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Speaker 4 (00:49):
I am the first dick in your ear. Boner Wood. So it's gonna be a hard one tonight. God damn it, buddy That's just not even fair. This is begs tux. This is inside the net house, man. We got sergeant Wardog. Oh, I just broke out of the rubber room, dawg! The bacon man himself, oink! You are truly putting a D in the B when it comes to D.V. Radio. Mr. Recall. I prefer to be referred to as belly endowed. And don't know where the fuck Google is. I told you it's my computer, it's not me. That's exactly how I feel. (outro music) You're tuned in to WDVR on dvradio.net because this is how it is on DV Radio. That is how it is right on WDVR, dvradio.net. This is Bear Stuck Live or you're listening to us over on Twitch, Rumble, or the WeLove.radio app from Radio King on your mobile device. It is December 14th, 2024. It is number one of three Barricks talks this month that are left in the month. We got two more after this week and then we will be done with 2024. I'm Bulner Wood. Tonight we do not have the Alaskan frozen pig man himself. Oink. He's a little sick this week. Hope he feels better over the weekend and gets a little, a few fluids in him, not a little, a few fluids in him and starts feeling better. Come. down to the midwest coast thing down there they say it's the biggest state in America but it's a lie, it's a flat out lie. It's just bigger there but it's a flat out lie that it's the biggest state in America but since he's here we can claim that it's the biggest state in America. none other from Texas than Mr.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
Yeah. That's right. Can you a E.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
- Thanks. - Yeah.
Speaker 5 (03:33):
We're the, we're almost bigger than. - I can't remember. But everything... I don't think we ever claim to be the biggest state. We're just everything...
Speaker 4 (03:43):
Texas. I mean you claim it's the biggest.
Speaker 5 (03:47):
So, um, well, no, it was just because they have to say, we're bigger on attack. So we're bigger than France.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
That's what's important. I think most states are bigger than any fucking place. East of the Mississippi. Yeah. Minus Rhode Island. I think that's the only state that's not bigger than a province or anything like that. Right. If I'm wrong, please correct me. I know you will. Um, but you go East and you go down to that peninsula of America. If you didn't know, that is a peninsula of America. He is from Florida. He is a psycho gang CEO, supervisor, sometimes patient himself. night. Let's get it. Yes. And then he's been hell diving this week and they're getting on to me because I've not been held out. And he also loves to turn wood and he's making some tobacco pipes. In the meantime, it is from a Wattai woodturning.com. Go check it out for all your holiday gifts and custom accessories. Hi JJ. I tell you what, if they're checking me out, (laughing) That's what I meant by that. - Yeah. For next year. But yeah, it's been a week. It's not been a terrible week. I cannot lie. My sleep schedule is all fucked up. I won't deny that. Like, I've been going to sleep at, like, five, eight, nine in the morning, waking up at, like, one, two, three o'clock in the evening, depending on what fucking time I fall asleep. I don't know why. It's just the way my fucking body works. But we got some stuff that we're working on for the end of the year. who will run late for obviously New Year's Day. of making it up to you guys. Um, don't forget you only have less than 14, 15, 17 more days to get any of the DV Radio 10 year anniversary t-shirts. After that they're going, I'm taking them off. See it says limited right there. That means I'm not taking them off. They will disappear from the ether. They will never be there again. So if you want any of these 10 year anniversary designs. right now yeah you can't get them after the 31st of July. It's not going to happen. you had a year. So if you snoozed you lose. But yeah, we will. So we will be changing the store up next year. We will not have a hours store as we have had since 2019 2020 whatever the fuck I opened that store um we'll just have designs up for a limited time and then we'll move on if you get it you get it if you don't you don't uh if business does pick up we may open it longer um but right now as it stands we'll probably just do a couple of designs at a time let the time run out and if you get it like No money. So yeah, and we are looking at doing a DV farm coin to help raise money for the DV farm so we can get the set system. Because we need it and we've not gotten any money. Every bit of the... every extent that has come in, it's come in so slowly, we've had to put it towards bills to keep DV Farm going. Because even when there's not people there, we've got bills, right? Because Mike and Martha live there, six in Google. And that's their home, as well as the veterans that will be there for your DV Farm. we gotta keep bills paid and... That's how that works out. But yeah, probably, if not January, February, we'll look at the coin and we'll go from there. So be on the lookout for that next year. I'm trying to think of anything else store and buying lies and I can't think. head. But yeah, if anything changes, I'll let you guys know. So let's do our proverbial roundtable and go. JJ this week. JJ, how's we been, man?
Speaker 1 (08:44):
Pretty good, pretty interesting. I gave notice my last day of work at my...
Speaker 5 (08:53):
and job is next Thursday, and we'll be able to go.
Speaker 1 (08:59):
full-time with Turner.
Speaker 4 (09:01):
Happy, happy, happy. starting the process of knee surgery. And that's not a bad thing, because while I'm recovering from my knee, book. So there's that. Yeah, that's perfect time to write since I won't be able to go out to the shop. Yeah, I've got a few people on. I've just not done it. It's been a couple years now and I'm just like, I'll get to it. I'm happy for you. I really am glad to hear that. And, I know you'll, you'll, you'll jump head first into.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
work when I, you're, you're.
Speaker 4 (09:43):
over and I'm excited about the new book. Actually, no, I will not jump headfirst into doing woodwork. I will jump headfirst into gutting my shop and redesigning it from the ground up. Right. Yeah, it needs it. It needs it. If anybody's seen that shop, it needs it. My shop is a fucking. My, my shop is the aftermath of a hurricane. Oh, my fucking room is dude. My fucking room is I was talking to Kelly the other day. I was like, we have to get this shit fucking Oregon. I can't do any work. I can't, I can't like all my work I was doing pre. Um, well pre COVID into COVID I had to stop because it's. Yep. But yeah. Anything else you got going on? or anything?
Speaker 5 (10:41):
We are so Art By Carla.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
in a updated logo for PTSDog and I will be...
Speaker 4 (10:50):
working with Tyler over there to inert mugs to do some kind of a release of
Speaker 5 (10:58):
so that I can publish the book. One of the things
Speaker 4 (11:04):
from the first book is that I don't have to go through a publisher and the price is going to be lower if I just go straight to Kindle myself, which is what Carla and I did with Children's book. So that's going to be a good book.
Speaker 3 (11:23):
cost less and be.
Speaker 4 (11:27):
rapidly in... And that's a good thing.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
about using some of her service.comics and/or commissions.
Speaker 4 (11:39):
newservice.com.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
third book. So yeah, and, and
Speaker 2 (11:47):
you know, after everybody gives their week run down. But.
Speaker 4 (11:50):
things are coming up.
Speaker 2 (11:55):
that weren't in the first book.
Speaker 5 (11:58):
Which is good. It'll have
Speaker 3 (12:00):
interest in.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
One thing specifically, we're going to have a chat about--
Speaker 5 (12:06):
It'll make you toast, girl. It'll piss you off.
Speaker 3 (12:13):
War Dog, how's your week been, brother?
Speaker 4 (12:17):
I guess pretty good man. I found out that all that walking I was doing over summer, cause me to lose 60 pounds, bro. Damn, when I moved, when I moved back from Texas, I was two 50. And a few days ago, I weighed myself and I figured I was, you know, low twos, two 15. The motherfucker said 190, bro. Now you gotta get them crunches in. and build that six pack back up. - No, bro. (laughs) What happens is my wife fuses at me, bro. She's like, I don't know if you think this is attractive or what, but I like your big arms. So you need to gain weight.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
in all that stuff. He's like, you look.
Speaker 4 (13:07):
That's when you say, but muscle is sexier.
Speaker 5 (13:11):
That's just, that's cause the women want to fatten you up so you're on a trip.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
I think that's what it is. I really do. I feel that. I feel that. And see.
Speaker 4 (13:25):
that pretty, I say pretty uneventful week, man.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
up kids, chilling. Oh, no, I got to admit one thing that's changed recently.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
I can always watch old war movies, but lately, when I try to watch anything with Iraq or Afghanistan, I start to get this sick feeling in my stomach and that shit has never happened to me. So I can't, I don't know, lately, I can't watch Iraq. gotta be, you know, World War Two, NOM, oh shit. - Yeah, I'm with you. We were talking about this in Discord the other night. It was me, Chris, Justin, and a few other guys. And I've watched 13 hours, American Sniper, and there was another one that I watched, and I've only watched them once. I can't do it again. And it was hard to watch it. but anything pre I guess Desert Storm back, which some of the Desert Storms so it's hard to watch.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
but if it's based on life events, it's like, eh.
Speaker 4 (14:43):
I'm like, yeah, I can watch the older stuff way. easier than I can watch any other.
Speaker 5 (14:47):
shit. I guess it's more relatable to us though. We grew up watching like, you know, the Vietnam World War II shit like that. So it was all relevant. And then we get involved in this one. movies about it because, you know, I mean, it's old enough. Yeah. I mean, when they made like, let me like, was it a pocket? I mean, it was about the same distance. in time for one Vietnam kicked off to now for the. there, you know? Yeah. Yeah, cause I'm noticing a lot more movies about the GWAC coming out now. watch a couple of them. I watched 13 hours and I get what you're saying, man. Like.
Speaker 4 (15:33):
I think 13 hours was the hardest.
Speaker 5 (15:36):
- Yeah. get me kind of renewed like. You know how like when you're over there- you can't tell who the enemy is, you can generally distrust everyone. the end of the year. out. I'm just like, yes, get those fuckers like it just, I don't know, just felt like, I don't know, kind of like of shit back that finally lay dormant for a little bit. while you're. and yeah I know there's one watch a lone survivor.
Speaker 4 (16:21):
I can't do it again. I haven't even seen it. I know.
Speaker 5 (16:26):
Curry food was delicious. We lost an aircraft when I was in a And somebody was like, dang. I mean that happened back in when I was like oh five or six. I was fairly early on. Yeah 2011 and it worked and so yeah I just oh yeah and Like, I'm not watching that one. Sounds like it's just from the way people described it, it's like way too close to home.
Speaker 4 (17:00):
Yeah, one of my friends, I've got a lot of movies and television shows and shit like that. I think people know that now. And they were like, "You've got so-and-so, right?" And I'm like, "Yeah." I was like, "We should watch it one time." And I'm like, "I'm not watching." You can watch it. I'll say here on work, but I'm not watching it. I'm sorry. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (17:21):
Yeah. I think 13 hours really.
Speaker 4 (17:23):
minutes. All right. So this year's
Speaker 5 (17:44):
why it triggers those emotions more.
Speaker 3 (17:47):
- Yup, yup. I've seen a lot of people...
Speaker 4 (17:52):
who deal with not necessarily combat PTSD, but some sort of overseas PTSD or whether
Speaker 3 (18:02):
in or whatever. It triggers that shit again. And I hate that word, but...
Speaker 4 (18:06):
- Yes.
Speaker 3 (18:09):
back watching something like that or hearing something about it.
Speaker 5 (18:15):
like what I would. diagnosis, I didn't think of it because like I'm thinking like, you know, it was time I was thinking PTSD was kind of like, it had to be like a singular event. Yeah, you were caught in this battle, you're cutting this aircraft that went down. Now you're trying to fight for your life afterwards. Like I thought I had to deal with a singular event, but what they told me when I was going through, cause like they're like checking the boxes are like, Oh, you're like clinic. in your textbook PTSD depression. Let's go hand in hand. They said your fucking nutcase as well. Yeah, cause like stuff that I didn't even know was a flashback. She's like, yeah, that's a flashback right there. I'm like, Oh, I, I thought flashback was like, you know, whoosh. You're like in another place all of a sudden. You know, like I didn't know these things. And that's what they were explaining to us is like the deployment PTSD, I guess, as you call it, is you're still in a state of like hypertension, hyper awareness, right?
Speaker 4 (19:22):
of the karate kid movies. Yes. And they bring, I can't think of his name. He's the guy that worked with the bad guy. And they were, yeah. He's the guy that worked with crease. He's the one that helped make the Cobras. And so he's sitting at his table and the chef brings him his food and he's lighting. He's torching the white the fuck he's made of my kingdom. Remember what it is now, but he's like the torch and the torch won't light. And it's that click, click, click. And he remembers back to when he was being held hostage and they had a gun to his head and shit like that. Right. And that's the bad side of showing it in a Hollywood sense, because people get that mentality that Oh, well, I'm in a whole other place. If Things happen at once.
Speaker 5 (20:17):
green, bright and they think you're hallucinating. Well, the example, like the example I told them about it, this what they call the flashback that I didn't really think of it as a flashback. I thought it was like a reaction. Um, yeah, because your body's just so hardwired into it, right? And I was in a public parking lot middle of, you know, USA should be all safe. Good to go. Kind of like me. I kind of like just jumped up and down real quick and just made this loud boom in that box truck, right? So I'm just walking along like, you know, that's in the aisle the parking lot There's real parked cars between us and I hear that just boom and I Dropped down into a firing position like my hands up holding a rifle. It wasn't it was like instinct that like, like a mortar just hit, I need to take cover and be ready to turn, return fire. Right. You know? And I'm looking around and I'll just... looking at me like, what the fuck is wrong with that guy? That was the example I gave. And she was like, that's great. That's a fucking flashback. And I'm like, Oh, well, okay. I didn't know that news to me.
Speaker 4 (21:43):
And just to be clear, those that heard me laugh and I wasn't laughing that he had PTSD. It's just the way he described it. Yes, he was. He was laughing. I've seen that before. or anything and I can see Bender. If you've seen Bender, it's fucking hilarious to see him dropping down. Like just imagining that right now. I was like, oh, that's funny. But yeah, you're exactly right. Hollywood has put that into people's, um, mental skewed it a little bit about. Yeah. Yeah. Um, there's, there's a way more to it. good representation as well.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
as what can trigger something like something as simple as a torch lighter, not, not, uh, firing up right away. clicking, clicking, clicking and you hear the clicking of a weapon you know. But anyway.
Speaker 4 (22:39):
- Yes. fucked up a civilian for coming at me like that. Everything in my life. or something happened. There was a lot of loud noise and this guy grabs me by the arm and says don't run. yeah and I looked at that motherfucking totem bitch I'm a grunt I run to Don't you ever motherfucking play with me like that.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
better things.
Speaker 4 (23:08):
stop. I guess that motherfucker came at me like that. I got you. Yeah. Yeah. Grab it all. Don't don't do that. Don't ever grab onto somebody. That's like waking a person that sleepwalks. Go ahead and wake them up, but be prepared for the consequences. That might happen to you. You're supposed to do it super gentle and kind of standoffish like you're, cause you never really gonna react to it. Finally we, there's there's sleepwalking, but yeah, it's supposed to be real gentle in and war dogs instance, like if they just calmly went out to him and they're like, Hey, you need to calm down. Let's take a breath. Talk to me. You know, he definitely wouldn't have acted like that. And I laugh because I'm like, you dumb fuck, you dumb fuck, like it left the civilian. Cause yeah, no, you know, that's the wrong way to handle that. We know it. Yeah. Well, these are people that are supposed to be trained to a lot of. You're trained to deescalate a situation by grabbing a motherfucker. I don't think so. The last option. Oh, yes. the days when you respected war veterans and shit. You mean, you just knew you don't fuck with an arm guy or a war or two. You just don't piss them off. What happened to society? I've seen a thing the other
Speaker 3 (24:37):
Hey, which is better.
Speaker 5 (24:39):
home you can still. Whatcha doin' the mouse?
Speaker 4 (24:42):
And walk away.
Speaker 5 (24:44):
If the cops didn't show up, the cop would be like, "Oh, he said that to you?" Yeah, he had it coming buddy. Can you not shut next time that that has gone away from our society? That's the problem. That's why it's like that is cause it's now if you, if it doesn't matter how disrespectful, rude, just obnoxious somebody is. any other way put it? you're going to jail automatically and they know this and they're going to jail. channel.
Speaker 4 (25:21):
- I think I, go ahead.
Speaker 2 (25:24):
I was just reading about a--
Speaker 1 (25:27):
caught an older man with his.
Speaker 4 (25:34):
[BLANK_AUDIO] get her away and the motherfucker came back and kidnapped her again. So he killed him. That's perfectly reasonable. He's kidnapping and molesting his teenage daughter. You fucking killed that motherfucker. That's absolutely justified vigilante justice. I don't care what a mother says. That's. Absolutely jail and he's going on trial for murder. And it's like, no, he was protecting his child. Yeah, well. I've seen shit with older vets and all. I've seen a court case just a few days ago, it's the guy that's up in... I want to say Rhode Island, I can't think of the judge's name. He's the really old judge, super nice judge, lets a lot of people go and helps them and all. But anyway, he had a Vietnam veteran there, a Korean vet, I can't remember, it was one of the two. did you admit to it? They were so dumb. And he learns they were so dumb that they got the wrong hammer and used it for evidence. And I was, I was thinking to myself, That eighty-year-old man wearing his veteran hat. to go up to him and expect not to get your shit fucked up like don't mess with the old vets man like don't do it.
Speaker 5 (27:17):
like grabbing the evidence might've been like, Oh, is the silver Milwaukee hammer?
Speaker 4 (27:25):
in the bag. That's the one. Everything I've ever heard about an older vet that's 65 plus, they always beat the shit out of the young people. Every Oh yeah. 65 plus it wouldn't be Milwaukee, it would be like craftsman or Stanley. Yeah. And what gets me, what makes it even better, it doesn't give me, what makes it even better is it's always the disadvantage on the older people. They're always at a disadvantage, I was in Nam, fuck you. Yeah. Thanks, Josh. Thanks you. Thanks, Smile. Was a good fight? Yeah, And they're like, okay, you want to play that? We'll play that. And they cleaned the fucking street up with them that night. Like who do you think you are? Jack in his driveway like it was like a World War Two or Korean War vet. There was like a Navy vet. So but he was like a champion boxer in the Navy. So when they ran out of water to steal his car, he just turned around and looked to live and fuck out of these guys. He does. Well, I do. Oh, my God. Sebi said young adults across the street who don't work but have money to party. Of course, they have to mingle in their front yard or the street instead of going out. neighbors and this pissing the fuck off. (laughter) We'll pull like Gran Torino. (laughing) Um, but, uh, let's see, um, J, uh, Bender, how's your, uh, week been? Oh, pretty good. Um, mostly, you know, just.
Speaker 5 (29:42):
I'm gonna laugh away. I have been, uh... Uh, you know single women on the internet on the dating apps, so that's call it what you will I find it entertaining. Oh, you are back on that for sure now I did yeah
Speaker 4 (29:58):
I went back. Uh, in fact, so what you're saying is we need to have a monthly vendors date night and you just talk about your date nights on the app until they do that. Um, if you want, I have my bio pulled up. So, oh, oh yes. Let's let's do this. Cause I know all the women listeners is going to be finding you now. Oh, they're going to be, oh yes. Ladies, if you have a response to this or you'd like a day, just. Also, also I want to make it clear, man, you can't apply, but there is no guarantee that he will respond.
Speaker 5 (30:44):
who's ever been on a dating app is going to find this hilarious. Women. Yeah. You all might not find us up cause I'm only likes.
Speaker 4 (30:52):
But, uh...
Speaker 5 (30:54):
But are too many. Since I've had this, I was like a little over a month now anyhow, to describe myself. quote unquote, career driven with your own place, your money, blah, blah, blah. That's cool. It makes you an adult, not. If your kids quote unquote always come first. tool here for you to use to raise someone else's unwanted crotch gavels. I think that your whole, don't make me count kids, your own personality. So once, uh, basically I just took all the red flags. I see some other bios and put them into mine and yeah, I've got like two likes. Yeah, it goes on a little longer. How are you or be able to quote unquote? you match with as a communication problem. probably you now if you're still reading this and want to have some laughs and adventure send me a like I love it I love it so and now I have a perfect example because like on this particular dating app like once you match with a little top right corner is a little crystal ball where like you can put like little they're all like pre-selected, you know, like you just like kind of check the boxes of, you know, how to carry Converse. how to make us how the committee. as always say something more than how are you, right? So here's an example of this. example. So it was, dang it, why did you piece of shit? Hold on, let me say one second. [inaudible] shares read through their profile. You know, you try to find something we or something to say or whatever. Right. about she just wanted to meet a great guy. And so I just, my first message to her was. Oh, really now I said. Do you now? I am it!
Speaker 3 (33:28):
[BLANK_AUDIO]
Speaker 5 (33:33):
I told her, I know, but it's still. And then I was blocked. Wow. Well, that's what I'm talking about. That last point is have good communication skills, but all you can type is three word responses.
Speaker 4 (33:53):
I hate when a woman wants you to talk more, but they're like, Hey, cool. and like. I'm not carrying this conversation, I will stop talking to you immediately.
Speaker 5 (34:06):
Oh yes, what a girl calls you to but then there's like silent on the other side. - Yeah. the phone together is like talking.
Speaker 4 (34:17):
Well, we're spending time together. Like I get it, but, but are we the house? And if I'm going to be around you, I don't want silence 24/7, right? I won't. And I'm that guy that likes to make people smile or laugh or whatever. I don't want to be the fucking depressive Debbie down there. So I'm going to say, even if it's two o'clock in the morning, I'm going I go to sleep. I'm gonna make jokes. Like I'm gonna make your ass laugh. Don't tell me to shut the fuck up cause you want to sleep. You're awake. You obviously don't want to sleep. I do want to go back to the end of the show last week. a few minutes on it. is about 25 minutes before we- the congressional hearing or whatever it is with the VA and their organization. Oh God.
Speaker 5 (35:16):
Oh, yeah, I feel like I totally missed out on multiple occasions. Oh, yeah. I was on the show last week, plus.
Speaker 4 (35:27):
- I'm gonna be a fighter in orgy. - What did we not get to in that discussion? Do you remember, or do you want to give us like a 10 second?
Speaker 3 (35:38):
jump into it. I can't really remember. I know that one thing is during
Speaker 4 (35:43):
this same set of hearings, which most of these hearings, these hearings started back in like, July. Yeah. The VA has been testifying. the VA testified to is that they were like $3 billion. of their budget and they. that they weren't they couldn't guarantee that they were going to be.
Speaker 3 (36:11):
through the end of the financial year, then they needed more money.
Speaker 4 (36:16):
the fuck. And again, you know, the orgy, the orgy is just a symptom of a larger rot in the system. The problem with the VA is that the VA no longer exists to care for veterans. That's not why we have a Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Veterans Affairs exists for in order for the bureaucracy to
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That's what it cares about is getting more.
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so everybody gets their paychecks and their bonuses and nobody loses their jobs. It doesn't is solely for its self preservation. after thought. Basically, what JJ is trying to say with a pun intended is this is just the tip of the iceberg. Mm hmm. I mean, well, I mean, they got tired of fucking veterans. So they decided to fuck each other. Right. So one thing I guess I failed to remember Or maybe I did not hear it last week. at a VA facility. take money from the mountain home no no no no no no the on the premises of the mountain home VA in Tennessee okay so they actually done it on premises on the property yes during work hours I did bring this up to Chris Chris infinity and. They'd done this at the VA and I was like, I can't remember now that you bring it up. So I wanted to make sure that we brought that up. Have they found any quote unquote video evidence? Cause I know that last week is one of the things they were looking for. Honestly, I don't know. I was too pissed off and not surprised to dig further into it. the VA? Ew. There are very few. that I would be like, hey, you want to go out on a date? I think very few. I mean. I can count them all in one hand. years of the VA. Yeah, because it seems like all the hot nurses go to like children's hospitals. Something. They're in the back where you can't.
Speaker 5 (38:29):
Yeah. Well, it's like, you know, I mean, they're supplied the nurses.
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out is a VA employee at the same VA bragging in official email about having slept with 37 coworkers at the facility. So 37. Okay, so I know we bunnies. And, you know, we don't make light of that situation because it was a very serious. and they were not barracks bunnies. That being said, is it safe to say this is a VA bunny? (laughs) individuals look I can people I've slept with in my lifetime. And you've got this bitch. I slept with 30 people. Oh my God, you guys. Like really, really. But again, this is just. Proof this is, this is just, I, and again, as online, you know, on access, I've seen people, well, that's just, that doesn't indicate, you know, that's just 12 people. That doesn't mean the whole system is bad. No, actually that's a symptom. That's, that's how you know, facility who feel confident enough that nobody gives a fuck that they're going to go have an orgy on the property during work hours. Yeah, that's evidence that that's. that that organization is fucking corrupt. - Okay, let me ask you this 'cause somebody that we know very close. I'm still friends with them. I don't talk to them much, but they said recently. because the health care system.
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better than the civilian system? What do you think on that?
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And if you're behind bars and you're out and about, self, not... the money and stuff like the care itself. I can't I have had. in different care at the VA, I have had excellent care. I have had to advocate for myself and refuse. to return to a provider, a mental health provider as a matter of fact. Because she reported Skeeter because she's afraid of dogs.
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returned to.
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In fact, I went without counseling for about three months. after that experience because that bitch. I
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I've had to go to civilian health care. I have had it.
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always been a referral from the VA.
Speaker 4 (41:34):
I've never had... I think maybe the reason I put it in this book is because I think that the way I think, is that it is a tiny thing that we can't understand. bit more efficient because everything's in one place. Right, but if you find a decent hospital, everything's in one place. Right. You know, the other thing is we don't have to work who's going to pay, it's on the VA. And if they don't pay, and they try to bill us, we just take the bill to the VA. As long as you dodge your, you know, dodge your eyes and cross your T's, call the right people and tell them I had to go to the emergency room, whatever the VA is going to cover you. Well, there are caveats to that. And that's where I'm going to head with it. So most of my care is through home based health care through injuries, whatever. Both times the VA refused to pay for it because they were paying for it. And I quote what the letter said, I did not let them know of care three days in advance. So that's it. reimbursement thing, there's caveats to it. Oh yeah. Like I said, you have to dot your i's and cross your t's. When I had my appendix removed, but you can't, you can't dot I can cross your T's when it's an emergency surgery. Yeah. So, when I had my appendix removed, the VA referred me to the local hospital because they didn't have a surgical unit in Colorado. Yeah. So that sent me to a...
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Yeah. But when I went and got checked out, the doctor was like, we have to get you in as quickly as we can, but we can't see you. We can't get you in surgery for like seven days. And he, my appendix was so inflamed. He told me that if skater sat on my lap wrong, he'd rupture it. And I was more than two hours away from the hospital.
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And I would die. Like, he was like, "We have to get you in here, but we don't have to." You have, it's going to be six days. This is what you have to do. And they fucking loaded me down with fucking antibiotics and all the shit. But the VA told me you have to go there. We don't have a surgical unit and they did want to try to, because of where I lived, they didn't want me to try to go all the way to Denver. Yeah. And, and that's like I said, I think that's something that should be reconsidered and looked at more. Cause I was in the position of, we have to get this out within the next few hours. the VA because I woke up during a fucking colonoscopy and that was not an experience that I hope anybody has. So there, I think to the problem with saying it's the best care you've ever received, it might be for you. Cause there's a lot of people in this person that I'm talking about is more so you don't have the conditions that we have. serious medical injuries and conditions that we have to-- through and you're in a whole. date and you're going to a VA that doesn't get that many veterans. So yeah, you're probably able to get. notch care compared to a civilian hospital, right? Yeah. Well, you know, so. I was supposed to do and drove 40 minutes to the Salisbury VA and went to the VA emergency room. And the doc said, "Yeah, think pretty sure your vise is torn, but we have to get imagery." And Thank you,
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gave me some Tylenol or whatever sent me home. and said, "We got to get imagery." I called Imagery the next day, because he also
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17 days. Yeah. If you go get surgery within 17 days, they will not be. able to repair it. I called the next day to see where the imagery was at and it was pretty
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Oh, it's not. He didn't market stat. So there's nothing we do. You know, you'll be seen in three weeks. I don't know. I can't be seen in three weeks. I need an MRI to confirm my tour my bicycle. 17 days. Well we can't help you he didn't market stat.
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Yeah. So what had happened? What happened was the doctor I saw at the E.R. at the VA was contracted. He was actually a resident at the local hospital and he didn't. a thorough knowledge of the VA's computer system. He's a good doctor. He... right diagnosis and everything. He just clicked the wrong boxes in the fucking computer system. used. And what I had to do in order to get that right, I had to get the right information.
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in time to get surgery in time, which all, by the way...
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couldn't do it in time so they said you have to go. and they referred me. I had to get in a screaming match with my new...
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the VA who had never even met yet. I called her and I said, Look, I tore my bicep. I have to get imagery before you know as soon as possible. And if I don't, that I won't be able to get surgery in time to repair my bicep. And she was like, Well, according to the
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And I'm like, no, I'm trying to explain.
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imagery, they told me it wasn't marked...
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ER doctor did market right and I literally had to yell to get her to stop telling me. line and listen to what I was telling her because I did all the research. Once she understood, "Oh, they marked your chart wrong. We've got to do something about this." She actually stayed almost two hours late and made sure that imagery understood that what she ended up doing was can't.
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the orders from the ER, putting in her own.
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for stat for imagery. They didn't have an appointment available, so they referred me to the community. I went to the hospital here and- later and was referred to a surgeon in Lexington and had the surgery on time. Now, when I had my first appointment with her, which was my first. injury three weeks ago. Yeah, it is.
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we ended up having to use for medicating because So bad the doctor said there was too much red tape so we had to use your Medicaid and if you hadn't Okay, that's probably true. But she did change something because the VA...
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The VA imagery accepted the imagery from the civilian, from civilian hospital and referred me back for surgery. But, you know, all it boiled down to was an emergency room contractor clicked the wrong button. - Right. MAC-44 did bring up something that is another thing that I think needs to be redone, and this falls into the timeline we were talking about. you got admitted, you should have called us while you were admitted. No, no, no, no. Like, unless we're literally. fucking dying, right? Yeah. Exactly. So I think they should change it to when you get billed, you've got seven to 14 days, I think 14 days is more acceptable. of just life that it's... after you receive it. to us and we will or we won't come. cover half or whatever. I think that's how it should be done. Not, okay. You've got 72 hours or a week to call us once you're admitted. I don't think that's. Here's one thing I think might be an effective way to. Yeah. Fix the VA is we're all ready. facilities and it's like I said, it's really nice and it's efficient to be able to go to one place to have everything except when we don't have everything. What if the VA was just a 100% health insurance coverage? I think that's something we've all into and we are afraid it's going to be dry care. Well but that's just it is it would it would literally be 100% health care coverage you go to whatever doctor wherever you it's up to you nobody look who does who takes care of our care better than us. they find their own doctors, like, you know, we all understand our own... in our fucking position so that we know-- in our records, hey, what about blah, blah, blah? But again, you're going to have just as much red tape with that as you are just normal facilities. I think too, it would be, it would be, there'd be so many catch 22s though, right? Because just with like the VA, all the bullshit we have to jump (laughing) - And you've got to explain this bullshit. all more paper, whatever. And it's, I'm not saying it wouldn't be better. I think on some grounds, it definitely would make it easier and better but then comes in the caveats that I think would still keep going personally. You know, I don't know. I mean, there's, there's the largest bureaucracy in the country. So yeah, I think another thing that we could look into is if you want the VA to pay for your stuff, we'll give you the insurance card. Go do whatever you need to do. Get it done. If you want to be seen at the VA come in, we'll see you at your. And I think personally, that would be a little bit better because you've got people that don't want to see civilian doctors, no matter how good they are, how great they might be. They want to see a VA doctor, no matter what, no ifs, ands, or buts. I think that that little. And I think really effective change is just you have the choice. You can either here's your insurance card, you go figure it out yourself. And two, it's not called this anymore. I don't know what it's called, but the My Choice program where you get to go see a civilian doctor, right? That is almost like. except it is a bureaucracy nightmare. Fuck me. [END] but it's got a different title, yeah. - Well, it's like the VA, I need to get...
Speaker 1 (54:37):
for my knee so that I can have surgery. The VA can't see me until February.
Speaker 4 (54:44):
Yeah, but this need to happen sooner than later. community called me today, Saturday, and said, Do you have a an MRI at your local hospital? I'm like, No, I've done it before. That's right. So the hospital will with an appointment for my MRI as soon as possible, you know? That worked out just fine. surgical facilities at. Kernersville where I go VA. They're going to refer me to the local surgeon, which is where we got my bicep done. They were you know, I ended up at a local in Lexington, but I ended up with a local surgeon medical park in Elkin, man. That's fucking place I ever been. Where is that? It's over in Elkin. It's they call it Medical Park because it's the hospital. It's like 500 fucking doctors. They got the drug facility over there where you go and do your drug and blood tests and all that. Nice. And what I love about Elkin Hospital, Hugh Chatham Memorial. It's not for profit. And those motherfuckers give a shit as the. I've been to in this state outside of Duke in UNC, which I've not been to Chapel Hill or Duke. But out of all the ones I've went to between Elkin and Lexington, this fucking hospital is the best. I swear I did. I was going so much there for a while. They knew me and my mom by first name. Like they knew what we needed when we got there. I have really bad hot flashes when they put that shit in my fucking sis the die from the cat scans. Like it lasts for like an hour for me. Dude. Always had me ice packs ready and everything when I got out. and so caring over there. >> I will tell you this. My ortho at the He is the best and I had a really great surgeon who did my right shoulder when I was active duty. Fantastic surgeon, army surgeon, but my ortho at the VA here in Kernersville, hands down he is shit hot. He's the best orthopedist I have ever seen. That's good. That's good. out there or the post that will go up on Facebook and x. Please let us know your thoughts on and how your care has helped. been at the VA. JJ, last... for our listeners, live room podcast, brother. We got a few minutes. Uh, well, I wanted to talk some service talks. You should check out my page for most recent-- should get your blood boiling. We definitely will talk about that next week. In one sentence, HOA has zero, absolute zero. In fact, if it could be negative, it would be negative. A homeowners association cannot tell you in any way, shape or form, what kind of dog you can have for service. have no legal grounds under any law, none. Take that back. Depending on what happens this week and how our schedules work.
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minute hour show and have JJ.
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And if you want to talk and discuss it, we'll have it up on Facebook and stuff like that, too. How's that sound? Yeah, yeah If it well this week I'm permitting time for editing. Yeah time permitting. Maybe Friday Yeah, well, we'll figure it out. Um Sergeant Ward all what you got for us, brother Hey, as I say every week, psych facilities are real. Jails and prisons are real. If you're running into any type of mental health crisis, do not be a sh--. nor afraid to dial the digits 988 choose option 1 just as I had to during my own
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Yes, Sir, Mr. Bend? everybody before we end. I was just thinking it. My brief interactions with the VA have not been good enough to warrant them having an orgy to pat each other on the back, so to speak. I mean, the Navy, they do it every day. Why can't they? JJ's like, I'ma kick his ass. Anyway. But go to your app store on your iOS or Android device, or you can go over to your web browser on your computer and type in objective zero dot org. Grab it. Do it right now 24/7/365/366 on a leap year. There are ambassadors standing by waiting to talk to you if you need them, whether it's a call, whether it's text, whether it's a video chat. They're willing to talk about whatever you want. those wonderful mugs and inertmugs.com. We still have the 10 year anniversary t-shirt designs for DV Radio. They will stop on December 31st at midnight. want them all grab them December 31st at midnight, they will cease to exist. and be with us. Bender JJ EVRadio.net.
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I am the first dick in your ear. Boner Wood. So it's gonna be a hard one tonight. God damn it, buddy That's just not even fair. This is begs tux. This is inside the net house, man. We got sergeant Wardog. Oh, I just broke out of the rubber room, dawg! The bacon man himself, oink! You are truly putting a D in the B when it comes to D.V. Radio. Mr. Recall. I prefer to be referred to as belly endowed. And don't know where the fuck Google is. I told you it's my computer, it's not me. That's exactly how I feel. (outro music) You're tuned in to WDVR on dvradio.net because this is how it is on DV Radio. That is how it is right on WDVR, dvradio.net. This is Bear Stuck Live or you're listening to us over on Twitch, Rumble, or the WeLove.radio app from Radio King on your mobile device. It is December 14th, 2024. It is number one of three Barricks talks this month that are left in the month. We got two more after this week and then we will be done with 2024. I'm Bulner Wood. Tonight we do not have the Alaskan frozen pig man himself. Oink. He's a little sick this week. Hope he feels better over the weekend and gets a little, a few fluids in him, not a little, a few fluids in him and starts feeling better. Come. down to the midwest coast thing down there they say it's the biggest state in America but it's a lie, it's a flat out lie. It's just bigger there but it's a flat out lie that it's the biggest state in America but since he's here we can claim that it's the biggest state in America. none other from Texas than Mr.
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Yeah. That's right. Can you a E.
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- Thanks. - Yeah.
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We're the, we're almost bigger than. - I can't remember. But everything... I don't think we ever claim to be the biggest state. We're just everything...
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Texas. I mean you claim it's the biggest.
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So, um, well, no, it was just because they have to say, we're bigger on attack. So we're bigger than France.
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That's what's important. I think most states are bigger than any fucking place. East of the Mississippi. Yeah. Minus Rhode Island. I think that's the only state that's not bigger than a province or anything like that. Right. If I'm wrong, please correct me. I know you will. Um, but you go East and you go down to that peninsula of America. If you didn't know, that is a peninsula of America. He is from Florida. He is a psycho gang CEO, supervisor, sometimes patient himself. night. Let's get it. Yes. And then he's been hell diving this week and they're getting on to me because I've not been held out. And he also loves to turn wood and he's making some tobacco pipes. In the meantime, it is from a Wattai woodturning.com. Go check it out for all your holiday gifts and custom accessories. Hi JJ. I tell you what, if they're checking me out, (laughing) That's what I meant by that. - Yeah. For next year. But yeah, it's been a week. It's not been a terrible week. I cannot lie. My sleep schedule is all fucked up. I won't deny that. Like, I've been going to sleep at, like, five, eight, nine in the morning, waking up at, like, one, two, three o'clock in the evening, depending on what fucking time I fall asleep. I don't know why. It's just the way my fucking body works. But we got some stuff that we're working on for the end of the year. who will run late for obviously New Year's Day. of making it up to you guys. Um, don't forget you only have less than 14, 15, 17 more days to get any of the DV Radio 10 year anniversary t-shirts. After that they're going, I'm taking them off. See it says limited right there. That means I'm not taking them off. They will disappear from the ether. They will never be there again. So if you want any of these 10 year anniversary designs. right now yeah you can't get them after the 31st of July. It's not going to happen. you had a year. So if you snoozed you lose. But yeah, we will. So we will be changing the store up next year. We will not have a hours store as we have had since 2019 2020 whatever the fuck I opened that store um we'll just have designs up for a limited time and then we'll move on if you get it you get it if you don't you don't uh if business does pick up we may open it longer um but right now as it stands we'll probably just do a couple of designs at a time let the time run out and if you get it like No money. So yeah, and we are looking at doing a DV farm coin to help raise money for the DV farm so we can get the set system. Because we need it and we've not gotten any money. Every bit of the... every extent that has come in, it's come in so slowly, we've had to put it towards bills to keep DV Farm going. Because even when there's not people there, we've got bills, right? Because Mike and Martha live there, six in Google. And that's their home, as well as the veterans that will be there for your DV Farm. we gotta keep bills paid and... That's how that works out. But yeah, probably, if not January, February, we'll look at the coin and we'll go from there. So be on the lookout for that next year. I'm trying to think of anything else store and buying lies and I can't think. head. But yeah, if anything changes, I'll let you guys know. So let's do our proverbial roundtable and go. JJ this week. JJ, how's we been, man?
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Pretty good, pretty interesting. I gave notice my last day of work at my...
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and job is next Thursday, and we'll be able to go.
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full-time with Turner.
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Happy, happy, happy. starting the process of knee surgery. And that's not a bad thing, because while I'm recovering from my knee, book. So there's that. Yeah, that's perfect time to write since I won't be able to go out to the shop. Yeah, I've got a few people on. I've just not done it. It's been a couple years now and I'm just like, I'll get to it. I'm happy for you. I really am glad to hear that. And, I know you'll, you'll, you'll jump head first into.
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work when I, you're, you're.
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over and I'm excited about the new book. Actually, no, I will not jump headfirst into doing woodwork. I will jump headfirst into gutting my shop and redesigning it from the ground up. Right. Yeah, it needs it. It needs it. If anybody's seen that shop, it needs it. My shop is a fucking. My, my shop is the aftermath of a hurricane. Oh, my fucking room is dude. My fucking room is I was talking to Kelly the other day. I was like, we have to get this shit fucking Oregon. I can't do any work. I can't, I can't like all my work I was doing pre. Um, well pre COVID into COVID I had to stop because it's. Yep. But yeah. Anything else you got going on? or anything?
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We are so Art By Carla.
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in a updated logo for PTSDog and I will be...
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working with Tyler over there to inert mugs to do some kind of a release of
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so that I can publish the book. One of the things
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from the first book is that I don't have to go through a publisher and the price is going to be lower if I just go straight to Kindle myself, which is what Carla and I did with Children's book. So that's going to be a good book.
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cost less and be.
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rapidly in... And that's a good thing.
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about using some of her service.comics and/or commissions.
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newservice.com.
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third book. So yeah, and, and
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you know, after everybody gives their week run down. But.
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things are coming up.
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that weren't in the first book.
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Which is good. It'll have
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interest in.
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One thing specifically, we're going to have a chat about--
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It'll make you toast, girl. It'll piss you off.
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War Dog, how's your week been, brother?
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I guess pretty good man. I found out that all that walking I was doing over summer, cause me to lose 60 pounds, bro. Damn, when I moved, when I moved back from Texas, I was two 50. And a few days ago, I weighed myself and I figured I was, you know, low twos, two 15. The motherfucker said 190, bro. Now you gotta get them crunches in. and build that six pack back up. - No, bro. (laughs) What happens is my wife fuses at me, bro. She's like, I don't know if you think this is attractive or what, but I like your big arms. So you need to gain weight.
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in all that stuff. He's like, you look.
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That's when you say, but muscle is sexier.
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That's just, that's cause the women want to fatten you up so you're on a trip.
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I think that's what it is. I really do. I feel that. I feel that. And see.
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that pretty, I say pretty uneventful week, man.
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up kids, chilling. Oh, no, I got to admit one thing that's changed recently.
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I can always watch old war movies, but lately, when I try to watch anything with Iraq or Afghanistan, I start to get this sick feeling in my stomach and that shit has never happened to me. So I can't, I don't know, lately, I can't watch Iraq. gotta be, you know, World War Two, NOM, oh shit. - Yeah, I'm with you. We were talking about this in Discord the other night. It was me, Chris, Justin, and a few other guys. And I've watched 13 hours, American Sniper, and there was another one that I watched, and I've only watched them once. I can't do it again. And it was hard to watch it. but anything pre I guess Desert Storm back, which some of the Desert Storms so it's hard to watch.
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but if it's based on life events, it's like, eh.
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I'm like, yeah, I can watch the older stuff way. easier than I can watch any other.
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shit. I guess it's more relatable to us though. We grew up watching like, you know, the Vietnam World War II shit like that. So it was all relevant. And then we get involved in this one. movies about it because, you know, I mean, it's old enough. Yeah. I mean, when they made like, let me like, was it a pocket? I mean, it was about the same distance. in time for one Vietnam kicked off to now for the. there, you know? Yeah. Yeah, cause I'm noticing a lot more movies about the GWAC coming out now. watch a couple of them. I watched 13 hours and I get what you're saying, man. Like.
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I think 13 hours was the hardest.
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- Yeah. get me kind of renewed like. You know how like when you're over there- you can't tell who the enemy is, you can generally distrust everyone. the end of the year. out. I'm just like, yes, get those fuckers like it just, I don't know, just felt like, I don't know, kind of like of shit back that finally lay dormant for a little bit. while you're. and yeah I know there's one watch a lone survivor.
Speaker 4 (16:21):
I can't do it again. I haven't even seen it. I know.
Speaker 5 (16:26):
Curry food was delicious. We lost an aircraft when I was in a And somebody was like, dang. I mean that happened back in when I was like oh five or six. I was fairly early on. Yeah 2011 and it worked and so yeah I just oh yeah and Like, I'm not watching that one. Sounds like it's just from the way people described it, it's like way too close to home.
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Yeah, one of my friends, I've got a lot of movies and television shows and shit like that. I think people know that now. And they were like, "You've got so-and-so, right?" And I'm like, "Yeah." I was like, "We should watch it one time." And I'm like, "I'm not watching." You can watch it. I'll say here on work, but I'm not watching it. I'm sorry. Yeah.
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Yeah. I think 13 hours really.
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minutes. All right. So this year's
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why it triggers those emotions more.
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- Yup, yup. I've seen a lot of people...
Speaker 4 (17:52):
who deal with not necessarily combat PTSD, but some sort of overseas PTSD or whether
Speaker 3 (18:02):
in or whatever. It triggers that shit again. And I hate that word, but...
Speaker 4 (18:06):
- Yes.
Speaker 3 (18:09):
back watching something like that or hearing something about it.
Speaker 5 (18:15):
like what I would. diagnosis, I didn't think of it because like I'm thinking like, you know, it was time I was thinking PTSD was kind of like, it had to be like a singular event. Yeah, you were caught in this battle, you're cutting this aircraft that went down. Now you're trying to fight for your life afterwards. Like I thought I had to deal with a singular event, but what they told me when I was going through, cause like they're like checking the boxes are like, Oh, you're like clinic. in your textbook PTSD depression. Let's go hand in hand. They said your fucking nutcase as well. Yeah, cause like stuff that I didn't even know was a flashback. She's like, yeah, that's a flashback right there. I'm like, Oh, I, I thought flashback was like, you know, whoosh. You're like in another place all of a sudden. You know, like I didn't know these things. And that's what they were explaining to us is like the deployment PTSD, I guess, as you call it, is you're still in a state of like hypertension, hyper awareness, right?
Speaker 4 (19:22):
of the karate kid movies. Yes. And they bring, I can't think of his name. He's the guy that worked with the bad guy. And they were, yeah. He's the guy that worked with crease. He's the one that helped make the Cobras. And so he's sitting at his table and the chef brings him his food and he's lighting. He's torching the white the fuck he's made of my kingdom. Remember what it is now, but he's like the torch and the torch won't light. And it's that click, click, click. And he remembers back to when he was being held hostage and they had a gun to his head and shit like that. Right. And that's the bad side of showing it in a Hollywood sense, because people get that mentality that Oh, well, I'm in a whole other place. If Things happen at once.
Speaker 5 (20:17):
green, bright and they think you're hallucinating. Well, the example, like the example I told them about it, this what they call the flashback that I didn't really think of it as a flashback. I thought it was like a reaction. Um, yeah, because your body's just so hardwired into it, right? And I was in a public parking lot middle of, you know, USA should be all safe. Good to go. Kind of like me. I kind of like just jumped up and down real quick and just made this loud boom in that box truck, right? So I'm just walking along like, you know, that's in the aisle the parking lot There's real parked cars between us and I hear that just boom and I Dropped down into a firing position like my hands up holding a rifle. It wasn't it was like instinct that like, like a mortar just hit, I need to take cover and be ready to turn, return fire. Right. You know? And I'm looking around and I'll just... looking at me like, what the fuck is wrong with that guy? That was the example I gave. And she was like, that's great. That's a fucking flashback. And I'm like, Oh, well, okay. I didn't know that news to me.
Speaker 4 (21:43):
And just to be clear, those that heard me laugh and I wasn't laughing that he had PTSD. It's just the way he described it. Yes, he was. He was laughing. I've seen that before. or anything and I can see Bender. If you've seen Bender, it's fucking hilarious to see him dropping down. Like just imagining that right now. I was like, oh, that's funny. But yeah, you're exactly right. Hollywood has put that into people's, um, mental skewed it a little bit about. Yeah. Yeah. Um, there's, there's a way more to it. good representation as well.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
as what can trigger something like something as simple as a torch lighter, not, not, uh, firing up right away. clicking, clicking, clicking and you hear the clicking of a weapon you know. But anyway.
Speaker 4 (22:39):
- Yes. fucked up a civilian for coming at me like that. Everything in my life. or something happened. There was a lot of loud noise and this guy grabs me by the arm and says don't run. yeah and I looked at that motherfucking totem bitch I'm a grunt I run to Don't you ever motherfucking play with me like that.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
better things.
Speaker 4 (23:08):
stop. I guess that motherfucker came at me like that. I got you. Yeah. Yeah. Grab it all. Don't don't do that. Don't ever grab onto somebody. That's like waking a person that sleepwalks. Go ahead and wake them up, but be prepared for the consequences. That might happen to you. You're supposed to do it super gentle and kind of standoffish like you're, cause you never really gonna react to it. Finally we, there's there's sleepwalking, but yeah, it's supposed to be real gentle in and war dogs instance, like if they just calmly went out to him and they're like, Hey, you need to calm down. Let's take a breath. Talk to me. You know, he definitely wouldn't have acted like that. And I laugh because I'm like, you dumb fuck, you dumb fuck, like it left the civilian. Cause yeah, no, you know, that's the wrong way to handle that. We know it. Yeah. Well, these are people that are supposed to be trained to a lot of. You're trained to deescalate a situation by grabbing a motherfucker. I don't think so. The last option. Oh, yes. the days when you respected war veterans and shit. You mean, you just knew you don't fuck with an arm guy or a war or two. You just don't piss them off. What happened to society? I've seen a thing the other
Speaker 3 (24:37):
Hey, which is better.
Speaker 5 (24:39):
home you can still. Whatcha doin' the mouse?
Speaker 4 (24:42):
And walk away.
Speaker 5 (24:44):
If the cops didn't show up, the cop would be like, "Oh, he said that to you?" Yeah, he had it coming buddy. Can you not shut next time that that has gone away from our society? That's the problem. That's why it's like that is cause it's now if you, if it doesn't matter how disrespectful, rude, just obnoxious somebody is. any other way put it? you're going to jail automatically and they know this and they're going to jail. channel.
Speaker 4 (25:21):
- I think I, go ahead.
Speaker 2 (25:24):
I was just reading about a--
Speaker 1 (25:27):
caught an older man with his.
Speaker 4 (25:34):
[BLANK_AUDIO] get her away and the motherfucker came back and kidnapped her again. So he killed him. That's perfectly reasonable. He's kidnapping and molesting his teenage daughter. You fucking killed that motherfucker. That's absolutely justified vigilante justice. I don't care what a mother says. That's. Absolutely jail and he's going on trial for murder. And it's like, no, he was protecting his child. Yeah, well. I've seen shit with older vets and all. I've seen a court case just a few days ago, it's the guy that's up in... I want to say Rhode Island, I can't think of the judge's name. He's the really old judge, super nice judge, lets a lot of people go and helps them and all. But anyway, he had a Vietnam veteran there, a Korean vet, I can't remember, it was one of the two. did you admit to it? They were so dumb. And he learns they were so dumb that they got the wrong hammer and used it for evidence. And I was, I was thinking to myself, That eighty-year-old man wearing his veteran hat. to go up to him and expect not to get your shit fucked up like don't mess with the old vets man like don't do it.
Speaker 5 (27:17):
like grabbing the evidence might've been like, Oh, is the silver Milwaukee hammer?
Speaker 4 (27:25):
in the bag. That's the one. Everything I've ever heard about an older vet that's 65 plus, they always beat the shit out of the young people. Every Oh yeah. 65 plus it wouldn't be Milwaukee, it would be like craftsman or Stanley. Yeah. And what gets me, what makes it even better, it doesn't give me, what makes it even better is it's always the disadvantage on the older people. They're always at a disadvantage, I was in Nam, fuck you. Yeah. Thanks, Josh. Thanks you. Thanks, Smile. Was a good fight? Yeah, And they're like, okay, you want to play that? We'll play that. And they cleaned the fucking street up with them that night. Like who do you think you are? Jack in his driveway like it was like a World War Two or Korean War vet. There was like a Navy vet. So but he was like a champion boxer in the Navy. So when they ran out of water to steal his car, he just turned around and looked to live and fuck out of these guys. He does. Well, I do. Oh, my God. Sebi said young adults across the street who don't work but have money to party. Of course, they have to mingle in their front yard or the street instead of going out. neighbors and this pissing the fuck off. (laughter) We'll pull like Gran Torino. (laughing) Um, but, uh, let's see, um, J, uh, Bender, how's your, uh, week been? Oh, pretty good. Um, mostly, you know, just.
Speaker 5 (29:42):
I'm gonna laugh away. I have been, uh... Uh, you know single women on the internet on the dating apps, so that's call it what you will I find it entertaining. Oh, you are back on that for sure now I did yeah
Speaker 4 (29:58):
I went back. Uh, in fact, so what you're saying is we need to have a monthly vendors date night and you just talk about your date nights on the app until they do that. Um, if you want, I have my bio pulled up. So, oh, oh yes. Let's let's do this. Cause I know all the women listeners is going to be finding you now. Oh, they're going to be, oh yes. Ladies, if you have a response to this or you'd like a day, just. Also, also I want to make it clear, man, you can't apply, but there is no guarantee that he will respond.
Speaker 5 (30:44):
who's ever been on a dating app is going to find this hilarious. Women. Yeah. You all might not find us up cause I'm only likes.
Speaker 4 (30:52):
But, uh...
Speaker 5 (30:54):
But are too many. Since I've had this, I was like a little over a month now anyhow, to describe myself. quote unquote, career driven with your own place, your money, blah, blah, blah. That's cool. It makes you an adult, not. If your kids quote unquote always come first. tool here for you to use to raise someone else's unwanted crotch gavels. I think that your whole, don't make me count kids, your own personality. So once, uh, basically I just took all the red flags. I see some other bios and put them into mine and yeah, I've got like two likes. Yeah, it goes on a little longer. How are you or be able to quote unquote? you match with as a communication problem. probably you now if you're still reading this and want to have some laughs and adventure send me a like I love it I love it so and now I have a perfect example because like on this particular dating app like once you match with a little top right corner is a little crystal ball where like you can put like little they're all like pre-selected, you know, like you just like kind of check the boxes of, you know, how to carry Converse. how to make us how the committee. as always say something more than how are you, right? So here's an example of this. example. So it was, dang it, why did you piece of shit? Hold on, let me say one second. [inaudible] shares read through their profile. You know, you try to find something we or something to say or whatever. Right. about she just wanted to meet a great guy. And so I just, my first message to her was. Oh, really now I said. Do you now? I am it!
Speaker 3 (33:28):
[BLANK_AUDIO]
Speaker 5 (33:33):
I told her, I know, but it's still. And then I was blocked. Wow. Well, that's what I'm talking about. That last point is have good communication skills, but all you can type is three word responses.
Speaker 4 (33:53):
I hate when a woman wants you to talk more, but they're like, Hey, cool. and like. I'm not carrying this conversation, I will stop talking to you immediately.
Speaker 5 (34:06):
Oh yes, what a girl calls you to but then there's like silent on the other side. - Yeah. the phone together is like talking.
Speaker 4 (34:17):
Well, we're spending time together. Like I get it, but, but are we the house? And if I'm going to be around you, I don't want silence 24/7, right? I won't. And I'm that guy that likes to make people smile or laugh or whatever. I don't want to be the fucking depressive Debbie down there. So I'm going to say, even if it's two o'clock in the morning, I'm going I go to sleep. I'm gonna make jokes. Like I'm gonna make your ass laugh. Don't tell me to shut the fuck up cause you want to sleep. You're awake. You obviously don't want to sleep. I do want to go back to the end of the show last week. a few minutes on it. is about 25 minutes before we- the congressional hearing or whatever it is with the VA and their organization. Oh God.
Speaker 5 (35:16):
Oh, yeah, I feel like I totally missed out on multiple occasions. Oh, yeah. I was on the show last week, plus.
Speaker 4 (35:27):
- I'm gonna be a fighter in orgy. - What did we not get to in that discussion? Do you remember, or do you want to give us like a 10 second?
Speaker 3 (35:38):
jump into it. I can't really remember. I know that one thing is during
Speaker 4 (35:43):
this same set of hearings, which most of these hearings, these hearings started back in like, July. Yeah. The VA has been testifying. the VA testified to is that they were like $3 billion. of their budget and they. that they weren't they couldn't guarantee that they were going to be.
Speaker 3 (36:11):
through the end of the financial year, then they needed more money.
Speaker 4 (36:16):
the fuck. And again, you know, the orgy, the orgy is just a symptom of a larger rot in the system. The problem with the VA is that the VA no longer exists to care for veterans. That's not why we have a Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Veterans Affairs exists for in order for the bureaucracy to
Speaker 3 (36:46):
That's what it cares about is getting more.
Speaker 4 (36:49):
so everybody gets their paychecks and their bonuses and nobody loses their jobs. It doesn't is solely for its self preservation. after thought. Basically, what JJ is trying to say with a pun intended is this is just the tip of the iceberg. Mm hmm. I mean, well, I mean, they got tired of fucking veterans. So they decided to fuck each other. Right. So one thing I guess I failed to remember Or maybe I did not hear it last week. at a VA facility. take money from the mountain home no no no no no no the on the premises of the mountain home VA in Tennessee okay so they actually done it on premises on the property yes during work hours I did bring this up to Chris Chris infinity and. They'd done this at the VA and I was like, I can't remember now that you bring it up. So I wanted to make sure that we brought that up. Have they found any quote unquote video evidence? Cause I know that last week is one of the things they were looking for. Honestly, I don't know. I was too pissed off and not surprised to dig further into it. the VA? Ew. There are very few. that I would be like, hey, you want to go out on a date? I think very few. I mean. I can count them all in one hand. years of the VA. Yeah, because it seems like all the hot nurses go to like children's hospitals. Something. They're in the back where you can't.
Speaker 5 (38:29):
Yeah. Well, it's like, you know, I mean, they're supplied the nurses.
Speaker 4 (38:38):
out is a VA employee at the same VA bragging in official email about having slept with 37 coworkers at the facility. So 37. Okay, so I know we bunnies. And, you know, we don't make light of that situation because it was a very serious. and they were not barracks bunnies. That being said, is it safe to say this is a VA bunny? (laughs) individuals look I can people I've slept with in my lifetime. And you've got this bitch. I slept with 30 people. Oh my God, you guys. Like really, really. But again, this is just. Proof this is, this is just, I, and again, as online, you know, on access, I've seen people, well, that's just, that doesn't indicate, you know, that's just 12 people. That doesn't mean the whole system is bad. No, actually that's a symptom. That's, that's how you know, facility who feel confident enough that nobody gives a fuck that they're going to go have an orgy on the property during work hours. Yeah, that's evidence that that's. that that organization is fucking corrupt. - Okay, let me ask you this 'cause somebody that we know very close. I'm still friends with them. I don't talk to them much, but they said recently. because the health care system.
Speaker 3 (40:20):
better than the civilian system? What do you think on that?
Speaker 4 (40:26):
And if you're behind bars and you're out and about, self, not... the money and stuff like the care itself. I can't I have had. in different care at the VA, I have had excellent care. I have had to advocate for myself and refuse. to return to a provider, a mental health provider as a matter of fact. Because she reported Skeeter because she's afraid of dogs.
Speaker 3 (41:05):
returned to.
Speaker 4 (41:09):
In fact, I went without counseling for about three months. after that experience because that bitch. I
Speaker 3 (41:22):
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Speaker 1 (41:25):
I've had to go to civilian health care. I have had it.
Speaker 3 (41:30):
always been a referral from the VA.
Speaker 4 (41:34):
I've never had... I think maybe the reason I put it in this book is because I think that the way I think, is that it is a tiny thing that we can't understand. bit more efficient because everything's in one place. Right, but if you find a decent hospital, everything's in one place. Right. You know, the other thing is we don't have to work who's going to pay, it's on the VA. And if they don't pay, and they try to bill us, we just take the bill to the VA. As long as you dodge your, you know, dodge your eyes and cross your T's, call the right people and tell them I had to go to the emergency room, whatever the VA is going to cover you. Well, there are caveats to that. And that's where I'm going to head with it. So most of my care is through home based health care through injuries, whatever. Both times the VA refused to pay for it because they were paying for it. And I quote what the letter said, I did not let them know of care three days in advance. So that's it. reimbursement thing, there's caveats to it. Oh yeah. Like I said, you have to dot your i's and cross your t's. When I had my appendix removed, but you can't, you can't dot I can cross your T's when it's an emergency surgery. Yeah. So, when I had my appendix removed, the VA referred me to the local hospital because they didn't have a surgical unit in Colorado. Yeah. So that sent me to a...
Speaker 3 (43:36):
Yeah. But when I went and got checked out, the doctor was like, we have to get you in as quickly as we can, but we can't see you. We can't get you in surgery for like seven days. And he, my appendix was so inflamed. He told me that if skater sat on my lap wrong, he'd rupture it. And I was more than two hours away from the hospital.
Speaker 4 (44:02):
And I would die. Like, he was like, "We have to get you in here, but we don't have to." You have, it's going to be six days. This is what you have to do. And they fucking loaded me down with fucking antibiotics and all the shit. But the VA told me you have to go there. We don't have a surgical unit and they did want to try to, because of where I lived, they didn't want me to try to go all the way to Denver. Yeah. And, and that's like I said, I think that's something that should be reconsidered and looked at more. Cause I was in the position of, we have to get this out within the next few hours. the VA because I woke up during a fucking colonoscopy and that was not an experience that I hope anybody has. So there, I think to the problem with saying it's the best care you've ever received, it might be for you. Cause there's a lot of people in this person that I'm talking about is more so you don't have the conditions that we have. serious medical injuries and conditions that we have to-- through and you're in a whole. date and you're going to a VA that doesn't get that many veterans. So yeah, you're probably able to get. notch care compared to a civilian hospital, right? Yeah. Well, you know, so. I was supposed to do and drove 40 minutes to the Salisbury VA and went to the VA emergency room. And the doc said, "Yeah, think pretty sure your vise is torn, but we have to get imagery." And Thank you,
Speaker 3 (46:12):
gave me some Tylenol or whatever sent me home. and said, "We got to get imagery." I called Imagery the next day, because he also
Speaker 4 (46:21):
17 days. Yeah. If you go get surgery within 17 days, they will not be. able to repair it. I called the next day to see where the imagery was at and it was pretty
Speaker 3 (46:34):
Oh, it's not. He didn't market stat. So there's nothing we do. You know, you'll be seen in three weeks. I don't know. I can't be seen in three weeks. I need an MRI to confirm my tour my bicycle. 17 days. Well we can't help you he didn't market stat.
Speaker 4 (46:51):
Yeah. So what had happened? What happened was the doctor I saw at the E.R. at the VA was contracted. He was actually a resident at the local hospital and he didn't. a thorough knowledge of the VA's computer system. He's a good doctor. He... right diagnosis and everything. He just clicked the wrong boxes in the fucking computer system. used. And what I had to do in order to get that right, I had to get the right information.
Speaker 1 (47:25):
in time to get surgery in time, which all, by the way...
Speaker 4 (47:30):
couldn't do it in time so they said you have to go. and they referred me. I had to get in a screaming match with my new...
Speaker 1 (47:40):
the VA who had never even met yet. I called her and I said, Look, I tore my bicep. I have to get imagery before you know as soon as possible. And if I don't, that I won't be able to get surgery in time to repair my bicep. And she was like, Well, according to the
Speaker 4 (47:59):
And I'm like, no, I'm trying to explain.
Speaker 1 (48:03):
imagery, they told me it wasn't marked...
Speaker 4 (48:06):
ER doctor did market right and I literally had to yell to get her to stop telling me. line and listen to what I was telling her because I did all the research. Once she understood, "Oh, they marked your chart wrong. We've got to do something about this." She actually stayed almost two hours late and made sure that imagery understood that what she ended up doing was can't.
Speaker 3 (48:36):
the orders from the ER, putting in her own.
Speaker 4 (48:38):
for stat for imagery. They didn't have an appointment available, so they referred me to the community. I went to the hospital here and- later and was referred to a surgeon in Lexington and had the surgery on time. Now, when I had my first appointment with her, which was my first. injury three weeks ago. Yeah, it is.
Speaker 3 (49:06):
we ended up having to use for medicating because So bad the doctor said there was too much red tape so we had to use your Medicaid and if you hadn't Okay, that's probably true. But she did change something because the VA...
Speaker 4 (49:24):
The VA imagery accepted the imagery from the civilian, from civilian hospital and referred me back for surgery. But, you know, all it boiled down to was an emergency room contractor clicked the wrong button. - Right. MAC-44 did bring up something that is another thing that I think needs to be redone, and this falls into the timeline we were talking about. you got admitted, you should have called us while you were admitted. No, no, no, no. Like, unless we're literally. fucking dying, right? Yeah. Exactly. So I think they should change it to when you get billed, you've got seven to 14 days, I think 14 days is more acceptable. of just life that it's... after you receive it. to us and we will or we won't come. cover half or whatever. I think that's how it should be done. Not, okay. You've got 72 hours or a week to call us once you're admitted. I don't think that's. Here's one thing I think might be an effective way to. Yeah. Fix the VA is we're all ready. facilities and it's like I said, it's really nice and it's efficient to be able to go to one place to have everything except when we don't have everything. What if the VA was just a 100% health insurance coverage? I think that's something we've all into and we are afraid it's going to be dry care. Well but that's just it is it would it would literally be 100% health care coverage you go to whatever doctor wherever you it's up to you nobody look who does who takes care of our care better than us. they find their own doctors, like, you know, we all understand our own... in our fucking position so that we know-- in our records, hey, what about blah, blah, blah? But again, you're going to have just as much red tape with that as you are just normal facilities. I think too, it would be, it would be, there'd be so many catch 22s though, right? Because just with like the VA, all the bullshit we have to jump (laughing) - And you've got to explain this bullshit. all more paper, whatever. And it's, I'm not saying it wouldn't be better. I think on some grounds, it definitely would make it easier and better but then comes in the caveats that I think would still keep going personally. You know, I don't know. I mean, there's, there's the largest bureaucracy in the country. So yeah, I think another thing that we could look into is if you want the VA to pay for your stuff, we'll give you the insurance card. Go do whatever you need to do. Get it done. If you want to be seen at the VA come in, we'll see you at your. And I think personally, that would be a little bit better because you've got people that don't want to see civilian doctors, no matter how good they are, how great they might be. They want to see a VA doctor, no matter what, no ifs, ands, or buts. I think that that little. And I think really effective change is just you have the choice. You can either here's your insurance card, you go figure it out yourself. And two, it's not called this anymore. I don't know what it's called, but the My Choice program where you get to go see a civilian doctor, right? That is almost like. except it is a bureaucracy nightmare. Fuck me. [END] but it's got a different title, yeah. - Well, it's like the VA, I need to get...
Speaker 1 (54:37):
for my knee so that I can have surgery. The VA can't see me until February.
Speaker 4 (54:44):
Yeah, but this need to happen sooner than later. community called me today, Saturday, and said, Do you have a an MRI at your local hospital? I'm like, No, I've done it before. That's right. So the hospital will with an appointment for my MRI as soon as possible, you know? That worked out just fine. surgical facilities at. Kernersville where I go VA. They're going to refer me to the local surgeon, which is where we got my bicep done. They were you know, I ended up at a local in Lexington, but I ended up with a local surgeon medical park in Elkin, man. That's fucking place I ever been. Where is that? It's over in Elkin. It's they call it Medical Park because it's the hospital. It's like 500 fucking doctors. They got the drug facility over there where you go and do your drug and blood tests and all that. Nice. And what I love about Elkin Hospital, Hugh Chatham Memorial. It's not for profit. And those motherfuckers give a shit as the. I've been to in this state outside of Duke in UNC, which I've not been to Chapel Hill or Duke. But out of all the ones I've went to between Elkin and Lexington, this fucking hospital is the best. I swear I did. I was going so much there for a while. They knew me and my mom by first name. Like they knew what we needed when we got there. I have really bad hot flashes when they put that shit in my fucking sis the die from the cat scans. Like it lasts for like an hour for me. Dude. Always had me ice packs ready and everything when I got out. and so caring over there. >> I will tell you this. My ortho at the He is the best and I had a really great surgeon who did my right shoulder when I was active duty. Fantastic surgeon, army surgeon, but my ortho at the VA here in Kernersville, hands down he is shit hot. He's the best orthopedist I have ever seen. That's good. That's good. out there or the post that will go up on Facebook and x. Please let us know your thoughts on and how your care has helped. been at the VA. JJ, last... for our listeners, live room podcast, brother. We got a few minutes. Uh, well, I wanted to talk some service talks. You should check out my page for most recent-- should get your blood boiling. We definitely will talk about that next week. In one sentence, HOA has zero, absolute zero. In fact, if it could be negative, it would be negative. A homeowners association cannot tell you in any way, shape or form, what kind of dog you can have for service. have no legal grounds under any law, none. Take that back. Depending on what happens this week and how our schedules work.
Speaker 3 (58:58):
minute hour show and have JJ.
Speaker 4 (59:01):
And if you want to talk and discuss it, we'll have it up on Facebook and stuff like that, too. How's that sound? Yeah, yeah If it well this week I'm permitting time for editing. Yeah time permitting. Maybe Friday Yeah, well, we'll figure it out. Um Sergeant Ward all what you got for us, brother Hey, as I say every week, psych facilities are real. Jails and prisons are real. If you're running into any type of mental health crisis, do not be a sh--. nor afraid to dial the digits 988 choose option 1 just as I had to during my own
Speaker 3 (59:40):
Questions? Please do not...
Speaker 4 (59:43):
shame nor afraid to dial the digits 988 and choose option one.
Speaker 3 (59:49):
experiencing a mental health crisis.
Speaker 4 (59:54):
Yes, Sir, Mr. Bend? everybody before we end. I was just thinking it. My brief interactions with the VA have not been good enough to warrant them having an orgy to pat each other on the back, so to speak. I mean, the Navy, they do it every day. Why can't they? JJ's like, I'ma kick his ass. Anyway. But go to your app store on your iOS or Android device, or you can go over to your web browser on your computer and type in objective zero dot org. Grab it. Do it right now 24/7/365/366 on a leap year. There are ambassadors standing by waiting to talk to you if you need them, whether it's a call, whether it's text, whether it's a video chat. They're willing to talk about whatever you want. those wonderful mugs and inertmugs.com. We still have the 10 year anniversary t-shirt designs for DV Radio. They will stop on December 31st at midnight. want them all grab them December 31st at midnight, they will cease to exist. and be with us. Bender JJ EVRadio.net.
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On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!