WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:00.960 Thank you, John. 2 00:00:01.919 --> 00:00:03.759 It is eight oh five here Kentucky and it's Morning 3 00:00:03.839 --> 00:00:06.120 News with Nick Coffee on news radio eight forty w 4 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:11.000 h as not something you you see very often, and 5 00:00:11.080 --> 00:00:16.120 that is a senator being seemingly tackled to the ground. 6 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:17.760 That makes it kind of feel I kind of feel 7 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:19.800 like I'm exaggerating that, but it all that I think 8 00:00:19.839 --> 00:00:22.879 that's actually what happened. Maybe I'm hesitating and feeling like 9 00:00:22.920 --> 00:00:26.239 I'm exaggerating because it just doesn't seem real. But yesterday, 10 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:31.120 uh that that's that's what we saw as the continued 11 00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:37.039 battle between Gavin Newsom and President Trump. Obviously, there's there 12 00:00:37.119 --> 00:00:41.520 was the the the ruling yesterday that blocked Trump from 13 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:44.960 deploying the National Guard, basically giving control back to Gavin 14 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:47.159 Newsom in California at the state level, and then that 15 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:49.679 was a quickly over that was quickly overturned in the 16 00:00:49.679 --> 00:00:50.399 appeals court. 17 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:53.159 So what a week it has been. 18 00:00:53.039 --> 00:00:55.119 When it comes to just not only what is going 19 00:00:55.159 --> 00:00:57.759 on in the actual streets in Los Angeles and other 20 00:00:57.799 --> 00:01:00.320 cities as well with these protests going on those that 21 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:03.799 are very much against the immigration plan from from Donald Trump, 22 00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:08.799 but also just the fighting from leaders and again to 23 00:01:08.879 --> 00:01:12.680 see Alex Badia, the Senator of California, force to the ground, 24 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:16.959 handcuffed as he's trying to question the Homeland Security Secretary. 25 00:01:17.400 --> 00:01:18.959 It's one of those things you just throw it in 26 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:22.359 that bag of things that you know are real because 27 00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:23.040 you watched it. 28 00:01:23.159 --> 00:01:25.359 You know it's real because it's news. But it's just 29 00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:26.200 I don't know. 30 00:01:26.799 --> 00:01:29.599 I'm new to news. I guess that in certain aspects. 31 00:01:30.040 --> 00:01:32.599 But I feel like that's this is still something that 32 00:01:32.959 --> 00:01:36.079 even a few years ago you wouldn't expect to see. 33 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:38.200 But here we are, Yeah, here we are. 34 00:01:38.319 --> 00:01:40.400 It's nothing surprises me. 35 00:01:40.519 --> 00:01:42.359 It's after COVID, I think, is when it turned the 36 00:01:42.359 --> 00:01:45.480 corner for me, and because everything was pretty much status quo. 37 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:48.159 We had our elections, we had well, maybe i'll take 38 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:51.359 that back. Maybe nine to eleven was when things started 39 00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:53.359 to change, when I really said that was the first 40 00:01:53.359 --> 00:01:55.799 time I really noticed. In fact, my old office used 41 00:01:55.799 --> 00:01:57.239 to be right there on Shelby Street. 42 00:01:57.319 --> 00:01:57.799 Nine to eleven. 43 00:01:57.840 --> 00:01:59.480 I just remember seeing all the planes coming out of 44 00:01:59.519 --> 00:02:01.719 the air non stop. And that's when I thought, this 45 00:02:01.879 --> 00:02:04.200 is surreal, what's going on here? And then I thought 46 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:07.640 we were over that. Then COVID had and now. 47 00:02:07.480 --> 00:02:11.159 We're at this point now, we were so politically just. 48 00:02:11.599 --> 00:02:14.479 Charged, yeah, charged divide, we don't get me wrong. 49 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:17.759 I mean, look, it may this may sound like I'm 50 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:22.240 sensationalizing it, but we have never been more divided exactly ever, 51 00:02:22.360 --> 00:02:26.080 and it's it's quite clear, and I don't really see 52 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:28.319 that changing anytime soon, if I'm being honest with you, 53 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:31.319 And the thought of that just being the new norm 54 00:02:31.400 --> 00:02:33.759 for the rest of my time here is not what 55 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:36.319 I would want. But I'd be a liar if I 56 00:02:36.360 --> 00:02:37.599 said that I see light at the end of the 57 00:02:37.599 --> 00:02:39.800 tunnel to where you can you can clearly be on 58 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:43.520 different sides of the aisle coexist together without so much 59 00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:46.919 tension and at times just nastiness. And that's that's what 60 00:02:47.000 --> 00:02:50.680 I mentioned a little bit earlier. This is probably not 61 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:54.599 that rare. I'm sure it's happened, you know, from time 62 00:02:54.639 --> 00:02:58.919 to time for generations. But there's way more of being 63 00:02:59.000 --> 00:03:02.039 really loud about out what the others doing wrong than 64 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:04.000 what you stand for and advocate for. 65 00:03:04.319 --> 00:03:05.439 Can you believe this guy? 66 00:03:05.599 --> 00:03:08.240 I mean, that's sort of what happened yesterday with the 67 00:03:08.280 --> 00:03:09.360 Senator in California. 68 00:03:09.639 --> 00:03:11.960 I mean, he let's not act. 69 00:03:11.800 --> 00:03:15.120 Like and he started with the if he would treat 70 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:17.560 a senator like this, imagine how he would treat a 71 00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:21.360 farmer or And I'm paraphrasing here, and I'm thinking, well, also, 72 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:23.120 I don't know if many other senators would typically have 73 00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:26.240 approached that situation the way that he did. But you know, 74 00:03:26.280 --> 00:03:29.520 you've got Newsom on social media this week just talking 75 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:32.680 about how awful Trump is and how scary this situation is. 76 00:03:32.840 --> 00:03:34.879 And it's not surprising that he has those thoughts. But 77 00:03:35.280 --> 00:03:36.960 it's just look at this guy. Look over there, Look, 78 00:03:36.960 --> 00:03:38.639 look look at what they're doing. Can you believe this? 79 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:41.199 Can you believe how they're acting? And again that's probably 80 00:03:41.199 --> 00:03:44.120 not new, that's politics, right, but man, it's just it's 81 00:03:44.199 --> 00:03:49.759 instead of really embracing and sticking mostly with just your views, 82 00:03:49.919 --> 00:03:53.639 your beliefs, your policies, your party, it's more so just 83 00:03:54.719 --> 00:03:56.280 fighting with the other publicly. 84 00:03:56.560 --> 00:03:58.800 And that's what I learned. That's what I learned over time. 85 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:00.759 Believe me, there are things that will get me politically 86 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:05.400 charged internally, but I've learned, especially through this business, a 87 00:04:05.400 --> 00:04:06.520 lot of them I keep to myself. 88 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:07.960 I don't even mention around my family. 89 00:04:08.039 --> 00:04:10.159 Oh I've got I've got I've got beliefs, I've got thoughts, 90 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:12.319 and I just I'm in a good place to where 91 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:14.840 I realize there's really not there's not a chance of 92 00:04:14.879 --> 00:04:16.839 real productive conversation. 93 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:19.480 I will keep that to myself. That's exactly right. 94 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:19.800 Brother. 95 00:04:19.879 --> 00:04:22.040 All right, we've got traffic and weather coming your way. 96 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:24.160 And also we're gonna chat with my friend Page of 97 00:04:24.199 --> 00:04:26.240 Thornton She's gonna stop in studio and hang out for 98 00:04:26.600 --> 00:04:28.639 a few looking forward to that. But next, your next 99 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:30.480 update of trafficking weather is right here, right now on 100 00:04:30.480 --> 00:04:34.800 news radio eight forty whas. All right, it's eight fifteen 101 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:38.319 here at Kentuckyate's Morning news on news Radio eight forty whas. 102 00:04:38.360 --> 00:04:40.160 Thank you for hanging out with us, and a big 103 00:04:40.199 --> 00:04:42.519 thanks to my friend Page of Thornton's who has joined 104 00:04:42.600 --> 00:04:45.399 us here in studio. Good morning, Page, how are you? 105 00:04:45.519 --> 00:04:47.319 Good morning? I'm great, Thanks for having us. 106 00:04:47.399 --> 00:04:50.079 I am happy to have you in studio. For those 107 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:54.000 who know me from my previous I guess job in radio, 108 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:56.560 I've been fueled by Thornton's for a long time. Big 109 00:04:56.600 --> 00:04:59.120 part of my brand. Hopefully I don't embarrass you guys 110 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:01.160 sometimes with that, but I have a lot of fun 111 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:03.160 with it, and I love Thornton's. 112 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:03.839 It's become. 113 00:05:04.120 --> 00:05:07.360 Actually, the story I've told that really makes me realize 114 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:09.360 that it's working. The people associate me with it is 115 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:11.879 a couple of years ago, I was at a Louisville 116 00:05:11.879 --> 00:05:13.959 football game and I ran into a fan who was 117 00:05:14.000 --> 00:05:16.600 with his daughter who'd mentioned that he listens to the show, 118 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:19.279 and you know, just saying hey, and then he said, hey, 119 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:21.240 I don't remember what his daughter's name was, but it's 120 00:05:21.279 --> 00:05:23.600 the Thornton's guy, because they'd listened to me in the 121 00:05:23.639 --> 00:05:25.439 mornings when they were going to work when I was 122 00:05:25.439 --> 00:05:26.279 doing morning shows. 123 00:05:26.279 --> 00:05:27.519 So it's working. 124 00:05:27.639 --> 00:05:30.240 People know and they associate me with Thornton's, which I 125 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:32.639 hope again that's a benefit to you guys. But one 126 00:05:32.680 --> 00:05:36.000 thing that I like to emphasize about Thornton's because there's 127 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:38.879 gas station convenience stores that are popping up everywhere. It 128 00:05:38.920 --> 00:05:41.560 seems as if when one is in a certain location, 129 00:05:41.639 --> 00:05:43.439 it won't take long for another one to pop up 130 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:47.959 near it. But with you guys, Thornton's, you're everywhere. You're 131 00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:50.279 not just in the Kentuckian area. And I don't know 132 00:05:50.279 --> 00:05:51.519 if a lot of people know that, and really I 133 00:05:51.519 --> 00:05:54.680 guess it's not important, but there's still clearly a local connection. 134 00:05:54.759 --> 00:05:57.879 People think Thornton's they think more so local than some 135 00:05:58.000 --> 00:06:00.839 others that are around here. I mean that's got a 136 00:06:00.839 --> 00:06:02.839 benefit you guys that people feel like it's the local 137 00:06:02.959 --> 00:06:03.800 it's the local store. 138 00:06:03.959 --> 00:06:05.800 Yeah, correct, So we like to think of it as 139 00:06:05.839 --> 00:06:08.720 more of like your neighborhood store since we're from here 140 00:06:08.839 --> 00:06:11.079 and we've been here for quite some time, like we're 141 00:06:11.120 --> 00:06:12.399 your favorite local store. 142 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:16.360 And the donuts is all anybody's been talking about when 143 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:19.480 it comes to Thornton's here recently, it's Donut Month. I 144 00:06:19.519 --> 00:06:24.000 get up really early now and one it was last 145 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:26.319 week I stopped in and it was very early. I 146 00:06:26.319 --> 00:06:28.600 mean I'm talking like middle of the night almost because 147 00:06:28.600 --> 00:06:31.519 that's now my new schedule. And the donuts were there 148 00:06:31.160 --> 00:06:33.639 that there were multiple trays, there were the glades, there 149 00:06:33.680 --> 00:06:37.360 was the colorful donuts, and you guys are really emphasizing 150 00:06:37.399 --> 00:06:39.240 that you've you've got the best donuts in town. I 151 00:06:39.240 --> 00:06:40.879 mean I say that, I'm not sure if other people 152 00:06:40.879 --> 00:06:43.360 believe it, but you guys are taking care of Father's 153 00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:44.959 for Father's Day weekend with donuts, right. 154 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:45.920 Tell us a little bit about that. 155 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:49.079 Yes, So this being donut Month, we have this weekend 156 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:52.319 Father's Day weekend. So if you're a Refreshing Rewards member, 157 00:06:52.720 --> 00:06:55.120 on Saturday, you can get a dozen donuts for twelve 158 00:06:55.120 --> 00:06:56.959 dollars and on Sunday you can get a half a 159 00:06:56.959 --> 00:06:58.279 dozen for six dollars. 160 00:06:58.639 --> 00:07:01.160 Hooked a up that it'd be a great way to 161 00:07:01.199 --> 00:07:04.360 celebrate Father's Day, right, Who doesn't love some donuts. So 162 00:07:05.000 --> 00:07:08.120 the Refreshman Awards membership, there's a lot of perks to that, 163 00:07:08.639 --> 00:07:12.040 many of them actually, But when it comes to saving 164 00:07:12.079 --> 00:07:14.560 money at the gas pump, unless you're driving an electric vehicle, 165 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:16.800 you're gonna need to put fuel in your car. But 166 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:19.920 there's once per week you can get twenty five cents 167 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:22.439 off up to twenty five cents off per gallon. I mean, 168 00:07:22.439 --> 00:07:24.240 that's incentive enough for people to sign up to be 169 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:26.560 a member. And that's got to be one of one 170 00:07:26.560 --> 00:07:28.360 of the many reasons why you guys have such a 171 00:07:28.360 --> 00:07:31.360 good strong membership to where people because once you pick 172 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:33.160 where you're gonna go and it becomes your place, which 173 00:07:33.160 --> 00:07:35.639 you should pick Thornton's, it just becomes part of your routine. 174 00:07:36.279 --> 00:07:39.639 Correct, So be in that Refresher Rewards member. Every Wednesday, 175 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:42.120 we send out our weekly fuel offer and it could 176 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:44.879 could range anywhere from five cents up to twenty five cents. 177 00:07:44.920 --> 00:07:46.439 So we like to kind of play it up every 178 00:07:46.480 --> 00:07:48.680 week and surprise our guests with something different. 179 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:54.120 What I told Nick was, I like some fresh fruit 180 00:07:54.120 --> 00:07:56.360 in the morning, but I come in so early the 181 00:07:56.399 --> 00:07:57.519 grocery store is not open. 182 00:07:58.000 --> 00:07:58.800 Well, guess who is. 183 00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:03.199 Or And and to your point, I've gotten to know 184 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:04.920 the good folks. I got to the one on I 185 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:08.360 was getting confused, Breckenridge, Taylors Joe Road, right off the 186 00:08:08.439 --> 00:08:11.160 Waterstin and I know the folks in there now. And 187 00:08:11.199 --> 00:08:13.240 in fact, one lady she calls me doctor every time 188 00:08:13.279 --> 00:08:14.759 I walk in because she thought I was a doctor 189 00:08:14.800 --> 00:08:16.160 when I walked in for whatever reason. 190 00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:20.959 So now it's a running joke and she goes, hey doctor. 191 00:08:21.160 --> 00:08:24.040 And when I stop on my way home, it's like, 192 00:08:24.079 --> 00:08:25.680 you get to know those folks. And to your point, 193 00:08:25.720 --> 00:08:27.560 it's nice if I'm going to the gym, I can stop. 194 00:08:27.600 --> 00:08:30.639 And your energy drinks the wall are just amazing. But 195 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:32.919 the more important thing, and Nick knows this, we talked 196 00:08:32.919 --> 00:08:33.720 about it this weekend. 197 00:08:34.200 --> 00:08:35.919 Your stores are clean. 198 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:38.320 They're clean. Not every gas station is clean in this town. 199 00:08:38.399 --> 00:08:41.279 That stands out and sure, and you're in your your 200 00:08:41.279 --> 00:08:43.080 food items are just it doesn't matter if I go 201 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:45.600 to that Thornton's, the one on Hurstmorn Lane. Your stores 202 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:48.720 are clean and the food items are accessible. You know, 203 00:08:48.759 --> 00:08:50.879 You're not just somebody's not grabbing your hot dog off 204 00:08:50.919 --> 00:08:53.080 the rollers and back. You can walk up, you can 205 00:08:53.120 --> 00:08:54.039 prepare your own food. 206 00:08:54.080 --> 00:08:58.080 It's laid out nice, even for coffee. It's great. Yeah, 207 00:08:58.279 --> 00:08:59.720 you do. I smell them every time. 208 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:02.320 I man, every time I end up at a Thornton's, 209 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:04.799 I end up seeing a menu item that I did 210 00:09:04.799 --> 00:09:06.679 not know existed. I mean, I know the pizza has 211 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:08.960 been there, and the different wings that you guys have, 212 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:10.679 but now you've got I mean, I took a picture 213 00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:12.799 this morning when I stopped in Mango hobb and arrow 214 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:18.879 boneless wings, the barbacue chicken pizza, pizza slices and cheesy 215 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:21.240 bread with the mari and Aara sauce. That's clearly become 216 00:09:21.240 --> 00:09:23.200 a big thing in the industry as to serving high 217 00:09:23.279 --> 00:09:26.360 quality food and and you guys are certainly doing it. 218 00:09:26.559 --> 00:09:28.639 But I'm just curious, how does it, like, how do 219 00:09:28.720 --> 00:09:30.600 the new items come together. I'm sure you guys have 220 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:33.639 a team that that works on that specifically, but tell 221 00:09:33.679 --> 00:09:34.799 them they're doing a good job for me. 222 00:09:34.840 --> 00:09:37.559 Okay, yes, So our innovation team has been done a 223 00:09:37.559 --> 00:09:40.679 great job with coming up with new and creative ways 224 00:09:40.720 --> 00:09:43.840 of you know, with the food the donuts. So even 225 00:09:43.919 --> 00:09:46.600 this fall we're gonna have some new flavored donuts. So 226 00:09:46.720 --> 00:09:49.639 right now, our summer one is the wild berry donut. 227 00:09:50.399 --> 00:09:53.639 This summer, of course, everyone or this fall everyone loves pumpkin. 228 00:09:54.000 --> 00:09:55.759 Yes, of course. 229 00:09:56.399 --> 00:09:59.039 So let me ask you and Nick Knight have presented 230 00:09:59.039 --> 00:10:03.159 this to me. Our industry is very, very competitive, and 231 00:10:03.159 --> 00:10:03.519 and we. 232 00:10:03.480 --> 00:10:05.639 See it seemed like getting more competitive, like by the 233 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:06.720 day it is. 234 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:09.879 And so how important is you is it to Thornton's 235 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:11.360 that you stay on top of it? And if a 236 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:13.799 customer comes into a Thorntons and says, hey, listen, I 237 00:10:13.840 --> 00:10:16.080 want to see I want a blueberry donut, you know 238 00:10:16.759 --> 00:10:19.360 they can reach out to you guys and address these right. 239 00:10:19.440 --> 00:10:22.120 We have a fantastic guest services team that takes calls 240 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:26.320 emails and then we send those over to the food team, 241 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:29.799 and between food team and marketing and operations, we all 242 00:10:29.799 --> 00:10:30.799 do a fantastic job. 243 00:10:30.840 --> 00:10:32.080 Because you don't ever think about that. 244 00:10:32.200 --> 00:10:33.480 You know you're in there and you go I wish 245 00:10:33.519 --> 00:10:35.919 you guys had this, or we don't give enough praise. 246 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:36.519 I don't think. 247 00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:38.480 And I've thought about picking up the phone a couple 248 00:10:38.519 --> 00:10:40.240 of times and saying, hey, thank you for offering it, 249 00:10:40.320 --> 00:10:43.159 because I walked into Thornton's one time and the guy goes, oh, man, 250 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:43.960 I'm sorry, we don't. 251 00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:46.399 Have nance data shipment didn't come in, which happens, and. 252 00:10:46.360 --> 00:10:48.320 That's okay, that's part of it, but it was. 253 00:10:48.799 --> 00:10:50.320 But you know, I wanted to reach out to Thorntons 254 00:10:50.320 --> 00:10:52.200 and say, hey, I just appreciate you being open and 255 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:53.080 being there for me. 256 00:10:53.200 --> 00:10:57.679 Yeah, you know, so my kids they now they now 257 00:10:57.679 --> 00:10:59.799 call it Thornton's. It used to just be the Icy Store, 258 00:10:59.840 --> 00:11:02.440 so my kids and I didn't realize I was probably 259 00:11:02.480 --> 00:11:05.799 making myself sound like a really bad dad because they're nutritious. 260 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:09.080 Breakfast for a long time, not every day, but often 261 00:11:09.279 --> 00:11:13.039 was either a donut, actually sometimes a donut and a 262 00:11:13.519 --> 00:11:16.440 Fizz Freeze Slushyet so I'm working, I'm working on the 263 00:11:16.440 --> 00:11:18.120 branding of it. They used told just call it icy 264 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:20.360 at the Icy Store. Now they know it's Thornton's, and 265 00:11:20.399 --> 00:11:23.000 now they know it's called fizz Freeze and. 266 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:23.720 They enjoy it. 267 00:11:23.759 --> 00:11:26.159 But that's one of the it's part of the frequency Club, 268 00:11:26.200 --> 00:11:28.159 which for those who don't know what that is, there's 269 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:30.960 certain items that if you search you purchase them a 270 00:11:30.960 --> 00:11:33.480 certain amount of times it's free. So when you put 271 00:11:33.519 --> 00:11:35.360 your phone number in and I guess maybe some people 272 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:37.000 could keep count, but it's like a game with me, 273 00:11:37.159 --> 00:11:38.759 like I know eventually I'm going to get a free one. 274 00:11:38.799 --> 00:11:40.879 I think it's after like the eighth or ninth, and 275 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:42.480 you know, it's like it's like a win when you're 276 00:11:42.559 --> 00:11:45.919 checking out, And I know, I don't think all locations 277 00:11:45.960 --> 00:11:49.600 have it just yet, but the self checkout is an 278 00:11:49.679 --> 00:11:53.240 absolute game changer. I don't I now if I ever 279 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:56.120 end up elsewhere and there's not a self checkout, it 280 00:11:56.240 --> 00:11:57.799 just seems like, what the heck are they doing? They're 281 00:11:57.799 --> 00:12:00.360 way behind the times, because you can literally, even with 282 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:02.879 a store that has a good amount of people in it, 283 00:12:02.960 --> 00:12:05.879 especially before work, after work and whatnot, you can get 284 00:12:05.879 --> 00:12:07.879 in there, grab what you want, and potentially be out 285 00:12:07.919 --> 00:12:10.639 in ninety seconds. Like that's not an exaggeration, it's it's 286 00:12:10.720 --> 00:12:13.960 that convenient. That quick are those I mean that is 287 00:12:13.960 --> 00:12:15.799 that just the newer ones that have those. 288 00:12:16.120 --> 00:12:18.799 Mostly we're starting to get those in all the applications. 289 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:20.240 Because you've got it. You got I'm sure people. 290 00:12:20.399 --> 00:12:23.000 I'm sure people feel like if they didn't have it 291 00:12:23.039 --> 00:12:24.960 and then it's implemented, they realize this is great. 292 00:12:25.320 --> 00:12:26.799 Yeah, we want to get you in and out the door. 293 00:12:26.879 --> 00:12:28.440 We want we want to get you in and we 294 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:30.159 want to talk to you because you're our guest in 295 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:31.799 our store. But we also want to get you out 296 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:34.440 because we know that you're on the go and you 297 00:12:34.559 --> 00:12:36.360 have places that you need to be and things you 298 00:12:36.399 --> 00:12:37.000 need to be doing. 299 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:38.879 So yeah, good stuff. 300 00:12:38.919 --> 00:12:40.720 So real quick, tell us once again about the Father's 301 00:12:40.759 --> 00:12:43.320 Day donut deal, just so folks can can be aware 302 00:12:43.320 --> 00:12:45.080 of how they need to hook dad up with Thornton's 303 00:12:45.080 --> 00:12:45.639 for Father's Day. 304 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:47.559 Yeah, so every day for the rest of this month 305 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:50.559 in June it's Donut Month Thornton's Donut Month, and this 306 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:54.679 weekend Father's Day. So tomorrow twelve dollars for a dozen, 307 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:56.759 and Sunday is six dollars for a half dozen. 308 00:12:57.039 --> 00:12:59.519 Can't beat it page. Thank you for stopping by. Always 309 00:12:59.559 --> 00:13:01.559 good to check with you, and we will talk soon. 310 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:02.200 Thank you. 311 00:13:02.279 --> 00:13:04.399 All right, let's get an update of traffic and weather 312 00:13:04.919 --> 00:13:07.360 and we'll also get another update on News coming away 313 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:09.559 with John Shannon in about six minutes right here on 314 00:13:09.639 --> 00:13:14.480 Kentucky This Morning News news Radio eight forty whas all 315 00:13:14.559 --> 00:13:17.159 right eight forty five here at Kentucky, and it's Morning 316 00:13:17.200 --> 00:13:20.759 News with Nick Coffee on News Radio eight forty whas 317 00:13:21.279 --> 00:13:23.840 the one and only Tony VINEEDDI is with us as 318 00:13:23.879 --> 00:13:26.399 Tony and Dwider are set to take over here at 319 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:27.559 about fifteen minutes. 320 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:31.679 I'll tell you why this world series feels different than 321 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:34.559 the others, and tell me about an analogy. 322 00:13:35.240 --> 00:13:36.759 Can I guess? Yeah? 323 00:13:36.759 --> 00:13:37.159 Go ahead. 324 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:42.320 They have a little bit more house money here. 325 00:13:42.159 --> 00:13:45.720 We weren't. They didn't have momentum going into this one 326 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:48.039 to where it kind of feels like, well, it's been 327 00:13:48.039 --> 00:13:51.240 a long time since we've been here, and we really 328 00:13:51.279 --> 00:13:52.840 didn't think we were going to be here maybe two 329 00:13:52.919 --> 00:13:53.480 weeks ago. 330 00:13:53.600 --> 00:13:56.240 So let's just play loose. Is that it ding d 331 00:13:56.399 --> 00:13:56.799 ding ding? 332 00:13:56.960 --> 00:13:59.200 But I will give you I'll give you an analogy 333 00:13:59.240 --> 00:14:03.559 of why it feels like from the fan standpoint too. Right, 334 00:14:03.720 --> 00:14:05.840 there's a lot of people traveling up there. The fans 335 00:14:05.879 --> 00:14:09.279 are like, this is awesome. Why Because I covered the 336 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:14.080 Orange Bowl with the team U of L. It's the 337 00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:17.039 biggest bowl we've ever been into or UFL has been into. 338 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:20.200 And they had a feeling. I was there twelve days 339 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:21.159 in Miami with a team. 340 00:14:21.320 --> 00:14:22.360 How'd you pull that off? 341 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:23.679 They told me. 342 00:14:23.759 --> 00:14:25.200 They were like, hey, you're traveling with a team. I 343 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:28.519 was like, okay, we checked into the trump going in it. 344 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:30.360 Being able to go at all would be a gift. 345 00:14:30.399 --> 00:14:33.120 You were there twelve days. Twelve days. Trust me. My 346 00:14:33.200 --> 00:14:36.639 wife with two small children, was so happy. Oh yeah. 347 00:14:36.639 --> 00:14:39.559 I remember when I went to Miami for a football game. 348 00:14:39.559 --> 00:14:41.240 I was going two days and I was like, Honey. 349 00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:41.559 I gotta work. 350 00:14:41.600 --> 00:14:44.519 I know it's Miami, you know, It's just so Boss 351 00:14:44.639 --> 00:14:45.679 is really on me about it. 352 00:14:45.759 --> 00:14:47.960 So there was that feeling. Orange Bowl. This was the 353 00:14:47.960 --> 00:14:50.679 biggest ever. The team was like a pro team. Everybody 354 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:52.720 on that offense played in the NFL. It was just 355 00:14:53.000 --> 00:14:56.279 it was a machine, right. And then crack Door comes in. 356 00:14:56.320 --> 00:14:59.440 The program goes down. We don't go to ball bowl games. 357 00:15:00.799 --> 00:15:03.360 Charlie Strong comes in. We go to the beef Old 358 00:15:03.399 --> 00:15:07.759 Brady's Bowl in Tampa and play in a crappy baseball team. 359 00:15:08.000 --> 00:15:11.919 They call it the Soubrett. 360 00:15:12.440 --> 00:15:15.120 What do they call it? The soprerou The stadium we 361 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:19.080 played in was just it's it's now tore down. Absolutely 362 00:15:19.159 --> 00:15:22.519 it should have been so and we're playing Southern Miss, right, So, 363 00:15:22.960 --> 00:15:27.919 but the feeling after the game and with the players 364 00:15:27.919 --> 00:15:32.440 were crying, Jeche was hugging Charlie Strong and and there 365 00:15:32.480 --> 00:15:34.159 was emotion and you're like. 366 00:15:34.159 --> 00:15:35.240 Fans were losing their minds. 367 00:15:35.279 --> 00:15:37.080 We we were losing our minds, and it was like 368 00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:39.720 that we just won the Beef O. Brady's Bowl against 369 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:43.080 Southern Miss. Why did that mean more emotionally than the 370 00:15:43.159 --> 00:15:47.120 Orange Bowl? Because you you get to that point and 371 00:15:47.159 --> 00:15:49.200 then you're not supposed to be there and we didn't 372 00:15:49.200 --> 00:15:51.480 go for a couple of years. It feels like that 373 00:15:51.519 --> 00:15:54.200 with the baseball team, that we didn't go for a 374 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:56.600 couple of years and the program looked like it was 375 00:15:57.200 --> 00:15:59.639 what it was, that's exactly right, and then all of 376 00:15:59.679 --> 00:16:02.639 a sudden, sudden, the Bad News Bears bust through the 377 00:16:02.679 --> 00:16:05.399 Regional super Regional and get to the World Series. And 378 00:16:05.440 --> 00:16:07.600 that's why it feels different for fans. 379 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:10.759 And yeah, I think you're spot on. I think not 380 00:16:10.879 --> 00:16:14.480 the same exact comparison. But when Louisville made the Final 381 00:16:14.519 --> 00:16:17.600 four in twenty twelve, that was unique and one of 382 00:16:17.600 --> 00:16:20.080 the funnest tournament rides, because if you remember, Rick didn't 383 00:16:20.080 --> 00:16:21.799 even let the seniors talk on Senior Day, they got 384 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:22.679 beat by something. 385 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:25.120 We got I was there, Yeah, we got run out 386 00:16:25.159 --> 00:16:26.720 of the room. And then they went to South. 387 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:29.360 Floorida, and then they went up to Syracuse, got busted, 388 00:16:29.600 --> 00:16:32.600 and they went into the Big East Tournament. No momentum, 389 00:16:32.919 --> 00:16:36.000 real talk for the first time about Rick is he 390 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:38.559 going to be the guy moving forward because he's slipping 391 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:39.679 and Col's killing it. 392 00:16:40.200 --> 00:16:41.159 And then they get hot. 393 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:43.320 They end up winning the Big East Tournament, make it 394 00:16:43.320 --> 00:16:45.559 all the way to the final four, and you never 395 00:16:45.559 --> 00:16:47.039 want to lose to Kentucky at any point if you're 396 00:16:47.039 --> 00:16:49.759 a Louisville fan. But this is the one time I 397 00:16:49.759 --> 00:16:51.919 can think of where it truly had a hard time, 398 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:55.000 not just realizing I'm happy we're here and we competed. 399 00:16:55.039 --> 00:16:55.879 We weren't supposed to be here. 400 00:16:55.919 --> 00:16:57.879 And know by the way that Kentucky team with Anthony Davis, 401 00:16:58.120 --> 00:17:00.840