1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Sorry, Yeah, there we go, My bad all right. The 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: first of our growing pains this week. Ramone is suspended 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:12,159 Speaker 1: with pay this week for a number of things, and 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: Jim Mudd is filling in for him. If you're wondering 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: what those things are, it was insubordination, napping on duty, 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: dinging the wrong things, too many nineties bumps, and he 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: was already on probation for too much depeche Mode and 8 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: you too, So Jim Mudd filling in this week. But 9 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: that mistake right there, that was mine because I didn't 10 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: have my audio. I didn't have my mic turned up. 11 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: So if you notice an improvement on the bumps this week, 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: expect a lot more Van Halen than usual because that's 13 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: Jim Mudd's favorite band. But he has carte blanche to 14 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: do whatever he wants to do, So any changes you 15 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: notice for the better or unlikely the worse, feel free 16 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: to let me know and I will pass those along 17 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: to Jim and Ramone, especially if you like the job 18 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: Jim's doing better than the job Ramon's doing. So funding 19 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: for the federal government this week runs out on Friday 20 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: at midnight, and this is not how advanced civilizations operate. 21 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: We've got these continuing resolutions to fund the government, and 22 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: if they don't fund the government, then the government's going 23 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: to shut down. And so this is great for media 24 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: and great for Congress because we have this constant crying 25 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: of wolf that the government's going to be shut down. 26 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: And it creates a great deal of stress for old 27 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: people and different people who rely on the government for 28 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: whatever reason, either that's the job they have, or they 29 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: have social Security or whatever else. And so we play 30 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: this little game, and this game makes them very important, 31 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: and it gets them on television, and so little Congress 32 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: critors who you would never pay attention to, somebody whose 33 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: names you don't even know, gets to be on MSNBC 34 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: or Fox or wherever else threatening that they're going to 35 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: lead this and we're not going to fund the government. 36 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: And Trump's terrible and so if Republicans do not hold 37 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: the line, then the Democrats will be in a position 38 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:30,279 Speaker 1: where Democrats support is necessary, and that becomes a huge problem. 39 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 1: The continuing resolution as it is now. And President Trump 40 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: took to social media this weekend to in a kinder 41 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: and gentler way than he would normally do, ask for 42 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to say beg but it was as 43 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: close to begging as Donald Trump does Republicans to hold 44 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:54,399 Speaker 1: the line and vote along party lines and pass this resolution, 45 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: the reason being it's not an ideal resolution, it's not 46 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: the ideal conservative position. But his point is get us 47 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: to September with this Continuing Resolution and we can do 48 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: the things we need to do. But I need this 49 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: past now. And the reason is that if this is 50 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: not passed and Democrat votes are necessary, that would put 51 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: them in a position where they could put limits on DOGE, 52 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: and that would ruin the momentum, that would stall the 53 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: momentum that has built so far. So the Continuing Resolution 54 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: as it stands now adds about six billion dollars for 55 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: defense above current levels and some more for border security. 56 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: There's a disagreement as to how much exactly that would 57 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: be for border security, but there would be more for 58 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: border security, and it's offset by about thirteen billion dollars 59 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: in reductions for domestic accounts. And as you can imagine, 60 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: the Democrats are going to kick and scream over that. 61 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: It also means this bill takes out any spending earmarks 62 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: requested by congressional members. Well, despite what we would ideally like, 63 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: there are plenty of Republicans who have earmarks in there. 64 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: So there are some Republicans who are going to have 65 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: to bite their tongue and vote for this thing, and 66 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: if they don't, then we've got a real problem on 67 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: our hands. So the question is are we going to 68 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: have enough Republicans to vote for this thing? And if so, 69 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: we get through this week and get we kick the 70 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: can down down the road to September, and a lot 71 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: will happen in the meantime. Then it goes to the 72 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: Senate and the Senate Democrats could filibuster the bill, but 73 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: so far it doesn't appear that they they're certainly not 74 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: threatening to do that because the fear is after the 75 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: big shutdown with Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton, the thought 76 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: is that whoever is responsible for the shutdown is going 77 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: to pay the political cost for the shutdown, and that 78 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: was a huge political cost to Republicans. So we shall 79 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: see expect that to be the big news of the week. 80 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: On the local level. A two hundred million dollar Tesla 81 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: battery factory coming to wall to Waller County in Brookshire. 82 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: It's a pretty big deal, fifteen hundred manufacturing jobs. It's 83 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: expected to bring what is known as a mega factory, 84 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: fifteen hundred manufacturing jobs, two hundred million dollars on the facility, 85 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: as reported by the Houston Business Journal, and if I 86 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: can find the story, I will read it to you. 87 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: It will be in Brookshire and it will be fifteen 88 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: hundred advanced manufacturing jobs in the county and in the city. 89 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 1: They will lease two buildings in Brookshire's Empire West Business Park. 90 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: They will add forty four million dollars in facility improvements. 91 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: They will install one hundred and fifty million dollars worth 92 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: of manufacturing equipment. Tesla will invest in property improvements that 93 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: involve a six hundred thousand square foot thirty one million 94 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: dollar manufacturing facility that will house two million dollars worth 95 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: of equipment and include improvements to the venue. The facility 96 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: will produce Tesla megapacks, which are powerful batteries to provide 97 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 1: energy storage and support, according to Tesla. According to the company, 98 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: a megapac can store energy to power about thirty six 99 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: hundred homes for one hour. Tesla can receive a sixty 100 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: percent tax abatement for ten years. According to the tax 101 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: Abatement Abatement Agreement, Tesla has to employ at least fifteen 102 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: hundred people by twenty twenty eight. In order to be eligible, 103 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: they also are required to spend seventy five million in 104 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 1: taxable industry. Waller is on fire. 105 00:06:53,480 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: Lighting this, which is Mark Chestnut enjoy the czar of 106 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 2: Talk Radio. 107 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: Special thanks to Chance McLean's uber talented daughter gun for 108 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:17,119 Speaker 1: that one. Jim. Let's see if you can guess which 109 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: suburb is the hottest suburb for development right now. And 110 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: for some reason, the folks that did this took out 111 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: they took out let me see here, they took out Cyprus, 112 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: and they took out the woodlands, which I don't really understand, 113 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: and left in only municipalities within the Houston metro area Conroe, Sugarland, Paarland, 114 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: League City, and Pasadena, leaving out the woodlands and Cypress 115 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: because Cypress is out of control growing right now as well, 116 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: and the fastest growing by number of permits right now 117 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: is surprisingly Conroe. It is over the last decade, Conroe's 118 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: home building boom has far outpaced every other major suburban 119 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: municipality in the Houston area. Of course, they're taking out 120 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: the woodlands in Cyprus, which I suspect would probably be 121 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: in excess of that. But the reason that comes up is, well, 122 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: I thought they had a new I thought they had 123 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: an actual data point on this. I guess they don't. 124 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: I don't know anybody moving to Conroe. I think maybe 125 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: Emily Bull's dad, Kevin Bull, and his wife Laurie, might 126 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: be in Conroe, but I really don't. They might be 127 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: in Spring, they might be in Conroe, but I don't 128 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: know anybody personally that I know of that has moved 129 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: to Conroe. And I know a lot of people that 130 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: have moved to Cyprus, a lot of people that have 131 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: moved to the Woodlands. And probably the one I get 132 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: the most is Willis because of republic Grand Ranch, because 133 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: obviously a lot of them went out there because we 134 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: brag about it all the time. Let me see Pearland. 135 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: I know people going to Perland. I know people going 136 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: into League City. I know people going into Pasadena, Sugar Lamb. 137 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: I would probably say the thing I get the most 138 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: is the north area of Willis, and then to a 139 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: lesser extent, Spring, But I don't know. That surprised me 140 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: that Conroue is the largest of all those. That is 141 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: not what I would have expected. If you're listening on 142 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: the stream, and you're getting a little bit of a hiss. 143 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: We're just tweaking the audio a little bit, so we 144 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: know it's out there. We're doing our best to fix it. 145 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: So hang with us for just a moment. This could 146 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: be clip number thirteen. I mean clip number two, Jim. 147 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: A man tries to steal a concrete saw from a 148 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: City of Houston crew who were working on a drainage 149 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: project in the heights. I mean, this is how bad 150 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: it is. This isn't stealing things when no one's around. 151 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: The City of Houston crew, to their credit, fights the man. 152 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: I mean, they're at least protecting taxpayer property. I got 153 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,839 Speaker 1: to give him credit for that. Then the man pulls 154 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: out a gun and one of the workers, it's pretty impressive, 155 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: comes at him swinging a hammer and it's all captured 156 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: on video. The story clip number two from ABC thirteen. 157 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 3: They felt like something was suspicious when the same car 158 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 3: kept driving over and over down this busy and cramped 159 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 3: residential street. Eventually those suspects struck. Video obtained by ABC 160 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 3: thirteen is dramatic. Watches a man dressed all in black 161 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 3: snatches a concrete saw off the sidewalk and tries to 162 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 3: get back into their getaway car, a twenty twenty one 163 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 3: white Chevy Malibu. The construction crew not willing to lose 164 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 3: equipment that easily pile on top of the thief. As 165 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 3: they struggle to get the sawback. You can watch as 166 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 3: the thief drop the saw and instead pulls out a gun. 167 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 3: The crewmen grabbed for it, and thankfully no one is shot, 168 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 3: according to police, But once the gun is pulled, the 169 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 3: stakes are raised. One construction worker is seen running into 170 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 3: view with what appears to be a hammer in his hand. 171 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 3: He swings it over and over, but police weren't able 172 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 3: to say if the suspect was hit at all. The 173 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 3: return of violent force seems to deter the thief, who 174 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 3: runs off, leaving both the gun and the saw behind. 175 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 3: The altercation lasts less than a minute. Police say they 176 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 3: were called out around three point fifty Wednesday afternoon. The 177 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 3: wood be thief struck one of the men so hard 178 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 3: in the face he knocked out a tooth. Thursday, crews 179 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 3: are back continuing their work on East twenty fifth Street, 180 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 3: but they tell me they're on edge, taking an extra 181 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 3: hard look at anyone who drives by. In that video, 182 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 3: you're also able to see that the getaway car drove 183 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 3: off one direction, the thief he ran off in another direction. 184 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 3: Houston Police telling me today they do believe that the 185 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 3: two suspects were able to meet back up and leave 186 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 3: the area. Houston Police not able to give us a 187 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 3: good description of the suspects or possible identities. However, they 188 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 3: do tell us they are looking for them. 189 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: Wait, Jim, can you play that last line again? Houston 190 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: Police don't have identities or descriptions. Did you rewind that 191 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 1: and play that? Because I'm betting they do have a 192 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: description description of. 193 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 3: The suspects or possible identities. However, they do tell us 194 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 3: they are looking for them. 195 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: Wait a second, can you do that one more time? 196 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: Rewind a little further in the tape, just a few 197 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 1: seconds before. 198 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 3: Police police telling me today they do believe that the 199 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 3: two suspects were able to meet back up and leave 200 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 3: the area. Houston Police not able to give us a 201 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 3: good description of the suspects or possible identities. However, they 202 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 3: do tell us they are looking for them. 203 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: Okay, reason that out. They're not able to give us 204 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: a description of suspects, but they are looking for him. 205 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: What are you looking for? 206 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 4: You? 207 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: Just said, wait what, Probably you might have to edit that. 208 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 2: This is Mark Chestnut. Enjoy Bizaar of talk radio So Free. 209 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: Birt Harvey tells me that the reason those concrete saws 210 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 1: are in such hot demand and are often stolen is 211 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: he said, they cut through the side of a metal building. 212 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: They'll cut through chains, locks, They'll cut through concrete with 213 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: stell rebar in it. Those things are amazing. Sounds like 214 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: birds wanting to steal him some sauce, doesn't it it? 215 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: So everybody be on the lookout. We have two guys 216 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: trying to steal concrete saws from work crews while the 217 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: work crews are there. City of Houston work crews and 218 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: police don't have any description of them, but we know 219 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: they were dressed in black and that they were in 220 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: a twenty twenty one Chevy Malibu. So I suppose if 221 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: they're not in a Malibu, then I wonder, you know, 222 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: I wonder that we don't know anything about their skin color. 223 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: They're hardened criminals. What they're hardened criminals. Yeah, they're hardened criminals. 224 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: Be on the lookout for hardened criminals who are not 225 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: in possession of a concrete saw. They'd like to be 226 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: and they're no longer in possession of their weapon. Can 227 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: you imagine how that meetup goes when they get back 228 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: to the vehicle. Did you get the saw? No hail, 229 00:14:55,680 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: give me back my gun? I lost the gun. You 230 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: didn't get the saw and you left my gun? Correct? Okay, 231 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: Well you'll have to change out of those black clothes, 232 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: because that's how they know who you are. As Jim 233 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: Norton said, the one thing you can change your clothes, 234 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: that's the one description they give us. And see, folks, 235 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: here's where we are. We're at the point that we 236 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: would rather a person who pulls a gun on a 237 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: City of Houston work crew go free and never be 238 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: caught because the public cannot in any way identify him. 239 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: We would rather that happen than quant Elex or some 240 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: activists be upset that we gave his race. You think 241 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: they don't know his race. You think they got into 242 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: a fight with a guy over the saw where they're 243 00:15:56,280 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: wrestling for the saw and he pulls a gun and 244 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: they don't notice his skin color. You really believe you 245 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: expect me to believe that. So are you telling me 246 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: you don't want the public's support. This is a policy 247 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: change that was made some time ago. TV stations, newspapers, municipalities. 248 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: City of Houston included, we're not going to release the race. 249 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: Sometimes they'll post the picture because that allows you to 250 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: know without them having to say it. Were we worried 251 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: about what kind of self respect? Let's say the guy's black, 252 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 1: shot in the dark. Let's say the guy's black. Are 253 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: we worried that it upsets black people's feelings for the 254 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: black guy to pull the gun because chances are the 255 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: work crew was black. What if he'd shot and killed 256 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: the work crew, would we still not give his skin color? 257 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: What if a black thief thug had shot and killed 258 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 1: a black City of Houston worker and the black City 259 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: of Houston worker's family was eager that he'd be brought 260 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: to justice and they had to watch on TV as 261 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 1: they said, Yep, don't know what the guy looks like, 262 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: but police are going to do their best to catch him. 263 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 1: Do police not know what he looks like? Because if 264 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: they don't know what he looks like, how are they 265 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: going to catch him? Are we going to rely on 266 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: an informant to tell us, yeah, that my buddy out 267 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: steal it trying to steal the saw? That shot and 268 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: kill the city worker. You don't have any means by 269 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: which what if you have a lineup. What if you 270 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: have an officer that works these cases and he's got 271 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: five guys that have been out still healing sauce, and 272 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: four of them are white and one of them is black, 273 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: and they go, well, I need to know because if 274 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: it's white, and can narrow it down. If he's black, 275 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: I can I know exactly whose house to go to 276 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: because he's laid up with that woman. But no, we're 277 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: not going to get any of that. We don't need 278 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: any of that information because we are most concerned, most 279 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: concerned with upsetting people. Catherine says, we moved from New 280 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: Jersey to Conroe, even though Google map says we live 281 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: in Shenandoah, and my husband's coworker moved to Conroe cut 282 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,199 Speaker 1: and shoot question mark. My husband says, that's also in 283 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: Conroe mid and late twenty twenty two last year. That 284 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: same coworker's mother also moved to the same area as 285 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 1: her son. Last year, so our own Jim Mudd, who 286 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: lived in a Tasca Seda. My brother used to live 287 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: in a Tuscaseda and he moved out my brother's deep 288 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 1: and Jim's moving out and I asked him, He's moving 289 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 1: to Kingwood, the occupied forest. And I asked him why 290 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: they were moving from a Toascasita to Kingwood and he said, 291 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: too much crime man. Twenty years ago, when I was 292 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: on city council, people would move from Houston to a 293 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 1: Tascasita because it was safer. And now all I hear 294 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:30,479 Speaker 1: is people moving out of a Toascasita because it's not safe, 295 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:35,919 Speaker 1: which is unfortunate. Jim, do you have the story Chad 296 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 1: sent about the about this. It's not funny. The psychic 297 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: who was killed by his girlfriend, God guess and he 298 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: didn't see that one coming? Is it? Khou? Go ahead? 299 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 5: Today, the family members of seventy one year old Sammy 300 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 5: Marks went to his home for the first time since 301 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 5: he was murdered early yesterday morning. Well if they weren't 302 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 5: ready to speak with us on camera because of their grief. 303 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: Police say officers were. 304 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 5: Sent to this home on West Alabama that is also 305 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,880 Speaker 5: a psychic business shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning after 306 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 5: a man had been stabbed. Police say they've been called 307 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 5: here many times in the past four domestic disturbances when 308 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 5: they arrived, police say they found the seventy one year 309 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 5: old resident with a significant wound to his shoulder. That 310 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 5: man has been identified as Sammy Marx. He later died 311 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 5: in the hospital. The woman who police say stabbed him 312 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 5: was arrested a short time later walking down the street. 313 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,240 Speaker 5: She has been identified as fifty three year old Sandra Rios. 314 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 6: They were together, They were hanging out and they got 315 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 6: into an argument over the female being too loud while 316 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 6: she was making some food. 317 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 5: According to court document, Sandra Rios wasn't supposed to have 318 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 5: any contact with Sammy Marx and had already violated her 319 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 5: bond conditions when she allegedly stabbed him Saturday morning. 320 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, they have a dating relationship. She comes and goes 321 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 6: from what we understand. We don't think she lives her 322 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 6: full time, but she does come and go from the location. 323 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 5: Back in January, Rios was arrested and charged with aggravated 324 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 5: assault of a family member when court document states she 325 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 5: threatened to kill Mark's with a pair of scissors. Rios 326 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,959 Speaker 5: was supposed to show up for drug and alcohol testing 327 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 5: last month to comply with her bond conditions, but the 328 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 5: record show she never did. 329 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: She comes and goes, is that their life? Is that 330 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: their sex life? Okay, so this woman is threatening him 331 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: with scissors and a knife. You know she's good and bad. 332 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: You know it, Jim, you know crazy like that. If 333 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 1: you look on the matrix, she's out there. Why does 334 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: this guy have anything to do with her? Did the 335 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 1: story say he died? I didn't. Oh he did die? 336 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:51,880 Speaker 1: How many times she got to stab him to kill him? Wow? 337 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: I'm not sure why him being a psyched No, I'm no, 338 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: I'm not going to say it. Don't don't vake me said. 339 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 2: This is and welcome to the lifestyles of the not 340 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 2: so rich and famous. As I call it the Michael 341 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 2: Barry Show. 342 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: This guy Mike traffic dudes, when I mentioned the crazy 343 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: hot matrix, said the best sex he ever had was 344 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,919 Speaker 1: a chick who ran over him with a car. I 345 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: don't think those were happening at the same time, necessarily, 346 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 1: so I dug in a little deeper, and apparently she 347 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: ran him over after he broke up with her. So 348 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: it's kind of a humble brag. You know, a woman's 349 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: got to really really want you if when you break 350 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: up with her she runs you over. Now for some 351 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: good news, ABC thirteen with a great story on the 352 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: Houston Rodeo industrial craft competition where high school students construct 353 00:22:55,200 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: a barbecue pit and the judges, many of them are employers, 354 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 1: so they're not just judging the competition. They're looking to 355 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: hire some of these kids. The CEO of Turner Industries, which, 356 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 1: by the way, Jim Turner on the phone lines. If 357 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: somebody knows Steven Toops, I would love to talk to 358 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: him on air. He's the CEO of Turner Industries, but 359 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: either way he gets our applause. He says, some of 360 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: these are going to get out. Some of these kids 361 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: are going to get out of school making six figures. 362 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: This is fantastic. I cannot say enough good things about this. 363 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: I think I think we lose sight of what we're 364 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: doing for the next generation. And by the way, we 365 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 1: are the current generation. If the generation ahead of us 366 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: had not worried about teaching us, training us, you know, 367 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: raising us up, giving us opportunities, then we wouldn't be 368 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: in the position we're in, and we wouldn't be there 369 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: to take care of them. I think this is wonderful. 370 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: Wonderful that for Turner Industries and wonderful for every single 371 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: company that is doing this. The chairman of the Industrial 372 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: Craft Competition is JD. Slaughter. Applause, Commendations all the way 373 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: around for everyone who's involved in this. Last year, fifty 374 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: four students got jobs out of this competition. Kudos Houston 375 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 1: Livestock showing rodeo the story from ABC thirteen. 376 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 7: Well, you know, if you go to the rodeo, you 377 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 7: see how much scholarship money students got, you think of agriculture, right, 378 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 7: those are those students that are out here earning those scholarships. 379 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 7: Maybe some are as well, but no, no, these students 380 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 7: participating in this competition. It's not about scholarships but jobs. 381 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,360 Speaker 7: And let's go ahead and show you what they've done 382 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 7: over the past several months. You have five hundred students 383 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 7: from across the state. You have eighteen different districts that 384 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 7: participate in including h id Paerlyn ISD, Galveson, ID, Broziswood ISD. 385 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 7: And what they were doing is they're actually constructing these 386 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 7: came in pieces. Okay, now look at that, it's all constructed. 387 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 7: They well did they that pipe fitting? They construct all this? 388 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 7: These are actually these are going to be pits here, 389 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 7: barbecue pits that are fully operational. They're able to put 390 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 7: them together and use them later on. And the great 391 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,439 Speaker 7: part is they are out here today showing off what 392 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 7: they've been working on for the last five months to 393 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 7: industry experts. And they're not just competing. There are trophies, 394 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 7: but they're actually talking to these industry experts who are 395 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 7: kind of actually doing job interviews because they are hiring 396 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 7: a number of these students. 397 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 4: If God has blessed you with the ability to connect 398 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,199 Speaker 4: this in these wow, man, you got to put it 399 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:47,479 Speaker 4: to work. Some of these young men and women can 400 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 4: get out of school making six figures, get out high 401 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,640 Speaker 4: school making six figures, and it's something they're given. They 402 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 4: can't ever have it taken away from them. 403 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 7: So the Rodeo has hosted this competition here since twenty twenty. 404 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 7: It has grown to us I mentioned five hundred students, 405 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 7: almost twenty school districts that continue to try and grow 406 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 7: it every single year. 407 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: I love this story. In other news, a Kansas City 408 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: based contractor is let's see It's Burns and McDaniel is 409 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: opening a in Pairland is opening or has opened a 410 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 1: construction education center, a fourteen thousand square foot recruitment and 411 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:36,640 Speaker 1: training facility, classroom space and learning areas for construction professionals 412 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:41,679 Speaker 1: to train, alongside a hands on skills assessment facility that 413 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: simulates working on a job site. Chad Knakanishi found this 414 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 1: story in a website called Houston I'm sorry constructiondive dot com. 415 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 1: Constructiondive dot com and they have a news source Chad 416 00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: Fallows all sorts of crazy sites, but construction dot com 417 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 1: has a story Houston Construction Academy and the company is 418 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 1: called Burns and Williams. I'll just read it to Burns 419 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: and Burns a McDonald. Burns and McDonald announced last week 420 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 1: it has opened its Construction Academy, which will train and 421 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: hire for its construction projects across craft skills such as 422 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: pipe fitting, electrical carpentry, equipment operation, welding, ironworking, and rigging. 423 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: The academy will seek to educate craft employees in the 424 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,879 Speaker 1: Houston area on campus and send mobile units out to 425 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:39,400 Speaker 1: job sites around the US. Academy students will then go 426 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: on to work on Burns and McDonald projects. Jeff rashall 427 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 1: or Raal Jeff rashall I, guess vice president for the contractor, 428 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 1: told Construction Dive. By the way, if somebody knows either 429 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: Brett Williams or Jeff Rashall. If they could ask them 430 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: to call, I would love to put them on the 431 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: air and brag on them. Seven to one three one thousand, 432 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: one thousand. Brett Williams, president of the Construction Group at 433 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 1: Burns and McDonald, said, in a statement quote the Construction 434 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: Academy is a bold step forward in our vision to 435 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: be the premier provider of craft construction labor in the country. 436 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 1: Through our combination of knowledge and hands on assessments, we 437 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:26,439 Speaker 1: are equipping our construction professionals with the tools they need 438 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 1: to be successful out in the field. Rashall said. The 439 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:35,160 Speaker 1: top industries in which Burns of McDaniel McDonald anticipates demand 440 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: for craft workers include oil and gas, electrical substations, solar battery, 441 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: solar power and battery storage, water and aviation fueling. We've 442 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: got a show sponsor called the Independent Electrical Contractors Association. 443 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: They've been with us. They were supporters of me when 444 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:56,200 Speaker 1: I ran for office. They've been supporters of me since 445 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: that day we started on radio. We have sent more 446 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: people to them who have ended up with careers in 447 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 1: electrical contracting. It is it is the IEC and Independent 448 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: electrical contractors. Gulf Coast is a association of non union 449 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: so they call merit shop merit shop electrical companies. And 450 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: these folks are always hiring, so much so that the 451 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:26,479 Speaker 1: IEC offers classes, some of them free, uh for folks. 452 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: And when you go and meet the kids going there, 453 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,719 Speaker 1: all of them were at a community college or at 454 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: a four year university, and they said, you know, I 455 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: didn't want to get a psychology degree. I didn't understand 456 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 1: how that was going to help me. I wanted something practical, 457 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: and I would give you their number seven one three 458 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: eight six nine, nineteen seventy six. Seven one three eight 459 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: six nine nineteen seventy six. Folks, if you've got a 460 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: young person out there who is in college and can't 461 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: figure out what they want to do, it's always a 462 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 1: psychology degree because they can't figure out anything else to do. 463 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:01,479 Speaker 1: They don't see a track for themselves, and they have 464 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: any any sense of things mechanical, they have any real 465 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: grit to want to work hard these trades. I talk 466 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 1: to these folks all the time. They are all desperately 467 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: trying to find people for the trades. And the money. 468 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: The money is a whole lot more than going to 469 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 1: work in most white collar jobs today, and you don't 470 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: take on student debt, and most of these cases they'll 471 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: train you for free. In many cases, you're making money 472 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: while you're learning, so you end up with no student debt. 473 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: You're going to work faster. There's less competition because everybody's 474 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: going to college for what. Most people going to college 475 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 1: today don't need to be going to college, and that's fact.