1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:08,800 The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. Good news 2 00:00:08,839 --> 00:00:12,359 if you're just trying to eat your fish and chips by the seashore in peace. 3 00:00:13,279 --> 00:00:17,320 They've hired somebody to scare away those stupid seagulls. Corey makes like two 4 00:00:17,399 --> 00:00:21,640 hundred and fifty dollars a day chasing away seagulls. The seagulls will come down 5 00:00:21,719 --> 00:00:25,280 and steal chips from people's trees. But the seagulls are having none of this. 6 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,960 They've been taking revenge on poor Corey by leaving splotches on his car. 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,439 Every day, he dresses up in a seagull costume, which looks like, 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:37,439 say, a baseball mascot of a seagull. He says, people love it. 9 00:00:37,439 --> 00:00:39,920 They approached me asking for pictures and whatnot. I feel like a bit 10 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,840 of celebrity. I just charge at the seagulls when I see them. I 11 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,039 also have to look out for them getting near people, and when they do, 12 00:00:45,119 --> 00:00:47,600 I run at them get them away. I've had goals hit me on 13 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,439 the side of the face with their wings. They'll come down, they'll take 14 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,640 your food. They do it so quickly you don't even expect it. It's 15 00:00:52,679 --> 00:00:56,799 quite frightening, especially for the older generation if they're walking alongside having some chips 16 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,439 and at the moment they won't leave my car alone. I clean it every 17 00:00:59,479 --> 00:01:02,719 day. When I'm back, it's covered in seagull poop. He starts work 18 00:01:02,759 --> 00:01:06,200 at six am. One day he made like eighty bucks and tips. It 19 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,159 was a wedding party and there was seagulls all over trying to get to the 20 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:11,640 people. I went over and did my job and they said thanks for doing 21 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,040 that looking after us. There maybe about fifty people. The shop owner said, 22 00:01:15,079 --> 00:01:18,640 it took me so long to realize what we needed. A live descent. 23 00:01:18,719 --> 00:01:21,079 If you spend some money every hour to keep the customers safe in the 24 00:01:21,079 --> 00:01:25,760 seagulls away, it's good for the shop. Congratulations to ninety three year old 25 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:30,640 Joy Ryan. She has visited all sixty three national parks, calling it the 26 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,599 greatest privilege of my life. Joy and her grandson Brad started doing this back 27 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:40,239 in twenty fifteen and they visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. They 28 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,719 recently finished when they made it all the way to the South Pacific to American 29 00:01:42,799 --> 00:01:46,519 Samoa See. I wouldn't have even thought about doing that. I would have 30 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,040 stayed to the probably the lower forty eight. Maybe you remember the other two 31 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,680 states. It wouldn't have occurred to me to go to American Samoa. Wow, 32 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,599 Brad sold, good morning America. We departed from our hometown in Ohio 33 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,719 at three am on Saturday. We took a two day break in o Wahoop 34 00:01:59,719 --> 00:02:04,000 before boarding our final flights to Pago Pago, American Samoa. Three flights and 35 00:02:04,079 --> 00:02:08,800 nearly seventeen flying hours. You can follow their insta at Grandma Joy's road trip. 36 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:13,319 Brad said, they're not done. They're going to take this thing international. 37 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,800 They're going to go to Kenya on a National Geographic Organized expedition as the 38 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:21,439 first stop on a mission a touch all seven continents. One of those continents 39 00:02:21,479 --> 00:02:27,000 is Australia. Terrible Segue Johnny Back. Marine biologists are restoring populations of seahorses 40 00:02:27,039 --> 00:02:31,039 off Australia's East coast. A generation ago, divers might have seen two dozen 41 00:02:31,199 --> 00:02:36,360 white sea horses at a time off Sydney Harbor, but coastal development and boat 42 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,479 moorings have disrupted the habitat of the cool seahorses. Sydney Aquarium has a successful 43 00:02:40,479 --> 00:02:46,120 breeding program after they hatch they're taking to the refugees and lowered down into their 44 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:50,599 hotels. The hotels, or essentially cages, meant for much larger animals, 45 00:02:50,599 --> 00:02:53,039 they create plenty of nooks and crannies that serve as a habit for the seahorses. 46 00:02:53,479 --> 00:02:55,599 Good news if you want to own a lighthouse. Apparently, the US 47 00:02:55,639 --> 00:03:00,039 government rarely sells off lighthouses to nonprofits interested in conservation. However, if no 48 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:04,599 buyers come up, they auction them off to the public at prices ranging from 49 00:03:04,599 --> 00:03:08,680 ten grand not beet nearly one million dollars little warning, though its total restoration 50 00:03:08,719 --> 00:03:13,120 could be thousands of dollars, while a simple cleaning is much less. New 51 00:03:13,159 --> 00:03:16,120 owners of lighthouses should expect to have to paint, clean, and possibly restore 52 00:03:16,159 --> 00:03:21,400 broken or missing items. Most lighthouses do not have any utilities, so it'd 53 00:03:21,439 --> 00:03:24,960 be a cost associated with making the lighthouse livable. This year's six lighthouses are 54 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:30,319 being placed on the notice of availability and four are going direct to public auction. 55 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:38,280 Get your Lighthouse Now. I am Patty Callahan, Henry, I am 56 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:44,199 Mary kay Andrews, I'm Kristin Harmel, and I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends 57 00:03:44,199 --> 00:03:47,240 of Fiction is led by four long time friends. The four of us with 58 00:03:47,319 --> 00:03:53,639 more than seventy five published books between us. Through end depth conversations and interviews, 59 00:03:53,639 --> 00:03:57,080 we discussed the books we've written, the books we're reading, and the 60 00:03:57,159 --> 00:04:01,120 art of storytelling. We are here with endless stories to support indie bookstores, 61 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:08,639 authors, librarians and readers just like you. We are always seeking innovative ways 62 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:13,400 to introduce dynamic voices and trends in publishing. On this channel, you will 63 00:04:13,439 --> 00:04:16,199 find hundreds of episodes with some of your favorite authors, including the four of 64 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:20,439 us with our new releases. As we reveal the stories behind the stories, 65 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:26,199 offer writing tips and talk about the creation of novels, memoirs, and nonfiction 66 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:30,360 titles. So if you love books and you're curious about the writing world, 67 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:35,120 you are in the right place. You can listen to Friends and Fiction on 68 00:04:35,199 --> 00:04:46,240 any major streaming platform. Hey, good news for Kate. We figured out 69 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,680 where your husband's been going. You see, Kate was walking her dog, 70 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:54,279 Grinson, around the city center and then the dog tried to make his way 71 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:58,160 inside the sports pub of the standoff, Kate tried to pull the dog and 72 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,879 the dog wouldn't budge. People on TikTok found this funny and said if the 73 00:05:00,879 --> 00:05:04,079 dog stops at the betting shop, they'll be hell to pay. Another said, 74 00:05:04,399 --> 00:05:06,720 well, now we know where your other half says when they're going for 75 00:05:06,759 --> 00:05:11,519 a long walk, this is the real destination. Kate said, he's never 76 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,600 actually been inside that pub to my knowledge. If my husband was taking him 77 00:05:14,639 --> 00:05:16,439 with a pub secretly, that'd be quite funny. He does go in other 78 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,439 pubs. She thinks the dog probably just wants the attention to food and just 79 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:24,720 loves social places. He's just a sociable dog. He loves people. He's 80 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,240 stubborn and anyone who has in Airdale would say the same. They have a 81 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,519 mind of their own, are very willful. The owners of the standoff have 82 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,360 promised Kate a free dinner and if Kate takes Grintson the dog there for real, 83 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,920 he can get a juicy steak. That's your five good news stories for 84 00:05:38,079 --> 00:05:41,639 today. Follow the show for free on Apple, podcast, Spotify, or 85 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,319 YouTube, wherever you get your shows. You have a great day.