POOL LIFT FROM HELL?! Gators, Hot Tubs & Summer Chaos | Ricky’s Big World Ep. 60 episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 20, 2025 · 35 MIN

POOL LIFT FROM HELL?! Gators, Hot Tubs & Summer Chaos | Ricky’s Big World Ep. 60

from Ricky's Big World · host Ricky Bartlett

Drop us a messageRicky’s funniest summer episode yet. 🤦‍♂️ From why he refuses pool lifts (“like a ladle frying a noodle!”) to a legit hot-tub horror story, gators at the pool, beach struggles with prosthetics, and a refrigerator-derby (yes, really)… it’s pure chaos and Southern storytelling gold.Stick around for: YMCA vs public pools, octopus foot nibbling (!), the time teen Ricky cut cable lines (then “fixed” them), getting out of a speeding ticket, and why he won’t accept free meals for “service.”Tell us in the comments: your worst pool/hot-tub/beach story. We’ll read the best ones on one of the next episodes!Subscribe for new episodes every Monday!Timestamps:0:00 Cold open: “ladle, lift… and fry the fat man”0:45 Theme — back in the Pizza World “caverns”1:03 Kicking off summer topics (+ butter vs. margarine)1:29 The adaptive pool float & Ricky’s “90° rule”2:34 The real issue: getting out of the pool3:16 Pride vs. devices: “no little seat, no rascal”4:03 The pool-lift analogy that broke Roxanna6:04 How Ricky actually exits the pool (roly-poly chaos)7:43 No guests allowed during “the pool spectacle”8:04 The Shamu transfer (and why it’s better)8:53 Gator at the pool: “drive-thru water window”11:33 Roxanna fully loses it11:54 Fishing—then an octopus eats her toes?!13:22 Ice cream & the legend of “sweet sweat”14:35 Why Ricky avoids Disney in summer15:14 Kids + Grandpa’s pool15:33 YMCA vs. public pools (“Tinkle Tank”)16:39 Hot-tub horror: hair soup & dingle… nope.18:49 Ocean? Absolutely not.19:16 Beach + prosthetic legs = sand nightmare20:29 Specialized swim legs (but still: sand)21:15 Chuck-E-Cheese ball pit mishap22:00 Windex & Listerine “country medicine”24:14 “Pour some tussin on it” (growing up broke)25:30 “We’ve had some doozies”25:43 Drag racing & refrigerator derby (Kenmore wins)27:08 Teen prank: cutting rich folks’ cable28:54 Security camera karma29:21 Climbing the pole to give free cable back30:08 Speeding ticket—and how the legs helped31:15 The “good table” restaurant hack32:28 Handicap parking & saving it for worse days32:56 “Thank you for your service” & stolen valor ethics34:25 Amputation dates (Friday the 13th!)35:05 Wrap-up: be interesting, y’all📱 Follow us on Social Media:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickysbigworld/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091682322790• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rickys.big.world🎧 Listen to the podcast on the go! Available on:• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/66OeXseBMJhOAmXLZ4TJXC• Buzzsprout: https://rickysbigworld.buzzsprout.com/• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rickys-big-world/id1742834652#RickysBigWorld #SummerStories #PoolFails #HotTub #AmputeeLife #SouthernStorytelling

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Drop us a message Ricky’s funniest summer episode yet. 🤦‍♂️ From why he refuses pool lifts (“like a ladle frying a noodle!”) to a legit hot-tub horror story, gators at the pool, beach struggles with prosthetics, and a refrigerator-derby (yes, really)… it’s pure chaos and Southern storytelling gold. Stick around for: YMCA vs public pools, octopus foot nibbling (!), the time teen Ricky cut cable lines (then “fixed” them), getting out of a speeding ticket, and why he won’t accept free meals for...

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