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Oh yeah, it's the day before Thanksgiving. A holiday everyone can enjoy. Why? This is not the pressure of presents. You don't have that. You have family. You have football. There's a ton of college basketball. What's not to love? What's not to love? Good morning, Rick. How are you? Oh, I'm doing fantastic, Dave.

Just happy to be here.

Nice.

What a disaster this morning was.

What happened?

I'm not going to lie to you.

I had a nice, easy drive-in. Well, everything was going great. Everything was going great. I had a delicious coffee. and then just for whatever reason

decided to space out as I was supposed to take my exit off the highway.

Please tell me you end up in the Holland Tunnel.

It just blew right by it. for whatever reason, decided to space out as I was supposed to take my exit off the highway.

Please tell me you end up in the Holland Tunnel.

It just blew right by it. No, Midtown Tunnel. Midtown tunnel. Which isn't terrible. So you came in instead of, what do you take the 59th Street Bridge, but instead you took the Midtown Tunnel? Took the Midtown Tunnel. That's not bad. Well, no, it wasn't bad. so I know listen I adjusted right on the fly let's go

problem is is that for whatever reason my car that's supposed to be very smart, very smart car. Not, not. Couldn't adjust? Did not adjust well. For whatever reason, didn't realize that Fifth Ave was just a straight shot and told me to, hey, take a turn. And like an idiot, I listen to it. So now I'm taking turns. Now I'm on the wrong street. But here's the thing. Proceed to root. You're a man that was admitted into Harvard. Yes, correct. Was welcomed. Yes. Well on my way to a doctor. Into Harvard. That's right. You're now on your way to a master's degree. Yes. It's not like New York City's foreign territory for you. Well, no. You know that you can just shoot right across on whatever avenue you're having success with. Right. Here's the problem, though, is that I've become so accustomed to just listening to the direction. You're defiant.

That I'm an idiot.

You won't be defiant, I guess. And I took a turn.

And then now all hell broke loose. And now it's. You're too reliant. Now I'm lost. Now I've got to get back. But how could you get lost? I didn't. I'm taking rights and Uies and then finally I'm back. I added it at, I mean, this is good eight, ten minutes I added on this trip.

Were you late today?

No, and then I get in.

I try to do my fancy little spot here. and then finally I'm back. I mean, this is a good eight, ten minutes I added on this trip.

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