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Bed Park's online casino and sportsbook app New Jersey chime time is 10:08. The Judy and EJ show Life's been good to us so far. I'm Judy Franco. That's EJ aka Eric Johnson. Good morning. And he has somebody to uh introduce as well. Kyle FCI, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning. Love that guy. The bad buddy of New Jersey 101.5. The bad bunny or the bad buddy? No. Bad. You know what Bad Bunny is? Yeah. I thought you said Bad Bunny and I saw an older picture of Bad Bunny. Similar haircut to to Kyle's. Oh god. Oh, that's what it is. Okay. Yeah. By the way, I completely tuned out to the whole controversy yesterday. Yeah. Because I just was like, I don't care. Yeah, I don't care. I didn't care. Let me tell you something. I'm a fringe fan of Kendrick Lamar only because my kids are Kendrick Lamar fans, right? So, they made me watch a Super Bowl last year and I kind of was familiar with his music because of my kid, right? And I was like, "Guys, I can't even tell you if this was a good performance or not cuz I'm old and I don't get this anymore, right?" And so, I feel the same way about Bad Bunny. I'm going to chime in on this. Like, I heard Craig on his podcast yesterday, Craig Carton, every once in a while listen to this podcast cuz Tyrone's on with him, our buddies. Yeah. And he was like, um, Roger Goodell is a bad American because, um, he hired Bad Bunny to do the show and that he won't even tour the US cuz you know that whole controversy. He doesn't perform in English and he doesn't tour in the United States. And I'm like, oh my god. Like, are you really trying to start a controversy now about Bad Bunny? You're 100 years old. Like, grow up. Well, here's my thought on that. You know, typically everything in advertising or TV or radio or whether what what do I say? We TV, radio or whatever or whatever. It's targeted to 25 to 54 year olds, right? So, if you're between 25 and 54 in the advertising market, that matters. So, you had your chance. You had your You had Paul McCartney, you had Prince. Um, who else? Wait, wait, wait. Let me just tell you something. You're saying that you don't even under No, I shouldn't say you don't understand. You had your turn. I learned yesterday. Guess who the halftime show is targeted to? 18 to34. Okay. 18-34. Okay. I don't need to talk about it. Yeah. You know, if you want to, you know, talk about Bad Bunny, our listeners do, fine. Call me. I'd love to hear from you. But I'm not going to pretend I'm 18 to 34. I'm not. I think the issue with the halftime show in general, though, of not having a reason to even care about it because you don't know the artist. Like, who knows who Bad Bunny is? I mean, I know who he is. is I know people who know who he is, but I don't know anybody who's an avid Bad Bunny listener. It just kind of feels like it's irrelevant. I mean, the better move would have been Taylor Swift%, but she might not have wanted to do it. And they have reasons that they do these things. Politics, um, politics, and then money and politics. That's it. Follow the money, follow the politics. Anyway, that's not what we want to talk about. No, no. It was just on my mind my mind. The whole bad thing. No, I'm glad you brought it up. And my prediction for the Super Bowl, the birds, the Bills. Go Birds. Go Bunn and Bad Bunny. It's going to be The Super Bowl is going to be brought to you by the letter B this year. Go Bunny. Go Bad Bunny. I can't wait to hear people saying that. All right, here's the deal. Yeah. Yesterday, I brought this up to you and it started a very interesting kind of controversy between the two of us, EJ. Um, no it didn't because I understand why you do what you do, right? You understand why I do what I do. Yes. And we're not going to manufacture an argument about it. But you're you're a little bit country. I'm a little bit rock and roll. And you know what? Did that make anybody enemies? No. So here's the thing. I lease cars because I like having a car, a brand new car every 3 years. Um, anytime I did finance a car over the years or buy one, by the time it was paid off, the wheels were falling off and I had to get rid of it anyway and start all over. So, it always seemed to me to be a wash. And anybody I know who's an expert about these things, the financial aspects of driving a car says there is no or of owning a car says there is no answer. There's no winning answer because yes, you can get away with driving a car longer um and then saving some money over the long term if after it's done. Unless you buy a car in cash, that's a good deal. Buy a used car off lease, 30,000 miles on it, you're going to do good. But and buy it all in cash, you're good. But any other way you slice it, it ends up to be even financially. Now, why did do I lease now? Cuz I don't commute anymore. When I commuted, I was financed because what would I buy? 20,000 mi a month. Like, it was would be ridiculous. I'd always go over end up paying more. The wear and tear on the car they would charge me for. And now when you return a lease, forget about it, EJ. You don't know what they do cuz you don't lease. No. There's a divot here in the carpeting. Uh, yeah. That was from my left foot. I don't only have a right one. Yeah, I have a left one and it has to go somewhere. Like, are you kidding me? Well, 300 bucks for that. You know what I mean? Just for a little divot in the carpet from where your foot is going to rest over the course of the lease, which three years of my foot and you came in and you came in under mileage and we came in Well, now we come in under mileage because we have two cars and I you know I work from home so I don't put a lot of miles on my car, right? But the question is, is it do you buy or do you lease and why? 1 8002831015. Why do you choose what you choose? I really I love cars. I get tired of cars. I always want a new car. And so this is the way for me to do it if I'm not commuting. But I don't know if you remember, EJ, I used to go buy a used car from our friends down the street. Yeah. Old Avenue, right? Yeah. And then I'd get tired of it. And then I'd be upside down on the loan. And I was making money back then. Mark and I were both making more money back then. So I'd just be like, "All right, I got to pay $5,000 to get out of this. Fine, I'll do it." And it was insane. I would just keep going on like that because I would swear that I'd keep a car, but I didn't want to drive it after 5 years. I just paid off my son's car that I leased and then bought it off lease. It's the greatest feeling in the world not to have a car note. I love it. You probably have that. Well, as long as I've been a driver, the first new vehicle I bought was a Chevy S10 pickup truck and I had it for like 15 years. I had it so long that you know where your divot is, where the foot is. Yeah. It's it rubbed through all the way through the carpeting down to the metal. I had that thing for a long time. But that Mustang, which was my midlife crisis car, you know, I had that from like 04 to like 12 or 13 with close to 300,000 miles. Uh, the vehicle I have now is a 2015 Honda CRV. Uh, it still has actually less than 100,000 miles because I had a close commute up until a few months ago, you know, and now I now I drive now I drive 120 mi a day. But no, I I just love not having a car payment. Why my wife doesn't have a car payment, you know, that's uh another night out to dinner or something. What how do people do this in New Jersey? 1 8002831015 is our phone number. Do you lease or do you buy or do you finance? Do you own? Um, and how do you work it out? I will never buy a new car that I know I will never do because everybody's always told me that the second you drive that car off the lot, you know, you lost one. I did it once with that Mustang. Yeah, that's so funny. Hello. Those are the days when we were all, you know, doing much better. Great. Um, another really good question and you just reminded me of this EJ is how many miles were on that truck and like we've talked about this before on the air. What's the most you can drive a car into the ground? 1800 283 1015. Dennis has routinely driven cars with over 200,000 miles. Yeah. Like I've I've approached three with two vehicles, that truck and the Mustang. That's amazing. And then what finally happens cuz they would keep on going. Yeah. Yeah. You know what I did to my with my uh my must my Mustang? I donated it to 1800 Cars for Kids. You did? Yeah. Why? Uh tax break. It was already It had a lot of problems. You know, let them you know, just see that's the thing. If it has a lot of problems, you get rid of it. But otherwise, like what would make you see I You know what? We got to take a phone call. So, I want to know and then I have a thousand more things to say as I always do. Um do Lisa, do you buy did you purchase something with cash? And doesn't that feel great not to have a payment? And why do you lease or buy cars? 1 800 2831015 if you want to throw in I drove I remember my Chevy flat fla 373,000 miles. I would love to hear from you too. Billy's in East Orange. He does prefer to buy everything in cash. I think we all would. No. Uh cash is the way to go. Cash is king as my dad used to say. Yes. Who do you got, Bill? Hello, Bill. You're on the air. Yeah. Okay. My apologies. Yeah. I prefer to purchase pass out something used over a lease or finance because if you finance it and something goes wrong with it, sometime down the line you stuck with it. You know, if you lease, it's kind of like you renting a car and at the end you have to give it away, give it back. You know, I prefer to just buy something cash3 to $5,000, you know, test drive it and that just be it. Here's my question, Billy, though, because I would love that, too. Is there any reason I mean, I shouldn't say that. Is there any reason, is there any way there's still a car that's decent that is not going to break down on you every 10 minutes for $3 to $5,000? Cuz I want to find that. Yes. I actually just purchased a 2008. Am I allowed to like say what kind of car that is? Sure, please do. I'm dying to know. I just purchased a 2008 Suburban with 170,000 miles for 3500 bucks. I bought it from a private seller. And you think that's a better way to go? I think cuz I was in the market for one, right? Pardon me. I'm sorry. You go on. So, I have an important question cuz I've always wanted to do this. Are you allowed to say, "Let me take this to my mechanic and check it out or you just have to buy it?" You should always, if you're not uh like kind of car savvy, I guess they should have no issues with you taking this car that they have for sale to a dealership. Cost $200 to get it checked out. You know, if they don't, then I would kind of feel like it's something fishy, you know. But no one should have a problem with you purchasing a used vehicle from them and having it looked at. I I love this idea, Billy. Thank you for calling New Jersey one of 1.5. It's really what we should all do. It really is. I mean, I know this country runs on debt, but wasn't it so unbel wouldn't it be so unbelievable if like nobody had a car note? Like, but I'd be afraid to buy something with over 100,000 miles unless you really do the research and you know this car Yeah. can drive up to 300 Dennis. Yeah. I would never do that. I I'd be afraid. But you know what? You get lucky sometimes. Dennis did it, too. Dennis bought a vehicle over 100. No, but he kept on driving this same vehicle. Yeah, sure. And it would and then he'd buy that vehicle and it would go that one would also go 200,000 miles. So, I'm like, okay, then that's a good vehicle to buy. There's some cars, you know, you buy an Accord, they say Honda Accord, you know it, you're going to get, you know, yes, I probably shouldn't be giving all these. Nobody cares anymore, to be honest. All right, your phone call's coming up. Uh, let's take a look at fast traffic 10:20. Now, not a law firm in Chuck McDonald. Imagine if today was the day your idea changed someone's life. Imagine if you could help someone pay for college, help your community build a new playground, or help a child make it to that dream competition. With GoFundMe, it's all possible. GoFundMe is the world's number one fundraising platform, trusted by over 190 million people. Every week, ordinary people meet their goals and do extraordinary things. 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They were working from home like you are, and they got the low mileage deal, and all of a sudden, they have to go back into work again, you know. Oh, so that would kind of that happens. That would that would throw a little wrench into it. Well, you know, our boss who listens to the show every once in a while really came up with a good saying. Yeah. And I think it's a great metaphor for leasing versus buying. He goes, "Lasing is like dating. You can change it up whenever you want. Owning is like marriage. You're committed and that check engine light is forever." It's And I just realized what the check engine the check engine light is like your whiny spouse, right? Like your whiny wife. Yeah. Like every once in a while you can take it into the dealer or the mechanic and be like, "Can you do something about this check engine?" And they can turn it off, but then it just turns back on again. When you're married, yes, it's just Think of your wife as like a check engine light. Well, that's a pretty accurate analogy, right? And I know because I am a wife and I am a check engine light. And I'm good at ignoring the check engine light, but you know, I'm generally in my car by myself, but on the weekends, she's in the car with me. And she points out to me that the check engine light is on. And I say to her, the check engine light is nothing but marketing. It's advertising because dealerships make the the biggest profit margin on service. So, it's just market. If that check engine light wasn't there, they would have half the business they have. Okay. But did you ever go into the check engine light and take it to a guy and he'll actually tell you something legit wrong with it? Yeah. I mean, they plug it into computer times when there's always going to be something wrong with anything at any given time. But is it critical? No. Oh, so you really think that? I think the check engine light is brilliant marketing and that's all it is. Wow, that's so interesting. in a marriage as well. The whiny wife is brilliant marketing or is that legit? No, that's offputting. 1 8002831015 is our number. Mary is in Jackson. She just bought a car and she brought a mechanic with her, which is a great idea. Tell me how you did that. Hold on a second. Forecast steel. Mary. Oh, okay. I go shopping through marketplace or stuff like that. It's just like going to a dealership. You go, you got to shop, you know, until you find what you like. I happened to find this on market plate on Facebook marketplace. And when I went in, it wasn't even the car I was looking at that the guy sold me. He sold me a 2011 Nissan Morano. And it's got the moon roof. It's got the rear um camera. Yeah. And it was 4,000 out the door. But you got to work it. I mean, you got to talk to them. That's all. Right. Well, and for if you got a good friend that's a mechanic, always, if you got a good friend that's a mechanic or, you know, your normal mechanic, bring them with you. They cannot stop you from doing that. Okay. So, first of all, everybody should have a couple of different people as a good friend. You need a doctor as a good friend. You need a mechanic as a good friend. You need a lawyer as a good friend. And a builder, too. When we bought our house, I brought my friend the builder and it to do the house inspection with us. Oh, okay. I don't have that. But, um, so I but even though I don't have a mechanic, Brent, but even if I did, I don't know if I'd feel comfortable to be like, "Hey, would you mind coming with me?" Don't they have to put it up on a lift or something? They can't just tell from looking at the engine. Yeah, I would think you would have to put it up on a lift or at least you know how many times I crawled under a car to check it out to make sure it wasn't in a flooding condition or something like that, right? But I grew up in the woods, so that's the reason why I know that I I know a couple of people that are good, you know, mechanic wise or she grew up in the woods. EJ, she might have been uh one pine tree over from you. My she's a piney like me. I I would suspect if she's from Jackson. I'm from the uh my family's from the Chadzsworth metropolitan area. Well, I'm from New Egypt area. All right. Similar similar. Not as piny, but still similar. Mary, thank you so much for calling New Jersey 101.5. So, did you buy or do you lease? And um maybe I should not identify the person who sent me this regarding the check engine light. We said before the check engine light is the whiny wife. Yes. Who you know you can turn it off but not permanently. You know it's coming back on again. Fix me. Fix me now. And this person texted and ignoring it only makes it more expensive later. Trust me I priced wait. He goes, "I've priced both mechanics and divorce lawyers." Wow, that's a brilliant analogy. You know, I'm impressed with that. And you know me and my analogies, that's that is super impressive. And you know what's so funny, EJ? Like, I thought I was the analogy queen until you came in and you're really giving me a run for my money. And now, and now this listener apparently I know. Well, this listener is pretty sharp. 10:30, we're going to take a quick break. Do you lease or do you buy? And what is the logic behind that decision? Your phone calls coming up next on GD& EJ 1031. As a detective, I've saw Well, ah, take a little cruise on the Ventura Highway. What a nice song from America here on a Tuesday morning with Judy and EJ. Somebody's being a DJ on New Jersey 101.5. Uh, so Judy, was it our number one listener who said that buying is like being married and leasing is like dating. Correct. Right. So, and I said the check engine light is the whiny wife. But then when you're leasing and you're dating, there is the bad breakup, the end of lease fees, right? You might be charged for excess wear and tear or other penalties at the end of the lease. That would be a uh a dating breakup in the lease. Well, yeah. Yeah. A bad breakup and you owe money. That's a bad breakup. Yeah, that's true. Well, because you've damaged it. It's always bad when you damage. If you return her with like pings and dents, she deserves money. Absolutely. She absolutely does. But and a little divot in the car. Is Is your car Is your car a she? Is your car a she? No. But you said No, but sometimes people refer to their cars as cheese. No, but for you, if you were dating her, it would be a girl. Well, mine's a little banged up right now, right? I know. I know. And I won't get them fixed because it's too much hassle. And the little divot in the carpet. All the way down to the metal. All the way down. Okay. Mark in Fanwood. Um, we're talking about leasing versus buying. And why did you decide to do the thing you do? Hi, Mark. Welcome to the show. You're in the car business. So, you really can tell us something. Yes. So, leasing is the opposite of financing. Unfortunately, now with the price of cars, it's it's geared up for shortterm leasing. Um, when you buy a car, let's say a car's $40,000, you want a $400 a month payment. You don't want to pay 10 years. Say you're putting down $20,000, right? Most people aren't going to do that because they don't have it or it's stupid. the car. I would never throw all that money into a car that's going to depreciate as soon as you drive it off the lot. So, as far as if you want a new car, brand new car, and you know, every couple years you get bored, you want something, then you do a short-term lease, but don't pay for over mileage. Don't pay for it upfront. you have more options halfway through your lease of trading the car in and most likely it's going to be worth more than what your residual your buyout at the end of the lease. It's funny you're saying that cuz my car is up in April. I just looked at the payoff and I saw like I went to one of these we'll give you we'll offer you money for your car places and they offered me like $7,000 less than the payoff is. Yeah. No. No. So what happens is with a lease at if you're trying to trade that car in, you're responsible for the buyout and the remaining payments. So you really have to be careful there. So that could be let's say your payments are 500 a month and you got a year left and your your buyout's $30,000. You got a problem. So at that point you're going to drive that car to the end of your lease and then you can get another lease deal. Well, you just said that there were I'm sorry, maybe I misunderstood you, Mark, but you just said there were options in the middle of a lease. and the bill halfway through. If your mileage is right, I gota and a year or two in you're okay because you're still the depreciation hasn't really right destroyed you, right? So, you have options then, right? People and and I I help unfortunately I help them buy new I know everybody so I just send them and they get great deals. But buy if you want to buy a car, you got to buy a year old certified pre-owned car. The depreciation's already been taken out of the vehicle. And most of the time, you're going to be saving 15 $20,000 depending on that vehicle. Yeah. And you get the balance of the factory warranty plus you get the certified warranty. So, it's literally like buying a brand new car a year later and you a ton of money. Yeah, Mark, my wife and I did that a few years ago where we bought a vehicle that was a year or two old. We kept searching and searching for, you know, the the newest vehicle with the lowest mileage and that seemed to work out pretty well. We still have those vehicles and they've been paid off for years. Yeah, Mark, thank you so much for your advice. Love uh that advice and we're definitely going to consider that. In fact, he just made we don't consider anything. Come on, Judy. No, you all things considered, maybe we could just consider I know that we consider nothing. Some things. We'll consider some things. A couple of things. So, you're getting soft in your um I really am. How embarrassing. How embarrassing. Embarrassing. All right, let's go to Sean in Avanel. He's an adviser for a dealership. And why do you tell people to lease a car first, Sean? So, the reason why is um I've seen a lot of people get into finance agreements and then two years later they don't like the car. So, now they're trapped and now they have to sell it. So, what I tell pretty much 80% of my customers is that lease it and then if you love it then you can buy it. It's called the lease option to buy at the end of lease. Um a lot of people also don't have a ton of money to put down. So, usually with leases, you know, with my leases, what I I have two car leases and um I always I haven't put money down on a on a lease in probably 13 years on any one of my cars. You're saying bad thing to do. Stupid thing to do. It's not stupid. Depending on your situation, I mean, if you drive a lot, then obviously the only way to do it to finance it. Otherwise, right, you'll go over mileage. But you still have the option at the end of the lease where you can you still have the option to finance it if you No. I'm saying do people say not to take any money out of your pocket when you lease a car? Don't put anything down. It's up to them. If they want their payments lower, then yes. But I've never put any money down, right? I just haggle with the price. And I've done I've I've owned probably uh you know 15 cars by now. You can haggle on a lease price. Of course you can. I don't know why I never considered that. Well, I lease all my cars from um from brokers. So, you know, usually they just have these like rock. Don't the brokers do the negotiating the Exactly. So, they're like, I have this car. It's $4.99 a month. Give me $1,200 down and you can do it. That's how it works, you know. Sean, I got to let you go. Wait, so what's your last comment? No, I was going to say it's you can always definitely talk to the dealership or they're always willing to negotiate because they want to sell the car. True. And usually the best time to do it is at the end of the month because they're trying to make their quota. So they have to try and sell a certain number of cars by the end of the month. All right. I love you for the info. Thanks for calling New Jersey 101.5. Linda has a really good strategy and this is what a lot of people do. Uh, don't get out of your car because you're gonna want to hear this. It's going to save you money. Your phone calls coming up next. 10:45 on Judy and EJ. We'll be back. Weather and traffic. Stick with us. Franco. Guaranteed service is a Oh, the car from Carvana is here. Well, will you look at that? It's exactly what I ordered. Like, precisely. It would be crazy if there were any catches, but there aren't. Right. Right. Because that's how car buying should be. With Carvana, you get the car you want. Choose delivery or pickup and a week to love it or return it. Buy your car today with Carvana. Delivery or pickup fees may apply. Limitations and exclusions may apply. See our 7-day return policy at carvana.com. New Jersey 101. The Judy and EJ show on New Jersey 101.5. We're talking leasing versus buying. I like to buy. I get a low about three-year finance deal and then I have it for another eight years and not one payment. That's my advantage. What's yours? 1800 283101.5. And Judy, how dare you, ma'am? How dare you suggest that leasing is better? I don't even think I said it was better. So, good try. How dare you, ma'am? I think that what the phone calls here have proven today. Yes. Of all the things we've considered. Of all the things we've considered is that it really does depend on your situation. Yeah. You know, if you have a lot of money at the time or if you don't, if you're driving a lot at the time or if you don't. But Linda has one suggestion for buying a car that I think everybody needs to listen to because this is the best way to do it. Hi, Linda in Trenton. Tell us what how are you? I agree with you about this. I've always tried to do this when I did used to purchase cars. So, tell everybody what it is. Okay. Well, first of all, I want to say thank you cuz I won a stack of lottery tickets from you and during your show on Friday and I don't know how much a stack is, but I'm looking forward to giving getting the package. So, thank you. And when you become a multi-millionaire, you know the rule, right? You got to share it with us. Well, I'll take you out to lunch at the Euing Diner. Okay. Oh my god. My dream. We'll go we'll go to a happy hour in the afternoon every day. The Euing Diner. So, actually, that would be a dream. So, talk to me. Well, what I do is I buy from a dealer and get a car from on a lease that just came off a lease. So, all the bugs are out of the car. You know, the car is clean and nice. And I have bought from and I'm going to give them a um shout out to the Honda dealer in Manahawk and on Route 72 in South Jersey, okay? Because you get oil changes for life. So, that saves me a lot of money, too. So, what I do is I buy the car for cash and that way it's just a great car. I love my Honda and um you know, I'm very pleased because when I moved out to Minnesota, I went to get a an an oil change out there and it was $150 for an oil change. That's crazy. And I was like, "Oh my god, I get them for free in New Jersey." That's a good deal. I mean, that you get from that dealership, a uh oil change for life. That's great. It is. It's wonderful because you have to bring it in and they thoroughly check the car out. They give you a list of what's, you know, good, how your tires are. They fill up all your fluids. It's a wonderful dealership and the service department is topnotch. I trust them implicitly after doing this for three cars. Wow. Okay. Good. You just gave them a big fat commercial. I'm sure our Yeah, our management will be happy about that. Linda, thank you for calling New Jersey 101.5. Or does anybody care anymore? Colts Neck. Um, Gary always recommends leasing and tell us why, Gary, in like 30 seconds or less. Good morning, Judy Jay. Hey, Gary. So, listen. I I have a landscape company. We know that, right? So, I can't lease trucks cuz they don't want you to lease cuz they don't want to take a truck that's get beats up, you know, get beat up all the time. So, for a lease vehicle is the smartest way to go because why buy a car that could possibly be a lemon. So, guess what? Put no money down and you lease it and pay the monthly payment and if the car is good or truck, whatever you want to lease, you buy it outright later on. It's the same thing. Why put all this money down on a depreciating value vehicle? Yes, agreed. So, anybody that leases, never put money down on a vehicle because you get to an accident right away, guess what happens? You lose that down payment. It's not a regular finance. That's different. But don't you get a gap insurance if you get into the accident by the state, right? But that doesn't cover your down payment. Understand? Interesting. My friend owns 10 My friend owns 10 dealerships. Wow. And let me tell you, you never want to lease with a lot of money down because all you're doing is cap cost reduction. And I'm not in the car business. I just buy a lot of vehicles. But some people, I mean, I like to do that, not a lot of money down, but I like to lower the payment a little. That's why I do it. Gary, thank you for calling New Jersey 101.5. We have so much coming up after in You know what? We're just going to be late, so let's just hang on. Oh, we're running behind. Okay, we'll be right back. Home Code Explorer, you can easily find the right home. Coach, the energy out there felt different. What changed for the team today? It was a new game day scratchers from the California Lottery. Play is everything. Those games sent the team's energy through the roof. Are you saying it was the off-field play that made the difference on the field? Hey, a little play makes your day and today it made the game. That's all for now. Coach, one more question. 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Now, by the time we get in, the eggs from the morning show are a little egged out. So, I'm not going to lie, though. I've eaten the eggs from the morning show when I come in. I think there's a cut off time on that. I think it's 9:00 a.m. Really, it's so funny cuz I used to get in like4 to 10 and I'd be like, "Yeah, this is fine." I never got sick from it, but And I know they're sitting there for It's still a little warm, too. If the cover's on it and it's still No, they're not warm. There is But the bagels good to go. Good to go. Kyle Forscini is with us this morning. He is thrilled. Um, he is jump right into the Aren't you thrilled? He looks thrilled. Of course. I was very busy during the first hour. I'm sorry. I was scrambling trying to figure a lot of stuff out behind the scenes, but we're all good. I love having you here. Um, both he is. Yeah. You know, he's like the uh he's like the No, we're like the top of the duck and he's like the little feet at the bottom. You can't see. Here we go. Here we go. We're like the crannies of the English muffin. I love it. Love it. Um, so we want to talk about the worst thing that happened when you had an important event, something that practically ruined it, or maybe it did ruin it. Um, I had a friend who, it's probably the worst thing that could happen. I want to put the no death rule in effect, except this is like a really good example. Engagement party, the father of the groom, um, had a heart attack and died. Ooh, right there. Yeah. Now, I will tell you I've had three occasions where my sister got sick. And I think, you know, like I'm going to stop inviting her to my events, but I've had I had a wedding. Her husband got sick. They had to call an ambulance. Oh, wow. And two bars was my two sons. She got sick at each one. All ambulance sick? No, the first two, the two she was throwing up, which is really weird. It's a very big coincidence. Um, and then the ambulance sick at Rosen's wedding, my brother-in-law went. But here's the thing, nobody told me. So, you know, like at when you're the mother of the bride, you're very busy. You're not like looking what's going on. So, apparently an ambulance came. I didn't even know. The music is blasting. The bride's dancing. Everybody's around her, you know. And they told me the next day my brother-in-law went I don't I forget what happened to him. But anyway, he's fine. But I forget he went um to the hospital in the ambulance and I didn't even know. Did it ruin the event? But what event did you have? Either some kind of a party or something you planned for some sort of big celebration and then something happened that made the muted trombone play. Funny you should mention that, Judy. There's a story from over the weekend out of South Jersey. You're kidding me. Paris caterers in Berlin County a lot with me and you on the air. Yes, I know. It's funny. There's always a news story. Uh, a pole fell. Uh, power went out in the reception hall. Transformer fell and leaked gooey transformer fluid all over cars, wires everywhere, and no power inside the wedding reception for for many, many hours. But Judy, you know who came to the rescue? Who? The DJ. The DJ had a generator to generate power for his DJ lights and sound system. So, the party went on. This happened to a friend of mine at a wedding. Yeah. That the party, there was a complete blackout. It was a huge storm and the man across the street had a big beautiful home with a lovely yard and pool and whatever and he said, "Bring anything you can over here." They brought a boom box. They brought all the food across the street and they finished the wedding at this nice guy's house. How funny they That's awesome. I love that. So 1 8002831015. Who died or fell? You said no death rule. Yeah, I know. No death rule. I do have a death I do have a death story that I would like to tell. Okay, tell me. at a funeral. We were at my uncle's funeral and I guess a high school chum, a girl chum of his from, you know, way back when. She was overcome, had an attack and died at the funeral. That's kind of redundant. I know it is. That's horrible. Isn't that horrible? I bet you that happens more than you think. Well, because older people go there, they see their friends, they become overcome with emotion, and down they go. Yeah. All right. But, okay. So, should we put the no death rule in effect or is that like kind of stop the fun? Well, it's just an example that I say we leave the death the no death rule. If you're going to get choked up over the death, maybe not, but if it's one that you can throw in. Oh, by the way, oh, like a funny death, like a curve your enthusiasm death. I have another death. I wasn't going to say that, but sure. Here's another one. I was working like only fun deaths only 1 800283101. Not fun but ironic. Is that is ironic? Okay. Ironic. All right. So I was working at a sports station in Philadelphia and we were going to have the Iron Man Eagles fan on our pregame show. He'd been going to every Eagles game since like the 1950s and he was there with his family and the host of the show was going to put him on the air to talk about his experience at being the Iron Man Eagles fan, not missing one game since the 1950s. And the moment right before he went on the air, down he goes. He takes down our engineer and some of our equipment and he died. That's very sad. It's It's ironic though, isn't it? I think I'm I think we should implement the no death rule. Really? I think we're there. But we But we too much too much. But we went on with the pregame show, but also, you know, we said fun deaths, Kyle. It's not like we're allowing like tragic, horrible deaths. Fun deaths. Cute deaths. cute death only. But I would imagine if I was that person and somebody was telling that story 30 years after it happened, uh I think that that person would be flattered by that. You know what? You're right. You're 100% right. Who doesn't want a story? Who doesn't want to be talked of talked about years after they've passed in a way that was me? Nobody. Most people pass away, they don't pass away in a memorable way. No, that's true. You're right. Okay. So, death is okay as long as it's cute. 1 8002831.5 is our phone number. Um, what ruined your event? Oh my god. The first one is death. Just in looking at just in looking at the calls coming in, we see how this hour is going to go. And you know what? I didn't realize this. Duh. We're talking to a lot of old people. So, they've seen people die around them, but all of the stories have to be cute deaths, meaning they're not close to you. They're not people close to you. Now, Joyce is going to talk about when her dad died. Oh, boy. But if she can't talk cute about her dad dying, then we can't have her on. Joyce, can you make it a cute dad dying? Why? I could tell we can. I'm here. Joyce, it's through the amazing magic of technology. You are on the radio right now. Oh, okay. Didn't you call? Why are people always so surprised that they're on the air? Well, because they're on hold a long time. Speaker. They don't think we're on speaker, but I didn't know if I was on the air. Oh, okay. So, dad died the day before your wedding. Yeah. 41 years ago. Did it Okay. So, she's it's already cute, by the way. Enough time has passed. So, did it ruin the wedding or what did it do? Um, well, it definitely put a damper on on things. I had crying. My mother was crying. I mean, she was divorced from him, but they were good friends, so she was crying the most. Um, he dropped dead at Newark Airport when I went to pick him up to give me away. He dropped dead in the in the elevator when we were going to get his pick up. You can tell it's enough time has passed by the way she's talking about it because like 10 years ago you don't say you know yeah I went to pick up my father from Newark airport he dropped dead you know 10 years ago you're like it was horrible I went to pick him up and would you believe he passed away right in front of me you know but now it's like he dropped dead. But wait a minute Joyce you still had the wedding and everybody had a good time. Well we had to have the wedding. My my husband paid for it. I didn't pay for it. So I'm just say you know you know waste all that money that my fiance paid for. Oh you made you married a rich guy. The story is getting even better. Oh no he wasn't rich but he had saved from um he worked on Wall Street. He got a bonus. So the bonus also we have to put her on hold because also a flood happened. This is like the worst year of her life. You want to hold on? Sure. Okay. Hang on. Joyce, I mean, come on. The story's only beginning. Dad drops dead, then there's a flood. The marriage had to be happy after all that 1119. Hang on to hear what else happened to Joyce. Here's F. If you're an X vehicle from All American Super Bowl, I mean, it doesn't have to be a death story. It could be a drunken fight among relatives. That's a better story. Drunken fight among relatives or But you know what, EJ? You should have just asked, you know, who died and ruined your thing because so far everybody has a story. But I'm okay with that. I I I think we're going to get some other stories, too. But this uh caterer in Berlin had a wedding reception over the weekend. A pole fell for no reason whatsoever. Wasn't an accident. Wasn't a storm. It just fell in a the leaky gooey fluid came out of the the transformer and nobody was allowed to their cars, but the DJ had a generator. So, the party went on. It was like the Titanic. The music played on. Let me tell you something. Um, there are a couple calls that don't involve death. So, everybody just shut up. Wait, let's do this. Let's be pretend like we're a programmer, radio programmer, and not put on two death calls back to back. We'll try to go every other. That would be hard. But if you want to. Sorry. I should not be laughing. Well, no, you should because guess what? at a first of all, not everybody is saying it's a family member that died, right? And you tend to speak more casually about death when it's just some random person that you don't know. Plus, I'm not sensitive about death. It's a part of life. So, stop it. It's an educational process, too. When I when I saw that guy have the heart attack, I'm thinking, I don't want to have one of those. Exactly. Thank you. We're learning. We're learning things. Bernie is in Staten Island. He was playing bingo. And Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. This is not an event you had. Bing goes. Now we're just talking about people dying in front of you. How did this happen? I don't know, but go with it. Hi, Judy. Well, when in in Catholic school, when your kids go to Catholic school, you have to do bingo. So, I was the caller of the numbers and the woman died. She was like right in the front and she just dropped dead. And they didn't stop. They told me to keep calling the numbers. I'm calling like B5 and the paramedics are coming in and we're still playing the bingo. And unfortunately, the best part of it was the woman that was next to her took her cards and she won. Oh my god. I was going to say, did the woman who died have say bingo and she was overcome and that was the end of it. She had the She had the bingo. Oh my god. The cards. You can't make this stuff up. I'm telling you, it's crazy. I'll take that. Okay. By the way, I don't mind that this hour changed to when people drop that in front of you. It's fine with me. It's fun death. It's fun cute death stories. 1 800283101.5 is our phone number. I'm dead. Um, but if it also is if something happened that ruined your wedding, if you found out, you know, you walked into the coat room and you saw your groom making out with your, you know, maid of honor, something ruined your wedding or your event. 1 8002831015. Mr. Farcus. Ay, this sounds a little sticky. You are friends with the daughter of a New Jersey political figure, right? Yeah, I was uh I was very friendly with her. Um so uh I want to I I'm hoping I should have disguised my voice, but uh so anyway, she was getting married, big big big fancy wedding, lots of people, and she got left at the alder. The groom never showed. No. Yeah. That awkward. Okay, let me just say this thing. Okay. What? And now let me let me let me uh just point one thing out. Uh I was not at the wedding, but she told me the whole story. So go ahead. Okay. So now what h cuz you see this in the movies, but I've never seen it happen. I've never known it to happen in real life. Does she know immediately she's getting stood up or does she think, "Oh my god, my groom was in an accident." Oh no. No. There was no warning. They waited and waited and waited and everyone was looking at each other and uh you know I think the father of the groom was sweating and she was about to start crying and eventually they just said there's no wedding and they just they just had a party. Do you see you saw this woman after the wedding? Oh yeah. Yeah. She told me the story and she obviously recovered, married somebody else. Yes, she did. Oh. And where is the guy now? Uh, I don't know, but they she told me they made him uh reimburse for the entire uh reception and everything. On a scale of 1 to 10, EJ and Kyle, how much are you dying to know who this is? For me, it's a 11. Yeah. The truth is we can figure it out. We can figure it out. Mr. Farcus, I love you. I'm not going to let you hang on any longer because people going to recognize your voice, and I think I do, too. So, let's just move on. Oh, okay. No, I'm kidding. I don't know who that was. Um, Matt and Mar, wouldn't that be awkward if I'm like, "Oh my god, Senator blah blah blah." Yeah. I I went through a list of people whose daughter it could be. Yeah, I I think I narrowed it down, though. Okay, we'll we'll compare during the break. Okay. Uh Matt. Well, actually, we could say it out loud. We're not getting in trouble. It's Mr. Farcus that's getting in trouble. Yeah. No, but then she might hear We don't want to get him in trouble. All right, Matt. How quickly You know what? I think we're going to have to I want to hear Matt's story. Matt, can I put you on hold? This is a great story. He was the DJ at the wedding at that we're talking about. So, we got to give him time. Matt was a wedding at this very newsworthy wedding uh that we're talking about that lost power over the weekend. He's the one who saved the day. Wow. And there are a couple of other great stories. Um isn't it super impressive how all the major news makers are listening to our show? Yes, absolutely. And you know what's even more impressive than that? No. A guy who actually died is on the line with us right now. Awesome. Stay tuned for that. It's 11:30 on Judy and Egyp. Coach, the energy out there felt different. What changed for the team today? It was the new game day scratchers from the California Lottery. Play is everything. Those games sent the team's energy through the roof. Are you saying it was the off- field play that made the difference on the field? Hey, a little play makes your day and today it made the game. That's all for now. Coach, one more question. Play the new Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, and Los Angeles Rams Scratchers from the California Lottery. A little play can make your day. Please play responsibly. Must be 18 years or older to purchase, play, or claim. Oh, you know, these events, they're years in the making and you have the countdown and you have meetings with planners and people and catering hall and then the day arrives and something horribly goes wrong. This happened at a caterer in Berlin over the weekend. Uh pole fell, power went out, transformer came down, people couldn't get out to their cars, but the DJ partied on because apparently he had a backup generator. Judy, he was the hero of the night and he's on the line with us right now. His name is Matt in Morristown. How you guys doing? We're just going to give you a round of applause, Matt. Nice job, Matt. You saved the day. So, tell us the story. So, basically, we were doing the job and um you know, normal normal system that we normally use, which is regular power and you know the system itself that's built into the ballrooms as far as sound goes that was running and all we know is everything went out and I thought it was raining or storming out and you know it wasn't doing that. Um so basically sprang into action and switched over. Now we were not using a generator. Um we have a our DJ system, one of our DJ systems that we use. Um it's completely battery powered. the UPS. Um, no, not even a UPS. No. Um, we use I personally use a uh Denon DJ Prime Go, which is a controller uh USB. No laptop needed or anything like that. Everything's on board. Um, it's battery powered and um and on top of that, we have a pair of uh JBL Eon Pro ones that are also a battery powered line array system. And we have two of them and we use them for ceremonies or you know instances just like this. Uh we happen to have two speakers that we had music down for maybe five maybe 10 minutes tops. Hooked everything up and we were up and running and the wedding you know went on without a hitch. They were very happy. The bride and groom and uh so this type of system standard operating procedure because I mean you could be outside doing the event or power could go out and either way you're covered right. That's great. Yeah. So this this is the the wedding in Berlin over the weekend. Mhm. Wow. And people like they they the poll came down. People couldn't get out to their cars, but they they apparently they extended your time at the event, right? Yeah, we played till uh we were officially paid till 8:30 and then we ended up playing till 9 for them. We uh you know extended their open bar um and you know try to you know make them feel as uh you know as happy as we possibly could so that you know you know do the job that we're supposed to do for them. Well done. Man, you want to plug your business because you you sound like the guy we want to have at our event. Yes. Well, Dance Party DJ Dance Party DJs is the company that works within Paris Cers and it's all owned by uh Keith Echelman and Bob Echelman. Um they own both the catering facility uh and the DJ service. Um and I'm one of the partners for Dance Party and I've been DJing with Keith uh for well over 20 years. I've been DJing for almost 40 years. So, I'm getting up there. Getting up there. Nice job, Matt. Do you do those things where you um you say you have to say those things that DJs say over the the speakers like and now, you know, like give us an example of when you like introduce the bride. This is usually the MC. Um he's the guy who does all the talking. I'm the guy who basically is behind the scenes. kind of like the uh uh the wizard behind the curtain in a sense. But you know, that's funny because you have kind of a nice you have a nice speaking voice. Like maybe you should be doing I used I used to do MC I used to MC weddings but I've gotten away from that and I basically just do the music. That's what I'm really good at. And yeah, uh that's what they count on me for. And for the technical part basically in this case uh that's what I had to kind of do. Yeah. They say things like, "Ladies, ladies and gentlemen, at this time we would like the mother of the groom and the groom show up on the dance floor for their dance." They always say, "At this time." That is a crutch they have. At this time, at this time, it is. They got to back off on that crutch. They do that at this time. Next time you go to a wedding, it's always at this time. At this time, at this time. Oh god. Nobody ever says cliche sayings we do. Does anybody ever say like the mother of the bride so and so and she comes out like she's hotter than her daughter? Nobody ever says that. I've never heard that one before. One of the things I've heard and that's not one of them. But yeah, but you've never seen a mother of the bride that's hotter than the daughter in this day and age. I have. Well, when your daughters got married, Judy, come on. I No, I wasn't hotter then. But at my first daughter's wedding, I was still pretty hot. Okay. Second one, I had already hit the wall. What are you gonna do, Matt? Thank you. I love you for calling New Jersey 101.5. Yeah, I never even asked for the album. How funny. First album, I'm like, "Oh my god." You know, and I love to show that album, look at the album. By the time the Second Daughter came out, I'm like, "Don't even give me an album." We never had we never had an album. We have a envelope of proofs. We never had an album. Are you kidding? So many people do that. And I have to say, like I was joking about the second album because of course I love looking at it, but you have to have an album. Maybe it's just a chick thing. I can't believe Linda did not insist on they're in a a manila envelope all rubber banded together. I can't believe that. We didn't even have You ever look through it? Sometimes if there's nothing going on, a rainy weekend or something like that, I'll look through it. So funny. Yeah. All right. Betsy is in Forkid River, or as they like to say, outside of New Jersey. Fork River. Yes, that's it. Okay. Who died? Good. We've got another death call. It's actually a death and a passed out almost. Beautiful. So, my boyfriend had a very nice New Year's Eve parties probably 20 years ago. And as we were waiting for the ball to drop, my girlfriend fell off or passed out and hit her head on the tile floor. We thought she was dead. Oh. Called the ambulance. ambulance came, took her away, and then moments after that, a good friend of my boyfriend got a call and his father died. So, that kind of put the damper on that New Year's, and it was double whammy. Um, double whammy there. And by the way, EJ, yeah, I know we said no death um except for cute deaths, but this one did not sound cute. I think Betsy, you just called it like a sad story. Well, it was a long time ago, so So, okay. Kind of cute now. All right. Very cute. Cute death. That might be um Give her the date. Right answer. We passed that statute. Statute of limitations. It passed as a cute death, right? The statute of limitations is up. Thank you, Betsy. How many years does it take uh for a death to become cute? 1 800283101.5 is our phone number. Uh I have to tell you my here's my father's been gone now I don't know six years. Mhm. And uh we always had a joke in the family that my he couldn't go anywhere without my mother was one of six girls and four boys. Um and everywhere she went she dragged her sisters with her. It was just like my father could never get time alone with her because one of her freaking sisters had to come and it drove him crazy. So, of course, my dad dies first. Four years later, my mother goes and her sister died one week to the day later. And we made the joke that like my dad, of course, but now 2 minutes alone in heaven with my mother, not two minutes alone. How far apart was it? Like a week or two weeks, one week to the day my mother's sister died. And we're like, are you kidding me? He can't be alone. But so, what are you doing here? Yeah, exactly. I can't have a one week of ridiculous. I just wanted some alone time. You see, it's long enough that it's a cute death story. 11:44. I want to talk to Doug, who I told you he also died, but we have to take a break. Doug, please stay dead till we get back. He died. Doug, stay dead until we get back from this break. Your phone calls coming up. Weather and traffic on the way here. My pillow is it's the new Judy and EJ show on New Jersey 101.5. 1 800283101.5 is our number. You can always check it on our app chat too at nj1015.com or on the New Jersey101.5 app. Talking about events that you've had where things went horribly wrong. Share your story with us. Um also we're monitoring a lot of people. I just need them to know cuz people get concerned. We are monitoring the situation um that's taking place at Joint Base Maguire Dicks Lakehurst uh where a lockdown is in place. Don't know really any news about it, but guess what? We got the news people coming in at noon. There is a lockdown. Yeah, they actually put a Facebook message out um that says this is from Joint Base Meguire Dicks Lake. It says there is a lockdown. Uh all personnel are to lock down you until further notice. All personnel outdoors should take cover. So that's pretty serious sounding. No immediate word on what prompted the lockdown. So hang out with us here because the news people will be in very shortly to tell you what's going on. More on that story. Doug is in Point Pleasant right now. Speaking of a news story, this guy died and he's still dead, right, Doug? Well, no, not anymore. I was so confused. So what happened? So, I was a member of the staff and crew at an event in Atlantic City, uh, at a major event center, Atlantic City Convention Center, and I dropped dead of a sudden cardiac arrest caused by a cardiac blockage. Um, I was down for an hour and 20 minutes receiving CPR, AEDs, and defibrillation. Was transferred to Atlantic City Medical Center mainland Division for emergency surgery. yada yada yada. Six months later, clean health and here I am. Okay, I need to understand this because I talk to people all the time call in and say I died, you know, and I'm like, then what is actually considered dying? Cuz I don't know like medically what's considered dead? Well, the rumor I heard, and this was from the paramedics, is I was in route to hospital A to be pronounced legally dead. when some miracle happened, enough rhythm was retrieved via the fibrillation that they made the decision to transfer me to another hospital to undergo surgery. But how long do you have to be dead before you're actually dead? Like this is what I worry about, Doug, that I'm going to end up in a box and somebody said, "Okay, she's dead." And then I wake up. So, how long do you have to be dead before somebody pronounces you dead? I don't know. I was I was approaching the hour and 20 minute mark. Oh my gosh. That's insane. I hate this. So, you weren't breathing for an hour? Yep. And your heart wasn't beating, but obviously your brain was still alive, right? Wow. But they were making his heart beat, like, you know, when they're giving you CPR. That's very scary. Um, Doug, I love you. Thank you for calling New Jersey 101.5. I'm so happy that you're no longer dead. Yes, that worked out pretty well. It turned We turned it around. We That's right. We turned that frown upside down. And it was not cuz that wouldn't have been a cute death at all. Uh, all right. So, more coming up for you. And yes, we will have uh information on the Fort Dicks lockdown. And at noon today, EJ, we have even more important stuff to talk about. I'm going tell you what that is. Um, yeah. But just getting back to this Fort Dicks thing, we only learned about it like five minutes ago. So, it's still like, you know, developing stories. So, I'm sure news department will have more and we'll continue to follow it as the afternoon goes on. But um next hour. Next hour. Um what did you have stolen from you? Yeah. Especially when it was something really really stupid that that thief didn't have to bother stealing. You would have maybe even given it to him. Take this. That's coming up next on Judy EJ. Stay with us. News. Don't leave money on the table. Robert Oh, hello there. It's New Jersey 101.5 and the Judian EJ show. The Bet Parks online casino and sports book app chime time. It's 12:08 prior to the news we mentioned about a lockdown at Joint Base Maguire Dicks uh Lakehurst. Uh but the allclear has been given an allclear at Joint Base Maguire Dicks Lakehurst. Uh they they gave that following a brief lockdown. Uh the base shared an alert via social media at approximately 11 o'clock this morning with all personnel outdoors being advised to take cover. But an update of all clear was posted within the hour. So I think we're all good at the joint base. Judy, I know, but I'm sorry. This is why I couldn't do the um chime time. I have food in my mouth. Hold on. Okay, we'll continue to talk about things that are pertaining to our world at 18003 101 point. That's our phone number because we want to hear from you this hour about education. But what I want to say to you Yeah. is that I still feel like, you know, it's a public facility. It's a military facility and it was a scary thing. So, don't they kind of owe us an explanation for what happened? Like, I'm sure there will be one like no credible. Okay. Right. So, later on in the news, somebody It's kind of early with all this stuff. You know, it all happened pretty quickly. They put it out. They put it out, the joint base put it out on their Facebook page and so we got messages about it. We looked into it, but then within the hour they said all clear. So, we would like we would like to know why they put that out there, though. Yeah. Especially cuz already there were 10,000 rumors. People are coming in going, I heard there's a this and I heard there's a that and it was getting kind of scary. Okay. Thank you. Um, so here's what I want to talk about. They're saying that package theft is up, which I find so amazing because Oh, how could people think they could steal things? Yeah. When everybody has a cat, I just don't get it. especially they're stealing it from your porch and everybody's porch has a camera. I don't get it. But recent data reveals that one in three small businesses in New Jersey report losing at least one package to theft in the past year with an average loss of $192 per stolen package. Okay. So that's a business, right? Yeah. I guess they get deliveries, they're left out there, somebody picks them up from their delivery dock. I mean, right? So, it's different from homes, but still, um, with holiday shopping season on the way, you know that package theft is going to be on the rise once again. The porch pirates are back. The porch pirates will be back. And in fact, they're saying in New Jersey, package theft is expected to increase by nearly 60%. Wow. And only 23% of stolen packages are ever recovered. I mean, of course. Yeah. I'm surprised it's that high that 23% are recovered. Yeah. Yeah. I'm shocked that they even look for any. These things just vanish into the night. You'll never see them again. Well, I guess because 23% like think about what is the percentage of packages that are really, really valuable. So, like you order a new roll of masking tape from Amazon that gets stolen. Yeah. Right. or even I guess it would be something that is in a big box so it looks like it could be valuable but actually it's a laundry basket that you bought for $ 13.99 they have no idea they have no so that gets stolen you're not going to look for that but if you order a bracelet on Amazon which people do and it gets stolen that you're going to go look for so I think that is what accounts for the 23% yeah but if you're going to order something super expensive I you would make plans to be there I get it, right? I mean, I guess so. But no, I don't know, EJ. Some people are just like there's people that leave there are people who leave their doors unlocked. You know what I mean, right? Um, you have way more expensive things in your house than you would on your porch and people leave the door open. So, it happened that a couple of weeks ago we got something delivered. It was food. It wasn't Amazon, but whatever. And they go, "It was delivered." And we go, "Well, we never got it." Oh, I looked. They left it on a porch. Did not recognize it as my porch, but they took a picture of the package on the porch and it wasn't my porch. Oh. So now I'm like, "Oh, my address is 983 Cedar Street. They dropped it on 983 Adams Avenue. Duh." So, I go up and down Adam's Avenue and I look at a porch that matches the picture that they and sure enough, I see my food. I knock on the door. They come to the door. I'm like, "Hi, this is my food." They're like, "Oh, okay. Sorry. Easy. Easy to find." But what do you do when you actually have something stolen from you? Whether it's stupid or it's important, what was the last thing you had stolen from you? and especially dumb things that you would have given to the thief. 1 8002831015 is our phone number. I had something stolen from me. This wasn't from my porch cuz it doesn't have to be a porch story. Back uh trunk of my car. Not back trunk. I only had one trunk. The trunk of my car. Somebody took um my gym bag. It kind of looked like it was a good bag. Like I'm thinking maybe it looked like an overnight bag that might have had some valuables in it, but it was literally dirty clothes and sneakers that I had worn to the gym and then changed out of, right? And just left it back there. Just left it back there. And I'm like, didn't this person even look for one second and go, nah. You know what I mean? They just broke in and took it because it was easy pickings. Yeah. And I'm like, that was the stupidest thing I ever had stolen from me. But I've also had off of my back porch a thing that holds lumber that you've cut for the fire, you know, firewood. Yeah. Literally, EJ, this thing was probably like $16 on Amazon. It was one of these like black raw, not even rod iron. It was a light like aluminum thing. Doesn't have to be heavy because the logs weigh it down. Right. Right. It's a holder for firewood. Shape of like a Jay. Okay. One day we go out in the snow, holder gone, all the firewood there, dumped it out, left the the firewood. They needed the holder. And I'm like, "Yeah, still scratching." Oh, you know, that was probably It's metal, right? The holder was metal. It was probably a metal scrapper. They they go around just looking for metal stuff. Uh, but really? Yeah. I don't think they needed the holder. They probably just There's people out there looking for metal, I guess. So, especially copper. Okay. Well, this is far from copper. It didn't look like it was an expensive, but metal scrappers, I mean, they're all over the place, right? And I guess also when you're on drugs, too, you selling the scrap and they're buying their drugs. Yeah. You're trying to get $4 when you're on drugs. It doesn't matter, right? But I just I I was scratching my head for like a year after that going, "Why did somebody want this?" You know, it was almost like the firewood was worth more than that, you know. 1 8002831015 or our app chat is wide open. Tell us what is the stupidest thing somebody ever had uh stole from you or just the last thing you had stolen from you. If you had something stolen from your porch, that feels to me like a violation. Like somebody stood on my porch. You still feel them there. You still smell them there. And and now we can see them because everybody has a Ring camera now, too. But, you know, years ago they told us to wear masks. Well, now they're telling you not to wear masks. I know. Isn't that funny? It's so But it really the idea of somebody like walking onto my porch and then I see them doing it. I mean, thank God it's never happened to me. But it's creepy. And some people will say, "Yeah, but it's not really that big of a crime, you know, and it's not and that's why they get away with it." But just to see them like, you know, whenever I see those videos, I get so creeped out. Holly is in Burlington County. Hi. Oh, this sucks. I hate this story. Hi. Really? Yeah. Hi. It was um my a company delivered fruit to my for my mom's 92nd birthday and she never received it. So, I called the company and apparently was delivered to a house like like four or five houses down from her on the right street but the wrong address. And that you know then they it was like four years ago they didn't take a picture. It wasn't Amazon. So, um, I didn't know the people. I didn't know who they were, but they never took it. They never delivered it to her. So, I wrote this long letter and because I had their address saying like, "You took a gift from my 92year-old mother, you know, like I was so mad." Um, I can't I can't imagine. They just saw it was not their name or not their address sitting on they left it on their porch, you know, not their name and they took it and just took it in their house and I guess they enjoyed some fruit. I don't know. I cannot even believe what you're telling me. And but it's okay now you know these people. No, I don't know. No, we didn't know them because they had moved there. My parent like it's weird like they're on the same street but there's like a cross right in between the two, you know, their their houses and their and I didn't know who they were and I didn't want to go there because I don't know the people and I was afraid. Who knows? I mean they're keeping you know but I let them know what they did. I let them know what they did. I said, "You took it from, you know, my, you know, that and a woman about her birthday present." So, I thought it was so rude. But, by the way, not only rude, but like those type of people. Yeah. You don't want to know them because if they would do that, right? Right. That's what I mean. I didn't trust and I didn't I said to my mom, you know, don't go down, you know. I said, I will. And they did um you know, the company did send her the because of it was their mistake for delivering to the wrong house. That's really disgusting. That's like one of the most disgusting theft. Holly, thank you for calling New Jersey 101 1.5. Like, not only a a dumb theft, like you would have given it to them if they needed it so badly, but like those people should maybe be given the death penalty. That's all I'm saying. Okay. 1 8002831015 is our phone number. Like, you will not be happy if those if those people die. I mean, you will not be sad if those people die. No, cuz they're cruel. Disgusting, cruel people. especially taking advantage of old people. All right, your phone call's coming up next. What was the last thing you had stolen from you? Um, was it from your porch? And tell us a story of like a really dumb thing somebody stole. Something you would have given to them like those flamingos on your front lawn or your lawn decor or the little jockeyies. Somebody stole my jockey. I'd be really angry. I'd be really upset. All right, 1219. Here's New Jersey faster than fall in central New Jersey. The same our telephone number where we can actually speak is 1800 283101.5. You can also go to the app chat at nj1015.com and on the New Jersey101.5 app. We're talking about stuff you've had stolen. Silly things, expensive things. Maybe make special arrangements with the deliverers. We have a lot of packages taken to our back door, Judy. So that's a good idea. You can make that request with some delivery services. It's also probably easier for people to steal because it's not like right out in the open. Well, yeah, but I don't know who's going to go into your backyard cuz there's there's neighbors really on all sides and maybe it would be easier to steal from the road cuz you can zip in and out and get in the car and go away. The backyard's a little more complicated. That's my thought. Yeah. Well, it depends on your house, but I have to I have to say it's really it really feels like a violation when somebody walks onto your porch if you have a porch or even like just your front stoop. Like, sorry you guys don't call it stoop, but like it's really creepy. And when I see those videos, I get scared even though they're stealing something. It's probably worth nothing, but it's just so scary to think that people would like walk onto my property. Well, it's a little creepy, too, when you look at your phone and the delivery guy is right there and he stops for a moment and he takes a picture of it and maybe maybe he has a word with the cat looking out the window. I don't know. But it is it's really but they're like it's intimate. It's very intimate even though he's not showing a nipple like that girl that once went to Dennis's brother's house and rang. You never heard the story? I don't think I heard that story. She she showed a nipple in the ring cam. 4 in the morning ring camera goes off. his brother and he's like sleeping or whatever and he's like, "Okay, let me just go see who's there. Like what nut is there?" So obviously the girl is probably very drunk or very high and like her top is like kind of off and it's exposing a nipple. Oh. So he's like, "Well, I guess it was worth waking up for even though you know he ignored the door obviously um cuz she was like at the wrong place or she was smashed or whatever it was, but he's like okay so at least I got you know to see a nipple. Kyle, you don't remember this story? Oh, I remember. Oh, okay. And it was told on this show before because we were then cracking up over the word nipple. Will always make me chuckle. Was it um Did was the quality of the nipple described? Well, she was a young cute girl. She was Oh, no. I saw it. Oh, wow. He sent it to Dennis and then Dennis sent it to me. The picture of the girl. Okay. And she was like a very cute like 19-year-old girl. So, the quality was there. Just saying. All right. Nancy is in brick. Hi. Don't you I mean that's why the the guy didn't mind being woken up at 4 in the morning because the quality quality nipple. All right. Nancy, what do you got? I Okay, Nancy's like listening to herself back. I'm just telling you the quick story. She had money stolen off Zel because she mistyped the phone number by one number. But I don't really have that much sympathy for her because they ask you the first time you send something to somebody on Zel. They go, "Hey, this is like cash. This is the person you're sending to. You sure you want to send it? Did they do that, Nancy?" So, I literally put in $1,000 to send to a guy I was buying furniture from and I inadvertently was off by one number and he is in another location and so I had movers there and they couldn't take it until he physically received the deposit. He said, "Nope, still didn't get it." Anyway, I checked. Oh my god, I was off by one. But Nancy, again, when I send money on zel, which I do often, if it's I know you send a dollar first. No, no, I never send a dollar first. The first time you send something to somebody, they write you a note that says, "Hey, by the way, Nancy, this is like sending cash. Here's the person that comes up. Are you sure you want to send it to them?" I don't think that works on zel. But anyway, the long and the short of it is that the end of the story is the best part. So, I immediately go to the bank and I'm frantic going, "Oh my god, oh my god, please somebody tell me they can retrieve this money." And they're like, "Yeah, now it's like sending it into the wind." Unless you send it to a number that is not an actual registered phone number, within a couple days, the money will literally bounce back to you. So, I was like, "Oh, God, please let this happen. Please let this happen. Couple days went by. Their fraud department got involved and it was a home that was sent to a physical person who who received the money and they by law did not have to send the money back even though they knew it was sent to them inadvertently. There was no laws on the book that says if you receive a cash app pay of whatever, you are not required to send that money back. So I was out the $1,000. And I went up to the bank president to that level and the bank president called me his himself and said, "Nancy, I know this is something that you did inadvertently and I have the authority to pay you back out of my own repository. So by tomorrow morning, I will put $1,000 back into your checking account." And he did. And he told me Yes. And he told me never to tell anybody he did it. Well, you just told a heck of a lot of people. And nobody listens to this station. No. Well, I never I never said the name of the bank either. Right. I cannot believe that story. And I want to say one thing, Nancy. 1,000%. The next time you sell, you will see there's a warning. When you send to somebody the first time, 100%. I've learned my lesson, my darling. All right. Is Zel like uh Venmo? I've never used it. Zel's like Venmo, but it comes from your bank. Okay. So you can set up uh Venmo to come from anywhere, but banks themselves have to sponsor a zel system. Oh, so it's truly more like cash where Venmo might be like a debit or whatever you right. It was it more guaranteed certified bank. Yeah, like Yeah, I guess. Yeah, kind of. So, but the thing is with Zel, they always say to you, "Hey, um, this is the person you're sending it to, and it's registered under this name. This is cash. You're not getting it back. Make sure you want to send it to this." Yeah. Warning prompt. Exactly. Gotcha. All right. 1800 2831015. What have you had stolen from you? Oh, so sad. Or if it was something stupid, let us know. Judy and EJ coming back right after this 12:30. Now, take a look at Subaru and fall in love.com. 1800 283101.5. What have you had stolen? Oh, it brings you down when somebody steals your stuff. 1-800 283101.5. I'm trying to find a tiein with that song. Come on. Allow. You're new. I'll allow it. Not that new. So, I had uh my locker at the gym was broken into a couple of years ago. Did I tell you this story? No. Um I worked out, went back, went back to the locker I was in, and the lock was different. It wasn't my combination lock. It was a padlock that you use with a key. I told the guy up front, I said, "That's my locker." And somebody took my lock and they replaced it with another lock. And but they didn't believe me and they wouldn't let me in. But I made a big fuss and they eventually got the wire cutters out and my they opened it up. My my wallet had been stolen. So they they went in there and stupid me, I should have left the wallet in the car, which I do now. But um you know, they go in there. Steal it from your car, too. Yeah, I guess you could lock it in the glove compartment. I don't know. Maybe just don't bring it at all. But um anyway, they did that as a tactic to slow down, you know, to slow down the uh the discovery because you're you're spending all this time explaining that this is not my lock, but this is my locker. They're and they're like two, three miles down the road with your wallet and you know, I canceled all my cards and services, things like that. Oh, because they know. I didn't understand that. Yeah. My locker, different lock. So, and I'm spending 20 minutes saying this is my locker. Cut it open. Somebody went in there and replaced my locker. How do you prove that it's your locker? I was a somewhat semi-regular at this gym and they probably recognized me. Um, so I they they they had a lock a bolt cutter, a lock cutter, and I got in there and my wallet sure enough was gone. So the first person who stole also used a lock cutter. Yeah, I guess so. It could have been an inside job because it was a combination lock, you know. So they probably had to use a lock cutter. probably had it in their gym bag, right? So, they wait for somebody to for the locker room to be empty, which happens all the time, right? And then they quickly cut it, quickly put the And even if somebody walked in through the putting the new lock on, they wouldn't look suspicious. Generally, they're not cameras in the locker room because of privacy issues. What a great idea. You've given me some really good ideas for theft. All right, let's go to Mary on the I can't believe that. And then they're they give you a lot of extra time. You're giving them a lot of extra time. You're explaining your story saying this is my locker. They stole my lock and they stole my lock. I can't believe it. Yeah. Wow. All right, Mary. Yes. Hi. How are you? Hi. So, you had a really stupid thing stolen off your step. Yes. My daughter's both chipped in the first time that had their own job and they bought me this really large cement dog that you put on your front steps. Okay. And so take about two people to pick it up. And then one day we're like walking out of the house and it's like, "Where's the dog?" And we never found him. We called the police and they said, "Oh, there was a a treasure hunt in town last night. Go look on the steps of the high school." And we're like, "Really?" So, but he wasn't there. And we never the scavenger hunt and somebody said the scavenger hunt. Yeah. Oh, I don't believe it. That's hysterical. But I rode around town for quite a while looking because you know every day you don't know. How how big of a cement dog was it? Like three feet tall or something. At least three feet tall. Yes. And then then he had his um cement basket also with flowers in it. It was really really nice. Oh my god. Well, I it was sad that my daughters used their first earned money, you know, to bought mom a gift. No. And uh Oh my god. That's even though they're 40 now, but still I still remember that. That is really an adorable story. Mary, thank you for calling. That reminds me of the story just a few weeks ago down in Kate May at the Miniature Golf right on along the uh the walk there. Somebody stole Humpty Dumpty in the miniature golf and this was this big cement Humpty Dumpty and they you know how the miniature golf have themes and things and they had Humpty Dumpty as a feature at this miniature golf and they stole it and they took Humpty Dumpty and they found him a few blocks down the road. But at least they found him. The cement dog reminded me of Humpty Dumpty KMA story. That is really very funny. So that was like a practical joke because those people didn't want to cement Humpty Dumpty. There was a problem though that after it was discovered all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put them back together again. I gotcha. I I had a feeling that was coming up again. You're new. We'll we'll we'll excuse a lot. Also, um one of our app chat um writers had a really good point. Um, I told the story about Dennis's brother with the nipple and he said, "Judy, so the listeners can fully comprehend the story about Dennis's brother, can you please post the video link? We could recreate it." No, we can't. Okay, there are no 19-year-old nipples here. Move on. Donna and Marlton. This is this I wish this were the last call of the hour, but it's not because this is going to beat all thefts. Donna, tell everybody what you had stolen from you. Hi guys. My mom was sick. I was talking with the doctor. We thought maybe she had a UTI. So, they asked if I could get a sample. So, I bought her a collection for the toilet. And so she could pee in that and then pour it into urine cups and also um pea pads for the bed. I ordered that and they were stolen. You know what? Good. I'm kind of glad because I was so glad. I laughed so hard cuz you know what? They opened that up and they were pissed. They were so I see what she did there. That was so funny. Better than anything I've ever said on the radio. Yeah, that's great. Yes. But I was wondering I thought when you said that they I was going to steal something and open I I wish I could be a fly on the wall when they opened it. Me too. That's awesome. When I saw that she was going to mention this, I thought maybe the cup had already, you know, was out there waiting for a clinic to pick it up. You know what I mean? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Me, too. No. And then there's another, you know, sometimes you have to mail other samples, too. And I could see, but they're clearly marked on the outside what that is. Donna, thank you for calling New Jersey 101.5. Um, listen to this one. A woman, Karen in Scotch Plains, writes, "I saw a man cut my tool lips off, got into his get in his car, and took off. Could not believe it." Stole flowers. That is disgusting. That's pretty low. Uh, someone else They probably gave him to like a girl or something. And what else? Right. Someone stole my travel toothbrush and toothpaste from the bathroom at work. It was in a Ziploc bag. I would have lent them the toothpaste. Ew. Um, and Liz says, "I had a bucket of ba of baseballs taken off my front porch." I could see somebody stealing that. And it might be stupid, but if you need baseballs, how much is a baseball, a good qu I mean, I have no clue. I haven't bought a baseball and I don't even know how. Kyle, you were a baseball fan. I've just got baseballs that my dad has had since I was a kid. I mean, we haven't bought new ones. I that's so genuinely have no idea. 8.95 whatever it is you cashed in a bucket of balls. 12:44 John is on the line. Um and this is a pretty amazing theft too. Can't wait to hear about this. Judy and EJ coming up. Weather traffic and your call. Stay guys. I got to talk to you about 12:45. I had an Arborvites stole. Somebody went to my backyard. They dug up my arborites and took them. Judy, I don't believe it. Oh, listen to this song. Wow. And a few nights ago, I had a fox in my back. You ever hear a fox scream in the middle of the night? I hear I've heard Fox. They like to hide in my arbor vites. This is a great song. Nice fix. Sweet. Fox on the run. New Jersey 1.5. I just saw it on that show. They were just using it in that show that I was watching. Bad Monkey. Oh, they use Fox on the I forgot. It's been months since I've seen it. This is a great song. No. You know what the best song is from this era? If I could just be old for one second. Why not? The one that they used in Sex in the City when she stole his pot. Hot Child in the City. Oh, we have that one too. Who sang it? Uh Nick Elder. You are really good. 1977 Chrys Records. So Oh, wow. That I don't know. EJ is like an encyclopedia when it comes to music and and who sang it and when it was recorded. Well, I used to be that way with 70s, but what happened over the years only cuz like I worked at a radio station where we had to play those songs 15 times a day. Yeah, it's brainwashing. But over the I was brainwashed. But over the years because of working here now, I can name the entire legislature. You know what I mean? How much can I fit in my brain? It's like it's like like a carpenter with their tools, you know? They these all these legislature people and governors and politicians and Jersey stuff. That's your that's your hammer, your screwdriver. I know your uh your racket. Your ratchet. Your ratchet. Much rather your ball peen hammer. Judy. Your ball peen hammer. But I'd much rather know who sang Little Willie. Oh, sweet. Sung that. The same band that did on the run. That's why I said it. 1 800283101.5 is our phone number. John Mount Laurel. Oh, we're talking about stupid stuff you've had stolen from you. John says he got his girlfriend a gift and he and she had it stolen. I don't believe this story. John, tell me. Yeah. So, during the holiday times, um, me and my girlfriend, we live together. Um, and, uh, she's a chef by trade. So, you know, I wanted to do something nice, so I got her this Martha Stewart cooking set. I think it was like a 12, however many piece like turquoise, really nice stuff. and uh said it was coming like 6:00 to 8 or whatever. So, I'm checking my thing religiously because I'm like, you know, it's a big big box. You know, I want to keep an eye on it, right? I think I think I checked I checked, waited two minutes, checked again, said it was delivered. When I went down, nothing there whatsoever. I think either the driver got sticky fingers or someone was following the van. Oh, okay. First of all, first first first of all, let me just say, for some reason, I thought when he said kitchen set, he meant like a table and chairs, like a dinette set. Difficult. And I'm like, how could somebody steal that? So, I thought it was going to be a better story than that. But still, John, that's a bummer because nothing like new I don't know if you're like this, EJ. I love to get new pots. It's my favorite thing in the world. new sauce pans, especially when they're like pretty and scratchfree and they're heavy. And you like the the iron, what they call raw iron or what they call the the big iron pots. Cast iron. Cast iron. Cast iron. No, not really. I don't. I mean, I have one cast iron pan. Yeah. But it's so heavy I can barely lift. I hate cooking with it. They're very heavy. But um you know, sometimes you have to, but like I've seen these ones, you know, like their pretty colors, pastel. I guess it's only a girl thing. Sorry. Any girl listening to me right now knows those beautiful colored pots. H they're stunning ceramic. John, thank you so much for calling New Jersey 101.5. EJ, we had something planned um coming up, but I I think I changed my mind. I want to tell you why. All right. You're call This is called Calling Audible. Calling an Audible. Calling an audible. And I'm going to tell you why. Because Kyle brought something up. You brought up the um topic about the rules you have for your house. And Kyle said, "Oh, you mean like Kyle?" You said, EJ said, "Like when people have to take their shoes off in the house, right?" Yeah. And I'm like, "I would never go to somebody's house where you had to take off your shoes." And Kyle said, "Well, you have to take off your shoes in my house." And I'm like, "Well, then I'll never come over." And he's like, "Good, don't come over." Right. And he acted like a six-year-old for like a minute. And it reminded me of an episode of Sex in the City I saw years ago where they made her take off her shoes. She was like, "What? I never heard of this. I never heard of this till I started working here and somebody said it on the air. I'm like there's no such thing as a you know I never heard of it. Never knew people did this. So I want to talk I've got a funny story about that. I I had friends that insisted on bring they didn't want you in your stocking feet but they didn't want your shoes on so they would tell you to bring slippers. Okay. So I want to talk about the shoes on shoes off people coming up after this. And I have very strong opinions. Judy and EJ that's next. 800 Parks Casino Chime Time. New Jersey chime time is 109. It's the Judy and EJ show. Hello. I'm girl. To be with you is my favorite thing. Judy, there is uh my boy K uh EJ. My boy Kyle Barini. Barcini. I've changed. Yeah. Thanks for changing my name. This third time my name's been changed here. Oh yeah. Slight disagreement between you two. Kyle and I are uh not getting along. I'm a little concerned. I'm very upset. I I feel like I'm in a hostile work environment. You're going to go to HR? Yep. Um who's the head of HR? Do we have an HR department? I don't think so. No. I get memos. Not that I've ever spoken. I get memos from a woman named Trinity. That's a really great I love her name. Trinity. Oh, and she's in, "Oh, well, you would know about HR because you're new." Oh, I'm doing all the HR stuff, all the onboarding. I I I didn't do my 30-day uh review. You have to do a 30 day survey about what it's like to have experience the Towns Square thing. Are you serious? And but my my uh MacBook didn't take the software and it I couldn't do the couldn't do the survey. Oh, can I pay you? You want to do it for me of gold? No. Oh. So, well, I could I'll do it for you, but I'm just going to tell you what I'm going to say. Okay. I think it's weird that they make you stand up and then spin around when you walk in in the morning. I think it's weird that they make you kneel and pray. I can't believe how ma how many times they make you crawl around the floor every time you have to go to the bathroom, have to recite the ten commandments or recite the Yeah. No, but just like wiggy things like I can't believe that after every shift I have to do 10 um jumpy jack spin around and say the circle remains unbroken. It seems really strange to me. It's a code. Can I please do that? Sure. Please. I can't believe that Sam makes me bring home a poster of him and hang it over my bed and take a picture of it hanging there and that we have to profess our undying love to him every night before we go to sleep. It's like a pledge of allegiance. Can we just say things like that? Well, yeah. Okay. Just say like all things that like don't happen. Um, yeah. I think I can't believe we get spankings. Say that, please. I can't believe I didn't do two posts and they let some little guy in the newsroom named Sergio spank me, please. Now come on. I'll pay you bags of gold today. I have a meeting with Sergio at two. Let's stay on his good side. Hope he doesn't spank you. Oh, I hope not either. He told me he's planning to, but I wasn't supposed to say anything. But anywh who um so this weird thing that I discovered about oh I don't know 10 years into working here maybe 12 years into working here where somebody called and they were like well because I make my um guests take their shoes off when they walk in the house. And I'm like hold on hold on back it up. Excuse me one second. I'm like who has to take their shoes off? I don't get it. Why? And they were like well what do you mean you never went to somebody's house and took your shoes off? I'm like no and never even heard of it. So, I was one and then since then I've like seen it on TV shows and stuff, but I don't know anybody personally who does it except for now, Kyle. But nobody ever made me do it. Yeah. So, did I'm thinking Kyle, did your parents do that? Uh, not really. I mean, Well, not really. They either did or didn't. No, no. I mean, my mom wouldn't like force me to do it. It wasn't when you set foot in the house, you got to take them off, but I just would do it. I don't know where where we would put our shoes was in the first room you would walk into when you got in the house. So maybe she kind of did it like by association, but it wasn't a strict rule where my mom was like, "You got to take them off before you get in the house." Well, what do you mean? How'd you learn it then? You watched other people do it. I think I've gone to other people's houses where that was a rule and then just kind of implemented it where I live now. Well, thought it was a good idea. Let me So, I've never been to anybody's house who did it, but I have seen my son's friends, so it might be more like of a generational thing. They'll come into the house. I don't know they're here. Okay. I come home from work or come home from the day and I see a pair of shoes by the front door and I'm like, "Ew." It's off point. Yeah. I go, "Why are the shoes?" So then then I finally figured out his So I'm like, "Can you please tell your friends to like wear their shoes downstairs?" Cuz like I don't want like strangers random shoes in the foyer. And he's like, "Oh, they're doing that cuz like I guess they do that in their houses." I'm like, "Okay, we don't do it in this house. Plus, I don't know if your friends are wearing socks. I don't know what they're just tell. And I don't want to see random shoes by my front door. Now, I understand why you think, Kyle, it's just as off-putting not to, cuz that's what how you grew up. Yeah. I feel like you are in a in a minority part of that there where normally people are like, "No, absolutely. Take your shoes off." Versus, "Can you I can't be in a minority because I've been living longer than you on this earth and I'm never met anybody." Now I did say well let's take a poll and especially what if you don't know that person well I'm not taking off my shoes like what if I am coming over you invite me over and I bring Mark and you're like you're going to tell him to take off his sho he won't I'm not like yeah I mean I'm not going to make it some stern rule where the first time you set foot in my house I'm like take off your shoes unless I know you. That comes off a little bit weird if you know someone someone random is in my house and the first thing I say to them is nice to meet you. Take the shoes off. So like what if you have like a formal dinner. Okay. You don't do this. Yeah. But people have a formal dinner party. You have like 10 people sitting around the table. There's nice silverware, china, whatever. Everybody is shoeless. Is this how it works? I would do that. Yeah. I think it's weirder to if you don't know somebody and you're saying you don't know where they've been to then let them track wherever their shoes have been all throughout your house. Their feet are in the shoes. They're not dirty. They might be stinky, I guess, but I don't want to have to have all your weird dirt and and scum from the bottom of your shoe walking around where I live. So, I just got a text from Kylie, who is the absolute quintessential wasp. And I did have a feeling it was a wasp thing. And Kylie said the least shocking thing you will ever hear is that the moors are shoes off household. I mean obvious you don't even have to you can meet Kylie once and know that you know I just think it's normal. I don't I don't know. So you I and I think it's abnormal but like there might be a group of people that you associate with or that I associate with. So now I say okay it must be a Christian thing, right? Because I've never seen Jewish people do it. But then again, I've been to a million non-Jewish people's houses and they never made me do it either. Well, and according to the appetite, it's a Hawaiian thing and a Filipino thing. I am neither of those. So, is it a I don't know what it is. Is it a generational thing? Who decided this? Well, let me ask this. I have a question. Were you and Ally aligned on this? Does she feel as strongly as you do about no shoes in the house? She feels stronger than I do. Well, this is why you're doing it then. Well, yeah. I sort of, but I also just think it's a good idea. Like my my mom didn't force me to do that when I lived at home, but again, it was just the common thing. You put the shoes in the in the in the first room you walk in when you get in the house. So, I guess that's where it was kind of like the mud. So, now, okay, I come into my home like let's say it's we get dressed up for the Jewish holiday. Okay, we all come in at we go to synagogue. All come in. Everybody's all dressed up. I've got stockings on. Maybe now I'm going to leave my shoes in my own house by the door and walk around in stockings or am I supposed to have slippers by the door? Like how does this work? Like your mom just walks around barefoot with socks on? Yeah. What about the summer? What do you mean? You don't have socks on this summer. You're wearing flip flops. I very infrequently wear flip-flops. Not you, your mom. Also, probably I don't know how often she wears flip flops, but if she has flip-flops on, probably also takes those off. I don't know. I don't know what my mom does. I'm just telling you what I do now. Shoes off, shoes off, shoes off. Are flip flops different? So, that's the other question I have for people who do this. Is sandal season different? Like, and a lot of men now wear I see a lot of men wearing no socks. Like, you go to a wedding and you see guys with Do you have socks? I just hit the mic with my shoe. Yeah, I'm wearing sandals with socks. And when I get home, I will take the sandals off when I get my So, a lot of guys wear no socks. Like even with a suit. You've seen these guys that wear no I have seen that. Yeah. And no socks. What do they do? Okay. So, what would if EJ comes over to your house? Shoot. And you go, "Hey, would you mind taking your shoes off?" And he's like, "Well, I don't have any socks." No. No socks is a little little hard. First off, I would never do that. You know, I think people asking for a blister. Socks are okay. I don't think I'd want a bunch of bare feet in my house. No, that I would agree with. I don't even want a bunch of socks. Well, so that's what I'm concerned about is what happens in the summer because if I have a bunch of girlfriends over in the summer, maybe guys wear socks, but girls don't wear socks in the summer sandals. The biggest issue for me is just living on my own and having my own place and doing all the vacuuming and all that stuff is when you have your shoes on. Like I've walked in my apartment with my shoes on and I'll track dirt and then I've got to vacuum it up and it's annoying. So somebody else comes in like I just kind of feel like it's a common courtesy to do it when I go to other people's houses whether I know the rule or not. I I just take my shoes off. So if it's the summer time, my guest is not my host is not going to be offended that I'm like, "Hi, I'm gonna walk around your sho I guess because you wear socks all the time, but chicks do not wear socks in the summer and most don't wear in the winter either cuz hoes aren't really that in style anymore." Anyway, got a lot to talk about, a lot to unpack. And um by the way, Kylie Moore also has every Sunday snacky Sunday. So, the fact that they take their shoes off is the least offensive thing in that house. Snacky 1800. Okay. Of course they take their shoes off and they're watching. They probably are required to clean their feet at the front door. They probably have one of those water spray things like you see at the beach. That's what they have at the Moors at the MOS. All right. Ah, April be with you in a second. 1119. Here's New Jersey Fast. I think we should give a $100 gift details. Judy an EJ show on New Jersey 101.5. Oh, going back to the 80s with the Mary Jane girls in my house. When I have people in my house, Judy, I don't make strange requests like take your shoes off before you come in. And I think it's not really cool to have ask it's awkward to ask people to take their shoes off before they they come in your house. 1800 283. Now it's two against one. I don't want to gang up on Kyle. Well, that's okay. You can gang up. It's all right. He's all right with it. I agree that it's awkward to ask. Absolutely. That's why I do it to people that I know, but also it's not frequent I'm having people to my house that I do not know. And maybe going into it if you get like an email or a communication, you know, text or whatever. Oh, by the way, when you get here, we like to have uh the shoes taken off before you come and see. But when you get there and you say to him, oh, can you take your shoes off before you come because your feet are disgusting and you're gross. But we're okay. So, you know, there's a there are really a lot of good reasons for us not besides the fact that there are a lot of religious things that preclude us from not having our shoes on. Yeah. Cuz there's like prayers you have to say that you're not allowed to take your have your shoes off for. But I was just thinking like if I invited you guys over for dinner one night and Kyle came in and like took his shoes, I'd be like e like please don't do that. Well, I don't think you do that. You would just not assume that they or would you just take your shoes off out of No, I just do it out of generosity. But now that I know Judy's rule, if I ever would just do it no matter what the homeowner wanted. Yeah, I'm going to go step in seven piles of mud and then just track it through the house. It's okay because first of all, I don't have carpets, so I mean I have like area rugs, but also I don't want you to walk around in your socks. Like I can't explain it. You're not part of my household. Last thing, because I know we've got a lot of people that want to talk about this. I genuinely think cuz every time my friends have been over, I don't even remember having to ask them to do it. I think we've just all done that since we were kids. They know each. Yeah, we we've gone to each other's houses so many times. Kyle, but I just want to tell you something. My I have kids. They have friends. The only friend of any of my four kids who's ever done it is this kid, right? The the one who's like a Gen Z. That's why I'm thinking it's something in your age. Well, we might have learned it from our parents having to do it. You could have, but I I'm telling you, I have a I don't have to give you the ages of my kids, but I have three other kids and friends in and out of the house. Not one of them ever took their shoes off. Where does this come from? I don't know. I I would like to hear from someone that's Jewish that might disagree with you, Judy. You think it's a Jewish thing? Well, I I you know, it's very conservative community. Like you said, things are covered up, right? I mean, especially when you have special holidays and things like that. Maybe relates back to that in your community. There's so many Jews who like aren't religious who wouldn't even know what I'm talking about, right? Well, let's see what they say. All right. Well, there's no Jews on the line right now. If you are a Jew on the line right now, love to talk to you. Close. We got some guy calling from Lakewood. Could be a Jew. Um, April in Yardley, PA. She says taking shoes off makes the floors cleaner. And I would say probably does. Hello, April. Hello. Hi. Hello. Hello. Uh, happy happy new year. I hope you have a blessed new year. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Uh, shoes. The family always takes shoes off. It started about 16 years ago when we were in Bosnia and all the families took their shoes off. Then we were in Japan and you took your shoes off. Even going into a restaurant, they give you Yeah. So, your shoes are off and and so we we bought shoes that were slip on and off. So, we no worried about tying. Um I I I do know that some cultures in some cultures it's almost like you know it's it's a disrespectful I don't make my friends take their shoes off but it it's become so much of a habit with the family that we take our shoes off in everybody in each other's houses now is this April because you're now that you're saying 16 years ago you were brought up without it right right so but I think since we were in those other countries. Okay. But even if you weren't why they did it, pardon me. But but forget those other countries. In this country, you grew up here, right? In this country, did you grow up with people who ever required that of you or asked that of you? No. So, this is a fairly new phenomenon is what I'm thinking. Well, I think that Well, I don't know. Yeah, I think you were right. And since we have a daughter-in-law from Bosnia and um we just started doing it with her and so then we do it with everybody. Yeah. Well, if you're Bosnian, Kyle is part Bosnian, so I think I'm understanding this now. April, thank you for calling New Jersey 101. I think it's Gen X on down. I don't think boomers require this. I think this is a Gen X on down thing. It could be. It could be. And Bosnians, uh Denise, really quickly does not take her shoes off like me. She thinks it's stupid. I love that. Yeah. Yeah. No, I I grew up in a family and with nine of nine uh seven kids and there's no way. We're in and out of the house all the time. I raised five kids. There's no way. So, yeah. I think it's the the younger kids that take them off. Like, I ain't taking my shoes off to walk in my kids' house. Are you kidding me? Like, it's And then if you have a party at your house, what? You're going to have 50 pair of shoes? Yeah. I guess you would. No. And I'm just like, I'm in and out of the house a lot. My kids, they're not playing all day in and out of the house. Are you kidding me? Take your shoes off. Stop. Like I I I mean I agree with you, but as as silly as it sounds to us is how silly it sounds not to to some people. Of course, if it's raining or muddy, you wipe your shoes. Okay, maybe take them off. Right. Like I never track anything. I'll just No, I'll sweep it up. I'll sweep it up. I don't care. Like Yeah. Like I'm not going to walk trample through someone's house with mud on my shoes. No. If I have mud on my shoes, I probably if I couldn't just wipe it off on the front uh Although I have to tell you there are times where I'm doing whatever in the yard and I come in I'm like I wipe the best I can but I got to go to the bathroom so I don't take my shoes off. I'll just clean it up later. It takes too much time. I don't know. It's a weird thing. It's a weird thing off is weird. I mean I agree cuz I didn't grow up with it but somebody who grew up with it. Why am I like choking now? I don't know. But um you know we'll get to your calls next. Yeah. I I only take my shoes off if I'm doing the lawn. I'll take them off before I come back in, but that's the only time I do it. Okay. 131. Does the furnace turn on and off every Talking about your house rules. Do you make your guests take their shoes off before they come in? Judy and I say no. Kyle says yes. Yes. Yes. 1800283101.5. [Music] Uh Brian is the cheese guy. Well, you know why he takes his shoes off? He's got cheese all over him, you know, so he doesn't want to like cheesy feet. Yeah, you don't want to like get cheese all over the place. I understand that totally. Hi, Bri playing with What's up, Judy? EJ, how are you? I often have cheese stuck in the treads of my shoes. But here's the thing. There's so many germs that you walk through during the day that you don't want to track that through your house. EJ and Kyle, next time you're I wash my floors. I wash my floors and vacuum every day. So, every day, every day you scrub your floor. You ever go in Wawa? No, I personally don't, but somebody in my house does. Okay. So, what are you going to say about the bathroom at Waw Wa that the floor is a little wet and you don't know what's going to get on the laces? Like Paulolly Walnuts didn't like it. Yeah. Next time you're in, you know, using a public restroom, look down at the floor and and you tell me if you want to track that through your house. Yeah. That's a seat on the Sopranos. Paulolly Walnuts said, "Yeah, you go in the bathroom and then it gets in your laces." Yeah. I mean, I'm not I'm not a germaphobic. Crap gets into your house from all over the place. Your hands, your feet, your jacket brushes up against Your feet are no different. I have booties next to my door people put on when they walk in that. Okay. You're not normal. You're calling here like you're a normal person. I thought my friend was strange that insisted on slippers, but you do the booties, man. I'm kidding. But I do make people take their shoes off. I don't want that in my house. So, you know what? Don't invite me over. It's okay. I love you anyway. I'll give you a pass, Judy. Okay. Thank you. Yeah, you'll get a pass. Love you. Thank you. Um, and it's not that I want to go against somebody's rules. It's just I'm not comfortable taking my shoes off in front of like my not my family. It's just weird. Brian, thank you for calling. And again, it's just what you get used to, you know, in your life. Walt is in Lakewood. um doesn't like taking his shoes off. Tell that story. Yeah. Hello, Judy. Had to talk to you. Uh we went through the crest the back of the crest toothpaste tube one day. We recited what was written on the back of the tube. Anyway, let me get the topic. I don't understand. Oh, you and I. Crest has been proven to be a decay preventive dentifist when you said it conscientiously. Anyway, I remember that. You know why? When you're young and you're in the bathroom and there's nothing to read in the bathroom. There you go. The back of the crest here till the phones came along, right? Go. Anyway, as far as the booty as far as the booties go, um I used to do down in Well, anyway, it doesn't matter where. I used to do in home service on grandfather clocks and clocks for about 20 years. And that's a clean that's a clean call. I'm not coming in as a plumber. I didn't walk in the landscaping. And I had a couple of people over the years that insisted I take my shoes off. And I very courteously said, "Well, here's a phone number of my competitor. Give them a call." Okay. And left. I don't blame you. I mean, could you imagine now if you have an appliance guy coming into your house, right? No offense, but I don't want to see the appliance guy's feet. I I really don't. when some advertise that they'll put booties on before they come into your home. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, that's good. That they should say that. They should have said that. Yep. Yeah. But some people some people just they're and and this isn't like anyway the type of product it is and all and we had a good reputation for service and uh if if somebody really dug their heels in and insisted then that's what I would do. So, yeah. Anyway, it might have been stupid at the time but we didn't lose any business. So, you know, Walt, I I think it's an again, you're in an age group where you probably did not hear about this a lot the same way I didn't. I'm in the upper I'm in the upper demographic. Yes. Okay. So, I think it's a uh this is must be a relatively new phenomenon or if it existed before it was rare and now more people said, you know what, I also don't want bacteria in my home. I'm going to follow what those people are doing. And then it just became this horrible rolling stone that gathered all this disgusting moss. Walt, I appreciate you calling New Jersey. You know what booties are, Judy? Booties are the masks of shoes. Oh my god. Such an idiot. I know. Hi. Um, but yeah, and if somebody asked me to take off my shoes, I just would be like, "Yeah, I don't I'm sorry. I don't do that." Or what if I said, you know, I have no toes and I don't like people to say that. You're kind of getting close to that with that little pesky little baby toe. It will not heal. Sharon um had to take her shoes off. And then just like in that episode of Sex in the City that I was referencing earlier, somebody stole them. Yeah, this was horrible. And this is why I do not take my shoes off at someone's house. Um many years ago, it was winter. My girlfriend had a bunch of us a bunch of us girls over to hang out. and I wore my black Uggs and there was other people there that I didn't know. So, at the end of the night, people start leaving. I go to leave, I go to put the black Uggs on and I put them on and they don't feel right. You know, they're not they're not my boots because you know how your foot really conforms to the shoe. Yeah. So, I get home and I'm wearing these boots and I'm like, "These are not my boots." I had to call my girlfriend. She had to track down who at her house that night had black Uggs on because they had my shoes. Oh gosh. And I had to give her her shoes back. And at that point, I'm like, you know what? Burn them. I don't even want them back cuz that's disgusting to me. I don't want somebody's sweaty feet. People that I don't even know are wearing my boots. So gross. And that's why I don't what what I guess if the choice is bacteria or dirt from the street or like somebody's bacteria or smelliness on their socks that seems more personal and gross to me and I don't know why. I have no idea why but just it's a personal choice. Me out. Yeah. And I don't want anybody taking their shoes off at my house either. And and now after that happened to me, I do not take my shoes off at someone's house because that was horrible. And I didn't know the person that had my shoes like how to call people. When they ask you, what do you say? I really don't have it happen often. Like I I don't even know the last time it happened that somebody asked me to take my shoes off. Like when I'm not I'm glad you're saying that, Sharon, because Kyle said to me that I'm in the minority, but I really don't think I am because I don't get it asked to me. Sharon, thank you for calling New Jersey 101 all the time and I don't ask them. Thank you. All right. I know. And I It's weird, but again, it's your it's who you hang with, too. So, you know, people with the bacteria foot problem, they hang out together. God, you have a lot of germaphobic friends. What can I tell you? All right, your phone calls coming up. And guess what? Matt Portoi is hanging on. He's got the comfy Asian slippers at the front door. Now, that's a good idea. That's next. Got to talk to you guys about my friends. It's the New Jersey details. New Jersey 101.5, the home of the $1,000 at work payday. Another chance to win $1,000 with Dinsky and more one half hour from now. Judy, this hour we're talking about shoes. Do you make guests take them off or are you cool like you and me where we just say, "Hey, that's awful personal. You can walk in." Kyle says, "Take the shoes off or you can never visit me again." I know. He's really mean. Kyle, you like became very mean. Yeah, you should see me outside of work. I'm not I'm not real nice. You really are. I play the part here. I'm not a nice person. I know. I mean, I've met a few of your friends. They've told me. They asked me not to tell you. Um and they also asked me to tell you they're tired of taking their shoes off. What am I going to tell you? Um I promise. Would you try again? Sure. Go ahead. What could you have even said that tipped that off? You didn't say anything that sounded like Siri. Maybe you said never come into your house again. See? I don't know. I don't know. But you know, sometimes I notice that if I say like seriously, she gets it misconstrued. No, but like I don't know. Why does she shut Why isn't it on silent? Hold on. Now it's Oh, the new button is weird, too, on my phone. I don't know how to work it. Anyway, Matt Porto on the line from Brick. He's got a bunch of comfy Asian slippers at the door cuz his wife is comfy and Asian. Right, Matt? That's correct. Yeah, we never I you know, I'll never directly say to somebody like, "Hey, take your shoes off because I don't know. It's like a little awkward, but yeah, just it's kind of like implied with the slippers." They're like, you know, it's optional. You could throw the slippers on, but I'll never enforce it directly. And if I'm over somebody's house where they do make me take the shoes off, I would hope there's a slipper option. Well, you just walk around in socks. Yeah. What were you going to say? Okay. So, I was going to say because I don't like your slipper option because somebody else put on those slippers. I'm not putting those on. Well, these slippers are like $1 from like the Asian market up in North Jersey. Oh, so they could be like new wash them con they're like brand new slippers that you like they're so fresh I wouldn't even think twice if somebody else wore them but all right yeah if if I if I have to take my shoes off at somebody's house and walk around in my socks by the end you know you have the random dog hair the random crumb the random this the random that it's so annoying by the way Matt you just brought up something very important Kyle might not want my dirt on his floor, but now I have his dirt on my sock and I don't want it. That's correct. That's correct. Again, exactly. That's That is why I don't want to walk around in my socks because of the random crap that gets stuck to the bottom of your feet. Yeah. I don't know what Kylie and uh what Kylie what Ally and uh what's his name do on the floor there? I don't know. Kyle. My name is Kyle. Exactly. I don't know what go right who knows what goes on but yeah Indian slipper option but a comfy Asian slipper option. Okay, thank you. That's cuz it's been an interesting day, Judy. Such a fun day on the air. I love you. Um it's been great working with you. You too, Kyle. Even though I know I'm never The pleasure is all mine, but uh I I enjoyed the friction between you two today. I found it quite entertaining. Yeah, it's sexual tension anyways because he wants me. Okay. Anyway, listen. We are going to uh really have a good time this afternoon cuz you know who's on right off? Right next after us. Next to us. Yes. To Misky and more, baby. They're next on New Jersey 101.5. Coach, the energy out there felt different. What changed for the team today? It was the new game day scratchers from the California Lottery. Players everything. Those games sent the team's energy through the roof. Are you saying it was the off- field play that made the difference on the field? Hey, a little play makes your day and today it made the game. That's all for now. Coach, one more question. 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