Life OTR: How Cypress Drivers Spend Their Off Time

1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:07,600 You know, everybody always talks about the driving, the miles, the loads, the routes, all of it. Nobody 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:13,440 ever really talks about what happens when the truck stops. Because out here, when you shut it 3 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:19,840 down for the day, you're not just a driver anymore. You're a guy with time to fill in a place that's 4 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:26,040 not your home. And what do you do with that time that says a lot more about you than how you 5 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:30,600 handle the load? In my opinion, some guys are throwing kettlebells around on a parking lot. Some 6 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:35,600 are driving into a ten hour audio book session about aliens and Lord of the rings. Some are 7 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:40,320 gaming on their off time and some are trying to eat better, feel better, and live a little bit 8 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:46,360 longer. And the truth is that time off the clock, that's where the real life of a truck driver 9 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:52,320 actually shows up. So today we're not talking about the job as much. We're talking about 10 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,680 everything that happens around it. 11 00:00:59,569 --> 00:01:04,129 Count down to the Cypress Truck Lines podcast starts now. 12 00:01:06,489 --> 00:01:13,410 Your number one professional flatbed podcast here to deliver stories, safety updates and company 13 00:01:13,410 --> 00:01:18,089 news directly to your ears. Let's get down to business. 14 00:01:24,169 --> 00:01:29,329 How's the weather out there? Cypress and Sun Belt. Welcome into yet another episode of the Cypress 15 00:01:29,330 --> 00:01:34,689 Truck Lines podcast. So happy to have you here today. Thank all of you for clicking download. You 16 00:01:34,690 --> 00:01:38,769 know listens are going up. 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I will find a spot for you. I will turn your topic suggestions into episodes. I 31 00:02:52,210 --> 00:02:57,659 will do backflips for this podcast. But those 41 year old backflips into a pool where you kind of 32 00:02:57,699 --> 00:03:03,059 land on your head. Um, I'm. Look, I'm past my peak playing days, okay? But I'm trying here, and that's 33 00:03:03,059 --> 00:03:09,740 all it matters. So once again, podcast.cypresstruck.com for all the episodes and to get in 34 00:03:09,740 --> 00:03:15,419 touch with me directly to collaborate on some content. Love to welcome you on. In fact, today 35 00:03:15,860 --> 00:03:21,100 we're welcoming on three drivers that have never joined us before. Uh, they just one day got a call 36 00:03:21,100 --> 00:03:26,059 from kind of a fast talking dude with a podcast, and all of a sudden they're on the show. We got 37 00:03:26,059 --> 00:03:30,899 some great recommendations from the Jacksonville terminal, uh, for these drivers today, because 38 00:03:30,940 --> 00:03:37,379 today's topic covers, like I said, in the cold open, everything outside of the job. Uh, and 39 00:03:37,379 --> 00:03:43,820 specifically for OTR drivers, you know, regional guys, uh, local guys, this isn't as big of a topic 40 00:03:43,820 --> 00:03:48,659 for you because you get to spend a little bit more time at home. But the drivers that are going 41 00:03:48,659 --> 00:03:53,099 to join us here in a little bit, we've got one of them that gets home pretty much every weekend, but 42 00:03:53,100 --> 00:03:58,750 the other guys are staying out for extended periods of time, and I want to know what they're 43 00:03:58,750 --> 00:04:05,149 doing to occupy their time when the wheels aren't turning. You know, a ten hour break in the scope of 44 00:04:05,150 --> 00:04:10,350 the truck driving world doesn't sound like that much, and I'm sure a lot of you drivers know 45 00:04:10,350 --> 00:04:15,270 exactly what I'm talking about. After working the job that you work, taking a ten hour break 46 00:04:15,270 --> 00:04:20,669 probably feels like one of those blink and you'll miss it moments. Um, or when you fall asleep and 47 00:04:20,670 --> 00:04:25,269 you, you're so tired and you can't wait to get to sleep. And you fall asleep, and you open your eyes, 48 00:04:25,269 --> 00:04:31,510 and the alarm's going off. Yeah, I totally understand that. Um, but I also understand that 49 00:04:31,510 --> 00:04:35,150 some days aren't like that where you're so crushed that you gotta fall asleep the minute 50 00:04:35,150 --> 00:04:39,029 that your head hits the pillow. Maybe you want to get out and move the body around a little bit. 51 00:04:39,070 --> 00:04:43,949 Maybe you want to, uh, check into some entertainment or go find yourself a nice new 52 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:48,950 restaurant that you've never been to before. That's where I feel like the real meat lies in 53 00:04:48,950 --> 00:04:54,440 the life of an OTR truck driver. You know, in almost four years making podcasts for truck 54 00:04:54,440 --> 00:05:00,920 drivers. I've met some guys that are what I would say goes beyond just curious. They are straight up 55 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:06,759 adventurous on the road now. Obviously they have a job to do, but that doesn't stop them. I know one 56 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:12,839 guy who lives in his truck. He has a P.O. box, but he is literally stricken with wanderlust and he 57 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:19,599 does not ever come home. He might go back to the yard, but he is in his truck and he's hiking and 58 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:25,680 he's sightseeing and he's going to museums. He's just out learning about everything he can, soaking 59 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:30,759 up the history of the country. And it was him. Uh, this guy's name is Matt, and I call him Uncle 60 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:36,079 Traveling. Matt. He's. He's a great guy. Um, just one of the coolest people to talk to because he's 61 00:05:36,079 --> 00:05:42,079 filled his free time up with life experience. And anything that you want to talk about, you can talk 62 00:05:42,119 --> 00:05:47,200 about it from, like, a semi educated standpoint with Matt, because he's gone out there and he's 63 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:53,239 lived it. He's seen it. Um, and and that is kind of the inspiration behind today's episode. We're all 64 00:05:53,239 --> 00:05:56,999 different, all right? We're all people. We're all fighting battles that none of us know anything 65 00:05:56,999 --> 00:06:03,079 about. We've all got weird little hobbies that we really enjoy putting time into that maybe you 66 00:06:03,079 --> 00:06:06,959 just don't know about us, you know? Or maybe we don't want to talk about it because you might 67 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:12,079 have some opinions. Well, we're throwing all that out the window today. Opinions be damned. We're 68 00:06:12,079 --> 00:06:16,359 going to talk to three drivers just around the corner here. And we're going to get into all of 69 00:06:16,359 --> 00:06:21,720 the things they do with their off time. And granted, there will be a few tangents, a few rabbit 70 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:26,760 holes that we dive down because that's what this podcast is great for. Why wouldn't we, uh, but we're 71 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:31,239 going to get a real peek behind the curtain here into what OTR driving is really like. And one of 72 00:06:31,239 --> 00:06:37,559 these guys, uh, has been doing this for a very long time. So it's really good information here that 73 00:06:37,559 --> 00:06:43,880 you're about to get, uh, again, we can talk about whatever we can do a part two of this episode. You 74 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:48,760 know, I got these three guys. They were recommended to me. I called him up. It worked out. Um, that 75 00:06:48,849 --> 00:06:54,089 doesn't mean that that's the end of talking about life, Otter. If you're listening to this and you've 76 00:06:54,089 --> 00:06:58,328 got some hobbies that you enjoy pursuing out there on the road and want to talk about them, I 77 00:06:58,329 --> 00:07:04,889 would love to have you on once again. Head on over to podcast.com and send me an email. Uh, 78 00:07:04,890 --> 00:07:10,009 because this is I, these are some of my most favorite episodes. They're kind of human interest 79 00:07:10,010 --> 00:07:15,889 episodes. What are you guys doing out there? The job is so unique and it's so demanding and it's 80 00:07:15,890 --> 00:07:21,449 so isolating that I want to know how you guys keep a level head out there. And I think that what 81 00:07:21,450 --> 00:07:26,209 you're about to hear from my three drivers, uh, is really going to give you a peek behind that 82 00:07:26,209 --> 00:07:32,089 curtain. So that's enough flapping the gums for me. Uh, let's get into this one. This interview ran a 83 00:07:32,090 --> 00:07:36,208 little bit long, so the outro is going to be kind of short here. Uh, just like the intro and cold 84 00:07:36,209 --> 00:07:40,849 open were. I want to save all the time we've got today for the meat of this episode. And that meat 85 00:07:40,850 --> 00:07:47,339 is on the grill right now. Oh. 86 00:07:50,540 --> 00:07:54,979 All right. Welcome back in here to the Cypress Truck Lines podcast. Now, I don't talk about this 87 00:07:54,979 --> 00:08:00,820 very often here on the show, but one of the more exciting times for me, doing the job that I do is 88 00:08:00,820 --> 00:08:05,739 when I get new drivers on the air, guys that have never done the podcast before, taking a chance and 89 00:08:05,739 --> 00:08:10,858 coming in here to talk to a guy that most of them have never met either. So, uh, today is definitely 90 00:08:10,859 --> 00:08:15,260 one of those days, and I want to welcome my drivers in right now because we got three of them 91 00:08:15,260 --> 00:08:20,299 joining us here for the topic today. First and foremost, let's welcome Parris McLeod to the show. 92 00:08:20,299 --> 00:08:25,259 Parris, thank you so much for joining us today, my friend. Thank you for having me I appreciate it. 93 00:08:25,299 --> 00:08:30,219 Now, you are the unique one in the group because I actually met you. I interrupted a kettlebell 94 00:08:30,219 --> 00:08:34,619 workout of yours when I was down in Tampa. Beautiful weather. You were outside working out 95 00:08:34,620 --> 00:08:39,179 and I saw you standing outside that cypress truck and I just couldn't help myself. I had to come 96 00:08:39,179 --> 00:08:43,979 over and give you a pair of gloves and introduce myself, man. So, uh, thanks for not running away from 97 00:08:43,979 --> 00:08:49,140 me the opposite direction when you, when you were doing your work out there. Oh good I appreciate it 98 00:08:49,140 --> 00:08:54,179 I appreciate it it does. Good, man. Good. I hope that we've gotten some really good feedback on those 99 00:08:54,179 --> 00:08:58,659 gloves. So I hope that they're working out for you guys and at least lasted a week because I know 100 00:08:58,659 --> 00:09:03,780 you guys are gonna go through them, so. All right, man. Well, welcome to the show. We're we're grateful 101 00:09:03,780 --> 00:09:07,259 to have you here. And we'll be talking a little bit about those kettlebell workouts here in a few 102 00:09:07,260 --> 00:09:12,460 minutes. Uh, let's bring in our next driver here, joining us as well. We've got Greg Boyd on the 103 00:09:12,460 --> 00:09:18,939 phone. Greg, thank you so much for being here, man. Not a problem. Happy to talk. Hey, I appreciate you 104 00:09:18,979 --> 00:09:23,178 taking the chance again. Uh, it can be a little intimidating coming in here with a fast talking 105 00:09:23,179 --> 00:09:29,379 guy you've never met, but I promise to make it fun. Okay? Yeah, we'll see how it goes. All right. And 106 00:09:29,379 --> 00:09:33,900 finally joining us, we've got Jeramy Richard on the show. Jeramy, we're glad to have you here as 107 00:09:33,900 --> 00:09:40,379 well, my friend. Thanks for being here. Yeah, it's a pleasure. So, fellas, let's find out just a little 108 00:09:40,419 --> 00:09:45,869 bit about your guys's, uh, careers with Cypress. I want to know sort of how long you've been driving 109 00:09:45,869 --> 00:09:51,829 for him and if you've ever done anything other than OTR. Uh, for Cypress. Parris. I'll start with you. 110 00:09:52,749 --> 00:09:57,830 Um, I'm going to assume I'm probably the newest of the bytes. Like, I, uh, I actually just got my CDL 111 00:09:57,869 --> 00:10:04,869 last April and first job with Cypress, and, uh, I'm about to hit a year, I guess, 112 00:10:04,869 --> 00:10:09,509 sometime this month, so I'm fresh to it. I don't have any other experience. Cypress is just all I 113 00:10:09,509 --> 00:10:14,789 know. That's awesome. And you know what? We give applause for that first year and any milestone 114 00:10:14,789 --> 00:10:21,189 that you hit on this podcast. So, uh, congratulations to you on One Year In, man. Um, so 115 00:10:21,189 --> 00:10:27,749 you've just been doing OTR for that year. Um, was that an adjustment at all? The lifestyle of OTR is 116 00:10:27,749 --> 00:10:34,590 pretty demanding. Uh, how did you take to it when you first started out? You know, honestly, I mean, 117 00:10:34,629 --> 00:10:38,988 obviously it's it's definitely like a culture shock because you just have to, like, just deal 118 00:10:38,989 --> 00:10:43,440 with the reality of, like, what it actually is when you're out there, like, I have to get a shout out 119 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:47,519 to my trainer, Trevor Runyon, because he really just, like, set the tone for me of like, what 120 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:52,599 everything was going to be like. But I will say, like, as far as, like what I got when I was in 121 00:10:52,599 --> 00:10:58,560 school because I didn't go to CTC. Um, literally every recruiter that ever came into the school 122 00:10:58,799 --> 00:11:04,840 told us we were going to be out for just guaranteed 3 to 4 weeks, at least at a time. And so 123 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,679 to be able to run into Cypress, where you know, they do out, they offer a little more home time 124 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:14,039 because, you know, I'm home, you know, at least for 34 in the weekend. So like, as far as I'm concerned, 125 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:18,599 like that's just entirely a blessing compared to the way that everybody else is telling you. Sure, 126 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:23,760 sure. Well, you know, if you listen to our episode that came out last week, uh, actually, you guys 127 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:27,919 can't do that because we're recording this episode in advance like we do all of them. But the 128 00:11:27,919 --> 00:11:34,680 episode that will release, I believe, on the 13th of May, uh, is all about Cypress and the 129 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:39,918 operations and how they get you guys more home time. Uh, I, I imagine that had to be super 130 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:44,479 refreshing to find out that it wasn't going to be a month out on the road. Just right off the bat, 131 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:49,959 right? Oh, yeah. I mean, because, you know, because it's just a reality. You don't actually know where 132 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:55,200 it is you get yourself into until you're actually doing it. Yeah. So sometimes it's cool to just the 133 00:11:55,200 --> 00:12:01,159 idea of like, all right, I get a little reset break instead of just God knows how long this has to go 134 00:12:01,159 --> 00:12:05,759 on. If it doesn't go as well as you might like it to right off the bat. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Well, that's 135 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:10,919 great stuff there. Thank you for that. Parrish. Uh, Parris. Um, Greg, gonna go to you real quick here. How 136 00:12:10,919 --> 00:12:15,679 long have you been working with Cypress? And have you been over the road the whole time? Uh, started 137 00:12:15,680 --> 00:12:22,599 in September of 23 with Cypress. Did the, I guess, the usual thing of. They keep you for about six 138 00:12:22,599 --> 00:12:28,999 months to. And the southeast region. But as soon as I could, uh, hop out the OTR, I did, because I was 139 00:12:28,999 --> 00:12:33,599 already. I didn't have any other commitments, so I was already out for two weeks at a time, and I 140 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:37,679 knew two weeks was the minimum for OTR. So I figured we would take the pay bump and go see 141 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:42,609 something else other than, Alabama and Georgia. There you go. There you go. And did you have any. 142 00:12:42,650 --> 00:12:49,449 OTR experience before Cypress? No. It was all mostly local stuff that I did. Okay. All 143 00:12:49,489 --> 00:12:55,048 right. Well, uh, now that you've been at it for what? We're going on three years here. How what's what's 144 00:12:55,049 --> 00:12:59,728 your assessment? How do you like it? Uh, it's pretty much exactly what I wanted and what I was looking 145 00:12:59,729 --> 00:13:06,529 for. And, uh, my trainer was an OTR guy as well, so he set me up pretty well as far as expectations. 146 00:13:07,130 --> 00:13:12,048 That's great, man. That's great. Well, shout out to the trainers. Uh, we need to shout out Parris's 147 00:13:12,049 --> 00:13:18,009 trainer. Uh, Trevor, was it Trevor Parris? Is that what you said? Yes, sir. Okay. Shout out to Trevor. 148 00:13:18,010 --> 00:13:24,249 And what was your trainer's name? Greg. Christopher Sandifer, Christopher Sandifer. Shout out to a man. 149 00:13:24,250 --> 00:13:28,809 We love the trainers on this show, and I always want to give him their flowers. So far, it sounds 150 00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:33,010 like they gave you guys a really good representation of what you what you were up 151 00:13:33,090 --> 00:13:37,658 against. And, uh, that doesn't surprise me at all, man. We've gotten a lot of high marks for trainers 152 00:13:37,659 --> 00:13:43,419 on this podcast from drivers. So, uh, it just it's got to make you feel good to know that there's no, 153 00:13:43,420 --> 00:13:47,740 uh, weird expectations or things coming out of left field when you finally get in that truck by 154 00:13:47,740 --> 00:13:53,019 yourself the first time, right? Well, it's the best way to go about it is set their expectations 155 00:13:53,020 --> 00:13:58,779 appropriately. Absolutely, absolutely. And, Jeramy, how long have you been working for Cypress? 156 00:13:59,979 --> 00:14:06,899 June makes 19 years. Wow. Uh, we're going to give you an early applause for that one, because June's 157 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:12,179 just a few weeks away. But that's okay, man. That is a hell of a career already. And I would assume 158 00:14:12,179 --> 00:14:18,979 after that long you're not going anywhere. No, I don't plan on it. You know, I I'm thinking probably 159 00:14:18,979 --> 00:14:24,858 25 years, and we'll figure something out. Figure something out for sure, man. Well, what about it has 160 00:14:24,859 --> 00:14:30,259 kept you at Cypress for that long? Because trucking is a high turnover industry. And, uh, guys 161 00:14:30,260 --> 00:14:35,099 that have been 20 years at one company are few and far between. So what is it about Cypress? Why 162 00:14:35,099 --> 00:14:41,870 have you stayed? I've always respected the pendants from your divi. The old man that started 163 00:14:41,870 --> 00:14:48,830 the place. Um. They were just good people. You know, they, um. They work. You 164 00:14:48,830 --> 00:14:52,629 know, it's easy to work for someone who's going to work for themselves, you know, and all the boys. And. 165 00:14:52,630 --> 00:14:58,269 And he worked seven days a week back in, you know, years ago. 166 00:14:59,429 --> 00:15:06,269 Um, and Aaron will call you on the weekends until they all work. They put in a time. And there 167 00:15:06,270 --> 00:15:12,270 was that sign. Matt spoke about it a little while back in an infinity training video where, uh, there 168 00:15:12,270 --> 00:15:17,709 was a sign on the wall said, use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. And that sign kind of 169 00:15:17,749 --> 00:15:23,550 resonated with me. And, um, you know, I've always just enjoyed it. They treated me fair. They, they 170 00:15:23,550 --> 00:15:30,149 they've done everything I could ask for them or of them. They're good people. They really are. They 171 00:15:30,149 --> 00:15:35,108 really are, man. It's, you know, there's there's only a few times in your life when you get to walk 172 00:15:35,109 --> 00:15:40,430 into a group of people, like the group of people that make up Cypress, and I'm talking from top to 173 00:15:40,469 --> 00:15:46,629 bottom, uh, front to back. It's everybody that I met there. And when I first got in there, I felt it. I 174 00:15:46,630 --> 00:15:50,869 could feel that people were happy to be where they were. I feel like people took pride in their 175 00:15:50,870 --> 00:15:56,509 work, and more than anything, I feel like everybody had everybody else's. Back at Cypress when I was 176 00:15:56,510 --> 00:16:00,989 there. I've been there two times. I've visited a few of the terminals and that goes for everybody, 177 00:16:00,990 --> 00:16:05,669 man. It's it's really an impressive group of people. And I'm glad you brought that up today. Uh, 178 00:16:05,669 --> 00:16:10,269 Jeramy, because, uh, you know, it's it's something that needs to be said more often. This is an 179 00:16:10,270 --> 00:16:14,749 awesome company and there's a lot of people working at it. 500 drivers. That's crazy. That 180 00:16:14,750 --> 00:16:19,349 doesn't even touch all the office staff. And it's all good people. So I'm glad you brought that up, 181 00:16:19,350 --> 00:16:24,029 man. That makes sense. And I'm glad that you've been with us for 19 years. You've seen a lot in 182 00:16:24,030 --> 00:16:29,349 this company over 19 years, haven't you? Yes. It's changed quite a bit. You know, when I got here, we 183 00:16:29,349 --> 00:16:35,240 were all still running paper. We had 70 plus mile an hour trucks and you know. 184 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:43,319 The. Deregulation. Yes, sir. Yep. Yep. Well, they've been doing nothing but tying you up in 185 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:49,999 red tape for the last 19 years, but, uh, that's you and every other driver, right? Yeah, sure. It's, uh. 186 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:56,039 Yeah. Wasn't for attorneys or wasn't he lawyers? Amen to that. Amen to that, man. Well that's awesome, 187 00:16:56,039 --> 00:16:59,640 fellas. Well, listen, you guys all know why you're here today, but I haven't said anything about it 188 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:06,039 since we started, uh, recording. And. And really, what we're here to talk about is life. Oh, tr I mean, 189 00:17:06,079 --> 00:17:11,359 obviously, it's an isolating job. You're out there by yourself sometimes. It's out there for a really 190 00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:15,880 long time. Uh, fortunately, with a company like Cypress, we don't always have to worry about 191 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:21,399 staying out for 4 to 6 weeks. Like, uh, Parris was saying, uh, but I know that you guys get involved 192 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:26,599 in some things out there just to keep your head straight, just to pass the time. Uh, we got tens on 193 00:17:26,599 --> 00:17:32,369 the road. We got 30 fours on the road. These are long times. the long time frames that you guys can 194 00:17:32,370 --> 00:17:37,249 find something to do. If you're not just going to be sleeping and catching up on sleep. Uh, and I 195 00:17:37,290 --> 00:17:41,849 happen to know that firsthand because like I already said, I totally took like ten minutes of 196 00:17:41,850 --> 00:17:47,010 Parris's time from him. Uh, during a break when he was doing a kettlebell workout. Parris, I want to 197 00:17:47,010 --> 00:17:51,329 talk to you about that, man. How often are you working out on the road? Because I saw your 198 00:17:51,329 --> 00:17:57,329 shoulders. And I would say it's every day, maybe twice a day. Dude, you got I mean, I, you know, 199 00:17:57,369 --> 00:18:04,329 nothing weird here, but you looked good, man. Uh, not that serious. I, I honestly, 200 00:18:04,329 --> 00:18:09,369 I try and get, like, three, uh, three times at least. And it doesn't always happen, because sometimes, 201 00:18:09,410 --> 00:18:14,050 you know, your workday just doesn't work out where you can get it. But that's definitely my aim is 202 00:18:14,050 --> 00:18:18,529 about three times a week. And and honestly, you're not like somebody said something about it today 203 00:18:18,529 --> 00:18:23,329 when I was, uh, when I was delivering. So you're not the only one. Yeah. Well, I'll see you. I'm telling 204 00:18:23,329 --> 00:18:27,489 you, man, I got I got some bunnies with shoulders like yours, and I'm. I'm asking them every time I'm 205 00:18:27,489 --> 00:18:30,929 in the same room. Hey, what are you doing? What are you eating? Like, what are you lifting? And 206 00:18:30,969 --> 00:18:36,129 obviously, whatever it is, you guys have got it figured out, man. And, uh, does that help you with 207 00:18:36,129 --> 00:18:40,249 the job, staying in shape like that? Because three times a week is. That's a good pace, man. You're 208 00:18:40,249 --> 00:18:45,250 you're working out, you know, almost most of the days of the week. And the job that you're doing is 209 00:18:45,250 --> 00:18:49,688 pretty physically demanding. You find that staying in shape kind of helps you from getting sore from 210 00:18:49,689 --> 00:18:55,129 tarpon loads or anything like that. So honestly, like I did one of those people where, like I've 211 00:18:55,130 --> 00:19:00,449 worked out for, uh, the majority of my life and I didn't want truck driving to be the thing to stop 212 00:19:00,449 --> 00:19:06,290 it, and I, I mean, maybe I'm wrong about this, but I kind of feel like for how hard, like, a lot of us 213 00:19:06,290 --> 00:19:10,728 work when it comes time to, like, even if you don't have to tarp the load when we deliver it and 214 00:19:10,729 --> 00:19:15,729 we're trying to untie it as fast as we can so those tires back up on the truck, like it's kind 215 00:19:15,730 --> 00:19:21,290 of a shock to your body if like, it just does that, you know, once a day, sometimes twice a day. And 216 00:19:21,290 --> 00:19:27,060 that's the only action you get because, you know, your body's not really prepared for it per se. So 217 00:19:27,060 --> 00:19:32,019 I just find that, at least for me. I mean, I haven't done it with not work out, but at least for me, I 218 00:19:32,060 --> 00:19:37,458 feel better when like I'm just staying in shape and I'm primed for it. You know, I have no problem 219 00:19:37,459 --> 00:19:42,139 going over and helping another driver with his cars and stuff like that, just because I want to 220 00:19:42,140 --> 00:19:46,219 be active. And I mean, that's part of the reason that honestly, I'm so glad that I'm doing fly 221 00:19:46,219 --> 00:19:51,458 baiting as opposed to banned. Yeah. Yeah. Those guys bumping docs don't get a lot of work in, do they? 222 00:19:52,620 --> 00:19:56,579 Not for the looks of it, because I see a lot of them, you know, you have the loves you're fueling 223 00:19:56,579 --> 00:20:01,859 up. You see dudes waddling back and forth to the pump, and it's just not a good look for me, to be 224 00:20:01,859 --> 00:20:07,019 honest. Hey, I totally understand, man. And something. There's a stat that I can share with you here. Uh, 225 00:20:07,060 --> 00:20:12,979 the the average life expectancy of a truck driver is only, like, 61 years old. And obviously, it's one 226 00:20:12,980 --> 00:20:18,939 of those jobs where you're sitting a lot. And, you know, it's funny. I'm. I'll date myself here. I'm 41 227 00:20:18,939 --> 00:20:24,459 years old, so I'm not in my athletic prime anymore. Uh, but just last week, I was sitting up here for, 228 00:20:24,500 --> 00:20:29,949 like, six hours in the same spot, recording shows and sending emails and doing everything that I do 229 00:20:29,949 --> 00:20:33,669 during the day. And I decided, you know what? I'm going to go down and get the rowing machine out 230 00:20:33,670 --> 00:20:38,789 and get a good workout in. And I was 15 minutes from standing up. I was down there on the thing 231 00:20:38,790 --> 00:20:44,309 rowing and within like seven minutes, I was totally burnt out and I couldn't figure out why I 232 00:20:44,310 --> 00:20:49,149 was in such terrible shape that day until it occurred to me like, do you just spent almost 233 00:20:49,150 --> 00:20:54,709 seven hours sitting in the same spot? Anything physical is going to be a shock to the system 234 00:20:54,709 --> 00:21:00,910 after sitting for that long, and that's something that your job demands that you do. So I think your 235 00:21:00,910 --> 00:21:04,189 mind sets right where it should be, man. If you want to stay in shape, you don't want to have a 236 00:21:04,189 --> 00:21:09,149 shock to the system. Keep throwing those kettlebells around. Man. That's definitely the plan. 237 00:21:09,189 --> 00:21:13,869 I mean, you know, like I said, something I've been doing for the majority of my life, and I don't 238 00:21:13,870 --> 00:21:19,948 want this to be the thing that, you know, curves me in the wrong direction. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Uh, Greg, 239 00:21:19,989 --> 00:21:25,309 let's move over to you here, man. Uh, what is the first hour look like for you? What type of stuff 240 00:21:25,310 --> 00:21:29,949 are you getting into when you shut down? Is it all catching up on sleep? Do you have hobbies that you 241 00:21:29,949 --> 00:21:36,429 pursue? Are you working out like Parris? What's it look like out there? Uh, well, my hobby, for the most 242 00:21:36,430 --> 00:21:41,789 part, is, uh, computer based. It's games and, uh, reading electronic books and stuff like that. Oh, 243 00:21:41,790 --> 00:21:48,790 man. So for me, my personal whole thing about that is I don't like to do it for, you know, 30, 45 244 00:21:48,790 --> 00:21:54,869 minutes. I like longer sessions. So unfortunately, most days I end up, uh, just kind of reading 245 00:21:54,869 --> 00:22:00,550 something or catching up on sleep because I just don't have enough time in between shutting down 246 00:22:00,550 --> 00:22:05,589 and getting back on the road to really get into it. But on my 30 fours, I definitely spend a solid 247 00:22:05,590 --> 00:22:12,589 chunk of that. And are you are you console gaming? Are you PC gaming? What's what's your setup look 248 00:22:12,630 --> 00:22:17,509 like in the cab and what are you playing? Uh, overall it's a little bit of both. The while I'm 249 00:22:17,509 --> 00:22:23,919 on the road, it's just easier to take with you. Um, last couple of years, I've been into, uh, 250 00:22:23,959 --> 00:22:28,520 Aldersgate three and hell divers two. Are hell divers is a lot of fun. I haven't picked up 251 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:33,839 Baldur's Gate three yet. Uh, I, I really think I'm going to, because I just found a turn based combat 252 00:22:33,839 --> 00:22:39,400 game that I'm really enjoying called War Tales right now. And so I hear some really, really good 253 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:44,399 things about Baldur's Gate three. And, uh, hell divers two provided some of the funniest moments 254 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:50,439 I've had in gaming since, like, the early Halo days. So it's it's the bugs and glitches that make it 255 00:22:50,439 --> 00:22:54,599 fun. Yeah, I really am blowing your friends up every now and then. It's always a good laugh too, 256 00:22:54,640 --> 00:23:01,479 right? Oh yeah. Well that's awesome man. And so you you do do some, uh, do you like, put together? You 257 00:23:01,479 --> 00:23:06,198 say you're reading books, obviously educating yourself about it. Do you build your PCs or are 258 00:23:06,199 --> 00:23:10,359 you, uh, one of those guys that likes to take them all apart and upgrade them and make them run like 259 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:14,360 a jet? What's what are the books that you're reading and and what's the what's the purpose 260 00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:21,049 behind that besides just education? Uh, most of the books I read are fantasy, sci fi kind of thing. So 261 00:23:21,050 --> 00:23:26,848 not super educational, just something to keep my, you know, hour for an hour or two a day. Yes. Um, as 262 00:23:26,849 --> 00:23:32,889 far as building PCs, back when I was, uh, home every night. Every other night. Um, yeah, I had a tower PC 263 00:23:32,930 --> 00:23:37,689 that I, uh, put together, and I upgraded every now and then. But with being on the road, just can't 264 00:23:37,689 --> 00:23:43,728 take that with you. So now I've got a dedicated, uh, game and a laptop. Okay. Awesome. Very cool. I love 265 00:23:43,729 --> 00:23:49,809 to hear it, man. Well, uh, I actually, before I go away from it, let me ask you any books that you'd 266 00:23:49,810 --> 00:23:54,449 like to recommend, because, listen, there's a lot more fantasy and sci fi fans out there than would 267 00:23:54,449 --> 00:23:58,409 ever admit it. And I'm sure they're listening to this going, man, I wonder what he's reading, if he's 268 00:23:58,410 --> 00:24:02,009 able to occupy his time and actually get something out of it. So any books that you'd 269 00:24:02,010 --> 00:24:06,969 recommend? Uh, well, for the most part, I do audiobooks just because I can keep doing it while 270 00:24:06,969 --> 00:24:12,129 I'm driving. Um, you really need to kill time over a couple of weeks. One of the best series you can 271 00:24:12,129 --> 00:24:18,619 do is the Lord of the rings series. The Rob Engels version is the one I prefer. Okay. And 272 00:24:18,620 --> 00:24:25,539 then, uh, if you like Star Wars, but not new Star Wars. Some of the, uh, 273 00:24:25,539 --> 00:24:31,099 the ones I like are the original Braun trilogy. So I would recommend listening to those. Okay. You 274 00:24:31,100 --> 00:24:37,459 know, uh, my wife is a gigantic Lord of the rings fan. Uh, nerd, even I could say. And and she would be 275 00:24:37,459 --> 00:24:44,139 totally happy to hear me say that, but she has a three foot Balrog, uh, action figure in her room, up 276 00:24:44,140 --> 00:24:49,019 on the wall. So she's really into it. And she was just going back through and listening to the Lord 277 00:24:49,020 --> 00:24:53,579 of the rings trilogy. You're not kidding about killing two weeks, man. She listened to that only 278 00:24:53,579 --> 00:24:58,540 in the mornings when she would get ready for work. And I'm telling you, it took her, like, eight, ten 279 00:24:58,540 --> 00:25:02,540 weeks to get through the book series. Only listening that long, you know, maybe an hour or two 280 00:25:02,579 --> 00:25:09,299 each day. It's crazy how long those books are. Oh, yeah. I mean, even driving, you know, nine, 11 hours a 281 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:13,299 day, it'll still take you the better part of two weeks to get through it. That's wild. That's wild, 282 00:25:13,300 --> 00:25:17,699 and it is. I mean, they're great books, man. It's they are a hard read. I will say that though. If 283 00:25:17,699 --> 00:25:22,619 you were going to sit down and flip through the pages, it's a little bit of a slog, but coming 284 00:25:22,620 --> 00:25:28,218 through on audiobook it's even more entertaining, I feel like. Mhm. Awesome. Well thanks for that Greg. 285 00:25:28,420 --> 00:25:32,899 Jeramy. Thanks for being patient, man. Your turn. What are some of the hobbies that you're pursuing 286 00:25:32,900 --> 00:25:37,818 out there on the road when you've got time to pursue them? Go do a lot of reading. I haven't got 287 00:25:37,819 --> 00:25:44,739 as much of that. Um, lately, um, I've discovered audiobooks, though. Like, he, like he has. And it 288 00:25:44,739 --> 00:25:51,619 does help now I don't I try to read more finished chaos book about the Manson family. 289 00:25:51,660 --> 00:25:58,379 Uh, you know. Yeah, that's a good one. Yeah. A lot of the Erich Von Daniken stuff. The alien stuff, I, I 290 00:25:58,380 --> 00:26:03,818 don't know, I like it. So the, uh, recent release of all the UFO or UAPs? Yeah, the footage from the 291 00:26:03,819 --> 00:26:09,499 government I got that's been pretty interesting. You got to call up Gibby and talk to Gibby about 292 00:26:09,499 --> 00:26:14,499 some of that stuff, man. He's, uh, he's really into it, and, uh, he he did a great episode with us where 293 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:20,149 he talked about an experience he had. Um, but, you know, look, it's something I find I've been making 294 00:26:20,150 --> 00:26:25,150 podcasts for truck drivers for almost four years now, and I feel like there's a lot of truck 295 00:26:25,150 --> 00:26:29,909 drivers that are at least at the very outside, curious about all of this unknown kind of 296 00:26:29,949 --> 00:26:34,988 paranormal stuff. And, uh, does that do you think, Jeramy, that comes from just you've got all this 297 00:26:34,989 --> 00:26:40,109 time on the road where you're by yourself and you're just thinking about this stuff? I think so. 298 00:26:40,150 --> 00:26:45,069 You know, you get out on some of these back roads where you can see the stars and, uh, you just 299 00:26:45,069 --> 00:26:50,469 wonder, how are we the other ones here? Yeah. Yep. Have you ever had any weird experiences out on 300 00:26:50,469 --> 00:26:57,069 the road? Yeah, I swear that I was I was in Colorado way back years ago, and I know 301 00:26:57,509 --> 00:27:03,630 I saw two aircraft that were not man made, just the way they moved, you know? And everyone I tell 302 00:27:03,670 --> 00:27:09,149 about it, they all think I'm insane. But they weren't. They weren't man made. You know, we had a 303 00:27:09,150 --> 00:27:14,679 customer out there where we would load a lot of rocks at, and it's in a valley between a bunch of, 304 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:19,439 you know, a bunch of huge mountains. And there's no way these legs were man made and they weren't 305 00:27:19,439 --> 00:27:25,800 stationary. So, um, I don't know, it was pretty wild. It was interesting to sit there and watch them. I 306 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:30,599 bet, man, I bet. Well, listen, you've always got a friend here on this show. I'm never going to tell 307 00:27:30,599 --> 00:27:34,559 you that you're insane. I feel like anybody that thinks that they've got it, that figured out at 308 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:39,760 this point in time is the scariest person in the room. If you want my honest opinion, because 309 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:45,119 there's enough proof of it out there. Now, look, we don't know what, but something I mean, that's I see 310 00:27:45,159 --> 00:27:49,559 I feel like that's very easy to say, especially when you got, like, fighter jet pilots and things 311 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:55,679 like that, showing you radar of weird shapes zipping through the sky, like, look, I'm not 312 00:27:55,680 --> 00:28:00,199 surprised at this point if it is little green men, okay? I'm just going to say that that might make 313 00:28:00,199 --> 00:28:06,599 everybody think I'm insane. But, uh, it's I mean, this is one of the reasons that I think we don't 314 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:13,159 know as much yet as we probably should. Jeramy, is they say that about only 10% of 315 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:19,719 experiences that people have with weird crafts or seeing apparitions or whatever. Only about 10% of 316 00:28:19,719 --> 00:28:25,399 those ever go reported. So it's like almost everybody's having these experiences, but nobody's 317 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:30,359 talking about it, which is kind of weird to me. Yeah, I agree. Like, they, uh, I think people are 318 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:36,359 afraid of the other friends judging them or something. And, you know, I'm not I'm not really 319 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:40,319 worried about that. Good. Yeah. Don't. Y'all don't want to believe it. Y'all don't have to. Yeah, 320 00:28:40,359 --> 00:28:45,239 exactly. Not I'm not I'm not up here stumping, trying to get a bunch of people on my side. I just, 321 00:28:45,239 --> 00:28:49,958 uh, you know, I'm curious, but anything else that you get into, obviously the audiobooks and 322 00:28:49,959 --> 00:28:55,120 everything. But are you. Do you do anything you get out of the truck? Do you hike, fish, anything like 323 00:28:55,120 --> 00:29:01,959 that? And you got a 34? I do, I um, I recently, you know, heard that podcast you had with the, with the 324 00:29:01,959 --> 00:29:08,919 doctor, you know, the average age of 61. And I just turned 45. So I decided I don't I'd 325 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:14,249 like to be around a little bit longer. I started eating healthier and losing weight about about 40 326 00:29:14,250 --> 00:29:21,209 pounds, you know, and, um, exercising a little more. Again, it's not always easy to do, but 327 00:29:21,650 --> 00:29:28,369 I don't want to be around for only another 15 years. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. 328 00:29:28,410 --> 00:29:34,849 That's great man. Congratulations on dropping 40 pounds. That's no small feat. No, no, it's not like 329 00:29:34,850 --> 00:29:41,530 it's not easy. Do I cut out a lot of the the breads, the sugars and the sugary drinks? And, 330 00:29:42,089 --> 00:29:48,049 you know, my body is still craving the sugar, but it's it's, you know, do what I can. It's difficult 331 00:29:48,050 --> 00:29:54,010 to do on the road. Every time you stop to eat. There's French fries or cheeseburgers that you 332 00:29:54,010 --> 00:30:00,290 smell at. Yes, sir. So do. You. Hard to do. Are you cooking food in the truck, or are you meal 333 00:30:00,290 --> 00:30:05,050 prepping before you go out, or are you still eating out and just, uh, staying away from the bad 334 00:30:05,050 --> 00:30:10,499 stuff? Normally I cook, I'm an a a loner truck right now, but normally I cook like if I. If I'm 335 00:30:10,499 --> 00:30:16,938 off on a 34. I will spend one of those days. You're going to a grocery store buying some food and and 336 00:30:16,939 --> 00:30:23,779 cooking and, you know, just meal prep for the week. Yeah. I'm gonna I like it because it's better food, 337 00:30:23,780 --> 00:30:29,139 you know? It tastes better. Absolutely. Absolutely. And so much better for you. And you're gonna feel 338 00:30:29,180 --> 00:30:33,978 better, uh, after you eat that better food for you, you're not going to feel like you just got hit by 339 00:30:33,979 --> 00:30:40,979 a truck. Which, man? After a couple of donuts in the soda and a thing of fries at 41, I really do feel 340 00:30:40,979 --> 00:30:47,859 it now. It never was the case. In my 30s, I can eat like a trash compactor. Uh, but now. Wow. It really 341 00:30:47,860 --> 00:30:53,179 does have an effect on you. And I imagine, especially for the type of job you do. Jeramy. Yes, 342 00:30:53,180 --> 00:30:59,499 yes, it, um, I'm like, you know, back when I was 20 years old, I could eat pizza. Knocking the whole 343 00:30:59,500 --> 00:31:06,500 pizza. Yeah, right. Yeah. $5 hot. And Redis from Little Caesars were a one person meal for me for 344 00:31:06,500 --> 00:31:13,419 like ten years. You know. That's it. You know, help you survive college? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. That and 345 00:31:13,420 --> 00:31:19,579 Top Ramen, man. Just bags of that stuff. So I totally get it. I'm happy that you're, uh, on the on 346 00:31:19,580 --> 00:31:24,339 the turn there, man. And I'm glad that that episode actually resonated with you, because doctor Mark 347 00:31:24,340 --> 00:31:30,378 has dedicated a lot of his life to working, uh, to make truck drivers healthier and, you know, having 348 00:31:30,379 --> 00:31:34,939 free apps and everything like that and just coming on podcasts like this one to talk about 349 00:31:34,939 --> 00:31:40,779 different ways that drivers can help themselves, uh, become more healthy. And I love this man. We got 350 00:31:40,779 --> 00:31:45,219 two of the three. You guys talking about your health habits out there on the road, and, uh, I'm. 351 00:31:45,219 --> 00:31:50,258 I'm just assuming. Greg, uh, how's things going for you out there as far as kind of keeping your body 352 00:31:50,259 --> 00:31:54,939 in shape, staying healthy. Um, is that anything that you get into out there on the road? Do you 353 00:31:54,940 --> 00:32:01,099 exercise or anything like that, or are you meal prepping? Uh, I do a little bit of meal prepping. 354 00:32:01,099 --> 00:32:06,909 I'll take, uh, stuff I make at home with me sometimes. uh, otherwise, for the most part, like you 355 00:32:06,909 --> 00:32:11,828 stop at a club or a pilot line and they'll have a subway in addition to whatever, you know, 356 00:32:11,990 --> 00:32:16,549 traditional fast food restaurant they've got. And at least that's a little better for you because 357 00:32:16,550 --> 00:32:21,030 you can't take vegetables. Yeah. There you go. You cannot fake vegetables. I know I used to work at 358 00:32:21,030 --> 00:32:25,229 subway. I was a sandwich artist. I threw a green pepper at the wall one time. It completely 359 00:32:25,229 --> 00:32:32,109 disintegrated. That was a real vegetable, I promise. Now, uh, Parris, going back to you, man. 360 00:32:32,109 --> 00:32:36,589 Uh, since we were kind of on the topic of people getting a little bit healthier out there, maybe 361 00:32:36,629 --> 00:32:41,270 working out a little bit, I have already brought it up. You had a kettlebell with you when I saw 362 00:32:41,270 --> 00:32:46,429 you. What is your workout setup look like? Is it just kettlebells? Do you have bands? Uh, what? What 363 00:32:46,430 --> 00:32:51,868 are you using and bringing with you on the truck? Because I know space is limited. So how do you 364 00:32:51,869 --> 00:32:56,949 maximize the workout that you get with the little amount of space that you've got to bring gear? So, 365 00:32:56,989 --> 00:33:02,800 you know, I'm, I'm fortunate that like, during like, uh, like all the days I picked up kettlebells This 366 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:09,759 is like you don't need a lot to do a lot. So I actually bring 240 kg kettlebells with 367 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:15,999 me, which are 88 pounds a piece. And with those two things, like I do so much stuff, whether it's like 368 00:33:16,039 --> 00:33:22,719 doing cleans, like there's swings, like squats, presses and you can do like any 369 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:28,039 endless number of things, you can change things together and, and I can get a really good workout 370 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:33,279 with two things that just don't take up a lot of space at all. And honestly, like, I don't know, I'm 371 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:37,279 sure you guys are familiar with like the Peterbilt, they got a little extra space in it. So 372 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:42,439 those things go right in my little storage compartment and it's perfect. Honestly. That's 373 00:33:42,439 --> 00:33:46,799 amazing. I don't know about you, Greg and Jeramy, but when he said that those kettlebells weigh 88 374 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:51,879 pounds apiece, I was wondering if I could even pick one of them up with both hands and all my 375 00:33:51,879 --> 00:33:58,838 might. But, uh, that's that's heavy, man. That's crazy. But so what about your, uh, your your meals and 376 00:33:58,839 --> 00:34:03,890 stuff like that? Parris. To be in as good a shape as you are, I imagine you have to eat, uh, relatively 377 00:34:03,890 --> 00:34:08,330 clean. How are you doing that out there on the road? Are you mostly making meals for yourself? Do 378 00:34:08,330 --> 00:34:14,249 you meal prep? What's it look like? So, you know, what I did is I. And this is something I just I 379 00:34:14,290 --> 00:34:18,809 kind of like, thought, like, you know what? I think I want to bite the bullet and do this, uh, when I was 380 00:34:18,809 --> 00:34:23,009 getting into trucking. Because when I first started, I was surviving off of making sandwiches, 381 00:34:23,009 --> 00:34:29,969 and they got old pretty quickly. Um, so a friend of mine actually does meal prep, like, he's an MMA 382 00:34:29,969 --> 00:34:36,369 fighter and, like, that's his. Yeah, he's not quite UFC level yet, so that's what he does to make 383 00:34:36,370 --> 00:34:43,209 money in between fights. And, uh, and so I, I bite the bullet $125 a week, gets me 384 00:34:43,210 --> 00:34:48,849 ten meals. And still, for the sake of my having to send, you know, a little bit of time off, I have 385 00:34:48,889 --> 00:34:54,529 cooking like it's perfect for me. I have, you know, I got ten meals that I throw in the microwave and 386 00:34:54,649 --> 00:34:58,648 and then, you know, for breakfast, like, I'll have, like a little protein shake and sort of sets me 387 00:34:58,649 --> 00:35:04,489 up, but that's that's pretty much just what I do to try and keep me out of, you know, the ten pages 388 00:35:04,489 --> 00:35:09,329 of the law has been, I'm not going to lie. I'm not perfect. Like, every once in a while, that Bojangles 389 00:35:09,330 --> 00:35:15,489 looks a little too good. Or the Hardee's like. I have no idea why I like parties as much as I do, 390 00:35:15,489 --> 00:35:21,609 but like, sometimes it just gets me. Hey man, I, I can understand that. We call him Carl's Jr out 391 00:35:21,610 --> 00:35:27,329 here. I think that's the same place, right? Yeah. Uh, yeah. Dude, there's something about Vegas. There's 392 00:35:27,330 --> 00:35:31,768 something about a Western bacon cheeseburger. That's, uh. It's very special in my heart. I know 393 00:35:31,769 --> 00:35:38,570 that it's gonna hurt, but I do it anyway. Yeah. No, definitely. Definitely. So 394 00:35:38,570 --> 00:35:43,929 that. That's really cool. So, uh, is is this guy just in case there's other drivers listening that are 395 00:35:43,929 --> 00:35:49,249 going, hey, for 125 bucks a week, getting ten meals sounds like a really good deal. Uh, is this is this 396 00:35:49,250 --> 00:35:53,969 guy, does he do this as, like, a business, or is this something that just because he's your friend you 397 00:35:53,969 --> 00:35:59,699 got hooked up with? No, he does it as a business. Like if you happen to be in the Tampa Bay area, uh, 398 00:35:59,739 --> 00:36:05,539 handyman cook, like, he will hook it up and and really, it's for the ten meals. It's $100 a week 399 00:36:05,540 --> 00:36:11,459 where I ask for extra protein. Oh. Gotcha. Which is smart, because you need it. Those kettlebells are 400 00:36:11,459 --> 00:36:17,739 heavy. A little bit a little bit. Very cool. And and you said candy man cooks. 401 00:36:18,379 --> 00:36:24,259 Yeah. Candy man. Like I said, he's a he's a MMA fighter. So like it's awesome. Like, if anybody you 402 00:36:24,259 --> 00:36:28,659 know wants to catch him, check him out because he's, uh, he's trying to get on the, uh, Contender 403 00:36:28,659 --> 00:36:33,859 Series right now. Very cool man. Well, that's an awesome side gig. And, uh, if you're in the Tampa 404 00:36:33,860 --> 00:36:38,418 Bay area, look him up. If you're looking to stack that fridge a little bit, man, everybody wants to 405 00:36:38,460 --> 00:36:43,659 save a little bit of time for the other hobbies that we get into. And and Parris. That's something I 406 00:36:43,659 --> 00:36:48,539 didn't really ask you much about. Obviously, the workouts don't take up all of your time. Uh, what 407 00:36:48,579 --> 00:36:54,299 other hobbies do you run into out there on the road? I'm not going to lie, they do take up a lot 408 00:36:54,300 --> 00:37:00,389 of my time just because of the fact that I do try and, uh, make the most of my time as far as, like, 409 00:37:00,429 --> 00:37:05,470 hey, let me take my pen off and be right back to work. But for the most part, like, you know, like, I'm 410 00:37:05,470 --> 00:37:12,228 not a TV guy. I'm not out here watching series or anything. Like, I will, sadly. Probably. Like, I'll 411 00:37:12,229 --> 00:37:18,908 work out, clean up a little, uh, like, I'll. I'll eat dinner and hit a little. Crawl it. 412 00:37:18,909 --> 00:37:23,388 Usually it's time for me to go to sleep and and that's, you know, outside of that, you know, I talked 413 00:37:23,389 --> 00:37:27,789 to my girlfriend when I can, when our schedules sort of align, and I'm not going to bed before she 414 00:37:27,789 --> 00:37:32,869 gets off work, you know? Yep, yep. I know that one, man. The schedule is out there tough. And 415 00:37:32,870 --> 00:37:37,709 especially if you guys end up in different time zones, uh, that can be even harder to manage. So I'm 416 00:37:37,709 --> 00:37:42,429 glad to hear that. It sounds like you guys are able to, uh, at least keep in touch a steady amount 417 00:37:42,470 --> 00:37:49,229 out there while you're on the road. Yeah, I am super fortunate, honestly, because, like I just say, 418 00:37:49,230 --> 00:37:55,189 good about past relationships I've had, like, this would never work in a million years. But she's 419 00:37:55,189 --> 00:38:00,109 been awesome about the whole thing and really just working with me as far as you know, what time 420 00:38:00,110 --> 00:38:04,830 we do and don't have, and being able to make sure that we can still communicate and stuff like that. 421 00:38:04,870 --> 00:38:09,429 That's great man. It's a big part of it, right? A big part of doing this job is being able to beat 422 00:38:09,429 --> 00:38:14,869 that isolation feeling and keeping in touch with the people you love is is the best way to do that. 423 00:38:14,909 --> 00:38:20,389 Greg, I wonder about that aspect for you. Do you have a wife, girlfriend or anything like that that 424 00:38:20,389 --> 00:38:25,709 you keep in touch with back home kids or anything? Yeah, I've got a wife and a stepfather back in 425 00:38:25,709 --> 00:38:32,389 Texas. Awesome. And how often do you get to talk to them when you're out on the road? Oh, wife and I 426 00:38:32,389 --> 00:38:37,429 are constantly communication. Um, anything she needs, she knows she can call me pretty much any 427 00:38:37,429 --> 00:38:44,350 time. Uh, when we met, one of the first things I told her was, you know, I'm a truck driver, OTR, so 428 00:38:44,749 --> 00:38:48,549 we just got to get that out of the way. And if that's not going to work for you, then we'll have 429 00:38:48,549 --> 00:38:54,999 to move on. And she's a she married me, so. She's a trooper. That's awesome man. Well, congratulations. 430 00:38:54,999 --> 00:39:01,198 How long you've been married? Uh, we have been married a little over a year now. Very cool. 431 00:39:01,199 --> 00:39:06,319 Congratulations. I only ask that question when people tell me that they're married. Because I'm 432 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:11,639 giving them a chance to prove to their wife that they know how long on record. Okay, that's why I 433 00:39:11,639 --> 00:39:18,320 asked. So, uh, good job on that one. That one that was easy for us because we got married. Uh, what? 434 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:24,199 Valentine's day, the 15th. So 14th February. Very cool. That's awesome. Man. How about you, Jeramy? You 435 00:39:24,199 --> 00:39:30,679 got a wife, kids, girlfriend at home? All the above. I'm just kidding. Uh, 436 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:39,479 as long as they don't find out about each other. So. No. I've got a 437 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:45,599 wife of, uh, 22 years, and, you know, some kids got a the oldest is 22. My youngest is 438 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:52,409 15. That's awesome. Man. Congratulations on a 22 year long partnership. How often do you guys get 439 00:39:52,409 --> 00:39:57,409 to keep in touch when you're out there on the road? We don't talk nearly as often as we used to. 440 00:39:57,450 --> 00:40:02,529 Yeah, it's been married a long time. She calls me with something's broke or reminded me to pay a 441 00:40:02,530 --> 00:40:09,329 bill. Oh, yeah. We don't. We don't talk as much as we used to. I mean, it's, you know, 442 00:40:09,769 --> 00:40:16,609 just doing our own things. Part of it schedule, I guess. Yeah, she works too. And, uh. Well, 443 00:40:16,929 --> 00:40:23,729 I see with the kids taxis across the town. Sure, sure. For another year, at least. Yeah, yeah. She'll 444 00:40:23,770 --> 00:40:29,209 be 16 here at the beginning of next school year. Okay. All right, well. That's good. Should we start 445 00:40:29,290 --> 00:40:32,929 starting driving? Are you nervous at all about having another licensed driver out there on the 446 00:40:32,929 --> 00:40:39,889 road in the family? No, she's, uh. She's pretty good. You know, they, um. I said that I've looked forward 447 00:40:39,889 --> 00:40:44,809 to, you know, from the moment they were all born. And I was teaching them to drive. And, you know, 448 00:40:45,129 --> 00:40:50,979 again, I think I'm pretty experienced at it. You know, I've got the qualifications to teach them? 449 00:40:51,019 --> 00:40:55,099 Yeah, I guess you could say that. I mean, if you want to really split hairs. Yeah, I guess you got 450 00:40:55,100 --> 00:41:01,378 em. But. So what about the 22 year old? You know, that's kind of that, that mid college age right 451 00:41:01,379 --> 00:41:05,379 there. Uh, do you get to keep in touch with them or are they still living at home. Have they moved on 452 00:41:05,379 --> 00:41:10,898 and are out doing their own thing now? Well, she graduated early. She graduated got her bachelor's 453 00:41:10,899 --> 00:41:17,899 in December. And, uh, she's got her own place over in, like, the villages area in Ocala, Florida, 454 00:41:17,939 --> 00:41:24,459 basically. Um, she's got a pretty decent job. She, you know, makes decent money. Yeah, she got her own 455 00:41:24,459 --> 00:41:30,898 place, and I schedule visits. You know, that's what you have to do, I guess. Yep. That's absolutely 456 00:41:30,899 --> 00:41:36,739 right, man. I, I totally get it. I, I, I moved seven hours away from my parents when I, uh, when I went 457 00:41:36,739 --> 00:41:42,060 to college, and I've, I've stayed in that same city ever since in Eugene, Oregon here and, uh, you know, 458 00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:46,259 it's I'm going back to see my parents actually, this this week, and I, I can't wait to get there 459 00:41:46,260 --> 00:41:50,699 and see everybody that I want to see. But man, that seven hour drive in between me and there's no 460 00:41:50,699 --> 00:41:55,539 peach. And, uh, it gets harder to make that trip every single time when you, as you start to get 461 00:41:55,539 --> 00:42:00,698 older and life starts to happen. So I'm sure that your daughter really appreciates that you 462 00:42:00,740 --> 00:42:07,099 schedule those visits, man. Yeah, that's something else as a truck driver, too. Like when I'm home, I 463 00:42:07,100 --> 00:42:12,579 don't really want to go anywhere. You know, like, I've got my parents all around the Houston area, 464 00:42:12,580 --> 00:42:18,339 and, like, y'all can come see me, like, I'll pay for you a ticket, but I'm not loading the family up 465 00:42:18,340 --> 00:42:23,219 driving there. Yeah. And especially when we're talking about Texas, man, that Texas is different 466 00:42:23,219 --> 00:42:29,859 when it comes to interstate driving than every other state besides Alaska, in my opinion. Yes, it 467 00:42:29,860 --> 00:42:36,499 certainly is. It's, uh, I mean, that's where I grew up, so you know it. You did. Everything's faster. 468 00:42:36,499 --> 00:42:40,939 Everybody's in a hurry out there because it's so big. You're not doing 90. You're gonna get run over. 469 00:42:40,979 --> 00:42:46,589 Right, right. That's what I hear, man. And, you know, I it's basically a small drive or short drive in 470 00:42:46,590 --> 00:42:52,069 Texas is like 3 to 4 hours, right? That's kind of what you're thinking. That's it. Nothing's close. 471 00:42:52,110 --> 00:42:57,109 That's wild, man. That's absolutely wild. Well, thanks, fellas, I appreciate it. I didn't really 472 00:42:57,110 --> 00:43:01,550 expect to get a peek behind the curtain into our partnerships, but I think it's a very important 473 00:43:01,550 --> 00:43:08,549 thing. Obviously, you guys know that if things are going wild, you know, just one, one sentence from 474 00:43:08,550 --> 00:43:15,429 one person that knows you better than anybody else can sometimes quiet the fire that is boiling 475 00:43:15,429 --> 00:43:21,949 up between your ears, right? I know that my wife is great at calming me down. Um, fortunately, it's not 476 00:43:21,950 --> 00:43:26,309 the road rage that I'm sure, uh, sometimes pops up that you guys are dealing with out there and all 477 00:43:26,309 --> 00:43:31,709 the crazy four wheelers that make your life hard. But, um, I think it's awesome that you guys all 478 00:43:31,709 --> 00:43:37,029 keep in good touch, man. I think it's great for the mental health side of things, and, uh, I you know 479 00:43:37,030 --> 00:43:42,749 what? I'm just looking here. Excuse me for a second as I'm pulling down through my list of different 480 00:43:42,749 --> 00:43:49,479 things. Here's one that I wonder, uh, do you guys ever plan a trip just to get out to a spot that 481 00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:55,718 maybe you haven't seen before? Or a spot that you really like to go? Um. And if so, where's that spot? 482 00:43:55,760 --> 00:44:00,519 Like, where's your favorite place to be if you got to get out of the truck for a break? Uh, Parris. I'll. 483 00:44:00,519 --> 00:44:05,198 I'll start with you, man. You ever plan any trips to any place specific, or try to get somewhere so 484 00:44:05,199 --> 00:44:12,159 that you can go do something fun? You can do that. Well, I don't know if 485 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:18,398 you could do it every time. I don't want to set ops up to get run over here, but, uh. Honestly, like, 486 00:44:18,439 --> 00:44:23,759 I'm just. I'm just so new to the game, just getting my feet wet that I don't even really think about 487 00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:29,239 stuff like that. Like, I know people do it and stuff, but I'm just trying to, you know, find my 488 00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:34,279 bearings. Still, even though I'm about a year end, it's still a little bit of, you know, figuring some 489 00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:39,039 of this stuff out. I like, I, I think it's so interesting between like how sometimes it will 490 00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:44,199 feel like, oh, okay. I think this is what I do now. Like, I like I always go to Palatka or something 491 00:44:44,199 --> 00:44:47,999 like that, and then all of a sudden it changes. And like you, those people like it for like three 492 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:54,079 months, you know. So that being said, like I, I just kind of do whatever they have me set up for and I 493 00:44:54,080 --> 00:44:58,759 don't even think about, oh, where I would like to go or anything like that. Oh that makes you easy 494 00:44:58,759 --> 00:45:02,959 for option. I'm sure they love that. They just think, man, just twist the twist the little crank 495 00:45:02,999 --> 00:45:07,800 in his back and point him in the direction and he's going to go do the work. I mean, that's kind 496 00:45:07,800 --> 00:45:13,878 of how it is. Like, you know, I'm I the only the only time I think I've like said no to something 497 00:45:13,879 --> 00:45:19,879 was because, uh, they raised me. They, they tried to route me to, uh, Missouri, which I've never been to. 498 00:45:19,879 --> 00:45:24,079 And I would have been cool going to Missouri, but, like, it just so happened I put it for time off 499 00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:28,919 because I had to go to a wedding that weekend. So I was like, hey, uh, remember I said I need those 500 00:45:28,919 --> 00:45:34,239 days off? But other than that, man, I was kind of whatever that they need to do. That's great. I'm 501 00:45:34,239 --> 00:45:39,559 sure ops loves you, man. How about you, Greg? Is there ever a time where you're trying to, uh, 502 00:45:39,639 --> 00:45:46,489 organize the trip to get to someplace to either sightsee or go have some fun. Well, it's, uh, 503 00:45:46,610 --> 00:45:53,009 still the trucker issue. Uh, you see a lot of stuff, but it does wave out of this drive by because, you 504 00:45:53,010 --> 00:45:58,769 know, you're working the whole time. Right. But, um, Otsego, Michigan, where we pull paper out of is, uh, 505 00:45:58,770 --> 00:46:04,449 they have a nice little downtown. And anytime I'm shut down up there, I'm able to, you know, walk from 506 00:46:04,449 --> 00:46:09,889 the the little truck yard for the paper rolls over into their little downtown area and get a 507 00:46:09,889 --> 00:46:15,009 bite to eat or just wander around for a little bit. That sounds nice. Uh, especially being able to 508 00:46:15,010 --> 00:46:19,129 just walk from where the truck is over to the spot. That means that you've got a place to park 509 00:46:19,169 --> 00:46:25,689 your truck. Which downtowns in any given town are never really good for truck parking, right? Yeah, 510 00:46:25,729 --> 00:46:31,209 definitely. That's awesome. And can you say the name of the city one more time? I never know if 511 00:46:31,209 --> 00:46:37,928 I'm pronouncing the name of places right. I say Otsego. And how's it spelled. O t s e g o? 512 00:46:38,169 --> 00:46:42,819 Yeah, it's some about you guys out there in the Midwest and and not not you guys. I know you guys 513 00:46:42,820 --> 00:46:48,899 are more Florida, but man, as I, I did some traveling through Nebraska and Iowa and Ohio. Um, 514 00:46:48,899 --> 00:46:53,698 they have some very strange name cities out there. And I'm right with you, Greg. I don't know if I'm 515 00:46:53,699 --> 00:46:59,019 saying any of them. Right. Uh, it's one of the things that my wife finds amusing is I'll make up 516 00:46:59,019 --> 00:47:04,219 names, funny pronunciations for places as we drive by. And it. She gets a kick out of that? Yeah, I 517 00:47:04,220 --> 00:47:10,339 imagine so. I imagine so, uh. Well that's awesome. Thanks for sharing that, Greg. Uh, Jeramy, 19 years 518 00:47:10,340 --> 00:47:15,939 out there, man, uh, you've waived it a lot of sites as you drive by him, I'm sure. Uh, is there any any 519 00:47:15,939 --> 00:47:21,100 trips that you ever try to organize to get to someplace specific for a specific reason. Other 520 00:47:21,100 --> 00:47:26,539 than your goal in the Texas? So I can see family and the food. The barbecue is second to none in 521 00:47:26,539 --> 00:47:33,378 Texas. And, um, but other than that, the customer we had in Colorado is getting here to 522 00:47:33,940 --> 00:47:40,899 the Valley. And I grew up in flat Areas and I live in Florida now. It's flat, so mountains 523 00:47:40,939 --> 00:47:46,579 are new to me. Still there. Mesmerizing. You get out there. It looks like a Coors Light commercial or 524 00:47:46,580 --> 00:47:53,539 something because, yeah, everything's snow capped and I just I never saw it until 525 00:47:53,539 --> 00:48:00,539 I had gone out there. And it's beautiful, you know, now like that, that customer. And in 526 00:48:00,540 --> 00:48:04,898 the valley, it's all right. The migratory paths for all the different animals, you know, you can get up 527 00:48:04,899 --> 00:48:11,739 in the morning and see just stuff you don't see in the South that's cool. Down the South was very. 528 00:48:11,780 --> 00:48:16,499 Yeah. That's really cool man. You know I that's it's different for me from the opposite side of 529 00:48:16,499 --> 00:48:21,699 the coin Jeramy, because I grew up in the mountains and when I got out to the Midwest is 530 00:48:21,699 --> 00:48:27,739 where I noticed it the most, uh, standing in Omaha, Nebraska, and looking around 360 degrees. There was 531 00:48:27,739 --> 00:48:33,299 not a mountain in sight. And I've never been in a place like that. Every place I've ever been. You 532 00:48:33,300 --> 00:48:39,029 can turn 360 degrees and at least see a mountain somewhere in the distance. So it really is a bit 533 00:48:39,029 --> 00:48:43,470 of a culture shock. It was a culture shock for me to get out there and see, like what you guys I 534 00:48:43,509 --> 00:48:47,509 hear about hiking and like outdoor activity in the Midwest. What are you guys just walking in a 535 00:48:47,509 --> 00:48:52,989 field? Where where's the hike happen? You know, like I'm used to a stream or a waterfall or, you know, 536 00:48:53,030 --> 00:48:58,069 maybe there's an elk over there or something that I can see. So, uh, I get it, man. I love the mountains. 537 00:48:58,070 --> 00:49:03,709 There's something. Something that makes you feel so small about standing next to mountain ranges 538 00:49:03,710 --> 00:49:09,030 like you're talking about in Colorado. It it is. And I don't know. I mean, there's really no good 539 00:49:09,030 --> 00:49:15,949 way to describe it. It just. I'm in awe when I get there. Well, I grew up again on the 540 00:49:15,990 --> 00:49:22,909 beach and flat and desert and stuff like that out here. Yeah, out there. It really is, 541 00:49:22,910 --> 00:49:27,189 man. Well, listen, I know you guys don't make it out to my neck of the woods very often, but something 542 00:49:27,189 --> 00:49:32,449 that I always say, if you're ever coming through Eugene, Oregon, and you even have as much as a 30 543 00:49:32,449 --> 00:49:37,799 minute break, you get in touch with me and we'll go have coffee. We'll buy. I'll buy you lunch. Um, 544 00:49:37,840 --> 00:49:43,599 you know, I love to welcome people to the city and in the area out here, I feel like a lot of you 545 00:49:43,600 --> 00:49:48,999 Florida drivers are deprived of what the Pacific Northwest really does bring. And you're getting 546 00:49:49,000 --> 00:49:53,199 dang close to it out there in Colorado. But if you ever make it out further west, ma'am, we got a lot 547 00:49:53,199 --> 00:50:00,040 of really cool stuff to look at out here, too. Yeah, I'm sure there is. Yeah. I'm. Yeah. I've never been 548 00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:06,919 out to Oregon. Um, I think, I guess the coldest. That's kind of flat out there. 549 00:50:06,919 --> 00:50:12,639 Too cold. It can be. So one thing about Oregon that's interesting is we've got basically four 550 00:50:12,639 --> 00:50:17,919 distinct climates in Oregon. We've got like an alpine area in the eastern part of the state 551 00:50:17,919 --> 00:50:24,120 where the Cascades run through, and there's a bunch of mountain ranges out there. Um, we've got 552 00:50:24,159 --> 00:50:29,039 kind of a like a lush rainforest, which is where I live, which is the Willamette Valley. It's one of 553 00:50:29,040 --> 00:50:34,569 the best places in the world to grow things like grass and certain grapes for certain wines. And 554 00:50:34,570 --> 00:50:40,489 then if you go obviously over to the coast, we've got some really gray, really rainy, really gross 555 00:50:40,490 --> 00:50:47,249 weather and just incredibly rugged coastline like beaches. There's beaches, but most of them you kind 556 00:50:47,249 --> 00:50:52,329 of want to stay off. And then the Great Basin Range, which is just like a desert, essentially 557 00:50:52,329 --> 00:50:58,049 reaches into the south part of Oregon. So it's really you can take a day's drive in Oregon and 558 00:50:58,050 --> 00:51:03,610 see four distinctly different climates, which I like, but at the same time, it's like, make up your 559 00:51:03,610 --> 00:51:08,729 mind. You know what I'm saying. About Texas is Texas has got, I mean, not the same mountains, but 560 00:51:08,729 --> 00:51:15,369 they've got mountains and desert and beach and, you know, tornadoes. Tornadoes. Yes, sir. And heat, man, 561 00:51:15,370 --> 00:51:22,289 heat like nobody's business. Yes, yes. It gets pretty warm out there. Yeah. It's not so bad 562 00:51:22,289 --> 00:51:29,128 in East Texas. Yeah. I'm feeling that comment dripping with sarcasm, but I'm not 563 00:51:29,129 --> 00:51:34,689 sure, am I? Oh, no, I live there, and. It's, uh. I live right. On the border with. Louisiana. It's not so 564 00:51:34,689 --> 00:51:40,169 bad. Okay. Gotcha, gotcha. So, fellas, I got some kind of some lightning round questions here that I 565 00:51:40,169 --> 00:51:45,409 want to just throw out there and have you each answer for me. Um, and, and maybe this applies, and 566 00:51:45,409 --> 00:51:50,329 maybe you don't have an answer. It's totally fine if you don't have one. Uh, but let's start. I'm 567 00:51:50,330 --> 00:51:54,929 going to go the same order we've been going. Parris will answer first, then Greg, then Jeramy. Uh, 568 00:51:54,929 --> 00:52:00,289 question number one. What's your favorite truck stop? There's got to be one of them that you 569 00:52:00,289 --> 00:52:07,248 always want to get to if you can. Parris. What one is that one for you. I, I. Like a specific, 570 00:52:07,290 --> 00:52:13,089 like location of one or. Yeah. Like is there one, one that you've stopped at many times. It's like, 571 00:52:13,129 --> 00:52:17,809 hey man, there's always a parking spot. The facilities are clean. Uh, there's there's not a 572 00:52:17,810 --> 00:52:22,250 bunch of crazy people running around the parking lot stealing stuff off of trailers, like just 573 00:52:22,250 --> 00:52:27,849 something like that, where you. You're not at all. Not at all. I am not particular at all. I mean, I'm 574 00:52:27,850 --> 00:52:32,939 not gonna lie, Like, because I don't really, uh, like document like, oh, like, this is the one I want to 575 00:52:32,940 --> 00:52:37,179 go to. This is the one I don't want to go through. So I can definitely pull it in for where I'm like, 576 00:52:37,219 --> 00:52:43,979 ah, man, it's this one. But I'm, I'm always looking at like, hey, which one is going to be the best 577 00:52:43,979 --> 00:52:49,299 bang for my buck with my time? Like that's the that's my only concern. Like whether it's the 578 00:52:49,340 --> 00:52:54,699 charts up or rester or whatever it is that I can hit, that's going to make the best of my time. Like, 579 00:52:54,739 --> 00:52:59,099 that's like what I'm going for. So like that being said, I don't have anything that I'm like, oh, let 580 00:52:59,100 --> 00:53:04,498 me get here instead. This is whatever is going to be the best for my time. We're just all all about 581 00:53:04,499 --> 00:53:08,979 efficiency, man. I like to hear that. I'm sure that there's a lot of people that will like to hear 582 00:53:08,979 --> 00:53:14,179 that you're all about the efficiency out there. Uh, Greg, how about for you, man? You got a you got a 583 00:53:14,179 --> 00:53:19,580 favorite truck stop that sticks out in your mind? Well, I've got a I've got two, so I guess I can 584 00:53:19,580 --> 00:53:26,459 make up for Mr. Parrish there. Um, I appreciate it. I enjoy the, uh. The Jasper love is up in 585 00:53:26,470 --> 00:53:30,549 Tennessee. You know, 15 minutes away from our South Pit terminal. But you never have to worry about 586 00:53:30,550 --> 00:53:37,269 parking there. And then, uh, anytime I'm able to stop at the Kenley 95 over in North Carolina. 587 00:53:37,310 --> 00:53:42,148 That's, uh, always a treat. I've heard quite a bit about that one. That one kind of gets mentioned in 588 00:53:42,149 --> 00:53:48,749 the same breath with, like, uh, the, the Iowa 90, right, or the I-90 truck stop out there in Iowa. Uh, 589 00:53:48,750 --> 00:53:54,709 one that 80. Iowa 80. Sorry. Iowa 80. Um, what what's cool about that one out there in North Carolina? 590 00:53:54,709 --> 00:53:59,629 What do you like about it? Uh, the showroom is always fun to look at, especially when they swap 591 00:53:59,629 --> 00:54:05,429 the truck out in the, uh, on the big platform, but, uh, no, it's just a big truck stop. Lots of options 592 00:54:05,429 --> 00:54:09,990 for food. Never have to worry about parking. And you get out and do a couple of laps around there. 593 00:54:10,029 --> 00:54:14,749 Big. A little parking lot. Very cool. I'm gonna have to check that out next time I'm out in North 594 00:54:14,750 --> 00:54:19,188 Carolina, for sure. Uh, how about for you, Jeramy? You've been doing this a long time, man. You've 595 00:54:19,189 --> 00:54:25,668 probably seen them all. I've seen a few. Uh, I prefer the more mom and pop kind of things, or the 596 00:54:25,669 --> 00:54:31,428 tar and Petro because they're just usually typically a bigger parking lot. But if I, if I had 597 00:54:31,429 --> 00:54:37,509 to pick one I wanted to go to, it's a one in Bowie, Texas out on 287. My fat boy at heart loves the 598 00:54:37,510 --> 00:54:44,510 cheeseburgers at the deli. And, uh, I don't know, they got a really 599 00:54:44,510 --> 00:54:51,269 good cheeseburgers. And I will stop there twice a day if I could. That's awesome man. Do you 600 00:54:51,269 --> 00:54:55,629 find that the, uh, the kind of the mom and pop truck stops are sort of going by the wayside with 601 00:54:55,629 --> 00:55:00,668 all the big ones that are going in all over the place? Sadly, they are, you know, and even the big 602 00:55:00,669 --> 00:55:06,069 ones are getting rid of their sit down restaurants and putting fast food in. And they 603 00:55:06,190 --> 00:55:11,589 just did. Tell me what your money and send you out the door. Yep, yep. You know, I, I heard about a truck 604 00:55:11,589 --> 00:55:16,989 stop. I believe it was somewhere down in Texas that had a actually a drive thru that was large 605 00:55:16,989 --> 00:55:21,949 enough that trucks could go through it. Uh, do you. Does that ring any bells to you in your 19 years? 606 00:55:21,950 --> 00:55:27,320 Jeramy? I had an old buddy that retired, uh, probably 4 or 5 years ago after ten years in the 607 00:55:27,320 --> 00:55:33,759 truck. And he is from Galveston, Texas, I believe. Um, and born as were you. So do you know what truck 608 00:55:33,760 --> 00:55:38,879 stop I'm talking about? Uh, that's got the drive thru in it. I've heard about it, but I've never 609 00:55:38,879 --> 00:55:42,759 seen it. I don't. I think I've got some friends that have been. I've got some friends that pull 610 00:55:42,759 --> 00:55:49,119 for Fedex and one that pulls for Amazon. And, uh, I've never been to it, but I've heard about it. So 611 00:55:49,120 --> 00:55:53,719 it's like the stuff of legends. It's like, is it really there or is it just a mirage that some 612 00:55:53,720 --> 00:56:00,599 people believe in? Right. Yes, sir. Awesome stuff. Okay. Next, next rapid fire for you 613 00:56:00,600 --> 00:56:07,039 guys. Worst place you've ever had to stop and and spend a ten or a 34? And the reason I asked you 614 00:56:07,040 --> 00:56:11,199 this is again, we got drivers listening to this that are going to learn something from it and 615 00:56:11,199 --> 00:56:16,120 maybe stay away from certain places. Now, I know that your guys's routes take you all over the 616 00:56:16,120 --> 00:56:21,849 place. In my experience, one thing I've heard a lot is that Memphis is a pretty bad place from start 617 00:56:21,850 --> 00:56:26,968 to finish to stop. But I want your guys's opinions on it. Parris. Where's the worst place you've ever 618 00:56:26,969 --> 00:56:33,369 had to spend a 10 or 34? Oh, I don't I don't. Really I mean, unfortunately, I have never gotten like 619 00:56:33,409 --> 00:56:39,449 stuck out for 34, but, like, I can't think of any place that, like, has been like horrific. Like I 620 00:56:39,450 --> 00:56:44,529 won't say though, like I've not appreciated a couple of times. Like having to stop at, like one 621 00:56:44,530 --> 00:56:50,449 of the, uh, the truck only spots that doesn't have any facilities. Oh, you know, I'll tell you, like, at 622 00:56:50,450 --> 00:56:56,970 a certain point that might not be your friend. So. Yes, sir. Man, especially after 11 hours on the road. 623 00:56:57,129 --> 00:57:02,210 Uh, that's. A good point. You're out of time. It's it's just, you know, it's not a not literally the 624 00:57:02,210 --> 00:57:06,450 greatest look in the world. Yeah, I imagine so. How about for you, Greg? Worst place you've had to 625 00:57:06,450 --> 00:57:12,370 spend a 10 or 34? Uh, well, you hate to throw the company under the bus, but if I can do anything in 626 00:57:12,370 --> 00:57:18,009 my power to not stop at the Smyrna terminal, I will. Oh. Oh, that's too bad, I have. I had a good 627 00:57:18,009 --> 00:57:22,810 time at the Smyrna terminal. Those guys are nice out there. Oh it's nothing. I get that the guys 628 00:57:22,810 --> 00:57:28,129 work there. It's just the, uh, you know, it's just a bit of a pain to do anything on a 34. I get you, I 629 00:57:28,129 --> 00:57:33,928 get you totally understand that. Uh, how about for you, Jeramy? I'm with you. I'm going to avoid 630 00:57:33,929 --> 00:57:40,369 Memphis and West Memphis as well. They're not much different. They're both terrible. I don't know the 631 00:57:40,490 --> 00:57:44,729 people. There's the employee of the month. She's always, always walking up and down the road, Lamar 632 00:57:44,729 --> 00:57:51,449 Avenue. We've all been down that road. She might be one of the, uh, of the reptile 633 00:57:51,450 --> 00:57:56,729 variety, if I'm understanding you correctly. Oh, they're out there. Morning, noon or night? Rain, 634 00:57:56,729 --> 00:58:01,928 sleet or snow. Yeah. Well, it's that's another demanding job that takes a lot of commitment, I'll 635 00:58:01,929 --> 00:58:08,810 tell you that much right now. You know. All right. You know, but yeah, they're out there. Yeah. And I've 636 00:58:08,810 --> 00:58:13,849 heard the, uh, really, one of the things that's making Memphis such a bad place is they're maybe 637 00:58:13,849 --> 00:58:18,209 not something you guys deal with as much because of what you're hauling, but there's a lot of load 638 00:58:18,260 --> 00:58:24,499 theft that goes on out there in Memphis that I've heard of. Jeramy. Yes, yes. And I've heard too. 639 00:58:24,660 --> 00:58:28,300 There's some areas of Houston where you don't want to leave your tarp. So guys will put their 640 00:58:28,300 --> 00:58:34,179 tarp on the ground and back over them. Oh, interesting. Keep people from stealing, right? Yeah, 641 00:58:34,220 --> 00:58:40,860 because they, like, they'll steal them. I've had two tarps get stolen from me in Dallas. In fact, I was 642 00:58:40,860 --> 00:58:46,379 I was on tarp, and they beat me in tarp on the street. I had ceiling tile. There was no room on 643 00:58:46,379 --> 00:58:53,259 the trailer to put the tarps. And I pulled in, got unloaded, and the tarps are gone. They 644 00:58:53,259 --> 00:58:59,139 they were they were gone. But they pulled up cameras and said we couldn't find anyone. It's 645 00:58:59,139 --> 00:59:05,859 happened a few times with that customer for Tarp, so we'll get stolen. Well, I feel like this is a 646 00:59:05,860 --> 00:59:10,540 good time for us to mention that there is a bounty offered on any cypress tarps that aren't 647 00:59:10,579 --> 00:59:15,740 on cypress trucks, right? The company will pay you if you find one and bring it back. Yes they do. 648 00:59:15,780 --> 00:59:22,708 I've never found one, but they do offer a reward if you can, you know. Bring back a talk. We heard 649 00:59:22,709 --> 00:59:27,429 a story when I was out there in Jacksonville. I think Matt Penland told us that at one point in 650 00:59:27,430 --> 00:59:31,709 time, a driver was driving down the road and drove by a bunch of hay that was tasked with the 651 00:59:31,709 --> 00:59:36,829 cypress tarp. Uh, it's got to be that's got to be just a real mind blower when you drive by and see 652 00:59:36,829 --> 00:59:41,228 that. But, uh, hey, a couple hundred bucks or so in your pocket. I think the, uh, bounty is somewhere 653 00:59:41,229 --> 00:59:45,709 around that 100, 200 bucks. So that's that's awesome. If you see them out there, keep your eyes 654 00:59:45,710 --> 00:59:52,189 peeled. You might be able to make a little extra scratch. Yes, definitely. I mean, because people are 655 00:59:52,189 --> 00:59:56,909 paying over the name, but the tarps have a stamp on them too. You know, it stamps to let people know 656 00:59:56,909 --> 01:00:02,229 that it it's cypress. It's got the name phone number. I'll stamp down like the theme of it. 657 01:00:02,910 --> 01:00:06,550 Interesting. That's good to know. So you can look for that, even if people are going to paint over 658 01:00:06,550 --> 01:00:12,069 it like a bunch of jerks. Okay, this is great info, fellas, and actually, I'm running out of time here 659 01:00:12,069 --> 01:00:16,039 and I want to let you guys get back to what you're doing. So I'm going to scrap the rest of 660 01:00:16,040 --> 01:00:22,399 these, uh, questions with the exception of one. Now, um, we talked a little bit with Tony Miller 661 01:00:22,400 --> 01:00:28,759 and, uh, Adolf Metzger and Kevin Barrett, I believe, about the life 360 app 662 01:00:28,759 --> 01:00:35,439 and what it made me think is, hey, I should ask drivers if there's one app on their phone or on 663 01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:40,199 their laptop or tablet, whatever that you can't live without when you're out there on the road. 664 01:00:40,240 --> 01:00:44,959 Now, Parris, I'm going to start with you. You seem so laid back and easygoing that I wouldn't be 665 01:00:44,959 --> 01:00:49,879 surprised if you just said, yeah, it's just my text messaging app. I like that one. But I'm going to 666 01:00:49,919 --> 01:00:54,599 ask you the question anyway, my friend. Uh, is there an app that you have on your phone or your tablet 667 01:00:54,600 --> 01:00:59,359 that you can't live without out there on the road? I mean, of course, my Cypress app. I mean, without my 668 01:00:59,360 --> 01:01:04,359 Cypress app, what would I do? I mean, like, that's like the best app ever, man. I'm just trying to 669 01:01:04,360 --> 01:01:10,840 score some brownie points here. You hear them, fellas? But honestly, like for me, like, I mean, you 670 01:01:10,840 --> 01:01:15,399 hit the nail on the head like I am such a simple person because I know a lot of people use trucker 671 01:01:15,399 --> 01:01:21,639 paths and stuff like that, and I just use the GPS that, uh, that they gave us didn't work out for me 672 01:01:21,640 --> 01:01:27,998 because, like, I mean, my, my trainer used it and I'm one of those people were like, once you learned 673 01:01:27,999 --> 01:01:33,559 ups and like where the distances are and stuff like that, you just kind of get hooked to it. But I 674 01:01:33,560 --> 01:01:38,079 will say, like, the big thing that really is important to me is, uh, Google Maps and being able 675 01:01:38,080 --> 01:01:42,998 to get a good look at, like, the customer before I go there if I haven't been there before. Yeah, yeah, 676 01:01:42,999 --> 01:01:46,639 the street view is really helpful for stuff like that, isn't it? I mean, you never know what a tight 677 01:01:46,639 --> 01:01:50,799 corner looks like if you're just looking at a digital representation of a map. But if you can 678 01:01:50,799 --> 01:01:55,760 zoom in and actually look at a picture of it, that's got to be huge for a truck driver. Yeah. 679 01:01:55,760 --> 01:01:59,679 Because a lot of times it's really about trying to figure out, hey, which way do I need to go in 680 01:01:59,680 --> 01:02:04,998 this place? So just give you a much better idea as opposed to like running up and holding up traffic 681 01:02:04,999 --> 01:02:10,399 and stuff like that. So. Sure, sure. Well, that's a good one, man. It's good answer. Google Maps I like 682 01:02:10,400 --> 01:02:16,609 it. Uh, Greg. One app that you can't live without OTR. The Garmin Diesel app 683 01:02:17,850 --> 01:02:22,488 would not be as successful as I am if I didn't have that Garmin. I've heard a lot of truck 684 01:02:22,489 --> 01:02:28,530 drivers swear by their Garmin. Now, I'll be honest with you, my my dad's got a Garmin rangefinder for 685 01:02:28,530 --> 01:02:35,168 his golf cart, and we've used Garmin scopes and spotting scopes before. It's all good stuff. I mean, 686 01:02:35,490 --> 01:02:40,609 talk to me a little bit about it. Why do you like it so much? Uh, well, compared. To the app that 687 01:02:40,610 --> 01:02:45,129 Cypress wants us to use the copilot app, Garmin's never put me on a street that I couldn't get down. 688 01:02:45,490 --> 01:02:50,969 Oh, okay. So you've had that happen before with, uh, with some other apps? Yeah. I go back and forth 689 01:02:50,970 --> 01:02:57,089 with the, uh, the management a little bit about the, uh, how good that copilot app is. Well, it's a good 690 01:02:57,089 --> 01:03:02,329 thing that you got something that you can trust as a backup there, right? Absolutely. That's great. 691 01:03:02,329 --> 01:03:07,129 Okay, so Garmin, we're getting some good answers here. Uh, Jeramy, you're the last one, my friend. 692 01:03:07,130 --> 01:03:11,179 What's an app that you can't live without out there on the road. I'm going to be a little 693 01:03:11,179 --> 01:03:18,139 different. I don't really use a lot of GPS. Um, I like my my books. So Spotify. So I 694 01:03:18,139 --> 01:03:25,139 can listen to podcast and audible for the books. And specifically the The Cypress Truck Lines 695 01:03:25,139 --> 01:03:30,659 podcast. Right. That's it. That's it. I do listen to it. That's awesome. Oh 696 01:03:31,819 --> 01:03:38,098 yeah, a lot of sports talk shows too. Yeah. Oh, yeah. I mean, it's it's what it's all about, man. Spotify 697 01:03:38,099 --> 01:03:42,619 is just a chin wag, an app. That's all it is, right? Yeah. You can listen to music, but that's just a 698 01:03:42,620 --> 01:03:49,179 bunch of us on there flapping our gums, man. That's it. That type of stuff passes the time. Well, fellas, 699 01:03:49,180 --> 01:03:53,419 listen, I am really grateful that you guys came on here and spent so much time with me today. I'm 700 01:03:53,419 --> 01:03:58,539 gonna get off here and let you go. But since this is your first time, I. I offer everyone the chance 701 01:03:58,540 --> 01:04:03,500 to give us their final thoughts after they join us for a podcast segment. And important thing 702 01:04:03,500 --> 01:04:07,259 about this one, fellas, it can be anything you want. If you want to shout out the wife or the 703 01:04:07,260 --> 01:04:11,898 girlfriend or the kids. You want to shout out the company, you want to shout out other drivers, or 704 01:04:11,899 --> 01:04:17,460 you just want to deliver a message. It literally is your time to shine. You can say whatever you 705 01:04:17,460 --> 01:04:22,499 want. Take as much time as you need. Uh, Parris McLeod, thank you so much for your time today, my 706 01:04:22,500 --> 01:04:27,339 friend. You're a year in out there. Things seemed like they're going well. You got some of the best 707 01:04:27,339 --> 01:04:32,779 shoulders on the staff. Uh, final thoughts from you. And thank you so much for joining us today. Parris. 708 01:04:34,020 --> 01:04:38,938 I got a lot that felt like a lot of pressure. I mean, like, I feel like I need to thank my mom, my 709 01:04:38,939 --> 01:04:45,939 girlfriend, my dog, uh, like the list to just go on and on until you play the music off, like a, like 710 01:04:45,980 --> 01:04:50,619 an Oscar speech or something. Yep, yep. I don't have any Oscars music, but I do have a little football 711 01:04:50,620 --> 01:04:55,299 music I could play you off with. If you hear this, it's gone on too long. Okay. 712 01:04:57,500 --> 01:05:02,540 Well, unfortunately, I don't have anything like, great to say, but I just appreciate you having me 713 01:05:02,540 --> 01:05:07,069 on. I mean, you know, I'm. I'm the new guy to the little team and everything, So it's not I don't 714 01:05:07,069 --> 01:05:12,910 have, you know, it's tenured. Information to give is these wonderful gentlemen do. So I appreciate you 715 01:05:12,910 --> 01:05:18,309 having me on and letting me share my experience so far. Absolutely, man. You're welcome back anytime. 716 01:05:18,310 --> 01:05:23,469 And let me tell you something very smart of you to say to thank the girlfriend and thank grandma 717 01:05:23,469 --> 01:05:27,748 and everything, because, hey, you never know, she might hear it. And that could buy you some very 718 01:05:27,749 --> 01:05:34,189 good grace on the other end. Okay. Thank you so much. Prayers. Yeah, you might need it. You never 719 01:05:34,189 --> 01:05:39,509 know, man. We'll get you back in here soon. Uh, thanks for the time, Greg Boyd. Uh, you did awesome 720 01:05:39,509 --> 01:05:45,229 in here as well. Man. We really appreciate you. Um, final thoughts from you before we let you go, Greg. 721 01:05:46,029 --> 01:05:50,349 Oh, well, I'll give a give the wife a shout out. The life would be a little more difficult if I didn't 722 01:05:50,349 --> 01:05:55,709 have her. And I'll just leave everybody else with the traditional trucker. Farewell of Harborside. 723 01:05:55,709 --> 01:06:00,709 Down. Shiny side up. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. That's a good way to end it. Greg, thank you so much for being 724 01:06:00,709 --> 01:06:07,600 here, man. You two, welcome back. Anytime. All right. Sounds good. Finally. Jeramy. Richard. Thank 725 01:06:07,600 --> 01:06:12,759 you so much, man. 19 years with Cypress. That's a long time. This has been very informative, having 726 01:06:12,759 --> 01:06:17,599 you three on here. Uh, really getting, uh, basically to run the gamut from somebody that's just 727 01:06:17,600 --> 01:06:21,879 getting started out with Cypress all the way to somebody that's been there for almost two decades. 728 01:06:21,879 --> 01:06:26,120 Man, thanks for the time today, Jeramy. Final thoughts from you before we let you get back to 729 01:06:26,160 --> 01:06:33,159 work. Uh, well, I listen to everybody talk about their sports team. So I think the last podcast. So 730 01:06:33,199 --> 01:06:39,519 I've got to talk about the Longhorns and the Cowboys. Mother's day was just yesterday, so I have 731 01:06:39,519 --> 01:06:45,719 to thank them. I got that out of the way. Um, yeah 732 01:06:47,240 --> 01:06:52,120 got it man. Well, let me tell you something. Your Longhorns and my Oregon Ducks keep getting 733 01:06:52,120 --> 01:06:57,280 mentioned in national title hope talks, so we might have to come on and have a podcast only 734 01:06:57,280 --> 01:07:04,199 about college football later on in the fall. Yeah for sure. Cuz I yeah, am not dumb enough to let you 735 01:07:04,199 --> 01:07:11,039 talk about the Cowboys on this podcast, that's for sure. I know we've had a rough couple 736 01:07:11,279 --> 01:07:16,559 years. Well, I'm a 40 Niner fan here, so even though you and I used to hate each other in the 90s, 737 01:07:16,600 --> 01:07:21,999 things have been kind of similar for us as of late. So, uh. Uh, no hardware for either one of us. We 738 01:07:21,999 --> 01:07:27,159 can talk about that sometime in the future as well. All right. Jeramy. Sounds good. All right, 739 01:07:27,160 --> 01:07:31,718 fellas, uh, Parris, Greg and Jeramy, you guys did awesome today. We'll get you all back on here 740 01:07:31,719 --> 01:07:36,799 again soon. Keep the shiny side up from my side of the table as well. Fellas, thanks for being here. 741 01:07:37,239 --> 01:07:43,439 Thank you. Appreciate it. Oh. 742 01:07:46,639 --> 01:07:51,480 Man, what an awesome conversation. Whenever you look up doing my job, you look up at the clock and 743 01:07:51,480 --> 01:07:56,679 you go, oh, my God, we've been talking for 45 minutes. That's a real good and a real bad thing 744 01:07:56,679 --> 01:08:01,729 at the same time. It's real good because if a conversation goes that well, it just flows. You 745 01:08:01,729 --> 01:08:05,768 don't really ever look at the clock because you don't care, man. We're just having fun chopping it 746 01:08:05,769 --> 01:08:11,729 up. Uh, however, we do try to keep these episodes around an hour long. So once I look up at the 747 01:08:11,729 --> 01:08:16,489 clock and it says 57 minutes, well, I'll be honest with you, I get a little bit clenched in the seat 748 01:08:16,490 --> 01:08:22,209 here. So, uh, I want to thank Parris McLeod, Greg Boyd, and Jeramy Richard for coming on the show. Man, 749 01:08:22,209 --> 01:08:28,329 great stuff from them and really sort of a comprehensive look. As I said there in the intro, 750 01:08:28,369 --> 01:08:32,369 you got to think about a guy who's kind of just getting started just getting his feet wet in 751 01:08:32,370 --> 01:08:37,569 Parris. Been here about a year, which is great, but it's just the it's just the beginning all the way 752 01:08:37,569 --> 01:08:42,369 to a guy like Jeramy, who's been doing this for almost two decades, uh, you know, taking care of his 753 01:08:42,370 --> 01:08:47,129 health out there now, losing some weight, uh, feeling like he's moving around better out there. 754 01:08:47,490 --> 01:08:54,169 We got Greg playing games in the cab. I love that, man. I am a huge gamer. Um, and I've, you know, I've 755 01:08:54,169 --> 01:08:59,939 seen pictures of guys that have actually had their passenger seat removed so that they can fit 756 01:08:59,979 --> 01:09:06,539 a racing simulator or a driving simulator in that passenger seat in a big rig. It's pretty crazy 757 01:09:06,660 --> 01:09:10,979 what you can get into out there, and I love to hear that. Greg's got a nice a nice laptop that 758 01:09:10,979 --> 01:09:15,859 he's, uh, that he's gaming on, um, and keeping himself occupied for those 34 hours. Because I 759 01:09:15,859 --> 01:09:21,339 totally get what Greg said. I don't if I'm in a game. I'm serious about it. I don't want to sit 760 01:09:21,339 --> 01:09:26,580 down for 45 minutes. I'm going to be here for four hours. And, uh, that can be complicated when you've 761 01:09:26,580 --> 01:09:31,699 only got a ten hour break. So you gotta look for a 34 for that. Uh, but just want to thank Parris, Greg 762 01:09:31,700 --> 01:09:35,739 and Jeramy once again. Man, they did great. You guys don't have to come on this show. So when you come 763 01:09:35,740 --> 01:09:40,700 on and you're so generous with your time, and also just with the conversation and playing ball with 764 01:09:40,700 --> 01:09:47,378 me, man, it makes my job in my life easy. So big thanks to those guys. Um, we can do again. I already 765 01:09:47,379 --> 01:09:52,538 said this once. I'm more than happy to do a part two here. I'll do a part eight if we need to. I 766 01:09:52,539 --> 01:09:57,499 want to hear about what you guys get into in your off time. This can be, uh, if you're a regional or a 767 01:09:57,509 --> 01:10:02,669 local driver doesn't have to be what you do. OTR we wanted to focus on that today, but we'll focus 768 01:10:02,670 --> 01:10:08,188 on just off time hobbies whenever you guys want. Have you got a unique one? Let me know. Man, I 769 01:10:08,470 --> 01:10:14,589 there's never a surprise with how unique the set of hobbies are for truck drivers. And when you're 770 01:10:14,589 --> 01:10:19,389 talking about a company the size of Cypress, it's got 500 of them. I think you might be a little bit, 771 01:10:19,389 --> 01:10:23,628 uh, blown away by the uniqueness of some of the things that drivers get into out there on the 772 01:10:23,629 --> 01:10:28,989 road. So just give me a call. One thing I can guarantee you or send me an email, I guess if you 773 01:10:28,990 --> 01:10:33,628 don't have my phone number yet, uh, one thing I can guarantee you I will never walk up to you in the 774 01:10:33,629 --> 01:10:39,028 middle of your hobby and interrupt you like I did Parris that day out in Tampa. Uh, but he was, again, 775 01:10:39,029 --> 01:10:43,630 so gracious with his time. And, uh, you know, I was packing gifts, too, so it's easier to interrupt 776 01:10:43,630 --> 01:10:47,789 somebody when you could give him a present. Uh, hooked him up with a set of gloves, some stickers, 777 01:10:47,830 --> 01:10:52,309 you know, a calendar, that type of thing. So, uh, same thing I gave every one of you guys that I got to 778 01:10:52,350 --> 01:10:56,949 meet out there, uh, when we were there for the podcast launch. So I won't interrupt your hobby. 779 01:10:56,950 --> 01:11:02,469 But please come on the podcast and tell me about it. We can have a fun conversation. Uh. That's it. 780 01:11:02,470 --> 01:11:07,949 Today we are so out of time. We we ran out of time before I even cracked the mic on this outro, so 781 01:11:07,950 --> 01:11:11,869 I'm not going to dilly dally here. I'm going to let you guys get back to listening to your Lord 782 01:11:11,869 --> 01:11:18,429 of the rings books, your talk shows, or just your good old fashioned favorite playlist. Man, this has 783 01:11:18,430 --> 01:11:23,389 been a great episode. I really appreciate once again, Parris, Greg and Jeramy for coming on. We will 784 01:11:23,389 --> 01:11:29,429 be back here next week with another episode Wednesday at 5 a.m. local time. Until then, be safe 785 01:11:29,430 --> 01:11:34,349 out there Cypress. And hey, it's getting to that time. I got to tell you guys down in Florida, apply 786 01:11:34,390 --> 01:11:35,629 some sunscreen.