Stranded in Pittsburgh

Summary

The blondEST with Savanna Boda — "Stranded in Pittsburgh" (July 13, 2026)

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Episode Overview

In this lively Monday-morning episode, host Savanna Boda—aka The Dallas Aesthetician—returns with co-host Tyler to unpack a whirlwind of recent events: from the infamous “Grapegate” social media drama and ongoing luxury home renovation struggles, to Tyler’s all-too-real travel horror story in Pittsburgh. True to form, Savanna brings her trademark candor, humor, and insight, touching on everything from business-building sacrifices to the reality of being a woman leading a major home project in Texas.

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Key Topics & Insights

1. Morning Routines & Work-Life Balance (00:05–02:35)

• Savanna discusses her affinity for mornings: “Every second I deteriorate... By 3:11, I'm not a human anymore. I'm ready for my dab pen and my bed.” (00:21)
• Reflects on years of extreme hustle: “For three years, seven days a week, Christmas, Halloween, Fourth of July... up 6am, asleep at 1am.” (01:02)
• On building a business quickly:
  “If you want to build a business that's profitable fast, you have to give up your mental health, your stomach, your physical health. You're going to be fat, you're going to be tired, cortisol levels are going to be shot, you're going to have no friends or relationships. But it all paid off for me... Or you can have work life balance and take 10 years to build your business. It's your choice.” (01:31)
• The trade-offs are clear: “It's not sustainable. Yeah. But that's the point. It's not forever. It's like a three-year thing.” (02:16)

2. The Aftermath of “Grapegate” & Online Drama (04:35–12:51)

• Savanna reflects on the return of Grapegate, a past social media feud:
  “What I've learned is when people try to come at me... their hope is that 2021 immature pre-mother Savannah is gonna come out and be like, pistol, fire off. But... I was drawing attention to their page. And then they get followers... so I don't do that anymore.” (05:31)
• She recounts how a fellow esthetician obsessively targeted her:
  “This random lady... would just post things about me on her business page dating back, like, six years, and I didn't even know she existed... So she got upset about me doing a picture... it was just so cute. It was just very, like, vogue.” (06:09)
• Irony and hypocrisy discussed:
  “She lost her mind... ranting 20 minutes long stories about me and my photo... What was so rich about it is that she had a naked photo pregnant in the streets of New York City when she was shaming me for being a slut... So that was rich. Okay.” (07:02)
• On internet hate:
  “Like, if you're gonna come throw shit on me, and it's funny, I'm going to make content out of it. I'm not going to say your name… But I'm not going to perpetuate that.” (08:42)
• Hilariously self-aware:
  “Psychotic people are funny... the people on the Internet that are funny are the ones that have mental illnesses.” (08:57)
• Key lesson: Don’t take the bait.
  “If you're gonna bully me and it's fucking funny, I'm gonna monetize off of it. Thank you.” (12:29)

3. Home Renovation Woes & Gender Bias in Construction (12:57–21:20)

• Updates on Savanna’s custom home build:
  Difficulty with contractors and paint finishes: “Basically, they painted and then it looked like horseshit... Like, everything that delayed SBA 2.06 months was just fixing things.” (14:11) Discontent with high-end builders: “I'm paying you so much money... and this is no shade to the people that did our spa. They're amazing... but how a luxury home builder who does multimillion dollar homes... can say they don't have the talent for a high-gloss ceiling?” (15:23)
• Financial lessons:
  “My advice: probably get on medication for your blood pressure if you're gonna build a home. Also just know it's gonna be two times more what you think it's gonna be. Really read your contracts and make sure the allotments are good.” (16:13)
• Gendered challenges:
  “The second Lance and I got divorced and I was head bitch of this project, they don't respect or listen to me. Welcome to Texas. Welcome to construction.” (16:55)
  • Tyler describes how builders go behind their backs to get confirmations from Savanna's ex-husband, not her, despite no longer being involved. (17:03)
• Frustrations with standards:
  “How the fuck back in the 1700s, were they chiseling like goblins and angels on sides of buildings? But we're in 2026 with all the resources available... and you can't fucking paint a ceiling semi-gloss?” (19:05)

4. Tyler’s Pittsburgh Travel Horror Story (21:27–27:52)

• Context: Tyler and Ryan get stranded in Pittsburgh after Fourth of July due to flight delays.
• Hotel ordeal:
  Given a voucher for La Quinta Inn, which turns out to be a “very scary location.”
  “It felt like an indoor pool... it was, like, very warm and sticky and humid... I was physically nauseated by this hotel... I didn’t want to take my shoes off in the hotel room.” (24:24)
• Safety concerns revealed by their Uber driver:
  “He said he drives in this area, because nothing can face him. But he was wearing a bulletproof vest… showed us... he had multiple fake wallets... because he gets robbed so many times at gunpoint picking up people from the La Quinta Inn.” (24:54) “He was like, you guys should absolutely not stay here. Like, it is not safe. Not a good place.” (25:28)
• Escape to safety:
  • Booked a room at the Hyatt Regency, debriefed with a bartender who confirms “the hotel has lore in this community.”
• A final plea:
  “Word to the wise, if you get stranded in Pittsburgh, just pay for your own hotel room. Do not go to the La Quinta Inn. And that's all.” (27:41)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On hustle culture:
  “You can build a business, but if you want to build a business that's profitable fast, you have to give up your mental health... But it all paid off for me.” —Savanna (01:31)
• On online drama:
  “What I've learned is... when people try to come at me, their hope is that... pre-mother Savannah is gonna come out and be like, pistol, fire off. But I was just drawing attention to their page.” —Savanna (05:31)
• On construction reality:
  “How the fuck back in the 1700s, were they chiseling like goblins and angels on sides of buildings? But we're in 2026... and you can't fucking paint a ceiling semi-gloss?” —Savanna (19:05)
• On safety at the hotel:
  “He was wearing a bulletproof vest and... he had multiple fake wallets... because he gets robbed so many times at gunpoint picking up people from the La Quinta Inn... you guys should absolutely not stay here.” —Tyler (24:54)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Morning routines & work-life tradeoffs: 00:05–02:35
• Grapegate social media drama: 04:35–12:51
• Home renovation battles & gender bias: 12:57–21:20
• Pittsburgh travel fiasco: 21:27–27:52

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Tone & Style

• Candid, humorous, and unfiltered.
• Conversational flow with self-deprecating wit and real talk.
• Equal parts vent session and practical advice—reflecting Savanna’s “no BS,” relatable online presence.

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Bottom Line:
From social media feuds turned fodder, to the perils of luxury home building (especially as a woman), to an airport hotel horror story—the episode delivers laughs, sharp commentary, and hard-won wisdom about business, boundaries, and standing up for yourself (or, sometimes, just booking a better hotel).

Transcript

[Savannah]

Good morning guys and happy Monday. We're so excited to be here. I missed you. I'm so happy because it's. We're recording in the morning, which I prefer. I'm a very much a morning human being. I don't do well after 3pm and

[Tyler]

typically we're recording at like 6.

[Savannah]

Every second I deteriorate. It's not like every five minutes. It's like by 3:11, I'm not a human anymore. I'm ready for my dab pen and my bed. Like I feel like my brain just goes. Like I exert so much energy mentally every day. Like I wake up cracked out before coffee. I wake up, I'm hitting the ground running, I'm getting stuff done. Like I do what people do in 12 hours and six. And so by 3 o' clock I just, I really, I crash and shut down.

[Tyler]

And this morning was early for you.

[Savannah]

It wasn't an early morning.

[Tyler]

5am is when you were sending, you texted me, you were sending Instagram DMs. I was like, what was going on?

[Savannah]

I know. My boyfriend pissed me off because he's like, you don't even know what an early morning is. And I was like, sir, for three years, seven days a week, Christmas, Halloween, Fourth of July, Abraham Lincoln Day, all of the days I was up 6am, asleep at 1am okay, yeah. Every day, seven days a week for three years.

[Tyler]

I would always be like, you would text me at like 2:30 in the morning and I'd be like, why are you up? And then you would text again at six. I was like, when are you sleeping? You know what I mean?

[Savannah]

That was work. Nobody wants to work these days. AKA me. I put in my dues, my dues are paid. So you know what? If you want to work hard early on and do it for three years. I always say that to people. You can build a business, but if you want to build a business that's profitable fast, you have to give up your mental health, your stomach, your physical health. You're going to be fat, you're going to be tired, cortisol levels are going to be shot, you're going to have no friends or relationships. But it all paid off for me. At least. I'm happy about it. I feel good, confident in my choice. Or you can have work life balance and take 10 years to build your business. It's your choice. It's really, it's true. And people are like, that's not sustainable. No, but it's how I did it.

[Tyler]

It's not sustainable. Yeah.

[Savannah]

But that's the point. It's not forever. It's like a three year thing. You just do it and then you're set up and then you can have freedom and then you can have. You can sleep till 9.

[Tyler]

True or not. Or wake up at 5am Still.

[Savannah]

Or wake up at 5:00am Still. I've just been tired lately and I got an OURA ring but I died. So it's charging right now, but I don't have enough data to know.

[Tyler]

Oh yeah, you have to worry probably.

[Savannah]

But a really stressful situation yesterday, so I was so excited to like see and it was like not enough data to collect.

[Tyler]

And then did it die? I don't know when it died.

[Savannah]

No, I was trying to check my readiness score this morning because it may

[Tyler]

still have tracked your stress from yesterday. Just not actually. No, you can't do it. Okay. To even see your stress.

[Savannah]

Yeah. If you're watching the YouTube video. My mouth's fucked up again.

[Tyler]

Did you. I. Ryan showed me last night all the comments on your TikTok that you posted about it.

[Savannah]

I was like, oh, did it go viral?

[Tyler]

There were a lot of comments. Oh, not. Not bad. Not bad for you.

[Savannah]

For me, I just, I don't understand. Every time I get Botox, I either have ptosis or I look like Elvis Presley. Ptosis is when one of your eyes, basically it migrates into your. Actually, I'm not exactly sure how it happens. I just know that it makes one of your eyes smaller.

[Tyler]

We've had it a lot of times

[Savannah]

because does it drop your brow or does it drop your eyelid? Does the Botox migrate into the lid or whatever the muscle is that keeps your eye open? That happen and then it's either that or this. Oh, it has a lot of comments. I wonder. I fear. I think it's a me problem. Probably. Maybe.

[Tyler]

Yeah. Blame it on your anatomy.

[Savannah]

I don't know. I mean, what the other. How else it could happen? Because I don't know. But anyway, it's pretty frustrating.

[Tyler]

Put the talks down.

[Savannah]

Put the talks down. Last week we had like Grapegate resurrection, which was really funny and I just. Honestly, water under the bridge for sure. Because I could have said a lot more because she wanted to say some things, but it's just. Okay, let me just say this Grapegate lady. I'm not going to give you any screen time or say your name publicly. I never have. People just figured out it was you because apparently you burned a lot of bridges, my friend. So I never outed her. I kept it under wraps because what I realized. I don't know if I've talked about this on the podcast, but I'm so stupid, honestly. I let people rage, bait me to get famous or not famous, but, like, get eyes on their page. Like, I.

[Tyler]

They're two seconds of fame.

[Savannah]

They're two seconds of fame. I was just like, I didn't. I was so in it that I couldn't have a bird's eye view. But what I've learned is when people try to come at me or attack me or, like, pick me apart for something so fucking stupid, their Hope is that 2021 immature pre mother Savannah is gonna come out and be like, pistol, fire off. Because I'm fiery, okay? And I will defend my land and my name. Especially if you're wrong. Like, if you say something that's true, like, got me. But most of the time it's lies. So I used to just say, you know, defend myself. And then I was like, oh, my God, I'm drawing attention to their page. And then they get followers, and then all the haters get together, so I don't do that anymore. So with the scrape gate thing, it was just so scary, honestly, the whole situation, which, by the way, I think we might need a restraining order. I'll talk to you about that later. She'd been posting about me for, like, I didn't know she existed until her story got sent to me. Because, basically, recap if you haven't watched the episode Grapegate, it's an amazing episode. Tells you all the lore. There's also a highlight on my Instagram. This random lady. Never met her in my entire life, is an esthetician. And. And she would just post things about me on her business page dating back, like, six years, and I didn't even know she existed. We've never had a conversation. We've never DMed each other, so just like a random hater. Okay? But it was just so creepy because who cares that much to like, post so much about somebody that they've never met, never had, like, personal beef with? So she got upset about me doing a picture. And this was before I had titties of my grape and my raisin, which was really tasteful and done in my home. And, like, there were no tits. Like, it wasn't sexy. It was just, like, so cute. Just cute. It was just very, like, vogue. It was great. She lost her mind. Like, almost like, it was just so hilarious and funny because it's like, why is someone so angry? Like, she's screaming, okay, ranting 20 minutes 20 minute long stories about me and my photo. And then what was so rich about it is that she had a naked photo pregnant in the streets of New York City when she was shaming me for being a slut and a mother having grapes over me in the comfort of my home. So that was rich. Okay. Anyway, she says I'm obsessed with her. I think the whole thing is fucking funny. I think this woman is mentally ill, which I do feel actually a little bit bad for her because like, yeah, it's. To have a mental illness like that to be so obsessed with somebody and then like to not even like be able to rationalize that, like, you started this because. And then her on her story yesterday or whatever, they sent it to me. She's like, if I don't see something I don't like, I just move past it. And it's like, girl, clearly not, because creep gate would have never happened if you had just seen my photo and moved past it. So it's like all the things that she says are like, look in the mirror, babe, I'm not obsessed with you. I think it's funny. Like, if you're gonna come throw shit on me, like, and it's funny, like, I'm going to make content out of it. I'm not going to say your name. I'm not going to. Like, if people find out who you are, they find out who you are. But I'm not going to perpetuate that.

[Tyler]

But like, that's the thing.

[Savannah]

And no one bullied her. Nobody bullied her. She was going at everyone. And so anyway, this woman is just. God bless her, God bless her.

[Tyler]

Well, that's my thing.

[Savannah]

But she's funny.

[Tyler]

She is. She's funny.

[Savannah]

Like psychotic people are funny. Like, I honestly, sometimes that's. The people on the Internet that are funny are the ones that have mental illnesses.

[Tyler]

Yeah, but that was my thing. It's like, even at the time, I feel like you didn't attack her back. You didn't do any of these things. You just turned it into humor. You did voiceovers on the. Yeah, and you did a dance party.

[Savannah]

Someone is so upset about my life, my photo, that they are crashing the fuck out. They feel so strongly about it. And then I dig further and I'm like, oh, it's not just like a one off thing. Like she's been doing this. I just have been unaware of it for six years, like insane. And then people that used to work for her, work with her, like, came out of the woodworks of just the abuse and like, how shitty of a human she is. But, like, Grapegate was funny. And I think it's funny because she thinks I'm so pressed and, like, worried about her. Honey, if you're watching this, and I know you are, I'm not. I think you're ill. I think you need help. I think you need to move on from me. And also, you did this to yourself.

[Tyler]

Yeah, like, she always plays the.

[Savannah]

Like, you're not a victim.

[Tyler]

Yeah, that was like, the victim.

[Savannah]

I'm the victim. You attacked me. I just thought it was funny because it is. It's fucking. You're funny. I think you're so funny. Honestly, like, she should have stand up comedy. She's fucking hilarious. Like, even her stories yesterday that they sent me, I'm like, she's funny. Like, I. I don't hate her. I feel sorry for her. I'm a little scared of her. Just because the mental illness is pretty prominent. To be able to do that and then also not hold yourself accountable for anything that you did and then try to flip it on me and be like, I'm the big mean bad guy, when it's like, girl, I didn't even know you existed. You've been talking about me for now. It's been eight years. But at the time it was only six years. But it's been three years since it happened.

[Tyler]

Well, I was telling Samantha this morning because from way back when, when it happened, I had a screen recording of entire story from that day.

[Savannah]

I'm cold.

[Tyler]

And it was. And so I was catching Ryan up on the lore. And so last night, it was our bedtime activity for him to watch the entire story. It's so funny from that girl from that day. And I was like, it really is what Savannah was just saying, like, at the beginning. Like, it was her morning stories about being so upset about it. And she was telling, like, talking about how Savannah should be ashamed. She's a mother. Like, how she's like, ruining, like, whatever all this stuff.

[Savannah]

Saying, like, just projecting all of her own insecurities and hardships onto me.

[Tyler]

But then, like, eight hours later, after Savannah had posted about it and people started whatever, they said, I don't care. But, like, then she goes back on her stories and she starts spinning this narrative of, like, being a victim and saying, how can you guys tell someone you don't even know? You guys are telling me I'm a bad mother and, like, stuff. And I'm like, girl, you did the same thing. Tap a few stories back. Like, that's what I'm saying, though, babe,

[Savannah]

is like, you can't rationalize with mentally ill people. Like, we kind of had this conversation about a different person. It's like, yeah, you just stay away and feel sorry for them. But it's also entertaining. It hurts my head too. It's just like, you want to be like, are you. Where. Where are you? Like, neurons not firing off? Where's the connection that is missed here? How you can do something and then turn around and be like, don't judge someone you don't know. Don't say anything nice if. Don't say anything. If you don't have anything nice to say.

[Tyler]

Scroll past it. If you don't like.

[Savannah]

If you don't like it past it. And it's like, babe, if you had done all of the advice that you're giving, yeah, we would never have been here. But thank you for not doing it, because Grapegate was phenomenal. And, yeah, if you're gonna bully me and it's fucking funny, I'm gonna monetize off of it. Thank you. Anyway, so, yeah, that's enough on that. But ill people be ill, babe.

[Tyler]

They do.

[Savannah]

What else is new and exciting other than the resurrection of Grapegate?

[Tyler]

Um, we're having some issues with her house that are a little frustrating. Basically, we're in the painting stage and our wonderful, beautiful, talented interior designers slated some. Not super shiny, but I guess high gloss ceilings. No, not high gloss. Oh, like a semi gloss. Like.

[Savannah]

Like, Tyler knows more about what's happening to my house than I do. I feel like it's just been between the divorce, the new spa, and the house. Our phones are blowing.

[Tyler]

No, that's you. I thought it was me. That's you.

[Savannah]

Oh. Between all of those things, it's just been, like, a lot to manage. And obviously, with a home that size and it being my dream home forever home, I shouldn't want to rush to make a lot of decisions because I was at one point just like, yes, yes, yes, just do it. And everyone's like, we need your head to be in this because you're gonna make decisions you don't want. And it's not like I'm in a lease or something to where I need to be out at a certain time. So I don't really give a fuck. Yes, I'd like to be in the new house sooner than later. But also, I want it to be what I want. I don't want to get in and

[Tyler]

then be like, why did I pick this?

[Savannah]

Why did I pick this? Yeah. Or they need to fix this. So basically, they painted and then it looked like horseshit. And so then they had to go back and, like, redo the arches and like, just everything. Like, everything that delayed SBA 2.06 months was just, like, fixing things.

[Tyler]

Yeah.

[Savannah]

Same thing happening at the house. And they're saying that they, like, don't have the talent, which I'm gonna shit a little bit on y'. All. Okay. I'm sorry. I don't think y' all listen to my podcast. But, like, also, I'm paying you so much money, it makes me want to throw up that you're. That it. And this is no shade to the people that did our spa. They're amazing and wonderful, but they're like, more fixer upper. And they do smaller projects. They don't do, like, huge luxury custom homes. Yet they were able to do a high gloss, not a semi gloss, a high gloss ceiling at my spa. Flawlessly. They redid it 20, 30 different times. I'm not kidding.

[Tyler]

And they didn't complain about it. They didn't show us a bad example of it. Like, they just did it and did it over and over.

[Savannah]

How a luxury home builder who does multimillion dollar homes.

[Tyler]

No. Who does, like, like, 20 million.

[Savannah]

Yeah.

[Tyler]

$20 million homes like this.

[Savannah]

Like, my house is nothing compared to that.

[Tyler]

What they. Yeah.

[Savannah]

What they can do. And they're like, that's out of our scope. Like, we don't have the talent for that.

[Tyler]

They're like, we only recommend matte dry bone paint on any interior designers or

[Savannah]

home builders listening to this. Y' all are probably like, same this whole home process as. I think we've talked a bit about it, but our allotments were like, fucking ass. My ex husband was, like, in charge of all that. And, like, I'm just like, I make the money and I make things pretty. That's pretty much it.

[Tyler]

Like, all the paperwork, all that.

[Savannah]

Like, he did all of it. And we just got so fucked with our construction loan. Our everything was an overage. Thankfully, we reworked our construction loan. That's been great. So hopefully we're in by September. I'm just, like, not even giving out a date anymore. Cause I'm like, march.

[Tyler]

Yeah.

[Savannah]

I just want it to be done, and I want it to be done right.

[Tyler]

Yeah.

[Savannah]

So anytime that you are, my Savannah's advice is probably get on medication for your blood pressure if you're gonna build a home. Maybe also just know it's gonna be two times more what you think it's gonna be. Really read your contracts and make sure the allotments are, are good. Listen to your designer because they know and builders will fuck you over. And anytime that you think you're going to move in, tackle on more time to that. And also know if you're a woman, they're not. And that's the other thing that I think has frustrated me is like, Tyler's had to handle all of it. They don't fucking respect me. Like, the second Lance and I got divorced and like, I was head bitch of this project. They don't respect or listen to me. Welcome to Texas. Welcome to construction.

[Tyler]

Well, it was even more frustrating because, like, you and I would spend four hours in a design meeting with jsi, then JSI would go to them with all of our notes. And then the construction people would not talk back to jsi, would not call you or me. They would call Lance Lance to confirm what we're doing.

[Savannah]

I'm like, he's not paying for. He has goose eggs.

[Tyler]

We were like, why?

[Savannah]

And like, Lance even like. And that was cunty. Like, we were married, so what's mine is his. But also like, Lance didn't give a fuck about any of that. Like, he, like, he didn't plan the wedding. He didn't try to design our current home. He didn't try to design this. Like, he's just like, he doesn't care, doesn't care about that. Like, he's not like that. So it was like all on me. Like, Lance would live in whatever I built, you know, and be happy.

[Tyler]

Yeah.

[Savannah]

So anyway, it's just. That's. That.

[Tyler]

Yeah, that wasn't shade the Lance. It was just like, why are they calling?

[Savannah]

No, I actually loved it because I didn't have like a super, like, opinionated, opinionated husband who's like, I'm not gonna sit in pink dining chairs. I'm a man.

[Tyler]

He's like, whatever.

[Savannah]

We have chairs.

[Tyler]

Yeah.

[Savannah]

Grateful.

[Tyler]

But yeah. So basically we're challenging paint right now because we don't want ugly flat ceilings. And they're saying they can't do it. And so I was about to fire off a text and be like, do we need the fireworks?

[Savannah]

How does our subcontractor for like a

[Tyler]

med spa that does like, like, how

[Savannah]

did they do it? But you can't do it.

[Tyler]

Like, they're good, but they're just like a small, like, local.

[Savannah]

Like this. The people that are building my home are like, huge and very well known and like very prominent in this area for building very high class homes.

[Tyler]

And yeah, that's. That was our Confusion. I was like, do we need to have our, like, have them little contracting team come teach you guys how to fucking paint?

[Savannah]

Well, also, what I want to say. How the fuck? How the fuck? How the fuck? Back in the fucking 1700s, were they chiseling like goblins and angels on sides of buildings? But we're in 2026 with all the resources available to us, and you can't fucking paint a ceiling. Semi gloss.

[Tyler]

Yeah.

[Savannah]

I'm confused. And he says, how did they make all the places in Italy, like, in Rome, all of these beautiful paintings? How. How are they. If they can't paint a ceiling, how are they painting fucking little naked baby angels?

[Tyler]

Yeah. And huge. Like,

[Savannah]

I don't get it.

[Tyler]

I don't. That. I didn't get it either.

[Savannah]

Like, that doesn't make sense to me. No.

[Tyler]

I got so hot about it. And our interior designers were like, I'm hot about it. Take it down a notch.

[Savannah]

Because I'm like, how? I just don't understand, like, if people can build beautiful things with nothing. Back in the 1700s, the 1800s. And how are we at a point in time where you can't paint my ceiling glossy without it looking like fucking shit? And that's not me being a bitch. It's just reality.

[Tyler]

It's. No, it. I feel like it's. It's genuine.

[Savannah]

I feel gaslighting.

[Tyler]

Like, no, I feel. I feel confused. Like, I'm like, I look at our spa and I'm like, it just sounds, like, lazy. And this is what I was telling. Yeah, this is what I was telling them. I texted our project manager for the house, and I was like, I'm not saying it's easy. Like, I'm not saying it's an easy task for you to do, but you can do it. And you're choosing not to. Like, that's the difference is like. Like. Cause he's like, it's hard, like, because of the sheen. It's gonna show all the things. And I'm like, okay, I understand that. Just fix it.

[Savannah]

Fix it. Do your fucking job, man. And if I was a big man, a, like, rich white man, and I was like, it'd be done. Yep. We would have been in the house

[Tyler]

a year ago if you were an NFL player.

[Savannah]

Oh, yeah. And I'm like, I want a high gloss ceiling. They'd say, it'll be done tonight.

[Tyler]

You'll have high gloss floors. High gloss ceiling, whatever you want.

[Savannah]

But it's like, that's just, like, it makes me so frustrated. I feel. What's it what's the word? Marginalized.

[Tyler]

Yeah.

[Savannah]

Marginalized.

[Tyler]

Yeah. That's all I have to say on that.

[Savannah]

Just frustrated, frustration station.

[Tyler]

Anything else? Oh, my story.

[Savannah]

Yeah. Tyler has a fun story for you.

[Tyler]

Not a fun story. So, like, long story short, we took off. Our, like, SBA was closed for the 4th of July. And then Ryan and I were like, what are we gonna do? Cause Savannah was going to her parents ranch with her family, and then Ryan's best friend just moved to D.C. and so we were like, we don't, like, really have anything to do. And so we decided last minute to go to D.C. for 4th of July, visit his best friend. Super fun, great time. Awesome fireworks show. World record setting. Did you know that?

[Savannah]

Mm. Mm.

[Tyler]

It was 860,000 fireworks. Oh, insane. But so Ryan and I are leaving. Ryan's dad got us the flights. Very nice of him. And so we had a connection through Pittsburgh. And so we are leaving. It's Monday evening. Ish. And the flight just keeps getting delayed, delayed, delayed, delayed. And then we sit on the tarmac for two hours. And so we are like, we're gonna miss our connecting flight. I'm trying to, like, figure out with American how we can get home because we have work on Tuesday. So I was like, we, like, figure out a way for me to get home. Like, there were some direct flights. I was like, can we get on those? Nope, they're completely sold out. That's why we're on the connecting flight in the first place. And then they ended up, whatever. We get to Pittsburgh, we're stranded. And so because we were. The delay was not because of weather. It was because of mechanical. So American has to give you hotel and meal vouchers first of all. I'm just going to touch on the meal vouchers real quick. They give you $12 that can only be used on airport grounds. Chick Fil A in an airport is like $20 for a meal. So I'm like, what are we supposed to get with $12? Like, we'll get two Gatorades for $12 inside the airport. Anyway, we start. So they give us two hotel options. And this is where things start to go downhill. There is something called a, like, hometown stays or something. We looked that up. It has one review with one star, and it looks very scary. And then the other option is a La Quinta Inn, and it also looks quite scary. I didn't even look at the reviews because I was like, I've heard of the La Quinta Inn. I guess we'll do that. So we get off the plane, I go to the baggage counter, and I'm like, hey, just wondering, are we going to. Like, since we're delayed overnight, is our bag going to come up or is it going to go to the next fight? She looks at my bag, she says, it's going to go to the next fight. I'm like, okay, perfect. We head to La Quinta Inn.

[Savannah]

La Quinta, y'.

[Tyler]

All. I. And this is like. I was trying to.

[Savannah]

Like, not all La Quinta Inns are bad La Quinta Inns. But this La Quinta Inn was in a really. It was in a scary location.

[Tyler]

It was in a scary location. It was. When you walked inside of it, it felt like an indoor pool. Like, it was, like, very warm and sticky and humid. Yeah, the air was thick and it smelled really, really, really bad. And I. I just. It was like. I was trying to tell myself it wasn't that bad. And I was trying to tell myself I was being, like, pretentious. Pretentious. And, like, Ryan was trying to tell me that, and I. I was, like, physically nauseated by this hotel. And it sounds really dramatic, but I'm telling you, the smell and the. The thick, warm air like, it. Like, it. I was, like, disgusted. Like, I didn't want to take my shoes off in the hotel room. It was like the carpet was. Anyway, Anyway, basically, I get a notification on my phone that are. My bag went to the baggage claim. I was like, well, fuck my life. Like, we have to go get the bag. I don't know. Like, I don't want it to get lost. So we end up going to get the bag, and we get into our Uber, and this Uber driver goes, oh. He was like, why are you guys staying here? And we were like, oh, American put us there. And he said, american Airlines put you guys here. He. This man. First of all, he said he was 40 years in the military, and this is why he drives in this area, because nothing can face him. But he said he. Where he's. He was wearing a bulletproof vest. And he said that he. He showed us. Not. He said that. He showed us that he had multiple fake wallets. He had one right next to his door, and then in his glove compartment box, he had a stack of more wallet. Wallets that have fake credit cards in them because he gets robbed so many times at gunpoint, picking up people from the La Quinta Inn and the other, like, motel thing next to it. And he was like, you guys should absolutely not stay here. Like, it is not safe. Not a good place. And Then. So while we're driving back to the airport to get the bag, I book a hotel room at the Hyatt Regency on the Pittsburgh property. Very nice. Very nice. And yeah, that was kind of the story. It was just, like, horrible. We sat at Ryan, got a glass of chardonnay at the Hyatt Regency bar whenever we got there, because we were like, we need a fucking drink. And she was like, oh, how's your night? And we're like, not great. Like, we just escaped the looking to end. And the bartender said, absolutely not. Like, it's like, this hotel has lore in this community. And it was really scary. And so I just want to say, like, I'm not impressed. I'm disappointed, American, in the way that you handle us being stranded and putting us in a very dangerous situation with only enough money to buy a Gatorade at the airport. That's all I have to say. So.

[Savannah]

Bullet food proof vest. I think it's so funny.

[Tyler]

What?

[Savannah]

The bulletproof vest.

[Tyler]

The bulletproof vest. And then I've never, like, I'm telling you, Savannah, he opened the glove compartment box and had five wallets with fake credit cards for, like, when he gets robbed. And he's like, they're always so happy with these wallets. Cause they're stuffed. But they're just like the, like, y' all will know. Like, you get in the mail. Like, you get a free offer, and then it has those fake credit cards in them. He, like, stuffs it. No, he's a genius.

[Savannah]

But, like, terrifying.

[Tyler]

I'm like this. Yeah. So word to the wise, if you get stranded in Pittsburgh, just pay for your own hotel room. Do not go to the Lunkaton. And that's all. That's all.

[Savannah]

Happy Monday, guys.

[Tyler]

Happy Monday. Bye.

[Savannah]

Bye. You.