Ty Backer: 0:03

And we are live. Welcome back, everybody, to Behind the Toolbelt episode 309. We are now at the 21 Turkey Salute, the sixth annual, and I'm here with my great friend David Bruno, aka Rufus the Turkey. Glad to be doing this.

David Bruno: 0:18

This is always a great event. I love it. And I don't think you can ask for a better day. I mean, I got the best day of the week for this for sure.

Ty Backer: 0:24

Yeah, man, that's definitely for sure. I think we are setting a record as far as the temperature goes. Uh since 1920, I think today's the warmest day in November. No, I think we're out. Sorry. I think we're out. Yep. Thank you. Yeah, we were handing out uh hoodies and beanies. I think we we ran out. We've been here since 5:30-ish this morning. The city actually locked the street down for us at 5 a.m. When I got here, there was already some barriers up, and then around 6:37 a.m. they came back and and actually parked city official vehicles here to to barricade us so we were safe.

unknown: 1:02

Yeah.

Ty Backer: 1:03

And then they came back around lunchtime and and got some lunch. So it was pretty cool.

David Bruno: 1:06

I'll tell you, man, it's it's great to see uh from like to start this day one, and I got to come out here with you guys and see this and take it, take it in and participate with you a little bit and do whatever I could. But I mean, to see the evolution of this thing. There we go. Better, all right. Yeah, to see the evolution of this thing and just to see the way everybody's coming around and the way it grows. You're adding turkeys every year. Yeah, adding turkeys. We're talking about that. You started out how many? 30?

Ty Backer: 1:35

30. We're we're doing 122 today. Oh yeah, 122. So that's about approximately, I think it was 2,000 pounds. Yeah, about two, roughly 2,000 pounds of turkey, 1,000 pounds of propane, and shoot, I forget how many gallons of oil. I could probably do the math real quick. But we're we were doing 28 28 pots. 27 was the the world record. Now that's just for bragging rights. It seemed like after the first year we did it, they they never followed up with us on that. So each year we kind of just do one more than we did the year before. Gotcha. So we're up to 27 simultaneously defrying the turkeys.

David Bruno: 2:17

You know, I'll tell you, when you first were started doing this in the fire, you had the fire company out here with all the extinguishers and all that, I did not know, and still up until last week, I didn't know what could happen if you put the turkey in there until I saw a little video where somebody actually just dropped like a frozen and the whole thing boiled over, exploded in flames. I'm like, I didn't even know something like that could happen from one of these deep fryers.

Ty Backer: 2:40

I had no clue. Yeah, and unfortunately, that's just inexperience. You got to thaw the turkeys out. So we we get them a couple days in advance, we get them fresh, so then we're not battling the ice, you know, too bad. Sometimes we'll get them their flash frozen, but they're not rock solid. Yeah. And then the night before we we we tear them all apart, we'll take the wrappers off, we'll pull the the heart and the neck out of it. Uh the Valencia ballroom actually donates their kitchen to us because Jen and I and Vic and a few of us used to actually do this in our kitchen at the house. Like up to 80 turkeys one year. I think we ended up cleaning and drying out and preparing them for today.

David Bruno: 3:23

And how long is it? How long is that taking?

Ty Backer: 3:25

We were in and out of there, what, three, four hours last night? I thought we were gonna be there till midnight, but a lot of people actually showed up and volunteered their time. A lot, a lot of people from our team, um and other people, um, you know, people, people that we met actually through volunteering. Uh, Matt, big shout out to Matt, big shout out to I can't think of Lori Lori's husband's name from New York Builders Association. He showed, I think it was Randy. I think his name's Land Randy. Um, anyhow, his last name's Lori. Because Lori Lori, yep, her her husband. Shoot, I should know his name. Damn it. I'm so sorry. Um, but it's been it's been a long few few days here. Jan and I actually did most of all the purchasing of all this stuff ourselves. We usually delegate that. Um, but we really wanted to get things dialed in, figure out how many propane tanks we had, how many pots, how many gallons of oil we needed um to complete our SOP. Because the girls a couple years ago started, you know, a system operational procedure on on how this needs to get done. Because I'm hoping this happens long after we're not doing this. Somebody you know from our company is is still facilitating this, you know, potentially after I Jana decide to retire.

David Bruno: 4:39

Yeah, yeah. Well, I would certainly think so. And I mean, just look at everybody having a look, everybody having a great time, just the engagement of everybody. I mean, you have the whole team all hands on deck doing this, and I think that's great. Everybody's looking like they're having a legitimately having a fun time doing this. Yeah. And even I have fun doing this, dressing up as the turkey. I mean, I I I was a little uh hesitant about it at first when you guys talked me into it, but I've been having a good time with it. And just a couple people come over. Hey, can we get a picture with you with the kids and all that? It puts a smile on my face, too. And of course, everybody seems to enjoy it.

Ty Backer: 5:08

This puts yeah, puts people a little bit, uh just gives people some good news. Thank you. And honestly, that's that's how this whole thing got started. It wasn't our target necessarily wasn't the less fortunate, it was because of the turmoil we felt, I don't, the country, our town, our city. There was just a lot going on during COVID, and we really just wanted to do something very uh positive due to all the negativity and the divide and all the crap that was going on. It was kind of like we didn't we didn't care, we don't, we still don't care, you know, what what position you are in life or where you're at in your life. We're like this is open to everybody business owners, the less fortunate, uh, religion, nothing, none of that, none of them. Just come down, participate, whether you're volunteering. We've got probably close to, I think at one point, like close to 300 volunteers here. Um, I was told about an hour ago we had already served over 800 people. Um, we're not even halfway through. Fortunately, we we we have enough food this year, and if anything, I I kind of hope we have some food left over because typically we run out of food and have to turn people away.

David Bruno: 6:15

Yeah, see, that'd be great. And I mean, I'm looking at the portion sizes too that you folks are putting out. I mean, there's some, yeah, you're filled. I mean, you're filling those containers. Yeah. So you don't have to, nobody's uh getting it.

Ty Backer: 6:25

Yeah, we're not playing around. I mean, the youth is out here. There's a lot, I can't believe the the younger generation has really stepped up to to help volunteer with this thing. We got boys' clubs, we have youth clubs, we have um our our team members' children are out here on the on the front lines here serving food. And uh big shout out, I want to give a big shout out to Mark Jones over at JCB events. He it's a food truck service. They're actually down in the kitchen of the church making all the sides and donated all the sides, the the the stuffing, the gravy, the mashed potatoes, the corn, all that stuff. Uh they really stepped up him and his entire his wife, his kill, his his kids, his family. They stepped up, they're down there now making stuff. Um, our team and their families, it just it's become a big foundation, huge foundation of the making and the galvanizing of what TC Backer stands for. This is a part of our core values, our culture. It helps solidify that. That way, you know, it's like it's kind of you can feel it start dying down, and then all of a sudden the 21 turkey starts, you know, and we start gearing up for it, and everybody's spirits start to lift back up, and then and then Monday morning when we get back to work, like everybody takes this servant attitude to every job site, yeah. You know, and it lasts for months and like three quarters of the year, and then and then we're we're kicking off, you know, swing for recovery, our food drives to kind of just keep that that twinge, that light, that sparkle in everybody's eyes.

David Bruno: 7:56

Kind of spread that stuff out a little bit every few months, and there you go.

Ty Backer: 7:58

You keep everybody just yes in the field from one to the next to the look forward to it. Yeah, it's almost the way that we re-recruit our team, you know what I mean? It just you know, to to keep that buy-in. Like this is why we're doing it, it's much more than a paycheck. It's this is why we do this, is because not only do we serve we're serve five people that we provide the community, whether it's you know, we're running a promotion right now, free gutters with with any roof installation up to 250 feet, 18 months, same as cash, like all these things, like we're really and we've lowered all of our prices to kind of meet that, you know, uh buyer's behavior of like, you know, because let's face it, you know what I mean? Roof doesn't have to break your bank. So we have options. We have so we can we're providing choices for people, like you know, through the different systems of roofing packages that we offer to to financing, to credit cards, to you know, less expensive products, that you'll still get the same life expectancy. It just doesn't have that that that high big box store sticker on the side of the package, which makes it a little bit more palatable for people too.

David Bruno: 9:11

When they see that, that's it's it's a much softer approach, yeah, than just beating people over the head with that with all those uh and see, and this is the difference too.

Ty Backer: 9:19

Our salespeople are actually get paid a salary. You know what I mean? They have health insurance, they're not 1099 subcontractors only working for commission, so they're not showing up desperate, right? You know, they're not showing up like I gotta get this deal to serve my family. No, we we actually pay our sales reps a commission. So when they go into somebody's house, they're actually there to serve them. We want to figure out what the problem is, diagnose it, and make sure it doesn't happen again.

David Bruno: 9:46

Yeah, yeah, and that's a good job. I mean, uh and you've even grown, you continue to grow and expand the sales team pretty steadily, don't you?

Ty Backer: 9:53

Absolutely, and it and it's grown organically. It's not I'm not even promoting or running ads for for sales reps.

David Bruno: 9:59

Yeah, yeah, it where they just That's what I mean. People just see what you're doing, and they're like exactly hey, I've got some I got some strengths in these areas, you know. You you're looking to you looking to add on to your to your team. Absolutely. Where can they fit in?

Ty Backer: 10:12

Yes, yeah, sure. No, and like we've created jobs. I mean, we'll run into people, it's not even about like what they know or or what you know how how to do certain things, it's just it's we're hiring based off of who they are, yeah, as human beings, and then we will train you up if you want to do sales, you want to be on a gutter crew, you want you want to do estimating, like so versus actually going out there and looking to recruit these people.

David Bruno: 10:36

It's just if somebody comes across in front of you that seems to make sense, you'll you almost create something for them. Hey, you'll have to be like, hey, if you you know, we got some good people here we're talking to. Maybe make a spot for them that may not have necessarily been available or that you weren't looking to fill, but you're like, hey, yeah, you got to do that.

Ty Backer: 10:54

And a lot of times they create because they're such good people, they actually create a position for themselves that we didn't even know we needed. They help fill gaps and find voids that you know, because they're they're just good, smart, you know, at what good at what they do, and you know, at as being a first-generation roofing contractor, this wasn't something that was handed to me. Right. So we've been trying to, you know, figure out how to build the parachute, you know, while already jumped out of the plane before we hit the ground, kind of kind of thing. And and a lot like Vic. Vic has created a position for himself. I mean, Chris Baker. I mean, the list goes on and on. And you know, this is the other thing, too. We've had other business owners who stopped their businesses to actually come work for us just to be a part of this, like literally four, five, six, uh at least a half a dozen people, Glenn, Jim, the list, Chuck, Vic. You know, not some of them were in our industry and some of them weren't in our industry.

David Bruno: 11:53

Right. See, that that's see, that's awesome. That's awesome. I mean, that's that's where you can tell you have a great culture going there, and that's the big thing. A lot of businesses don't have that. No, and it's not even, or if they do, I mean it's there, but it's not on the same par as kind of what you've established here. Yes, and I see that every time I come here and I see the way everybody engages, all the the genuine fun and good time everybody's having here. I don't see anybody that's like, oh yeah, man, I gotta be here again, you know, I gotta do this again for the whole for the whole afternoon.

Ty Backer: 12:21

I don't see any of that, and that's uh it's and that is a little surprising to a degree because that's just yeah, but you know, that's no, everybody's all in, and they're and they they they love what you're doing here today, and it's because of events like this, because culture culture isn't static, you know, it's very fluid, you know. Sometimes we get off the track a little bit and we gotta we gotta realign it. And but but having events like this is what keeps it between the guide rails, yeah. Our culture, you know, and we if we because listen, not every day is easy what we do. We we work outside and all the elements, okay? It could be hot, it could be cold. Um, we try to meet deadlines, we can't. There's a lot of pressure, it's a high stress, a lot of pressure, sometimes dangerous, you know. So it's not it's not the easiest thing that we do. Um, but having events like this that we carry into the office Monday morning will bring this energy to the office. Yeah, it makes it a lot easier, you know, to have a why and a purpose outside of just a paycheck every single day. And everybody knows that their role is important because if they're doing a good job, what it is that they do, whether it's a physician, a whole entire department that they're overseeing, they know if they're doing a good job, that the people either under them or beside them actually get to bring a paycheck home. Yeah, because we're doing a good job.

David Bruno: 13:41

Yeah. And here's another thing, too. I know you've got when we're talking about events and things like that, you've got the the York Home Home and Garden show. Yeah, coming out, and that one there, too. It's like when you go to these shows, you see businesses, they've got their little table, they've got a table, right? But as maybe as big as this table here, and they've got two people there who are just trying to squeeze and hammer whoever they can. Yeah, and there's there's nothing wrong with that, I guess, because that's what those shows you expect. That's the point of it. But you don't expect what you do in the setup you do, where you've got you're showing everything you have, you you've got all, but you can have again how many people there? You've got your whole team there, it's it's more of like a team building thing. Yeah, you're gonna talk to you.

Ty Backer: 14:21

From from production to administrative to to our sales team, of course. Yeah, but there's probably less salespeople there than anything else. I think it's mostly our production team and their families that come out just because that's where we're at, that's where we're hanging out. And like we've become a big family, yeah. Like if Ty's gonna be there, Jan is gonna be there, and if Vic's gonna be there, if Baker's gonna be there, like I'm gonna be there because that's just what they just like our trunk retreats that we just did this year. We've done them before years past, but like something was different and special about this year's trunk or treats. I'll tell you, the Dotties was really good. I have not been to that.

David Bruno: 14:54

I said, I had no idea what to expect.

Ty Backer: 14:57

That was a big that was a lot bigger than I thought. Yeah, there was a lot of people there. Yeah, there was a lot of people there, and our teams come out because that's where we were, you know, and so that's where it was like, and we didn't even really ask anybody, like, hey, are you gonna be there or like beg them to be there, or they just knew we were gonna be there, they just showed up like people came out of the woodwork from our team to just be there because we were there, yeah. You know, and that's that it's hard, that doesn't happen overnight. And if anybody's out there that owns a business, like, man, how did I do that? Well, you gotta stay steadfast, you got to stay consistent, and and that's probably the biggest thing is uh just stay consistent to your word, you know. When you're indecisive and wishy-washy, and you know, people don't know what to expect every day when they come into work, it's the door gonna be locked, how's the boss? Is the door closed or is the door open? And don't get me wrong, I am not a saint and I'm not perfect, but but it takes building up a trust bank, and every now and then, you you know, because of you making so many deposits into your trust bank, you can take a withdrawal.

David Bruno: 15:57

Yeah, I'm sure I'm sure most everybody on your team knows if there's a day here, a day there, or a couple hours early in the morning or late in the afternoon when you just don't seem like you're as approachable. I don't think anybody takes that personally. They're just like, whoa, something may have happened, might be might be better to approach this tomorrow morning or later in the day. And that's and that's the thing, and but people understand that, yeah, and that's because you've been as transparent as you are. It's no mystery as to, you know, hey, something must have really yeah.

Ty Backer: 16:26

Yeah, and that's usually how I think how they take that too, you know. And it's like then that's and that's I guess that's the dichotomy of leadership because you you also build up what's called leadership equity. So if I am pissed and I am raising my voice, there's something major going on.

Speaker: 16:40

Oh, yeah.

Ty Backer: 16:41

It's not, you know, it doesn't fall on deaf ears, like they they perk up, they listen, like, okay, we're messing up, the boss is pissed at it. You know, it's it's no different than when your parents are pissed off at you. It's like you you get more hurt because I let you down. Yeah, not because I'm scared or you know, dad's pissed again. I guess I'm just gonna go to my room and wait until he's not pissed anymore. They listen. Yeah, they're like, okay, we're screwing up, dad's pissed. Yep.

David Bruno: 17:03

You know, it's the same way. There's and so that's again, that's a that's a good spot to be in. I mean, when when your team recognizes that, that's a good thing. You know, we have great leadership.

Ty Backer: 17:15

Listen, we have great leadership. It takes a village. I didn't build this by myself, and it didn't happen overnight. You know our team, you know the amazing people that are on our team that any given time, if I got hit by a bus, this thing would still roll forward.

David Bruno: 17:29

Oh yeah, oh yeah, and that's great. And I've uh it's been fun meeting everybody here. You know, I come in here and everybody jokes with me about, you know, tipping me upside down and dunking me into the the deep fire. It's it's it's great, and I'm glad that uh it's it's cool to be incorporated in that with uh with you and the team. So I I always appreciate coming here, and uh I know you do.

Ty Backer: 17:53

I know you do. I'm still waiting for Zach Fisher to come work for us.

David Bruno: 17:56

He's like, I'm gonna get you. Yeah, and he's gonna say it.

Ty Backer: 17:58

We're we're still waiting on him to come work for us.

David Bruno: 18:00

Yeah, yeah.

Ty Backer: 18:02

No, no comment. Excuse me? No way, nope, it's all free. Yep, good stuff. Um, let me see if we can't get Pastor Joel on here. Where's he at? Would Zach Fisher want to come on? I know, I know, I know. How long have we been on? We're getting rain in an hour. Oh, alright. Okay. Yeah. I almost feel like there's a you're good? Are you good? Okay. You know, no, it's good though. This is uh I was um this morning, I'll be honest with you. I was choked up when I saw Amanda, it was so crazy. So Vic and I pulled in, and I was already choked up. I was I was 20 minutes, rain in 20 minutes. Okay, so Vic and I I got out real quick. We had to move the barriers and get in here. And here comes Miss Amanda. Now it's dark, and my headlights are shining on her. I it was the picture I posted this morning. Okay, that's actually Amanda in the middle of the street. She was already here before I got here. Oh got here, and I got out and like I don't know if she sensed something, but she hugged me and I was crying. I I'm seriously so overwhelmed with with joy and gratitude. I just it blows me away. One first, first off, to have the opportunity to be able to do something like this, to have the energy, the courage, the tenacity, and bravery, okay, to when we first started this. Like nobody was even out in the streets at the time when we when we did this, okay. Everybody was social distancing and working from home and all the crazy nonsense that was happening at that time, okay. But to have the the backing and support from actually York City, and when they showed up this morning to to move the vehicles in as barriers here, they were just as excited, okay, as I was. But but getting back to how I was feeling coming in here, I was thinking, man, if they if they knew who I was when I was a kid growing up and a teenager, uh, and the hell that I raised, it's just amazing what is transpired over the years of of the man that I've become. I guess and the trust that the community has put in me and in the company, and it man, I I can't even, I'm I'm struggling here to even try to even put it into words. Overwhelmed, I guess, of of gratitude. And I I think it's gratitude, you know, and and somebody I heard, I read, listened to someplace. It's like this is how you measure success. Yeah, not not by the size of your bank account, because trust me, I've been broke as a joke, but have served a thousand plates of food and felt like the wealthiest man in the world being broke and serving when I didn't have it to give.

David Bruno: 21:11

Yeah, well, like I said too, and I was sitting over there and I got talking to some of those folks, even taking a couple pictures with them or whatever the case is. They were all of them were talking about how appreciative they are of you for doing this each and every year.

Ty Backer: 21:23

Yeah.

David Bruno: 21:24

And and this, yeah, this is uh, I mean, this is good that you that you want to continue doing the absolute not only continue doing it, but you want it to grow and evolve and expand each and every year, and uh just keep seeing it get bigger and bigger and having more people turn out to uh you know to participate in it, and and yeah, you know, just gonna be amazing.

Ty Backer: 21:44

It is amazing. Yeah, you know, and watching my kids grow up, you know, year over year. I see my my youngest son over there. Yeah, he's elbow deep in whatever the heck he's doing over there, and and our granddaughter, who you know has been helping since she since she's been born, you know, go and get the pies, and you know, with my daughter and uh my wife Jenna, and and to watch our kids and grandchildren grow up, not knowing any other way but to serve, yeah, is is is pretty cool. And um, you know, it's it's so impactful. It's it this goes way deeper than what it does for me or what it has done for me. But to watch our team grow into a completely different human being prior to when they actually started working here is is uh the other the other impactful thing to to watch our team who I'm not saying they came in being selfish, but to watch them grow into a selfless, uh more selfless individual, human being, and their families are here participating, screaming, jumping up and down in in uh joy to want to help. Yeah, and and literally probably arguing and arm wrestling and fighting over who's gonna do what, you know, is is what's really cool about it. Like, and like you said, nobody's bitching, like, oh, I gotta have to do this again. It's like, no, they're fighting over, like, no, I'm deep frying a turkey. No, I'm deep frying a turkey, yeah, or no, I'm cutting the turkeys, or no, I want to serve pies, or I want to hand water out. It's pretty cool that people are are you know falling over themselves to to want to come out here and actually participate in this and and speaking of people who who need to no, I'm just kidding. There's Chris Marky. Chris, come why don't you come in here and replace me? Seriously, come in here and talk to David for a minute. I don't come here.

David Bruno: 23:34

But you gotta talk to me.

Ty Backer: 23:35

Yeah, it's he's like, why?

David Bruno: 23:37

Why don't I even talk to Bruno for him? Yeah, go on.

Ty Backer: 23:39

Get in here and talk to David. Come here, stud. Come on, stud. Well yeah, Marky, who won't come in, he will though eventually. He had played a big part in in uh mentoring me, and we kind of mentor each other, I guess, at this point in time, and and uh has helped inspire a lot of these great ideas and thoughts. And for someone for me to be a sounding board, you know, along with Big Dickie Talk, Big Dicky Talk. Anyhow, there's my wife. I'm getting tired.

David Bruno: 24:14

I know you guys always have a lot of good conversations, and you and you and he spent uh a lot of time together. And each time that he's been on the been on an episode with you, I've always those were some of the best conversations. I've been I always hear some good conversations, and and the advancer back and forth a little bit too, that which always makes it fun.

Ty Backer: 24:29

So uh yes, but it is fun, but all of it's been fun, it's been a journey. Oh, yeah, you know, that we're embracing, we're not bucking the system and and fighting the journey that we're on. We're actually embracing the challenges, you know, that come with you know hosting things like this or the life in general, you know, the challenges that we've accepted the challenges, and then there's rock.

David Bruno: 24:48

Yeah, we were just talking and his buddies are here, and I just said over the this course of the last couple of years, I mean, heck, I don't even know how you recognize he's like big and he's he's got the long hair. I'm like, man, I said, look at that.

Ty Backer: 24:59

He's trying, he's trying to take after you with the long hair, right?

David Bruno: 25:04

I was gonna say Mr.

Ty Backer: 25:05

Hollywood got the beautiful long hair, the ladies love it.

David Bruno: 25:09

If you can do those long locks like that, you gotta do it while you can.

Ty Backer: 25:12

That's right, exactly. Yeah, just ask Vic. Do it while you can, buddy, or you're gonna lose it. Use it or lose it.

David Bruno: 25:19

Yeah, I'm just waiting. I'm just waiting. I think I'm I think if mine's gonna go, it's gonna start right up here on the top and start disappearing.

Ty Backer: 25:26

Nah, you'll be fine. You got a nice head of hair, buddy.

David Bruno: 25:29

I'm I'm hoping so.

Ty Backer: 25:30

I'm hoping so. Well, awesome. I how long have we been running here, Vicky? 30 minutes? Seems a lot longer than let's see if we can get somebody in here.

David Bruno: 25:40

It's like it seems a lot longer than that talking to this guy.

Ty Backer: 25:42

No, I mean it's just I well, we've been here for a while. Yeah, it's been it'd be nice if Zach would get in here. There's probably a little delay. I know he's listening. Zach, you gonna come on here? Come on. How about Lauren? Corona.

David Bruno: 25:58

There's Lauren, she's like, I'm not looking. She's like, I'm not looking.

Ty Backer: 26:02

Hey, lady, hey you everyone's avoiding us like the plague right now. Hey, hey Peter, come here. Oh, he will, he will. I know he will. Come on in here. You know David? Sure.

Speaker 2: 26:21

Jump on introduction. What am I doing here? Jump in. Introduce yourself. Like right now? My name is Pete Vasick. And I am live on what am I doing? Oh, it's gonna rain. Oh, it's gonna rain, okay. What are we talking about, David? We're just not gonna tell us, tell us about uh the experience here this morning. It was gonna rain, yes it is. It was it was great. Yeah, yeah, it was my first time. So I'm a newbie, and I got to uh between the turkeys last night, get up, and my first uh turkey drop. So yeah, but everything here was awesome.

David Bruno: 27:05

Yeah, yeah, yeah. These are always fun. I'm glad to uh it's cool seeing you here, and it's uh you know, I've been able to participate with these guys for the last number of years. And it's always great. I always enjoy this thing here, and people laugh and carry on with me wearing this topic every time. But I love it. Every now and then there's a couple people that come by and say, Hey, good, we get a picture of you about kids or something. And that's that that puts a smile on my face because I just want everybody to have a good time. And walking around like that makes people laugh a little bit while they're just you know or brightness anybody's day and kind of a collaboration with whatever you guys are doing here, and that's great, you know.

Speaker 2: 27:38

Yeah, I love I love the outfit. I love the outfit. I think you're the mascot. Oh, I know, yeah. I think you're the mascot. Uh it's perfect, and you uh you pull it off. Yeah, yeah. So it's always fun.

Speaker: 27:50

Yeah.

Speaker 2: 27:51

Yeah, but no, um, it was it's been a great day, the weather turned out compared to yesterday.

David Bruno: 27:56

The weather compared to where it's gonna be compared to where it's gonna be the rest of the week. Right, yeah.

Speaker 2: 28:01

This was this was new day. God shy. Yes indeed. Weather couldn't have been better. It was so foggy this morning, you would have never thought the sun was gonna come out. And it came out. Yeah, man. So yeah, I'm I'm glad I got to finally participate in this thing.

David Bruno: 28:19

Awesome, and uh it's always good seeing always good seeing Ty and the family and everything. Yeah, he's uh all engaged and having a good time with this, so yeah.

Speaker 2: 28:29

Everybody helped out. Uh McKenzie's daughter, she did a great job giving the pies out. Although she didn't want to give me a pie. She said I was a pie thief, and I don't really uh but I still took one, okay? I mean, she scolded me, but I still took one. Which one did you go with? I'm on the cherry. The cherry pie. I mean, I could have gone with the apple, but I went with the cherry, yeah. There was a strawberry cream pie, I thought that sounded pretty good. I'm surprised you didn't bring the golf clubs with you here today, next. They're not that far away. They're just they're just down the street. But uh, yeah, so it's been it's been a good day. I'm glad you're here. Awesome, yeah.

David Bruno: 29:10

Always fun. Always glad that I always got it. Oh gotta grab Baker real quick. Gotta grab Baker. Let me wrap it up. Rain coming. All right. Thank you, Victor. Appreciate it. Yes, thanks. Thanks for including me. Thanks to hide, everybody.