WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:10.080 No, it is six oh five here at Kentucky and 2 00:00:10.240 --> 00:00:13.080 his Morning News Coffee and Company Nick Coffee with You 3 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:19.000 News Radio eight forty whas So this morning I had 4 00:00:19.000 --> 00:00:22.640 an audience of one outside the studio. There's a picnic 5 00:00:22.640 --> 00:00:25.160 table that's set up here outside for those who have 6 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:26.359 not seen the set up here that we have at 7 00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:30.679 four Street Live the you've got put it this way. 8 00:00:31.079 --> 00:00:33.920 We are in what used to be the bar that 9 00:00:34.079 --> 00:00:37.600 was called Tango. So I'm pretty sure the first experience 10 00:00:37.640 --> 00:00:41.320 I had using a real id going out two bars 11 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:44.840 at the age of twenty one. Probably a place that 12 00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:48.359 I spent more often than others in a much different 13 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:50.840 time in my life obviously, was right here where I 14 00:00:50.920 --> 00:00:53.520 come to work every day, which is kind of weird 15 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:55.679 if you think about it. But and by the way, 16 00:00:55.679 --> 00:00:58.880 still just one toilet here, which those who work here 17 00:00:59.679 --> 00:01:02.439 under and the issue with that rick you got to 18 00:01:02.479 --> 00:01:03.840 you gotta get with me, right, We've got State of 19 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:06.200 the Ark studios here, We've got a phenomenal set up, 20 00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:07.359 but one toilet. 21 00:01:07.680 --> 00:01:11.680 Yeah, what's wrong with this picture? It's it's what's crazy again? Here? 22 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:13.719 I am thinking it's it's wild to think we only 23 00:01:13.760 --> 00:01:16.640 have one toilet for the people who work here. This 24 00:01:16.799 --> 00:01:19.560 used to be a bar where people were in. I 25 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:21.840 mean you couldn't move in here. And there was one 26 00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:24.400 toilet in one year old right, which led and then 27 00:01:24.519 --> 00:01:26.159 you know, more often than not, this is probably going 28 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:27.799 to be gross to some people, but it's true. Somebody 29 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:29.840 would pass out in the bathroom, which would leave one 30 00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:32.280 of the two. Uh, you were unable to use it 31 00:01:32.319 --> 00:01:34.879 because somebody was laying down in the bathroom. So you know, 32 00:01:35.159 --> 00:01:37.519 I missed the old building because I think we had like, 33 00:01:37.799 --> 00:01:41.079 uh six or seven stalls in the men's restroom yep, 34 00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:44.400 and we had we had other private bathrooms too, and 35 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:47.319 we had so much space, so much space. Yeah, I 36 00:01:47.439 --> 00:01:51.400 uh that that that was me. I'm trying to think 37 00:01:51.400 --> 00:01:53.079 of how long they were in that spot. It was 38 00:01:53.079 --> 00:01:54.480 a really, really, really long time. 39 00:01:54.840 --> 00:01:55.000 Uh. 40 00:01:55.040 --> 00:01:56.840 And sometimes it's been a while since I've done it, 41 00:01:56.879 --> 00:02:00.879 but for the first few years whenever I was well, actually, 42 00:02:01.079 --> 00:02:02.879 I guess we haven't been here that long. But on 43 00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:06.239 two occasions, Rick, I was driving into work on sixty 44 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:09.000 five North and just I guess on autopilot and I 45 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:11.759 would get off at the waters and go towards go 46 00:02:11.840 --> 00:02:14.599 towards our old studios and then realize, oh, I I 47 00:02:14.639 --> 00:02:16.000 got to turn around now. 48 00:02:16.400 --> 00:02:18.680 So yeah, I think I did that once right after 49 00:02:18.719 --> 00:02:19.599 we moved down here. 50 00:02:19.719 --> 00:02:21.639 Ye, it's an it's a nice setup and we've got 51 00:02:21.759 --> 00:02:23.719 so right outside of this window. This is the only 52 00:02:23.759 --> 00:02:26.400 studio we have here that you can see right out of. 53 00:02:26.719 --> 00:02:28.960 And it's on the second level. Here there's a little 54 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:31.599 picnic table which folks who work in the area they 55 00:02:31.599 --> 00:02:34.000 can come out and enjoy their lunch. And this morning 56 00:02:34.080 --> 00:02:38.400 somebody was hanging out on the on the on the 57 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:41.039 picnic table here and they ended up I guess falling asleep, 58 00:02:41.080 --> 00:02:43.879 which I looked over and had to remind myself, Nick, 59 00:02:44.039 --> 00:02:46.159 you as a broadcaster, didn't put them to sleep. They 60 00:02:46.159 --> 00:02:48.400 were they were already looking to try to catch some 61 00:02:48.479 --> 00:02:50.599 sleep and then they've gone away. So it did remind 62 00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:52.960 me one of the first one of the first radio 63 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:55.439 shows I did many many years ago, was whenever I 64 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:59.360 was doing one hour per week on a smaller station 65 00:02:59.439 --> 00:03:01.879 here in the market. That gave me the opportunity, and 66 00:03:02.520 --> 00:03:05.840 they I had a consistent producer, but he was at 67 00:03:05.840 --> 00:03:07.439 times he wasn't able to be there. So they've been 68 00:03:07.479 --> 00:03:09.840 bringing somebody who was who's available to come in and 69 00:03:09.879 --> 00:03:12.840 help out. And I remember it was like my second 70 00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:15.759 time ever being live on the radio by myself, with 71 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:19.280 really no other resource other than just me yapping. And 72 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:22.240 I looked over through the window and the producer had 73 00:03:22.240 --> 00:03:26.000 fallen asleep, and I thought, I thought, Okay, I must 74 00:03:26.039 --> 00:03:28.759 not be doing very good. If I can't keep one 75 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:32.120 listener who's with me here on the show awake, then 76 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:35.039 maybe maybe that's a sign. But you know, look at 77 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:37.080 me now, many many years later, I'm still able to 78 00:03:37.080 --> 00:03:40.879 do it and certainly still. 79 00:03:40.120 --> 00:03:41.520 Living the dream, as they say. 80 00:03:41.919 --> 00:03:43.800 But anyways, what I want to get to coming up 81 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:45.560 here in just a few minutes, after we get a 82 00:03:45.680 --> 00:03:47.919 check of the traffic. Bobby Ellis will get us caught 83 00:03:47.960 --> 00:03:49.520 up on the roadways, we'll get the latest forecast from 84 00:03:49.520 --> 00:03:54.120 Matt Melosavich. But the crime that involves the violent crime 85 00:03:54.159 --> 00:03:58.400 I should say that involves juveniles children here in Louisville. 86 00:03:58.479 --> 00:04:00.840 It just seems to be at an all time I'm high, 87 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:06.759 but surprisingly it's not. In fact, it's actually down compared 88 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:09.800 to last year, which I find that to be almost unbelievable. 89 00:04:09.800 --> 00:04:13.639 But again I guess that's a pleasant surprise. But that 90 00:04:13.719 --> 00:04:17.319 even feels gross to say because any of these violent 91 00:04:17.399 --> 00:04:21.079 crimes involving juvenile juveniles. Rather it be than being the 92 00:04:21.079 --> 00:04:23.199 perpetrator or the victims sometimes both. 93 00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:23.959 I mean, you know what I mean. 94 00:04:24.360 --> 00:04:26.759 It's not something to brag about that it's down, but 95 00:04:27.319 --> 00:04:30.639 it isn't quite as bad as is I guess. And 96 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:34.519 again here I am doing mental gymnastics upstairs, because I 97 00:04:34.519 --> 00:04:35.720 don't want to act like, okay. 98 00:04:35.560 --> 00:04:36.240 Yeah, thing's okay. 99 00:04:36.319 --> 00:04:39.759 Only only ten miners have been killed in homicides this year, 100 00:04:40.079 --> 00:04:43.720 because any one of those happening is a tragic situation. 101 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:46.000 But I do think it's important to note that maybe 102 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:48.879 the noise in regards to how bad it's been lately, 103 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:51.000 I don't think it's been exaggerated. I don't think it's 104 00:04:51.160 --> 00:04:53.759 I don't think it's fake news. It certainly is concerning, 105 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:56.959 but maybe it's just a sign that we're now aware 106 00:04:57.199 --> 00:05:01.240 more so that man like, we shouldn't be turning on 107 00:05:01.279 --> 00:05:05.079 the news every day and seeing any violent crime. But 108 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:08.439 that's not reality, that's not realistic. But the rate in 109 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:14.000 which those stories featured children is just insane. But Paul 110 00:05:14.040 --> 00:05:16.600 Humphrey said something a few weeks ago and kind of 111 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:19.399 reiterated it yesterday at a press conference and I think 112 00:05:19.439 --> 00:05:22.800 he spot on, and I'll admitted, hand up, it's something 113 00:05:22.879 --> 00:05:25.319 I hadn't really given a whole lot of thought to 114 00:05:25.399 --> 00:05:27.279 but he's absolutely right. So we'll get to that coming 115 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:29.319 up here at about five minutes or so. But again 116 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:39.560 your next check of some I will admit I was 117 00:05:39.639 --> 00:05:43.279 very surprised to see that youth crime here in Louisville 118 00:05:43.360 --> 00:05:46.360 as of right now in twenty twenty five is actually 119 00:05:46.439 --> 00:05:52.519 down compared to last year, and the headlines, the stories 120 00:05:53.000 --> 00:05:56.800 about juvenile crime has been has been a big talking 121 00:05:56.839 --> 00:06:00.480 point really just this I mean this summer specifically, but 122 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:02.839 it is in fact down from a year ago. And 123 00:06:02.879 --> 00:06:05.199 I don't share those numbers to say, hey, everything's okay, 124 00:06:05.240 --> 00:06:07.040 but it did surprise me, and I'm sure it probably 125 00:06:07.040 --> 00:06:09.560 surprised some others as well. So so far in twenty 126 00:06:09.600 --> 00:06:13.120 twenty five, there have been ten homicide victims under eighteen 127 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:16.800 that here in Louisville, which is a slight decrease from 128 00:06:16.839 --> 00:06:19.959 eleven at this time last year. So thirty three minors 129 00:06:20.560 --> 00:06:23.199 have been victims of non fatal shootings in twenty twenty 130 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:26.839 five compared to forty four during the same period last year. 131 00:06:26.839 --> 00:06:30.199 That's a drop of eleven so overall the impact, there's 132 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:32.480 twelvey were children a teen shot this year in total, 133 00:06:32.639 --> 00:06:37.560 which again that signs to potential progress. And I have 134 00:06:37.600 --> 00:06:39.879 no clue as to why it just seems like it's 135 00:06:39.959 --> 00:06:43.639 at an all time high. Maybe it's just because we're 136 00:06:43.680 --> 00:06:48.360 realizing just how I mean, these stories should never be normal, 137 00:06:48.519 --> 00:06:53.759 but when things happen rather consistently, and I think we're 138 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:56.519 certainly at a time right now where myself, I can't 139 00:06:56.519 --> 00:06:59.040 speak for anybody but myself. If I wake up and 140 00:06:59.040 --> 00:07:01.399 get the day started and I'm looking at what news 141 00:07:01.439 --> 00:07:04.000 is out there locally, I mean, I'm not going to 142 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:06.720 be surprised when I see that it's a that there's 143 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:09.800 a story about a violent crime that involved a child, 144 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:13.120 a juvenile, rather it be somebody that was the victim 145 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:17.480 or the perpetrator and said crime. So these numbers are 146 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:19.680 I guess encouraging that it's not as bad as it 147 00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:22.160 was a year ago, but still clearly this is something 148 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:24.920 that we just need to do. We need, we need, 149 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:27.319 and I say we like it's you know, collective effort 150 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:30.639 from everybody. I'm sure somebody, maybe everybody out there can 151 00:07:30.680 --> 00:07:34.639 do something in some way, even if it's a tiny 152 00:07:34.680 --> 00:07:37.120 bit of help in the situation. I don't know what 153 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:39.360 that is for each and every individual, but one thing 154 00:07:39.439 --> 00:07:42.839 that I think is rather obvious that just doesn't get 155 00:07:42.879 --> 00:07:45.240 set enough. Maybe I don't have my listening ears on, 156 00:07:45.360 --> 00:07:47.399 maybe I'm not listening to the right people. But this 157 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:49.839 all starts with parents. 158 00:07:50.519 --> 00:07:54.279 I mean when it comes to. 159 00:07:55.959 --> 00:08:00.199 Preventing this, I mean, parents are the ones most responsible, 160 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:04.600 right like, holding those accountable that that end up doing this, 161 00:08:04.680 --> 00:08:07.480 that's that's that's where the police come in and dealing 162 00:08:07.519 --> 00:08:08.399 with it after the fact. 163 00:08:09.720 --> 00:08:11.360 Is that's what that's that's their role. 164 00:08:11.399 --> 00:08:14.079 Now, obviously there's there's a lot of things that go 165 00:08:14.199 --> 00:08:18.399 into trying to prevent things from happening as far as 166 00:08:18.439 --> 00:08:20.680 just the community, but there's only so much that that 167 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:27.319 they can do, meaning LMPD, law enforcement. So I mean, 168 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:31.040 when you look at the enforcement, I mean, it's not enough. 169 00:08:31.040 --> 00:08:34.440 It it solutions have to begin at home. And he 170 00:08:34.559 --> 00:08:37.799 said something a couple of weeks ago, Chief Humphrey did 171 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:41.679 that I just think is it's it's something that more 172 00:08:41.879 --> 00:08:44.559 I think should realize. Is is is the way that I mean, 173 00:08:44.639 --> 00:08:46.840 I'll just read you the quote. Ultimately, it is the 174 00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:49.279 parents in the community's responsibility to take care of this. 175 00:08:49.320 --> 00:08:51.360 That's what he said a couple of weeks ago. I'll further, 176 00:08:51.480 --> 00:08:52.720 I'll go further here in the quote, it sayce, you 177 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:54.840 need to know where your kids are. If I had 178 00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:57.399 a mechanism to deal with parents, parents better, whose kids 179 00:08:57.399 --> 00:09:00.000 commit violent crowns or are caught in doing these type 180 00:09:00.159 --> 00:09:03.279 of crimes, I would prosecute parents all day long. Now 181 00:09:04.559 --> 00:09:06.639 you can't, he I mean, he knows they'll never that'll 182 00:09:06.639 --> 00:09:08.360 never be a reality. You'll never be able to do 183 00:09:08.399 --> 00:09:10.279 that at least. I don't see a scenario where you will. 184 00:09:10.840 --> 00:09:15.360 But I just think sometimes whenever you see these stories 185 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:19.879 about crime that is violent involving children, people just say, well, 186 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:22.600 l andpd's got to get this cleaned up, what's going 187 00:09:22.639 --> 00:09:28.159 on with this city. But the expectation should never be 188 00:09:28.919 --> 00:09:33.240 that they're responsible, Meaning LMPD is responsible for knowing where 189 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:35.799 your kids are at all times, and if they're involved 190 00:09:35.840 --> 00:09:39.799 in criminal activity, they're not babysitters. I mean, blaming LMPD 191 00:09:40.679 --> 00:09:46.320 for a lot of things is valid. Right, They're not perfect, 192 00:09:46.360 --> 00:09:49.919 they'll tell you that. But when it comes to children 193 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:53.039 that are early on in their life getting into a 194 00:09:53.120 --> 00:09:56.919 life of crime, that's because of the environment they're raised 195 00:09:56.960 --> 00:09:59.440 in and in their parents. And again, you could be 196 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:01.320 great parents still have a kid that just ends up 197 00:10:01.360 --> 00:10:04.960 going down the wrong path. But clearly parents are a 198 00:10:04.960 --> 00:10:07.480 factor here. And I know everybody just wants to just 199 00:10:07.519 --> 00:10:09.480 whenever you have violent crime going on, you point the 200 00:10:09.480 --> 00:10:11.159 finger at LMPD and think, well, you know, they got 201 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:11.720 to get this together. 202 00:10:11.759 --> 00:10:12.879 They got to clean the city up. 203 00:10:13.559 --> 00:10:17.120 Yeah, they they're going to enforce things and they're gonna 204 00:10:17.159 --> 00:10:19.320 hold people accountable as best they can. But it starts 205 00:10:19.360 --> 00:10:21.399 at home. And that said, no brainer. That's really I 206 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:23.240 don't mean, I don't see how anybody could dispute that. 207 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:25.960 All right, let's get a quick update of trafficking weather. 208 00:10:26.159 --> 00:10:28.360 Also we'll get another another sports update coming your way 209 00:10:28.360 --> 00:10:31.399 with Scott Fitzgerald right here on New's Radio Way forty whas. 210 00:10:35.600 --> 00:10:39.639 Did you say free beer? John Shannon? I said, I 211 00:10:39.639 --> 00:10:41.679 said the two words that all men love to hear. 212 00:10:41.879 --> 00:10:44.480 Free Right, it's six thirty five, But when I hear 213 00:10:44.639 --> 00:10:47.159 free beer, it's five o'clock somewhere. 214 00:10:47.240 --> 00:10:49.159 Right. People still say that, Yes they do. 215 00:10:49.240 --> 00:10:52.159 It's still a saying so well done, Thank you, as always, 216 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:55.720 mister Shannon. Let's let's reset some things, folks. If you're 217 00:10:55.759 --> 00:10:58.320 just now joining us. Happy Thursday. Thursday is the new Friday. 218 00:10:58.360 --> 00:11:00.440 We're gonna speak it into existence. It is Kentucky in 219 00:11:00.440 --> 00:11:02.799 his morning News. Here Coffee and Company. I am Nick 220 00:11:02.840 --> 00:11:05.399 Coffee As. We take you up until nine o'clock. We'll 221 00:11:05.399 --> 00:11:07.240 hand it off to Tony and Dwight at that point. 222 00:11:07.320 --> 00:11:09.320 So we still got two and a half hours left 223 00:11:09.360 --> 00:11:10.799 with you, So don't go anywhere, take us with you 224 00:11:10.799 --> 00:11:13.240 wherever you go. Listen live on the iHeartRadio app. Also 225 00:11:13.320 --> 00:11:16.879 listen live at whas dot com. Keep in mind this weekend, 226 00:11:17.480 --> 00:11:19.799 if you're gonna be out and about and it could 227 00:11:19.840 --> 00:11:22.320 lead to you ending up near the Kennedy Bridge, you 228 00:11:22.399 --> 00:11:24.759 might want to do something that keeps you from being 229 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:28.600 in that area because traffic could be a nightmare. Maybe 230 00:11:28.639 --> 00:11:31.639 it's maybe it ends up being just some minor delays 231 00:11:31.679 --> 00:11:34.639 in no real issue. If so, that would be I 232 00:11:34.639 --> 00:11:37.879 guess best case scenario. But there will be some major 233 00:11:38.480 --> 00:11:41.720 major roadwork being done starting at eight o'clock on Friday. 234 00:11:42.200 --> 00:11:46.360 So this is this is the area on I sixty 235 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:50.639 five South and it's near Hospital Curve here. So yeah, 236 00:11:50.679 --> 00:11:53.960 it's gonna be from eight pm Friday to five am 237 00:11:53.960 --> 00:11:58.279 Monday and there's gonna be lane reduction that'll continue Monday 238 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:01.559 through Wednesday, but it won't be it won't be as 239 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:03.320 much as we're going to see just over the weekend. 240 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:05.399 So the left three lanes of I sixty five South 241 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:09.320 on the Kennedy Bridge will be closed really the majority 242 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:12.559 of the weekend, starting at eight pm on Friday, and 243 00:12:12.720 --> 00:12:14.799 ramps from I sixty four East and West and I 244 00:12:14.879 --> 00:12:17.799 seventy one south I sixty five South those will be 245 00:12:17.879 --> 00:12:20.960 closed starting at seven pm Friday. So you're going to 246 00:12:20.960 --> 00:12:23.320 be rerouted if you're driving to I sixty four East, 247 00:12:23.360 --> 00:12:25.679 I sixty four West or I seventy one North to 248 00:12:25.799 --> 00:12:29.440 reconnect to I sixty five South. So this is this 249 00:12:29.480 --> 00:12:32.480 is some work that's been in the works for quite 250 00:12:32.519 --> 00:12:35.679 some time. They're going to replace expansion joints, which I 251 00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:37.879 don't know what that is, but it sounds important. If 252 00:12:37.879 --> 00:12:40.200 they tell me they need to replace expansion joints on 253 00:12:40.240 --> 00:12:42.679 a busy, busy roadway that a lot of people travel 254 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:44.720 every day, I'm going to take their word for it 255 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:46.320 and say, yeah, close it down as long as you 256 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:48.639 need until you get that fixed. But again, whenever they've 257 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:51.840 got to work, that means there's going to be some delays. 258 00:12:52.039 --> 00:12:54.919 But the question I had earlier, do this day and 259 00:12:55.000 --> 00:12:58.720 age if you are going out? And I would say 260 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:00.600 that it's not a routine thing, but I could be wrong. 261 00:13:00.639 --> 00:13:02.039 That's why. That's why I present the question. 262 00:13:02.200 --> 00:13:04.240 And I guess you guys can share your thoughts on 263 00:13:04.279 --> 00:13:06.480 the talkback feature within the Hour radio if you'd like. 264 00:13:06.519 --> 00:13:10.000 But do you do you avoid doing something when you 265 00:13:10.080 --> 00:13:13.840 know this is going on? Like, for example, my father 266 00:13:13.879 --> 00:13:18.000 lives in Southern Indiana, and I actually end up getting 267 00:13:18.039 --> 00:13:19.320 over there to see him every now and then. But 268 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:20.840 I was gonna, says, even when if I'm not going 269 00:13:20.840 --> 00:13:23.480 to see my old man, now feel bad because it's 270 00:13:23.480 --> 00:13:25.080 always been a thing. If I'm in Southern Indiana, I 271 00:13:25.120 --> 00:13:27.000 want to go see gonna go. I wanna go see 272 00:13:27.000 --> 00:13:28.639 my dad. But sometimes we just end up over there 273 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:31.240 and enjoy the nice restaurants they have in the big 274 00:13:31.279 --> 00:13:34.279 for a bridge area, and I would probably, you know, 275 00:13:34.320 --> 00:13:36.039 I could easily find a way to get there through 276 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:39.320 the second Street bridge and whatnot, but I would never think, Okay, 277 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:41.639 well this is gonna be so bad. I'm gonna I'm 278 00:13:41.679 --> 00:13:45.759 gonna not go to Southern Indiana this weekend. And maybe 279 00:13:45.759 --> 00:13:47.799 that's just me being foolish, because I would be the 280 00:13:47.799 --> 00:13:51.559 one sitting in traffic, impatient and just mad at the world, 281 00:13:51.919 --> 00:13:54.679 and I could have avoided it had I just you know, realized, hey, 282 00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:56.720 this might not be a good time to go there. 283 00:13:57.240 --> 00:14:00.320 But I'm not sure if many people keep that in 284 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:03.960 mind on the weekends. I think we are very lucky 285 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:06.279 when it comes to traffic for the most part, because 286 00:14:06.960 --> 00:14:09.879 we are a big ish city, and certainly there are 287 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:12.039 some things that take place where traffic is really bad, 288 00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:16.519 and I guess it's really it's all relative, meaning if 289 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:20.399 you never hit traffic and then there's you know, a 290 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:24.399 few weeks where there's some roadwork being done, some accidents 291 00:14:24.440 --> 00:14:26.279 that gets you caught up. I mean, to you, that's 292 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:29.639 bad traffic. It's based off of what you've experienced. But 293 00:14:29.720 --> 00:14:31.240 all it takes is me to end up in a 294 00:14:31.279 --> 00:14:33.960 really big city and see that level of traffic and 295 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:36.240 realize we got it pretty good for the most part. 296 00:14:36.279 --> 00:14:40.240 And if traffic is light or non existent, I feel 297 00:14:40.240 --> 00:14:43.000 like you can get pretty much anywhere you want in 298 00:14:43.039 --> 00:14:46.000 the Louisville metro area in a pretty quick amount of time. 299 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:49.159 But again, this weekend, just keep in mind you're going 300 00:14:49.200 --> 00:14:52.519 to be some lane closures, and that could lead to 301 00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:55.000 you having a delay, or maybe it could lead to 302 00:14:55.039 --> 00:14:57.279 you making a calling an audible here as far as 303 00:14:57.279 --> 00:15:00.960 your plans, because you might want to avoid that area. 304 00:15:02.200 --> 00:15:05.200 And I remember as a young and before I really 305 00:15:05.240 --> 00:15:08.159 you know, had any life experience as far as getting 306 00:15:08.240 --> 00:15:09.759 up and going to work every day, and you know, 307 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:12.080 being an adult, I remember thinking, why do they do 308 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:13.879 this on the weekends, That's when everybody wants to get 309 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:15.919 out and have fun. Well, now realize, yeah, it clearly 310 00:15:17.399 --> 00:15:19.200 people can stay home and enjoy themselves. 311 00:15:19.200 --> 00:15:20.679 People have to go to work. 312 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:23.279 Right when it comes to the Monday through Friday nine 313 00:15:23.360 --> 00:15:26.759 to five grinds. So again, just be prepared, all right. 314 00:15:27.639 --> 00:15:29.879 What I want to get to coming up here on 315 00:15:29.960 --> 00:15:35.360 the other side is an email that I think it 316 00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:38.399 is an email basically notification within the Amazon Prime world. 317 00:15:38.399 --> 00:15:40.080 If you're a Prime member, which a lot of people are, 318 00:15:40.840 --> 00:15:45.399 they sent out something warning Prime members of scams out there, 319 00:15:45.720 --> 00:15:48.600 and it's good information for you to have, and I'll 320 00:15:48.639 --> 00:15:49.960 certainly share that with you if you don't know what 321 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:53.960 I'm talking about. But this tells me just how good 322 00:15:54.000 --> 00:15:58.240 people are at scamming. Where Amazon realizes these guys are 323 00:15:58.279 --> 00:16:00.399 good enough to where if we don't warn our customers 324 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:03.480 at this level and risk, of course, you know, maybe 325 00:16:03.480 --> 00:16:06.759 looking bad because there's a security threat, but they realize 326 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:10.240 enough people will get got. And clearly the scamming world 327 00:16:10.240 --> 00:16:13.080 is a lucrative business and they seem to be getting 328 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:14.679 better at it every day. But we'll get to that 329 00:16:14.679 --> 00:16:16.600 in a lot more as we move forward. It is 330 00:16:16.840 --> 00:16:19.080 Kentucky and is morning news here on News Radio eight 331 00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:29.720 forty WHA. If you are an Amazon Prime member, and 332 00:16:29.799 --> 00:16:33.159 let's be real, who is not. At this point, Amazon 333 00:16:33.200 --> 00:16:35.759 has just hit the panic button for all two hundred 334 00:16:35.759 --> 00:16:38.320 and twenty million of you, which that's our audience I 335 00:16:38.320 --> 00:16:41.360 believe two hundred and twenty million roughly average amount who 336 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:43.879 listens to the show. So again, all of you Amazon 337 00:16:43.919 --> 00:16:47.960 Prime members, just be aware there's there's scammers out there 338 00:16:47.960 --> 00:16:50.519 and they're getting really, really, really good at what they do. 339 00:16:51.159 --> 00:16:57.120 So they have found a way to send you text messages, emails, 340 00:16:57.159 --> 00:17:00.639 even phone calls telling you your Prime account is suspended 341 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:03.639 and you've or you've been overcharged for something, or there's 342 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:06.920 some type of sketchy log in, and of course all 343 00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:09.279 you got to do is click that link and give 344 00:17:09.319 --> 00:17:11.599 them your info and they're gonna make it all go away. 345 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:13.599 They're gonna fix it for you. They're here to help you. 346 00:17:14.400 --> 00:17:17.920 But don't do that because that's where it could really 347 00:17:17.960 --> 00:17:20.480 turn into a bad situation for you. So Amazon says 348 00:17:20.480 --> 00:17:23.920 they shut down over fifty five thousand fishing websites last 349 00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:28.440 year and twelve thousand scam phone numbers. But it doesn't 350 00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:32.720 slow down these crooks. The emails look real. They've already 351 00:17:32.759 --> 00:17:35.440 got your name. Sometimes they have your zip code, and 352 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:37.920 they're just trying to get you to take a bite. 353 00:17:37.559 --> 00:17:41.079 They want to reel you in. So if you get 354 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:44.480 an Amazon message, don't tap anything. You're supposed to go 355 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:46.839 directly to your account through the app or the website, 356 00:17:46.920 --> 00:17:48.880 check the message center, and that's where you will be 357 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:52.680 notified of anything that is legitimately coming from Amazon. And 358 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:57.720 I get so many spam texts and phone calls every day. 359 00:17:59.079 --> 00:18:02.160 I feel like it goes and it comes in waves. 360 00:18:02.240 --> 00:18:04.279 I don't remember a time where it was non existent 361 00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:07.319 for a while, but it's it. I've got like three 362 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:09.440 four months where it's just terrible. And that's where I'm 363 00:18:09.440 --> 00:18:12.240 at right now, where I get NonStop messages and phone 364 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:15.480 calls and I shouldn't say NonStop, but certainly multiple times 365 00:18:15.519 --> 00:18:18.720 a day, which any one time is annoying. But then 366 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:21.319 there's sometimes where it's kind of minor. But nonetheless, I'm 367 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:23.160 pretty sure one of them has been an Amazon thing, 368 00:18:23.599 --> 00:18:26.240 And I guess. 369 00:18:27.480 --> 00:18:28.640 I've never got a text. 370 00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:33.839 Message from Amazon ever before, so getting one, And I 371 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:36.359 don't want to make it sound like I'm better at 372 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:39.200 at sniffing something out that's a scam than other people, 373 00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:41.240 but maybe I am. I really don't know, But more 374 00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:45.240 often than not, like the messages, there's little bitty indicators 375 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:47.079 that just tell me, yeah, that's not legit, like if 376 00:18:47.119 --> 00:18:50.359 the link is like not a legitimate Amazon link, or 377 00:18:50.400 --> 00:18:52.440 if the link is sent and you can't. 378 00:18:52.160 --> 00:18:52.680 Click on it. 379 00:18:52.720 --> 00:18:55.839 I think that's maybe maybe the iPhone fraud production stuff 380 00:18:55.880 --> 00:18:58.160 or something, because sometimes there'll be a link and you'd 381 00:18:58.160 --> 00:19:00.880 have to like actually copy set length and then open 382 00:19:00.920 --> 00:19:03.160 it in a browser on your phone for it to work, 383 00:19:03.200 --> 00:19:05.079 and that's usually a dead giveaway. If they're not letting 384 00:19:05.119 --> 00:19:07.559 you click on it, it could be it could be 385 00:19:07.559 --> 00:19:10.640 deemed a suspicious link. So what they all they want 386 00:19:10.799 --> 00:19:14.279 is your info. They can end up getting your I mean, 387 00:19:14.319 --> 00:19:18.200 if they can get your payment information, and they'll take 388 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:20.680 anything they can get from your meeting. If they're unable 389 00:19:20.720 --> 00:19:23.839 to actually obtain the card numbers to start racking up 390 00:19:23.880 --> 00:19:27.720 fraudulent charges on your card, they'll then order stuff on 391 00:19:27.759 --> 00:19:31.720 Amazon and have it delivered to them. Actually happened to 392 00:19:32.079 --> 00:19:35.519 my sister, and I don't remember. I don't remember. I 393 00:19:35.519 --> 00:19:38.119 remember I grilled her about, hey, would you fall for 394 00:19:38.200 --> 00:19:40.359 this or you were you know, you can't sniff this 395 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:42.799 stuff out. But I was just me giving my sister 396 00:19:42.839 --> 00:19:45.359 a hard time because look, sometimes it's really easy to 397 00:19:45.440 --> 00:19:48.240 get God. In fact, we had somebody that and this 398 00:19:48.400 --> 00:19:51.640 is this is where it really is starting to get scary. 399 00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:55.079 Is they can contact you rather it be through a 400 00:19:55.119 --> 00:19:58.000 phone call, a text message, or an email, and it's 401 00:19:58.000 --> 00:20:01.319