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Jared Freed
I know you're angry. It's Tuesday and it has no feel. The weekend was fun. You 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 Co. Live from the West Village of Manhattan. That's right, every Tuesday is a ticked off Tuesday. Are you upset? Are you angry? Do you have a complaint? Is it a complaint you'd be afraid to air out in front of just anybody? We'll send it in here. J train podcastmail.com. your complaint shall be heard and it shall be agreed with. That's right. That's the premise here. You complain, I agree. I'm not going to listen. I'm going to find a way to agree with your complaint in maybe a way you didn't think of. I'm going to make your complaint even better. I'm going to go, yeah. And another thing, I have so many complaints today. Sometimes the complaint fairy comes here and drops complaints under my pillow, right underneath my keppy. I flew in this morning from Boca, my favorite airport in the world. I went from West Palm Airport, which is just a dream. If you're a Delta customer like myself, you can arrive at the airport. I would say to you, you can get there at boarding, whatever your boarding time is. If you miss your flight, I will, I don't want to like make any promises here. I will say that if you, if you got to your flight at boarding, if you got there, it says, you know, my flight this morning, 6:20am boarding, if I had arrived at the airport. Now listen, this is the problem, you know, risk tolerance. The S P in. If you put your money in an index fund in an S P, it matches the S&P 500. This is a crazy, you know, the thing to bring up right now. I'm just saying you and you just put your money in there, you will outperform. I think it like will outperform any mutual fund is, don't quote me on that. But I think it's, I think I'm, I think I'm saying this correctly. It's like one of those things where they were like, yeah, just throw your money in the S and P index fund. And they go, but can you? Can you. And it has nothing to do you. If you do that, you're going to make more money than any mutual fund you'd put your money into. But can you take the swings? Can you emotionally handle it? That's what it is. Can you emotionally handle it? That's my question to you, Mr. Or Ms. Or Mrs. Listener or they Them Listener. Can you handle the emotional stress of getting to the West Palm Airport at the boarding time? Because I listen, I will tell you this. I got there 10 minutes before boarding. That's when I. That's when my papa bear, my daddy O, pulled up his car to the door to the, you know, departures. Ten minutes to go. I was in front of the gate waiting with five minutes to spare, gate C3. So if you are a user of the way, this is such a specific topic to start this podcast with, I. And it's not a complaint. This is a compliment to the West Palm Airport. Oh, also, these things also have to be true. You have to have TSA pre and you have to have clear I to make it even. I can't speak to any other lifestyle. I can't tell you when to get there. If you are clear lists or TSA Pre lists. If you are that person. I can't believe you connect with this podcast. I can't believe you connect with me as a comedian. I to me, I do comedy for the TSA Pries. That's my comedy. It's for a TSA Pre audience. If you're not clear, okay, I'm sure we see eye to eye. I'm sure you're not going to get every reference. If you have clear NTSA pre, we may as well be family. There's not a, there's not, there's not a long drive for me connecting with you. If you're, if you're listening to this and you enjoy the show and you have no, no TSA Pre or clear. Okay, I listen, I'm happy we can connect. I'm happy. I'm surprised. I'm a little shocked. So. Well, here's the thing. I got to the air, so, so that's my promise. If you have TSA pre and Claire and you get to the West Palm Airport at boarding time, I think you make it. And listen, my risk tolerance, I'm not that. Because I know that the minute you get there, you get a little tickle in your tussie. You feel it in your stomach. You go, your heart starts to race. And I, you know, I wish I was above it. Here's my first complaint. So I got there 10 minutes before boarding. Okay, 10 minutes. So that's my risk tolerance. Some of you. Your risk tolerance is a half hour before. Some of you is an hour. I would say to you, I would say to me, jared, I'd go, jared, in the future, get there at boarding time. You'll be fine. You might not get your bag above your head when you sit. You might have to, you know, put it somewhere weird on the plane. Or they might say to you, hey, put the pink tag on. We're all full in the overheads. I'm not going to promise that you're going to get your bag in the overhead above you, but I am going to promise you you're making that flight if you're Delta. So long intro on something very obscure. And I would love to hear from you, the listener, if you enjoyed that. My complaint is I got to the airport and I saw Joey Dardano, very funny comedian. He was there on the flight. We had a brief hello. He's on. While n out, go check him out. He's very funny. I'm saying that as I'm like, did I say his last name right? Joey Dardano. Great last name. If that's his last name, I know it's his. I know it's his last name. I like him a lot. But his. It's just a strong last name. Yeah, that's his last. Joey Dardano. Dardano. Here, man. Freed. I don't know. Not great. Not to piss off my whole family, but Freed, Freed, Fried. Freed. Okay, so I get to the airport. I get there 10 minutes before boarding, fly through clear and TSA pre. Never touch my wallet. No ID, go through security, and then no Delta Sky Club because again, we are flying loose, getting there late or getting there on time. So I'm there five minutes before boarding. They're starting to line up the wheelchairs with all the grandpas and grandmas going home from their holiday. And there's all the people in front of the gate as they do. I would say a flight from New York to West Palm is the worst version of people in front of the gate. I think Sebastian Maniscalco gave it the. The. Gave it the name Gate Lice. I heard him use it first. I thought it was a Sebastian Maniscalco thing. I'm googling. Gate lice referred to the airline, the airline in the airline world for over 20 years. Okay, so that's been around. So they call it gate lice. I've always been someone who thought they should have their. Their best and strongest gate agents at the New York, the Northeast flights, anywhere going to the Northeast, they got to put a strong personality. This was mayhem. Everyone's surrounding the gate. And my complaint isn't that people surround it. People are going to do that. I'm going to push through you. I'm zone one. I'm going to go. When they call my zone, I am coming at you like a freight train. I'm coming through J train rolling down the tracks. You might catch a shoulder, you might catch a bow. So I'm coming in. So then they go, gate one and everyone. There's one person in the front, the front lice, an older woman, the front gate lice. She's standing there and she won't move. And everyone's being polite because that's what you do. Again, I'm. I'm coming as. I'm. I'm rolling through you as politely as I can. Do it, everyone. And the thing is, the gate lice thing, the pushy person who wants to get on the flight first, everyone knows that's a person. Everyone is aware. Most people are aware. You know, that's the thing. We all assume everyone's the awful person. No, no, no. Most people are the. Have their heart racing a little bit. They want to get on the plane. And they're also holding back with every fiber of their being. So all of us are holding back. This woman, older woman, she's gotta be like, around my mom's age, and she. She's looking at her, and I see her ticket on her phone, and it's like, you know, it's zone 30. And she goes. And she's in the front. She's literally the front of the line. And she goes. She looks at her phone, she goes. And her husband behind her is like, go. Like. Her husband literally looks at her, goes, you know, step up. Come on. They call the zone. And she goes, I'm not zone one. And it's like, that is the moment. This is the complaint. All we want is you to look back at everyone. I'm sorry. And make an attempt to step out of the way. I don't need you to go all the way to the back. I know you're gate lice. You're the head gate lice. You're the front one. I know you want to make sure you get on the plane. Fine. I'll allow for that. Just do, like, even. Just shuffle your feet and look at us and go, my bad. Make up Something. Don't do the Am I not Zone one. You knew what you were doing. You knew what you were. You knew. You got got. Also go through with it. Go through with the whole plan. Just step up and go. Act like you should be there. Either do it and be that person or don't. Don't stand in the way of everyone else and just stand and then do this act. Oh, wait, I'm. I'm not zone one. What zone am I? Yo, you forgot how to read. That's my first complaint. I have a second complaint. Holiday themed. We have three ads. You can find all of the ads in the description of this episode. If you're. 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Now we have four complaints from listeners. I'll get to those. They are all from Patreon. So if you want to be a part of the show, the best way to do that is join Patreon and on Coffee with J Train, which is my Friday episode that I do there, you can comment with your ticked off Tuesday complaint and I'll read it on this show so it gets first dibs. Or, you know, there's always an option to send it to jtrain podcasting.com as well. So we have a three ads. I'll get to those. Here's my complaint. Okay. And my complaint, it's more an overarching thing. It's, it's more, it's more the, the discussion around it. I again, as I said, the complaint fairy sometimes drops a, a drop some fairy dust on me. Some complaint dust. I got a note under my door. It's a card. It is a, I don't know if you can hear that, but it's a, it's a, it's a real card. This costs real money to make. It's glossy and it says Happy holidays and a blessed New Year's. And it's from my building. Now I live in a building that is both owners and renters. The building. I like this building, this building, it's older. I'm in the West Village. It's a great neighborhood. The people who live here, everyone's very nice. I, I, I can't say enough good things about how. And also, when I was looking for a place to live, I wanted to be in the West Village and I wanted someone that could receive my packages, which is an important thing for me. I get a lot of packages. I get a, I get a lot of stuff. Just, you know, again, all the ads that are here, they send you stuff. All the, and, and I'm away. Not even that. I get more packages than you. We all get packages. Let me rephrase this. I'm away a lot and I don't have my, you know, my wife doesn't exist to, you know, sign for the Packages or my kids aren't here. You know, this is all the. This is the problems with being in an apartment in New York. There are some people just like, you know, with some hallway hope going on. They're just packages just getting left in hallways. So I really wanted someone that could sign for packages. So they have that here. So I am using this building to. As a place to live and as a place that is receiving my packages. So it says, the staff would like to thank you for allowing us to serve you and for helping us make it a pleasure to do so. Please be generous. So this is what happens in New York City. I'm not sure about other cities. I'm sure any building that has a staff there around this time of year, they. They put up in the past. This is the first time they've given us a card. I'm very appreciative of a card. They used to put up a sign in the elevator with the names of everyone and the picture next to it. Now, this is a glossy card and it has a picture with the name of everyone that works in the building. And I'm looking at everyone here. These are names. Listen, I am not proud of this. I'm going, oh, that's his name. Oh, that's their name. Good to know. I'm happier to know it. I. This will go on my fridge for the whole. Until I leave this building because I want to know their names. I don't want to be that guy. So. And I will say, let me just say to this building, bravo. This is a complaint podcast. It's hard to just get a compliment on here. I listen, I only compliment the. The Delta terminal of the West Palm Airport. You guys know that that's the only place that gets compliments here. I'm going to give a compliment to this building because they gave a nice card. Listen, happy holidays and a blessed new Year. This card is meant to remind you to tip them, which I. Which is great. That's what you do. And it gives a picture of the person with their name, what they do. And then when they've been employed since that is even. I gotta say thank you. That is unbelievable gesture because. And it says employed since April 2024. Employed since January 2024. So it's letting you know if you're going to put a mathematical number, which everyone is doing, to what to tip everyone in the building. Here's. Here's the number of months they've been here based on whatever math you're doing. Here's my complaint. There is no going rate for tips in New York City. No one knows what this number is. And if you get into a conversation with people over what the tip tipping rate is for the super, for the person doing the mail, for the person who's cleaning the building, it becomes actually mean spirited and annoying and it's again, anything about money becomes personal, it becomes emotional. Just like I said, when you and you can invest in the S and P, I can't believe I'm bringing up the S&P 500 again. If you went into a S and P fund that matched the S and P market, how much risk tolerance can you take? How many, how big a waves can you deal with emotionally? And that's the thing with this tipping conversation. It's like, okay, if you went and like how much, how much if I, how much, how much to tip? Building staff nyc it comes up, okay, Holiday tipping guide for renters and owners and nyc. This. Whenever this discussion comes off, anytime I've heard it or read about it, it gets absolutely weird. And that's my complaint is like we are all so emotionally taken by what's, you know, what to tip, how much to tip, you know what that says about you. If we all just got on the same page, I think we'd all feel better about this. Honestly in the way this card makes me feel better about tipping with knowing how many months everyone's been here, their names, the fa, I'm putting faces to the names. That makes me feel so much better. I'm going to tip every single one on this list. Because there were years where you're like, I don't, who is this guy? I'd be like, I don't know them. How, I don't know how they've improved my life. I'm looking at all these people, they've all improved my life. You know, I'm looking at the, you know, he does the weekends, this guy does, you know, nights on weekends. The two guys that clean up, you know, the hallways and stuff and take out the trash, take out the trash. You know how unbelievable a job they do with the trash here. And I'm looking at this and I am so thankful for this card. And it's, I do think if like the governor, if this was the job of the governor of New York. I don't know, I don't know people. Again though, you're dealing with people from different socioeconomic backgrounds. It shouldn't be depending on the building. I mean if you're, it should be based off the tax rate or your property value. I don't know. I don't know how to. My complaint is that I don't know what it. What is the right and I don't talk to anyone enough to know, hey, what do you give? What do you do? So this is an article from Street Easy which I guess would be how much to tip your NYC building staff for the holidays. And this says a super. Even this isn't helpful. A super. How many New Yorkers will agree that when it comes to tipping your building staff, a good rule of thumb is what is to give what you can comfortably afford. Based on the staff members job duties and helpfulness, here are some recommendation recommended ranges to work with. Like these ranges are crazy. A super $25 to $100. A doorman $25 to 150. Why would the doorman get more than the super maintenance staff 25 to 75. Why does that change? If you want to ensure your holiday tips go to the intended recipients, reach out to your building's management. Ask how they'll be collecting, distributing the tips. I mean this card is what they're doing. How much to tip non building workers for the holidays? I mean I'm gonna be tipped out. Do renters need a tip? The short answer, yes. Renters should get on the holiday tipping bandwagon. I've been tipping. I've done it every year I've lived here. I did it at the last building. I did it. I think I did it. I'd like to say I'm 90% sure I've done it at every building I've lived in. But it's just, you never know. I just want to know what the going rate is. And it's every year you deal with this and it's every year it's awkward. I'm looking at this. If I did what I've done in the past, I'll be open and honest. Has been. I've done a hundred for each of the guys that clean the hallways. I did 50 for the super because I didn't really use the super. But you might use them in the future. We have a new super here who knows my name. I don't even know. We introduced ourselves once. He's remembered my name since day one. That means something to me. I don't know. It's the, it's the frustration with not know. There's no rules, there's no. And you always just. I always feel like I'm like am I the cheap one? I just want to know. I think I just want to know. I Guess I don't have the confidence to tip here. I'm going to ask my dad. My dad has no clue. He's never lived. He hasn't lived in an apartment building since I was born. So 40 years. Lived in Boston with my mom in an apartment building. I want to know what he's. He'll probably be like 5 bucks he'll say something stupid. That's what's so frustrating. All right, let's go to the. We got two more ads that I'll read. Nutrafol. Instead of another sweater or gift card, give your loved ones the gift of stunning hair with Nutrafol. Neutrophil was the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement brand trusted by over 1 million people. See thicker, stronger, faster growing hair with less shedding in just three to six months with Nutraful, hair thinning affects near 50% of women. And everyone's root cause is different. Nutrafol's different formulas account for lifestyle, nutrition and metabolism. So you can find one that works best for you. Now listen, I love that there's two things I love. One, that my mom uses it and has seen results. 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Okay, let's get to your complaints. My ticked off Tuesday complaint is my company's HR system. Every other week when I get my paycheck, the email says something cheesy like, don't spend it all in one place. I this is so annoying. Are you kidding? I don't need joke time with my money. That helps me survive. You know? What are they? Your grandpa giving you a fiver and being like, don't put it all on candy. I mean, there's more. This is crazy. I get my pay. The email says something cheesy like don't spend. I just want work to be work and I'll have fun with My friends, I don't need to mix work and fun everywhere. Not on the payment email. Don't spend it all in one place or pizza on you tonight. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. We're all poor. We're all here at work because we have to work. We're not here because we want to work. Pizza on you tonight from the HR email. How about pizza on fucking you? You, the company that, you know that is paying me probably less than I deserve. This is for someone who's paying you a negotiated rate, like you and your company. They didn't say to you, hey, we can pay you 100 grand. No more than that. That's all we can afford. And then you gave you 100 grand. You were like, I'd like a raise. And they were like, well, we can give them 150, but we'll offer them 120. They tried to fuck you, and now in a world where they tried to fuck you, they're like, pizza. And you're like, no, no, no. You negotiated me to working here for as little money as possible. Now you're joking around with me on pizza on me. As if that's what's so frustrating. Let's not act like this money is a bonus I'm doing a shopping spree with instead of paying my mortgage, buying groceries and all the other bills for things that keep my life in order. I agree with you. And no, I don't work for a tech company that has a casual or fun work environment. So it's just totally off brand. It would bother me more, actually if you worked at a tech company that had a fun thing, because it would be kind of under the. Like. To me, the tech company that's. That's casual and has a ping pong table is like, It's a little political to me. This idea that, like, we're liberal and fun and then they're fucking you with what they pay you and then like, oh, pizza on you tonight. No, no, no. So that would bother me more. I would. It would somehow weirdly get political for me. I would, I would. It would make me. It would. It would. It would be a version of a person. I didn't like this. Even with your stuffy office, it being out of brand is also annoying. Don't get me wrong. It's annoying in a different way. It's like, where did this even come from? Whose idea was this? Thanks for all you do and making me laugh all week long. Well, thank you for writing in. This is. I can't agree with your complaint more. I would send this to hr. I'd be a. I can't tell you to do this because I don't. I don't think I would. But it would be fun to go. Hey, this is a little offensive. Pizza on me tonight. What does that mean? What are you talking about? I have a family. I'm trying to save. I'm putting money into a. Into. Into A S&P 500 index fund that goes up and down with the market. And some podcaster told me it will outperform the mutual funds and it hasn't yet. You know, like, I'm trying to get as many S&P 500 references as possible. Oh, if you're listening now, I'm on the I've had it podcast with Jen and Pumps. So if you listen to that show, I was the special guest. I. That sounds a little conceited. I was the guest special. I guess maybe it was special. I don't know. I had a fun time. So go. If you want more podcasting. If you want more me with them. They were great. Very funny. No, I hate this so much. Okay, let's go to another complaint. Ticked off Tuesday. Every guy I date is obsessed with his parents. I mean, I'm 26 and living in Iowa and plan to move to a different slash warmer state in the next few years. But every guy I date from around here can't imagine moving away from their parents. It's been the downfall of most of my relationships. Sincerely, cut the cord. Wow. I. Listen, I agree with you that it brings down the sexuality of a date when they're like, oh, and I love my mommy and daddy. I could never move away from home. Like, I do. Listen, as someone who likes being around their parents, I do enjoy my parents company. I do find them annoying. I do understand why someone wouldn't like being around them all the time. I do understand, you know, that they're good in small bites. That, and I'm sure they would say the same about me. They're like, jared, time to go. You know, I was just down there for Thanksgiving. I put up a post about how like Saturday is the day where you're like, I. Oh yeah, oh, I forgot. This is. They're annoying. You know, you get there Tuesday, they're like, hey, let me do your laundry. You're like, this is great. Why don't I come down here more often than Saturday? Your mom's like, who ate the chicken salad? And you're like, oh, that's why. Yeah, I gotta get out of here. So I. I think this idea, to me, I agree with your complaint, because it's like, let's be realistic about our parents. I do understand their side with. You know, I'm not looking to move away from Iowa. You. You're living in Iowa. You know, that's a. That, to me, Iowa is a little bit of a, you know, a comfy, cozy blanket. Because the pace is. The pace it is. You know what it is? You've been told your whole life, it's small town and country, middle America. So there is this. I noticed this when I was in Kansas City, or not Kansas City, Oklahoma City. And I think the news breeds this. I think the tv, the dialogue in the country breeds this idea that, like, everyone's so different, which they're not. Like, someone was. You know, when I was in Oklahoma City, people were like, oh, where are you from? And I'll be like, new York City. They're like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You know, the Uber I had, she was like, oh, it's not. Nothing's that fancy here. I was like, yeah, we have trash in New York City, too. The idea that this is so fast moving here, I don't really notice that. I. You know, like, yeah, the streets are busy, but I do think you can do this place at your own pace. I think a lot of that is made into something it's not. But I. So I understand the. You go on a date with someone, you're like, I'm looking to move. I'm looking to get out of this Iowa town. And they're like, what? And be away from your family? And it kind of. A little bit. Especially you said, every guy you date, the manliness is gone. Like, no, I could never leave my mommy, and I could never. I mean, but where would I go? To their house. And I drink whole milk, and we have a steak every Tuesday, and my daddy lets me work on the tractor. Yeah, I can understand that. This takes away from the manliness of the person you're on a date with when you're like, yeah, I'm ready to move. And they're like, I'm just too scared, you know? So I don't know why I gave that accent for Iowan. I'm coming to Des Moines before you go. I'm doing a show there. I'm trying to think of why the guys are like this. I don't know, because I'm a little like this. I like to hang, but I'm also not living in the same state as my parents. So I Don't know what I would be like if I lived down the street from them and someone was like, yeah, I'm just looking to get out of here. And I'm be like, what? But what will you do without your mommy? Jtrain podcast, gmail.com, j train. These are all from Patreon. All four today are from Patreon. So if you do want to be a part of Ticked Off Tuesday, that's a great way to be a part of it. Support the show. I hate that word support, because I, you know, there's, There's a. There's a exchange of goods for services, but that is a, you know, the Patreon dollars go directly into the show. I pay the producer and we put out the videos and all that stuff. And so you go to patreon.com jared free. Plus you can be a part of Ticked Off Tuesday. Okay. I was at a nice men's clothing store today with my dad and we noticed that there weren't any prices listed on any of the tags. This. That's annoying. That this is not. What is it? Market price? What is it? A lobster at a fish restaurant? We had to ask the people working on the floor how much each item was. It's just making something that doesn't have to be awkward. Awkward. They put the sizes on there. They don't make you go, well, is this an Excel? Will this fit me? My dad even asked them why they don't just put the prices on the tags. And she said, it's a conversation starter. Okay. This isn't a new car you're buying. This isn't a home where it's like the prices. Conversation starter would mean that the price is negotiated. To me, this is annoying. This is what's there to talk about. The shirt costs. What the shirt costs. And listen, not to Pimp the sponsor, but Indochino, you're going with. You were at a nice men's clothing store with your dad. Great gift. I'm going to. It's in the description of this episode. If you skip the ad, go to Indochino, because this is bullshit. I am so mad. I just want to walk around and know how much an art of clothing is without any human interaction. I'm with you. Is that so much to ask? No. Worst of all, the lady that was following us around was new and didn't even know the prices herself. Oh, how much is this shirt? Oh, let me go ask. I just started last week. This could. That's like a 10 minute process. She had to Go back to the counter and ask someone else every time. Jesus Christ. I am with you. This is so annoying. These shirts and pants are not lobsters. There's not market price. They're not changing the prices. They're not. Listen, if the prices went up and down based on demand, then I would go, oh, great, I might be catching a deal. But that's not the case. The shirt costs what? The shirt costs. Tell me what it is. I'm in the store. The idea that a shirt in this nice men's clothing store. Oh, I'm either buying or I'm not. There's no reveal. Big reveal that's going to happen. If anything, the reveal is going to be annoying. You're going to lie to the person, oh, it's $100 for that pan. Oh, okay, cool. And in your head you're making your decision. Has nothing to do with this conversation they're starting. The only thing this asking people for the price can do is annoy you. It's not going to make you a buyer. I guess they're thinking is that once you start talking about, if anything, their reason for not having the price on there is actually underhanded. It's actually because here's the only way I can think of it. In their. In their position, they're like, oh, they're going to ask and they're going to be too ashamed and feel too cheap, so they'll have to buy it. That's a stretch. But that's as much. That's the only reason I can see them thinking this is a good idea. And then. And at that point, there's so little trust for their customer, their audience, that it's demeaning. Oh, oh, it cost. How much does it cost? Other shirt. That shirt. Oh, that shirt. $150. Oh, you can't afford $150, can you? Like, oh, no. Well, yeah, I can. I'll buy it. I swear. My company pays me well. And then they send me a message and jokes like, are you going to eat pizza tonight? Is a pizza on you? I make money. Yeah, I hate this. Last one. Ticked off Tuesday. My coworker I'm friends with told another intern. My co worker I'm friends with told another international coworker I've never spoken to that I live in the city that they're visiting and suggested we get together. Nope. This is horrible. Goodbye. I am so angry for you. Oh, you're going to New York. You gotta talk to Jared. Here, I'll put you guys on a text together. Nope. Nope. Nope. I'm not out here looking for friends. I'm not looking to hang with a coworker, especially in December. The last chance to hang with people before everyone goes and hibernates for two months. I said, yeah, sure, why not? Of course you did, because you don't want to be an asshole at work. But now I'm thinking about the traffic to get downtown tonight to meet up with. Oh, you're going to meet up with someone I don't even know or if I should have diarrhea. They put. I read that sentence badly. It says, now I'm thinking about the traffic to go downtown tonight to meet up with someone I don't know or if I should, quote, unquote, have diarrhea. I would have diarrhea for the next month. I would. There is no way I'm hanging. I hate this. This assumption that we all just want to meet everyone. I had someone. I mean, I had. This happens to me weirdly. Oh, you gotta meet this hat. You know? You know when this happens as you get older and single people think you need to team up with other single people. Oh, my. And I do understand. It seems this is a thing for a lot of women where they're, like, looking to meet other women who are single so they can go out together. The safety in numbers. I understand that. And it's in the right place. I don't want to go out with other single people. I don't want to get our loser caravan together to go hang in a bar and not fuck each other. Right. Like, I don't know, do I? And then you sound miserable. What are you? Well, me. Hang out with those losers. You know, you sound. I'm with you. Especially the work element. You don't want to be the office. You want to be open to things. I'm ticked off now. I guess ticked off Tuesday did its job. If you're listening right now, I am going to be taping my second special this Saturday in Tarrytown, New York. We freed up some more tickets. Also, I'm going to be in Des Moines, Iowa. We mentioned Des Moines. We mentioned Iowa. I'll be in Des Moines later this month or in the middle of this month. And then I'm coming to Batavia, Illinois, which is an hour from Chicago. I'm not telling you to. To drive all the way to Batavia. You don't have to if you live in that area. And they said one of the shows is already sold out, which is very nice to hear. I. I'm excited to go there. I'm going to be when I tape the special that is the end of the material I've been doing for two years now. So I'm excited to, like, move on to some new ideas and some new jokes and some new topics I think I'll be talking about the more I think about it. Oh, and if you came to any of the shows in Danube, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. I'll talk more about it on Coffee with J Train on Friday, but it was really nice to meet everyone who listens and enjoys the show. But I'll be back next week. Boom.