 2: hug her, and she hugged me back. It was one 310 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 2: of those mama hugs that made you want to laugh 311 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 2: and cry and let everything out. She held my hand 312 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 2: tight and looked at a porch. She laughed and said, girl, 313 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 2: you really leaned in. 314 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 3: Oh. 315 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: Sugar said that yeah. 316 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 2: I love Sugar. Then said something was missing. I asked 317 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 2: her what, and she said my flag, the big one 318 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 2: I had in the front. I told her what myles 319 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 2: did to it, and a storm went over her face. 320 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 2: She got quiet and asked me to explain. I said 321 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 2: that she should rest. It's a long story. She turned 322 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 2: to tell her daughter, who drove her to make some lemonade, 323 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 2: and that she was going to sit with me. 324 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: On the porch Sugar, let this stand. 325 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 2: So I told her everything basically in all my posts, 326 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 2: including Myles's most recent visit. She kept her expression steely 327 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 2: the whole time. She asked a lot of questions that 328 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 2: asked if she ever told me about her first love. 329 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 2: I thought she met mister Richard Miles's late father, Pops, 330 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 2: and she laughed. She told me when she was young, 331 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 2: before rich ever asked her out. There was a woman 332 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 2: her age who always. 333 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 5: Yay, this is the best story ever. 334 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: Ah, there's so many bids on the street. 335 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 3: Ah, I love this. 336 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 2: There was a woman her age who always dressed in suits, 337 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 2: which part of the time. 338 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 3: Was not considered okay or normal. 339 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: She just loves her mask ladies. 340 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 2: People hated her, but Sugar fell for her almost instantly. 341 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 2: She said Dinah reminds her of her, and that I 342 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 2: seem really happy now that Dinah has moved in. Then 343 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 2: she looked at me so serious and said, so are you. 344 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 2: And then I went inside to show her the ring 345 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 2: I had long bought, and then I'm going to marry 346 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 2: that woman if she'll have me. She smiled, pated my cheek, 347 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 2: kissed my hand, and went home. By the way, if 348 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 2: you want to come Home with the US. You can 349 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 2: join our live streams every weekday three pm PSD. Just 350 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 2: have our profile. Yesterday, my Daddy called and said, hey, 351 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 2: what's this about a wedding? And I was like what, 352 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 2: and he said, he's not surprised to be telling me this, 353 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 2: so don't tell Mom. But she and Sugar had a 354 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 2: long phone call and Sugar wanted to pay for my wedding, 355 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 2: not some of its sweet, the whole thing. This is 356 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 2: already long. Sorry, I swear I'm skipping a lot here, 357 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 2: but I was obviously floored. There's paperwork involved, and Mom 358 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 2: is working with Sugar on it. And Daddy said, well, 359 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 2: I guess you got to ask that woman to marry you, 360 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 2: and said I intended to. So I'm writing this auntiesf 361 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 2: Ring and pocket dressed up waiting for Dinah to come 362 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 2: home from the salon so we can have date night. 363 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 2: Mister Miles is about to have a complete caniption. Wish 364 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 2: me luck and there is an update. There is an update. 365 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: I need to know. I need to know. 366 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 2: Hey, guys, So I'm sad to say she said, no, 367 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 2: what was it? 368 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:08,360 Speaker 5: No, no, no way, no, no freaking word, no, no, 369 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 5: it was a lot too I'm laughing with you. She said, yes, 370 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 5: I'm going to marry this woman. She's the most amazing, 371 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 5: spot strang, hilarious, crazy, loving. 372 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 2: Beautiful woman in this guy, and I cannot effing stand 373 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 2: it to keep it to myself. We had such an 374 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 2: incredible time. She came home and was already dressed, so 375 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 2: we went out. It was my turn to plan date night, 376 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,679 Speaker 2: so I was at an advantage. I took her to 377 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 2: a place that was like the restaurant per our first 378 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 2: date was in Sadly the original is no more, and 379 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 2: we shared stories about that date. I was nervous and 380 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:45,959 Speaker 2: word vomited like an overfed baby. She found me charming. 381 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 2: We then retraced a walk we had when I first 382 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 2: told her I loved her. She had clammed up in 383 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 2: it and skirted saying it back. But now she tells 384 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,880 Speaker 2: me every effing day, multiple times a day, even when 385 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,239 Speaker 2: she's pissed at me. We then ended up at our 386 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 2: city aquarium. Hey quick, I was went a professional mermaid. There. 387 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 2: You read that right, Chloe, eat your heart out. Where 388 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 2: she stucked me just to ask if we are real 389 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,719 Speaker 2: not just a fun summer fling. To go steady, I 390 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 2: took her to our favorite bar for karaoke, got down 391 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 2: on my knee and she stared at me and just went, 392 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 2: shut the f up. Are you proposing to me? 393 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: Ah? 394 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 3: And before I even know it, she away no way, 395 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 3: and we just went made for each other and kissed. 396 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 4: Ah. 397 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 2: We wanted to update you the good news. I'm up 398 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 2: to sing at last for karaoke, so gotta be on 399 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 2: my toes to serenade my. 400 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: Fiance while you're at karaoke. 401 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,679 Speaker 2: F me you, guys, I just said fiance. I have 402 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 2: an e fing fiance me with her. I'm so effing 403 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 2: happy right now. Sorry rambling, love you all so much. 404 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 2: I love everything right now. 405 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: Ah. 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This is an episode from 416 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:37,639 Speaker 2: Deep within the Archives. 417 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:42,360 Speaker 4: Time for okop Relam. 418 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 2: My CEO found out he's my dad's a fair baby 419 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 2: and tried to fire me. But I've got a big 420 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 2: surprise up my. 421 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 6: Sleeve, a surprise bigger than our daddy's sausage. 422 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, we just sausages. Hold up sausages, A little sausage, Jeff. 423 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 2: My dad gave the whole family DNA ancestry kits for 424 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,199 Speaker 2: the holidays. And it turns out the CEO of the 425 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 2: company I work for is my half brother. 426 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 4: That is insane. Always it always ends like crazy. 427 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 2: This begins crazy. 428 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 4: Yeah. 429 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 2: Also, if you want your family to stay intact or 430 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 2: your workplaces to stay intact, this DNA tests, they will 431 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 2: ruin your whole life. Maybe Dad's not the kind of 432 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 2: guy you gift everyone DNA kits as a way of 433 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 2: telling us he had a secret love child. Oh so 434 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 2: I don't think he knew he had another kid, right, 435 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 2: Why we're all grown ups to nowhere babies come from, 436 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 2: and that things aren't always what we expect. So I 437 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 2: have a feeling this is a shock to everyone. No, 438 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 2: I don't know, John, do you think you cheated daddy? 439 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 6: I think Daddy was slinging that schlog bro All right, Well, 440 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 6: let's see, so the CEO's company bio says he's a 441 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 6: proud piction born ray. 442 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 2: Everything's big in Texas. Everything bigger in Dixis, including my 443 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 2: daddy's meat he was slinging and something else around. Those 444 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 2: barred c called him the gun slinger, slinging that big 445 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 2: old pc hay at old. 446 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 4: Sausage lasso wrangling the cattle. 447 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 2: Dad was stationed in Texas ten years before he met 448 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 2: and married my mother, or so he says. Now, probably 449 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 2: the timeline all fits and so Religians, I guess. None 450 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 2: of my siblings have initiated contact, and neither has my dad. 451 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 2: I met the CEO a few times, but he works 452 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 2: out of the corporate headquarters across the country from a 453 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 2: smaller division where I work. About a week after I 454 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 2: got my results, an email went out from the head 455 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 2: of HR stating that all staff had to take a 456 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 2: refresher training on nepotism. The training also included a clause 457 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 2: that said something along the lines of staff are not 458 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 2: entitled to privileges personal or professional if familial relation by 459 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 2: jeans or marriage to executive or management staff is known 460 00:21:55,560 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 2: or unknown, or discovered during employments. Talking to me, yeah, 461 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 2: your brother, this feels like aimed at op right. Yes, 462 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 2: Other than being clunky verbiage, I felt like it was 463 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 2: aimed at me. Okay, so op O grees. I found 464 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 2: out no other branch had to retake the nepotism training 465 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 2: and the email only came to our office. 466 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 6: This is literally like instead of sending op a direct message, 467 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 6: it's like a direct message with like the mustache and 468 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 6: fae glasses. 469 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's the level of competence they have. 470 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 2: It's like, uh, just because you might know him family 471 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 2: doesn't mean you're gonna get any special treatment. 472 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 6: Any family like secret affair, baby half brothers don't get 473 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 6: special treatment. 474 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 2: Any person in the company who had a dad that 475 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 2: was in Texas and was stationed in the military and 476 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 2: possibly boned my mom doesn't get any special privileges of 477 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 2: its Any family member that is on Reddit and is 478 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 2: writing a story doesn't get any special privileges. My manager 479 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 2: later pulled me in personally to ask if I had 480 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 2: any questions about the policy. She was vague and uncomfortable, 481 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,760 Speaker 2: and I said I wanted to know why nobody else 482 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 2: was gone on to the one on one to talk 483 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 2: about the policy, and why no other branch had to 484 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:17,479 Speaker 2: do the training, Why OPCs through the mustache. She just 485 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 2: kind of ignored the question and said she was just 486 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 2: following instructions. So now I definitely think it was aimed 487 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 2: at me. I was happy to drop the whole thing. 488 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 2: I'm sure he feels uncomfortable as I do about this, 489 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,679 Speaker 2: But to weaponize HR and make my coworkers waste the 490 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:36,360 Speaker 2: whole day on mandatory training just to put a boundary 491 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,360 Speaker 2: up seems like he messed up. A simple personal email 492 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 2: saying Hey, I saw this, I don't know what to 493 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 2: make of it. Please give me space and don't bring 494 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 2: it to work would have sufficed, but instead he has 495 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,960 Speaker 2: to orchestrate everyone going to a meeting. Man is crazy. 496 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 2: Even ignoring it would have been fine by me too, 497 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 2: since I wasn't sure. I wanted to be the one 498 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 2: to initiate a conversation about this without having talked to 499 00:23:59,320 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 2: my dad first. 500 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 4: Right. 501 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 2: Dad has gotten his results back, obviously, and he's avoiding 502 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 2: the conversation. This is the big elephant in the room, 503 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 2: and it makes it hard that I work with this guy. 504 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 2: What bothers me the most is the weaponizing of HR 505 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:14,239 Speaker 2: and the intent to make sure I know not to 506 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 2: ask for perks, which is like, is that something you 507 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 2: would even do. Like I heard we're related, so, uh, 508 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:21,360 Speaker 2: where's that promotion? 509 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 6: I guess this is it's just such a it's such 510 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 6: a wild response to immediately go on this whole campaign. 511 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 2: I know, I know, I don't like even if he 512 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 2: was like or I guess he is related, but like 513 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 2: that doesn't entitle you to anything? 514 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 4: Yeah right, no, no, no, not at all. 515 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 2: I've been at the company for five years and have 516 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 2: a great reputation. What do I do? Donald's more to 517 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 2: this story? Yeah, it it's even crazier. But what do 518 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 2: you think of the CEO's response. 519 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 4: I think the CEO is a madman. Like I. 520 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 6: I feel like, honestly, like he could have literally he 521 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 6: could have done nothing. He could have literally been better 522 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 6: off saying absolute nothing and not doing a dang thing 523 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:05,120 Speaker 6: and could have been chilling that Maybe then maybe when 524 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 6: if Op was like, oh, give me, give me a bonus, 525 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 6: give me a promotion ball, Hey brother, hey brother, Like yeah, okay, 526 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 6: then now you can you could you could clench it down? 527 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 4: What did I do it? 528 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 6: If you were Op, bro, I would I would take 529 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 6: him for everything he's got. 530 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 2: Oh, CEO, I'd be like, pocket. 531 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 4: You're my brother, give it to me. 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He one try to fire me? 564 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 4: Oh my god. 565 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 2: So just after my question was posted, my boss Katie 566 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 2: met with me and she told me that she was 567 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 2: aware of the situation and didn't agree how the CEO 568 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 2: and HR had been handling it in regard to nepotism training. 569 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 2: I told her my plan was forget about it. Things 570 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 2: were quiet for a week until a major project I 571 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 2: was working on was mysteriously deleted on the company drive. 572 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 2: It was a coincidence that I had it backed up 573 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 2: on a USB. Katie was suspicious about my project getting 574 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 2: deleted and told me to save everything to an external 575 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 2: drive and my hardware, and sure enough, the project got 576 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 2: deleted again. What is happening after that? Anything I put 577 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 2: on our work servers was getting deleted within hours, as 578 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 2: well as any correspondence with clients or team members. That's 579 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 2: so ridiculous, and anythink the CEO is like bro literally 580 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 2: like it's so obvious. This is again like the mustache 581 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 2: ki like it wasn't me Enrich. I started sending all 582 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,880 Speaker 2: my work communication and attachments to Katie and duplicating them 583 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 2: on a USB that Katie kept walked in her office. 584 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 2: It was like a James Bond movie. This is insane. God, 585 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 2: what do you do? 586 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:07,120 Speaker 6: I bro Honestly, at this point, I think it could 587 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 6: have a kit be cut because he's literally like he's 588 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 6: worked here for five years. He's probably was like planning 589 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:12,119 Speaker 6: on building his career office. 590 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:12,919 Speaker 4: Now he can't. 591 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 6: I would probably be like if is keep sue because 592 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,680 Speaker 6: it's like if I can't advance here, I want to 593 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 6: get out and I want to like like get my 594 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 6: get mine. 595 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 4: For what I'm like. 596 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 2: Going through is rough. Okay, So after a mid month 597 00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 2: project meeting where I showed up with all my work 598 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,160 Speaker 2: on a USB drive, HR pulled me in because an 599 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 2: anonymous concern was raised about me hiding my work from 600 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 2: my colleagues, and they tried to write me up because like, oh, 601 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 2: he's putting it on a USB an anonymous concern. God, yeah, 602 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 2: it's not it's not me. Katie must have known something 603 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 2: like this was coming, because she handled it and bcced 604 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 2: me on all her correspondence with HR and the executive team, 605 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 2: outlining her concerns about the CEOs and HR's behavior regarding 606 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 2: the DNA results, and that she will someone was remotely 607 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 2: accessing my work computer to any things. The company VP 608 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 2: was horrified. Up until that, I didn't know ce Bro 609 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 2: wasn't the owner of the company. So CEO is not 610 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 2: the owner. 611 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 4: He's just like, okay, he just run. 612 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 2: Katie and I had a call with a VP that 613 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 2: day who assured me that the owners were being made 614 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 2: aware of the situation and that my job was not 615 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 2: in jeopardy. WHOA, that's good, But then hit the fan. 616 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 4: Oh god, that always does. 617 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 2: CEO Bro's mom contacted Dad on the home front as 618 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 2: all this was happening at work. I won't get into 619 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 2: what was said, but the gist is Dad was set 620 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 2: up as an unwitting donor for a childless couple. So 621 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 2: I guess like unwitting donor, which means maybe he met 622 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 2: some lady at a bar. She was like, you know, 623 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 2: impregnate me. And then never talked to him again. I 624 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 2: got pregnant, and then that's like, instead of doing like 625 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 2: in viutra fertilization or something. 626 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 6: Just to you got like a sperm donor. Sperm donor 627 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 6: from the streets. Wow, ok okay, okay. 628 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 2: The Monday after Dad spoke to see Bro's mother, I 629 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 2: was walking the lobby when HR literally ambushed me and 630 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 2: loudly fired me in front of a client in twenty 631 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:10,160 Speaker 2: of my colleagues. Oh. My security then escorted me out 632 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 2: in front of my friends and colleagues who had no 633 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 2: idea what was happening. So that was pretty dark and humiliating. 634 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 2: Katie stopped me on the way to my car and 635 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 2: brought me back in for a video call with her, 636 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 2: the VP, and the owners of the company. I explained 637 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 2: everything that had happened since I got my DNA results back, 638 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 2: the nepotism training and everything, and what do you think 639 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 2: the company did, John Bro? 640 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 6: I pray that they were like, Nah, you're you're You're straight, 641 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 6: You're good, You're clear. 642 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 3: YEP. 643 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 2: I was fired, but asked to turn in my badge 644 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 2: as both a CEO. BRO and I were suspended pending 645 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 2: a full investigation by the owners and their lawyer. 646 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 4: Oh P suspended. 647 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 2: Well, I was suspended with pay, which HR vehemently protested against. 648 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 2: The suspension lasted a week and I had planned to 649 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 2: spend that time looking for another job, but I just 650 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 2: didn't have time. Bro to HR literally the CEO's like cronies, 651 00:30:56,640 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 2: this army, just like yes, yes, yes, Mash do your bidding. 652 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 4: Okay. 653 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 2: Actually there is some some tea on that Cbro did 654 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:07,720 Speaker 2: not return after the suspension. I was offered my job 655 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 2: back within an apology, but I opted not to go 656 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 2: back either and have been freelancing and taking some much 657 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 2: needed downtime as this last month sucked. Yeah, I did 658 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 2: accept a generous severance package tried to do the right 659 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 2: thing in all of this. I have to say that 660 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 2: people I resent the most in the situation where the 661 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 2: two goblin HR reps who knew they were doing the 662 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,959 Speaker 2: wrong thing every step of the way and openly enjoyed 663 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 2: the drama of it all. 664 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 4: That you're supposed to be in HR like the opposite 665 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 4: of that. 666 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 2: I know rumors have reached me that both the people 667 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 2: in HR are connected with CBRO in some way, like 668 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 2: former colleague friends or ex's or something. I wish them 669 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 2: the future they deserve. So John is Op. The A 670 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 2: hole is Cebro? The A hole are the HR reps 671 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 2: A hole past your judgment now, but before John Bass's judgments. 672 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 2: I want to know what you guys think. What would 673 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 2: you do in this situation? And who's the A hole? 674 00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 1: Op? 675 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 6: Not the A hole Cebro? So definitely the A hole 676 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 6: HR the craziest A holes. They just took this, these 677 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 6: marching orders and just like went for it. 678 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 2: Is I hate that. I know, I know where's your spine? 679 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 4: Sir? 680 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 2: Look, if anything like this has happened to you, please 681 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 2: put it in the comments. Who also, let us know 682 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 2: what you think and we'll see you soon. 683 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 6: But first, Sam, we need to switch from sipping tea 684 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 6: to going to a potentially not vegan wedding dinner. 685 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 2: Let's do it tea timed dinner time. Oh yeah, don't 686 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 2: pay for my work. Have fun with the entire world 687 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:40,000 Speaker 2: knowing you are a big fat scammer. Okayop, this is Okayop. 688 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 2: I'm Samuel's donner and I and we tell the funnier. 689 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 4: Story. It's beautiful. 690 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 2: Oh John, that was beautiful. I love those pipes. But 691 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 2: you know, contrary to popular opinion. John is not a 692 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 2: professional singer. In fact, he actually used to have a 693 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 2: job doing Facebook ads. Is that correct? 694 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 4: I did. I did have a job on doing Facebook ads. 695 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 2: How did that go? 696 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 3: Uh? 697 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 4: It went pretty well. 698 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,880 Speaker 6: It was interesting because I literally I had kind of 699 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 6: like lost everything and like moved back home and just 700 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 6: assumed I was going to uh live like a normal 701 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 6: life and go back to school. And then this like 702 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 6: opportunity randomly came out of nowhere, which was amazing, and 703 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 6: I ended up spending like I think six hundred thousand 704 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 6: dollars or something on digital ads. 705 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 2: Six hundred big ones. Damn. That's uh, that is huge. Well, 706 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 2: as you know, in the world of Facebook ads, it's 707 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 2: hard to get clecks. Yeah, I mean maybe maybe big 708 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 2: Daddy John. I learned the secret formula. But like people 709 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:45,080 Speaker 2: like always expect with like ads like oh you're gonna 710 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:46,680 Speaker 2: get make so much Money're gonna get body cleoxes, But 711 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 2: it's actually hard. You have to create like a really 712 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 2: really good ad. And this story is about someone making 713 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 2: a Facebook ad for a client and them becoming a scammer. 714 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,880 Speaker 2: Scam and a scammer the worst. All right, don't pay 715 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 2: from my work, have fun with the entire world knowing 716 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 2: you are a big fat scammer. You. I was hired 717 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 2: to make an advertisement for this cosmetic startup. I normally 718 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:15,920 Speaker 2: don't accept local clients because I have a lot of 719 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 2: crappy experience with them, but this client sounded like she's 720 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:21,960 Speaker 2: willing to pay for my service. So I'm like, all right, 721 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,040 Speaker 2: what I'm gonna do. I'm just gonna say, yeah, all right, 722 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 2: let's take a ride. Accident charged them much. I only 723 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,960 Speaker 2: charged sixty dollars per week. And as John as our 724 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:33,760 Speaker 2: resident Facebook ads expert, is that a lot of little, 725 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 2: absolutely nothing abysmal? 726 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, you're worth it open? Yeah? 727 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,399 Speaker 2: Come on? Well, actually, Op says, on average, I charge 728 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:45,279 Speaker 2: a foreign client three hundred dollars per week. Okay, I 729 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 2: don't know why you're charging so much less on this one, 730 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,719 Speaker 2: but maybe I just wanted to give the client a break. 731 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,800 Speaker 2: You're a local, like, let me give you some local discount. 732 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 4: Never give a client of break, That's what one. 733 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 2: Well, the first two weeks were good. She provided me 734 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 2: with every material I needed to make an effective advertisement 735 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 2: despite her limited budget. Okay, However, we began to have 736 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 2: an argument on week two. On the second week of 737 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:16,480 Speaker 2: scammer clients. They clicked on the wrong person. Yeah, they 738 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 2: clicked on the wrong ad. She's suddenly demanding our ads 739 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 2: should have at least one thousand clicks per day, which 740 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 2: is ef an absurd because her budget only allows her 741 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:29,400 Speaker 2: to have twelve hundred reaches per day, which is like 742 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,280 Speaker 2: twelve hundred views on the post. And she's expecting everyone 743 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 2: who views a post to click on it, which just 744 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:36,759 Speaker 2: does not happen. Like, what's the average click rate, John, oh, dude, 745 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 2: probably like one to three percent. Hey, there you go, 746 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 2: one to three percent. The facts are in from Big 747 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:45,160 Speaker 2: daddy Bucks advertising, big boy. 748 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 4: That's right. 749 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:49,080 Speaker 6: Like if she did that, almost imagine every every person 750 00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:50,239 Speaker 6: seeing an ad clicking on it. 751 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:52,960 Speaker 2: That doesn't Happenicula, we all know that I told her 752 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:55,240 Speaker 2: for that to be possible, she should increase her budget, 753 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:57,160 Speaker 2: which is what a great I guess, Like, you know, 754 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 2: that's great advice, what you say, yeah, exactly. Suddenly she 755 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:04,799 Speaker 2: called me a fraudoo despite my ads having at least 756 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:06,839 Speaker 2: three hundred clicks per day, which is actually like really 757 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 2: really good, that's amazing. And now she refused to give 758 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:12,840 Speaker 2: me her payment for the last two weeks. She's ignoring 759 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 2: my call this weekend. I think my number is blocked. 760 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:18,640 Speaker 2: Stupid her because she didn't remove me from her paid 761 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:22,680 Speaker 2: So I decided to work up some good stuff wlo petty. 762 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 2: Her ads are still running, so I decided to change 763 00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:29,560 Speaker 2: what was run. I changed the pictures to a text 764 00:36:29,560 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 2: post that says don't buy from this. The owner refused 765 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:36,360 Speaker 2: to give me my salary and a rate personal assistant 766 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:40,719 Speaker 2: she called a fraud for not meeting her absurd expectation. 767 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:42,080 Speaker 4: Oh teleop. 768 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 2: I also included screenshots of her conversation to back it 769 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:47,319 Speaker 2: up in case like anyone who saw that ad was like, 770 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:48,240 Speaker 2: what is this about? 771 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:49,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, receipts. 772 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 2: I did it last night and I'm sure any moment 773 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 2: she will contact me, but I am done with her 774 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:57,960 Speaker 2: on moving up. There we go that one hundred and 775 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 2: twenty dollars she owns, it's hers to keep. As for me, 776 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,840 Speaker 2: I'm not accepting any local clients anymore. I am freaking 777 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 2: done with them. Learned, lesson learned, But guess what, there's 778 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 2: an update. So yesterday around four pm, I checked the 779 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:15,720 Speaker 2: ads and apparently it reverted back to the original ones. 780 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,880 Speaker 2: Then a few moments later, my account now says account 781 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 2: error which means the payment method is canceled. I felt 782 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 2: frustrated because I'm still not yet being done petty, and 783 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,680 Speaker 2: I had some work to do. Yeah, So I posted 784 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 2: my story anonymous on a group called Social Media Marketing 785 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:36,120 Speaker 2: Philippines as my way of venting out and subtly warning 786 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:39,799 Speaker 2: potential VAS that she'll hire Naturally, people in the group 787 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:43,319 Speaker 2: are with me. I got my freakin' posse by army 788 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:46,880 Speaker 2: of VAS to go against this woman the squad. This morning, 789 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 2: I finally got a response from her. 790 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,440 Speaker 4: She is angry. 791 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:53,880 Speaker 2: Apparently she saw my post and threatened to sue me 792 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:57,120 Speaker 2: for defamation and basically so, she saw the Reddit post, 793 00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 2: but no from op. I didn't specify which startup I 794 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,800 Speaker 2: said it was from. I only mentioned it's a cosmetic company, 795 00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:06,800 Speaker 2: and therefore she had nothing to hold her case. However, 796 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 2: I have receipts that she hasn't paid me, and I 797 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,719 Speaker 2: told her that even though we have no written contract, 798 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,960 Speaker 2: our chat which I kept, can be used against her 799 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 2: in the court of law. On top of that, I 800 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:21,160 Speaker 2: mentioned that my uncle is a regional judge, not a lie, 801 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:24,000 Speaker 2: and I came from a clan of politicians, again not 802 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 2: a lie. Simply put I will destroy her life if 803 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:30,280 Speaker 2: she's laying it down. 804 00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 4: Yeah. 805 00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:32,360 Speaker 2: At first, she didn't believe it, so I googled my 806 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:35,319 Speaker 2: grandpa's name, which led to a Wikipedia page, and she 807 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:39,000 Speaker 2: went silent after that. After an hour, I sent her 808 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,919 Speaker 2: a message telling her it doesn't have to end this way. 809 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:43,319 Speaker 2: All she needed to do was pay the way she 810 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 2: owed me, because otherwise I can use my family's influence 811 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:51,240 Speaker 2: to make sure her business goes bankrupt. So she immediately 812 00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:55,640 Speaker 2: sent my salary. I thanked her and promptly locked her. 813 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:56,240 Speaker 4: Dude. 814 00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 3: Wow, oh that. 815 00:38:58,239 --> 00:39:04,600 Speaker 2: Is some revenge. Maybe revenge best served quickly efficiently in fots. 816 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 6: That's that's and hopefully lesson learned. Go go with different clients. 817 00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:10,360 Speaker 4: You know. 818 00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, you know. There's the thing like if you 819 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:17,080 Speaker 2: have clients paying you peanuts, they're probably going to be 820 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:19,719 Speaker 2: difficult to work with, Like the it's it's kind of weird, 821 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:24,160 Speaker 2: like the lower they pay you, the more difficult work with. Yeah, 822 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:27,680 Speaker 2: so make sure you only take high paying clients. But 823 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 2: you know, if you don't want us to have to 824 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:35,160 Speaker 2: take pennies eat peanuts from the floor, make sure to 825 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:38,719 Speaker 2: subscribe to okay Opie on YouTube, Spotify, TikTok, and who 826 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:40,239 Speaker 2: want to be a real one. So hor us on 827 00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:42,440 Speaker 2: paytrup because we got a discord where you can talk 828 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:45,600 Speaker 2: to us and other people like Ariel Casey's the Furious 829 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:48,440 Speaker 2: to v Nae Mohammed and Amanda will Connor, Desiree King 830 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:49,720 Speaker 2: and Simmons and Kathy Quigley. 831 00:39:49,760 --> 00:41:46,960 Speaker 3: See yes, soon he's out. 832 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 6: Yousssssss