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Episode #088:Well folks it is Halloween and here they go again! The only holiday probably more suited for these two than this one must be April Fool's Day. For the two of them to just have one of those “normal conversations” that you hear people talk about, is highly unlikely to ever happen. So please do not hold your breath waiting for it to happen.Today once they get down to brass tactics, they are loopdy-dooping about how the look of semi-trucks have changed. They do not seem to be able to just have a conversation without going off into left field. There is talk about “The best of the best of the best, Sir”, (Men in Black) Taco Bell, Taco Tuesday, “Swing Batter Batter” (Ferris Buehler's' Day Off) and just their normal everyday goofiness. But it by no means defines their knowledge or abilities. Especially in the Trucking Industry! They go through the evolution of the aerodynamics of both the truck and the trailer. When it comes to the looks of the Rig, it is not necessarily the best looking, in their opinions. However, the direction that Rigs are going is definitely better for fuel economy and aerodynamics. For looks, they both seem to like those classic long flat nose Big Rigs looked. Like the Classic Freightliners, Peterbilt's, Western Star's and all the other Beautiful Rigs of the past. By past they both seem to feel that means pre-Y2K.From there they start talking about the attachments on the rear of trailers. Some of the rese arch that Janet did sounds very amusing in an accident-causing sort of way! Like large, long balloon-cones that inflate with movement and deflate when the trailer stops moving. And there lies the problem as they say. Something about dragging a Volkswagen for a few hundred miles that got caught in the balloon. Or being caught going through the tollbooths on major highways.And the discussion and comparison goes on with talk about apples and watermelons being the same as some of the Rigs out there. No matter how you stack it up, these two have their moments where they talk facts “just the facts Ma'am” (Dragnet, basically). But it is rare that they just talk numbers, usually they keep things lively, upbeat, and entertaining. And let's not get them going about the weight of electric trucks, weight, ruts in the road, and more!So, if you like this episode and have your own story to tell, then don't forget to go to Formerly known as twitter to continue the conversation!Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e88Southwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR CAREER INTO HIGH GEARTRUCK DRIVER & CDL TRAININGLifetime job placement assistance.Individualized truck driver training.Financial aid for CDL training programs.You choose training in manual or automatic shifting trucks!! Rexing Dash CamsWe pride ourselves on two main things: quality and care. Customers have expressed their appreciation for our unique designs, innovative technology, and affordable price range.We are striving to become the leading brand in dash cams by pursuing innovative strategies, and maintaining a strong commitment to our customers, and we are thankful for everyone who supports us. Support The ShowHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. For as little as $3.00 a month and you get to choose your fan emoji to represent you. Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #087:While there was obviously research done for this episode it really does seem to be Story time end to end. The funniest part seems to be that Patrick wanted to do a giveaway. Because in about the first ten minutes Janet dropped the F-bomb. And that is just not her under normal circumstances. So, if you want to hear what made her drop that F-bomb, go take a listen.In the beginning the start with Bona-fide story time. Each telling about that one load they know about that should never have ended up the way that it did. And that my friends is why Janet dropped the F-bomb. Laugh out loud funny, but true, she did it so fast she caught herself by surprise!And Patricks' reaction was well, priceless to say the least. Because he is the one who usually swears and here she goes right off the bat swearing. He had a field day teasing her and the look he gave her! So, after their story time, they get on with the episode.Well, what actually brought this episode into fruition was a simple online story about a load that got stuck down in Louisiana. It sounds simple enough, at least when you put it that way. But then when you actually dig deeper into what it is and how it happened. And more importantly, all of the steps that got missed to make the load get stuck. That is why it is so darn interesting!So, if you'd like to know the details about what was missed in the hauling of this $30 million dollar load, then you have come to the right place. Because our hero's (makes them sound really good, doesn't it?), go from start to end on what went wrong and why. They give you all the little details, what happened, why it happened, the entire kit and caboodle worth of it! So, if you like this episode and have your own story to tell, then don't forget to go to Formerly known as twitter to continue the conversation!Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e87Southwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR CAREER INTO HIGH GEARTRUCK DRIVER & CDL TRAININGLifetime job placement assistance.Individualized truck driver training.Financial aid for CDL training programs.You choose training in manual or automatic shifting trucks!! BCAIt's BCA Month. And we are donating 50% of the profits from the sale of our merchandise which you can get by going to 18wheeltalk.com/bca, visit the SWAG store or by going to www.etsy.com/shop/HeLLeRaZoRs and click on Breast Cancer Awareness to see what's available. Support The ShowHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. For as little as $3.00 a month and you get to choose your fan emoji to represent you. Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #086:Where do you put your foot down with clutches, Chicken Pants? Manual or Automatic? Preferences drivers?So, with their normal elegance and grace, our rabble rousers began today's show with something that only they understood. So, they had to explain what the term "Chicken-Pants" means and where it came from. Why, you might be asking yourself? Well, because that is how these two roll.So, once they got that out of their systems, which took a little bit of time. They got on with the show, which was about transmissions and preferences, not Chicken Pants.  So, the two of them definitely have their preferences and have driven both manual and automatic semis'.They give an honest talk about the advantages and disadvantages of both types for companies as well as owner-operators.  You would think it is a no-brainer, but it is not an easy answer.While they inform you about the changes over the years and the perks of each.  All the while really getting into the discussion about shifting gears, they still manage to keep the humor, the stories, and the chemistry very high.And as always, they hope you enjoy the show! So, if you like this episode and have your own story to tell, then don't forget to go to Formerly known as twitter to continue the conversation!Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e86Southwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR CAREER INTO HIGH GEARTRUCK DRIVER & CDL TRAININGLifetime job placement assistance.Individualized truck driver training.Financial aid for CDL training programs.You choose training in manual or automatic shifting trucks!! BCAIt's BCA Month. And we are donating 50% of the profits from the sale of our merchandise which you can get by going to 18wheeltalk.com/bca, visit the SWAG store or by going to www.etsy.com/shop/HeLLeRaZoRs and click on Breast Cancer Awareness to see what's available. Rexing Dash CamsWe pride ourselves on two main things: quality and care. Customers have expressed their appreciation for our unique designs, innovative technology, and affordable price range.We are striving to become the leading brand in dash cams by pursuing innovative strategies, and maintaining a strong commitment to our customers, and we are thankful for everyone who supports us. Support The ShowHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. For as little as $3.00 a month and you get to choose your fan emoji to represent you. CLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #085:In this 18 Wheel Talk rewind we take a look back at episode 28 about families and the ever changing roles "post pandemic" from July of 2021. We sure did have fun making this episode and we sure hope you enjoy the laughter too.Amidst the usual shenanigans, our hosts talk about families and how they really got together and multi-generational households becoming a thing again. They laugh a bit about how it would be if all of Patrick, his siblings, all of their kids, and pets' all moved into one household together. Their parents would need visiting hours to keep the sanity.Patrick is all tangled up in his microphone and has it all over the place and swearing about it. A few jokes about business up top and party down below as they get going on Episode 28 as Patrick swears for the second time already. He considers moving his mic to be hanging from above like a disc jockey does. Somehow this brings on singing.And then they get down to a little business as they discuss the definition of the function of families in America. Janet continues with the definition which is, the physical maintenance and care of family members; addition of new members through adoption or procreation (let's have sex people, not just hallways sex); the socialization of children (that's a rant for later on); social control of its family members; production, consumption and distribution of goods and services; and affective nurturance (love). You gotta love your family Janet says. Patrick asks who? He says he is not the only one who asks that question. Janet replies with she is....Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e85Southwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR CAREER INTO HIGH GEARTRUCK DRIVER & CDL TRAININGLifetime job placement assistance.Individualized truck driver training.Financial aid for CDL training programs.You choose training in manual or automatic shifting trucks!! BCAIt's BCA Month. And we are donating 50% of the profits from the sale of our merchandise which you can get by going to 18wheeltalk.com/bca, visit the SWAG store or by going to www.etsy.com/shop/HeLLeRaZoRs and click on Breast Cancer Awareness to see what's available. Rexing Dash CamsWe pride ourselves on two main things: quality and care. Customers have expressed their appreciation for our unique designs, innovative technology, and affordable price range.We are striving to become the leading brand in dash cams by pursuing innovative strategies, and maintaining a strong commitment to our customers, and we are thankful for everyone who supports us. Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Support The ShowHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. For as little as $3.00 a month and you get to choose your fan emoji to represent you. Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #084:We chose this episode to listen to and enjoy once again in appreciation of our local horse racing track here in Phoenix being sold to a new owner who is keeping it open as a Horse Racing Track.Turf Paradise has been in the Valley of the Sun since January 7, 1956.  The current owner bought the 1400-acre track in 2000 and planned to sell it to an Industrial park developer as recently as April 19, 2023.In September it appeared that the developer backed out of the deal. Now there is a new buyer who plans to keep the Horse Racing tradition here in the valley.  Turf Paradise was the First Professional Sports Franchise to come to the Phoenix Metro Area.We hope that you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it and putting the doping in horse racing epidemic to light.Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e84Southwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR CAREER INTO HIGH GEARTRUCK DRIVER & CDL TRAININGLifetime job placement assistance.Individualized truck driver training.Financial aid for CDL training programs.You choose training in manual or automatic shifting trucks!! BCAIt's BCA Month. And we are donating 50% of the profits from the sale of our merchandise which you can get by going to 18wheeltalk.com/bca, visit the SWAG store or by going to www.etsy.com/shop/HeLLeRaZoRs and click on Breast Cancer Awareness to see what's available. Support The ShowHelp us continue making great content for listeners everywhere. For as little as $3.00 a month and you get to choose your fan emoji to represent you. CLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #083: In this 18 Wheel Talk Rewind we take a look back at episode 37 from December of 2021. Our hosts talk about all the different ways out there to save money from web browser extensions to apps on mobile phones. Enjoy!To start out our hosts begin with a bit of a bang as Patrick gets Janet to swear, well almost. Is “it” a swear word or not? Listen and tell them in an email. Laughter erupts and yes, eventually Patrick swears, several times. They begin by going over Episode 12 and how it was all about Janet's favorite subject, saving money. They tag team and go over the various apps from that episode and how they both are able to save money with them and you can as well.Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e83Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #082:In our latest episode Janet tries fooling Patrick by entering their 4th Anniversary Giveaway Bash. Yes the Big Bash Giveaway under her alias. However, here's a shocker! He knows her alias a.k.a. Pryncess Bytchy, since he did giver the name he should know it.Then as they continue to discuss how to enter the Big Giveaway and what happens if you win and you don't respond to the email that says you win, well. Janet perks up and says how she of course gets to keep the prizes! Even if she is Pryncess Bytchy!Once they get past that they go on to Taco Tuesday and Tequila and Taco Tuesday, more jokes about spelling, and Janet being a “hacker” not that type of hacker. But a food hacker and a cleaning hacker and oh Ow Quit it! She was poking him with her nails and he seemed to forget that she stopped and kept saying ow. And on with the jokes.And by jokes, we mean the show! Tips and hacks for truckers to stay healthy on the road. So, let's get our hack on!Beginning with physical and mental health hacks with things like learning to use your reefer engine as white noise and how to stretch your sleep out just a little bit longer. To how to be hydrated and knowing the difference between types of liquid that hydrates and those that don't.They take a brief whambulance break to wine about things and get back to the show!  They continue on with great ideas going from easy balanced nutrition, meditation for mind, and body balance, exercising without feeling like you have, and an easy way to eat less, and some basic portioning without feeling cheated.And as Patrick says, Let me Break it Down for You! This is one of the Great Episodes our Dynamic Duo with their Crazy Comedic side offers up to Truckers and those that just want to know about them!Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e82Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersSupport the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #081:  In this 18 Wheel Talk Rewind we take a look back at Episode 10 from September of 2020 which is one of our most popular episodes. Amid Covid-19 and the drastic changes through out the world, sports in America was trying to figure out a way back. And on with the SHOW!The laughter rolls right away with these two as they wonder if they can even say, here in America and why this is “Take 2”. They are of course talking about professional sports. Now where do they begin? As season ticket holders for the Arizona Diamondbacks they decide to begin with baseball.   After 5 years of being season ticket holders they have plenty of memorabilia; from bobbleheads and mugs to shirts and baseballs. Janet can identify a lot of players from the back, which makes Patrick laugh. He knows the players by their faces; she knows them by their butts.Full Podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e81Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersSupport the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #080:If you listen really closely to our laughing loco duo, as they start the podcast you will hear whispering. It is probably Janet doing her own little countdown, no doubt Patrick instigated her to do something right before he hit record on the system. When they get a little louder there is laughing and talk about who really knows what day it is. Well, it is the final free Dorito Loco Taco Tuesday at Taco Bell. And from there they go on to football and back to tacos. They really wanted Taco Bell as a sponsor and kept up with the shameless plugs.So in August the show turned 4 years old and because of that, Janet wants a gift from everyone. However, Patrick is not going for it. Instead he tells everyone to go to www.18wheeltalk.com/fanclubThen you sign up for the Fan Club and once you confirm your email you click on the button and you will be entered into the giveaway. From here they go into their normal funny stuff, you know, funny voices, echos, faces. and more. All while managing to tell you about how 4  Lucky fans are going to WIN prize packages, each one is worth over $100.So, if you like prizes that are free to enter for and really great and will make great gifts for yourself or someone you love. Then you need to enter this giveaway!So listen on and find out why they are calling this episode a ToolBox This episode is what we are dubbing Trucker's Toolbox, we're diving deep into the world of truck maintenance. Join us as we share the top 7 tips and tricks to help you keep your truck in peak condition, ensuring it remains a reliable partner on long hauls. From routine inspections to preventative maintenance hacks, our expert hosts break down the essential practices every trucker should know. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your journey, these insights will help you save time, money, and keep your truck rolling smoothly. Tune in and gear up for a smoother, safer journey ahead!Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e80Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #079:Informative, Brilliant Tips brought to you by your Favorite Podcasting Duo! Patrick and Janet start off for whatever reason talking in funny voices about Taco's and Tequila. Maybe it is because they are taking their 4 Year Anniversary of the Podcast to Heart. They do sound a bit like two-four-year-olds. However, as they almost always do they get down to business and truly manage to help a driver out. As one would expect them to do. These hacks they go through are from common-sense, old-school training, and some things that are a bit new.From how to take care of your load even while asleep, no matter where you end up parking it. How to sleep better while in that Big Rig; how to Invest in your Rest, Route planning, and more.  Like your first aid kit [Episode#068], staying healthy, organizing your belongings, what to do if you lost your truck key or accidentally locked your keys in your truck.They even add in a two-part Bonus tip for you, whether you drive a Big Rig or a four-wheeler. And finish up with a reminder about their HUGE GIVEAWAY for their BIG 4 YEAR BIRTHDAY BASH. As they both  have said “YOU GOTTA BE IN IT TO WIN IT!”So, if you would like to be entertained by their antics and learn something new or be refreshed with something you might have known but forgotten. Then you are in the right place now.Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e79Join our Fan Club here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/fanclubOmalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #078:Have you ever considered that the 18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show hosts are like the Instigator and the Gremlin? If our expectations of this charismatic duo are anything, it would be starting a show with laughter. Not that they would be starting with football players, Mother Earth, and yes, even Tacos. And then briefly arguing about football. But then if you listen much you know better than to guess what they are up to. It is almost ironic that they are not talking about football, Mother Earth, and sadly not even tacos. Of course, they both love tacos, football, and Mother Earth. But today they are talking about truck drivers and the Know Zone! So, if you are not well versed in the Know Zone, put your ears on and listen up. Because amid the laughter and tales, they manage to inform, entertain, and educate along the way.They go through the 4 Know zones where it is a big No-No-to-be. Even a Big Rigger can hide inside those zones, kinda like a big ‘ol slice of chocolate cake for the birthday boy. Yep, they even talk about birthday cake.Stay tuned and listen up to find out what Chocolate cake and blind spots have in common for a trucker. 10-4 Good Buddy? See ‘ya on the flip side, not the Suicide side.Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e78Join our Fan Club here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/fanclubOmalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #077:Today's show started out with a big bang or at least a big, big belch if Patrick is to be believed! Janet argues the point and says that it was not as big as he claims. They barely managed to get past that point before they begin talking about their great big surprise.  It is the 4th birthday of the podcast show, and they are giving away gifts. They go through the fact that you got to be in it to win it and how Janet wants to call it the big Smackdown! She heard it in something that Patrick was watching and now she has it on the brain, SmackDown!!So, they get back to the subject and Patrick starts talking about the gifts as Janet tries to shush him. Like that ever works! Then she gets to sing her ring our bell song, which always makes her happy.They finally get down to business and start talking about where do you park your Big Rig at Night? They get into the subject with a bit of a deep dive with the usual jokes and puns between them. However, they do bring up some great places in their discussion about truck stops and what they looked for in a place to park at night. As the laughs and memories go back and forth between them, you can tell the differences between regional and long-haul restrictions. As well as the restrictions that different companies put on drivers with the type of fuel cards they give them, reimbursement restrictions and all.You can tell that this walk down memory lane was a good one and still should be helpful. Especially to a new driver just getting out there on the road without the knowledge gained from experience of having driven for years.Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e77Join our Fan Club here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/fanclubOmalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #076:So, at the beginning of today's show, Janet was all excited to be talking about gadgets and how people always seem to go back to calling her the gadget lady. She does seem to love them. Add that to the obvious love of cooking she has, and today's episode has her like a kid in a candy shop.Patrick manages to bring her back around to the subject of today's show. They start out talking about “back in the day” Of course they do! They do seem to manage to come back to that conversation every now and then. Because Lord knows these two love story time and never manage to bring that bell, they keep promising the audience.In their reminiscing they do bring up some great pointers. Things like when you first start out over the road you are going to be broke for a while. And ways to overcome the hurdles that you are going to see.When they finally do get down to the business of today's episode, there is still some reminiscing. But mostly to compare what worked for each of them and what didn't.It is very plain that they are both coffee lovers, and that is where the, shall we say separation of church and state begins. Patrick when driving was more of a leftover meal from home the first few days then move on over to cold cuts a few days. Before he had to get creative. Whereas Janet was more of a bring precut, prepped items to cook while on the road. Pretty much from the day she got on the road.They go over all of their recommendations for products and how to safely hook them up and strap them down. They each obviously have their own favorites. But they did seem to agree on the one item that is a little combo of a mini oven, coffee pot and griddle. Or as Janet referred to it, an easy bake oven.And before you even know it they are talking about show notes and links and saying goodbye. Such a smooth transition as time once again slipped by.Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e76Join our Fan Club here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/fanclubOmalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #075:We revisit a pervious episode from August 2021. Enjoy!Patrick interrupts to tell her that she looks fuzzy, so we time out for laughter and camera cleaning. So anyway, she says…she likes to cook and do Sunday dinners. You know when the kitchen door closes, and the pugs are in the kitchen with her and everyone else is outside. She is happy and cooking or baking. As Patrick says, Janet loves to cook, when the door closes, Janet is in her happy place. When Janet is in her happy place Patrick is nowhere to be found. Sometimes even the pugs cannot be there. He kicks them out. If he cannot be there they cannot! She insists that the pugs know their spots.Sometimes they have company and Janet enjoys it. Sometimes she cooks brunch, sometimes it is dinner. The other day she did what Patrick and the family called “Mini-Thanksgiving.” She had a shoulder pork roast, a really nice one and as she says, you cannot just open a box of potatoes with meat that nice and call it a meal. You have to actually cook.  So, they continue and explain that if it is brunch, she usually does like pancakes, eggs, bacon (Patrick throws in, like a nine-course meal), sometimes hashbrowns or waffles. He says if he cannot get everything on one plate it is a mini-Thanksgiving (she interrupts and says he is happy) he says no Janet made too much food.Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e75Do forget to get your CoVid Shots here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/shotsHelp us DRIVE out Breast Cancer:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/bcsupportOmalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersSupport the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #074:In this episode our duo gets down to business right off the bat! What is happening to our jokesters? They have once again shown that in addition to handing out laughter and information they can really do a great interview.They are talking with Steve Strong, the V.P. of Admissions at the Southwest Truck Driver Training School. Of course, they did begin with a bit of laughter, we have come to expect that of them. Steve hits right back with the puns in his answers and it is such an easy interview that you will be drawn right in!Our hosts came prepared for the interview with questions that will help those that may be interested in becoming a truck driver. The conversation goes from challenges in career schools and how twenty or so years ago this type of school was getting a bad reputation. This was despite how two- and four-year colleges did not teach things like truck driving, electrical, heating and air conditioning, and such. Steve goes on to explain how these schools have changed over the years and have a much-needed place in our world.These types of schools fill a gap in training for those that do not want a career that was being offered in a two- or four-year college. And a career that can be taught quickly has advantages when the economy goes up and down.From there they go on to discuss the distinct types of trucking schools. Yes, there are several types, some are company owned, hiring for their company. Others are independent like Southwest; they train independently of any trucking company. So, drivers can choose the company they want to apply with.They go on to discuss what S.W.T.D.T. has to offer. The types of packages, the costs, hours, their incredible staff, and programs too. So, the bottom line is, this is such an informative, yet lively conversation. Everyone, whether you are looking to go to school to be a driver or not, will find it fun and informative. Because it will help guide you no matter what type of future you are looking for, Steve gives you general guidance to look for in your future. A good, friendly, honest company.Oh, and if you have the chance, you should see that lobby in the Phoenix campus along with the friendly atmosphere. This was a sheer pleasure to watch and listen to!Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e74  Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersSupport the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #073:  Our two troublemakers begin the show by playing freeze-face and laughing. What a shock. Patrick never seems to tell Janet when the show is starting. Today they are talking about 18 wheels of perfection and what is your choice driver?They know all of the nicknames and of course Patrick picks Janet's' favorite Rig. They go on to discuss the powertrain matching the hood ornament, slug bugs, and Rolls Royce hood ornaments. Janet continues to give Patrick grief about riding low and slow. His seat is riding on the bolts as she says, “on the rails”, hers is a true air-ride.So in between the laughter and teasing they occasionally do get in some talk about Big Rigs, but then again. They do a lot of teasing and laughing.They talk about the different types of Big Rigs they both know, what each has driven and of course, Janet talks about her Dad, and his preferences in semi-trucks. Janet has to explain to Patrick about the “what for” and what it is. When she gets to talking really fast, that drawl comes out big time. As does Patricks' teasing and laughing.What is your brand, your make, your hood ornament choice, for that new-to-you driver? That is what they are asking in-between stories about hot butter and lickety-split.And the stories continue! My Lord these two can go on and on like a long-haul freight train being pulled in Australia. However, they get their point across in a fun, entertaining way, giving out some information while they ask you some questions and make you laugh.So, enjoy the show Drivers and let the show know what you like to see on the other end of that big hood, what is your choice of hood ornament, your brand, your type, your go-to Big Rig Driver? Let the Show Know!!Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e73To send in your questions:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/asktheshow Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersSupport the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #072:In this episode, our familiar joking duo actually settles down a bit with the teasing! They truly “adulted” as they call it. Their reasoning was simple, they had an incredible guest on the show. Her name is Hope Zvara, she is the CEO and Guru of Mother Trucker Yoga.Her personality and ability to communicate with truckers in a positive manner shined brightly on the show. We've all heard that truckers can be a tough crowd to blend in with for a non-truck driver. However, you could not tell that by Hope's reaction to all of the questions our dynamic duo had for her.They began with her twenty years of learning about everything it took to bring her to where she is today. She never flinched, but she did laugh and explain that the twenty years was in learning, not “college or schooling proper”.Whether the questions were about working with large groups from big businesses. Or one on one with drivers from those companies who needed help with “getting healthier” in little steps. Hope never faltered. She really knows her stuff and that point came through, loud and clear, right along with her great sense of humor, smile, and small-town attitude of “can do”.Our duo did their research well about Hope and Mother Trucker Yoga and it showed. They seemed to ask all the right questions and find the right ways to highlight this fantastic guest and her company.Our hosts have that attitude of “If it helps the truckers” then they are all for it. And after reviewing everything that they could find about M.T.Y., it is the real deal. Along with the pain relief cream that is all natural that Hope developed, she has a book out to help people along with their health goals.This is truly an informative, fun, episode for those that are looking to be a little bit healthier. Truck driver or not.Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e72Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersSupport the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #071:We revisit a pervious episode from July 2020. Enjoy!Patrick & Janet begin by talking about Corona cooties day 198 and the Gov… Is Corona cooties a govt experiment gone wrong? Let's talk about it here on episode 9. A quick look at some graphics and a take 2! Air base, drums, and all they keep going!The shenanigans have begun even before the news. Floyds' family is suing, like everyone does nowadays. But his family has a rightful case. Money Mayweather paid for the funeral, gold casket and all. Back to the Gov! When is school opening? Aug 4th, 15th? Who knows??? Coronavirus is rampant here in AZ. Mesa school district is the largest and one of the oldest in the state. People tend to pay attention to what they do. They had a huge meeting about opening staggering the opening. They spoke with doctors, health officials, ect. Will the federal government take away funding if there is not in person schooling? That is the claim. School districts are spending hundreds of thousands on ppe for staff and students. They are prepared for students that are immunocompromised, or who's parents' want their children protected regardless.Full Podcast show notes available here: https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e71Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #070:In today's episode our duo begin with a little joke for a friend. It will probably make a few people scratch their heads and then laugh. There is some definite wordplay today. But what they venture off to is how the movies play a role in life. Even something as ordinary in the life of a truck driver like a cb radio. However, this is not what the episode is really about, this is just our troublesome twosome being themselves.They take a stroll down memory lane in movies about truck driving or those that truckers have a major role in. They were surprised at how many movies they remembered before giving in and went to google for them.  They then finally turned to Shakespeare or so it seemed with “to cb or not to cb, that is the question”. Really what they are talking about is cb radios!The purpose of the podcast is why or why not drivers use cb radios now. From traffic delays from accidents, construction, truck stops with scales, paid parking, and load information at your stops to name a few. Plus of course, when everything else, like cell towers go down from bad weather, those cb's still work.They have a little more fun with cb handles, go into story time and more laughter with almost dirty jokes. And then back to useful information about why cb's are important. They help you communicate without breaking the law.They finish up with emergency information for those that either use cb's or are thinking of getting one. And finally, a few quotes from actual drivers from a survey that came up in research.Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e70Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #069Patrick starts the show by pushing Janets' buttons to make her laugh. And they go into how she gets happy feet when she saves money. From there Patrick welcomes the new listeners and they tell you about today's episode. Yes, it really is an odd name, right up until you listen.They always seem to find humor in any situation. No matter how serious it is and how expensive the actual subject is. And of course, they get into the actual subject of chrome.  People ask truckers a lot of questions about how much they spend on a semi and how much they spend on the chrome they add to them.  They both felt that decking your Rig out with extra fancy paint and tons of chrome really got a huge boost with the show Chrome Shop Mafia. That was back around 1999. Which somehow leads them down yet another rabbit hole about show horses and movies. After they came back around to fancy chrome and chicken lights, they settled down to chrome again.They pulled out some basic examples of prices from a tried-and-true friend of the show. They went through individual prices and gave an approximate total price for example. They managed to give out some useful information in spite of themselves. And explain how you can spend less or more and that you can buy things a little at a time.They finish things up by being so darn useful you will be surprised! It is like they forgot how to joke. Probably because they both do Love those Big Rigs and miss driving them. They spend the second half of the show discussing how to care for the chrome on your Big Rig as well as how to care for your Big Rig in general.Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e69Other episodes mentioned in the show: Episode #12 and Episode #37Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #068Once the silliness subsides between our cohosts because Janet stumbles on her words. Somehow, she turns truck electrical into "truckaluckal" and you know Patrick enjoys when she stumbles on her words.They are talking about electrical and how it pertains to the lights on Big Rigs. They reminisce about how “back in the day” you could pull thing out after banging on it didn't work. And then just fix the light or the wire that was loose or frayed. But now, they exclaim! You must get permission to even change a trailer light or bulb, or loose wire. And they rewind!Do you have basic knowledge of automotive/Rig wiring? Well, even if you do you have to ask for permission first from the company As they go through how it was when they both drove, they fill you with laughter and stories to entertain and inform you as well.As they chit-chat they  manage to get out some very important information about lights, electronics, and tools. As Janet gives tips on how to do things if you don't happen to have the right tools to do the job, Patrick (a.k.a. Mr. WD-40) of course teases and gives her crap over it. They still use all the old-time terms, like “chicken lights”. Be sure to listen for that sound that is in the background that brings out some unexpected laughter.They even debate pigtails, (not Janets' either), power inverters, wiring harnesses, brain drains, motorcycle trickle chargers, chrome,  and more! The things these two get into debates over!Full podcast show note available here: https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e68Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersSupport the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #067After several obvious restarts our comedic duo finally get started talking about HazMat materials and how each of them has hauled them. But in different ways! Patrick hauled medical waste and Janet hauled both 6-oil and gas. So, their first hurdle is getting past Patricks' inability to read what Janet sent him for notes. The print was too small, and he wasn't going to wear glasses and adjust his chair, camera, etc.  As always, this episode is filled with a few fact-based stories, but not so much fun this time.They go into the various types of endorsements needed to haul HazMat. Because so many times there are multiple endorsements needed. Such as HazMat with tanker or doubles & tripes. From there they go on to talk a bit about the training aspect of getting and retaining that endorsement. Janet stumbles over the words FMCSA - Federal Motor Carriers' Safety Association. And both laugh at the requirement being listed to have your CDL to get the endorsements. There are of course a few chuckles along the way. Mostly Patrick laughs at Janet, but it does go both ways.From there they discuss routing requirements, requirements for staying with your load, packing, loading and unloading of small quantity HazMat loads. As well as training records that are required for employers to keep. And of course, the why's about it all. They discuss how handling different loads effect you as a driver and go into classes of HazMat materials and more responsibilities. They finish up with the various classes of HazMat, security plans and end with mentioning that this episode is filled with useful links. Especially if you are looking to become a driver specializing in making those extra bucks by hauling some of that high priced HazMat or tankers. Janet specifically mentioned the tanker rollover video. And that 78% of rollovers involve driver error.And the show of course ends in laughter because well, Patrick and Janet! Don't forget to like, love, follow, share, and ask the show a question! Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e67Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #066Once the dynamic duo is done making fun of each other and laughing at life in general, they actually get down to business. And by business, they are talking about knowing your load. But good Lord it does take a little chitty chat to get them Rollin and on the subject of Knowing Your Load! They talk about barefoot driving, where you put your seat on the air, how you hold the steering wheel and of course, Janets' drawl and why.So, they begin with the discussion of load capacity and how to figure it out. From the weight of your empty tractor-trailer that is full of fuel of fuel & DEF, but not loaded. What else do you have on the load when you weigh and where do you weigh? They of course get sidetracked by stories of the past, Patrick driving, Janets' Dad being a flirt and more. They go on to discuss finding a load (upcoming episode) and they keep rolling into the FMCSA.Now, if you are wondering what the FMCSA is, that is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. They talk about how to fill out your Bill of Lading, placard placement and usage, tiedowns. Who is responsible for what regarding what is on your trailer and load.As they continue laughing about how different they drove and loaded, they also discuss routes, (upcoming episode), multiple stops, special instructions, falsifying information, legal issues and more.  From there they went on to walk about different types of trailers, loads, and how driving and living out of the same city they never ran across each other. They talked about some of the loads that family and friends hauled, and chances they both had but never seemed to take.From there they went on talking more about favorite loads, locations, customers and laughs of course. Patrick was a flat-bedder' at heart and Janet definitely had her heart in the reefer trailers. She liked the hum of that motor running all night long. Patrick manages to get Janet all riled up now and then, especially when he gets her to talk about “stupid people” so we know that life is normal for the two of them! He manages to get the flames roaring out of her before they have “pug-interrupt-us” as they call it.And with that they laugh a little more and sign off like normal…Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e66Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise. Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

Episode #065 Amid the laughter and humor, that has not changed since they were last heard from before the Holidays. Our hosts discuss where they have been and why they have been gone for so very long. Right when Thanksgiving hit, they were preparing for the Holiday break, cooking, baking, Christmas shopping and mailing out gifts and baked goods. And then came black Friday or possibly the black plague for the two of them. They both went down with covid, Patrick added the flu, Influenza type A. Janet added Bronchitis to hers. This is when they discovered what people do not advertise or talk about. Anything that has ever gone wrong with you will rear its head again after covid hits you. So, the Holidays were exciting in an all new way for them this year and baking and dinner went out the door.With the time on their hands, they began talking more about where to take this podcast to, going on year 4. It began as trucking, then they tried expanding it for a while. Which simply put, was ok, but not where their hearts are at. So, they both decided the only way to go was back to their roots, yep, Trucking. However, this time they chose to do more research prior to recording anything. As well as finding a way to help others while they still talk about trucking.Those thoughts being said aloud, they began with notes, lots of notes. Enough for about 70 or more episodes! Beginning to seasoned veteran drivers, they desire to help all of them. And with the direction they are headed, and the notes they have, it is very likely that they will.From learning about the new ways and listening to the old ways and the stories of how things used to be. The good and the bad on both, then this is the Trucking Podcast for you. 40+ years' experience and hauled just about everything between them. Look for them doing industry interviews, coming to Truck shows, their new fan club, social media contests, and more!We will catch you on the flip side!Full podcast show notes available here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e65Omalight Flashlight Military-grade aluminum alloy as the body material. It's also shockproof, dirtproof, waterproof, snow proof and shall we say it....Trucker Proof.Amazon Associate The world's largest online retailer and a prominent cloud service provider. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Patreon Subscription Service A membership tool for creators and artists to earn money by providing rewards & perks to subscribersCLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

18WT 064: In this episode we talk about Holiday trends, Saving money, family traditions and more.This  Holiday everyone is all about staying home and enjoying that family meal.  More than just the family time it is also a very big saver on the budget.  So, as we have talked with family and friends about the upcoming holidays, we see how people are going back to things they did as kids and passing them down to their children.  But let's not forget a family favorite before anyone leaves on Thanksgiving night. The Secret Santa gift exchange, name exchange.And thus, begins Black Friday, yes that joyous day of the year when you can feel the love and human kindness. Then you leave the house somewhere between 11pm that night and 3am on Friday morning and go stand outside in a line. For some item that you or someone on your gift list Must have."Consumers are going to spend as much as they did last season, but they are limiting the people they're spending on. They only have a certain amount of money, so they have to tighten that list of who they're buying presents for," said Howard Dvorkin, chairman of Debt.com. "Because of the increased pricing, their dollars won't go as far as they did last year.So the bottom line is don't spend more than you can really afford—aka don't go into debt to fund your Christmas. No matter how much you have to spend, set a budget for it.Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e64 Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

18WT 063:  So many people see trucking as a great opportunity.  So they go and get trained either paying themselves for a trucking school, or going through a company and having them pay.  Then they get their money back through a 2 year contract typically.Then a few months after training and into their very first otr job, they find out just how difficult truck driving is. Mentally, physically, and emotionally especially if they have family at home.  Let's be honest, kids just don't understand the parent being gone for weeks on end.  And that is how you make the money.Then there is the point of view of the trucking company. These big companies are willing to train the new people to drive, but people wonder why they pay so low to being with.  The reason seems to be that so many new drivers' leave after 6 months of being on their own behind the wheel and being gone from home and learning more about driving and breakdowns, hours of service, split sleeper, and find out that driving is a hard job.They go find jobs driving locally for smaller companies and places like Amazon and UPS.  Then that typically leaves the big company out in the cold with a driver they paid to train, that left the company.  And yes they no doubt send a bill for the schooling.  I bet that is difficult to collect.On the other side you have a few really great companies that pay extremely well and have great benefits.  However, you do not walk into those jobs straight out of school.  You have to do your “time” as they say and pay your dues until you have enough experience to get into those companies.So, after speaking to drivers we have found that not much has changed with truck driving in one aspect, but really if you think about it, so much really has changed. Since trucks started hauling goods.Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e63 Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

18WT #062: In this episode of the 18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show, we take a look at how Zombies love sleep just as much as the next human. And what zombies can teach you about sleep deprivation.Zombies are well known for their craving for human brains, but what else can zombies teach us about sleep deprivation? In this episode, we explore the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain and how zombies can teach us about it on our mental health. From the quality of your sleep to the quantity of your hours of sleep. Are you sleep deprived or an insomniac or maybe you are having breathing problems at night and need to go see your doctor. Listen up as they talk about Sleep Hygiene and learn what zombies can teach us about sleep deprivation!Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e62Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

18WT #061:  In this episode, Patrick and Janet talk about how easy it is to get into a slump after a meal. You know that carb-coma that so many people fall into after eating. They go over foods they love for flavor and versatility. Only to discover that they are also great choices to energize you.They have an animated discussion about what it takes for food to drag you down or boost you up. Be sure and listen in and leave your opinions as our hosts talk about their opinions of tasty food. And they do not always agree.Except when it comes to finding food that energizes people. They have produced quite a list of energizing food choices. Straight from a top medical journal!Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e61It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And we are donating 50% of the profits from the sale of our merchandise which you can get by going to www.18wheeltalk.com/bca or by going to www.etsy.com/shop/HeLLeRaZoRs and click on Breast Cancer Awareness to see what's available. Help us DRIVE out Breast CancerBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEC4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

18WT #060: On this episode Janet and I talk about the excuses people make about why they have problems with healthy eating. We also talk about the one step you can do to get started today.Here are the links to our other episodes we talked about in this episode. The first one is episode #012 - 7 Ways to Save Money and The Apps We Use and the other episode we talked about is episode #037 - 25 Ways to Save Money! Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e60It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And we are donating 50% of the profits from the sale of our merchandise which you can get by going to www.18wheeltalk.com/bca or by going to www.etsy.com/shop/HeLLeRaZoRs and click on Breast Cancer Awareness to see what's available. Help us DRIVE out Breast CancerC4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThanks for listen. Be sure to look us up on Social Media @18wheeltalk on everything.

18WT 059:  In this episode Janet and I talk about Happiness and Health and how they relate to each other.We go over all the little things in life that help you with both.  Simple things like socializing, taking care of yourself and more.We go into depth about how endorphins help both health and happiness.So, tune in and find out what things you can do to improve your life, happiness and health.Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e59We talk about Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We are donating 50% of the profits from the sale of our merchandise which you can get by going to www.18wheeltalk.com/bca or by going to www.etsy.com/shop/HeLLeRaZoRs and search bca. Help us DRIVE out Breast CancerC4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEAllswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

18WT 058:  How you doing it's Patrick with the 18 wheel talk podcast show on this episode, Janet and I talk about what to pack for the road, whether you're going away for the day, you're doing an overnighter going away for a week, or maybe you're planning a a month long road trip. We, we created a Traveler's guide eBook for you, and we wanted to highlight some of the important things from that eBook, which you could get by going to the number one, the number eight wheel talk.com/resources and click on the, get the book button. It's a free download because we're here to help truckers and travelers in their pursuit of health, happiness, and a better life behind the wheel. So, we hope you enjoy the show. Are we live? I never know. Oh my God. Did, did he push the button? Oh no. Did didn't know push the button? I don't know. Did do, uh, I, yeah, I did. You pushed the button? I pushed the button. Oh, we got a show. Yay, boo. Boo. Okay. Anyway, welcome to the 18 wheel talk, podcast show. I'm Patrick. This is my cohost. Patrick I mean, Janet, you funny?I know. Funny how funny? Ha-ha. Funny looking. Hey, hey, what's up? What's up with you tonight, Patrick. Oh, Sam old, same old, same old. How about you? Yeah, pretty much the same. Yeah. Is it raining over where you're sitting? Yeah, I looked out the window and it is yeah, not up there though. Thank you, Jesus. No, thank God.It's not leaking in the office. Not leaking in the office tonight. Whew. Been there done that already last year. Yeah. Yeah. And we're done. I don't wanna do that again. Nope. N no, no. Besides my fuzzy slippers would get wet. We can't have that. No, we can't. We can't have it. No, no, no. Okay. What are we? Okay, what are we talking about tonight?Besides fuzzy slippers and rain? Um, we're, we're gonna, we have an eBook. Ooh. That we put together. and I figured we would highlight some of the eBook and then direct everybody to where they can find the eBook. So we're just taking a highlight marker and showing the book on the screen. I said, there you go.No. Oh, come on. That was funny. We got, we got, we got little notes. Oh, little notes. And we're gonna talk a little bit about our eBook. Oh, that type of high. I gotcha. Yeah. I'm feeling you feeling what? You're throwing down, picking it up. There's thousands of comedians outta work and you wanna fucking be one really?Yeah, pretty much. I wanna be paid. Well, I want Jimmy Kimmel money. Let's be real. Yeah. Good luck. Don't thank you very much. Let's quit your day job. Oh, wait, you gotta have a day job to quit it. I do enough around here. That's a day. You do a lot around here. Anyway, you are, you are overworked and underappreciated.what do you mean you don't appreciate me? I appreciate you. I'm wondering if the pugs do or not. Oh, they do believe me. They follow me around like puppy dogs. Yeah, they do. They sC4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREECLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

18 WT 057: Robo Pug (Roborock E5 vacuum)  All right. I think, uh, I think it's working. Yeah. Look at that. The robot is about to start. Yes. Yeah. We gotta, we are reviewing The roborock E five, robotic vacuum cleaner. And right now it is starting its process here from its home dock. Yeah. We hit the start button. Yep. This was our choice. Uh, we looked at a lot of 'em.[00:00:29] This brand is what we decided to go with. And from there on, there was, I don't know, half a dozen or more choices. Okay. Um, this seemed to be the best with what we chose for our budget. And how smart we wanted it to be. Now we bought this during, uh, prime week, which was back in July, July, there's another prime week supposed to be happening in October.[00:00:52] Nice prime two. So we got, what did, what did we actually pay for this version on version with on prime week with a three year warranty? We paid one 20. Okay. So this is what you get for one 20. We have a video. Um, and it just shows it doing its thing. Yeah. This is our product review right now. It's it's, uh, we, we push the start button and, and it was doing part of one of the bedrooms.[00:01:20] Um, right now we're, we're, we're watching it. It's in the living room. We got, we got, uh, one of our pugs just totally ignoring it. Just Cailin, lying by her Teddy bear, watching it, do it's, thing, waiting for it to come run her over. She just kind of giving it, giving a lip service and it came all over towards her.[00:01:39] So she decided I better get up out of the way so he could do his job. They're not, they at the beginning, they were kind of undecided. You'll see, in this video, what I mean by undecided? Yeah. Um, the one thing I do like a lot, well, they barked at it the first day that we opened it and, and it started doing its pattern because it's gotta learn what it's gonna do.[00:01:59] Yep. It has to learn the household pattern and. The less obstacles you have in a house, the easier it is for this one to learn or any robotic vacuum. We have a complicated house though. because of furniture, pug toys. And for whoever designed this house back in the seventies decided they liked walls. Yeah.[00:02:24] A lot of rooms. Well, we got it's a, we live in a three bedroom, two bath home townhome. yes So therefore it's with a closed off kitchens, it's a single level. So therefore it's, it's, you know, the floor patterns on the first floor everything's on the first floor, that's it? There's no upstairs. Yeah. Which is, it's a closed off kitchen.[00:02:45] It's and it's got a nice entryway, but it's about 1500 square foot. We really like it. Um, but anyway, what I really like about this. It does a good job. Um, and it's really good about doing straight lines. I have a thing about vacuuming in straight lines. First time we ran it, I saw that it was putting the vacuum lines in the carpet and I had to grab Janet and say, look, look, oh my God, look, look, do you see it?[00:03:12] Do you see it? She's like, what? See what I said, it's putting vacuum lines on the rug. I knew right then I'd like it, I don't don't care how stupid it is. I like that. But. That's my robo pug and it has cut back drastically with two pugs. Pugs do shed. One is a, uh, double coat. One's a triple coat, um, pugs shed a lot, and it's cut back drastically on the amount of hair in the house.[00:03:38] Oh, yes, it has. I I've even noticed it's at first. I didn't think we were ever gonna be able to keep it. We'll say butt clean. well, we can explain that, but now that we've had it for a while, it's it doesn't pick up nearly as much hair because we run it at least...Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e57Support the show

18WT 056:  Hey, it's Patrick with the 18 wheel talk podcast show on this episode, Janet and I go over a list of roughly about 15 things that will save you on fuel while driving. So,  we compiled a list of different ways that you could save on fuel. I know fuel prices are coming down, but it's still on expense. And we come up with a list of ways that we've tried them and we figured we'd pass them on to you on, on different ways that we save on gas and fuel, and we wanted to pass them along to you. So we hope you enjoy the show. [00:00:54]  Ready? You ready? Ready? And action. when, when, when, when, when, when, what, when, what, when are we action and live and recording right now?[00:01:22] Hi, let that me. What's up with you. Me VA lost me, amigo. Hi, three languages in three seconds. Oh my God. Buffet, cheese and rice. Oh, we like cheesy rice here. I like, I like cheesy rice, but it really likes sticking around me. Ha what? Yeah, I didn't stutter much anyways. Yes. What are talking about? Come to the 18 wheel talk podcast shoe.[00:01:59] I like imitating you when you do that. Oh, okay. We're helping truckers and travelers live a healthier, happier life behind the wheel in pursuit of a happier, healthier life behind the wheel. Either way you wanna say it is still the same, same old, same old, same, same, same. Just try helping, helping truckers and, and travel travelers.[00:02:20] Yes. In their pursuit of health, happiness, and a better life behind the wheel behind the wheel. Cause if you're driving or you're sitting in the jump seat or in an RV, or if you're St. Stuttering, it's behind the wheel. If Janet typed it, if Janet typed it, it's behind the wheel, not behind behind, because sometimes Janet it's finger stutter.[00:02:42] Stop it, Patrick doesn't spell check her all the time. And my computer recognizes my mistypes just like my phone does. I know. Right? It's like your emoji emojis. My recognizes whales kisses. Yeah. I don't wanna talk about it. You don't wanna taco about it? I don't wanna taco about it. I like tacos. Yeah, I know you do.[00:03:03] Oh my God. Do I like tacos? Understatement. Oh, okay. Any who. Welcome to the show today. We are going to, I know gas prices are coming down, but we're gonna try to give you some tips on, you know, we got about like, I don't know, about 15, 20 things, about 1520 things to that you could do to save gas while you're driving or, and I don't mean, I don't mean the stuff that comes out the back end.[00:03:31] I'm talking about gasoline could you save some gas over there too? Or, or diesel your fuel? Save your fuel or diesel yeah...Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e56C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREECLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

18WT 055:  Hey, welcome to the 18 wheel talk podcast show on this episode, Janet and I went over different places to park overnight. So this way, if you're traveling around, if you're in a big rig, you're in an RV you're towing a camper and it's, you know, you just gotta kind of get a little bit of shuteye. Stop for the night. Well, that's what we talked about. We talked about different places that you could, actually pull over and park your rig. No matter what you're driving for the night, we hope you enjoy the show.[00:01:03] Oh my God. Action. action. Jackson. Got your volume turned down. Yeah, I'm on your, on your, on your Rellerone on here. Yeah, I'm on moot. You're on moot. I'm mooted you mooted. I mooted it. I gotta, I gotta make sure I mute mine here. My luck. Nobody will call me. Oh, you're talking about telephones. Yeah, I, I did say telephones.[00:01:32] I said rellerone I do now. that's that too good. I, I didn't hear telephones turn down your telly I heard, rell roll. We don't want to get, we don't want, interrupted[00:01:47] Hi, Janet. Hi Patrick. How you doing? I'm good. How are you? I'm good. Welcome to the 18 wheel talk podcast show. Thank you. Are we live? We are recording. Are we really? Yes, we are really urrmahgurd I know it's hard to tell now we're using this new software. I know. I, I fancy schmancy. It must be because it doesn't say anything different on my screen.[00:02:12] I know. Right? So no little recording light. No, nothing. Just no voices in my ear except you. And the ones in my head. I know. Right. isn't that amazing. Amazing darling. Freaking amazing. So, so you were. Uh, yes, I'm letting well, letting everybody know that they're, they're listening to the 18 wheel talk podcast show.[00:02:38] I'm Patrick I'm Janet. And, uh, we wanna welcome you to our show and today because well, we're helping truckers and travelers in their pursuit of. Health, Happiness and a better life behind the wheel. That's correct. I remembered it twice. And because of that, uh, we're gonna talk about places to park overnight. Mm-hmm no matter what you're driving.[00:03:03] Yep. Yepper are places that, that allow you to park for the evening without getting too much grief I believe most, most of these are, are free. There are some places that charge a, a small fee. And there's get arounds on some of those, but we'll...Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e55C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREECLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

18WT 054:  Thank you for joining us at the 18 wheel talk podcast show. We're a podcast helping truckers and travelers in the pursuit of a healthier, happier, and better way of life behind the wheel. In this week's episode, we're gonna talk about where we've been for the last four months, what we've been doing, why it took us so long to come back and where we're going. Now, we have so many exciting things happening. We hope you enjoy us being back as much as we do.[00:00:50] I swear. What is wearing about baby you and your antics? I don't know what you're talking about. Hey, you taking a bit right. Left right left, right?  Howdy. Howdy. Howdy. Welcome to the show. Why? Thank you. Welcome to the 18 wheel talk podcast show. Well is correct. What's that? We're up. That's when are we back?[00:01:18] We're back. Welcome back. We've been gone. Two three, I think four months, four months. Was it five months, four months, five months, four months. I don't know. Four months. It's been a while we took a hiatus. Why? Um, well, because contrary to popular beliefs, I have a real job. Say it isn't so you have a job. I have a real job.[00:01:49] Oh, I work for the man. I work for the man or the woo man. Yes, Virginia. He has a job. I have a real job, unfortunately. And, uh, unfortunately cuz it pays some of the bills. Yeah. And most of them it, uh, They, they changed my days. So my, the hours that I work and then they also changed my days off. So that kind of messes put a wrinkle in things.[00:02:20] Yeah. We had, everything was working real good on the schedule you were on. So now that you know, they kicked up a little bit of dust mm-hmm Janet decided to go into hyper drive and clean all the dust. That was fun. I like it because every day spring cleaning for her, I know isn't it fun? For you, maybe you can live in a really clean house.[00:02:42] Well, I mean, I don't mind and it's comfy cozy. It's not like it's, it's a benefit. Yeah. It's not like it's a sterile hospital or something. No, but it's definitely a benefit. I like it. Imagine if we had three pugs and I didn't clean. Well, good. Good, good news for you is, is, you know, the third pug planes. We, we now have a robotic pug.[00:03:06] We got a, we got one of those robo vacs. I call it robo pug. Oh my God. The first time we ran it. Our two little pugs chased it around, barked at it, sniffed its butt. Like, like, what the hell are you? What are you doing? Well, and they sniff because it smells like them because it picked the hair up off the carpet.[00:03:25] So they, it smells like a pug. So, so thus the name robo pug. And now they just ignore, it, runs into 'em if they're laying down and they look at it...Full podcast show available here: 18wheeltalk.com/e54C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREECLX Gaming PC - Game like the pros! Bring your gaming to the next level. ** With financing available from Affirm & Katapult.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

18WT 053:  HORSE RACING - Medina Spirit Stripped of 2021 Kentucky Derby Win.  Medina Spirit is no longer the winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby. The colt, who died unexpectedly in December, was officially disqualified by Kentucky racing officials on Monday for failing a drug test after winning the race.  Medina Spirit is only the third horse in the race's 147-year history to receive such a penalty after finishing first. The decision means the colt's owner will not collect the $1.8 million first-place check, which was never paid out and will now go to Mandaloun's owner. Churchill Downs, the track in Louisville, Ky., that hosts the Derby, said in a statement that it now recognizes Mandaloun as the winner of the 2021 race.The ruling also erased the Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's seventh Kentucky Derby victory, which had been a record.In addition, Baffert was suspended for 90 days beginning March 8 and fined $7,500. The drug found in Medina Spirit's system was betamethasone, a corticosteroid injected into joints to reduce pain and swelling. Baffert said the drug was applied topically to treat a skin rash on Medina Spirit's hind end.The disqualification puts a new stain on a sport that has been troubled by doping problems and places Baffert's reputation and future in the sport in jeopardy. Baffert, whose horses won the Triple Crown in 2015 and 2018, is thoroughbred horse racing's most recognizable personality.The decision by Kentucky racing officials comes at a time when the Triple Crown season is heating up and the quest for qualifying points to earn a spot in the Derby's starting gate is getting urgent. Churchill Downs had already suspended Baffert from the race for two years and refused to award qualifying points to horses he would train for the 2022 Derby.Baffert has three accomplished 3-year-old colts in his barn — two of them, Corniche and Newgrange, are undefeated. If their owners want to participate in the Derby, they must transfer their horses to another trainer and hope to earn qualifying points in future prep races.Last month, Baffert threatened to sue Churchill Downs if the track did not lift the two-year ban, saying that his right to due process was violated and that he had been unlawfully excluded from Churchill Downs and the Derby.Bill Carstanjen, the chief executive of Churchill Downs, said the complaint was “meritless.” He threatened to countersue if it was filed and emphasized that Baffert was a repeat offender. In all, Baffert's horses have failed 30 drug tests over four decades, including five in a recent 13-month period.The necropsy results for Medina Spirit, who died in December indicated that the colt most likely died of a heart attack.  The disqualification, along with recent guilty pleas and convictions of prominent trainers and veterinarians for.... Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e53C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

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18WT 051:  On this episode we talk about Spring, after all it was the first day of Spring.  We also talked about Slang in America. You know those words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.SLANG IN AMERICA20% of Americans admit to using slang in every conversation.  50% of Americans use slang terms without knowing what they mean.  The most well-known slang words and phrases in America are “ghosted,” “salty,” and “on point.”  58% of Americans don't know what the ‘Rona' means.  66% of parents are annoyed by slang, compared to 46% of people without children.  46% of Americans think it's appropriate to use slang in a professional setting and 42% would use it in front of their boss.How do you refer to those people, things, and experiences that are amazing or awesome? Are they cool? Perhaps they're rad? In the 1980s, you might have called them bad. Today, for example, you might refer to your perfect curls as on fleek.  What do all these interesting words have in common? They're all slang words. If you're a kid, we'll bet you use plenty of slang words. But guess what? Adults use them, too.What are slang words? Some experts define them as “deliberate alternative vocabulary that sends social signals.” Merriam-Webster says slang is “very informal nonstandard vocabulary.” Slang words say something about the attitudes of the people, groups, and subcultures that use them.  The word “slang” began as a word in northern England that was used to refer to territory or turf. Over time, it came to refer to the people who would advertise and sell goods in certain locations. Eventually, slang became the term used to describe the colorful, informal speech these salespeople used.You may have noticed that new slang words tend to pop up quite often. They can appear as new meanings for existing words, brand new words, or abbreviations for words  If you've ever said yolo, fleek, bae, selfie, juju, woke, or dank meme, you've used slang!  So where do all these new slang words come from? Language grows and changes over time. New words and new meanings for old words come about all the time.  Over the past couple of decades, many slang words have come from three specific sources. These are popular music, politics, and the Internet. Popular music, especially rap and hip hop, has led to many slang words. Politics has also given rise to numerous slang words. In large part, this is due to how divided people seem to be over major issues. For better or worse, words such as snowflake, woke, and triggered have taken on new meanings. Often, this is thanks to constant bickering before, during, and after election cycles.Perhaps the biggest source of slang words, however, is the Internet....Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e51C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 050:  On this episode we decided to revisit our food for thought topic from the week  before when we had a ghost in the machine. Janet asked what is your favorite food to eat both at home or at a restaurant. We also talked about some facts that Janet found online.These facts were taken from www.flavorproducers.com  A Better Us We all strive for self improvement, so let's start with what sustains us. From organic offerings to clean and clear labels, sustainable packaging and beyond, the food industry is adapting to consumer demand for more personalized and sustainable options.Borderless Taste  Taste has gotten bigger as the world has gotten smaller. Thanks to improvements in global communication along with consumers access to exotic ingredients, cooking techniques and recipes the flavors of the world are more available than ever. A Growing Palate   Basic taste has grown up. Flavor profiles that were once avoided or thought too niche for large brands have surprised the market and found commercial success. Taste profiles like bitter, sour and umami, that were once an afterthought, are now active discussions in new product development.Toying With Emotions  The integration of online culture and social media has changed the way consumers are interacting with food. Food and drinks that appeal beyond taste and onto an emotional, visual or creative level are flooding social media and in return expanding into foodservice and then landing in retail spaces. A Little Off-Base   As functionality continues to change the food and beverage landscape, it has carved an expanding path of consumer flavor interaction and acceptance. The rise of “alternative” products has evolved flavor masking into flavor mimicking finding flavor optimization to fill in the gaps of new products. Searching for the new normal as a second year of COVID-19 passes with new challenges such as variants, supply chain issues and social dissidence have consumers more focused into what is affecting their personal mental and physical wellbeing. The chant for greater transparency around all facets of life including; politics, financial markets, relationships, social media and food seems to be getting louder and louder by the hour. Indulgences that were once comforting are now being revaluated, as consumers are establishing healthier boundaries in vices while still finding a flavorful escape. Hampered by supply chain issues, restaurateurs are rethinking menus, to eliminate potential bottlenecks while streamlining innovation. • Increased Transparency • Healthy Relationships with Food • Mindful Alcohol & Alternatives • Personalized Wellness • Fresh, Organic & Limited Menus Key Drivers: Transparency, Fresh, Mindful & Well80%....Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e50 C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 049:  On this episode we discussed Heart Health Month and over 20 different ways to a healthier heart. We feel that heart health month should be something everyone should think about all year long. Below are 20 plus different ways to get started to a healthier heart. Stop smoking - no ifs, ands, or butts   and stay away from secondhand smoke.  There are many steps you can take to help protect your health and blood vessels. Avoiding tobacco is one of the best. Control your cholesterol and blood pressure. Slim down - If you're carrying extra fat around your middle, it's time to slim down.  Then stay at a healthy weight Have sex - having sex can be good for your heart!  lower frequency of sexual activity is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease. Engage in hobbies - that are relaxing too! Put your hands to work to help your mind unwind. Read a book, make something ~ cooking, baking, woodworking, knitting, sewing, ect… Eat fiber -  a diet rich in soluble fiber can help lower your level of low-density lipoprotein, or “bad cholesterol.  salsa offers a delicious and antioxidant-rich snack. Consider mixing in a can of black beans for an added boost of heart-healthy fiber. Listen to music -  dancing makes for a great heart-healthy workout. Like other forms of aerobic exercise, it raises your heart rate and gets your lungs pumping. It also burns up to 200 calories or more per hour Eat fish -  Many fish, such as salmon, tuna, sardines, and herring, are rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Try to eat fish at least twice a week, suggests the AHA Trusted Source. If you're concerned about mercury or other contaminants in fish, you may be happy to learn that its heart-healthy benefits tend to outweigh the risks for most people. Laugh - laughing can lower stress hormones, decrease inflammation in your arteries, and raise your levels of high-density lipoprotein (HLD), also known as “good cholesterol.” Stretch - Yoga can help you improve your balance, flexibility, and strength. It can help you relax and relieve stress. As if that's not enough, yoga also has potential to improve heart health. Drink alcohol in moderation - Moderate consumption of alcohol can help raise your levels of HDL, or good cholesterol. It can also help prevent blood clot formation and artery damage. According to the Mayo Clinic, red wine in particular may offer benefits for your heart. That doesn't mean you should guzzle it at every meal. The key is to only drink alcohol in moderation. Avoid salt - Processed and restaurant-prepared foods tend to be especially high in salt. So think twice before filling up on your favorite fast-food fix. Consider using a salt....Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e49C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 048:  On this episode we talked about the ghost in the machine in that we were having serious lag problems with our LIVE stream. We briefly talked about food and whether you prefer ordering out or eating in at home. We asked our chat room what their favorite food was to eat. We are going to revisit the topic again on our next LIVE stream.We also talked about our NEW Game Night Sunday night coming this Sunday March 13, 2022 which is the Nations time change day.  We are going to play the game Cards Against Humanity on our first ever Game Night Sunday Night @ 4pm Arizona Time.C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 047: On this episode we talked about our upcoming game night Sunday night @4pm Arizona Time on March 13, 2022. Yes this is the day the Nation sets the clocks ahead for the Springtime. We are going to play the game Cards Against Humanity (a party game for horrible people). We talked about our NEW Facebook Page for the podcast show and invited everyone to go LIKE the page and join the podcast Group while they were there liking the page. We also talked about the War between Russia and Ukraine. And how the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, came to be president. From his beginning in stand-up comedy to playing the president on television. Then running his campaign to becoming the President of the Ukraine in three to four months almost entirely on line.Entertainment careerAt age 17, he joined the local KVN[26] (a comedy competition) team and was soon invited to join the united Ukrainian team "Zaporizhia-Kryvyi Rih-Transit" which performed in the KVN's Major League and eventually won in 1997.  That same year, he created and headed the Kvartal 95 team which later transformed into the comedy outfit Kvartal 95. From 1998 to 2003, Kvartal 95 performed in the Major League and the highest open Ukrainian league of KVN, the team members spent a lot of the time in Moscow and constantly toured around post-Soviet countries. In 2003, Kvartal 95 started producing TV shows for the Ukrainian TV channel 1+1, and in 2005, the team moved to fellow Ukrainian TV channel Inter.In 2008, he starred in the feature film Love in the Big City, and its sequel, Love in the Big City 2. Zelenskyy continued his movie career with the film Office Romance. Our Time in 2011 and with Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon in 2012. Love in the Big City 3 was released in January 2014. Zelenskyy also played the leading role in the 2012 film 8 First Dates and in sequels which were produced in 2015 and 2016. He recorded the voice of Paddington Bear in the Ukrainian dubbing of Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017).Zelenskyy was a member of the board and the general producer of the TV channel Inter from 2010 to 2012.In August 2014, Zelenskyy spoke out against the intention of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture to ban Russian artists from Ukraine. Since 2015, Ukraine has banned Russian artists and other Russian works of culture from entering Ukraine. In 2018, the romantic comedy Love in the Big City 2 starring Zelenskyy was banned in Ukraine.After the Ukrainian media had reported that during the war in Donbas Zelenskyy's Kvartal 95 had donated 1 million hryvnias to the Ukrainian army, some Russian politicians and artists petitioned for a ban on his works in Russia. Once again, Zelenskyy spoke....Full podcast show notes available here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e47C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 046:  On this episode we talked about the NFL, Hoops, Daytona and More. NFL -  Antonio Brown vs the Tampa Bay Bucs … 2 months since the Jets game where Brown took his shirt off while leaving the field and the receiver still seems as mad as ever about being dumped.  Brown took to social media on Monday to lodge another complaint against his former team. This time around, not only did the receiver throw the organization under the bus, but he also pinned some blame on Tom Brady for not throwing him the ball in Tampa Bay's infamous game against the Jets.Here's what Brown posted to Instagram on Monday (via the Tampa Bay Times):   He blamed the Buccaneers for his injury: "They tried to hurt me intentionally. Sent me out there after knowing I was still hurt."  He says that Brady lied to him: "Tom said he would throw it if I came to play hurt, I came. He didn't throw it, imagine being hurt, having to play through this and being lied (to) too."  He continues to insist that Bruce Arians made him play hurt: "Coach said if I couldn't run on this, get the f--k out of there."  “Fuck all you M-F” “still caint (sic) stop me @nfl”  the Buccaneers coach has denied that version of events.   BTW…He walked off because he was told, come play and you will get the ball.  And he hadn't.  Question answered.The Senior Bowl is behind us, the Super Bowl is in the books and the combine is a week away. Free agency is also on the horizon and then, finally, the NFL draft will be here in just over two months. Which means that as we begin to settle into how the first 32 picks might shake out, there is still a ton of uncertainty.  The biggest talk right now is QB's or rather the lack of them.  None are picked to go in the first 10. NBA -  All- Star game, Stephen Curry hits 16 3s to win All-Star Game MVP; LeBron James nails game winner.  Noticeably missing from the starting lineup was any player from the league's best team the Phoenix Suns.  Curry, who set the NBA's all-time record for 3-pointers made earlier this season, hit an absurd 16 3-pointers -- which would be the most in any game in NBA history, and smashed the prior All-Star Game record of nine.  The first three quarters of the game are played individually for charities. The last quarter was played to a target score of 24 over the final of the first three, to honor the late Kobe Bryant Chris Paul of the Suns did play for a few minutes in the first quarter with a fractured thumb.  However he is now out for about six weeks for recovery.  Michael Jordan arrived late in the game but in time for the ceremony of the 75 greatest of all time (he is one of them).  He was in Daytona Beach where he had two cars in the Dayton 500.Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e46C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 045:  Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint ValentineOriginated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine…The Feast of Saint Valentine was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honor of Saint Valentine of Rome, who died on that date in AD 269.The day became associated with romantic love in the 14th & 15th centuriesSaint Valentine of Rome was put in prison for ministering to Christians persecuted under the Roman Empire in the third century. According to an early legend, Saint Valentine restored sight to the blind daughter of his jailer.Additions to the legend have better related it to the theme of love: an 18th-century embellishment to the legend claims he wrote the jailer's daughter a letter signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell before his execution. Another addition supposes that Saint Valentine performed weddings for Christian soldiers who were forbidden to marry.In 18th-century England, it grew into an occasion in which couples expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, & sending greeting cards (known as "valentines").Valentine's Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, & the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.In Italy, Saint Valentine's Keys are given to lovers "as a romantic symbol & an invitation to unlock the giver's heart", as well as to children to ward off epilepsy (called Saint Valentine's Malady)....Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e45C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 044:  More Stupid Knowledge FactsThe human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. (So, basically, Monty Python and Quentin Tarantino got it right.)In the time it took for you to read this sentence, around 50,000 cells in your body died and were replaced by new ones.When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.Teeth are the only part of the human body that lacks the capability to heal itself.The surface area of both lungs is roughly the same size as a tennis court.By the age of 60, most people lose half of their taste buds.People can get goosebumps on their faces.Girls have more taste buds than boys.The human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.If your entire fingernail was removed, it would take about six months to grow from its base to tip.Messages from your brain travel along nerves at up to 200 miles per hour.Your eyes move about 80 times per second.In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year. (This never happened back when we used feather quills on parchment.)On average, people fear spiders more than they do death. (Especially that big hairy thing behind my dryer that pops out when I change loads. Yikes!)Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads or online apps for dating are already married. And, men are three times more likely to use them as women.Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.Women blink nearly twice as much as men. (Research has shown that dumbfounded wives blink at five times their husbands' rate after he has done something idiotic.)The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because engineers failed to account for the weight of all the books that it would eventually hold. (In other news, there's probably no truth to the rumor that you can enroll in the IU School of Engineering for $1.99 per credit hour.)Ping Pong balls can travel off the paddle at speeds up to 160 km/hr. That's just under 100 mph.A dentist invented the electric chair. (I think he didn't have many repeat patients.)In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes. (Any modern woman that has attempted to pluck a man's eyebrows only to hear him scream like a toddler finds this fact unbelievable.)TYPEWRITER is the longest word you can type using only the letters on one row of the keyboard. (And no … QWERTYUIOP is not a word!)"Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. (However, scientists found that virtually every woman on the planet just has....Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e44Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 043:  On this episode we talked about stupid knowledge, you know that knowledge that just sits in your brain and you don't know how it got there. Here is just a sample of the stupid knowledge facts we talked about on the show.·       The average person walks past 36 murderers in their lifetime.·       Some tumors can grow teeth and hair.·       During World War 2, Japan bombed China with fleas infected with the bubonic plague.·       If you fell into a black hole, you could see the start and the end of the universe, Big Bang and all.·       Dogs like squeaky toys because it sounds like prey that's frightened or injured.·       Heartbreak can trigger a massive flood of emotions that can cause fatal heart attacks·       People's general happiness peaks at 21, and doesn't reach that level again until they retire.·       People who stay up late at night have more psychopathic tendencies than those who sleep early.·       The only part of your reflection you can lick is your tongue.·       There is no physical evidence to say that today is Thursday, we all just have to trust that someone has kept count since the first one ever.·       In 1939, 835 sheep in the US were killed by a single lightning strike.·       A different version of you exists in the minds of everyone who knows you.·       When you're sick, the advice you get is to literally do drugs and stay out of school or work·       A Colombian woman carried a mummified fetus in her uterus for 40 years.·       Humans have a primal gaze detecting system that can sense when someone is looking at you, even if not directly.·       Siberian bears sometimes dig up dead bodies for food, and use cemeteries as 'refrigerators'·       Apollo 11 only had around 15-20 seconds of fuel left when it finally landed·       The sun may have exploded, and we wouldn't know it for at least 8 minutes.·       Over 50% of commercial pilots have admitted to falling asleep while flying a plane.·       The word 'mortgage' comes a French term that means 'death pledge', or a contract that only expires upon death.·       The stage before frostbite is known as “frostnip.”·       People who suffer from boanthropy believe they are a cow and will try to live their life as a cow.·       Every continent except Antarctica has at least one....Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e43C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 042:  CHILDREN AND OBESITY - CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS ON THE RISE IN THE U.S. & THE WORLD·        The scales don't lie: Many American kids spent the last year of remote learning being more sedentary and eating their feelings·        The hardest hit, has been children ages 5 to 11, who gained an average of more than five pounds, adjusted for height, according to the journal of American medicine (JAMA)·        For the average 5-year-old (about 40 pounds), that's a 12.5 percent weight gain. ·        For the average 11-year-old (about 82 pounds), it's a 6 percent weight gain·        Pre- pandemic, about 36 percent of 5- to 11-year-olds were considered overweight or obese, and that increased to 45.7 percent.·        Kaiser Permanente Southern California electronic health record data from nearly 200,000 children ages 5 to 17 to track weight gain during the pandemic, is considered one of the largest of its kind, and Significant weight gain occurred during the covid-19 pandemic among youths, especially the younger ones.·        the change was in a very short period of time,” said Barry Popkin, an obesity researcher at the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.·        He added that about 15 other studies in both high- and low-income countries reflect a similar trend, when it comes to pandemic-spurred obesity in children.·        Before the coronavirus, studies showed that students tended to gain weight during the summer when away from school, said Lorrene Ritchie, a nutrition policy specialist in Berkeley, Calif.·        Ritchie said that companies selling junk food have had more access during the pandemic to market directly to children who spent more time on screens.·        During normal school years children lose some of the summer weight.  This happens from school nutrition programs combined with encouraged physical activity such as recess and gym classes.·        Another study by the CDC looked at 432,302 children from ages 2-19.  They found that obesity was at 22%, compared with 19% before the pandemic.·        Two other studies backed these findings up....Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e42C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 041:  THE PLAYOFFS, STRIKES, RETIREMENTS AND MORELETS TALK FOOTBALL PLAYOFFSBengals 19-16 over Titans.Joe Burrow got beat up in the game -- sacked an NFL-record-tying nine times -- he still threw for 348 yards to propel the Bengals to one of their biggest wins in franchise history. The Bengals wouldn't have won this game without Evan McPherson, who hit four field goals, including the game-winner from 52 yards out as time expired. On the Titans' end, they just made way too many mistakes. QB Ryan Tannehill threw three interceptions, including the first play of the game, but the Titans also failed to convert a fourth-and-1 from the Bengals' 35-yard line with just over seven minutes left to play.49ers 13-10 over Packers.The 49ers didn't score a single offensive touchdown. but they were able to pull off the upset in Green Bay thanks to special teams play and a defense that shut down Aaron Rodgers. The 49ers blocked a field goal in the first half & returned a blocked punt for a touchdown to tie the game at 10 with just 4:41 left to play. Robbie Gould then finished it with a 45-yard field goal as time expired.Rams 30-27 over Buccaneers.Tom Brady almost pulled it off.  But Matthew Stafford had enough magic in the final minute Of ot the Rams to win. At one point, the Buccaneers trailed 27-3, but they managed to tie things up at 27 after a crazy fourth quarter. The Rams escaped with the win when Stafford threw to Cooper Kupp for a 44-yard play just seconds left. That set up a 30-yard walk-off field goal by Matt Gay. The Rams won in spite of turning the ball over four times. Chiefs 42-36 over Bills in OT.Patrick Mahomes threw for 378 yards & three touchdowns. And the Chiefs held on to beat the Bills in a game that few will forget. Definitely made Playoff history. Mahomes threw to Kelce for an 8-yard TD in overtime to take the win. in the With just 13 seconds left, Mahomes made a 44-yard drive to set up Butker's 49-yard field goal, which tied the game and sent it to OT.After a playoff weekend that opened with three straight crazy games, it didn't seem possible that the Bills-Chiefs game would be able to top the previous games, but it did! Games what other games?    The Chiefs' win over Bills was an instant classic Let's take a closer look at the Bills - Chiefs game. Game gets wild in final two minutes. The two teams combined to score 25 points in the final two minutes of the game, which set a playoff record for the most points scored in the final two minutes of a game (It was also the second-most in NFL history for the final two minutes, behind only the 28 scored by the Ravens and Vikings in 2013). Bills scoring plays in the final two minutes. The first score in the final two minutes came when Josh Allen connected with...Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e41C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 040:  On this episode we talked about Identity Theft, ways to prevent it and what to do if you are subject to it. Oh yeah and we had Margaritas too. This was also our first time LIVE on 4 different social media platforms.IDENTITY THEFT AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELFKey takeawaysEnroll in additional security features like 2-factor authentication and secure your mobile phone and email accounts.Be wary of calls or emails threatening legal action or account closures. Don't trust calls from individuals claiming to represent technical support, the IRS, or your financial institutions.File your tax return as early as possible. Being contacted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can cause concern for any taxpayer, but imagine receiving a telephone call and hearing this:"This prerecorded message is to notify you that the IRS has found fraud and misconduct on your tax return. This needs to be resolved immediately, and it's very important that I hear from you as soon as possible or a legal action will be taken against you."Most people are quick to spot the call as a fake since the IRS doesn't threaten taxpayers by telephone, emails, or text messages—or issue arrest warrants. But any scam can work if you aren't paying close attention. Remember these guidelines:If something seems fishy, hit the brakes. Wait until your emotions have settled and research what's going on. Fraudsters use tight deadlines to try to force you into a rash decision.Never call back a number in a message asking for sensitive information, like in the example above. Don't follow a link in an unsolicited email or text message either. Go to the website of the company or organization, or call their main phone number, and get in touch with them through direct channels.When in doubt, do an internet search for the company or organization involved, followed by the word "scam."If you think you've been a victim of ID theft, put a freeze on your credit files if you don't plan to borrow money soon—or place a fraud alert on your credit reports. The freeze prevents any new credit from being approved, but you can freeze and unfreeze your credit file for free. The fraud alert notifies lenders and creditors that they should take extra steps to verify your identity before extending credit.Contact one of the 3 credit bureaus to request a fraud alert or credit freeze - Equifax at 800-525-6285 (equifax.com), Experian at 888-397-3742 (experian.com), or TransUnion at 800-680-7289 (transunion.com).Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here:  www.18wheeltalk.com/e40C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 039:  Live Podcast Stream from Tuesday 12/14/2021 @ 2pm Arizona Time Zone.On this live show we talked about CoVid, Space Travel, The Weather and More.C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)

18WT 038:  Live Podcast Stream from Tuesday 12-07-2021 @ 2pm Arizona Time Zone!On this LIVE show we talked about different Christmas trends for 2021. We talked about white Christmas trees (and pink ones too), different types of wrapping you can use, holiday baking and much much more.Full podcast show notes available here:https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e38C4 Energy - Performance energy drinks. The performance energy drink that doesn't compromise.Allswell - Your Dream Bed Starts Here Free delivery on your first order over $35.Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/18wheeltalk)