Episode 0161 - Hard Times

April 29, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast

In today’s episode: Kim’s new job goes south; working from home update; Kim is mean; the kids finally get a smart school; tales of the Fearsome Foursome; advice for Helen; rice rationing; eBay lawsuits; ganger granny; an Iron Man warning.

00:00 Theme music - for warming your cockles.
00:17 Welcome to the show!
00:40 This has not been a good day.
00:45 New listeners, welcome to the show.
01:05 Why are people so rude?
01:45 Kim gets screwed on her new job. Not in a good way.
02:45 All you have to do is call, people. That’s all.
03:20 Sam appreciates all the hard work that Kim does.
05:00 Kim would quit Sam’s job.
06:25 The kids try to take advantage of Sam working from home.
07:40 Kim likes having Sam home. Shocking.
08:00 The kids have a hard time adjusting to Sam at home all the time.
09:30 Thing 3’s homework dilemma.
10:30 Something that didn’t happen while Sam was working from home.
11:00 Kim gets mean.
11:30 The smart school - finally.
12:50 The Fearsome Foursome strike again
14:00 Grand Theft Auto, elementary school style.
15:30 And the bird escapes.
17:20 Listener email from Helen.
18:10 You gotta watch your kids, people. You gotta.
19:20 Kids do have a conscience - but you need to let them know that you’ve got your eye on them.
20:30 Thing 1 ran with the wrong crowd for a while.
21:00 Sex education tapes have worked like a charm to chase kids off it here.
21:35 This is why Sam is so cranky. 9 years.
22:50 Just talk to your kid and make sure she knows about why her friends are freaking you out.
23:20 Rice rationing kicks in.
25:00 The horrors of gas rationing are revisited.
26:10 Sam gets ready for the post-apocalyptic shoot out.
27:25 Go ahead, plant that garden.
28:10 eBay and why it’s sucking.
29:20 These eBay changes really have gotten out of hand.
30:00 Gangbanging granny.
31:10 If you can’t film your grandparents, who can you film?
32:00 Dude, you can find other old people.
33:20 Prison break - for reals.
33:45 Sam is going to go see Iron Man, but he’s holding Robert Downey, Jr. personally responsible for the quality of the film.
34:30 Thanks again for your support, it’s awesome.
35:38 Seeya!