73. The Old Man Of The Lake, Why YKK Zippers Rule, Stop Giving Out Your Email, And More

Send us Fan MailWe bounce from a spooky natural mystery at Crater Lake to the everyday chaos of spam texts, privacy asks, and checkout slowdowns. Along the way, we unpack why the Old Man of the Lake is famous and why “YKK” shows up on so many zippers. • phone service flipping to SOS and wondering how wide the outage is • winning a Red Aspen TikTok Shop challenge and talking handles • CB radio nostalgia as a real backup communication plan • doom and gloom movie rabbit holes and end-of-the-world scenarios • the Old Man of the Lake at Crater Lake and why it floats upright • science explanations vs local legend including the storm story • election season overload with billboards, mailers, and late-night texts • scammy security texts and how easy it is to get tricked • refusing to hand out phone numbers and emails at checkout • rewards program signup delays and people not ready to pay • why most zippers say YKK and how the company dominates • next week teasers including crocodiles and running of the bulls Don't forget, if you check under the description, it says send us a message, send us a text, or send us fan mail. Just depends on which platform you're listening to, whether it's Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart. There's so many. So I don't know where you're listening from, but if you check it out, send us a text. Tell us what you want us to talk about. Let me know if I should or shouldn't talk about these stories next week. -find us on Instagram @thisthatandtheother_pod-follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/dgPq18Zsy1VxMzze/?mibextid=WC7FNe-look us up on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@thisthatandtheotherpod?_t=8ksSLeCk8A3&_r=1-subscribe on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/@ThisThatAndTheOtherPodca-qg9cn -contact us at [email protected] every Monday wherever you get your podcasts -also listen to Jody and his two buddies at Three Wheels No Direction Podcast every Monday and Thursday https://open.spotify.com/show/6URaZdKPqAOYrWovnrMnES?si=ZIsj6OqdQGywymW_O9H4sQ-Thank you so much for listening If you are interested in the nails or any of Amanda's social media, she talks about here is her link.https://linktr.ee/Manda772