E (3:55)

Hey, Jeremy, it's Eric calling in for check in number two. I'm on day number three of my epic North Dakota, Georgia adventure. I am calling you from Lake Audubon, which is right in between Bismarck and Minot. For those that are familiar with the area.

C (4:17)

I'm not.

E (4:18)

Audubon is adjacent to. It's like the sister lake to Lake Sakakawea, which, as you probably know, Lake Sakakawea is the largest man made lake in North America, as you know, sitting right in the middle of the great state of North Dakota. I am about 20 miles north of the legendary Fort Mandan, which, as I'm sure you know, was where Lewis and Clark spent their winter when they were mapping out the Louisiana Purchase, trying to find their way over to the Pacific Ocean. Was this a history lesson with Sakakawea, which the lake is named after. Now, fair warning, if you're using this, this podcast as a, you know, travel planner for your next vacation, do not expect to go to Lake Mandan and, or Lake Mandan, Fort Mandan, and be in the actual fort that Lewis and Clark stayed the winter in, because that fort is underwater. This is a replica fort. It's located about three and a half miles from the actual location. So just fair warning, no lawsuits. Don't go there and tell them that, you know, laugh with me podcast steers.

C (5:38)

You're wrong, Johnny. Make a note of that.

E (5:40)

You won't find a very receptive audience. But in between going to, you know, legendary forts and not swimming in a lake because, well, It's North Dakota, and even though it's July, it's only 74 degrees today for the high. Woke up this morning and it was 50. So, needless to say, I've been wearing jeans and avoiding the water as much as possible, literally. I don't know how it is possible to live in this climate. But, hey, good on you, North Dakota, if you can do it. God bless. But what I wanted to hit you up with tonight was just to get your thoughts on Airbnb etiquette. And now, what I mean by that is, for the last century, we've been. We've been a pretty hotel centric culture. Hey, we'll get a hotel. We'll all stay in the hotel. If we need common areas, we're just going to go down to the lobby or we're the breakfast area. We're going to hang out there. But the Airbnb kind of throws that all out of the window because.

C (6:57)

How.

E (6:57)

Do you decide precedence when not all the options are equal? So, case in point, I'm here with my family. We're at Airbnb. There is a room that has a king size bed and there's also a room that has bunk beds. So, like, this is very easy in my mind, my mind, I mean, I revert back to shotgun rules. If the car's in distance and I can see the car and I call out shotgun, then I'm going to sit in the front of that car. So I would assume that Airbnb would work off the same rules. I booked the Airbnb. I get first pick of the rooms. But in observing my parents and my aunt and uncle here on this trip, that is not how Airbnb is solved at all. There seems to be, you know, a inversion to anybody claiming the bigger room. It seems like, you know, it's almost like one of those, don't say it out loud that you want it. So, you know, how is. What is the most fair way to solve your own impasse like that, you know, just so that people who are booking Airbnb, people that are getting into these situations with their families, that they can address this in a mature fashion and say, hey, I do want that.

C (8:26)

Room.

E (8:29)

You know, what's it going to take for them to get it right? Rock paper scissors, game of Uno. There's got to be a better way. You know, the. The Fort Mandan with Lewis and Clark, you know, brought up kind of this argument almost, almost an identical argument to me, because there's a room in Fort Mandan that was Lewis of Lewis And Clark, he stayed there, but he also had his slave with him, and they would share a bed. And so you see that bed in the fort, and you're like, that's not a very big bed. Like, those. You know, that's a. That's a very close sleeping arrangement. But we also know from accounts of, like, Abraham Lincoln's life and other notaries in that, that it was not uncommon, that if you were a guy traveling and you went to a hotel and they were booked up, they might tell you to share a hotel room with strangers. So then you think about that, and you're just like, well, man, all right. Well, if you got, you know, two dudes sharing a bed, you kind of know how it's going to go. But if you're putting three to a bed, I mean, that's almost. That's almost airplane rules right there. I mean, everybody wants the window, everybody wants the aisle. Like, who gets stuck with the middle? Could you imagine going to a place like, you're tired, obviously, you can't make the reservation in advance, so you don't know what you're gonna get. You just want a place to stay for the night. And all of a sudden they're just saying, like, oh, well, these two dudes are gonna be sharing your room with you that you've never met. I mean, how do you negotiate that without bloodshed.

C (10:19)

Huh?

E (10:22)

It's. I'm. I'm surveying the lake right now, and it's very peaceful. It's at dusk, but my heart is in turmoil. My brain is in turmoil. And, Jeremy, I'm really hoping that you can shed some light and some clarity on this situation. Thank you.

C (10:39)

Well, Eric, I don't understand why there has to be bloodshed over having to share. I mean, it's the hostile situation, right? Where you. You're basically renting a bed in a room in, like, a studio type room, and. And you don't know who your bunk mates are going to be. But why does it have to end in bloodshed? You think there'd be a logical way to figure that out? There has to be a logical way to figure that out. That I'm sure he could ask around since he's around this situation, because people aren't just randomly dying over shared rooms, right? Something got me, you know, I'm sitting here, I'm working. We're grinding to episode 100. He's on vacation. He's like, all. The temperature in the morning's 50 degrees. You know what the temperature was this morning here when I got up and went to work at 2:30am it was 88 degrees and humid as hail. Drenched in sweat. Drenched in sweat. And you know, I wasn't like walking to work, guys. You know, you can hear, you can obviously hear. Eric's walking around the lake. He's, he's having a great time. I was driving, air conditioning, get to work, pick up some trash, change some trash cans, drenched in sweat. 88 degrees, 2:30am Guys, it's not right. I do like his idea about the Airbnb thing. Look, the shotgun rules. Here's the thing. His family is not abiding by shotgun rules. It doesn't even sound like he called. If you, in my opinion, if you book the room and you paid for it, you have the right to decide if you want the bigger room or not. Here's the thing. You also have the right to decide if somebody else gets that bigger room. You get to make that call. You could obviously then just make this just quick side decision, which is no, we're gonna give it to the eldest group of the bunch. Right? Could be his parents, could be his aunt and uncle. Eric can get the bunk beds. Whatever, whatever makes sense for the group. But that seems like an easy pick. Dude, he sounds like he's got this stressful situation. Oh, I'm in the lake, I gotta decide what, which big ass room. I got this Airbnb and it's nice and cool out in the morning and I'm walking around the lake and I gotta wear jeans. Johnny, it's not that bad. It's not that bad. Oh, poor guy's got it rough. Poor guy's got it rough. Johnny, we have solved all of your holiday shopping stress, your needs because the holidays will sneak up fast. But it's not too early to get your shopping done and actually have fun with it. Uncommon Goods makes holiday shopping stress free and joyful with thousands of one of a kind gifts you can't find anywhere else. Uncommon Goods looks for products that are high quality, unique, and often handmade or made in the United States. Many are crafted by you independent artists and small businesses. And because they're made in small batches, they are the best finds. But they can sell out fast. Johnny, what I found here, and I'm telling you, Johnny, right now, if you use a promo code, I'm going to tell you that here in a second. This is what I want for Christmas. Okay? Uncommon Goods has a recycled skateboard display stand. So it looks like a skateboard. It just sit on your desk, sit on the bookshelf. I could put my laptop on it. I can work on the show. Johnny, I could be working. I could do your job, frankly, and look like I got a little skateboard. I got a little skateboard to work off of, which, you know, I love. I love. Even though I'm getting older, I do love a good skate. But this recycled skateboard is so cool. And it's just one of the many unique items that you can find on Uncommon Goods. It has something for everyone from moms and dads to kids and teens, from book lovers, history buffs. Eric, I'm talking about you. And die hard football fans. To foodies, mixologists, and avid gardeners. You'll find thousands of new gift ideas that you won't find anywhere else. When you shop at Uncommon Goods, you're supporting artists and small, independent, independent businesses. Many of their handcrafted products are made in small batches, so shop now before they sell out this holiday season. And with every purchase you make at Uncommon Goods, they give back $1 to a nonprofit partner of your choice. They've donated more than $3 million to date, so shop early, have fun, and cross some names off your list today. Get 15% off your next gift. Go to uncommongoods.com.com laugh with me that's uncommongoods.com laugh with me for 15% off. Don't miss out on this limited time offer. Uncommon Goods we are all out of the ordinary. Johnny. If you haven't told everybody this is how you're doing your holiday shopping, you're really missing the boat. I mean, that's why I told my family.

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C (17:04)

All right, what else you got, Eric?

D (17:05)

This is Travelog number three, day seven of my epic cross country trip from North Dakota to Georgia. I apologize due to the lateness of my update, but on my last night in North Dakota, I ran into a contraption called the shot ski, which I'm sure you're familiar with, but just for the benefit of your audience, I'll fill you in. It's a little ski that you would ski down a mountain in the winter, but instead of being used for skiing, this ski is used for shots. And so it has four shot glasses mounted along it, and it allows four people to take a shot at the same exact time. My cousin owns one of these. I had a couple shot skis and yada, yada, yada. It took three days to get this update out to you.

C (18:00)

Three days.

D (18:00)

But it brought up an interesting question of, you know, shots are kind of unique in that if you're an individual and you're at a bar, or if you're just hanging out with friends and you line up a shot just for yourself, you're 100% an alcoholic. And that's going to be, you know, what's remembered out of this.

C (18:27)

I disagree.

D (18:28)

But if you line up a shotgun with four shots and you say, hey, everybody, come do a shot with me, then you're just a fun person. So it's kind of an interesting contradiction between, you know, one or all on that. But anyways, I digress. I am in Atlanta now and, you know, been to a Braves game. I've enjoyed some of the local cultures. I went to a metal brewery today, which is just to say that they.

E (19:04)

Played really loud music. When I came in, I asked the.

D (19:07)

Bartender if he could shut, you know, play the metal music at a lower volume so that I could pick up my beer. And he looked at me like I was crazy. I had to explain to him that it was in fact a joke.

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But.

E (19:23)

One of the thoughts that I.

D (19:24)

Had in here while I was down in Atlanta is Atlanta's home to a lot of gentlemen's clubs that are. That are famous throughout the country. You know, one of them was used during the, you know, when the NBA was going through its Covid year and they had their famous bubble. You know, a player violated the bubble to go to a club in Atlanta, Magic City. And when confronted, he said that he didn't go to see the ladies to go get wings. The wings were what drove him to. To break the COVID bubble. And it kind of got me thinking to, you Know what kind of businesses have, like, a side hustle that they could really lean into? Because you think about that. I mean, not only do you have strippers, but you also have wood wings. I mean, that's. That's a real double whammy. And so, you know, during the summer, you see a lot of fundraisers that are car washes, where maybe you have the cheerleading team doing a car wash or you have, like, different, you know, college athletes doing car washes or that kind of stuff.

E (20:33)

You know, what do strippers do during the day?

D (20:35)

What?

E (20:35)

They just sleep.

D (20:36)

They get. They get ready for the next night. Like, why don't you open a stripper car wash where, I mean, put these girls to work during the day, get them cleaning up cars? I mean, that's. That's double income. I can't believe nobody's ever thought about that. So that's insane.

C (20:55)

I.

E (20:56)

You know, I don't know.

D (20:56)

I guess maybe give me your thoughts on the stripper car wash. You know, what do you think that that could be? You know, what could become of that? But, you know, what other opportunities are there for, you know, maybe an underutilized workforce that, you know, could pull a double duty? Anywho, I'll.

E (21:17)

I'll try to be better.

D (21:18)

I'll get you another update tomorrow.

E (21:20)

We'll talk to you later. Bye.

C (21:22)

Here's the thing, dude. All right? I'm not, like, I'm not against the stripper car wash, okay? I just want to go on the on the right record is saying, I'm not against the stripper car wash. What I'm questioning is because it's a theme. And I'm not just to say, oh, that's the only kind of cars we have. The strippers, different, cool car washes would be awesome. Like, themed car washes. Like, where's the rock and roll car wash? You know, where you go in and you get your car washed and there's flashing lights and loud music. That'd be sweet. But anyways, back to Eric's point. And it's not. He's been on vacation too long. If he's at this point where he's saying not only do the strippers need to come up with a car wash business, but they need to also do their normal job at night as well. Like, they need to work around the clock. Why. Why is the workforce out there at such a point now that Eric's solution is strippers need to work more, why is that the solution? Eric, I. I disagree with that. With that being said, he's on to something with the car washes, okay? So let's not throw that aside. I just don't understand why we got to work these poor girls around the clock just because of the idea of the stripper car wash. Why can't they choose one or the other? All right, there's. There's labor laws, Eric. There's labor laws and the shotsky sounds awesome. Here's the thing. If I go to the bar and I'm like, you know, order me a beer and a shot just for me. Maybe that's just. I. I want to like. I just. That's what I want. I want to. I want to have a beer and I want to have a shot. I just want to kind of like chill. Like, I just want to like get the buzz going, okay? This is my way of relaxing. And then chilling at the bar doesn't make me an alcoholic because I bought myself a shot. Eric's over here calling me an alcoholic just because I'll buy a shot just for me. That's ridiculous. But I do agree that if you buy four shots, you're like, hey, everybody, let's do a shot. You're social. That's huge. That's a win for the entire group. I'm with you on that, dude. But to call everybody who, who's to decide because I have a beer at 8am that I'm an alcoholic? Like, who makes that call, huh? Not me. Well, Eric has made it to Atlanta. He is in Georgia for this what feels like it's been like a month long vacation. But we'll hear more from him and we'll catch up with them next episode. But it sounds like he's having a great time. His. His mind is not with it, guys. At this point. He's asking strippers to work around the clock in various different businesses. And anybody who's ordering shots and alcoholic. This is where. This is where Eric's brain's at. And he's. He's in the cold in the Dakotas. But now I bet it's hot as hell in Georgia. I like how he didn't mention that. He didn't mention how hot it was in Georgia. Don't. Don't you dare bring out the temperature now when we're sweating in 88 degree humidity. Feels like a hundred at 2:30am all right. Eric will be back with more vacation updates. I promise you. The Betty Vegas in the next episode. Finally. It's been a long time since we've had Betty back on the show. I'm sure I'm sure he'll have some words in regards to that. Thanks for listening. Guys.

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