Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States I present to you a special kind of recognition. I call your attention to the citation which is in your printed program. I will not take the time to read it, but it is a citation for the Alumnus Honoris Cause Award presented to the Honorable Ronald Reagan, President of the United States. Mr. President, we look at you as both an idealist and a realist. As an idealist, you have helped us to once again understand that dream which is America. And for that we will always be eternally grateful to you. We thank you for that restoration of our confidence and for that love of country. As a realist, you have understood the complexities of the 20th century and the horrors of a possible nuclear holocaust. You have understood how important it is for our nation to be a strong nation because we have to have a strong military instrument of national security in order to be able to carry out effective negotiations on the international scene. So we thank you for the confidence and the strength which is given. To read the last paragraph of the citation, President Reagan has served the United States and the entire world with unusual dedication and Baylor University with its global vision and its strong commitment to excellence and all things is pleased to bestow upon this distinguished American and world citizen the designation Alumnus Honoris Causa. We are honored, sir. Thank you, Governor. Thank you, Dr. Reynolds, Congressman Bolton. And I thank all of you very much. And a special thanks for that great music to the Baylor University Golden Wave Band. It is great to be back in the Lone Star State. And it's great to come to the home of the unbeaten Baylor Bears and your big buddy, Zach. But after hearing that greeting you gave me, it just makes me want to say, Sick'em Bears. Now with this reception that you've given me, I have to say that once upon a time being a Republican in this area of the country found a little bit like being Gary Cooper in High Noon outnumbered in a big way. Well, all that as they say is history. Or should I say ancient history, which at my age is a subject that I'm regarded an expert in. Today, Texas has a team that it can depend on to defend our basic values and keep America strong. Bill Clements, Phil Graham, Kent Hans, and the next senator from the state of Texas, and a Baylor graduate, Bo Bolter. And let me take just a moment to talk about the positive achievements of the past eight years. We have a robust growing economy with low inflation. Young people starting out can look forward to jobs and opportunity, a secure future to start a family, and more people are at work today than ever before in the history of the United States of America. Now, you know, I hear that number being given, and then some people say, well, we've got a bigger population than we had before. No, that isn't the way it figures. Everybody in the United States, male and female, from age 16 on up, are considered to be the potential employment pool. So that means all of you. I doubt if there are any of you that are less than 16. But today, 62.7 percent, almost two-thirds of that entire pool, is employed in the United States, and it's the greatest percentage in the history of this country. We're beginning to turn around the decades-long decline in education by returning to basics and demanding nothing less than excellence. We're restoring our judicial system by appointing serious-minded judges who respect the Constitution and America's traditional values. We've rekindled in ancient pride a noble patriotism that loves America and would extend our blessings to the world. We've given our men and women in uniform the kind of pay, the kind of weapons, and the kind of respect they deserve. And it's a proud thing once again to wear the uniform of the United States. And because of all that, our nation is again respected in the world, our armed forces are strong, and America is at peace. What more can we say than that the parents of a child born today can look forward to the 21st century with hope and optimism that their child will know the brightest future the world has ever seen? And let me say something to each one of you here today. That bright future is also yours. It is your birthright as Americans, and what we've seen in the last eight years is only the beginning. America has traveled such a remarkable distance in the last eight years that the memory has faded of the economic and foreign policies that we faced when Vice President Bush and I took office. This year the liberals are singing the same old tune they were singing way back then. And it sure isn't, don't worry, be happy. If you want to remember how things really were just a few years back, think of the year 1979. Now I know you were quite young, 79. But in that one year, Iran, Nicaragua, and Grenada were all lost. Iran fell to the Ayatollah. Nicaraguan, Grenada were taken by the communists. In that one year, our embassy in Iran was seized not once but twice. Our ambassador to Afghanistan was assassinated by gunmen and that country invaded by Soviet troops. Add to that the economic crisis at home. That was just nine years ago, and we're still paying for it today. That was the year 1979. Don't we have the right to ask the American people if the liberals return to power what happens in 1989? That's how things were abroad, at home they were just as bad. Inflation and economic stagnation gave our economy a one-two punch that had America's families on the ropes. Between 1977 and 1981, the after inflation income of the typical American family fell by almost 7%. And then George Bush and I rode into town and locked up inflation. And since then, the American family's real income has risen by more than 10%. Of course, the liberals hope you'll forget why we were able to turn the economy around. Their message is, you can take prosperity for granted. It's time for a change, so take a chance on us. Well, that's sort of like someone telling you that you've stored up all the ice cream you could want, so now it's time to unplug the freezer. But whether it's a well-stocked freezer or our pro-growth economic policies, you can't unplug what's working and expect things to stay the same. And that's what they're trying to do. I don't think I have to tell you that these days some liberals are using our words and phrases, terms like community, family, and values. But while the words are the same, the meanings are different. For example, as part of their so-called pro-family agenda, they propose federal childcare assistance.  After I spoke, a reporter called one of the liberal congressional staff members behind that bill and asked if it was true that grandmothers would have to get federal licenses to take care of their own grandchildren. And the reply came, yes, of course it's true. After all, and here's the quote, how else can you design a program that receives federal funds? Well, by the way, our party has proposed an innovative plan to help families in need of childcare assistance. For every child under four, a working family's taxes would go down by up to $1,000, plain and simple. This would allow parents to choose among a variety of options if they need childcare assistance, including what experts as well as common sense tells us is the best option of all, by making it easier for the mother to stay home. There's all the difference between us and them. When the liberals say family, they mean big brother in Washington. When we say family, we mean honor thy father and mother. I don't think I have to tell you that lowering taxes, rather than raising spending, is not something the liberals understand. One thing they hate to do is to let tax dollars out on furlough. When they get their paws on the budget, government guzzles tax money faster than Zach drinks his Dr. Pepper. I have an example of the difference between our two philosophies. I remember when I was governor of California. Now, I came into office and it was the first fiscal year and found that in violation of the Constitution, the state was already carrying a great deficit. And just before the end of that first fiscal year that I was there, my finance director came to me and said, we're going to have a surplus. And he thought and told me that he thought that since I hadn't been able to do anything in the nature of spending money, because of that deficit, that maybe now I had some pet program I was waiting to put into place and that I should announce that before the legislature found out. The legislature was dominated by the Democratic Party. And I said, I do have a plan. Let's give it back to the people. And he said, well, that's never been done. And I said, well, I never had an actor up here before either. Well, I went public and made the announcement that we had a plan by way of the state income tax to give this money, all of it, back to the taxpayers. And shortly thereafter, a liberal senator, the other party, stormed into my office, pounded my desk, and he said, I consider giving that money back to the people an unnecessary expenditure of public funds. Well, one day, well, there again is the difference, as I say, between our two philosophies. To them, everything belongs to the government. To us, everything belongs to the people. But as I said, in area after area this year, the liberals have tried to hide their philosophy behind our words. When they say opportunity, they mean subsidies. When they say closing the deficit, they mean raising taxes. When they say strong defense, they mean cut defense spending. No wonder their favorite machine is the snowblower. Not long ago, I vetoed a defense authorization bill that Congress sent to me and that embodied much of what the liberals want to do to our nation's defenses. But lately, some liberal leaders have seen what was happening to them in the polls and have had a deathbed conversion. They'd have you believe that they're born again General George Pattons. But if we go the way they want to go, our defenses will run out of gas in no time. For example, the liberals are proclaiming loudly that they are for the new Triton missile and the stealth bomber. But then they whisper that they're also for delaying deployment of both systems, pending the outcome of arms talks, which could drag on for years, while the Soviets could be deploying new systems of their own. They shout loudly that they're for maintaining the effectiveness of the land-based leg of our strategic triad. But they're against the only modern missile systems that will be available for years to come and would like to see an end to the flight testing needed to develop new systems. And they're against the B-1 bomber. They're against our strategic defense, against ballistic missiles, and they would wipe out two carrier battle groups. In fact, what they plan for the Navy is so bad that by the time they get through, Michael may have to roll the boat ashore. But at this time, when nightly television pictures of the destruction of U.S. and Soviet missiles under our INF Treaty tell us that our policy of peace through strength is truly working, you tell me, yes or no, is this any time to return to the liberal policies of the past? You didn't surprise me a bit. Well, the sad truth is that when the liberals refuse to even whisper the L word and insist that this election is not about ideology, it's about competence, they're just acknowledging that where they want to take America, America doesn't want to go. But the one issue, the only issue that will matter on inauguration day is the issue of direction. Will we reelect peace and prosperity or will we play truth or consequences with trench coat liberals? I have to tell you, I'm a former Democrat, but I think you know what I mean when I raise questions about the distinction between the rank and file Democrats, many of whom I hope are here, and the liberal leadership of that party in Washington, a liberal leadership that has turned a once-proud party of hope and affirmation into one dominated by strident liberalism and negativism. They have made the party of yes the party of no, no to the school prayer amendment, the pledge of allegiance and the right to life, no to the death penalty and to judges who care not just about criminals but about the victims of crime, no to our raid on Gaddafi's Libya and our rescue mission in Grenada, and no to the foreign policy of strength and purpose that has told the truth about communism and helped bring the first signs of change to the Soviet Union in decades. To my way of thinking, that's too many no's. Too many no's to you and me and the American people and what we want done in Washington. What 1988 is about is America's future. Yes, we're proud of our record of the longest peacetime economic expansion in American history and over 17.5 million new jobs. And when from the TV screen you see and hear somebody saying, well, but all of those jobs or most of them were wheeled down at the bottom jobs, low income and so forth and so on, no, almost two-thirds of the 17.5 million new jobs are in the pay scale above the median income. That's very good but it still isn't good enough for us. We want more, more growth, more opportunity, more jobs. And we intend to ensure this kind of economic prosperity right through the 90s and into the next century by guaranteeing the federal government can never again spend and tax the American people into another economic nightmare. Let me give you an example of what I mean. Some of you may remember that last January I went up to Capitol Hill for the State of the Union address. I talked about some of the problems caused by the liberal leadership in the Congress who were all there to hear it. I mentioned that in seven years of 91 appropriations bills scheduled to arrive on my desk by the beginning of the fiscal year, only nine made it on time. Last year of the 13 appropriations bills due by October 1st, none of them made it. Instead, we had four continuing resolutions lasting 41 days in the first time, then 36 more days, then two days and three days, respectively. And then along came that behemoth, the continuing resolution containing all the appropriations. You have to sign it or close down the government. It was 1,057 pages long. It weighed 14 pounds and was two months late. Even Congress didn't know what was in it. They passed it, sent it to me so late that I had just a few hours. Yes, a few hours, not days, hours to sign or shut down the government. Well, this time I did sign. But then, as I said in my State of the Union address, next time they do that, I won't. Well, today, Congress and our administration are working to keep that from happening again. I want to receive, by the beginning of the next fiscal year, October 1st, all the government's appropriation bills for the coming year, ones that I can sign. Our administration will put out all the stops on our end to see to it that this happens. And I happen to think there's a good chance it will happen. And if so, it'll be the first time that the nation's business has been finished on time since 1948. Well, the next president deserves better than this. The American people deserve better. The Liberals have been in control of both houses for 46 of the last 56 years. And this is what it's come to. My friends, it's time for a change. It's time to have a Congress that stands up and pays attention to the American people and their agenda, not to the agenda of the liberal special interests in Washington. And a great way to start is by sending more Republicans to the House of Representatives and Bo Bolter to the United States Senate. If there's one last issue, yes, it's more important than even all the other crucial matters we've already discussed. Ladies and gentlemen, just a few years ago, I wonder how many of us could really have believed then that so many of our fondest hopes and dreams for America could come true. And of all those things that have happened, how many of us could have imagined eight or even four years ago that one day a president of the United States would have an opportunity to stand as I did a few months ago there in the Lennon Hills at a podium at Moscow State University and tell the young people of the Soviet Union about the wonder and glory of human freedom. I was well received, but I was amazed later to discover not all the student body could fit into their auditorium. So they had seen that all who did were members of the Young Communist League. And yet, they seemed to respond pretty good to talking about individual freedom. But with the beginnings of change we've seen in the Eastern Bloc and with the development of concepts like the SDI that destroys weapons, not people. It's just possible that we have a chance now to end the two great nightmares of this century and give our children of future free of both totalitarianism and nuclear terror. We found out what works in foreign policy. We've demonstrated time and again that candid rhetoric, a strong defense, and tough diplomacy bring peace. But a great moment we have before us and oh how future generations will dishonor us if now in a moment of sudden folly we throw it all away. And this is what is now at stake. We must hold at this moment of hope and we must be allowed to complete that which we have begun. And when I say we, I mean you. You can determine the future of our nation and the world. That is what America means, a nation that is in your own hands. Think of how different you are and how much more privileged than so many of those Soviet college students that I addressed. Unless they get into and rise in the Communist Party and few ever do, they have little or no voice in how their nation is run. Not you. Not if you vote. There's no more precious right in the world. So take the world. Take history in your hands this November and join us in our crusade for a bright and shining future. For this bright and shining city on a hill we call America. I just want to point out to you one thing. All of you. Between the ages of 18 and 24 now constitute the biggest voting block in the country. But, surprisingly, you have the lowest voting percentage. Buttonhole others that may not have thought the same as you and tell them that you in that youthful age group can determine the future of the United States by how you cast your votes and the fact that you do cast votes. The late Will Rogers many years ago said the people in public office are no better or no worse than the people who send them there. But they're all better than those who don't vote at all.  Yes, some say that it's time for a change. Well, let me just remind you we are the change. We started it eight years ago and we're going to continue it. If you do the right thing at the polls on November 8th and I think George Bush explained it correctly at the convention when he said people that tell you you should change horses in the middle of the stream will don't change to one that's going the opposite direction. I'm supposed to say a thank you and get off of here right now, but my people just are in terror of me because I have a new hobby. I collect stories that are told that I can prove are told by the Russian people among themselves and that kind of show the attitudes to their government. And I've been collecting them and so I'm going to leave you with one that I told to General Secretary Gorbachev. This story they have it is that an American and a Russian were arguing about their two countries and the Russian said I can pound the President's desk and say Mr. President I don't like the way you're running our country. And the Russian said I can do that. The American said you can. He said yes. I can go into the Kremlin to the General Secretary's office. I can pound his desk and say Mr. General Secretary I don't like the way President Reagan is running his country. Thank you all. God bless you all. President of our student body Mr. Phil Lakin and the President of our college Republicans Mr. Todd Sehe want to make you a presentation which will be a memento of your visit with us. Mr. Lakin Mr. Sehe Mr. President in appreciation of the leadership and guidance you provided not only for this great nation but also for this world I am honored to present this gift to you on behalf of the Baylor University student body. We want to say thank you for eight great years years that have been filled with peace, hope and prosperity. The back of this jacket says our Baylor Bear in the White House


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These are my good friends Dominic and Dana, and together we're going to ride bikes around the western Cuba. What's your favorite part of breakfast Dana? Coffee. This is by far the best breakfast we've ever seen on this trip. We're excited about this. We're going to need this today. If you said there was not many stops for food, we're going to eat every morsel of this. This lady is the best.  We are on our way into the mountains toward a town called San Diego de los Baños, and it feels good to be moving again. And there's a guy on the street right here playing accordion. Check it out. We're actually making our way back to Havana now. So this is a fairly short little bike tour, and it'll take three days to get back to Havana. Today is Saturday. We'll be back on Monday. Taking back roads today. The last few days we were on the north coast highway, and now we're taking back roads, and it's significantly less traffic.  It's almost like a dirt road. And we have to be really careful because we have no extra tubes. We have a patch kit, so we don't want to go high speed and slam into a hole. I always say life at 15 miles an hour is the perfect speed to see the world. This is more like life at 8.5 miles an hour. Dom, hey Dom, what are you doing in Cuba? I'm washing beans, I think. Well, it's that way. Oh. Straight ahead? Straight ahead, yep. Okay. Go get it. Below this bridge is their big swimming hall. This is a nice little piece of paradise, so I haven't washed my clothes in about a week, and this is how I'm going to do it. So Dom decided to go in naked because he didn't want to get his clothes all wet. We've got a naked Dom. Let's see your Dom. Dom. Here's Dana. She's naked, too. Everybody's naked. Oh, it's Dom's face. Hi, Dom. Hi. There's something about fresh water that just cleanses everything. It's kind of like a restart to the day. This swimming hall from now on will be known as the Slippery Brit. Watch out for traffic. We're going, going again to find my rice and beans. Go get the rice and beans at Rossi Frijoles. Pretty much every Cuban roadside stop has refresco, and what it is, is it's pretty much juice, and they pour you a glass that's like two pesos. It tastes good, and I also love that it's very environmentally friendly. They're not giving you plastic that goes into a landfill. They reuse all these cups. We are getting ready to go up our first legitimate hill here in Cuba. See that road? Think I can. Think I can. Come on. Go, Dana. Go, Dana. Come on, Dana. This is a real certified hill. Yeah. I was beginning to think we were going to get out of Cuba without any hard work. Off the bikes right now, and we are checking out La Cueva de los Portales, which is the cave where Che had his command post during the Bay of Pigs. There's Che's sacred picnic table. These destinations like this, like in Europe or the States, are usually packed with people. But we have the whole place to ourself, and it's nice and cool out of the sun. The guy at the door just gave me the keys to Che's office. He's like, here, here's the keys. Just leave the key in the door. I love how trusting they are. It's for you. Hello, Santa. Yeah. I can't wait for you to get to Havana. I have so much to show you. Wow, yeah. Look at that. That's where Che's bed is. Can we stay there for the night? I'm pretty sure we can. I guess if I was going to run a gorilla operation, this is where I'd want to do it. This is a great place. We found the hills again. Yep. Real ones. Yeah, Dana. Think I can. Think I can. It's really hot. You stop and you just start sweating. Boosh. It's a lot of nature. It's fun to ride slow and listen to the birds. Up. Up and away. Keep on thinking you're done. Have a nice downhill. And then whoop. Right back up. We're earning our beans today. Or pizza or whatever we find. Come on, Dana. We found our guy. Just a little bit of wandering around one of these towns. People are like, OK, there's the gringos. Go get them. Let's find them a room. Today is St. Patrick's Day. So in this sleepy little town of San Diego de los Baños, I thought I should get a green beer. I'm actually 75% Irish. Ryan is an Irish name. Cheers. Sweet pizza. This is now pretty much officially a perfect day. Great bike ride, pizza, and now ice cream.


Hey everybody, welcome back to Magic Residoxie. My name is David and this is a card game All right, so all this week we are gonna look at card games. That's right card games now You'd say okay. Why are we doing card games? David usually only does playing cards and magic reviews? That's true, but if you think about it playing cards Has the word playing in it like there is this assumption that they could also be used for playing games We talked about poker right and just playing card games gonna play solitaire or something like that Even tarot cards originally could have been used to play games with and so it seems only natural That I would also be interested in card games and I am I'm also interested in card games I do collect card games good card games And I thought you know what let's take some time to go through some of my very favorite card games All right, let's go. Hey today. We're gonna look at exploding Kittens if you don't know if you've lived under a rock or maybe you've lived under a kitten This was the number one most backed Kickstarter Ever okay ever so that means yes, it was successfully funded It is also the number one most funded game in Kickstarter history. This game is so popular I've seen this for sale at Target. Okay. I've seen the not safe for work edition sold at Target So, yeah, it was created by Alan Lee and Matthew Inman and if you don't know who Matthew Inman is he's the artist for the oatmeal and Shane Small the ages for this it's a seven and up Player game. It's about 20 bucks on Amazon And it's a family-friendly party game for two to five players up to nine players when you combine it with another deck Gameplay it's gonna take you about two minutes or so to learn and about 15 minutes or so to play a game What comes in the box so you get the box what comes inside? It's an all-card game based game. Okay, so it's all cards There's no dice. There's no counters. There's no mat. There's no anything like that. It's just cards That's 56 cards. You'll get that and you'll get the instructions. All right, so how do you play? How do you play exploding kittens? You always have to have one less exploding kittens in the stack than you do players So if you have five players, then you have four exploding kittens in your deck If you have three players, then you have two exploding kittens in your deck the object of the game is Don't draw an exploding kittens card.  That's also a possibility.  Okay?  It's similar to I would say This game is more like what you'd get if Russian roulette and uno had a baby So if you can just picture what that's like All right, so is it fun? Is it fun? That's the bottom line, right? I'm gonna get this is it fun because 20 bucks. It's 20 bucks for a card game really, you know And you wouldn't pay $20 for uno so it has to have something more than that Okay, it has great graphics. The graphics on this are so funny The cards are fun to look at it's fun Just to even go through the cards and just familiarize yourself with them and what they do even before you start You and your friends can have a laugh just even going through the cards and you do kind of have that laugh Going through it during gameplay. It's fun Funny slash to play so there is that I think it's best to play with four people I really only played it with four people. I haven't done a two-player game yet But having played the four player, I kind of like the speed of that There is the weirdness of as players drop out. They've got nothing to do. So literally, you know, the first person to go out He might walk off into the living room and hang out like they it there's not a lot of Reason for that player to stay and hang out and watch the game unless you guys are having a ton of fun But that's possible. So your players do drop out during the game So it sucks to be them, right? And there's not a lot of strategy to it either.  What's in your hand? You're playing your hand So there's not a ton of strategy to it, but there's some I mean I think you you you'll you'll get the most strategy out of it if you are a strategy-minded player Like I think a person who is deep in the strategy a smart player could find ways to make this more strategic But it's like I said, it's a simple game to learn simple game to play My only complaint about this is the card quality itself. So having you know, I Review cards. This is what I do The game quality of the cards themselves are a little cheap So if you do get this game, I would suggest probably putting it into card protectors Okay, just because you know the $20 price tag go and take care of your game, obviously Expansion packs or there are other things out there that could help make this game even more fun if that was possible at all There's two right now So there's the NSFW version the non-safer work edition and so like I said, you can get that one at Target You can get it on Amazon. Also, it's a completely separate game So there's a completely separate game out there that has the same exact rules same exact gameplay. However The cards are a little bit more risky, but you could add some of those cards into your current Pack to add more players to the game you could but there's also an imploding kittens Expansion pack out there.  You just think well, it's probably an expansion pack like a blister pack Maybe this no, it's a huge box because Inside of it is the cone of shame so you can add the cone of shame element to your game And it literally is a cone that you put on someone's neck And so the person to wear the cone of shame is the first person who says whose turn is it again? That person then has to wear the cone of shame and the imploding kittens Expansion pack adds a couple of new cards that aren't originally in the game So there's some new strategies and it also adds in the imploding Kitten which is a card that's inserted face up into the deck and when you get it you can't defuse it It implodes and your universe completely ends. All right So that's my review of exploding kittens from Ellen Lee Matthew Inman and Shane small Like I said, you can get this game for about 20 bucks on Amazon You can go find it at Target. I think it's a fun game My family enjoys it. We like playing with friends when they come over For parties and whatnot. So definitely want to head on and check that one out. Thanks. Bye Hey everybody, thanks for watching my video as a special treat for you because this is game themed you get bonus content Yep bonus content for watching this all the way to the end.  So make sure you subscribe hit that like button and I'll see you next time Thanks for watching


Good morning everybody, it's gonna be a good day. We're right here in Kanora where we left off last night. If you guys didn't see yesterday's video, you got some catching up to do.  We have to pick up today and we have to unload today so it's gonna be a rush to get there. After that, we can sort of take it a little bit more easy and we gotta head down to Minneapolis to reload tomorrow. We've got a lot to do. Let's get to it. Seriously, where does all this dust come from? Last night, I wake up, there's dust again. Okay, rock and roll. Whole blue's ready to go, I'm ready to go. So get our load. It's a load of, I guess they'd call it engineered lumber. Finished lumber, we got to tarp it. That's no problem. The deer, up here on the right.  Light left and 80 meters. It's even nicer when engineers build roads that are big enough for the vehicles that are going to be using it. Light left on, veterans drive. Highway 650 to man, slight left and 80 meters. Like I said, not cold, but hard left there, Karen. That's a right angle, that's a hard left. Play slightly, slightly hard left. We're not allowed to park at the petrol pass, though a lot of guys do anyways if nothing ever happens to them. And maybe nothing would happen to me if I parked there too, but there's signs all over there. Slight right on, trans-capita highway, highway 17A. Signs all over the petrol pass parking lots. There's no overnight parking, no truck parking. It's a very, very small lot. I've guys do it anyway, but I just... We are loaded, tarped and ready to go. Thanks to Jake over there, my coworkers who helped me tarp this up real quick. Really appreciated that. We got this done with two tarps. So there's one, two, and there's not much of an overlap here. You see that, I put four inches overlap. So I got the strap on here, holding this tarp down. And then got a little bit of a lower stack back here. So I put two straps over here just to stop the tarp from flapping too much in the wind. That's our load. He's also going to Brainerd to a different location though. And then we're gonna probably see each other again tomorrow for both reloading and track-a-peat. Okay. Okay. And just so you know, this cooler I bought, this cooler fridge, is working great. Very happy with it. Very happy. Ice cold water. Cold water. Oh, you can definitely tell the difference from my other cooler. This would be just cool water, which I thought was great already. Now, I got cold water. Happy with that purchase. We gotta go. But we gotta go. We have to unload today yet. And it's, oh, it's already, the day's already coming, going by.  I've got maybe 79,000 KGs on my steers. I've got 15,200 KGs on my drives. And 14,900 or about 15,000 KG on my tandem trailer. Yeah, about 78,000 pounds or so, that's what I'm thinking. Good states. We could still put a lot more on if we were staying in Canada, but not allowed to haul as much in the state. Coming up to one of our favorite blindside corners. All the tourists in the area now too, just flying through here. So we're turning right. And traffic coming from the left is coming from around the corner at, oh, who knows how fast. Supposed to be going 90 kilometers an hour. Most of them are going mock Jesus. Put the don't hit me flashers on. Since the beginning of time, so it looks like we're kind of moving ahead pretty steady and get to my customer. But I did call ahead, okay? In my defense, I did call ahead and I let them know, okay, here's the thing. I know you guys close at 430. I'm probably gonna be there at about 420 or 430 on the dot. What do you say? You wanna unload me today? Would you be so kind? Ask them real nice. Yeah, sure. Why not, Josh? Come on down. We'll get you unloaded. And they actually helped me. So I got here. I got in, got my tarps off, rolled up, got all my bungees put away, got my straps put away, and I was out of there in half an hour. Fastest time ever. They gave me a hand and helped out. So that was really awesome. So like I always say, you know, you just gotta ask. You have not because you ask not. I could have just been like, oh, well, I guess I shouldn't show up. It's rude to show up right before closing without calling, okay? I'll tell you that right now. Don't do that. Don't be that guy. I called. I called ahead and I said, okay, oh, it's, it's, man, I got lucky. And I got unloaded today. Empty flatbed behind me. So now I have to go to Shakopee, Minnesota on the southwest corner of Minneapolis for tomorrow. My appointment is at a beautiful 5 p.m. Tomorrow, that's a P, not an A, 5 p.m. As soon as I saw that message on my computer called my dispatcher, I was like, is that a typo, please? I don't mind if I got away till 5 p.m. I really don't care whatever.  So he said, no, no, no, no, don't worry about that. We had to put in a time. That's the only time they had available, but very often they can sort of sneak you in if they have cancellations or if there's, you know, if they're ahead of schedule. So he says, most likely you'll get in earlier than that. I'm like, oh, okay, okay. He's gonna call on my behalf and try to see if we can weasel myself in there, into line somewhere throughout the day before 5 p.m. If not, well, then it is what it is, right? You have not, because you ask not. It doesn't mean the answer is gonna be yes. And if the answer is no, you have to be content and okay with that. The answer might be no. But if you don't ask, the answer is definitely no. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Ask. What's the worst I can say? No, okay. And you gotta be okay with no. We'll get loaded at 5 p.m. We'll see what's gonna happen. We'll see what we can work out. I'm stopping at Blue Beacon tomorrow. I'm very excited. I'm gonna get the full package, the full package wash on old blue and get all this dirt and grime off of here. I know, I've let it sit on there for way too long. It's just one circumstance, leads to the next one, leads to the next one. I know, I don't believe me. I know better than you, I, this is my baby. I know. Back to it tomorrow, a little bit of help from them. Maybe some chemicals. Replaced. Belt slips every time the fan comes on. Switch that fan belt before it switches itself, you know, and snaps on me. Ah, yes, it's always something. It's always something. Let's go. Two and a half hours. I want to get through Minneapolis, St. Paul or Minneapolis tonight yet. Because I don't want to deal with the traffic in the morning. Minneapolis is crazy. Some of you live in Minneapolis. I know that. And that's why you're so happy all the time. Because you live in Minneapolis. Got my GPS on my dash. Google Maps knows when there's a road case. Right on Marshall Road South, CR 17. Now you got it. Well, it's a little bit ridiculous. But look where I had to park. A rest area. So yeah, I'm parked here at a rest area. Rest area is actually full, but they have parking along the side here. So I picked a spot right underneath the light. So that old blue is nice and lit up here through the night. It's a little bit frustrating finding parking. So I went into Shakopee there, right? I went to the McDonald's. They have some truck parking there. I was like, oh yeah, they had some truck parking available. I pull in there and I read the sign. And the sign, it's a nice sign. They're politely saying, hey, this truck parking is for McDonald's customers only. And please keep your stay to 30 minutes or less. There's only like five spots, right? And go, okay, well, you know, they asked nicely. They put up a sign and they said they'll tow you. They probably wouldn't tell me, but whatever. They asked nicely. And just for the sake of people coming in the morning for their McDonald's coffee, they're gonna want some parking there in the morning. And I shouldn't be plugging it up there, parking overnight, especially when there's signs right next to me that say, hey, no overnight parking. So I said, okay, I'll respect that. So I went down the road to this next truck stop, just west of Shakopee. What is this, Highway 169? There's a holiday, in holiday express truck stop. Anyways, has about 20 spots or silver trucks. And it was half empty. I pull in there and say, well, look at this, half empty, a good parking spot. But I noticed every parking spot had a number, like a sign with a number on it behind it. Like that's odd. Truck stops don't usually have numbered spots. And I look at a sign across the way, so I park in one, number four. And I walk out just to check, like, okay, if they're numbered, this is weird. I bet you anything, it's paid parking. I bet you anything. So I walk over, I see a sign. They're like, all parking is reserved and you have to pay to park.  So I walk all in there in a good mood, whistling to myself. I go up to the desk, and I just want to know about the parking. We'll have to park here overnight. Like, yeah, it's a, it's $25. US, it's like $30 Canadian. One night from here, from here, I can also see the entire rest area over there. So as soon as somebody leaves, I know there's a spot available there, but I kind of like where I'm at here right now. It's on the side here. We're allowed to park here. And it's quieter, right? I will have drivers driving back and forth past me here, but at least I won't have someone like idling right beside me all night, right? So anyways, I mean, I hope you like my story. I'd really like to know what you think of that situation. Like, is $25 reasonable? Was I wrong to sort of laugh at that? I mean, they were serious. I thought they were joking. They were serious. We already have a crisis in parking. There's not enough parking spots for trucks that are on the road in both Canada and the United States. We need more. In the Midwest here, it's not as bad. It's more on the coasts.  It gets pretty bad. Can't find parking. So I don't think the answer to the parking crisis is to charge $25 a night, right? I mean, I get it. I get it. The owner is capitalizing on the land that he has available. Drivers need to park. Someone's gonna pay. I don't know what to think about that. I would like to think that if I owned a truck stop that I would go out of my way to make parking free. So that drivers have a place to lay down their head at night, but I get the temptation. I get the temptation that business owners will get when they know there's a high demand that there's more trucks than there are parking spots and it's tempting to put that little price tag on the spot, right? Make a lot of money really quick like that and people will pay it because we're forced to stop by government regulations. So someone out there's gonna pay it. I get it. Anyway, I'm good. So have a good night, everybody. I hope you join me for another day tomorrow. We're gonna try to get in sooner than 5 p.m. Down the road and then we'll head home. Stay safe, drive safe and be safe.


What's up everybody, Jason here for jaspyscasebreaks.com 2021 Panini National Treasures Baseball just came out today guys, happy new release day We are doing a four box case break pick your teams number one on our website jaspyscasebreaks.com And again guys eight autographs are memorabilia cards per box beautiful stuff guys We did have a 13 team R&B.  It is a case Let's get this rolling nice now, you know, so that way no one takes them. I Love the boxes man. It's like some eagle green right here, baby Not to snag one of these. Ooh a nice looking box. Yeah This is a great box right here. Oh Has a little pop to it again to like all the old wooden boxes Definitely old school eagles right there. Nice colossal patch to start us off at the top First one is Bobby Delback for Boston three color patch and autograph For the Boston Red Sox that's going to Alfred. We have game gear here Shipper Jones 18 out of 25 for the Atlanta Braves But I'm at Al We have Larry Walker 10 out of 49 That's for Colorado So spot zero for Colorado Spot zero is gonna be Danny Autograph here of Danny Mendic 30 out of 99 for the Chicago White Sox That is going to the RMB Zero again for Danny To in a row at zero. We have a printing plate one of one printing plate of Braxton Garrett for the Miami Marlins one-of-one Mike with the Marlins straight up very nice hit next one Nice little RPA there of Daniel Lynch to 99 that is seven out of 99 for the Kansas City Royals Going to Anthony next one. Oh Look at that Ryan Mountcastle Five out of 25. Look at that patch. Good Lord It's like a Stars and Stripes RPA and That is 15 out of 25 for the Orioles Jonathan. Look at that That is a beautiful patch autograph and we have a legendary materials booklet for the Pittsburgh Pirates 21 out of 25 Max Carey You go Nice little book out there for the Pirates and that's gonna go to Mark solid first box How about that guys? Very nice Let's go with the next box We have Jazz Chisholm little relic tonight and I'm for the Miami Marlins We have class of 2008 Hall of Fame materials Dick Williams for Montreal I remember Montreal Expos will be going to the Washington Nationals Which that'll be 96 out of 99 spots six that is going up Paul Norton We have a Walker Bueller relic that is 57 out of 99 Another one for the RMB seven going to Noah and we have Don't mess with Texas shirts and a postal for the Texas Rangers Patrick Davis that is 31 out of 99 We have a Dalton Jeffries to 99 46 out of 99 that's for the Oakland Athletics 46 spots six going to Paul and Another beautiful RPA to 25 Dane Dunning for Texas. Look at that Are these one per case now? Or one per box I should say Then we got a Steve Carlton four out of five for Philadelphia You believe the Orals or something that looks like a Oral's patch in there Four out of five for Philadelphia Phillies that is Martin and the last one here is a redemption Check it out dual signature materials booklet card number 10 Bobby Delback and Ryan Mountcastle that is going to be a randomizer between the Boston Red Sox, which is Alfred and Ryan Mountcastle or those Jonathan dual signature materials booklet very nice Sweet, so that'll be a randomizer at the end. We'll put that over here And then we'll randomize that dual between those two customers there Good luck to you guys This one's a fat one guys. This one has a booklet in here. I should grab three cards by accident Yeah, Jeff McNeil for the Mets That's part of the 13 team R&B to 70 spot 7 going to Noah We have Andrew Jones for Atlanta 67 out of 99 for Matt and for the Kansas City Royals George Brett 2 out of 25 that's Anthony straight up We have 12 out of 25 Aaron Judge Yankees is going to Christopher. We have a nice three-color patch fly the W Brelin Marquez four to 25 Chicago and Jonathan We got Carlos Martinez for St. Louis that is 20 out of 25 Cardinals that is Rick Thomas We have a keeper release two out of 25 for the Dodgers RPA Dodgers two that is Noah We have a Edgar Martinez for Seattle 75 out of 99 Seattle is part of the R&B's five John last Bob Mojo and last one here is a signature cut 20 out of 25 Orlando subpoena Orlando subpoena for St. Louis that is going to Rick Thomas already guys last box here Good luck. Let's just keep this right here like this Jamai Jones 75 out of 99 for Baltimore Reese Hoskins to 99 for Philly Marlin with that one We have Hall of Fame materials plus of 2017 Jeff Bagwell to 99 Ted Williams for Boston 13 out of 99 And sorry that Houston R&B Jeff Bagwell was 80 so that's Bud Zero Danny This Ted Williams Boston is Alfred. We have a redemption and that is Brett Honeywell That is Ricky silhouette signature gold hollow It's like a Brett Honeywell a Brent Honeywell. Sorry Brent Honeywell part number 15 is Tampa Bay Rays out of 25 So Tampa Bay Rays is actually part of the R&B, which will be going to spot zero and deacons. They go like TV and zero We have 13 out of 25 for the New York Yankees Phil Conerco our new crow star All right, that's you that's Yankees, right? Yes, that is Yankees card number 17 Hall of Fame. Yep Yankees and who RPA Joey Bards look at that beautiful passenger for the Giants 21 out of 49 Very nice hit right there little Joey Bart Giants going to Martin and we have Tony Perez 7 out of 25 for Cincinnati Rick Thomas And last one here is a rookie jumbo materials Dalton Varshill 72 out of 99 That'd be going to the Arizona Diamondbacks, which is part of the R&B 72 spot to go to Noah There you go, we'll put that a little slider bucks as well There you go guys. That was the break very nice stuff here of NT. I mean, I think honestly those Stars and Stripes RPAs are such beautiful RPAs and that first one we pulled earlier when Ryan Mount Castle was a beauty Pulled a couple of those today as well And then I think these are the traditional RPAs right here this Joey Bart So that's even sweeter as well. And again, we did have one randomizer to do. So again, it was a Dual signature materials So dual signature materials And that was card number 10, which again is Ryan Mount Castle Bobby Delback Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles So let's do a little quick randomizer for that. So there you go Roll the dice and that is going to be a three to one four times remember number one gets that after four times one two three four Staking with a Boston Red Sox after four times three and a one Boom Red Sox, that's gonna be going to Alfred's congratulations, man. Number two is gonna be R&B it up right now guys. Appreciate it. Jasper'scasebricks.com