Ohio’s embarrassment: Bipartisan House Committee investigating Jan. 6. calls out Jim Jordan for sanctions: Today in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Jan. 6 committee referred U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and several other of his GOP colleagues to the Home Ethics Committee for failing to honor their subpoenas.

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A bipartisan U.S. Home committee voted unanimously Monday to refer former President Donald Trump for felony prosecution on 4 expenses, together with inciting an revolt. Not one of the 9 committee members voting are from Ohio, however Ohio did have the disgrace of getting one among its home members additionally named as an issue for the committee. No shock who it’s.

We talked Monday in regards to the Cleveland Clinic’s unattractive campus and puzzled whether or not it’s designed not for aesthetics however for affected person comfort. A listener heard that dialog and despatched a be aware along with her ideas. Laura, what did she inform us?

Democrats in Columbus have been working for years to carry some sense to Ohio gun legal guidelines, to chop again the provision of weapons to individuals who mustn’t have them. So what occurred within the ultimate hours of the lame duck session, the place Democrats helped spike a invoice that may have completed that?

Federal regulation enforcement officers are warning mother and father of a rising rip-off that preys on teenage boys with on-line extortion. How typically is it occurring, and what’s concerned?

Incoming Cuyahoga County Government Chris Ronayne introduced some cupboard members Monday. Who’re they?

When you consider the work, one doesn’t usually take into consideration the Better Cleveland Regional Transit Authority when contemplating the area’s work to cut back toddler mortality. So what’s RTA doing to assist?

How uncommon is the climate that’s being predicted for Christmas Day?

The Cleveland Clinic chief of hepatology has been charged with some crimes. Fairly severe ones. What are the allegations?

A brand new Cleveland Clinic research has information for individuals who take fish oil dietary supplements. What’;s the phrase?

As that is Laura’s final podcast episode of 2022, let’s take one final go to to her housing renovation undertaking that has supplied leisure all yr. Laura, inform us about that closet door that made noooooo sense?

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Chris: [00:00:00] We simply put a narrative on cleveland.com that was written by our sister state m dwell.com, which is a terrific explainer of the very unusual climate we’re going to have on the finish of the week. Test it out on cleveland.com. It’s by Mark Torah Grassa. It’s at present in Ohio, the information podcast. Dialogue from cleveland.com and the airplane vendor.

I’m Chris Quinn. I’m right here with Lisa Garvin and Laura Johnston for her walk-off efficiency on this podcast. Yay, Laura.

Laura: Yay. That’s it for 2022. I’ll take my

Chris: bow. She’ll be again January third. Let’s get to it. A bipartisan US Home committee voted unanimously Monday to refer former President Donald Trump for felony prosecution on 4 expenses, together with inciting an revolt.

Not one of the 9 committee members voting are from Ohio, however Ohio did have the disgrace of getting one among its home. Additionally named as an issue for the committee. Lisa, no shock right here, who it

Lisa: is. [00:01:00] Yeah, it’s our favourite seditious. Jim Jordan, the, uh, Republican from Champaign County. Um, he was named with three others, and they will be referred to the Home Ethics Committee for ignoring subpoenas that have been, you recognize, issued by the choose committee to research the January sixth assault on the Capitol.

Together with him as home minority chief, Kevin McCarthy, Andy Bigs of Arizona. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania. And on this ultimate report the place they talked about this after the, the principle report, they mentioned, you recognize, that these 4 males quote needs to be questioned in a public discussion board about their superior information and their function in Trump’s plan to overturn the, uh, the election.

Additionally they known as Jordan a major participant in efforts to do that, and identified that he had quite a few post-election conferences with senior White Home officers and, and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliana. He spoke to Trump by telephone. Twice on January sixth, and he spoke with the White Home about pardons for Congress after January sixth, however not for himself, [00:02:00] for others.

And he, you recognize, the assist. The report advised that the Division of Justice may be capable to elicit testimony from these 4 males by way of a grand jury, however that continues to be to be seen. We’re fairly positive that the Republican dominated home is not going to sanction. Uh, Jordan or the others, however not less than he’s acquired known as out.

And Jordan spokesman, Russell Dye says that is simply one other partisan in political stunt. And he accused the committee of failing to reply to Jordan’s, quite a few letters in regards to the legitimacy of the committee’s work. Additionally they accused the committee of altering proof and blocking, um, Republicans from the c.

Chris: Yeah, I, the, the, to attempt to persuade America that there actually wasn’t something to January sixth, and that that is partisan nonsense is ridiculous. All of us noticed what we noticed. We all know how shut we got here to shedding management of the federal government, and this committee has completed extraordinary work. The, the issues that we’ve realized by watching what.[00:03:00]

Elicited his has actually expanded our scope, and we all know President Trump exhorted these individuals to violence after which when he may have stopped them, spent hours watching it in a room on tv, ignoring pleas from nearly everyone to cease it. To name for an finish to the violence. Jim Jordan is embarrassing for Ohio.

He has been for a very long time. This, you’re proper. This gained’t have any impact besides he’s planning to launch all types of his personal investigations. Mm-hmm. , good luck subpoenaing Democrats. Now since you didn’t reply to theirs, they’ll inform you they’re not responding to yours.

Lisa: I’d say that turnabout is honest play on this, on this occasion.

Chris: I simply don’t, I I, I get that for the Fox Information viewer that you recognize who’s blind to what occurred. That calling it partisan may make some sense. So if you happen to’re simply enjoying to the ridiculous bass, however for most individuals, That doesn’t work. They know what occurred right here. They know there was some [00:04:00] conspiring happening, and for him to simply faux it’s hokum, it’s not, this has by no means occurred earlier than.

A home committee has requested the Justice Division to prosecute a former president for actions he took whereas president, and that’s, we’ve been round for a very long time as a rustic, and that’s by no means occurred as soon as

Lisa: earlier than. And we’ve loads of proof to recommend that Jordan was there each step of the best way, so, you recognize.

Chris: Yeah. I’m wondering what’s the Justice Division? Why it’s taken so lengthy? It’s time. It’s at present in Ohio. We talked Monday about Cleveland Clinic’s unattractive campus and puzzled whether or not it’s designed not for aesthetics, however for affected person comfort. A listener heard that dialog, Laura, and despatched us a be aware along with her ideas.

We additionally heard from one other listener that puzzled the identical factor we did. What did this affected person must say about affected person comfort?

Laura: That it isn’t very handy. In any respect. So this [00:05:00] common lister mentioned she needed to offer her perspective. She mentioned she visits the clinic’s important campus many instances a yr and it’s not affected person pleasant.

So we referenced the valet parking and he or she mentioned she’s waited as much as 45 minutes for valet service and greater than 60 minutes to be to get her automobile after an appointment. I can’t even think about the nervousness that should trigger if. Going to a physician’s appointment and you know the way vital time is to be delayed like that.

However if you happen to park within the storage, I suppose that’s one other type of frustration. She mentioned she’s pushed round 20 or extra minutes simply looking for an area that has to stroll to the appointment, which she says can take 15 or 20 minutes O by itself. After which it prices cash. There’s an hour of free parking, however in case you are in a physician’s workplace ready or strolling that far, you’re gonna be charged after the primary.

Chris: Look, that is what you mentioned. You talked about while you go there, you’re all confused about the place to go and also you don’t know which constructing it’s. And that is any person who’s there usually who has the identical [00:06:00] perspective. I imply, it was an extended be aware saying, Hey, let me share with you what’s happening. So what we’ve is it’s an unpleasant unapproachable campus and it’s complicated for sufferers.

Is there something about this campus that is sensible?

Laura: I, I imply, I, possibly it’s handy for medical doctors and the staff, however I imply, they must handle the identical type of strolling that everybody else does. They clearly, they’re gonna know the system an entire lot higher. They’re gonna know the place they’re going, however.

You already know, Steve Litz story that ran over the weekend, we talked about yesterday. I imply, he acquired to a degree to the purpose the place he measured the sidewalks and he known as it like a canyon in between these big fortress, like mm-hmm. buildings that I, I simply must assume that if the buildings seemed just a little totally different from one another, and if there was extra inexperienced area, you’ll be capable to manner high-quality from the skin.

And I perceive we dwell in Cleveland and these are frail sufferers typically, so it’s not like everyone’s gonna benefit from strolling on the sidewalk, however simply to know the place you’re going to see the constructing. Could be useful [00:07:00] and, uh, is simply on the opposite facet of, you recognize, Euclid from right here. Their campus feels very d.

Chris: Yeah, really, you’re proper. I, I’ve been to the, uh, system fairly a bit and I’ve by no means been confused about the place I’m going and so they’re very useful about getting you there. And the parking is handy, so,

Lisa: properly, I, I feel that, you recognize, in, in and in Houston, and we’ve so many individuals, I preserve referring to it as a result of I do know it, however the Texas Medical Heart has like 40 establishments, however all of them acquired collectively as a bunch cuz Texas Medical Heart.

You already know, an L L C or no matter, and so they did wayfinding for all the space, not simply hospital by hospital. And that actually made a distinction for individuals looking for the right parking and every thing. So I’m wondering if all these establishments ought to actually work collectively on wayfinding. Effectively,

Chris: and Steve, what’s proper, possibly it’s time for the planning fee to say we’re imposing a brand new zoning district on you as a result of you may have failed repeatedly to make this work.

We’re going to type of pressure it right here. Good dialog. It’s at present in Ohio. [00:08:00] Democrats in Columbus have been working for years to carry some sense to Ohio gun legal guidelines to chop again the provision of weapons to individuals who mustn’t have them. So what occurred within the ultimate hours of the lame duck session the place Democrats really helped spike a invoice that may have completed that?

Lisa, this was a captivating story to return out of the ultimate hours of that session and never what one would count on Democrats and Republicans working collectively in opposition to a gun.

Lisa: Very attention-grabbing consequence within the waning hours of the legislative lame duck session. Uh, the Republican from Springfield, consultant Kyle Kohler, he moved to amend a invoice on animal abuse penalties so as to add an modification that may stiffen penalties for convicted felons.

Later discovered responsible of illegal weapon possession greater than. The present regulation bans individuals beneath incapacity, that means they’re a fugitive, a violent felon or no matter from having weapons. And the modification would make it like a 3 to 10 [00:09:00] yr jail sentence for any person’s third conviction. So home Democrats who’ve had zero success in pushing even gentle gun regulation adjustments via our legislature.

Um, you recognize, Juanita, Brent, the Democrat from Cleveland, she mentioned, you recognize, She tried to pressure a vote to shelf this modification. It failed. After which one other Cleveland lawmaker, Monique Smith mentioned this. This was a veiled try and appear to be we’re doing one thing about gun violence. And when it got here right down to a vote, although, the vote failed.

The modification failed 37 to 48. Uh, six Democrats went together with it, together with, um, the Home minority chief Alison Russo. Your entire, um, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus voted no. So Invoice Seitz, the consultant from uh, Cincinnati, he mentioned he tried to vary everybody’s minds. He felt this was a modest step ahead, and it truly is, if you happen to take a look at it, it’s, you recognize, a manner of stiffening penalties.

And he mentioned it was wonderful that Democrat, its voted down a gun [00:10:00] management invoice.

Chris: E besides these legal guidelines do appear to be used disproportionately with black defendants. And so I perceive why the Black Caucus was like, wait, what are you doing? The truth that it was rushed into the ultimate minutes with out having a full dialogue additionally alarmed some individuals on each side.

I, in, in, in studying the story, I believed, you recognize, the proper factor most likely occurred right here. For those who wanna move this regulation, do it. , speak it out, have hearings, you recognize, put in safeguards in order that this doesn’t turn into simply one other regulation that can be utilized to, to racially discriminate. However, uh, uh, only a, the best way sausage is made on this state.

This was a narrative that actually gave you an perception into it. And naturally, invoice Seitz is on the shedding facet. That’s normally a great. It’s at present in Ohio, federal regulation enforcement officers are warning mother and father of a rising rip-off that pre on teenage boys with on-line extortion. Laura, how is it occurring and what’s [00:11:00] concerned?

Laura: Oh, as a mother of a child with a mobile phone, that is terrifying. Since Could, US regulation enforcement has acquired greater than 7,000 experiences of on-line monetary, what’s being known as, sextortion of minors, with not less than 3000 victims, greater than a dozen of whom have dedicated, uh, Died by suicide, and that’s in line with the F B I, the Homeland Safety Investigation and the Nationwide Heart for Lacking and Exploited Kids.

A few of these victims are as younger as 10 years outdated, and typical targets of the scheme are boys, ages 14 via 17. The criminals accost on platforms like Instagram, Fb, or gaming web sites. Locations that youngsters really feel snug. After which they create on-line professional profil profiles that declare to be teenage ladies, typically from close by communities.

So youngsters they wouldn’t essentially know however appear protected and cozy. After which they may share specific pictures that they are saying are of these ladies and ask for a photograph in res in return, and that’s once they can begin blackmailing.

Chris: Yeah, the numbers have been what struck me, [00:12:00] hundreds and hundreds of circumstances of it, that it simply is taken off a lot in order that they issued this warning.

What do you do if you happen to’re a father or mother?

Laura: Effectively, I known as my child in . I mentioned, let’s discuss this. And he isn’t on any social media platforms, however I do know that he performs video games. Um, I don’t assume he’s interacting on the web with the video games, however like this stuff change on a regular basis. And I simply needed to have a dialog.

I used to be like, don’t ever. Discuss to somebody you don’t know that you simply don’t have their contact data on the web. And he mentioned, you recognize, he’s getting all types of these, the identical junk texts that all of us get, you recognize, in your $60 no matter at Walgreens. And I believed, I really hadn’t had this dialog with him.

And you recognize, what if he clicked on a type of hyperlinks? So it’s one thing as quickly as your youngsters are linked to the web, you gotta have the dialog, the authority. You already know, the regulation enforcement says this isn’t the child’s fault. These are, they’re being preyed upon from criminals, typically in West African nations.

They usually, you should speak to the authorities. Don’t cooperate with the blackmail. It’s essential [00:13:00] block the predator. Don’t delete it as a result of that could possibly be used for prosecution. However get assist. Don’t, don’t attempt to cope with this in your. .

Chris: In order that’s what you probably did yesterday. As quickly as you noticed this, you thought, I, I wanted to speak to ‘em.

That’s good. Extra individuals ought to do what you’re doing. That’s actually proactive and also you’re proper, you get spammed on a regular basis. I, you recognize, I’ve talked about that I experience the Peloton and over the weekend any person hacked them and so numerous individuals acquired messages from those who needed to be followers with actually photos

So it lit up Fb like, what’s happening with Peloton? And also you’re proper. You simply get blasted by the type of photos you actually don’t need your teenage son to be. It’s at present in Ohio, incoming Cuyahoga County government, Chris Ronna, and introduced some cupboard members Monday, Lisa, who’re.

Lisa: He named three individuals to his cupboard, uh, over the previous couple of days.

One in all them is the, she’s the present county Clerk of Courts, Nila Hen. She goes to be Romaine’s Security and Justice Chief. She will probably be accountable for [00:14:00] creating long-term technique for public security and justice providers and dealing with associated departments just like the Medical Examiner within the sheriff’s.

Uh, she’s additionally a former county Inspector Normal and county Chief Ethics Officer, so she has fairly a little bit of historical past with Cuyahoga County and likewise a former federal prosecutor, Brooklyn Mayor Katherine Gallagher will turn into Romaine’s Operations and Group Innovation Chief, uh, that she’ll be accountable for inside operations enhancements and productiveness.

Additionally working with native communities to ensure they get the assets they want. She’s been Brooklyn’s Mayor since 2016. Will resign on the finish of this yr. After which for, uh, an interim mayor, council President Ron Van Kirk will assume that, after which they’ll take 30 days to nominate a everlasting, uh, substitute for Gallagher.

After which David Razo, who’s Ronan’s marketing campaign supervisor and communications director on the College Circle will probably be Ronan’s [00:15:00] Communications and Technique Chief. He’ll work throughout departments and work with native and regional companions to advance Ronan’s. .

Chris: Laura, you may have some familiarity with the, the mayor is sweet, good high quality, good

Laura: stuff.

I feel we, I feel that as she’s been energetic in county politics earlier than, so I’d seen the title and clearly she’s completed good issues for Brooklyn the place we’re positioned now. Um, and I bear in mind Nayla Hen from after I coated. County authorities and I by no means, um, she all the time appeared actually upfront to me, all the time, um, straight and trustworthy, and did a great job because the Inspector Normal.

So he’s choosing some individuals which were round. Know the county authorities, however are I feel, a brand new crop of leaders within the county.

Chris: Yeah. The, the, the trick on this, and I don’t assume we’ve seen a lot success anyplace, is that they’ve gotta have a thick pores and skin. They gotta be capable to take criticism and transfer on. What occurs an increasing number of is that they get, they screw up and they’re going to, everyone does, and once they get [00:16:00] criticized, they go into the bunker.

I don’t know any of those individuals to know in the event that they’ll do this, however I hope not. It’s at present in Ohio, one doesn’t usually take into consideration the larger Cleveland Regional Transit Authority when contemplating the area’s work to cut back toddler mortality. So what’s the R T A doing to assist? I didn’t assign this query.

Laura: I hope, I assumed it was for me, . I took it . Uh, so that is actually considerate to take away a barrier to transportation in order that new mothers and infants can get to their very, Important physician’s appointments. In these first few months, the company is providing child on board. This offers free bus and rail passes to pregnant ladies and their households, after which for as much as a yr after the infant, properly ba the infant turns one and transportation is that this ma main barrier for some pregnant ladies and postpartum ladies that they miss these.

Necessary appointments, and everyone knows toddler mortality, which is, you recognize, infants who die earlier than their first birthday. This can be a large downside in Cleveland. It’s [00:17:00] actually uneven. They measure this by the variety of infants who die earlier than their first birthday per thousand dwell start. So the speed in Cleveland was 10 level.

5. Final yr, Coyo County was 7.4, however for white newborns, that was 6.3. Some black infants in Cleveland was 14, and in some neighborhoods it was as excessive as 20, which is simply so heartbreaking. .

Chris: Yeah. I, I, I salute ‘em for pondering of this. I, after I first noticed RTA and toddler mortality, it was pondering, okay, what, what’s happening?

However, however that’s on the coronary heart of this, is ensuring that mothers get the assistance they want on the hospitals. The second half is that the medical doctors take them severely, which we all know is an issue. . Uh, and it’s one of many causes individuals use for the upper price of toddler mortality amongst black sufferers is that medical doctors simply aren’t listening to them.

However getting them to the physician is the 1st step.

Laura: Proper, precisely. And, and it’s not only for these pregnant ladies. They [00:18:00] can have somebody include them, which is basically vital as a result of it’s, even if you happen to’re doing it without cost, it’s not straightforward to get a child on a bus, I’m positive. That’s not a, I imply, it’s not straightforward to take a child anyplace, so I’m actually glad that they’re providing this.

They handed out 114 passes in 2021 this yr, or as much as 626, so hopefully extra individuals are studying of it. I noticed there’s a whole advert on the facet of not less than one bus, so getting the phrase out is basically vital, and I hope this makes a distinction.

Chris: It’s at present in Ohio. I discussed it on the prime of the podcast, Lisa, how uncommon is the climate that’s being predicted for Christmas Day on the vacation weekend?

Fairly

Lisa: darn uncommon. As a matter of truth, the final time that Cleveland temperatures have been under 20 levels all day was in 2004. There was a day when the excessive was 18 and the in a single day low was adverse six. After which in 1985, that was the final time we have been under 15 levels all day with a excessive of 11 and a low of adverse one.

So yeah, [00:19:00] and the. Allow us to simply say that the forecast is altering. Uh, I, I do know that the cleveland.com story says we’re anticipating in a single day lows of eight levels Saturday evening and a excessive of 15 on Christmas Day. However really it may be a bit decrease than that. I’m taking a look at a forecast from the Climate Channel saying it’s really gonna be a low of 5 Saturday evening on Christmas Eve and a excessive of 12.

So it’s a altering. You already know, it’s a altering forecast. I actually don’t know the place the snow’s gonna occur, the place the changeovers gonna occur. It’s gonna begin out with rain on Friday, after which the temperature’s gonna drop precipitously. So we may have something from freezing rain, we may have snow it.

It’s so everybody actually wants to concentrate to the climate, particularly if you happen to’re touring. ,

Chris: yeah. There’s going to be that time the place the rain instantly freezes, and that’s that second the place individuals are racing down the freeway and unexpectedly you may have a 30 automobile pile up as a result of the street simply ices over.

You gotta hope that ODOT will probably be out [00:20:00] placing down that brine to maintain that from occurring. Effectively, I If,

Lisa: go forward. Go forward. No, I used to be gonna say, what I’ve learn is that the rain really makes it tougher for them to place down the brine as a result of in the event that they put down the brine, the rain washes it away earlier than freezing occurs.

So brine won’t even be an possibility

Chris: right here. Wow. And, and, and relying on the place you might be, relying on how this, this chilly entrance whips round, you would get half the precipitation we’re gonna get is rain, or you would get most of it as snow. I feel they’re supposed to start out producing some predicted snowfall totals within the subsequent 24 to 48 hours.

So we haven’t seen but whether or not it’s going to be blizzardy situations. However I, I can’t bear in mind ever seeing a climate map fairly just like the one we’ve on our website proper now that nearly appears to be like like a large twister. It’s simply with ice and rain and snow and

Lisa: it’s so huge, it’s acquired such spin that you would get, you would get the climate from the southwest, you would get it [00:21:00] from the northeast.

And proper now the predictions for like Friday via Saturday, we’re taking a look at like 4 to eight inches of snow throughout that interval. However like I mentioned, this can be a altering for.

Chris: All proper. It’s at present in Ohio. The Cleveland Clinic chief of Hepatology has been charged with some crimes. They’re fairly severe.

Laura, what are the allegations?

Laura: Yeah. No shock. This story instantly shot to the highest of our charts. Folks see Cleveland Clinic physician and charged with crimes. Folks wanna know, so Omar Massoud, he’s a Cleveland Clinic affiliated gastro. Enterologist. He’s been charged with sexually assaulting three sufferers throughout examinations this yr.

He’s 66. He’s from Westlake. He was charged with three counts of aggravated kidnapping, three counts of gross sexual imposition. The clinic put out a press release. They mentioned it instantly reported their make investments, uh, allegations to regulation enforcement, and that it’s cooperating. They fired him following an inside investigation.

Chris: Yeah. I thi that is a type of that you simply learn it and also you simply type of [00:22:00] take a look at it. For me, this man’s on the prime of his area, the chief, not less than as of a yr in the past, he was chief of hepatology. What? Mm-hmm. . Is he pondering Now we have not heard from him or his lawyer, proper?

Laura: No, we haven’t As so far as I do know, I most likely, most likely gained’t.

Chris: Okay, it’s at present in Ohio, one other Cleveland Clinic story. A brand new research from the clinic has information for individuals who take fish oil dietary supplements. Lisa, what’s

Lisa: the phrase? Mainly the phrase is that you simply’re losing your cash on dietary supplements if you happen to assume that they’re gonna decrease your ldl cholesterol. This Cleveland Clinic research analyzed information for 190 adults, aged 40 to 75 with no proof of heart problems.

In order that they checked out statin medication, which is the. The usual of look after, uh, ldl cholesterol, and so they additionally in contrast it with seven dietary supplements, fish oil, garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, plant, steriles, purple yeast, rice, after which they’d a placebo. And so the individuals have been on these regimens for 28 [00:23:00] days. The statin group confirmed a 40% discount in L D L or dangerous ldl cholesterol, a 24% drop in complete levels of cholesterol.

The complement and the placebo teams had no profit in any respect. And really no dietary supplements carried out any higher than the placebo. A research co-author Dr. Duke, Luke Laughin says, don’t waste your cash on dietary supplements. And he says, please don’t think about using dietary supplements as an alternative of statins, cuz he says, some individuals, you recognize get prescribed statins by their physician, however they resolve to make use of supple.

Lifeless. He mentioned they’re not f d a regulated and, and most are actually not examined in lengthy, massive randomized trials but. So we actually don’t know the general efficacy.

Chris: All proper. So what’s any person like me alleged to do? I’ve been taking fish oil dietary supplements most likely for 20 years, proper? And I simply had my coronary heart calcium take a look at and it was just about excellent.

So is that as a result of I’ve been taking these, or is it do nothing? I [00:24:00] bear in mind, I’m gonna date myself right here. The outdated Flip Wilson present manner again within the day had a skit the place he’s stamping his foot on the. And the man comes up and says, what are you doing that for? And he goes, it retains the elephants away. Man says, there’s no elephants inside a thousand miles a right here.

And he says, see how good it really works, ? I imply, it’s so, I’m not gonna cease taking the dietary supplements as a result of I’m, I’m anxious that, you recognize, what, if it does work, what if the research’s fallacious? However I’m most likely doing precisely what he’s saying and throwing cash away. It wa

Lisa: it’s actually. Pattern. And I do know, you recognize, from my work at MD Anderson Most cancers Heart, there are some, um, you recognize, avenues for turmeric and different dietary supplements.

However like, like I alluded to, there are not any massive randomized research of this stuff. And I feel that that’s what’s lacking right here, plus the small pattern. However yeah, you may possibly cease shopping for it. Chris, you gained’t have any extra fish burps, that’s for positive. ,

Chris: I’m gonna preserve taking them . If I ever want a statin, I’d take the statin.

I wouldn’t use the fish oil place. [00:25:00] However I don’t know. It’s an attention-grabbing research. It’s at present in Ohio, as that is Laura’s final podcast episode at 2022. Let’s take one final go to to her housing renovation undertaking that has supplied leisure all yr. A, a yin in a secret. Laura offers the each day record of tales to select from to construct this podcast.

And on that uncommon day after we didn’t have sufficient tales, I figured, okay, let’s discuss Laura’s home. It stuffed the hole. Laura, inform us in regards to the closet door that made no sense in your own home.

Laura: Effectively, it swung inward, and I didn’t notice this till the door was fully put in and I, I wrote within the column that ran over the weekend, there’s one million issues to maintain monitor of, proper?

And I’m continuously micromanaging this renovation, which by the best way, is Don. I’m podcasting from our new bed room. So Harrah, we’re dwelling for Christmas. It’s. It’s, I even have siding now, which is so thrilling. However , I, I didn’t notice [00:26:00] that they have been gonna construct it that manner. And I, and I mentioned to the contractor, I used to be like, it might probably’t swing this fashion.

Like, I must put a clo, I must put a dresser in my closet. I, I want this room. It’s not an enormous walk-in closet. It’s. It’s smaller than my outdated closet. We needed to reconfigure some issues to place a window within the toilet when the design evaluation board required it. So, and he’s telling me, properly, you may, you may simply stroll within the closet and shut the door behind you and you would use that area.

I’m pondering , who, who does that? And, and you recognize, Chris has requested me earlier than, like, what number of winter coats I personal. Like I, I like garments, I’m going thrift purchasing. We’ve talked about it within the podcast earlier than. So sure, you would simply inform me to do away with half my garments if we wouldn’t have this downside, however, I, so I mentioned, I would like the door to swing out.

And he’s like, properly, and I suppose I’m not a, a helpful individual, proper? I type of thought you would simply transfer the hinges from one facet of the door jam to the opposite. . .

Lisa: Nope.

Laura: There’s the giggle monitor, proper? . So I didn’t notice we’d must flip the door, change this. Swing and like redo a bunch of trim. So the [00:27:00] price was $450 and I, you recognize, acquired my backup and I’m like, I’m not paying for that.

I by no means advised you to place the door swing in. And the contractor’s like, properly, let me test the prints. And I used to be like, oh. So I went again and we’ve this app known as Builder Development and every thing’s on there, all of the change orders, the entire picks and the entire paperwork. And I went again and positive sufficient, while you zeroed in on this tiny little blueprint, you may see the door swinging inward.

And I’m like, Ah dang it. Like, so I needed to shell out for that, however I’m very glad I did as a result of. I imply, I wanted my door to swing.

Chris: Yeah. The, the half I, I don’t get why it was designed that manner within the first, however who would design a closet door to swing inward? That’s simply losing what area. That’s what I believed.

Yeah. It’s, it’s important Area closets are tremendous vital, whether or not you may have. 30 winter coats or not , and to swing the door in, you’re simply shedding what, no matter it’s, you recognize, 4 or 5 sq. toes of area. So, uh, attention-grabbing. Nevertheless it, you’re proper, it’s a great lesson for anyone that’s entertaining a undertaking like Lars.

[00:28:00] Learn these blueprints, and I

Laura: acquired a, and any person really emailed me, a contractor, and he mentioned, we all the time have a walkthrough. I neglect what he known as it, however when the prints are an 80 to 90% completed. They stroll via them with that individual and so they clarify to them what every thing means, which is nice as a result of most of us don’t know tips on how to learn blueprints that properly.

Lisa: I’ll inform you what, I, I, and I advised Laura that I, you recognize, I, I chuckled on the finish of her story when she mentioned she was moved all her furnishings up. They’re spending their first evening and their new main bedroom, and the wall SCOs on both facet of the mattress have been wired to a change by the door. , . I simply, I, I, I’m sorry I laughed, Laura, nevertheless it was like a Simpson.

No, we should always giggle Dough second .

Laura: Craig was like, we should always get the clapper. And I used to be like, I, I simply, I do know. So we’ve acquired, we’ve gotten lights with switches. These have been put in.

Chris: The opposite factor you would do, we did this with our kitchen, is we type of designed a 3D factor the place you, you set these like pH phony cameras in it.

And you then, you stroll via it in a 3d. And as we did that, my spouse [00:29:00] noticed stuff that she didn’t like and we, and it resulted in adjustments. I’ll guess if you happen to had had one thing like that, Laura, you’ll’ve seen that door and say, wait, what’s that? Why is that opening inward? Um, sure. And it’s a reasonably widespread software program now that they can provide you a 3D tour via the renovated home.

It’s a really helpful factor to. I gotta thanks for permitting us to get pleasure from your distress with this undertaking, and I’m glad that you simply get to have it completed for the vacation. Have an ideal vacation with your loved ones. We’ll speak to you subsequent yr. Thanks, Lisa. You and I will probably be on the podcast a couple of extra instances this yr earlier than we shut it out.

Due to everyone who listens.