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So, you've spent hours shoveling out a parking spot for yourself on the street. While you were away, someone else had the audacity to park in YOUR space! Is it REALLY your space? Do you have the right to use place holders like cones, garbage cans and lawn chairs? Can you punch the guy in the nose, shovel him in, bury his car with snow and ice? Is retaliation ever justified or is it a slippery slope into the courthouse?We're shoveling out the truth on this edition ofTHE SONIC BOOMERS
In the world of interior design, only one thing is certain. The pendulum is always swinging and trends come and go. Some fleetingly pass through while other last for decades. In this show, we look at a short lived mid-century design trend that may be making a comeback and another ubiquitous trend that may finally be running out of gas.
A wise person once said, "IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT." Yet, the history of marketing and branding is filled with infamous re brands that went right on their corporate butts. Changing a brand name, a logo, or introducing a reformulation can be catastrophic if you don't look at the right metrics or fail to "read the room." In this show, we'll look at a bunch of remakes that went terribly wrong.
It's a sad reality for all pet owners. One day your beloved pet will die. It may be prematurely because of illness or after a long and happy life, Either way... THAT DAY IS COMING..... OR IS IT?
As Boomers, we never knew that the DVD had died but it apparently did. Our guest, Kevin Fay Ciscool is an avid DVD collector and his library is in the thousands! He shares some of his collection with us pointing out some vary unique and much sought after discs. Kevin is always charming, fun and entertaining. The DVD is back, baby, and being appreciated by an enthusiastic new audience.
For nearly 50 years, the house at 13 Yale Road in Madison Park has been a much loved, much admired Halloween extravaganza followed by kids and adults alike. It's big, it's scary good fun and a true labor of love for the woman behind it and her family. Join us as we introduce you to Yvonne Faust, Madison Park's Queen of Halloween Fun...... if you dare!
From restaurants to bartenders to diners, fast food, delivery and kiosks tips are becoming more ubiquitous and more aggressive. What do YOU tip for and how much? What services require tipping and what ones really don't? Remember tipping is ALWAYS optional! Don't give in to tipping shame. Tips for good service, tip less for poor service and never tip professionals.Listen for more info and Pete's flip out over kiosks.
The Sonic Boomers recall the days before Amazon and Doordash when services of all kinds and convenience came right to your door and you occasionally got something from nothing!
Join the Sonic Boomers as they recall many of the items that were common to every home in the 60s that are now just memories!
Some people say that 90 per cent of new restaurants will fail within their first year. THAT'S NOT TRUE! We will present the REAL numbers and give you the one tip that we (as people who love to dine out) that all of the "experts" seems to leave out.
A woman from Germantown, Tennessee has been hauled into court over leaving her holiday decorations up too long! Halloween decorations were modified into Christmas decorations . Spooky skeletons became spooky Santas. Did the town haul her into court over their own objections or was she turned in by a "Karen" in her upscale neighborhood.
2 years ago we dove into the rabbit hole of watching YT content. Hear which ones we still watch and the ones we've moved away from and some new recommendations. Not that anyone cares!
We asked and you told us! Who are your celebrity encounters? One person shares two amazing encounters, both involving a cigarette! We shar ours at the end of the show! Remember, you can watch our podcast on YouTube. Look for The Sonic Boomers Podcast.
Designers and realtors agree that these 5 items have NO PLACE on your kitchen counter top. They make your home look cluttered. Even if you are not planning on selling your home, keeping an absolute minimum of things on your counter is just plane clean, good design,
Cruise ship employees work very hard, long days for very little pay. Naturally, you would like to help them in some way to make the day a little easier. BUT we have a list of 10 things passengers do to be nice and in the end the crew members actually hate this things. Listen to find out!
The fastest growing religion in the U.S. is "Former Roman Catholic." Here'd the thing.. You can still embrace Catholicism OUTSIDE of the hyprocritical, scandal ridden and out of touch Roman Catholic when you joins us in the American National Catholic Church which has no connection to Roman Catholicism, the Pope, bishops or cardinals. Every 2 years, the 14 parishes of the ANCC across the nation hold their convocation. A 3 day weekend of what we have accomplished of the last 2 years.
On July 14, we cruised to Bermuda on board the Celebrity Eclipse from Bayonne NJ. In this podcast, we give our honest reviews on what worked for us and what didn't.
In this episode, we touch on a number of the things people do to the interior of their homes that are considered "tacky" be designers and design enthusiats, like us. Listen to see if your home passed or failed.
You don't have to give up style in your home for the sake of comfort and convenience just because you're a senior! Just to your designing with some of our suggestions.
We told you to ask us anything. Lots of podcasters and You Tubers have done it, so, we figured we'd give it a shot! Think you really know us??




