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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's get the eight o'clock hours started. It

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<v Speaker 1>is Kentucky and this morning News with Coffee and Company,

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Coffee here with you on News Radio eight forty

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<v Speaker 1>whas as you could expect. When one of the national

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<v Speaker 1>stories this morning is is from right here in our

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<v Speaker 1>backyard of Louisville, that of course means it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a big story to us. And that is the

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<v Speaker 1>sentencing yesterday for Brett Hankerson, who was sentenced to thirty

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<v Speaker 1>three months in prison. This comes just one week or

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<v Speaker 1>I guess less than a week after the DJ recommended

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<v Speaker 1>just one day in jail. And I think there were

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<v Speaker 1>probably folks hope are fearful that that was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be the sentence that he got, which would really result

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<v Speaker 1>in nothing. And then there are some and they're entitled

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<v Speaker 1>to their opinion, that think that Brett Hankerson shouldn't be

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<v Speaker 1>serving any jail time. And I'm not here to try

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<v Speaker 1>to change your mind. What I've been trying to do

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<v Speaker 1>this morning is just if you look at his actions specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>just as far as how he handled himself that night,

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<v Speaker 1>and again, there's so much more to it than that,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know that, but he already had a previous

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<v Speaker 1>issue where he was. I mean, he'd been reprimanded by

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<v Speaker 1>his superiors for reckless conduct, reckless conduct involving his firearm

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<v Speaker 1>multiple times on other police incidents. At least one earlier case,

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<v Speaker 1>he fired his weapon during a pursuit that led to

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<v Speaker 1>some concern from his superiors. So firing ten shots, and yes,

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't fire the first shot, and I wouldn't. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>be a fool to try to act like I have

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<v Speaker 1>any idea as far as what protocol is in that situation.

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<v Speaker 1>And most people, in fact, a lot of law enforcement

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<v Speaker 1>officers don't really know how they would handle that situation

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<v Speaker 1>because a lot of them who serve in law enforcement

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<v Speaker 1>thankfully for many, many years, because we need people to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. We need people who you know, are willing

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<v Speaker 1>to put their life on the line and work in

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<v Speaker 1>that field. And it can be a thankless job for sure,

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<v Speaker 1>but a lot of them do it, and thankfully for them,

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<v Speaker 1>they never even have to draw their weapon. So nobody

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<v Speaker 1>knows how you'd react until you're in that situation, law

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<v Speaker 1>enforcement or not. But firing ten shots recklessly and nearly

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<v Speaker 1>hitting others that were not involved at all, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable in saying that can't be protocol. Now, again, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're in that situation and you're just you're you're firing

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<v Speaker 1>shots because you're trying to save yourself, that's different. But clearly,

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<v Speaker 1>if they were to investigate just that shooting alone, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it wouldn't be a shock that he was found to

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<v Speaker 1>have handled that situation incorrectly. And again, there's no nobody

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<v Speaker 1>knows how you'd handle it, and I'm not even sure

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<v Speaker 1>what the perfect way of handling that would be as

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<v Speaker 1>far as just avoiding danger for yourself but also making

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<v Speaker 1>sure nobody else was injured and you were able to

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<v Speaker 1>apprehend who you were there to get and nobody actually

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<v Speaker 1>got shot. So thirty three months was the sentence, and

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<v Speaker 1>it does sound as if there were there was some love.

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<v Speaker 1>And again I feel clearly if you can't tell, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>uncomfortable trying to act as if I can speak for

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<v Speaker 1>any but anybody but myself when it comes to this,

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<v Speaker 1>to this current situation here. But I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>it's because they were fearful that he would have no

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<v Speaker 1>prison time, or if they genuinely just feel as if

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<v Speaker 1>the thirty three months in federal prison is justified. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was Breonna Taylor's mother who later said

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<v Speaker 1>that she understands what the judge was able to do,

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<v Speaker 1>and she was able to, you know, basically saying the

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<v Speaker 1>judge did the best they could with what they had

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<v Speaker 1>to work with. But it was Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings,

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<v Speaker 1>who was a Trump appointed judge. By the way, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you to John Channon for letting me know that. But

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<v Speaker 1>she clearly denied a motion for a new trial right

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<v Speaker 1>out of the gate yesterday and then made it clear

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<v Speaker 1>that she did not agree with what the DJ recommended

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<v Speaker 1>for that sentence. So there were four arrest yesterday prior

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<v Speaker 1>to the sentencing in downtown Louisville. One of those was

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<v Speaker 1>Breonna Taylor's aunt, Bianca Austin, who was charged with disorderly

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<v Speaker 1>conduct and obstructing a highway. Three others were arrested in

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<v Speaker 1>one of those jumped on the hood of a Louisville

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<v Speaker 1>water truck. And they did confirm that their employee was

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<v Speaker 1>caught in that protest and was able to safely exit

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<v Speaker 1>the area. And I have no clue what type of

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if there's anything else that comes of this

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<v Speaker 1>from the Louis of Water Company. I've now seen that

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<v Speaker 1>clip many times just on my TV in front of me.

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<v Speaker 1>Wlky of course, has been sharing that on their newscast

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<v Speaker 1>this morning, and that clip of the person jumping on

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<v Speaker 1>the vehicle is probably has millions of views online. And

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<v Speaker 1>I mean if I was a lot of times when

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<v Speaker 1>somebody is not as I mean, let me think of

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<v Speaker 1>the right way to describe this. When you are somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that ends up driving into an area where people are protesting,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe they're claiming they're peaceful, but they're yelling, they're angry,

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<v Speaker 1>they're putting their hands on your car making it clear

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<v Speaker 1>you're not getting by because they're protesting. When you see

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<v Speaker 1>somebody try to quickly get out of there, I think

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of folks just assume, well, hey, they're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to run those people over. But I think what you

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<v Speaker 1>need to consider some people may just be very fearful

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<v Speaker 1>and not have a clue what those people are going

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<v Speaker 1>to do. And I don't know what the situation was

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<v Speaker 1>with the employee for the Louis of Water company, but

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it might. I mean, I think you are

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<v Speaker 1>justified if you are. I mean, you never know what

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<v Speaker 1>somebody's doing whenever they approach your car like that. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think that most would just run somebody over

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<v Speaker 1>and that didn't happen, but clearly they were trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get out of there. And I think the tone of

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<v Speaker 1>the message from the Lois of Water company, as far

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<v Speaker 1>as their statement, I don't think it's a coincidence that

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<v Speaker 1>they went on to say that their employee was caught

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<v Speaker 1>in the protest but was safely, but safely exited the area.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they're not saying we're going to revisit it

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<v Speaker 1>and look at it. Because you're going to work. You're

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<v Speaker 1>out there doing your job and you run into that.

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<v Speaker 1>And again I can't speak for that individual, but if

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<v Speaker 1>they were scared, I totally understand. All Right, let's get

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<v Speaker 1>a quick update of traffic and whether Bobby Ellis will

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<v Speaker 1>get us caught up on the roadways out there. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>get the latest forecast from Matt Mollosa, and we'll keep

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<v Speaker 1>this thing rolling along. If you're somebody that is hoping

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<v Speaker 1>and praying, one day we might get a four day

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<v Speaker 1>work week like that could be the new norm. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if it's going to happen, but there's some

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<v Speaker 1>good data that can only help. We'll get to that

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<v Speaker 1>in more. Right here it's Kentucky has morning News with

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<v Speaker 1>Coffee and Company on news Radio eight forty whas. I

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<v Speaker 1>could be wrong, but I don't know if we'll ever

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<v Speaker 1>see the four day work week be the new norm

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<v Speaker 1>in my lifetime, but I would certainly be I'd be

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<v Speaker 1>up for it, although I will say when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to which day we get off, it has to be

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<v Speaker 1>Friday not Monday, right, I mean, in fact, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>they could be really weird where you have a four

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<v Speaker 1>day work week and like we would get Wednesday off.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's probably not even worth looking at the options

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<v Speaker 1>because I would imagine the five day work week is

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<v Speaker 1>probably here to stay. But if you want to throw

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<v Speaker 1>some data at your employer to maybe get them to

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<v Speaker 1>consider adjusting the work week from Monday through Friday to

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<v Speaker 1>some version of a four day work week, there is

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<v Speaker 1>a study that was at Boston College that does given

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<v Speaker 1>some fresh momentum to the idea of working less without

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<v Speaker 1>making any sacrifices to productivity or pay. So researchers followed

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and forty one businesses that made the switch

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<v Speaker 1>from a five day to a four day work week

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<v Speaker 1>with no pay cuts. Nearly three thousand workers were studied

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<v Speaker 1>over a six month period and the results show this

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<v Speaker 1>that the workers on the four day schedule reported greater

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<v Speaker 1>job satisfaction, less burnout and fatigue, improve sleep, higher productivity

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<v Speaker 1>compared to their five day counterparts. So researchers did acknowledge

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<v Speaker 1>the studies centered on employee outcomes, not as much employer outcomes,

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<v Speaker 1>But with that it could lead to I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>your employees are not burned out, there's no fatigue, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's better job satisfaction, and of course the productivity is higher.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't that good for the employer as well. Maybe So,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if we'll ever see it, but I

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<v Speaker 1>would certainly be be all for it. And I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>there are some companies that just have, you know, have

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<v Speaker 1>their own way of doing it. They don't fall in

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<v Speaker 1>with the norm and and you know, just do whatever

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<v Speaker 1>everybody else has done. And I guess, more than I

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<v Speaker 1>think about it, not everybody has the normal five day

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<v Speaker 1>work weeks. I mean, everybody's schedule can be different. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>four day work week, I'm all for it, But Monday

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<v Speaker 1>off would just feel like I'm prolonging to get back

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<v Speaker 1>to work, if that makes sense, right. The Sunday scaries

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<v Speaker 1>of a real thing, That anxiety that kicks in when

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<v Speaker 1>you're about to wrap up the weekend and start a

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<v Speaker 1>new work week. I mean, that's a real thing. That's

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<v Speaker 1>why Sunday is an appreciated day for me when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to being off of work. But it's not as

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<v Speaker 1>easy to enjoy as a Saturday or even a Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>because again it's the state of mind for me. Fridays

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<v Speaker 1>it's a workday for a lot of people. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have a Monday through Friday nine to five type of job,

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<v Speaker 1>you still get up, you still go to work. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing that you did Monday through Thursday that

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<v Speaker 1>you're working towards. But when you get to Friday, you now,

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<v Speaker 1>at least from a mental standpoint, you know, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to worry about getting up early on a Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>morning or even a Sunday morning. So adding an extra

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<v Speaker 1>day off it being a Friday, it just feels like

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<v Speaker 1>we're getting there early. But it's all how you see it,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure everybody sees it differently, but yeah, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>now I guess roughly, gosh, am I six seven weeks

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<v Speaker 1>into this new this new role, this new shift for me,

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, it is a big it is a big

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<v Speaker 1>adjustment and a big change. But I do feel, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>knock on wood, I'm starting to it's well two things.

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<v Speaker 1>Getting up has not been nearly as difficult as I

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<v Speaker 1>my guess is that I'm not I don't sleep that

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<v Speaker 1>much overnight, probably five hours, so maybe I'm not in

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<v Speaker 1>a deep enough sleep. But the wake up call has

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<v Speaker 1>not been brutal. Maybe it's just because I expected it

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<v Speaker 1>to be insanely difficult, but it really hasn't been. But

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<v Speaker 1>what I've learned in my schedule is that the second

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like, oh no, I'm good, I don't need

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<v Speaker 1>to I don't need to rest, I don't need to

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<v Speaker 1>get a quick nap in because I'm not even tired.

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<v Speaker 1>That will eventually catch up with me, and I have.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been defeated on a few days where I just

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<v Speaker 1>assume that I don't need to make some time just

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<v Speaker 1>to rest. That way, I'm not a zombie either later

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<v Speaker 1>in that day or even the next day. So I'm adjusting.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, four day workweek, sign me up. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>also get another sports update from Scott coming up here

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<v Speaker 1>in about four minutes, and then Rory O'Neil BINBC News

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