Lake Rising
The Team Grows with Ebo --- What's Happening
Welcome to lake rising.
Speaker 2:I'm a rocky to find out. We begin with one central aim to take a fresh look at Lake County and the central Florida region. Our possibilities, our leaders, our successes, and sometimes even our obstacles.[inaudible] and we'll meet face to face with locally owned small businesses and share their stories.
Speaker 1:Hey everybody. I'm Sean Parks. We'll explore the built and natural environments that make Lake County and our region a special place on this planet. The great things happening in the lake county are not an anomaly. No, they're not. This county, this region, and our community is on the rise. All right. We did the open again. Yes. It's been a while, hasn't it? It's been awhile, but, but we are professionals and we will continue.
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Speaker 2:yeah, everybody's pointing at each other here. Trying to figure out who's[inaudible]. Normally we would go with rocky, let's say shirk. That's because we have a lot more people, more bodies. So, uh, no one really knows who should speak because we do have a special guest today. Yeah. I'm just trying to be humble and you know, all about humility. Shawn's now. We'll, we'll start here. You Ready? All right, here we go. Who were with shine? Ladies and gentlemen, you're Sean Parks.
Speaker 1:We thank everybody for joining us on this next edition of our podcast today. Notice there's a lawnmower on center to window there. That's the a the s the, the, they're taking care of the lawn there? Yes. Yup. You got it today. We have his voice changing. Is he growing up? He, you know he has, I think he's worked on it. I, I do. I really think you've taken lessons. Maybe. Are you guys done? That was cut. All right. Okay. You want to try it one more? No. S okay. Well we, you're recording or not? Yes, we're, this is the show. This is the big show. Yeah. This is really true to us. Yes. Yes. And put that wine bottle back. Okay. I've had too much. Okay. Alright. We can do, are we doing this over again or no? You were on, you were on the stage. The Hot Mike. Come on Sean. There you go. Tee Us up baby. The balls on the tissue. Okay. All right. Swing. Ah, so today, so today, yes. Today we are going to introduce the newest member of our team Ebo and sue. Ah,
Speaker 4:AH, Ooh.
Speaker 2:There it is a nice touch right there. Oh No, we've been, we've been talking about ammo and so this week we
Speaker 1:would, we have a kind of building the anticipation of the last few podcasts and the legend of Evo, the legend, the FSU legend, the local great emo o n Suya as he was introduced at Doh Campbell stadium man both at a height. That is a lot of hype. I don't know, I can live up to that, but I'll do my best. Um, like they said, my name's Ebo and sewer. Super excited to be here and talk about all the great things that Lake County has and how we're on the rise. Um, most of the things I'll be talking about are community based and, and a little bit of serving and getting to know the people in our community as well. We have somebody that knows something that is definitely a first for this group. We definitely, you know, selfishly brought Evelyn as he drags the age down and the looks up so it's, you know, it's a good, he's wanting to punch. That's right. He's rounding everything out for us. Yup. Yup, Yup. That's what I'm here for. So looking forward to it. Thank you for having me. Yes, no, we are glad to have you. And I think for the listeners out there, what we want you to know is that Emma is going to bring a unique perspective, a younger perspective as we've kind of just joked about, but one that has having gone through the school system here in Lake County I think is going to be also a great perspective as well. Ebo is very active in his community. He serves, he serves on planning and zoning board then in that right. For Claremont. Yup. That's right. Um, I've been there for almost a year now and it's been an eyeopening experience, not just planning and zoning but also the Lake County Library Advisory Board as well. So definitely learning a lot and uh, taking as many notes as I can and trying to take it as much in as I as I really can. There's a lot of stuff happening in this city of Claremont. Yes, there is. There's a ton. And then you, when you factor in all that's happening into theirs and Mount Dora, it's just amazing. It seems like every other day I find something new opening or something new coming. So it's definitely an exciting place to be. Yes. And so, you know, being that it is your first day, your first, uh, your first show you get, uh, you get all the good assignments. So you're going to be, they were kind of touching on this point right now. So this is the little hint that you're going to be doing some homework for us. You're going to be out in the field. Okay. I think that's what we decided before you showed up. Okay. I can definitely do that, man. So you're going to be, you're going to be one of our onsite guys, so we're going to send you out and you're going to be the reporter in the field. Yep. Yep. Live action. You'll be, you'll be back in the studio with this too. But definitely we want you out in the field, you know, eating at those great restaurants, visiting those places. He gets sad assignments. Oh wait a minute. Wait a minute. Even though he's at young. Well, speaking of restaurants, Ryan had suggested 1921 oh my goodness. I can't say enough good things about 1921 so, and because of that, I went, we went there, we had eight people and it was phenomenal. I mean, great expense. I probably go there once a week, my wife and I, because we love it that much. And we always kind of joke around saying, man, there's a lot of great restaurants out here, but there's something about 1921 that we just seem to connect. It's the atmosphere. It's the atmosphere. Very, very creative. Maybe the cocktails, who knows? But for some reason
Speaker 2:could be, we seem to connect. So it's a no, this is in Mount Dora, right? This is a Mount Dora, definitely a Mount Dora. And that 1921 did not pay me to say this, but uh, but if they want to, you know, they absolutely can't. So, but it's, it's a phenomenal restaurant. I'm glad that you had a chance to go. Yeah. We had eight people and every single week something different. Everyone ordered. It was, you know, across the board. Great. And the cocktails were actually fairly strong. Very good. Yeah. Potency a is an important thing. So my uh, my brother actually lives out in Salt Lake City, Utah. And over there they're very strict about their cocktails. So you can't get a strong drink out there. But here you can certainly get one. There's a very, very strong, uh, take on an old fashioned, oh yeah. So those are the tough jobs
Speaker 3:you're going to have.[inaudible] for that level. I am 100% prepared now. There is no budget for it though. I mean, you know, we have to tell you don't, don't bring up any card you share. You can submit that to Sean's office as of yet, we only have a couple of potential sponsors. So I'm using air quotes with that company. We can't disclose that consulting company. That's the lead sponsor. Chik Chik Fil a possibly. Come on. We're talking national brand here. You get a strong cocktail at truthfully. Not yet,
Speaker 2:but I will never, you just never know. Right. You can't have that. You got to, there's a special code that you got to get. It's funny though that you do talk about 1921, because I know, uh, you know, one of the things we wanted to talk about today was, you know, what, what are we looking for in this community? What are the things that we want to see happen? And I, and I say this from a, uh, a slightly younger perspective, you know, what, what keeps us here and what do we want to see into the future? So I know Ebo you had mentioned, um, that you are a passionate person, that community. Where do you see lake county going in terms of community for the future? What does it look like?
Speaker 5:Yeah. So I mean there's definitely a lot of things that can definitely factor into this, especially for students and children my age. You know, you're, you're just graduating from college or even if you're not in college or out of high school and you're looking for something to do and you're looking to build a family. You know, especially here in Lake County, there's, there's such a great sense of community, but there are also things that we could definitely improve on. Um, you know, when people talk about infrastructure, they talk about hard and soft infrastructure and most people only really think about hard infrastructure. You think about your roads, you think about your telecommunications, you know, you think about the entertainment. But at the end of the day you have your soft infrastructure as well. And this is more of the just like shown, uh, Sean Park.
Speaker 3:I've done no research though. Now you know why I love this guy.
Speaker 5:So you know, with your soft infrastructure, you've got your own, your cultural and your social environment as well. It's very important that cities and communities that are actually building on a po building upon that. And kind of trying to strengthen it as, as much as they can, you know, cause when the community is strong, the businesses get stronger, you know, economically things get better, you know, financially and the whole, the whole, um, the whole, you know, area just grows. So,
Speaker 2:so Abby, let me, let me dig a little deeper into that because I love what you said about, you know, the cultural side of things and I love Kinda hearing that general point, but what specifically for Lake County, how do we leverage our culture or his
Speaker 5:three, all those things to really grow that. Yeah. So I mean, I feel like that kind of deals with social programs that we have, uh, you know, here in Claremont especially, we've, we've really hammered on the mantra of, um, a city of champions, you know, so definitely being able to actually get out, get kids active, get, you know, teenagers, whether it's experience or apprenticeships or anything, anything of the sort like that to actually have them come out there, you know, get active but also provide knowledge to them. I think that definitely is one area that all other cities can improve on, including our own, you know, and I'm glad that the city has definitely started to hammer on that a little bit more. So definitely programs like that, especially during the summer, you have a lot of kids who are stuck cooped up inside the whole time. Teenagers who have nothing really to do, you know, they're just wasting away playing Fortnite or you know, just sit watching TV or Netflix, giving them an option to actually get out, you know, get active, get the blood pumping and actually, you know, involve and improve on their social lives. So I think that's definitely a big thing.
Speaker 2:So, so really the exciting part about having Ebo here is with this group that we have tonight. Larry, are you baby boomer?
Speaker 5:Uh, they telling me I'm a traditionalist.
Speaker 2:OK. So, so, so, so we have a traditionalist, we have a gen x, Gen y and Gen z. So we really do represent a pretty broad range as no baby boomers. No, that's not, are you the silent generation? Well, I guess Gen x, right? I was you and I are the Gen X. Yeah. Yeah. So this is what I noticed too about, um, cause one of the traits of the of the Gen z is that they actually say that their cook communal holics they're like addicted almost to the sense of community. And yet maybe I wouldn't be, uh, generally speaking they wouldn't say that about the a gen x, but I find myself craving that. And we were at, um, the trail the other night, we were just going for a quick jog, a myself and one of my daughters. And about halfway through I looked up and I mean literally a hundred people up and down the trail, kids playing by the splash park, people riding bikes, people running. And I experienced community. And I think community is an interesting thing. We all crave it. And it's hard sometimes to describe, but we all know when we feel it, when we're in the middle of that, you recognize this is a good, this is really good. And so I recognize that, um, the other night.
Speaker 5:Yeah. And I think you're right, having a genuine sense of community is an incredibly important, and nowadays, especially for my generation, it's extremely hard to do because with the rise of social media and everything, a lot of times people have either have a lot of friends or have a lot of connections online, but they still feel like they're lacking that true sense of community in their everyday lives. You know, whether it's because they're stuck on, you know, electronics or whatever. The, um, the reason is there isn't really a true sense of community that they're able to acquire, you know, so I do, I do definitely think it's incredibly important to have an actual genuine sense of community.
Speaker 2:Well, I think the, um, the really neat thing as we think about lake county as we're growing is, you know, from a planning perspective, and I know maybe you can speak a little bit more to this from your side Ebos this idea of actually building out spaces that are, those community parks that are, those trails that those community spaces where people come together. Um, I, I was in, I think I may have mentioned this in an earlier podcast, but it immediately comes to mind when I was going through Boston. And right by the river front, there's just this, you know, people playing out there just really experiencing that quality of life. And Lake County has so much to offer in the quality of life and as we grow, if we can grow intelligently and prepare and plan that well, I think that'll really benefit us
Speaker 6:well on, on that thought, um, let me ask you, let me ask Ebo and Ryan this question, let me ask you guys this question. So from your generational perspective, because again that is kind of the theme of today's podcast. What do you think is, you see that the perception is that it's good and you know, we would try not to focus totally on negative, but what do you think is, let's just call it what it is, what do you think is negative right now about La, about Lake County? And I'll start with the positive of course, but, but negative and perceptions and then maybe w things that we can improve upon.
Speaker 2:Yeah. I think if you don't recognize the gap, there's no way to change it. And I think this show that we strive to be aspirational because we want to have a hand in crafting the future of Lake County, uh, you know, drawing the things that we think would add,
Speaker 5:add more value. Yeah. Yeah. So, so for me, I'd say I've definitely seen an uptick in this and it's very good. We've had a lot of lot more programs that are genuinely generally geared more towards the younger generation and trying to prepare them for the future, allowing them to have the skills that would let them go out into the community and be an asset, not just something, someone who's just, you know, wasting space. Um, some of the things I kind of think we could, we could improve on is, I, I don't think it's necessarily a horrible thing, but just the general pop, uh, general populations attitude towards it. You know, a lot of times and, and a lot of times you see your older generation, they're not, it's not necessarily that they don't care, but it can definitely come off sometimes a bit apathetic in terms of actually giving back to the younger generation. And, um, and it's definitely a two way street. Um, you definitely need a very, very open line of communication and a dialogue between, between the, um, the younger generation and the older generation. But just I'd say creating a way to essentially have them come together and learn from each other. It would be great. You know, having an open mind is always important, especially these days. And I think that would definitely benefit lake county immensely. Yeah.
Speaker 2:So from my perspective, I, you know, I would say that one of the things we do really, really well is that we, we have a lot of distinctions and a lot of really neat, um, communities and wastes engaged. For instance, you know, in, uh, you know, in the northern lake side, you know, you've got all these great little waterfront towns, you've got the parks around there, places where you can raise a family. Um, we still have affordable housing here, which is, I mean a lot of really great things that are doing well that I think set us up, uh, or get me excited at least for the future. Uh, as well as opportunity. I think there is a lot of opportunity here. The one thing I really think that we are not doing exceedingly well and I'm not 100% sure the best course of action for this, but when it comes to high paying jobs that are going to keep, um, young professionals that are going to keep people engaged. I think if you just take a look at the demographics on, um, you know, the gym, uh, the, the what the salaries are across the board, you'll see that it's, it's really not very high, especially when you look at some of the other surrounding counties. So for me, I would love to see, you know, more growth in, in the, on the job side of things so that you can keep the entrepreneurials some of the young people that want to get engaged, that want to be able to offer so much to this community. But to be honest with you, there's just more opportunities elsewhere. So if we could keep more of that talent here, man, I can't even imagine what this place would look like, but I think it would be incredible.
Speaker 6:Yeah. And that, that is a, something we will talk about from time to time on the podcast is kind of economically what's happening in Lake County. And you know, I mean, I can, we can bring in all kinds of data to[inaudible] more maybe our listeners to tears at times. But what you're talking about is extremely important. And I think you in from the community standpoint, you have the cities that are realizing that now as well as the county. And, and really trying to, uh, to focus on in, on that because there's quality of life that's attached to that. But at the same time, you can't, um, you know, you can't stay in a place that maybe isn't, um, you know, career-wise what you want or is not, you know, in a sense, feeding your goals, feeding your family. So,
Speaker 2:well, and let me, let me add this little element here because I like the old sandwich methods. So good, bad. And then another good, I will say this and Sean, this is not for you, my friend actually it is 100% for you as well. But this is for, this is for all of our guys. One thing I will say is that it seems that the leaders in our county are our pro-growth, are pro-business, that are constantly looking for ways to bring that job growth. And I'm, I'm, I feel very passionate about that. We have great leaders are a lot of great leaders, Sean being one of them. So, um, you know, even when we go, when we go back to the, um, city planner for Groveland, I was really impressed with a lot of what he had to say and a lot of what he was, uh, you know, he had a vision for Groveland that our city manager from grub one. Yeah, it totally shocked me as to, you know, the forward thinking because I do think that, um, the best thing about Lake County, if I were to put it, I challenge anybody to find as much natural beauty as much, you know, the desire to be physically fit, et Cetera, trails and all that. I don't think that that's shared with a lot of communities. So there is a way to be pro growth and still care about and be green and care about the environment and care about the amenities that we want because you don't want to just go growth and have no parks. So there's a balance. But what I really like is I think a lot of our elected officials kind of see that and they're getting excited about what's possible all about smart growth
Speaker 5:and then just being smart with the decisions that you're making. And, and to, to play on what Ryan was saying a little bit more, they have a term that they kind of coin for, for, uh, it's basically the, um, it's called the brain drain. You know, when you have either young or young adults who have either graduated or who are, you know, educated the just basically when they don't have the, the resources and the tools in order to grow in an area, they're all gonna go away. And you know, a lot of places, a lot of cities have seen that where, you know, they have high schoolers who go off to different colleges and then after graduation, instead of coming back home because they are looking for a job, they're going to go somewhere else to where the high paying jobs are. So I definitely think it's extremely important for like county, um, you know, whether it's Claremont Groveland to varies Mount Dora to, to improve on and to kind of expand on and see if we can get more higher paying, higher paying jobs here. Um, and you know, I know Groveland working on it with the, uh, Kroger factory, I believe that Kroger Okada, Kroger Okada, so I mean they're, they're working on it. So it's, I think it's, it's up to the rest of us to, to kind of jumpstart that and kick it into high gear so we can, uh, we can have our people stay here.
Speaker 6:[inaudible] Ryan, let me ask you a question and we'll start with Ebo. We'll talk about schools, because schools, the school system does factor a lot into the community and whether people stay there, what kind of jobs that you get, whether it's a good place to, to continue to grow your business. So how about you? You graduated from East Ridge High School in Claremont. I know, Brian, you said you just moved here. Um, but just from your perspective, what do you think, you know, again, what maybe it's positive and negative, good and bad, and when necessary, however you want to word it, but what do you see from the school system standpoint that we need? Do you think maybe we need to do and
Speaker 5:yeah, so, so like you said, I grew up in the lake county school system, elementary, middle and high school. And for me, I'd say I just made so many great memories and I met so many people and the teachers here in Lake County, all of the ones that I have been taught by have left such a longstanding impression on me. Um, most of them have been positive, you know, every once in a while you have a bad teacher here and there, but um,[inaudible] or a bad student or a bad student. Yeah.
Speaker 6:I had 12 years of Catholic school, so I had, I had a nun that would pick me up out of my chair one time.
Speaker 5:Yup. See, yeah, no, I'm telling you man. But when he was much younger
Speaker 6:[inaudible] lane, you did not mess with sister lane.
Speaker 5:Exactly. But, um, but I think the, the, uh, the, the level of, I'd say compassion, the level of, of knowledge in Lake County schools and their teachers, it definitely is a lot higher in comparison to some of the other areas. And I think it definitely shows in some of the students. Um, for me, my, my negatives are more so at like a state or federal level having to do more with like common core and, and, and issues like that where they're kind of, you know, instead of giving students knowledge for the future and actually giving them education that they'll use for a lifetime, they're more so just having them worry about the next test or the next, you know, a standardized weekend that's over there. Yeah, totally. We could talk about three kids, three different schools and the testing that they do sometimes. And Cra is incredible. It's how crazy it is, honestly, mind blowing. And then I think another thing for me would definitely be the vetting and, um, properly managing school. The schools, whether it's a charter schools, public schools, private schools, and the ones that actually want to come here. You know, we had an issue a while back where a charter school wanted to come into the area and you know, after doing a little bit of research we saw that they weren't really run by people who, who had the, who had the area's best interest in mind. So just making sure that we have companies and organizations and the school board is doing what doing the proper vetting for schools that are coming to Lake County is incredibly important. You know, so.
Speaker 6:So do you think from a listener that maybe is thinking about coming lake county to move,
Speaker 2:maybe possibly is looking at it or was it a place to live? Do you think that we're kind of on the rise with, with our education? Oh yeah, 100% I definitely think so. I mean if that we've got to change the name with the show. Right,
Speaker 3:exactly. It'd be, it'd be lake rising except schools like stagnant.
Speaker 2:No, definitely on the rise. Yeah. Well that's good. And you know, too, what else did we talk about? The, you know, intersection of high paying jobs and great schools and sometimes you can do both. At the same time, I had a meeting with a couple that is, um, trying to bring a state of the art, um, school for kids on the autism spectrum, which would really, uh, provide tremendous income for, uh, specialized teachers and what also be, um, at the forefront of, of the training and learning around autism in general. So, you know, I was intrigued that OK, this, this achieves everything we want. You know, it gets high paying jobs that helps kids that have needs and also truthfully helps our regular schools do better too because there's less of a, um, uh, you know, sometimes you have a teacher who's not qualified to work with a child who's maybe on the spectrum, but yeah. Yeah. You don't want to stretch them too thin. That's right at all. And I think it's, it's incredibly important. What was the name of that school? Was that April's academy or was that a different I can neither.
Speaker 3:Okay. Okay. Okay.
Speaker 2:Listing the lake rising. You won't learn a thing.
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Speaker 2:that's the paid content. Yeah. The content. No, this was actually a, uh, another school where it, um, an off shoot over the, uh, one of the centers here in central Florida. Okay. So from my perspective, I, I, you know, I don't have nearly as much insight. Um, one I am not, I wasn't a student here, so I actually grew up in Fort Myers, so I don't have any insight from that perspective. And then, and then my wife and I don't have any kids yet, so I don't have any, um, anyone in the school system currently. So what, what I can offer is a little bit more of a generalization. And, and from my perspective of, uh, on the business side where I'm trying to bring in more, uh, let's say I bring in a developer trying to hire someone, some of the pushback that I may get is, Oh man, I'm going to have to leave in a school zone in Orange County. Uh, and I don't necessarily want to do that. So, um, so that, that would be my only, you know, real negative is that, you know, I think that we still have a long way to go in our growth. Um, so that would be, and again, I'm going to say that from a perspective of not being right there on the forefront. So taking it with a grain of salt. Um, but I will say one thing that I seen and through friends and through engaging with you, Sean, and through engage with other people that are involved in the community, is that Lake County is really on the rise. And clearly that's a, you know, kind of our, our little tagline here and the name of our podcast. But, but that's really the truth here. It is on the rise, the people that we're bringing in to, uh, take it to the next level and to hit those benchmarks of, of a schools. I mean, we're really pushing for that. So, um, my, my only other little piece I will say on schools is, uh, you know, I, uh, I believe from a grander scale, I don't think we teach students, uh, for the future. How to become entrepreneurial, how to live in a world where, uh, the traditional job setting is not going to be the same. Right. And we don't really teach them on finances, assets and tax law and those kinds of things that are so, so very important. But that's a whole nother topic guy can ride on for a long time. But you know, I think that there's a role that the private sector can play in that too. Because I agree with you when you look at, you know, we were joking around before, my youngest daughter told me that for her career, she wants to be an influencer, which okay, you know, scared me as a parent a little bit. But, but she's got a point in that there are so many non traditional jobs, jobs that didn't exist when I was coming out of high school or college that could be there. But all of them take a keen business sense. You know, the intelligence to work around a business plan. Those things don't change. So there's a role that a private community can play in helping kids even know, okay, let's think through this possible business you want. Let's talk through the Swat, let's do a SWOT analysis or you know, whatever. Um, so I, I think as we grow and as we, hopefully the show catches on that that could be something that we can also push. Maybe we'll start at the lake rising preparatory academy for the future. Are you going to be the headmaster? Cause you know, I don't know. I don't know if[inaudible] I am not gifted probably. Oh Man. Larry will teach broadcasting. Yes, we'll do broadcasting. That would be fantastic. Yeah.
Speaker 6:No and I think, I think, I think this is what's great about again, the Sh the show and where we're going with all this is that, you know, listen, everybody that's listening out there, you've got perspectives from four really four generations here that are going to be a part of this regularly through baby boomer. Know that I'm here. We are in Lake County, in Lake County and you've got, you know, somebody that's been here only a couple of years. Somebody that's been here since Larry, how long? 1995. 1995. He's the eldest friend. Both grew up here. So practice pretty much. So yeah. And again, that's what you're going to get from this. And that's the, these are the kind of things ebo by the way, since you again, it's your first day, we're doling out homework for you. We're going to, we're to ask you at times to go out into the field and talk about some of these programs that, uh, that you see I think are from your perspective and your generation that we need to hear about and that are things that are going on in the community that are going to be good. And, and we are very candid here. So you know, we just got some, we just got, uh, you know, Ryan speaking very candidly about the school system we all have. So we're going to do that too. But um, that's what your assignment's going to be. You're going to be not just getting to go to the restaurants, but you're going to be out there reporting on some of these programs for us. Gotcha. I thought I was just here for the food. Yeah.
Speaker 3:Bummer. Oh, right. Commonality.
Speaker 1:No matter what though. And what I've heard, at least from everyone here is that things are really moving in the right direction. Yes. Now I think there's a long way to go, but we're moving in the right direction and I'm excited to see what happens. I'm very, very excited to see how the future plays out. We are two, well, boys and girls, it's time to play with the try quiz. Okay, so apple, you have to get caught up on this game. Okay. I can tell you it's wrecked
Speaker 3:because there's no way I'm in last place. I'm done.
Speaker 1:I've done some study here and the scores at, currently, it stands this way. Rocky has 673 points. Ryan has 455 who has the most rocky has the[inaudible].
Speaker 3:Oh wait, I take back everything I had to say. Yes it is. And Sean is in the basement with a 137 or you like the IRS. Did you come in and tax me or something? I've monitored everything and so we're going to start with the quiz today. 100 points. Last was, I don't remember that it was, he was looking over my shoulder.[inaudible] I felt this is not true, but if you're listening out there, this is true. Do not believe that
Speaker 1:if you sit and look at the website and you'll see where I sit and he shuts, you'll see one set seat. Yeah, that sounds fights us for it every single time. Okay. Boys and girls. Here we go to the contest. You're ready. You're ready for the contest. Okay. This was, do I need to, what do I gotta do? Do I have to just, just listen to the question where, this is a new question. Where is the longest bridge in the United States is located? This is something that you all from Florida should know. Louisiana, Virginia, Alaska or Florida. The question is someone looking over my shoulder or what?
Speaker 3:What are you trying to do? They're putting the spotlight on me. Trying to class up the website. Okay. I'm trying to add some youth and I'm trying to get pictures and he's trying to cut me out of the picture. All right, here we go. So the question is on the table and I don't know if anyone,
Speaker 1:if you would know, which, where is the longest bridge in the United States? Which state is it in? Can you give us those states again or wheezy? Yana, Virginia, Alaska or Florida. Louisiana.[inaudible] one. So was I not supposed to say that one says Louisiana. Thank you very much, Sean. I, you know, he did say it with a lot of passion and confidence. So I'm going to go ahead and say Louisiana too. So you're going to say yes or yes or bs? No, this isn't, yeah, this is a, this is a multiple choice question. Okay. I'm going to go a Florida just to kind of divert because we're down there in the keys, right? Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to go with the wild card and go with Virginia. Okay. No Alaska, nobody voted Alaska. No. Well that's because, uh, okay. Um, you know, if you were in Virginia, the longest bridge would be from the White House to the Capitol building, right where the most obs, you build a bridge over Washington. So that one is out. Okay. The Alaska is out. So that takes us down to Louisiana and, uh, Florida. Now let's see, uh, Ryan, you said Florida, right? I feel strong about Florida. So you've been to the keys[inaudible] seven miles. Yes. Well, you would be wrong. The longest bridge in the United States is as the lake Pontchartrain causeway bridge. That's 126,122 feet long. It's exactly why I went with Sean because not only did he scream the answer quickly, but I could tell eye engineer mind the site. I was happy that I got one. You know, we should maybe just all go for Sean's answers because he does have the viewpoint to be able to see over Larry shoulders. Where do you, I'm not looking at western anymore. You will notice that I have now converted the quiz to a small piece of paper with small print on it. So there's no way about Sean. He's looking over my shoulder. Okay. So Sean and rocky get one point, whatever that point is today. Okay. The next question is where will you find fisherman's wharf? Okay. Would it be in San Francisco, San Diego, Boston. There's a lot of fishing there. Or New Orleans nols. Who has to go first this time? Well, I first order, so it started at Bogo. Me and go. You and then Sean. All right. How about, where is the fisherman's wharf,
Speaker 5:man? I'm gonna go with[inaudible].
Speaker 1:You said it was San Diego or San Francisco? San Diego. San Francisco, Boston or New Orleans. I'm going to go with, I'm gonna go with the[inaudible].
Speaker 5:Oh, I'm gonna go with San Francisco.
Speaker 1:K One for San Francisco on dish. Ryan. It is San Francisco. Oh, just the authority to say that with confidence. Yes, I would agree with that as a San Francisco. And I'm going with the thumbs up on that one too. Oh, all right. Everybody's right. Everybody gets the point. That was the softball pitch. I gotta be honest with you. Well, just in San Francisco, so we're done. At the wolf. I was, it's a great city, but I was, I was in San Francisco and uh, okay. One more question and then we're going to end this mess tonight. I mean, um, what, what a building? No, I don't want anybody reaching for their wallet. Well, maybe you wouldn't have this, what building is shown on the back of the current of a$10 bill sites will rarely have cash. Yeah. I was literally gonna ask what caches? I know what it is you're racing. I could fear you for your wall. Okay. What do you think? I'm gonna go with the Jefferson Memorial. Okay. Jeff Memorial because of ignorance on my part. I'm going to go with that too. Okay. Rocky goes for hey shirt though. Just a side note. Do you guys know that the$20 bill is going to be the person on the bill is going to be replaced here soon? What they finally put in Harriet? Well, they're a couple years behind. Okay. Which hurt is pretty, pretty American. Wow. Yes. I think 2023 they're thinking Harriet Tubman thought that was going, I thought she was going on different bill$20 I'm pretty sure the company. Wow. Okay. Well we haven't heard from, um, go ahead Ryan. Oh Man. What is on the back of a$10 bill? You by default, I feel like I can't side with you guys on these. I just feel like I have to differentiate myself. That would be the quality of,
Speaker 3:you're not a joiner, so I'm going to have to go. Uh, I'm just going to o capital
Speaker 1:a building. Okay. Capitol building and the man whose been and spent much time in Washington, D c this puts a lot of pressure on young, but I'm going to go with the worst building in d c the Federal Reserve. Wow. Okay. Well we should almost, we should almost give Ebola a half a point because she was close. It's Hamilton. So he, cause he started the whole banking system. It was the u s treasury bill
Speaker 3:[inaudible] so, so nobody got it.
Speaker 1:I know, right, right. So nobody gets a point there. And actually, you know, putting g the Jefferson memorial on the on with Hamilton, that probably wouldn't have worked out there. I know. Right. And like each other[inaudible] each other. They get along too well. So I was throwing you off there. How incredibly nerdy are we that were making, you know, really[inaudible] and Janine really, come on, we're better than this. Well I'm not sure about that, but that is this edition of Lake Raci. Do we have a closing for the sing or not? We do, but I don't know what, I don't know what it is either. Was the the opening song, wasn't it? W W you're hearing the opening song, but uh, let's see. I'll do a little quick lesson until next time. Sean is going to say something. Thanks for joining us today until next time. Like is rising.
Speaker 3:So that was underwhelming. But we'll go with that. He was hoping for something a little more practical and he froze. I'm rocky Destefano and I'm not going to try to top that. I'm Ryan Mozelle and it's been great to be with you guys and I'm evo and sue and I thoroughly enjoyed this and I can't wait to get to work.
Speaker 1:Boy, until next time. I'm Larry the K and this has been lake rising.