Thursday, March 1st
Hey everyone. Wow, can you believe that it is already March?? That's crazy.
7pm: Brad starts off by telling us about something that happened to his wife in their apartment complex today. She saw some biohazard workers and asked them what was going on. They inform her that one of the neighbor's had died. The thing is, he had fallen in the bathtub, hit his head and died... three weeks ago. It was so bad, that his sister was not able to recognize the decomposed body. Ugh, that is just awful.
The guys would like to send someone undercover to see how quickly they will re-rent the place, and what kind of deal they will offer. They think that I would be a perfect candidate, as I look so young and innocent. That is the key to my wily ways.
Jason in San Jose says that they do not have to tell you about a death when renting an apartment. He says they only have to tell you in selling a house. John in Berkeley says something similar, and says when it comes to selling a house, you must disclose except in the case of AIDS. What an incredibly strange loophole.
Chris tells us that when he was renting his apartment in the complex, he asked which apartments had children nearby. The reason being that as we work nights, he tends to sleep in during the morning. They said that they could not disclose this information because of the Fair Housing Act. He was really surprised by this rule.
Chris' Arizona Wildcats are playing the Cal Bears tonight. He says, like he said about the Jets, that they are the future national champions. John in Moraga says that if that happens he will give Chris five thousand dollars. Yeah, the chance of Arizona winning, if they even make the tournament, is slim to none. Does it count if they win the NIT?
Brad is upset with Chris. In the time they did not work together, Chris had a family reunion and did not tell Brad until last night. Until now, they had not had a family reunion because of divorce. It finally happens, and it is while Chris is unemployed, so it is a bit of a struggle for him.
Chris is the shortest of the men in his family. His brother and his wife suggests that they all go parasailing. At first Chris is hesitant, but decides to go and everyone is on board. Chris and Ace get to go first of the six of them. He was surprised at how cool it actually was, and how much they enjoyed it. Next it is Chris' sister and her husband's chance to go. They have a great time as well.
Chris' brother, Paul, and his wife, Becky, are next to go. They did not know this, but she has an inner-ear problem that causes her to be nauseus by everything. She has been puking continuously over the side of the boat. They also did not know that Paul was terrified of parasailing, so he is trying to talk her out of going up. But, despite his tries, Becky decides to go so she can throw up far away from everyone.
8pm: Chris continues the story of the parasailing incident. Chris realizes how afraid his brother is by the amount of questions he is asking. But, eventually she wins out and they go. The thing is, Paul is about 6'8" and 175 lbs. This is not really the ideal size for parasailing. While the tension is building, Paul starts fidgeting. This causes the harness to go slack for a minute, then the tension quickly returned, catching his scrotum in between the straps. Chris says this is the first time he has ever been happy to see his brother's scrotum. Paul is screaming "bring me back" while trying to move his package out of this position.
Of course, Chris and the rest of the family decide not to tell the driver of the boat what is going on. They figure that Paul will work it out one way or another. Becky is not that concerned because she is so sick. The boat driver is ignoring Paul's screams, as he does not realize what the screams are for. His response is to jump pump his fist and go "whoooo."
Finally, after what seems like forever for poor Paul, they finally start to bring them back. Chris and the family are laughing hysterically at his predicament. Of course, when you get back, you have to walk up the back of the boat. Paul had not listened to the instructions and relaxed his legs. This caused him to flip backwards, to where he is being dragged with his back along the plastic of the boat. Poor guy, that just sounds awful.
Kevin in Newark tells about a scary time when he went tubing at around eight years old. This reminds Chris of his father's fiance initiation. Chris' dad was trying to impress his future wife's father. They went waterskiing although he had never been. Because he was trying to be tough, he refused to let go of the rope, only inciting his future father-in-law to go faster and faster.
The guys start talking about the HAZMAT signs that you see. These never say exactly what the hazardous material is. They just say a yellow 1 and a red 1. Chris does not understand why if there is asbestos, why they don't just write "asbestos."
Ok, so finally it is time to get to these Harland Williams tickets. He will be at Cobb's Comedy Club on March 9th at 8pm and 10pm. You may remember him from "Half Baked" and "Employee of the Month." Steven in Oakland chooses Chris and I and we actually have to call Celebrity Tag a draw, as we ran out of time.
9pm: Apparently there was just another earthquake. We did not feel it here, but callers say it was felt as far as Rodeo and Cupertino. Andrew in Cupertino says that the big one is coming and suggests that everyone has a week's worth of food and water. He teaches earthquake preparedness and says when it happens, the government will not be able to help us out.
We go back to the tickets, and Darrell had waited 29 minutes. He was ready to play Mental Speedbump and just gave up immediately. Ray in San Quentin gets "My mouth tastes like soap, what do I do?" After being completely uninteresting he finally fails. So, now it's all done for the tickets tonight.
Mike in Pleasant Hill said he felt it really hard for about 20 seconds. He was in the military recruiting office and that soon after he saw a bunch of fire trucks racing by.
Todd in San Jose worked in disaster preparedness and said that the gangs would take to the streets when the big one happens. He said he thinks that the cops would abandon their posts to go check on their families. Todd definitely has the doomsday attitude.
All this earthquake talk is freaking me out. I have been in tornados and hurricanes, but have no idea what a quake would feel like. If you have never been in a tornado, that is some scary stuff. Two girls on my college campus were lifted in their car, thrown over a high rise, until they hit the roof of another building, leading to their death.
Cody in Fremont did not feel anything and his mother jumped up scared. The whole rest of his family felt the quake. He thought maybe just his overweight dog fell off the couch.
Tina in Oakland is a police officer who says that if you have an out of state relative, you can get an 800 number that everyone can call. That way the family can all check in with that person. The problem with that is that you have to plan ahead. She says that the cops would never just jump ship to help their families. As much as they would want to, they would be unable because of the discipline they would face.
10pm: Sandra in Santa Rosa works for the county of Sonoma. She says that in times of emergency she is required to stay and help. When there was flooding up there, even higher county officials are called into action.
Scott in Brentwood has actually fasted for five days in order to prepare himself for an emergency situation. He says he wants to know what to expect if he has to survive for a few days without food. That's pretty hardcore. I get hungry every few hours.
Moe in Sunnyvale was watching tv and his whole reaction was, "ooh, that's cool." He had planned in his head exactly what he would do, and instead just sat there.
Chris had asked earlier if there are ever earthquakes in the rain. Rachel in San Jose says that the earthquake in Humboldt on Monday was during the rain. They had a 5.2 off the coast of Eureka about 32 miles off the coast. She works for the Bureau of Land Management and says that the area of Shelter Cove up there is one of the most unstable pieces of land.
We found a list of the highest paying jobs that do not require a college degree. The first on the list is brick laying and they are going by national averages. Brick laying just sounds so incredibly hard.
Second on the list, is air traffic controller. But that is incredibly stressful and requires incredible multi-tasking ability.
Third, as we have learned from The Simpsons, Nuclear power plant operator.
Also on the list: cable guys, cops, postal workers, electricians, and elevator repairmen.
Some surprises on the list: Gaming Manager, Immigration and Customs Officers, Firefighting Supervisor, and Power Distributor (whatever that is).
7pm: Brad starts off by telling us about something that happened to his wife in their apartment complex today. She saw some biohazard workers and asked them what was going on. They inform her that one of the neighbor's had died. The thing is, he had fallen in the bathtub, hit his head and died... three weeks ago. It was so bad, that his sister was not able to recognize the decomposed body. Ugh, that is just awful.
The guys would like to send someone undercover to see how quickly they will re-rent the place, and what kind of deal they will offer. They think that I would be a perfect candidate, as I look so young and innocent. That is the key to my wily ways.
Jason in San Jose says that they do not have to tell you about a death when renting an apartment. He says they only have to tell you in selling a house. John in Berkeley says something similar, and says when it comes to selling a house, you must disclose except in the case of AIDS. What an incredibly strange loophole.
Chris tells us that when he was renting his apartment in the complex, he asked which apartments had children nearby. The reason being that as we work nights, he tends to sleep in during the morning. They said that they could not disclose this information because of the Fair Housing Act. He was really surprised by this rule.
Chris' Arizona Wildcats are playing the Cal Bears tonight. He says, like he said about the Jets, that they are the future national champions. John in Moraga says that if that happens he will give Chris five thousand dollars. Yeah, the chance of Arizona winning, if they even make the tournament, is slim to none. Does it count if they win the NIT?
Brad is upset with Chris. In the time they did not work together, Chris had a family reunion and did not tell Brad until last night. Until now, they had not had a family reunion because of divorce. It finally happens, and it is while Chris is unemployed, so it is a bit of a struggle for him.
Chris is the shortest of the men in his family. His brother and his wife suggests that they all go parasailing. At first Chris is hesitant, but decides to go and everyone is on board. Chris and Ace get to go first of the six of them. He was surprised at how cool it actually was, and how much they enjoyed it. Next it is Chris' sister and her husband's chance to go. They have a great time as well.
Chris' brother, Paul, and his wife, Becky, are next to go. They did not know this, but she has an inner-ear problem that causes her to be nauseus by everything. She has been puking continuously over the side of the boat. They also did not know that Paul was terrified of parasailing, so he is trying to talk her out of going up. But, despite his tries, Becky decides to go so she can throw up far away from everyone.
8pm: Chris continues the story of the parasailing incident. Chris realizes how afraid his brother is by the amount of questions he is asking. But, eventually she wins out and they go. The thing is, Paul is about 6'8" and 175 lbs. This is not really the ideal size for parasailing. While the tension is building, Paul starts fidgeting. This causes the harness to go slack for a minute, then the tension quickly returned, catching his scrotum in between the straps. Chris says this is the first time he has ever been happy to see his brother's scrotum. Paul is screaming "bring me back" while trying to move his package out of this position.
Of course, Chris and the rest of the family decide not to tell the driver of the boat what is going on. They figure that Paul will work it out one way or another. Becky is not that concerned because she is so sick. The boat driver is ignoring Paul's screams, as he does not realize what the screams are for. His response is to jump pump his fist and go "whoooo."
Finally, after what seems like forever for poor Paul, they finally start to bring them back. Chris and the family are laughing hysterically at his predicament. Of course, when you get back, you have to walk up the back of the boat. Paul had not listened to the instructions and relaxed his legs. This caused him to flip backwards, to where he is being dragged with his back along the plastic of the boat. Poor guy, that just sounds awful.
Kevin in Newark tells about a scary time when he went tubing at around eight years old. This reminds Chris of his father's fiance initiation. Chris' dad was trying to impress his future wife's father. They went waterskiing although he had never been. Because he was trying to be tough, he refused to let go of the rope, only inciting his future father-in-law to go faster and faster.
The guys start talking about the HAZMAT signs that you see. These never say exactly what the hazardous material is. They just say a yellow 1 and a red 1. Chris does not understand why if there is asbestos, why they don't just write "asbestos."
Ok, so finally it is time to get to these Harland Williams tickets. He will be at Cobb's Comedy Club on March 9th at 8pm and 10pm. You may remember him from "Half Baked" and "Employee of the Month." Steven in Oakland chooses Chris and I and we actually have to call Celebrity Tag a draw, as we ran out of time.
9pm: Apparently there was just another earthquake. We did not feel it here, but callers say it was felt as far as Rodeo and Cupertino. Andrew in Cupertino says that the big one is coming and suggests that everyone has a week's worth of food and water. He teaches earthquake preparedness and says when it happens, the government will not be able to help us out.
We go back to the tickets, and Darrell had waited 29 minutes. He was ready to play Mental Speedbump and just gave up immediately. Ray in San Quentin gets "My mouth tastes like soap, what do I do?" After being completely uninteresting he finally fails. So, now it's all done for the tickets tonight.
Mike in Pleasant Hill said he felt it really hard for about 20 seconds. He was in the military recruiting office and that soon after he saw a bunch of fire trucks racing by.
Todd in San Jose worked in disaster preparedness and said that the gangs would take to the streets when the big one happens. He said he thinks that the cops would abandon their posts to go check on their families. Todd definitely has the doomsday attitude.
All this earthquake talk is freaking me out. I have been in tornados and hurricanes, but have no idea what a quake would feel like. If you have never been in a tornado, that is some scary stuff. Two girls on my college campus were lifted in their car, thrown over a high rise, until they hit the roof of another building, leading to their death.
Cody in Fremont did not feel anything and his mother jumped up scared. The whole rest of his family felt the quake. He thought maybe just his overweight dog fell off the couch.
Tina in Oakland is a police officer who says that if you have an out of state relative, you can get an 800 number that everyone can call. That way the family can all check in with that person. The problem with that is that you have to plan ahead. She says that the cops would never just jump ship to help their families. As much as they would want to, they would be unable because of the discipline they would face.
10pm: Sandra in Santa Rosa works for the county of Sonoma. She says that in times of emergency she is required to stay and help. When there was flooding up there, even higher county officials are called into action.
Scott in Brentwood has actually fasted for five days in order to prepare himself for an emergency situation. He says he wants to know what to expect if he has to survive for a few days without food. That's pretty hardcore. I get hungry every few hours.
Moe in Sunnyvale was watching tv and his whole reaction was, "ooh, that's cool." He had planned in his head exactly what he would do, and instead just sat there.
Chris had asked earlier if there are ever earthquakes in the rain. Rachel in San Jose says that the earthquake in Humboldt on Monday was during the rain. They had a 5.2 off the coast of Eureka about 32 miles off the coast. She works for the Bureau of Land Management and says that the area of Shelter Cove up there is one of the most unstable pieces of land.
We found a list of the highest paying jobs that do not require a college degree. The first on the list is brick laying and they are going by national averages. Brick laying just sounds so incredibly hard.
Second on the list, is air traffic controller. But that is incredibly stressful and requires incredible multi-tasking ability.
Third, as we have learned from The Simpsons, Nuclear power plant operator.
Also on the list: cable guys, cops, postal workers, electricians, and elevator repairmen.
Some surprises on the list: Gaming Manager, Immigration and Customs Officers, Firefighting Supervisor, and Power Distributor (whatever that is).
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