Monday, April 30th Show 1
Hey everyone. We are on an hour earlier today because of the Bay Bridge mess. That is some crazy s***.
12pm: Isn't it weird that we are on so early? It is kinda cool though. Of course, we start off talking about the "Blaze in the Maze."
We speak to Jim Allison from BART. He explains that BART has doubled the capacity of their trains, not adding more trains. He says that this happening on a Sunday makes things much easier. They already had extra trains ready for the Warriors and A's games, giving them a day to figure everything out.
He is not overly concerned about the afternoon commute today. He believes that between the shutdown and the weather, that many people commuting from the East Bay to San Francisco took the day off.
We speak to Bill from Santa Rosa, a tanker driver. He says the drivers are not allowed to drive on the Bay Bridge at all with flammables. He does give us more of a driver's perspective and admits that no matter what you're carrying you do not want to spill.
Chris thinks we are all being far too kind to the driver, James Mosqueda. It has been reported that he was most likely speeding at the time of the accident. This has inconvenienced thousands of people, should we be harder on him?
Dave in Fremont is a HazMat driver who refuses to haul gasoline for this exact reason. He says it is far too dangerous. Joe in Fremont is also a driver. He says that maybe someone cut him off or something else happened. It is too early to judge the driver without really knowing exactly what happened.
1pm: We go into truck horror stories. My family was hit by a semi when I was eleven. We were on the Pennsylvania Turnpike (a clusterf*** of a road) the day before Thanksgiving. A flatbed stopped, a Bronco stopped, an RX7 stopped, we stopped, the semi behind us did not. Every vehicle was totalled and amazingly no one was seriously injured. But, seeing our accordioned car the next day, was one of the scariest moments of my life. One foot further into impact, my brother and I would not be here today.
We are now speaking to Ernest Sanchez, Manager of the Alameda-Oakland Ferry Service. They have actually been somewhat ready for this based on the Clean Air programs for the summer. He informs us that the public transit will not be free tomorrow as of about an hour ago. They will, however, have additional parking available for the rest of the week. He also says they will have enhanced service tomorrow despite charging once again.
Gabe in Napa is another driver who listens to us. He had a coworker who avoided a horrible injury. He was driving in Napa when a driver in front of him lost a piece of plywood. It went through his windshield, and was somehow able to pull over without an accident or injury. Brad thinks this call is ok, Chris hates it as there is no gore.
Keith in Pinole tells us about two semis that collided. His friend's father was working the scene and when they pulled apart the trucks, a VW Bug dropped out of the twisted metal. Ugh. That is just awful. Right away, Justin in Santa Rosa calls to tell us Keith is a liar. He says it was busted on "Mythbusters." He's right, I looked it up on Snopes. Liar!!!
I'm not really sure how we got there, but Brad started talking about hitting gophers with shovels as a kid. Chris and I both looked at him like he was a twisted, sick freak. That is awful. Chris asks him what is it he won't kill. After pondering this question for a moment, he finally comes up with baby dolphins. Well, at least the little baby dolphins are safe from Brad's wrath.
2pm: This is weird, we are starting our third hour in the daytime. I am so screwed up. Chris and Brad are upset with me, as they found out that I have never seen "Caddyshack." I was like two years old when that came out.
Matthew in Modesto calls to tell us about his friend's "gophernator." It is a welder's torch on a cart. You stick the torch in the hole like a flamethrower and it blows the gopher hole into the air. Joe in Union City tells us about the Rodex 5000, a gopher-killing machine. This is just sick.
Jeff in Santa Rosa suggests using seal bombs to kill gophers. A seal bomb is used by commercial fisherman to scare the seals away. It's like a quarter-inch stick of dynamite.
Ok, we are moving away from gopher massacres back to traffic. The guys want to know which type of driver are you in bad traffic.
The Categories:
- The Monk: He never freaks out or gets angry. He does not switch lanes believing it will be better and just hangs out in his car.
- The Berzerker: This is Brad. Immediately he is furious, certain that it is the worst possible situation. He spends the first ten minutes screaming profanity and banging on the steering wheel.
- Lane Changer Guy: This is me. I always think that extra five feet will make a huge difference.
- Shoulder Driving Guys: The worst person of all. Nothing makes me happier than seeing this person pulled over.
- Last Minute Lane Changer Guy: I have been this person, but only extremely rarely. I usually hate people who do this.
Jim in Livermore calls in to tell us what kind of driver he is in traffic. He turns off his van when the traffic is heavy. This leads him to reveal the honking guy. Who honks whenever there is more than two inches of space not taken.
We will back on at seven tonight. Today is chock full of The Gray Area. I will save my apology to my mother until the end of tonight's show.
12pm: Isn't it weird that we are on so early? It is kinda cool though. Of course, we start off talking about the "Blaze in the Maze."
We speak to Jim Allison from BART. He explains that BART has doubled the capacity of their trains, not adding more trains. He says that this happening on a Sunday makes things much easier. They already had extra trains ready for the Warriors and A's games, giving them a day to figure everything out.
He is not overly concerned about the afternoon commute today. He believes that between the shutdown and the weather, that many people commuting from the East Bay to San Francisco took the day off.
We speak to Bill from Santa Rosa, a tanker driver. He says the drivers are not allowed to drive on the Bay Bridge at all with flammables. He does give us more of a driver's perspective and admits that no matter what you're carrying you do not want to spill.
Chris thinks we are all being far too kind to the driver, James Mosqueda. It has been reported that he was most likely speeding at the time of the accident. This has inconvenienced thousands of people, should we be harder on him?
Dave in Fremont is a HazMat driver who refuses to haul gasoline for this exact reason. He says it is far too dangerous. Joe in Fremont is also a driver. He says that maybe someone cut him off or something else happened. It is too early to judge the driver without really knowing exactly what happened.
1pm: We go into truck horror stories. My family was hit by a semi when I was eleven. We were on the Pennsylvania Turnpike (a clusterf*** of a road) the day before Thanksgiving. A flatbed stopped, a Bronco stopped, an RX7 stopped, we stopped, the semi behind us did not. Every vehicle was totalled and amazingly no one was seriously injured. But, seeing our accordioned car the next day, was one of the scariest moments of my life. One foot further into impact, my brother and I would not be here today.
We are now speaking to Ernest Sanchez, Manager of the Alameda-Oakland Ferry Service. They have actually been somewhat ready for this based on the Clean Air programs for the summer. He informs us that the public transit will not be free tomorrow as of about an hour ago. They will, however, have additional parking available for the rest of the week. He also says they will have enhanced service tomorrow despite charging once again.
Gabe in Napa is another driver who listens to us. He had a coworker who avoided a horrible injury. He was driving in Napa when a driver in front of him lost a piece of plywood. It went through his windshield, and was somehow able to pull over without an accident or injury. Brad thinks this call is ok, Chris hates it as there is no gore.
Keith in Pinole tells us about two semis that collided. His friend's father was working the scene and when they pulled apart the trucks, a VW Bug dropped out of the twisted metal. Ugh. That is just awful. Right away, Justin in Santa Rosa calls to tell us Keith is a liar. He says it was busted on "Mythbusters." He's right, I looked it up on Snopes. Liar!!!
I'm not really sure how we got there, but Brad started talking about hitting gophers with shovels as a kid. Chris and I both looked at him like he was a twisted, sick freak. That is awful. Chris asks him what is it he won't kill. After pondering this question for a moment, he finally comes up with baby dolphins. Well, at least the little baby dolphins are safe from Brad's wrath.
2pm: This is weird, we are starting our third hour in the daytime. I am so screwed up. Chris and Brad are upset with me, as they found out that I have never seen "Caddyshack." I was like two years old when that came out.
Matthew in Modesto calls to tell us about his friend's "gophernator." It is a welder's torch on a cart. You stick the torch in the hole like a flamethrower and it blows the gopher hole into the air. Joe in Union City tells us about the Rodex 5000, a gopher-killing machine. This is just sick.
Jeff in Santa Rosa suggests using seal bombs to kill gophers. A seal bomb is used by commercial fisherman to scare the seals away. It's like a quarter-inch stick of dynamite.
Ok, we are moving away from gopher massacres back to traffic. The guys want to know which type of driver are you in bad traffic.
The Categories:
- The Monk: He never freaks out or gets angry. He does not switch lanes believing it will be better and just hangs out in his car.
- The Berzerker: This is Brad. Immediately he is furious, certain that it is the worst possible situation. He spends the first ten minutes screaming profanity and banging on the steering wheel.
- Lane Changer Guy: This is me. I always think that extra five feet will make a huge difference.
- Shoulder Driving Guys: The worst person of all. Nothing makes me happier than seeing this person pulled over.
- Last Minute Lane Changer Guy: I have been this person, but only extremely rarely. I usually hate people who do this.
Jim in Livermore calls in to tell us what kind of driver he is in traffic. He turns off his van when the traffic is heavy. This leads him to reveal the honking guy. Who honks whenever there is more than two inches of space not taken.
We will back on at seven tonight. Today is chock full of The Gray Area. I will save my apology to my mother until the end of tonight's show.
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