Bryan Beats Rich, Roach Goo, and a Brain-Dead ELD
from Two Grumpy Vets and a Duuude Hosted by Richard Chelson and Bryan Goodwin
Bryan actually beats Rich to the call for the first time in show history — and Rich never lives it down. From there it's a full three hours: Rich jacks up a sagging furnace with a pair of house jacks and declares war on an ant invasion, Bryan's ELD takes a total brain fart and knocks him back to paper logs, and the guys work through diesel and grocery prices, government holidays, and a hard debate over a child murder case in the news. On the ham radio side, Rich walks through his new 2m/70cm dipole, a solo 65" TV mount and shack sound upgrade, and the choice between a Moxon and a hex beam for the upcoming contest season. There's RTTY, Morse code, and a tribute to the last of the Navajo code talkers. Bryan lays out his trip to Amarillo to go be a granddad, and the back half covers Rich's comms trailer dreams, a round of AI robocalls, and Bryan's find for Website of the Week. Links Mentioned FMHY.net — Bryan's Website of the Week pick, a massive community-run index of free tools, self-hosting guides, and media resources Simpson's Meats — the quarter-cow pricing Bryan referenced PodcastApps.com — the Podcasting 2.0 app comparison site Bryan was checking feature support on TrueFans — podcast app/directory mentioned in the podcast-apps discussion Podfriend — the older app Bryan remembered for its comic-book-style transcripts, now working on a v2 Support the Show We don't run ads — we never have and we're not about to start. If something in this episode made you laugh, think, or yell at your speakers, that's worth something. You can support the show with your Time (share an episode with a friend), Talent (send us episode art), or Treasure (value-for-value support through our show page). Get In Touch Bryan: [email protected] Rich: [email protected] If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988 The world needs you here.
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- 0:00 Bryan beats Rich to the call for the first time ever
- 3:15 Show kickoff and the Navy meme
- 6:12 Furnace plywood sag and a house jack fix
- 7:31 Ant invasion and wood roach warfare
- 11:06 New 2m/70cm dipole and a long-overdue house cleaning
- 16:19 Missed alarms and holiday weekend confusion
- 20:06 Bank holidays and government holiday math
- 23:13 Daylight saving time and renaming Lake Ontario
- 26:47 Diesel prices and oil market gripes
- 29:57 Meatpacker regulation and quarter-cow pricing
- 32:30 Cow puncher talk and working cattle
- 34:52 Driver shortage, ELD meltdown, and paper logs
- 39:45 Heat, weather gripes, and climate skepticism
- 58:53 Bella chases a cat
- 1:09:46 Ham shack upgrades and a solo TV mount
- 1:16:16 Cruising the coast, club meetings, and contest season
- 1:30:06 A court case and prison justice debate
- 1:41:49 RTTY, Morse code, and the last Navajo code talker
- 1:43:57 Grocery prices, a grandkid visit, and comms trailer dreams
- 2:05:32 Big Bertha's garden and China's zero tolerance
- 2:10:14 Podcast apps, bathroom signs, and shirt designs
- 2:24:47 Hex beam vs. Moxon, and Jeep talk
- 2:33:50 Generators, inverters, and CPAP power planning
- 2:35:55 AI robocalls and a sold phone number
- 2:41:04 Website of the Week: FMHY.net
- 2:44:06 Wrap-up, value for value, and thank yous
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