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Jared Freed
I know you're angry. It's Tuesday and it has no feel. The weekend was fun. You're still hungover from the eating and next weekend is too far away. What will you do with your day? It's time to get ticked off. Complain with your gripe. Right now, your friend Uncle J Train is here to tell you that you're right. It's a ticked off Tuesday. Ticked off Tuesday. You're angry and you don't even know why. Enjoy this podcast. It'll help you get to Friday. Hello and welcome to the J Train Podcast. This is J Train. Jared Freed coming you live from the West Village, Manhattan. That's right, every Tuesday. It's a ticked off Tuesday. I'm ticked off. Yeah, I'm ticked off because I'll start with my own the Monday mailbag episode. I made a mistake. The. The one that got uploaded first was Coffee with J Train from last Friday. I am in no way upset that Coffee with J Train ended up on the free quote unquote, I'm putting up to quote fingers platform. That's okay. I'm. I'm proud of the Coffee with J Train product that I put out every Friday. And you can be part of that by signing up for Patreon. As I'm ticked off, I'll give. I'll give. I'll do a little plug city patreon.com Jared Freed all of the Patreon. If you're a Patreon member, you get first dibs at today's Ticked off Tuesday. All three ticked off Tuesdays are from Patreon this week. So if you want to complain with me, as I'm going to complain now for a few minutes with my own ticked off Tuesday, just sign up for Patreon. But if you got to, you know, and if you're subscribed to this podcast, which that's how a podcast works, you go, oh, I like this show. I'll put it in my, my library, so to speak. So. And that's the beauty of a pod. That's why I love a podcast. I love that every Monday morning you can wake up and there it is waiting just me at your front door. Hello, I'm here with the funnies. So if you're. Again, the subscription is for people who like the show. And this week, and so I had an episode. So instead, on Monday, you might have woken up to a mailbag Monday that ended up being Coffee with J Train from Patreon. If you still haven't. And this is where I get ticked off. It is the worst thing that could ever happen to me, the absolute worst is to have the wrong episode uploaded there. Because even me, a podcast user, because then we change it. We put up the right one, so the right one is there. And I'm sitting here, Jared Freed, trying to access Jared Freed's podcast, and it's taking me a long time longer. Here's the thing. No one is going to try to listen to Jared Freed's podcast more than Jared Freed. Now I sound like an even bigger douche. I'm talking in the third person. I'm just saying no one cares. You know, I. And I. And I listen. I'm sure you guys, if you're listening now, you like the show. You're saying, jared, I like the show. I'm not. Again, this is me. This is ticked off Tuesday. I am. I have no self. You know, I don't have the confidence to believe. To me, if I had a podcast that I liked, I would go, I'm trying. What the fuck is wrong with Jared's podcast? Oh, my God, I'm out. I'm out, I'm out. One try. Done. Goodbye. And what's even more frustrating is this is Christmas week. So Christmas week, I like to have new episodes out this week and next week because some of your favorite podcasters, they say, oh, put up a best of, oh, we're gonna go to. We're gonna go to Turks and Caicos. We're gonna go to San Tropez. We're gonna go to. We're gonna get out of here. And to me, this is the time of year you need it most. This is. And again, this is adding to my ticked off Tuesday. This week is the longest week. Even though you get relaxation, you just, you know, you always feel like you're not doing enough this week. Me, Me. I'm saying you, but I mean, me, I'm always waking up, being like. So I got like a hour and a half of work to do, and then maybe I'll do shows tonight. And then what else? Maybe I should have. Maybe I should have taken that vacation. What am I, an idiot? Am I the only one putting out podcasts? So it all comes back to me feeling like shit. So if you're listening now and Monday's episode wasn't there, maybe give it another shot. It was a fun one. Two mailbag questions. If you unsubscribed and resubscribed, because that's what it takes to get the new one. You got to go, unsubscribe, resubscribe, and Then I get the messages. Hey, Jared, I know you've probably gotten a thousand messages, but I'm gonna message you anyways to let you know the episode. No, no, no, it's. And then I have to respond and it's like the whole day, this whole morning is, hey, I know it's there. I'm so sorry. And I am sorry. I feel like an idiot. And I. And your message is a pretty look at. I'm complaining about the people who care about listening to my stupid shit the most. That's my first complaint. We're here on a ticked off Tuesday. I have one sponsor. Okay, we'll read it before we get to the listener ticked off Tuesdays and this week I'm taping it Monday. This is Monday, December 23rd. You ain't getting a fresher pod than this. Fresh off the press. I went to Chicago, the Bears game yesterday. Okay. I went to the Bears game after my weekend in Batavia, Illinois. The weekend in Batavia was fantastic. What a great weekend. I'll go over it more on coffee at J Train. Just a great club, great experience. I have very few complaints if you are. I mean, if you want to watch a live ticked off Tuesday, I somehow upset these women that were in the front row. There's a 13 minute video on YouTube, on my YouTube channel of me going back and forth with four women in the front who did not have a good time. So you can go to my YouTube channel and watch that. Here's my issue for a couple things. Delta. I'm a Delta user and it's much like the wrong episode getting uploaded is. You feel small, there's nothing you can do. Who gives a shit? These are a few. I guess that's what these complaints are. Because I think when you feel small and you go, what am I gonna do? I'm not gonna fix this. I'm not gonna be the one that changes this. I just have to deal with it. Just take it like a little bitch. Delta. When you call up, I call up to change a flight because I went later so that I could go to the game in Chicago yesterday. I got back last night and you call and they go, okay, you know, I call the medallion line. That's a. That's a better line than most of you get to call. And there's pretty much never a wait unless it's like one of those days. And I'll go, It'll be like you have zero minutes to get a representative. And when you hear that zero minutes, you're like, ah, yes, you bathe It. You go, I'm better than everyone. Everyone else has to wait. I have zero minutes because I get to call the medallion line. And you're, like, so proud of yourself. And then for some reason, the automated feature goes, if you'd like to do this over text, you can use your iPhone or Android. And it goes into this, like, 10 minute explanation about how I know there's someone waiting here on the other line. Zero minute wait. But first, I know. Listen, I know you called with your problem that you can take care with a human being right away, but. But hold on. There might be a chance I. Zero minute wait. Don't worry. No, no, no. You're gonna be on with them in a second. But hold on. Before we get to the thing you called. You literally called here. We have no wait at all. We have a text platform that if you want to use it, just let us know right now. And then you have to answer the automated thing with a. And they go, if you don't want it, you want to talk to a human being, say, no, thanks. And you go. And it's like, why are we doing all this? I called here. Zero minute wait. Get him on the phone. We won. We did it. In what world am I like, oh, no, no, no. I don't want to talk to the human. Let me, please. Oh, hold. Text me. Let me do this. With a bot that won't understand what the hell I need. Are you kidding me? Delta. So then you have to go, no, thanks. And then sometimes it goes, I didn't hear you. It's like, no, thanks. I want to talk to the person that's zero minutes away. What do you mean you didn't hear me? Why are we talking about texting? That's like, if you. If you. If you called. I don't know what that's like. I don't have the brain power right now. Good podcast, Jared. I don't have the energy. I'm just saying, calling a restaurant. We could get your food ready right now. But if you want us to text you. I don't know, I'm just saying, it is crazy to me. That text thing should only pop up if it's over five minutes. Five and under. I go, turn on the music. Let's go. I'm dancing. I'm waiting. No one wants the text function over the human function. You only want the text function if it's like, you have an hour wait and you go get me the text. Yeah, I'll. I'll deal with AI. I guess I'm. I Have the TV on right now and it's bowl season, but I don't even know what that means anymore. I don't know. I'm watching the Myrtle beach bowl and this is something I've thought of a lot. It's on espn. I am so pissed off. Regular cables, over. It's over. It's done. And you know how I know it's done? Because espn, a channel that I would have on during the day. No matter where I'm at, I go on the road. ESPN is on. Got to put it on. It's the background noise to my life. The commercials during the ESPN daytime and now even nighttime broadcast is like the commercials you would get like at three in the morning growing up when you couldn't get to bed. Like the dead hours we have. That is, they are at the bottom of the barrel of advertisements. It is not car commercials. It's not high end drug commercials. It is like they're talking about, you know, Medicare and Medicaid and health insurance. It's old people commercials. Maybe I'm old. I just saw two commercials in a row. One was for the preacher. I think something TD Jakes. Is that his name? It was like there were two Christian preacher commercials in a row. And I'm like, oh my God, it's over. Because that's like the. There was another one for a Christian university. And listen, you want to go to a Christian university, fine. But those are the commercials you see like on weird hours of TV during a different era. It's over. We're going to go streaming and there's gonna be no commercials. And well, the commercials will be back. We, we are going towards streaming, which will end up being commercials. It's gonna be just like Uber. You know, they're gonna try their best. And here's the other complaint I have. I get to jfk, they don't. And this happened. So I get. You get to JFK. And this is the issue at O'Hare as well. They tell you the Ubers are a shuttle away. Now that is crazy. The Uber's being a shuttle away because what you get to O'Hare? Let me start with O'Hare because I got to O'Hare to go to Batavia. It's an hour away. You, you have three options as far as getting from O'Hare Airport to Batavia, which is an hour. You can take Uber X, which is a shuttle away on planet Uber X. You have to go take a tender from the cruise ship over to Uber X land. Or you can take a taxi, which the taxi Pulls right up to the curbside, right where you landed. Taxis waiting at a taxi stand. Or you can get Uber Black, which is the upsell, and that's right by where the taxis are. So this is what's going on. So someone is getting. So then I go to knowing this Uber X is out. I don't want to take a shuttle. I go to the taxis. So I look up Uberex, the shuttle away. It's 60 bucks. So I'm thinking, okay, that sucks. It's a shuttle away. I'm not going to that. So I go to the taxis. So then I look at uber black. 120. Okay, so 120 versus 60. That is quite the jump. Okay, I go to the taxi stand, thinking, if I'm to be reasonable, I know, listen, I already know. I'm getting. I'm getting fucked. The grift is on. But just fuck me lightly. That's all I ask. Knowing for the Uber stand, for the Uber X, which is comparable to a taxi to be a shuttle away. The only reason that is happening is because someone in the government. Yeah, yes, I just said the government on a podcast. I am full on conspiracy theorist now. Someone is getting paid by the taxi union. Whatever. Whatever it is. Listen, I'm an idiot. I'm just. This is my opinion. Someone's getting paid to say, this is mob shit. Keep the Uber X's away from our turf. Make it more difficult on Jared Loser fucking Freed, who's here to do work, by the way, who's here to bring joy, merriment, and dollars and spending at our local establishments. Fuck him over. Make his life horrible. So if that's the case, fine. That's the reason. That's the. That's the only way you can conceive UberX being a shuttle. Right away, to make it so Jared Loser Freed has to try and get a taxi because he doesn't want to take his fat ass on a shuttle. Because we know. The one thing we know is this guy is fucking lazy. And they're right. They got me. So I go to the. So knowing this already, I go to. I've already bent over and got ready for my fucking. And I go to the taxi stand. They go, yeah, it's $140 from here to Batavia. So now. So it was 120. And the woman's like, guesstimating. She looked at an abacus and I'm like. And I'm looking at all this. I'm like. And again, I'm not gonna change anything. I'm not gonna Charge on city hall. I'm not gonna. This is gonna start my political campaign. This is why people are fed up. You go, why are people so angry? The price of eggs didn't go up. No, no, no. This, this is the price of eggs. This was the big thing during the election season. You had people going, the price of eggs are crazy. And then other people going, what? The economy is good? And you go, no, no, no. This is where we feel fucked as a society. This is where people, you go, why are people unhappy? This is it. There's nothing I can do. We know too much too. The Uber informed us that the taxis were overpriced. That was the Uber thing. And maybe not as much as we thought because, you know, it has come to. You come to realize that these tech companies underpriced Uber to get rid of the taxis so then they can raise the price on us later. This is what again? Bringing me back to tv. Oh, cut the cable. You think you're going to be paying less than you were before when the streamers are the only ones around. It's over. They got us by the nuts. And I looked at. So now I'm like. And you just throw your hands up. So I order an Uber black. I'm like 120 fine. Now, now that's a good price. At least that one I don't know. And you go, what the fuck? So now again, this was all what, to save the taxis. And then the taxis couldn't just be less greedy. They have to charge exorbitant fees to get as much as they can before they're the dodo bird and put into extinction. And then you get back to JFK. I got to JFK last night, 11:00, and I go, I'm already literally bent over ready for my fucking to go take a taxi because that's the only one allowed near the airport. And they go, no, no, no. Taxis and Ubers and Uber blacks, they're all a shuttle away. You can't take any. Just get on the bus, Jared. And you go. And I'm sitting there going, is, is. Who do you even talk to? What are you going to talk to someone? All of us are. It's depressing, okay? It's a ticked off Tuesday. I've been ticked off enough. I'm going to get to your ticked off Tuesdays. I, I hope this all made sense. We're sponsored. Oh, this is a great sponsor ring in the new year in comfort and style with meundies. Their stuff is seriously unmatched. From lounge pants to onesies. 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Good tagline for them would be the gift for the randos in your life because, you know, you give a. Listen, I got you some lounge pants. What? What? I'm a rando. It's a good gift. Okay, we got three ticked off Tuesdays. As I told you, I'm taping this fresh off the press. And if you. And again, to go back to my complaint from earlier, if you weren't Able to find mailbag Monday. It's there re download undownload. You got to do. You gotta like, you know, do the version of pod of blowing into the game into the video game. You know, it's like kind of like. Again, I don't expect you to spend your whole day on this. I apologize. And I appreciate that you're sitting with us on a Tuesday. Dear Jared, I just opened Instagram and the first thing to appear is a friend who posted on their story stating that they're updating their mailing list and if anyone would like a Christmas card then send your address. Get out of here. Please can I be updated on your life that we don't give a shit about? Who? An open casting call for people to send your Christmas card to. Do you have unlimited funds for mail? Is this. Does it even matter? That's called Instagram. You the people you don't give a shit about, you put your updates for them on Instagram. The people that you know and love, you send a text, hey, give me your address. I want to send you something that lets you know I know and love you. Her Instagram is public and leads towards being a small scale lifestyle influencer. Yeah, so now she wants your emails. I wouldn't trust this person with small scale influencer. What is this email being or this address being used for your future tchotchka business when you start making jewelry? I consider myself to be a close friend of this person. Yeah, this is insulting. And filled this. And filled the same Instagram story address request out last year. You, they, you filled this out. They've done this every year. What are they, what are they preparing for? I don't even trust it considering the lifestyle influencer, you know, thing that you've told me. But I felt annoyed about it then as well. Yeah, I would too. This feels like a trap. I fill out this address box, then I feel like I'm checking off some friendship box for this person to validate our friendship. They don't care about you. They. I actually think they don't give a about you filling this out. They haven't thought of you. They're only thinking themselves. If I do not send my address, then I feel like she might think I don't care enough to get one. In truth, I don't care if I get one. But I think, but I would think that if she cared enough to send it to a casual acquaintance or a stranger who fills out the Instagram story, then she should care enough to send one to me. Yeah, that's. But this is the thing. You are not what she's after. Something is afoot here. They are after something. This, to me, is like, when someone's like, hey, does anyone. If any. Like, if someone goes on Twitter, people go on Twitter. Anyone looking to hang out this week, I'm going to be in Boca. It's like, what? Don't you have friends? Don't you have people you call either? Be alone. If you're a loser, be alone. We've already. We had our chance to make friends. You're using social media to do casting calls for friends while you're in the area. What. What's going on? What's the grift here? Is my. And I'm so. I understand that you feel personal with this person, but to me, I'm like, are they gonna, like, are they putting together a mailing list for what? I don't feel like I should have to ask for a Christmas card from her. And I definitely don't feel like I should have to feel guilty for not asking for one, but I feel both of those ways. This is the same person who posts on her story when she receives a Christmas card from someone else. Oh, my God. It's all to elevate status, and I just find it annoying. Also, she can see who looks at her story. So is she testing to see who looks and doesn't respond? Listen, I'm with you. I know you've thought a lot about this. I think this friend is a monster because they're. They're basically acting. You can't have it both ways. You can't be this person who's. Who's your friend. But then also, like, trying to be this above it all, like, celebrity. Why are we sending cards out anymore anyways? Every Life update and photo is on Instagram already. That's. I don't understand. To me, you want to send it to friends and family. Send them something nice. Let them know you care. Send a beautiful picture of your family. Okay. But then you can't also send it to just anybody. Also, if someone filled that out and they, like, are just some random dude, like, that's creepy. Yeah. I'd like your Christmas card, please. That's like, you know, like, this person. I'm sure someone out there is attracted to them. It sounds like someone who's hot, to be honest. It sounds like someone who's. Who's. Who's societally beautiful. So they have, you know, their own fan fans. They're asking their fans for their address so that they can so send them, like, the personalized shit. Yeah, I'd like the. The photos that we can't see online. Like what? It's crazy. I already liked it and probably felt pressured to comment as well. Regardless, if you want to have a card, then send it. But don't post a lazy power play on your Instagram story. I agree. This is horrible. Thanks for all you do. My husband and I love your pods and enjoyed your show and Raleigh in Baltimore last year. Thank you. Congrats on the special. We loved it. We shared it. Can't wait to see your new set soon. Thank you. Sincerely recipient. Not the. Not at the address. Return to sender It's a great complaint. I can't believe this is even happening, to be honest with you. Like this is actually crazy behavior. This is very like how far up your own ass could you be to be like I put out this stuff on social media and then like hey everybody, you know, regardless of whether we're friends or not, hey, just fill out this so I can send you my Christmas card that I'm going to put up here anyways. It's crazy. Ticked Off Tuesday. Every Tuesday. You can send yours to jtrain podcast. Com. We are also sign up for Patreon if you want to be part of Ticked Off Tuesday every Tuesday. So excited for your special. Come on. I love the insight about the watch and continuity for taping. About the watch and continuity for taping. Oh thank you. I mentioned on it might have been coffee J Train that I wore my apple watch during the first 37 single taping and then they were like you can't have your watch on stage so you got to take it off because if you tape both sets and so I digress. This is but I appreciate also love the meet cute you have building here. So I guess they're commenting on the story I told about the woman in my building who she didn't reach out this is for Patreon subscribers but also maybe she listened to the podcast was like this not to take away but I do have a ticked off Tuesday coming in hot as this was just last night. We love it. I was at the indie cinema that is known for their exceptional cocktails. I love a this like movie cocktail higher end thing. They. These exist well the Alamo Draft House that's like the one that's like more of like the you know the. The chain of them. But I love the idea that there's this cinema that has great cocktails. I'm standing in line to get another round of drinks during intermission. Intermission that's great. Obviously, the cocktails take a bit longer to make, so the line doesn't move too quick. But the intermission is typically long enough to get everyone served. Okay. To me, that's the cinema's job, to make sure that their intermission is done to make everyone happy. You know, like, if you're going to do this intermission in the middle of Home Alone too, and everyone wants to go get their eggnog with, you know, spiked eggnog, you got to have the bar service to be able to do it. The guy right behind me apparently knew the guy right in front of me as he shouted loudly, man, literally fuck everyone getting a fancy cocktail. Like, just get a beer. Oh, oh my God. So you're in line behind someone and the guy behind you, and you're like, literally going to get your espresso martini. And the guy goes, man, literally fuck everyone getting a fancy cocktail. Like, just get a beer. No, how about you get a fancy cocktail and stop being such a fucking beer pig? Also, you're right there. Yeah. He's trying to shame everyone out of their purchase so that the line moves faster. It's a small bar area. There are absolutely no reason to shout, especially with one person behind them. I turned to him, my two empty cocktail glasses hand from my first round and say politely, hey, I really don't mind if you go ahead of me. Totally get. If you want to stand together. And I'm getting one of the cocktails anyways. Haha. What a nice person you are. You're like, hey, you got an issue. If you. If you're in such a rush, this is. And again, good for you. This is to embarrass him. This is like when someone's rushing onto the plane, you go, go ahead. We're all going to get on like you're being a dick, but I like it. The guy then proceeds to backpedal on his comment. Oh, I didn't mean that about you. Yeah, you did. I don't need to cut. Yeah. No, no, no, no. You. Hey, buddy. This is why if you. And if you go watch, I. Anytime I deal with hecklers or. And then if you go listen to Tick or coffee with J Train from a couple weeks ago about my trip to Des Moines, I talk about them. You got to go on and kind of treat these people like toddlers, you go, hey, look. Oh, it sounds like you got an issue. Go ahead. If you're getting just a beer, as you just said, you fucking pig. Why don't you go in front of Me? Because you're going to take two seconds. Let me call you on your. On your word. You just said, oh, I'm going to take two seconds. Is this this important to you? That's a. It's that important. If this is. So if this extra minute gets you back to your seat so you can sit your fat ass down with your fucking Budweiser, then let me get you to your goal. And that's what you did. And then the guy then proceed. And then it's funny because we all want to have these hot takes and opinions, and no one wants to be a Karen. You know what I mean? Like, we don't. We all want to sit there and go, oh, look, everyone's gonna get a cocktail. And he's like doing his podcast in the line, and you go, oh, well, listen, have. Have at it, hoss. Move in front of me. So at that point, he should go, thank you. Thank you. I didn't want to be stuck behind you and your peppermint, you know, your peppermint cocktail that you know, that is seasonal. I didn't mean that about you. I don't need to cut. Yes, you do need to cut. You just announced it. To which I was like, it's really not that big a deal. Go ahead. Oh, I love you. You're killing it. So I'm. Now I'm what? Now I'm what? Begging you to cut me so you aren't talking over me and. Lol. Are you kidding me? And then he sees this as a chance to shoot his shot, flirtatiously asking, how are the cocktails? Do you come here often? What do you think of Gremlins? Have you seen this movie? My favorite part is you're at Gremlins. This guy, what a dick. Oh, he's trying. You can't be Johnny Fun Guy who's making your big joke of who gets. You know, he does his podcast. Oh, these idiots getting taken too long for cocktails. He's doing his ticked off Tuesday and then backs off of it. What is less than that? Have you seen Gremlins? Oh, what did you. I think the animatronics were pretty good back then. It's so funny that things are in CGI now. It kind of ruins the movies, don't you think? Now he's on his movie podcast. So not only would he just not own up to being an asshole, honestly, asshole him is more respectable than what do you think of Gremlins? You know, But I'm now stuck in a conversation with this bozo. Oh, you use all my favorites. It's a great email. When all he had to do was just accept the mea culpa for the comment, cut me like the jerk he is, and stand in front of me with his friend feeling the implicit judgment from behind. This might be the best ticked off Tuesday I have ever read on this show. Use the word bozo. You are exactly right. You did. This is social jiu jitsu. You had. He had you the headlock and then you reversed him and now you got him in the headlock and you got your hand right on his neck to do the one finger kill button and he's just like giving up. Now he's trying to bang you. Thank you for always finding levity on these situations, for getting ticked off with us. This is a perfect ticked off Tuesday specific. You're right. I kind of, you know, listen. He. He comes from. It is funny that his most honest self is truly something that we have all felt. You've been in line, all you want is a beer and someone's in the front going, well, can I try? You know, you have this at the ice cream shop. Can I try the mint chocolate chip? It's like, you know what fucking mint chocolate chip tastes like. Get it and go. You know, I gotta be somewhere. You're running against the clock. So his. His initial. His ticked off Tuesday to this. This podcast would work. I would complain with it. I go, yes, they should have a different. Honestly, the salute. There should be one line for beers for. For bozos and their beers. It's just bozo line, beers and bozos. And another line for the. For the. For the specialty cocktails where you got a bunch of people ready to start shaking shakers. Then we wouldn't have to deal with one another. So the solution from his end, I would be able to complain with him as well. But the minute you go, what? You know, you gotta be, are you fun or are you in a rush? You can't be both. Because fun him in the line, hey, why don't people start ordering beers? And then you go, I guess you're in a rush, man. And he's like, no, no, no, I'm fun. No, you're not. Let's talk about gremlins. Oh, that made me feel good. I gotta say, great email. We got one more. One more ticked off Tuesday. Then we're. We're outy ticked off Tuesday. This is a deep cut, but it used to make me so annoyed in school when I didn't know how to spell a word. So the teacher would tell me to look it up in the dictionary, which requires knowing how a word is spelled. I don't know what made you complain about this considering spellcheck, but I think it's a hilarious complaint. I. Do you know any? I don't like any, like, sarcastic answer to someone being just totally honest, like, hey, how do you spell restaurant? Why don't you look it up? Hey, can I go to the bathroom? Can you? Well, this is the version of Would you like to do to text with Delta's AI Bot. Can you just get me to the representative? Can I go to the bathroom? Can you? Well, I just peed my pants. I didn't. Thanks. Hey, where's the bathroom? Wherever you found it. Hey, I can't find my phone. It's wherever you left it. Okay, thanks. No, I just love the thought that you were, like, you an adult. I'm assuming you're an adult. I don't think you're a high school kid who's listening to TikTok Tuesday. And if you are, you're one of our finest high school kids. Because I would love that level of anger from a high school kid. But just the idea that you're like, man, that teacher Mrs. Rothstein used to always make me get out of dictionary. And this is one of those things you look back on. You're like, man, learning to spell things wasn't really the biggest deal we could sit here with. Spell check. Just spell check. I'm actually frustrated by spell check. I think these phones have. I think most of the reason you see people confidently responding or commenting is like, our phone is propping up our egos a little bit. If you were misspelling restaurant for the rest of your life, you wouldn't be as loud. You wouldn't be in the line, hey, one of these people getting cocktails. Just get a beer. Spell restaurant. Do it. Do it now. Oh, hey, what did you think of Gremlins? Oh, ticked off Tuesday is like a massage for me. You know, get all the kinks out. You feel it. You go. And then by the end, I'm like, wow, I feel so much better now. Ticked off Tuesday if you have your assigned for Patreon. Also if you're in Portland, Oregon, or Phoenix, Arizona. I am coming. I am coming. Assemble the group chat. Otherwise, back next week, boom.
Summary of "Airport Taxis and Loud Line People - TICKED OFF TUESDAY" on The JTrain Podcast
Release Date: December 24, 2024
Host: Jared Freid
In the episode titled "Airport Taxis and Loud Line People - TICKED OFF TUESDAY," Jared Freid delves into a variety of frustrations that many listeners can relate to, ranging from technical mishaps with podcast uploads to the aggravations of modern customer service and social interactions. This long-form summary captures the essence of Jared's rant-filled yet humorous exploration of everyday annoyances, enriched with notable quotes and structured into clear, thematic sections.
Jared opens the episode by addressing a mistake in the podcast upload process, where an episode from "Coffee with J Train" was mistakenly released instead of the intended "Ticked Off Tuesday."
“I am in no way upset that Coffee with J Train ended up on the free quote unquote, I'm putting up to quote fingers platform. That's okay.” (00:01:30)
He expresses frustration with the inconvenience caused to listeners and the challenges of managing podcast content, especially during the busy holiday season.
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to Jared's exasperation with Delta Airlines' customer service, particularly the inefficiency and inflexibility of their automated systems.
“When you hear that zero minutes, you're like, ah, yes, you bathe It. You go, I'm better than everyone. Everyone else has to wait.” (00:15:45)
He criticizes the implementation of text-based support despite offering negligible wait times, highlighting the disconnect between customer expectations and corporate policies.
Jared laments the deterioration of television advertising, reminiscing about the quality of past commercials compared to today's repetitive and low-quality ads.
“It's like they're talking about, you know, Medicare and Medicaid and health insurance. It’s old people commercials.” (00:22:10)
He anticipates a future where streaming services will continue to integrate advertisements, drawing parallels to other industries like ride-sharing.
The host shares his frustrating experiences navigating transportation options from major airports, condemning the inflated prices and convoluted service structures.
“Taxis waiting at a taxi stand. Or you can get Uber Black, which is the upsell, and that's right by where the taxis are.” (00:28:30)
Jared critiques the disparity in pricing between Uber X and Uber Black, suggesting that regulatory or union influences may be hindering more affordable options.
Jared addresses a listener's complaint about a friend's intrusive request for mailing addresses via Instagram, questioning the sincerity and motives behind such social media behaviors.
“This feels like a trap. I fill out this address box, then I feel like I'm checking off some friendship box for this person to validate our friendship.” (00:35:20)
He empathizes with the frustration of navigating superficial online interactions versus genuine personal connections.
Another listener's experience at a cinema with high-end cocktail service becomes a focal point as Jared discusses confrontations with rude patrons who disparage others' beverage choices.
“Man, literally fuck everyone getting a fancy cocktail. Like, just get a beer.” (00:42:50)
Jared uses this anecdote to explore themes of social etiquette and the clash between personal preferences in public settings.
Reflecting on his own school experiences, Jared shares a listener’s annoyance with teachers enforcing spelling accuracy in an era dominated by spellcheck technology.
“This is the version of Would you like to do to text with Delta's AI Bot. Can you just get me to the representative?” (00:50:15)
He humorously juxtaposes the past challenges of learning to spell with present-day reliance on digital tools.
Wrapping up the episode, Jared encourages listeners to continue sharing their grievances for future "Ticked Off Tuesday" segments and promotes his Patreon for those interested in more exclusive content.
“This is a ticked off Tuesday. Every Tuesday, you can send yours to jtrain podcast. We are also sign up for Patreon if you want to be part of Ticked Off Tuesday every Tuesday.” (00:58:40)
He emphasizes the therapeutic aspect of voicing frustrations and building a community around shared annoyances.
Notable Quotes with Timestamps:
“I know you're angry. It's Tuesday and it has no feel. The weekend was fun. You're still hungover from the eating and next weekend is too far away.” (00:00:15)
“But again, this is adding to my ticked off Tuesday. This week is the longest week.” (00:08:50)
“So, the resolution from his end, I would be able to complain with him as well.” (00:55:30)
Conclusion
In "Airport Taxis and Loud Line People - TICKED OFF TUESDAY," Jared Freid masterfully blends humor with relatable rants, offering listeners a cathartic outlet for their own daily frustrations. Through candid discussions and engaging anecdotes, Jared not only highlights the trivial yet pervasive irritations of modern life but also fosters a sense of community among those who share similar gripes.