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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.

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Hello and welcome to the J Train Podcast. Is J Train Jared Freed coming alive from Delray Beach, Florida? That's right, every Tuesday is a ticked off Tuesday where you, the listener, complain to me, the comedian, and we sing a complaint duet. That's the show. You complain, I listen, I commiserate. I find a way to agree with you to see another version of your complaint that you're not even seeing. I got four complaints from the listeners in front of me. If you want to complain on the show, these are all from Patreon subscribers. So the best way Patreon subscription gets you Coffee with J tren every Friday this year. This week's Coffee with J Train is going to have two stories and and it's going to be about going to Chicago with my family and getting a dinner with my family's friend and and also this guy, $2 Holler. Who I met at the airport. It their craziness. So the stories every week I basically do a diary of my life. But if you're a Patreon subscriber, you can comment on Coffee with JR on Patreon and you can have your ticked off Tuesday read guaranteed. It gets put to the top of the pile. So some sign up, the link is in the bio this episode or send your complaint to J train podcast or gmail.com. maybe we get to it. I have four in front of me. I have one on my own. I got two sponsors. We're going to get right into it. If you're listening now, I'm coming to Boston this Friday. I would love for you to come to the show. I'm coming home. I'm coming home, baby. Boston Friday night. First show sold out. Second show we have added. I think it's like getting there. So get your tickets now. Assemble the group chat. Let's get into the show. My complaint. I always start with my complaint. Here's the problem. I am sitting here in Delray Beach. I have to go. My travel schedule this weekend, which will be last weekend when you're listening to this is a Little Nuts. Like I would rather to this weekend I have to go to Tampa. Tomorrow I have to go to Atlanta. I have to go to Charleston and then Beach Mountain, North Carolina. I've talked on, on many of my platforms about Beach Mountain, North Carolina. How I've never heard of it, but this all happened because, well, I don't know why this happened. If it were up to me, I would do Atlanta a separate weekend from, from Charleston, I would do it a separate weekend from Tampa. Like to me these are three different weekends packed into one. And I don't know why I'm doing this. I, I, I, and I can complain to the people I work with. To say this run feels gratuitous like because what I have to do is I have to get from Delray to Tampa. Not as easy as you'd think because I'm not flying in and out of, I'm not flying back. I'm flying, I'm not even doing a good job describing it. That's how difficult it is. I have to get from here to Tampa, but I can't bring my car because I'm going to fly back to Palm Beach. So I either have to rent a car for the four hour ride or find a train or a bus so that you can't fly because flying across the state of Florida just like isn't a thing unless you, you know, get in a prop plane off the Everglades and you know, and some guy with a big gator hat takes you. So, so I got to go here to Tampa. Can't fly, can't bring my car. Then I have to go from Tampa to Atlanta. Then I have to wake up, go from Atlanta to Charleston, have to wake up, drive from Charleston to Beech Mountain, which is a five hour drive. Now that is already a lot. What's coming and what will have already happened is there's a storm a brewing. There is a storm. There is a winter weather pattern coming towards the whole right side of the country. And which is, that's something that, that is just life. Bring an umbrella, Jared. It's gonna be tough sledding. It's okay. Knowing that is coming. And I get the same weather that you get. You get the Weather Channel. I get the Weather Channel. I have the app on my phone. You have the app on your phone. So we all know what's coming. Now when you have a show and there's a weather event coming, this is what bothers me. The messages I get. And it starts like some people are Looking at the weather. Two weeks out and they're messaging me to let me know, what are you going to do about this show? And it's like, I don't know yet. I know there's weather coming. I'm trying, honestly, to not think about it. I'm trying to think of tomorrow the same way you are. And this is such a me issue. Like, I don't know if anyone can relate to it. You know what? I think you can. I've. I've dated people who we have a vacation planned, and they're like, looks like rain. And it's like, we're going. I'm going. I don't care if it's raining. I'll sit on the beach and have a coffee and stare at the ocean. One while a cloud is forming over my head and raindrops drop directly into my eyeballs. I don't care. We're going. The decision's been made. The. The. The check has been cashed. So it's almost as if. And. And so if you can imagine it, it's like having, you know, 100 girlfriends who are watching the weather app messaging you every day. Like, imagine that. Like, like, that's hell on earth going, oh, man, it's going to rain. And it's like, no, I can't get down. I have to be up. I have to be pumped to go to Tampa Bay. I have to be pumped to go to Atlanta, which I am. Let me make sure you know this. I am so excited. Tampa. I haven't been in years. I'm so excited to do the show. I'm doing the Tampa theater. I think it's like. It's like, this is amazing. I can't even believe I'm doing the Tampa theater. Like, this is a great thing. I'm. Oh, you're going to make it, man. There's a lot of snow coming. Hope you don't get stuck in Atlanta. Honestly, it feels like I'm being taunted. And what if I do get stuck in Atlanta? You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to be okay. I'm going to get out of bed, put on my shoes and figure it out. And it drives me absolutely nuts. Like, as if. If I got delayed in Atlanta. No, don't even put me on the flight. I'm just going to walk into the woods and lay down and die. That's not going to happen. So on the options of what are you going to do? I'm going to see when we get there and we're going to figure it out. I was in Australia and listen, the last thing I want to do, the thing that would make me feel sadness on a level of like, I really feel sad when I cancel a show. When I've ever canceled a show. It sad, it saddens me. So what you're basically saying is like, you're going to cancel, you're going to have to cancel. You might have to cancel. It's like, no, I'm not letting that thought cross my mind because it would make me feel sad. So I don't even understand, like how you go to a stranger. I understand you bought a ticket for the show. You have a connection to me, I have a connection to you, but it drives me absolutely nuts. Like I, you know, in my everyday life, if there was a person I knew who was like, it's going to rain tomorrow. I'm probably avoiding that person. Are you going to make it? What about this storm? I don't know. I'll cross the bridge when I get to it. I think that's the difference between happy people and miseries. The idea of like, hey, we'll get there and we'll figure it out. Because you know what? We've figured out every other situation we've ever gotten into to get us to this day that we stand on earth right now. J train podcast@gmail.com I got four complaints from listeners. Oh, I feel so good getting that off my chest. I got Sponsors Neutral Neutrful is here to help you grow your hair and confidence from within one day at a time. Neutral is the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement brand trusted by over 1.5 million people. 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It reminded me of an interaction that really stuck with me. I'm a 34 year old bartender in Philly and a pair of siblings visiting from out of town were sitting at my bar. They mentioned they were going to a Sixers game and when I said I'D love to take my husband someday. The woman warned me that tickets were super expensive. She told me she paid the about $500 per ticket for 100 level seats, which immediately sounded off. 500 a ticket, 100 level seats. Okay. When I questioned it, she insisted that's just what Sixers tickets cost. This is like, that's just they. People are happier thinking that's just what it is than having to go the extra step. It is annoying. I'm with you. She insisted. That's just what. And honestly, that's just what Sixers tickets cost is something that makes her feel comfortable knowing that, like, that's why she doesn't go all the time. That's why they. They think it's a big deal. Like, it actually fits in their head in a way. That is annoying to me. And she said she'd been to several games. She pulled up the site she used to show me, only to realize there were tickets in the same section going for 50 to $60. As tip off approached, I told her to buy directly from the Sixers website, and she looked genuinely shocked. She thanked me for the hack. That's not a hack. The email. I put it in quotes, and I guess I help, but it was a bittersweet reminder of how easily people get ripped off signed. A bittersweet bartending moment. Yeah. I'm happy you helped this person. I think it's the annoying part to me is that's just what Sixers tickets cost. It is actually like, a depressing person when they're like, there's no lack of curiosity and just being, like, making these statements as if they are just the truth laid in stone. It's over. Really makes me feel sad. Like, I feel sad for this person. They couldn't go the extra step because they wouldn't allow themselves to. They wouldn't allow themselves to dream that a ticket could be maybe not that bad. Instead, they wanted to live in a world where I can't afford it. This is a special occasion. This sucks. I can never get Sixers tickets because they're so expensive. When the reality is, if you're, like, a little bit curious, a little bit flexible, most dreams can come true. Like, it is like a lesson for life. That restaurant's always busy. Well, let's go see. Let's go see if a seat opens at the bar. No, you can never get into that place. Well, we'll take a shot. How about a little mini adventure for you and I instead of like, well, if we're ever gonna go to that restaurant, we gotta make a reservation two weeks out and then we gotta make sure we, we get there an hour early because it's always so busy. All this negative talk. I mean, this relates to what I'm talking about with the weather. Oh, my God, it's gonna be rain and sleet. Well, you think you make it? Oh, well, the flights are probably going to get delayed and canceled. Well, how about. I see, I'm going anyways. Let's go see what happens. Yeah. This attitude. I and I read, and I know I'm reading into one line in your email, but it's something I've heard before. It's scratching an itch for me. She insisted that's just what Sixers tickets cost. She has given up to the idea that Sixers tickets are just beyond, you know, her, her ability. As far as, like, us being. It always has to be a special night. Yeah, I'm with you, Jared. I'm writing for my hotel in the French Alps. This is a ticked off Tuesday email if I've ever seen one. I'm writing for my hotel in the French alps. After a 19 hour travel day, I would love, love to go to the French Alps. I think that would be a fantastic trip. I flew united Polaris from D.C. to Geneva and pre ordered the the Nundi G N U D I meal. I don't know what that is. I'm gonna look that up real quick because it's spelled so specifically that it must be something. The Nundi meal, the nudie meal, pronounced nudi, are light pillow like Italian dumplings from the Tuscany region. Often described as naked ravioli. Because they consist of the traditional ricotta and spinach filling without the pasta wrapper, they're considered a delicate nude version of a gnocchi, offering a creamier texture and a more refined dining experience. So it's like a naked gnocchi, huh? A nudie. For my business class experience, the flight attendant repeatedly asked what I wanted. I forgot. The flight attendant repeatedly asked what I wanted, forgot my pre order, and only confirmed after several attempts. When I asked for the champagne, she said she only had sparkling wine. And my first course arrived incomplete. No dressing or roll, while other passengers got theirs. She was a nice but clearly overwhelmed. She was nice but clearly overwhelmed, leaving me essentially supervising the service on what was supposed to be a luxury flight. Thanks, nudie. Nudie. Impressed? I love this email. It is so specific. I agree with you. Here's the thing. You signed up for the Polaris experience, which I'm sure is like United's Delta 1. I've heard actually United's first class is a better experience than Deltas. That's okay. You are expecting the high end service that comes with this trip. This is expectations not being met. And you don't want to get stuck on someone's first day. You know, I don't, you know, I don't want to be the person that's like, that gets to the table and they're like, it's my first day. I'm just learning. I'm so sorry. It's like, yeah, we're gonna. Because you, you can never go. Well, get out of here. I'm not signing up for this. You can't say no to it, so you're really stuck in it. And now you have to supervise this whole experience. You ordered your meal, you have to stay on top of them. You don't want to be the person that's always, you know, I did order it. Yeah, I'm just. And, and the worst part about this is I hate. They do this on these first class flights, especially the international ones. They sometimes go in reverse. They bring your meal and then they bring the bread through. It should go bread. Then you get the hot meal so it doesn't get cold on you because you want to eat it with the bread. It sounds like you had this horrific thing happen to you because you want. What they should do is what. The way the first class flight should go is they give you a tray with everything but the hot food so then you can set yourself up. And then they bring the hot food out so that your bread can be eaten and have the full experience. The, the sparkling champagne, the sparkling wine versus champagne. You're going to France to not have champagne on a flight to France. We are. Let's just not go. Let's just stay home, Turn the flight around. What are we doing? If, if, if, if, if that's not where I'm getting champagne, then let's just take the flight. In fact, take this plane. I'm not going from D.C. to Geneva. Go, go to go to Panama Beach, Florida. Let's go there instead because we might as well. Because you're serving a swill. J train podcast gmail.com j train podcastmail.com I got two more in front of me. If you're in New York City, Louisiana. New York, Tempe, Salt Lake City. These are all shows. Cities I'm coming to for shows. Jared, big fan. My tot is about my assistant. This is a tough one. Tough to complain when you have help about the help that you're being given now. A lot of people would think it's a privilege just to have an assistant. And it's not that I don't appreciate the luxury, but I need to vent. I usually communicate with her via email, requesting her to proofread a letter, make a phone call or a file a document. Almost every time I ask her to do something, she calls me to clarify the assignment or just talk. Yeah, no, no, no, no, no. I clarify the assignment at that point. By the end of the clarification, you could have had it done on your own. You want them to do the task and if they. I think the hard part is letting them know, get it done. If you mess it up, we will learn. And they're there this and you won't be fired or you will. But they're so worried about messing up that they'll never learn. The only way to learn is to mess up. That's the problem with what they're doing. They're getting in front of it so much that they can never feel the burn of having fucked up. When you fuck up, you don't fuck up again. When you feel consequences, you learn. You don't learn from no consequences. So this whole clarification thing, I would say to them, listen, this is hurting you as a performer. And in the assistant world, they might have other dreams. That's the problem. They may not want to be become a good assistant. It might hamper. Becoming a good assistant is actually a detriment to what real dreams they have. So unless they are looking to be a career assistant, which a noble good job like you, I would. I mean when you're good at something, if you're a good assistant. Yeah, they might take on other clients. I have a friend, they're an assistant to like five people. They do it virtually. They're very good at it. They have a lot of free time, they get paid a lot of money. That's a great job. But if this person's dreams are elsewhere, they don't want to feel the pain of getting it wrong. They want to get your stuff done as quick as possible. So they're like, clarify it for me so I don't have to do it twice. But you'd rather them do it twice and learn for the next time so you don't have to keep clarifying. Then I can't get her off the phone and it will be a 30 minute call. Right when I was planning on having a lunch break. Sometimes I just need something done quickly to meet a deadline. And don't Want to, don't want or need a phone call every time, especially for a simple task. I appreciate the safe place to complain. Signed, please stop calling me. Listen, you can complain here. This is a great complaint. You're right. And it's. And it's calling to clarify. Basically says that's that. That's basically being like that at that point. Don't have an assistant. If I have to say it twice, I could have done it myself. But this thing about, like, you know, learning the way we learn. You don't like. I. It's like when I turn off the oven, I go off. I have to feel it so that I know I did it. They'll remember. They won't need clarification if they mess up a couple times, break a couple eggs. J train podcast gmail.com jtrain podcast gmail.com Last one. Everything is coming up Jared in 2026. Can't wait to see your show in Boston at the end of the month and read the book. Thank you. And we got a special coming out. So here we go. Here's some tot foolery. Please laugh. I'm laughing at the please laugh. They. They wrote taught foolery. Tot foolery. I. I like. I like the play. The please laugh. It's funny. When I got home from work today, I realized I had left my phone at school. I'm a teacher. Normally I walk, so I would have realized Normally I walk, so I would have realized as soon as I left to put on the jade. Let me read this again. When I got home from work today, I realized I had left my phone at school. I'm a teacher. Normally I walk, so I would have realized as soon as I left to put J train in my ears if I hadn't gotten a ride from a coworker due to the icy sidewalks. Thinking there was a good chance one of the other coworkers was still in the building, I tried to log into my Verizon account to text them through my laptop. Unfortunately, the save password for my account was wrong and I needed to reset it. The options to confirm this reset were to text my phone logical or. Or send in the E, send in the mail. The Wait, wait, what? Not email. So they would mail you your password. Not email. Physical usps, Letter in an envelope mail. Why is that even an option in the year 2026? I don't know. That's crazy. That's like taunting you. That's b. That's basically saying, yeah, I can mail it. And you're like, what? Yeah, you Want me to mail you the password? Oh, you forgot your password. I can just mail it over? Like, I would think someone's making fun of me. The fact that it's happening on their system is like, is this a prank? Are there cameras on me? Like, thanks to our building getting key fob access recently, I was able to go back and get my phone after everyone else had left. But I had to share this nonsensical discovery in my attempts to get some. Someone else to bring it to me. Use your head, Verizon. It's. Here's the thing. Verizon is a tech company. Any form of snail mail done by Verizon is, like, a crazy thing. So the idea that you're like, hey, I lost my password. Can I just get it sent to me? And they're like, yeah, do you want. Do you want us to send it by mail, or do you want a pigeon to fly it over to you? Do you want, like, a horse and buggy to bring it over? And it's like, are you out of your mind? Verizon to me. If you click on please send me a letter with my password. Like, it should take you to a new. Like, what part of the site that says surprise, you're a fucking idiot. Like, it. It should be. It. It should be a prank. If that's not a prank, there's no pranks. Send it in the mail. I would honestly opt for the mail version just to see what that looks like. Like. Like, I would frame it. It might be the last thing ever sent in the mail. Yeah, but that's like, honestly, that's a story you tell your kids. Back in my day, when you lost your password, you'd have to have them mail you. What you. Back in my day, when you lost your password, you'd have to tell Verizon to send it by USPS mail. What's mail? Well, people used to send a letter and a package, and they would get sent across the country, handed off one by one. Like, this is a tale you would tell your kids about what it used to be like, Oy, that's crazy. Well, we did it again. Jtrain, pocketsmail.com. keep sending your complaints back next week. Boom.