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<v Speaker 1>It's CAMF I am six forty and you're listening to

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<v Speaker 1>the Conway Show on demand on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm usually a slow adopter of certain technology. I love technology,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm kind of slow on the uptick, if only

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<v Speaker 2>because I want to make sure that it's safe. It's secure,

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<v Speaker 2>it sound, and it also makes sense. I can use

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<v Speaker 2>it a number of places. I was really slow adopting

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<v Speaker 2>the idea of uber. I was really slow using an

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<v Speaker 2>actual digital boarding pass to get on a plane. I've

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<v Speaker 2>always had a hard copy backup because I was worried

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<v Speaker 2>about my phone not working or not being able to scan,

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<v Speaker 2>which did happen at least early on. And then the

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<v Speaker 2>technology got better, and now I will never print out

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<v Speaker 2>a boarding pass again if I can avoid it along

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<v Speaker 2>those sab lines. A few weeks ago I added my

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<v Speaker 2>California driver's license, a digital version I added to my

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<v Speaker 2>Google wallet.

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<v Speaker 3>I had that a few weeks ago. You said, yes,

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<v Speaker 3>didn't just get available a few weeks ago for you?

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<v Speaker 3>Or you just did it that.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's been it's been available for a while, but Apple,

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<v Speaker 2>as the news was announced today, Apple was late to

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<v Speaker 2>the game. I guess I could do it on Google

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<v Speaker 2>because it took me about maybe five ten minutes. I

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<v Speaker 2>had to go through the DMV website to do it,

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<v Speaker 2>which I think is different from iPhone. You could do

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<v Speaker 2>it straight from your phone and it will direct you.

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<v Speaker 3>I wonder if that's tied to the Apple wallets whole,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, things with them, with them being sued about

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<v Speaker 3>allowing other credit cards and banks and stuff to be

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<v Speaker 3>to allow you to put other credit cards onto your wallet,

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<v Speaker 3>which they hadn't done. They'd made it so tight knit

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<v Speaker 3>that you couldn't get anything on there. And I'm wondering

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<v Speaker 3>if it was sort of intermixed with that and not

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<v Speaker 3>being able to put your license on your way.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe because Apple has always had a tighter ecosystem Google,

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<v Speaker 2>I have other documents and credit cards which are in

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<v Speaker 2>the Google Wallet that I can use be at a

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<v Speaker 2>deeper card like for e, say, I if I forget

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<v Speaker 2>my wallet at home, I can even forget my phone

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<v Speaker 2>at home. I can use my watch at Google and

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<v Speaker 2>at Google Pay. It's like, oh my gosh, I forgot

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<v Speaker 2>everything and I can go and still pay for stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>And Apple, of course they've been losing like all of

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<v Speaker 3>the lawsuits in Europe over this exact thing with that

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<v Speaker 3>their Apple wallet.

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<v Speaker 2>They have, and and they've they've had to just figure

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<v Speaker 2>out how to you know, remain current in that regard. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and my phone is talking to me right now? Is

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<v Speaker 2>that what it is? Yeah? Because it thought I was

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<v Speaker 2>talking to it. You know, I wasn't trying to Wait,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have an Apple phone, do you? No?

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<v Speaker 3>And I never just randomly starts talking, does it? Because

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<v Speaker 3>like it's a great piece of technology.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, here we go. What I could do? I could say, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>s I r I and messed up everybody's day. Everybody's day.

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<v Speaker 2>Mine doesn't work. I have never really had that issue before. Really. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>If it's just to have you voice activated, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>set up your your voice what it is. Maybe it's

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<v Speaker 2>a setting in there that I turned. Yeah, I have

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<v Speaker 2>to do that on my you know, you get a

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<v Speaker 2>new phone wherever, you have to train it to recognize

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<v Speaker 2>your voice and then I can say, like, you know, okay, Google,

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<v Speaker 2>hey Siri, setting alarm for eight pm tomorrow. Yes, they

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<v Speaker 2>won't talk to me now. It's just you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>just it's like it's like a it's like a circus animal.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you know when it's when it's time to show

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<v Speaker 2>out and perform. They don't want to perform, but anyhow,

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<v Speaker 2>Apple has now added the capability where you can use

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<v Speaker 2>your iPhone and add your California driver's license to your

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<v Speaker 2>Apple Wallet, and it can only be used in certain locations.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't like show it to a law enforcement officer

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<v Speaker 2>when you get pulled over for speeding and say it's

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<v Speaker 2>on my phone, or you might do it. No, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to help you. You have to have the

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<v Speaker 2>physical driver's license or you'll be taking to jail or

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<v Speaker 2>at least cited for not having proper identification.

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<v Speaker 4>Californians with iPhones can now store their driver's license right

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<v Speaker 4>in their digital wallet. Governor Gavin Newsom announced today the

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<v Speaker 4>option is now available for iPhones and Apple watches. To

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<v Speaker 4>add your ID, click the plus symbol at the top

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<v Speaker 4>of the screen in your Apple Wallet and follow the

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<v Speaker 4>prompts to verify your ID card. The feature is part

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<v Speaker 4>of the dmb's broader Mobile Driver's License Pilot program that

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<v Speaker 4>launched last year. Digital IDs can be shown at select

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<v Speaker 4>businesses and TSA checkpoints, but carrying a physical card is

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<v Speaker 4>still required.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it can be very handy. If and when it's

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<v Speaker 2>accepted in all the places. Now on my version of it,

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<v Speaker 2>I can use it. I can use it to generate

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<v Speaker 2>a QR code, and then I can give it to

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<v Speaker 2>send that to like a bartender if I had to

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<v Speaker 2>verify my age, if I actually looked under twenty one

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<v Speaker 2>or something, or if they wanted to verify my ID. Man, Look,

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<v Speaker 2>those days are long gone. Yeah, but it was nice

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<v Speaker 2>because when I went to Disneyland Resort a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago, and maybe the bartender was hitting on me

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<v Speaker 2>or something, I would look, that's what I want to

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<v Speaker 2>tell myself, fella or lady. It was lady. And my

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<v Speaker 2>wife was like sitting like a ways away and she

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<v Speaker 2>asked me. It was one of the bars in downtown

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<v Speaker 2>Dizzy Disney, and she asked, hey, I got to see

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<v Speaker 2>your ID, you know. And I was like, oh, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>well I'm closer than ninety than I am twenty, but okay,

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<v Speaker 2>why not? Then I should have said, wait, oh, you

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<v Speaker 2>you look a lot younger than your A suggests. I said, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know why.

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<v Speaker 3>Because you shave your head for the most part, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>for the most part. Yeah, yeah, because my grade's been

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<v Speaker 3>coming in. It's been a few years since I got that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm not shaving my head. That is not a

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<v Speaker 3>pretty safe for anybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, the little things mean so much as you get older.

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<v Speaker 2>My wife was looking as she was not hitting on you.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, look, that's that is what I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>tell myself. I need that ego boost every now and then. Woman,

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<v Speaker 2>I got my own mind to think of right, you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna argue with me about whether or woman was hitting

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<v Speaker 2>on me. We're not going to have that argument. It's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be what I think it is. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>that she wanted some of me. That's what I'm That's

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm going to think. Going to sleep tonight, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>slice of this cake. She was not happy with me,

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, you know, Michael so is that's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what we need the ladies to keep our egos

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<v Speaker 2>in check. We do. And I try to explain that

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<v Speaker 2>to my wife. Men are ego driven and it's not

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<v Speaker 2>about whether you are trying to get with someone. It

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<v Speaker 2>don't mean anything to you, baby, but it means everything

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<v Speaker 2>to me because I would like to feel like if

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<v Speaker 2>I had to, I could still do the way I

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<v Speaker 2>can put it. It's got to be there. You know

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to go downhill, and none of us want

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<v Speaker 2>We'll never know. But at least I can tell myself

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<v Speaker 2>that I could.

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<v Speaker 3>Have working out doing all those things, that it's not

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<v Speaker 3>just for her. But she don't need to know.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't explain that to women. You can't explain that

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<v Speaker 2>to whys. It's like, why are you working out all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, nothing for reason, just for me.

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<v Speaker 5>I want to stick around a little longer for you.

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<v Speaker 5>I like to look at myself when I'm naked in

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<v Speaker 5>the mirror. All right, there was the wait, wait, wait

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<v Speaker 5>a minute, I'm I'm the only one. I don't I'm

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<v Speaker 5>the only one who likes to look at myself. Seem

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<v Speaker 5>to laugh at that too, he almost played.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I Am not going to get near that

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<v Speaker 2>with a rim shot. No sir, no thank you. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's time to go to break when we come back.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're like me, you probably get eaten up by

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<v Speaker 2>mosquitoes this time of year. And the mosquitos in California

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<v Speaker 2>seem to be far more aggressive than anywhere else in

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<v Speaker 2>the country. They're just really, really aggressive, and they won't

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<v Speaker 2>take no for an answer. No means no. They don't

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<v Speaker 2>listen to that. They just keep biting. And there might

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<v Speaker 2>be a reason, and we'll tell you why. It has

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<v Speaker 2>everything to do with what you may drink. So if

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<v Speaker 2>you drink this one drink, you might make yourself more

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<v Speaker 2>attractive to mosquito. We'll tell you about it. Next is

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<v Speaker 2>The Conway Show Mo Kelly in for Tim k IF

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<v Speaker 2>I am six forty. I still got it.

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<v Speaker 6>You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on demand from KFI

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<v Speaker 6>AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 2>I get bitten by mosquitos all the damn time. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know why. It is sweet me. Maybe that's it.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe that's it. There's something special. I can't say that.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't say that. Yes, you're rightful to tell you

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<v Speaker 2>know that's not the case. It's so weird because the

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<v Speaker 2>people that we love and the people are supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>support us the most are the ones who always make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that we never get a big head.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah that's good and it sucks. Yeah, it's like, can

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<v Speaker 3>you be my biggest fans?

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<v Speaker 2>Just why not that, you know, just be a cheerleader

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<v Speaker 2>in a little cheerleading outfit. And it always just.

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<v Speaker 3>Seems like it's at the perfect moment too, just when

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<v Speaker 3>you're starting to feel a little bit comfortable and full

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<v Speaker 3>of yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>There they come into Yeah. It's like, hey, I've been

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<v Speaker 2>losing weight. Doesn't look like I've been losing weight now.

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<v Speaker 2>It looks about the same to me. It's moving around.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say loss, yeah, yeah, I mean your butts

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<v Speaker 2>bigger forgetting. I don't know, I haven't seen you on

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<v Speaker 2>a scale. Get on a scale. Never mind, never mind marriage,

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<v Speaker 2>you gotta love it, love me some me, Well that's

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<v Speaker 2>one of us. That's right. If you're not gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>your own biggest cheerleader, then who thank you? Anyhow, back

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<v Speaker 2>to mosquitoes. They tear me up for some reason. I think,

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<v Speaker 2>is there something that I'm doing? Is there something that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm eating? Is there something that I'm drinking which makes

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<v Speaker 2>me more appealing or attractive to the mosquitoes. Well, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a drink which does make mosquitoes more attracted to you.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's a National geographic experiment which reported that forty

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<v Speaker 2>three men were recruited in West Africa and were sent

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<v Speaker 2>into one of two outdoor tents that were sealed. One

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<v Speaker 2>tent was unoccupied, but in the second, volunteers either drink

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<v Speaker 2>a liter of water or a leader of beer. We

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<v Speaker 2>do know that mosquitos track down their prey via smell,

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<v Speaker 2>so to ensure these mosquitos got a whiff of the volunteers,

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<v Speaker 2>a fan started to pump air from each of the

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<v Speaker 2>tents down various tubes into a full cup of mosquitoes.

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<v Speaker 2>The smell of a beer drinker fifteen minutes after downing

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<v Speaker 2>a leader increased the proportion of mosquitos inclined to fly

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<v Speaker 2>into the tubes by sixty five percent. The takeaway, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>is if you're drinking beer, you are more attracted to mosquitos.

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<v Speaker 2>The drink that makes mosquitos infinitely more attracted to you

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<v Speaker 2>I drink beer is if I'm at a Dodger game.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the only time I drink beer. Yeah, because I

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<v Speaker 2>like to have beer, peanuts and some Dodia dogs. But

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<v Speaker 2>I'll get eaten up by mosquitos whenever they're around. It's

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<v Speaker 2>so bad where I try not to go down South

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<v Speaker 2>in the summer for that reason, or anywhere it's hot

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<v Speaker 2>and humid. Stop at Michael, stop it stop.

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<v Speaker 3>See it's a different kind of mosquito too, because here

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<v Speaker 3>we've talked about, you know, the last few years, the

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<v Speaker 3>proliferation of these ankle bier mosquitos specifically, and those are

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<v Speaker 3>the ones that hang around during the day, not like

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<v Speaker 3>in the in the morning or in the evening like

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<v Speaker 3>regular mosquitoes would normally do. But they hang around in

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<v Speaker 3>the day and they stay. They float south of basically

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<v Speaker 3>your knees, unlike regular mosquito, so you can't see them.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't. And you'll walk through, let's say, a grassy patch,

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden, for me, I start scratching vigorously.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm one thing I left out. I'm actually allergic to

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<v Speaker 2>mosquito bites. And if I get too many, yeah, if

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<v Speaker 2>sort of benadrill to calm down the reaction because I

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<v Speaker 2>will swell up like golf balls on my face. If

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<v Speaker 2>I get one on my face, I don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>scratch it or anything. It's almost like someone punched me.

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<v Speaker 3>Regardless of the type of mosquito. I mean, as far

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<v Speaker 2>As far as I can tell, it does not matter

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm bitten by mosquito in Washington, DC, or LA

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<v Speaker 2>or Long Beach. It does not matter.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's the other problem with these, with these ankle

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<v Speaker 3>biter mosquitos, is that you don't I mean, with regular mosquitos,

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<v Speaker 3>on you at some point. With these ankle biters, it's

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<v Speaker 3>like they've full in done their damage before you even

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<v Speaker 3>realize it. Like you say, all of a sudden, you're

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<v Speaker 3>just scratching the hell out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like I want to scratch to the bone. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>But one thing I have found, Benadrill has a cream now,

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<v Speaker 2>an anti itch cream four bites, and it's wonderful, wonderful.

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<v Speaker 2>I found it in the past month or so, and

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<v Speaker 2>I tried it a few times. It's great. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>the only way that I can usually counteract it. But

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<v Speaker 2>I don't drink beer. But I've heard that alcohol still

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<v Speaker 2>in general, produces the same effect. So if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to avoid as many mosquito bites as possible, especially if

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<v Speaker 2>you're in the outdoors, try not to drink any alcohol

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<v Speaker 2>because the sweetness of alcohol from what I understand draws

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<v Speaker 2>them in. This study is more confirmation of that. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if they don't bite you, that means you're probably just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, nasty smelling or something like that. Nasty, nasty, nasty. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't drink beer. And the only time I

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<v Speaker 2>ever really drank beer was a couple of times in

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<v Speaker 2>high school because I went to a high school where

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<v Speaker 2>people drank beer. They didn't drink hard liquor. So you

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<v Speaker 2>go to a rage and cager party. Shout out South

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<v Speaker 2>High School class of eighty seven. Now, But that's about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, as I've gotten older, lesson, I'm less and less

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<v Speaker 3>inclined to beer. I mean, I was never really a

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<v Speaker 2>It's like it doesn't take much before it. Now I'm good.

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<v Speaker 2>If I do have a beer, it's usually just one

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>It's almost like a special occasion thing where it fills

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<v Speaker 2>you up. Man, It just it fills you up. And

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<v Speaker 2>I have never really loved the taste. There's certain beers

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<v Speaker 2>I like the taste. I like them a modello, I

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<v Speaker 2>like a China can absolutely, I like it, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>not like I wake up it's like, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I want to have a beer today. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have like a taste for it. I never have

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<v Speaker 2>a desire for it, except for when I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>watch the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah and yeah, you do have those occasions, Like I'm

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<v Speaker 3>the same way with like SODA's the same thing. It's like,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not a big drinker of sodas or beer, but sometimes, man,

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<v Speaker 3>when you get that really cold one and you it

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<v Speaker 2>I don't drink sodas either, and part of the reason

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<v Speaker 2>was growing up I wasn't allowed to drink sodas. It

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't in the house. But if I go back East,

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<v Speaker 2>if I go to like the Detroit, I have the

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<v Speaker 2>taste for certain type of soda. They have this soda

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<v Speaker 2>called Fago Oh yeah, and they call it red pop,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the flavors. So if I'm in a certain

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<v Speaker 2>location the nostalgia of having certain drinks, then I'll have

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<v Speaker 2>a soda. But I don't like, you know, we have

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<v Speaker 2>sodas in our kitchen and the vinie machines. I've never

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<v Speaker 2>ever wanted to buy one, never will buy one. Are

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<v Speaker 2>you familiar with the ICP Fago concerts. That's what I

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<v Speaker 2>was thinking about.

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<v Speaker 3>I had a feeling Steph had that look on his face. No, No,

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<v Speaker 3>insane clown posse. You just got to look it up.

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<v Speaker 3>It's what they do during their contents. It's like their thing.

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<v Speaker 3>They'll just open up bottles and spray the crowd with

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<v Speaker 3>Fago like you, and you'll see whole containers going through

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<v Speaker 3>the people like injured. Yeah, it's a whole big thing.

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<v Speaker 2>So when you said that nasty, that's sticky stuff all

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<v Speaker 2>over you. Yeah, well it's insane clown posseic there was true. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come back, we'll get an update on Metro

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<v Speaker 2>and possibly the addition of cameras to help quell some

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<v Speaker 2>of the violence. I don't know, maybe they'll just get

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<v Speaker 2>all the crimes on camera. Now, we'll talk about it

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<v Speaker 2>with Michael Monks. In just a second.

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<v Speaker 6>You're listening to Tim conwayjun you're on demand from KFI

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<v Speaker 6>AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 2>And on my show would later with Monk Kelly from

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<v Speaker 2>seven to ten PM. I often talk about the ills

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<v Speaker 2>of Metro, the issues, the problems, the violence, the unsanitary conditions,

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<v Speaker 2>the reticence of Metro to actually engage in dialogue with me,

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<v Speaker 2>But one person who they will speak to is kfi's

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<v Speaker 2>own Michael Monks, who joins me right now. Michael, how

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<v Speaker 2>are you doing this evening.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm doing well, although I have to say I'm a

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<v Speaker 7>little upset with you and Krozer and the slander you

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<v Speaker 7>engaged in about pineapple on pizza earlier in the program.

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<v Speaker 2>Bite your tongue. I will deal with you in a moment, sir,

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<v Speaker 2>But I was being serious about how Metro has reached

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<v Speaker 2>out to you, has spoken to you about cafi's coverage

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<v Speaker 2>of the issues of Metro? Have they reached out to

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<v Speaker 2>you recently?

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<v Speaker 7>You know, they know I'm a journalist, and they know

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<v Speaker 7>I'm a commuter who uses public transit with relative frequency,

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<v Speaker 7>so a frequency. So I think they, you know, understand

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<v Speaker 7>that I might have a better understanding than regular journalist

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<v Speaker 7>and USO. I'm not dumping on them all the time.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 7>For me, you know, I'm an editorial guy. I'm not

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<v Speaker 7>somebody's who's speaking my personal views. But what you say

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<v Speaker 7>is not inaccurate. You know, it is a challenge system

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<v Speaker 7>with some difficult conditions and some varieties of unpleasantness when

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<v Speaker 7>one goes about traveling upon it. So I think it's

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<v Speaker 7>worth a dialogue. You danced around that like you were

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<v Speaker 7>on Dancing with the Stars. That was well done, very

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<v Speaker 7>very agile, but thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>But out of that I wanted to have a conversation

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<v Speaker 2>with Metro about what they were trying to do to

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<v Speaker 2>improve the situation, change the conversation and what are they

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<v Speaker 2>recommending right now or hoping to do well.

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<v Speaker 7>They might get some more cash because they are tired

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<v Speaker 7>of people parking the bike lanes, and so is the city,

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<v Speaker 7>I'm sorry, the bus lanes, and so is the city

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<v Speaker 7>of La So they've collaborated on installing cameras on the

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<v Speaker 7>fronts of certain buses so that they can bust the

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<v Speaker 7>folks who are doing this. You know, if you're riding

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<v Speaker 7>on some of the freeways around here, you see some

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<v Speaker 7>signs that say, hey, you know, if you were on

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<v Speaker 7>a bus right now, you'd save about twenty minutes. And

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<v Speaker 7>that's what public transportation is trying to tell folks that

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<v Speaker 7>it should, or at least that's what folks are telling

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<v Speaker 7>public transportation, that it should be incentivized, make it easy

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<v Speaker 7>and convenient, and make it worth my while. So if

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<v Speaker 7>you're taking a bus around downtown hoping to save on parking,

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<v Speaker 7>hoping to save on your commute time, that can be

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<v Speaker 7>disrupted if somebody has parked in the designated bus lanes.

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<v Speaker 7>So they're looking to find these folks. They're going to

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<v Speaker 7>get you on camera. Then they're going to check to

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<v Speaker 7>see if you were in fact breaking the lawn. They're

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<v Speaker 7>going to mail you a fat ticket.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we know? I remember this story originally being reported,

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<v Speaker 2>but now we're at that point where it's actually going

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<v Speaker 2>to be implemented. Do we know, at least first offense,

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<v Speaker 2>how much these tickets would be?

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<v Speaker 7>We do, indeed, And this is this has past the

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<v Speaker 7>City Council's Transportation Committee, so now it's waiting that last

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<v Speaker 7>step before the City Council, and then they'll have a

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<v Speaker 7>couple of months of what they're calling a warning period.

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<v Speaker 7>So the first thing you'll get in the mail or

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<v Speaker 7>maybe on your dash is hey, don't do this again,

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<v Speaker 7>because if you do it again, they're going to have

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<v Speaker 7>a fine of about three hundred and eighty three dollars

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<v Speaker 7>or a first time offense, and then if you're late,

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<v Speaker 7>it goes up. I'm sorry, it's two hundred and eighty

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<v Speaker 7>three dollars. It's after that if you're late, it's three

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<v Speaker 7>hundred and eighty dollars. If you do it again, if

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<v Speaker 7>they find you a second time, it's about four hundred

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<v Speaker 7>dollars that they're going to be ticketing you for doing this.

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<v Speaker 7>The LA Department of Transportation thinks that they'll be able

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<v Speaker 7>to get about five million dollars a year off of

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<v Speaker 7>this because they ran a pilot program. They tested it

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<v Speaker 7>for just one month a few years ago, actually on

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<v Speaker 7>just a few routes, and they think they can ticket,

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<v Speaker 7>based on that estimation, over one hundred thousand offenders every year.

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<v Speaker 2>I know why Metro would like to do this. My

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<v Speaker 2>question is me as a driver, Let's say I ran

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<v Speaker 2>a foul and I was ticketed. Is this considered like

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<v Speaker 2>a parking violation and they could uphold my registration the

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<v Speaker 2>next year, or is it considered like a moving violation.

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<v Speaker 7>And I could be hauled in the court or a

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<v Speaker 7>failure to appear. I will find out the specifics of that.

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<v Speaker 7>All I know at this point is what the fines

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<v Speaker 7>are supposed to be. This is a parking violation as

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<v Speaker 7>far as I know, because it's enforced right now by

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<v Speaker 7>the parking officers. And those aren't always lapd you know.

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<v Speaker 7>The l DOOT has its own branch of folks who

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<v Speaker 7>are out there enforcing parking regulations in the city. They're

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<v Speaker 7>not police, they're not sworn officers, but they do enforce

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<v Speaker 7>the traffic laws, and so that's the entity that's enforcing this.

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<v Speaker 7>And right now they say, look, we're out there with

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<v Speaker 7>a few guys here and there, but some folks will

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<v Speaker 7>see our officers and they're so hell bent on parking

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<v Speaker 7>in a bus lane that they'll drive around the block.

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<v Speaker 7>The officers walk away, and then they snag that spot,

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<v Speaker 7>and now you won't be able to get away with that,

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<v Speaker 7>because if a bus is coming up, they're gonna get

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<v Speaker 7>you on camera. It's not all over the city. It's

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<v Speaker 7>just a few specific lines that they're hitting. It'll start

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<v Speaker 7>first on the two to one two on Librea, and

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<v Speaker 7>then the seven to zero on Wilshire, and then a

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<v Speaker 7>couple months after that they're gonna get on the Silver Line,

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<v Speaker 7>and then another one in the downtown area, the seventy

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<v Speaker 7>on Oliven Grand.

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<v Speaker 2>For those who don't know, I used to ride Metro

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<v Speaker 2>every single day. You presently ride it almost every single day,

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<v Speaker 2>so our experiences may be somewhat different. Can I get you,

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Monkster, stay for another segment because I would like

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<v Speaker 2>to get your assessment of what it's like riding Metro

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<v Speaker 2>on a consistent basis. Can you do that for me?

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<v Speaker 7>If you pour me a nice cold glass of Fago?

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<v Speaker 7>I'm here all night.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you know about fago? I'm not gonna get

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<v Speaker 2>you pizza with damn pineapple on it. That's for damn sure,

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<v Speaker 2>that's fair, all right, it's Colways show Mo Kelly in

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<v Speaker 2>for Conway. Yeah, Michael, that pizza is not gonna have.

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<v Speaker 6>You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on demand from KFI

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<v Speaker 6>AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 2>Bubble was right in the middle of a conversation with

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<v Speaker 2>kfi's own Michael Monks about Metro. Last segment, we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about the cameras which are in process of being installed

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<v Speaker 2>on the Metro buses, which will ticket drivers who may

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<v Speaker 2>be illegally parked in bus lanes through the use of AI.

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<v Speaker 2>You won't even know it until you receive the ticket

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<v Speaker 2>in the mail. It's not like they're going to stop.

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<v Speaker 2>But also it got me thinking about the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>Michael is a regular writer of Metro. I used to

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<v Speaker 2>be a regular writer of Metro. So Michael, let me

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<v Speaker 2>ask you, what is your assessment of the Metro experience

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<v Speaker 2>day to day.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, you know, we've talked about this a little bit before. Statistically,

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<v Speaker 7>the problems that we encounter and that KFI reports on

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<v Speaker 7>other media outlet's report on. Statistically, that's not going to

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<v Speaker 7>happen to you. Unfortunately, events have happened, though, and it

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<v Speaker 7>raises people's concerns about taking it. So from a public

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<v Speaker 7>relations standpoint, it's detrimental for Metro, and I'm sure they

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<v Speaker 7>know that. For writers, it reminds you that, in spite

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<v Speaker 7>of the fact that you're not being attacked, you got

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<v Speaker 7>to keep your eyes and ears open. You know there

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<v Speaker 7>I mentioned unpleasantness, and that's what you can't really quantify

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<v Speaker 7>when reporting about incidents that have taken place. You can't

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<v Speaker 7>really find statistics on how bad the trains smelled, or

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<v Speaker 7>how deeply uncomfortable you were by the behavior of someone

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<v Speaker 7>who didn't hurt you, who didn't hit you, but who

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<v Speaker 7>was having a mental health episode right before you, and

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<v Speaker 7>how that impacts whether you would want to take that

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<v Speaker 7>train ride again. The thing that really stands out to

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<v Speaker 7>me is, you know, look, I live downtown. I see

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<v Speaker 7>it right outside my apartment building. How challenged some individuals

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<v Speaker 7>are with their mental health. And it's scary and it's uncomfortable.

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<v Speaker 7>But this is La I mean, this is a global city.

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<v Speaker 7>People come from all over to see what we have

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<v Speaker 7>to offer here. And often if I'm taking the V

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<v Speaker 7>line up to Burbank to visit you all in the studio,

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<v Speaker 7>I see a tourists who appear, you know, based on

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<v Speaker 7>their language, that they've come from abroad, and I think

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<v Speaker 7>they probably had no idea what this experience was going

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<v Speaker 7>to be like with somebody either misbehaving or just creating

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<v Speaker 7>an all around uncomfortable experience in one of the cars.

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<v Speaker 7>Is they make their way to Universal Studios and then

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<v Speaker 7>what story do they have to tell when they go

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<v Speaker 7>back home.

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<v Speaker 2>But you're not from La yourself, are you.

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<v Speaker 7>I am from Covington, Kentucky, right so metropolis on the

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<v Speaker 7>Ohio River.

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<v Speaker 2>But you also did have an outside in view of

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<v Speaker 2>mass transit here in the city that I wouldn't have

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm looking at it through a native Angelino's eyes exactly.

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<v Speaker 7>And And the thing is is you know, Covington, Kentucky

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<v Speaker 7>is part of the Cincinnati metro area, and Cincinnati has

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<v Speaker 7>a street car, and for urban enthusiasts people who like

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<v Speaker 7>public transportation, that was a big deal when it came,

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<v Speaker 7>but you know, it basically is a loop that goes

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<v Speaker 7>around some of the downtown attractions. For me, the metro

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<v Speaker 7>line was one of the main draws that convinced me

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<v Speaker 7>I could live in LA. I didn't bring a car.

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<v Speaker 7>I sold my car before I fled Kentucky and moved

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<v Speaker 7>because I knew I could take these trains to wherever

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<v Speaker 7>I needed to be, wherever I ended up working. And

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<v Speaker 7>sure enough, by the time Chris Little called me to

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<v Speaker 7>offer me a job at KFI was really excited to

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<v Speaker 7>know that. Until you know, iHeart gave me a lovely

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<v Speaker 7>vehicle that I could take, I take away.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to jump in there. You actually thought that

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<v Speaker 2>LA's metro system was sufficient to accommodate you wherever you

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<v Speaker 2>would end up working.

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<v Speaker 7>Absolutely, because I had been visiting LA with dreams of

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<v Speaker 7>moving here for a decade before I finally was courageous

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<v Speaker 7>enough to do it. And I always stayed downtown and

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<v Speaker 7>always took the train because like I can go to

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<v Speaker 7>Santa Monica. I could go to Long Beach, I can

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<v Speaker 7>go to Pasadena. I can go you know, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 7>you have to get on a couple trains. Sometimes you

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<v Speaker 7>have to get on a train and a bus. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 7>you have to get on a little train and then

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<v Speaker 7>get on big train. But with the right planning and

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<v Speaker 7>you know, resourcefulness, you can make it work.

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<v Speaker 2>And so La is a.

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<v Speaker 7>Transit city, and there are not a lot of cities

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<v Speaker 7>in this country making the investments that La is making

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<v Speaker 7>in its transit system. I mean there are lines sprouting

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<v Speaker 7>out everywhere. It really is, on paper on the map,

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<v Speaker 7>a pretty good system for a city that is celebrated

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<v Speaker 7>around the world or at least known around the world

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<v Speaker 7>for traffic car traffic. So it's pretty great in that respect.

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<v Speaker 7>It just needs to clean up its act to make

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<v Speaker 7>what looks good on paper translate to real life.

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<v Speaker 2>How long is your commute?

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<v Speaker 7>Usually if I'm taking from downtown to Burbank and I

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<v Speaker 7>get lucky, Let's say I walk over to Pershing Square,

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<v Speaker 7>which again that's where you get an environment where like

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<v Speaker 7>come on, you know, just outside of the station. It's

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<v Speaker 7>just why is this allowed? You know, like, why isn't

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<v Speaker 7>there anybody who can make this cleaner so that I

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<v Speaker 7>don't feel like I need to look behind my shoulder.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be specific. You're talking about homeless defecation, urination. What

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<v Speaker 2>are we dealing with?

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<v Speaker 7>Check check check checkay, you know, I mean the drug

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<v Speaker 7>use that's going on, and it just stuff that will

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<v Speaker 7>make you uncomfortable outside the station. So if I walk

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<v Speaker 7>to Pershing Square, that takes about ten minutes. If I'm

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<v Speaker 7>there and the train is coming, it can be anywhere

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<v Speaker 7>from one to twelve minutes to wait for the train

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<v Speaker 7>with the frequency of the B line. And then the

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<v Speaker 7>train ride itself is exactly twenty three minutes from the

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<v Speaker 7>Pershing Square station to the Studio City Universal City station

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<v Speaker 7>and then I hop on the Burbank pink bus route

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<v Speaker 7>and that takes about eight minutes to drop me off

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<v Speaker 7>there on Olive Avenue.

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<v Speaker 2>Wait a minute, the Burbank Pink bus will pick you

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<v Speaker 2>up from the Universal City stoff. Because I had to

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<v Speaker 2>take the one fifty eight bus. Don't take some of

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<v Speaker 2>the metro buses.

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<v Speaker 7>I usually schedule my commute to take the pink bus

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<v Speaker 7>because its frequency is a little more predictable because they

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<v Speaker 7>will be there in the high traffic hours the morning rush,

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<v Speaker 7>in the afternoon rush, they've got every fifteen minutes. So

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<v Speaker 7>whenever the train comes down here, I know I'm going

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<v Speaker 7>to catch a bus, and it's not as scary as

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<v Speaker 7>Oh no, the two two two is leaving in right

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<v Speaker 7>twelve minutes. I'm still fifteen minutes out. I know I'm

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<v Speaker 7>going to get a Burbank bus, even if I missed

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<v Speaker 7>the more recent one, And that drops you right in front,

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<v Speaker 7>on a right in front, right across from the Whole

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<v Speaker 7>Foods across from our office.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, how late does that run? If you were to

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<v Speaker 2>leave here, like you had a long day, you're at

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<v Speaker 2>the office and you want to get back downtown, Like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm usually not getting off work until ten o'clock, So

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<v Speaker 2>it's not an option for me, But how late would

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<v Speaker 2>it be an option for you?

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<v Speaker 7>The Burbank bus, I believe, stops at about nine o'clock.

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<v Speaker 7>That's what I thought from running there. But there's still

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<v Speaker 7>the Metro buses that go down a similar pass, not

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<v Speaker 7>the exact same paths, but the Burbank bus will let

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<v Speaker 7>use your Metro card to transfer on there.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, all I can do is say I'm glad that

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<v Speaker 2>you're safe. I'm glad that you haven't fallen victim to

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<v Speaker 2>anything on Metro, and please give Metro my love. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>still waiting for them to come on my show with

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<v Speaker 2>me and talk about all things Metro.

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<v Speaker 7>They really should, because it would be important for the

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<v Speaker 7>for an organization that has as much money allocated to

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<v Speaker 7>it to come on to a platform that may not

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<v Speaker 7>be overly inviting and have some hard questions for them.

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<v Speaker 7>But you know, it's a it's a it's an important

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<v Speaker 7>agency and they're doing a lot of important work that

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<v Speaker 7>will have an impact on this region for decades to come.

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<v Speaker 7>So I hope they do heed your call.

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<v Speaker 2>My friend. Yeah, I'm a teddy beard. There's nothing to

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<v Speaker 2>worry about. I'll be nice.

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<v Speaker 7>I'll bee you're pretty mean to pineapple on pizza. I'm

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<v Speaker 7>not letting that go.

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<v Speaker 2>That's different. Okay, that's justifying what's wrong to hmm. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>tell you you, Kentucky folk. Aha, here's the problem by Michael,

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<v Speaker 2>see you later. I tell you it is Conways show.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm o Kelly in for Kyle. We're gonna talk a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit about college football when we come back. Michigan

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<v Speaker 2>USC the first game officially in the big ten for

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<v Speaker 2>USC and what it may mean for the program and

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<v Speaker 2>also you know national championship aspirations if they can pull

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<v Speaker 2>it off. KFI AM six forty We're live everywhere the

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