217: Surviving The Open Road

Hammer Lane Legends

Merkel Media

Comedy Interviews, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Comedy, Automotive, Leisure

4.7 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode, Brian and Shipper welcome back the ever-entertaining "Mr. Toot Toot," Mike Hawes. Mike dives into crucial topics like taking breaks and road safety, punctuated by his gripping tales of harrowing accidents and blown tires. They explore the strange and unique encounters on the road, the quirks of trucking across various states, and Mike's personal adventures in Alabama. From his health journey to the challenges of Miami trucking, and from the costs of living to the politics of the housing market, this conversation is packed with insights, laughs, and the importance of staying positive.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Wiley. And I'm Soie Ball. And we're here to tell you about a brand new podcast, Digit.
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0:23.6	For the rest of time. Yes. Okay. Good. Hi, I'm Joe Wiley. And I'm Soie Ball. And we're here to
0:33.6	tell you about a brand new podcast, Digit. Digit is all about the things that Joe and I
0:39.1	love. From the kids to the parents and all the stuff in between. There's a lot going on when you get to
0:44.2	this age. Listen wherever you get your podcasts and watch every episode on Spotify. Digit.
0:51.2	Every week. Every week for For the rest of time.
0:55.2	Yes. Okay, good.
1:01.1	Merkel.
1:03.2	Media.
1:16.0	He put it in park through over the driver's door, ran out the side of the car,
1:19.1	crossed the front of it, and jumped right off the side of the bridge in front of you.
1:21.8	The only people are really cold over were truckers.
1:25.9	He said, we're going to hodge, and he didn't slow down.
1:29.9	He went across the median onto the oncoming traffic,
1:33.3	but where they could see him come and they just got out of the way.
1:37.3	I noticed his plane was really low.
1:41.0	He went right in front of us, hit the fence, and it spun around.
1:43.8	You know, 30 seconds more he could have hit us.
1:46.5	And I went around that truck and a guy,
1:48.3	stepped out from behind the truck and threw a piece of wood
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