The Broski Report with Brittany Broski - 64: I Don’t Want To Be A Firefighter

Episode Date: September 10, 2024

This week on The Broski Report, Fearless Leader Brittany Broski shows off her new tattoo, addresses the nation, talks about influencer & fan relationships, shares her fear of firefighting, researc...hes the history of Cuba’s cars, and discusses The Nightmare Before Christmas. 👕 Get your merch here: https://broski.shop/ Subscribe to the NEW Royal Court YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@royalcourt Follow The Broski Report:https://www.linktr.ee/broskireporthttps://www.tiktok.com/@broskireport https://instagram.com/broskireport Follow Brittany:https://www.tiktok.com/@brittany_broski https://instagram.com/brittany_broski https://youtube.com/brittany_broski Follow Royal Court:https://www.youtube.com/@royalcourt https://www.tiktok.com/@bbroyalcourthttps://www.instagram.com/royalcourthttps://www.twitter.com/bbroyalcourt Brought To You By:Tinder – Download The App NowStitch Fix – Personal Style for Everyone at https://stitchfix.com/broski  Rocket Money – Stop wasting money, go to https://rocketmoney.com/broskireport Register To Vote:Headcount – https://headcount.org Rock The Vote – https://rockthevote.org Some helpful credible resources/links to help Free Palestine:Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund - https://www.pcrf.net/UNICEF - https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/helping-gazas-children-cope-traumaDoctors Without Borders - https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/give-monthly-double-your-impact-search-onetime-reverse-mobile?ms=ADD2301U3U49&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BRAND.DWB_CKMSF-BRAND.DWB-GS-GS-ALL-DWBBrand.E-BO-ALL-RSA-RSARefresh.1-MONTHLY&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6PGxBhCVARIsAIumnWZpQAMikxPIRiPMfAjYsJZ-eHiRQV2pw7tu2Jlo6YL8Gk_uaTSwH0MaAtFGEALw_wcWorld Central Kitchen - https://wck.org/World Health Organization - https://www.who.int/Headcount - https://www.headcount.org/IG ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW:@eye.on.palestine@aljazeeraenglish@palestinianyouthmovement@byplestia@motaz_azaiza@impact  CHAPTERS:00:00 - Intro03:16 - Stressors04:18 - Addressing The Nation05:44 - New Tattoo08:36 - Addressing The Nation Cont.15:54 - Firefighting 20:31 - Water Infrastructure21:43 - Lead Tampons24:16 - Water Infrastructure Cont. 28:20 - Fire Truck History34:10 - Modern Vehicles36:36 - Cuba’s Classic Cars39:32 - Fire Truck History Cont.43:13 - Celebrating Smores43:38 - Springfield, USA44:37 - Nightmare Before Christmas53:11 - Outro#brittanybroski, #broski, #broskination, #broskireport, #fbi, #dweeb, #nerd, #nerds, #hercules, #friendships, #influencers, #influencer, #firefighter, #firefighters, #infrastructure, #tampons, #cuba, #nightmarebeforechristmas, #disney

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Starting point is 00:00:05 Direct from the Brozky Nation headquarters in Los Angeles, California. This is The Brozky Report with your host, Brittany Brozky. Good morning, guys, or whatever time of day, it is that you are listening to this. Wherever you are in the world, wherever you are in the continental United States, wherever you are on any given island or region, we're happy to have you guys. Unfortunately, I have some negative news. Well, it's actually, it's good news for me, it's bad news for y'all. I acquired another prop.
Starting point is 00:00:36 Okay, and this one, this one, you're not going to like this one. Y'all are not going to like this one, because I'm about to be real, real annoying with this. You're about to see this in some TikToks. You're about to see this in places that it shouldn't be. And that's going to be my FBI badge. That's going to be my FBI ID. Okay, don't look at it too hard because that's going to be a white man.
Starting point is 00:00:54 Okay, the photo, the fart art is going to be a white man. Don't look at it too much. That's the bit in my head where I just flashed the FBI badge, and you can't really see it. Because on the bottom, this looks for real. Okay, federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice. And I'm not joking about that. Okay, Broski Nation FBI.
Starting point is 00:01:11 The Federal Bureau of Invest, okay. But the FBI and Brosky Nation, I feel like, is not what we know it as traditionally. It would be more so for like finding out some details on a guy, on someone you want to stalk, on, I don't know, maybe a celebrity, you know, things that, it's really crucial information. Do you remember in the One Direction days when it was like, Harry Stiles was born at this hospital at 4 p.m. And he weighed this much. And he is an Aquarius. That shit was nuts.
Starting point is 00:01:44 I remember seeing that shit on Tumblr and thinking literally as a 15 year old, like, how the fuck do you all know that? How in God's name did you come to find this information? I'm not joking. There was, the internet opened up to me in a way that I think I'm still processing and I haven't fully healed or recovered. covered from on Tumblr. I still, to this day, am really deeply affected by Tumblr. I don't really think there's
Starting point is 00:02:09 anywhere to turn. I will always sort of like I'm here physically, but mentally, I'm on Tumblr.gov, circa 2014, okay? So one more time, just go ahead and peep that badge because if I have some invasive questions, I'm going to need you guys to, you know, sort of respect the badge in that
Starting point is 00:02:25 sort of capacity. I had this bit idea, I'm not going to do it, where I just flashed it. Royal Court guests, whoever the fuck we have on next. Me flashing my fake FBI badge at Charlie XEX. No? How do we feel about that bit, guys?
Starting point is 00:02:41 I'm looking for bit feedback. Okay? And now can I transition to something kind of serious? Also, by the way, hey, welcome the grocery report. It's 8 a.m. I'm getting into this habit of like, I film these super late because I procrastinate. I'm one Red Bull Deep.
Starting point is 00:02:56 It's hot as fuck in this room. Okay? I want you to imagine gooch sweat. I want you to imagine boob sweat. I want you to imagine a small trail of sweat marks and sweat droplets dripping down my back right now. Okay? And if you're not imagining that, I need you guys to lock in. Come on one more time.
Starting point is 00:03:11 I'll flash that badge. I'm going to flash this badge. Don't look at it too deep. Badge, don't look at it too closely. Okay. Here's something I've been kind of stressed out about in recent, in recent minutes and recent hours, you know, even as long ago as two days ago. I got super high, okay, took an edible. I live in California.
Starting point is 00:03:28 I live in the beautiful state of California. I'm not from here originally. Okay, so pardon me, pardon me, if I want to partake and what God put on this green earth, which is setiva edibles, okay, a setiva edible that tastes like orange tangerine. How about this? How about in the damn weed stores out here? When I go visit the weed man out here, it's in a beautiful, new build, AC unit, okay? It's the coldest building you've ever been in, and there are glass display cases of all the freaking,
Starting point is 00:04:00 and all the freaking weed buds, all the weed flowers. How nasty was that stink flower I talked about last week? That shit was gross. That shit made me gag. Anyway, some of y'all were like, this flower actually did a thesis on it. I don't care. I need to address the nation really quick, guys.
Starting point is 00:04:21 I love you so, so, so much. But I feel the need to say this. Y'all are dorks. Y'all are freaking dweeps. Y'all are dorks. And I love it. Because personally me, I'm not a dork. I've never been dork about anything.
Starting point is 00:04:35 And if the editors or my social cut editor puts in some fuck-ass clip of me going into town, going into town? Surely that's not the phrase. Of me saddling up and riding into town on my lone horse. You guys are dorks. I love going. One of my favorite pastimes, okay, is going through the comment section on the Brodke Report YouTube videos. Because that's how I'm checking the pulse of what Broke Nation is doing.
Starting point is 00:05:01 I'm going through the comment section, and I'm thinking, God, they're a bunch of freaking nerds. Then consider the source. Consider the source, okay? Like attracts like. And if freaking nerds are commenting on my stuff, I may need to have a conversation with myself pretty soon. That I need to come out.
Starting point is 00:05:22 I think I need to come out as a dweeb. Guys, imagine titling this video. I'm coming out. My coming out story, I'm just coming out as like a freaking nerd. undiagnosed, I would even go as far as to say, that the way that I like things is clinical. At this point, I don't think I've admitted that to myself just yet. It is slightly clinical.
Starting point is 00:05:44 Oh, by the way, here's my pain and panic tattoo. I don't know if you can see this. On the B-K. I'm on camera too. I got pain and panic from Hercules tattooed. I talked about it, what, like two episodes ago? Yeah, that shit's peeling. That shit looks nasty as fuck.
Starting point is 00:05:59 It's so good, though. A lot of people were like, Oh, you weren't kidding. Fuck you! Fuck you, bitches. I mean that. Oh, you weren't kidding. That's an interesting tattoo.
Starting point is 00:06:13 Hey, how about lick on my little tiny, tiny? They're so tiny, my little balls. My balls are little chestnuts. They're really tiny, and I need you to lick on them. Because I want Hercules tattoo, and I got Hercules tattoo. The We Are Worms! So, pain and panic, if you haven't seen Hercules, the classic animated film, Hercules from Disney.
Starting point is 00:06:34 Hades, the god of the underworld, okay, who was banished to look over the underworld. He's like this real witty sort of, like I just love Hades' character. And he's got these two little stupid henchmen, fucking stupid henchmen called Pain and Panic, and they're all blobs, like amorphous, like they're supposed to be scary,
Starting point is 00:06:59 but they're really just stupid looking. I mean, talk like this, and we are worms. And they transform it a little worms that they like bow to him. Hilarious. And there's a part later on in the movie where they're supposed to kill Hercules as a baby. Okay, Hades is like, kill Hercules. And pain and panic, fuck it up. And so Hercules doesn't die.
Starting point is 00:07:19 He just becomes mortal. And later on in the movie, he becomes like the girl. Like, Hercules is that girl. Like, everyone loves Hercules. He's a hero. He's a zero to hero. The soundtrack goes crazy, okay? That's the gospel truth.
Starting point is 00:07:37 Oh my God, that opening sequence to Hercules is so. If you haven't seen Hercules recently, go watch it, dude. There's a scene later on in Hercules where he's all grown up. He's, you know, they've made him a hero, a man out of him. And he's sort of like the Clark Kent Superman, whatever. They sell Hercules merch and pain and panic show up in front of Hades for like a meeting or something. dripped in Hercules merch. And it's so funny, because they're drinking like a Hercules shake,
Starting point is 00:08:05 and one of them's got Hercules sandals on with the little wings. And I'm like, it's so funny. And there's this sea where Hades goes, you bought his merch? And so that's the tattoo I got. Because that's just hilarious to me, you know? And I just wanted to share it with y'all. That made me really giggle.
Starting point is 00:08:24 And so I got it on my body forever. I think it's also just funny, like getting pain and panic tattooed on you. Like, yeah, girl, it's already in me. So, might as well get it tattooed. So cute. Oh, yeah, I was coming out as a dork. Okay, so here's the thing.
Starting point is 00:08:38 I think I need to look in the mirror and realize that I am y'all. That, like, y'all are me. And that I wouldn't want this podcast to be something that's, like, a T channel or, like, brain rot in a negative way or any of those things. You know what I mean?
Starting point is 00:08:58 Like, I'm... Y'all are dorks, you're freaking nerds, and that's good with me. Like, we're good, like one of these, okay? I just dabbed you up. That's tight, because when y'all run up to me and you're like, did you see the new episode of, yeah, dude, I did. There have been so many times I'm literally in public, and people are like, okay, House of the Dragon, have you seen House of Dragon?
Starting point is 00:09:18 Because, of course, Agon, and he was, it burned right the dragon. And I'm like, yes, but have you considered that Amund is the King Consort? And he's ruthless, and he's just one to be like Damon. Like, truly, it is such a, oh, that's going to make me emotional, actually. the connection that's immediate when I meet some of y'all in person is it's really something special. I think it's real, real nice. And it's unlike any other sort of relationship I could feel. Like when I was in high school or even college, like the influencers just gagged when I said that,
Starting point is 00:09:49 the influencers that I liked or that I followed and that I kept up with, I don't, I never felt like. This is enriching my life in like an academic sense. And I'm not saying that I'm an academic. I'm saying that like I used to watch YouTubers that really brought me joy and like made me happy. But I don't think I really gained anything from that other than like a distraction from my life, which I do hope this podcast provides. However, I think it's fun to sort of share the things that spark an interest in learning. I've talked about this a bunch of times before.
Starting point is 00:10:28 I love learning about things that organically come about that interest me. And the whole concept of like coming on here and Googling things and learning together is so fun to me. And I feel like after, because it gets sparked before I've recorded the episode. I come on here, do the research. And then afterward, of course, like, I love that thing. And so it's cool to come on here and just share my interests and then find a commonality where I can, some of y'all will come up to me on the street and like not even it's real sweet when they don't even ask for a photo you know what i mean it's like
Starting point is 00:11:06 this is so weird to me because i didn't i didn't sign up to do this there was the goal was not be famous the goal was i'm going to post videos for my friends to laugh at and then i built a community by accident you know what i mean and so from that it's like when someone stops me on the street or like anywhere I go at a restaurant or if I'm walking or Disney or wherever and it's like they don't want a picture they just want to like share a kind word or you know say that they they watch the brooky part with their friends like they're in college and they all share a dorm room and they all watch it when it comes out like they save it to watch it together that's about to make me cry actually that's about to make me damn near tear up
Starting point is 00:11:52 like that is so I know that talk about womanhood a lot I talk about the sanctity of like woman friendships and how there's like a stark difference between the quality of like male friendships and then woman friendships. And it's because it's something to bond over in a real way and it's something to discuss. And I just feel very privileged in a lot of ways. But I feel very privileged specifically for being that medium of like connection for people. It's not to make me cry. It is really, really sweet.
Starting point is 00:12:30 And so when people come up and say that or they come up and talk about something that I recently talked about on the podcast, it's like a friend that I've already known. You know what I mean? Like it's a very special, I didn't have a creator that sort of checked that box when it's also a different landscape. You know what I mean? Like YouTube from 2010 to 2018 was more like the sensationalized content. and like look at actually how far I can push this. Actually, let's discuss this because it's so interesting to me. The like Jake Paul and Mr. Beastification of YouTube of like just push it and push it and push it.
Starting point is 00:13:10 And it's these crazy stunts and you're spending millions of dollars making these YouTube videos because they're earning you tens of millions of dollars. It's ridiculous. And I think that the public being fatigued of that sort of content coupled with all of the major world events, that we have lived through in the last five to ten years, I think it's just been overwhelming for a lot of people. And so this return to, I want a relatable, normal fucking person to just, like, listen to, to just share. I want to hear about their life.
Starting point is 00:13:44 I want to hear about a normal person's life. And celebrity culture and celebrity, like, worship has slowly been on the decline, and we see the rise of normal people. But this is a whole video essay thing, and I'm not even going to attempt to, like, give a hot, or do any of that bullshit because I haven't researched it, even though I'm kind of like a subject in this conversation.
Starting point is 00:14:03 I'm going to leave that to an expert. But I do think it's strange how it's this cycle. It's this never-ending loop of like we're done with celebrities. Let's get them out of here. Here's a normal person. I want to listen to them. Well, as you give them attention and acclaim and followers and money and sponsorships, they're going to become a celebrity.
Starting point is 00:14:26 And then you lose them. You know, the argument is that, like, they're not normal anymore. They're not relatable. And so they're done. Or they're problematic. Let's get rid of them. Here's a new one. The new Supreme keeps rising.
Starting point is 00:14:36 And I just think that, like, as someone who was accidentally wrapped up in that, you know, like, used to work a real job. Like, this was not ever on the radar of things that I wanted to do. I just, I don't really have an answer. I don't really have an opinion on it. I just notice the cycle. And I think it's all about staying power. And it's about, like, I get up here.
Starting point is 00:14:57 And I just talk about what I want to talk about. I don't feel the need to rely on negativity to attract an audience. I think that's what I'm trying to say. In fact, I make it a concerted effort to only put out positive things into the universe. And I think that it's a very fruitful endeavor. I think it's a very lucrative thing for the soul. You know, if you have this intentionality of, I'm not going to speak negativity into the world. I'm trying to make people laugh.
Starting point is 00:15:32 I'm trying to share things that bring me joy for an hour a week, you know, amongst all the other things that I do. This podcast is very special to me, and it's very special to the people that enjoy it. And so thank you for listening. I think that's really just what I wanted to say, if y'all even care. Shit. Anyway, here's something I wanted to talk about. I got just super, I got high as balls the other day, and I started having a freak out, and I made a TikTok about it, because I don't want to be a firefighter.
Starting point is 00:16:01 I don't want to be a firefighter. I'm literally so sorry, I'm not doing that shit. And I convinced myself because I got super high. And I started thinking about firefighters. Actually, what triggered it? I don't remember. Oh, we were watching Firefighter Body Cam footage on YouTube. It's just on YouTube.
Starting point is 00:16:26 And I was like, what the fuck? Like actual body cam footage. And I was really high and I was laying on the couch and it was hot in the room and I was like, oh my God, I can't do this. I was like, I can't be a firefighter. And who I was hanging out with, he was like, you don't. You don't have to be a firefighter. And I was like, yeah, you're saying that.
Starting point is 00:16:51 But that doesn't make it true. Like, what if they called on me and I had to go in there? I don't know how the suits work. I don't know bullshit about that hose system. I probably can't even lift that hose by myself. Where does the water come from? Here was the main question I had. Okay, let's get into it.
Starting point is 00:17:06 We're always talking about fire trucks. Actually, I don't know who we is. I don't know what I mean by always talking about. But we're talking about fire trucks and, you know, you got to move over on the road for them and all this shit. If there's a burning building, if there's a car fire, wherever. Where the fuck is the water? And I'm about to answer this question because lo and behold, I found out.
Starting point is 00:17:26 okay, God is good, I found out, because of Mark Zuckerberg's internet. Where does the water come from, right? I'm thinking they must have a reserve tank on the damn fire truck, but how does that work? Because you're going to put out a car fire, you're going to put out something like that with a reserve of water? There's no way. I mean, a fire truck's huge, but it's because it's carrying all the people, first of all, that big ass hose, and then all the equipment, the pumps. because in my head
Starting point is 00:17:56 and all the fun, I know there's going to be some damn firefighters in the damn comment section like, actually, you know what? Fuck you, girl. But also, I'm going to read your comment because I'm interested. It doesn't matter what I talk about. There's somebody in the comments like,
Starting point is 00:18:11 actually, I'm a botanist, and what you said about that flower is fucked up. Girl, it's so funny. It doesn't matter what I talk about. One time I talked about, I felt stupid because I didn't know that much about the Byzantine Empire. And someone commented,
Starting point is 00:18:26 Yeah, hi, a scholar here. I did my thesis on the Byzantine Empire. You're going to want to listen to this. I was like, girl, can you just, I appreciate it? But y'all are some nerds, y'all are some freaking nerds. And that's fine, it's beautiful. Oh my God, it's just so beautiful. This dress does not fit.
Starting point is 00:18:45 My boobs are point in two different ways, and they're like resting on the top of the thing. It makes me feel ugly. I feel ugly. Remember that tweet that was like, when I have oily hair, it makes me feel fat. It makes me feel fat when I have greasy ends, greasy roots. That's how I feel right now. When my boobs go two different ways, when the top doesn't fit my chest, let's be really candid for a second, okay?
Starting point is 00:19:08 We're just, we're all girls here, maybe, except not. When I lost a bunch of weight, of course you lose it first, like, in your face and for me, my chest. It's just like skin now. That shit sucks, because that shit's about to piss me off, actually. Because what the hell is that? I've just got skin bags. I don't want skin bags. And what do you mean?
Starting point is 00:19:31 I still have skin bags and there's still like my back hurts. What do you mean I have a size D skin bags? That shit sucks. I used to be a double D and my back hurt all the time. And now I'm just like, it's, they're not, okay, we'll move on. Anyway, firefighters. Firefighters, I think, as well, they get a bad rep. Okay?
Starting point is 00:19:51 They get a bad rep because they cheat on their wives. And if you're a firefighter, I think. support a firefighter's rights to cheat on their wives because that shit is so scary. That job is so scary. I support a firefighter's right to cheat on his wife. What? What? I didn't mean that.
Starting point is 00:20:16 Obviously, I didn't mean that. But sometimes stuff just comes out. Stuff comes out of my mouth and it's like trying to put toothpaste back and do a, into a toothpaste. Tube. Okay. All right, I wanted to share this with y'all, okay? Here's the thing. So we've established that fire trucks
Starting point is 00:20:40 have a limited supply, have a limited reserve of water within the sort of structure of a fire truck, okay? You have to hook up the fire hose to the building's water supply. And here's what I wanted to Google today. And this may be the most boring bullshit you've ever heard,
Starting point is 00:20:59 or you might learn something. the water grid under a city, okay? How does it work? Where is it? Can I see it? Is it copper pipes? Are they plastic pipes? What does a water filtration system look like?
Starting point is 00:21:16 Because in America, it's potable water, like from the tap. You can drink it. Well, in most places. Some of them, some cities have a higher, like, mineral count than others. some is like less safe to drink than others. But like regardless, every city has a filtration process, right? Some of it may have arsenic and lead in it. Okay, so do tampons.
Starting point is 00:21:41 We're all going to die one day anyway. When that shit came out, dude, I literally was like, oh well. They made all those TikToks about, if you miss this on TikTok, it was like, tampacks and all the always, all these super famous tampon brands that like majority of American women use have lead and arsenic in them. What are you talking about, by the way? What? And they were like, use Lola, use cotton only tampons. What the fuck am I supposed to buy? Because even those have problems. Why do tampons have lead? Over 100 million cisgender women and over 120 countries use tampons during their menstrual cycle. Thanks for that stat. Most tampons are made from cotton or
Starting point is 00:22:28 rayon, both of which are made from plants that may be exposed to heavy metal contamination in the soil. That's fucking great. That's from medical news today. First study to measure toxic metals and tampons shows arsenic was higher in organic tampons. Lead concentrations were higher in non-organic tampons. What are we supposed to do? Like, truly, if the water's not drinkable, if the tampons have lead in them if the fucking American chickens are made of GMO plastic. The strawberries have red 40. And then I'm going to the hospital. I'm going to the doctor like, why is my hair falling out? Why is my hair falling out? Why are there cysts on my ovaries? And they're like, are you eating those red 40 strawberries again? Are you putting a red 40 arsenic tampons in yourself again? In yourself again?
Starting point is 00:23:23 Okay. I think part of the struggle of being an adult is. In this fucking guttree? It's like, how do I take care of myself? Because you're telling me the things that take care of me that I can use to take care of myself don't, they're bad for me. I don't, I don't know how to go about that, you know what I mean? I can't do the freaking Red 40, just scrap it. It's freaking Red 40 Twizzler tampon.
Starting point is 00:23:45 I can't do the Twizzler tampon. Because it's got plastic, freaking GMO plastic, arsenic, lead in it. Because it's got, because it's freaking, that's it. When I saw that TikTok, I was like, What else? What else, dude? It was 106 degrees here yesterday. Like the earth is dying.
Starting point is 00:24:08 Hello. Below. Below, the earth is on fire. It's just ridiculous. Like, I don't, it's so, okay, back to fire hydrants. Here's the thing. How does a water grid work? We're going to pull up a picture of a water grid.
Starting point is 00:24:21 Loss, Angeles. Oh, water grid. gonna learn something today. Because here's the thing, if I came up to you and asked you, where do you get your power from, where does your water come from, and where does the gas in your house come from? Could you answer any of those questions?
Starting point is 00:24:38 And for the dorks in the comments, shut up! I'm not talking to you! I'm talking to an average citizen, okay? Who the answer would be no. The goal of me asking that question was for y'all to say no, because my answer is no. I don't know where any of that bullshit comes from, okay? And I would hope, am I heart of heart?
Starting point is 00:24:57 that the energy that I use to power my house is renewable. But the God honest truth, and I'm being very transparent when I say this, is I don't know. I don't know how that bullshit works. So let's figure it out. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The water system supports the vitality and sustainability of Los Angeles. As Los Angeles has grown from a population of 14200,000 in 1902,
Starting point is 00:25:22 to approximately 4 million residents today, We continue to make efficient water use a way of life, providing reliable, high-quality, resilient water supplies now and in the future. Okay, don't care. Show me a photo. Sources water supply. Here we go. Yes, I love a map.
Starting point is 00:25:43 I love a fucking map. The Los Angeles, oh, my God, wait, I'm excited. Hold on. I had a Red Bull. The Los Angeles Aqueducts, local groundwater, and supplemental water purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California are the primary. sources of water supply for the city of Los Angeles. The water from the MWD is delivered through the Colorado River Aqueduct and the state water projects California Aqueduct. These three sources
Starting point is 00:26:12 have historically delivered an adequate and reliable supply to serve the city's needs. Implementation of recycled water projects is progressing and is expected to fill a larger role in the LA water supply portfolio. Stormwater capture projects for groundwater recharge to improve groundwater reliability are also being developed. Despite the declining water supply due to environmental enhancements and impacts from climate change, the LADWP remains committed to creating sustainable. Okay, so we've got an aqueduct. We've got the Colorado River Aqueduct. Stormwater capture, water recycling, groundwater, California State Water Project. Imported purchased water is crazy. What does that mean? This is all so intriguing to me. I really don't.
Starting point is 00:26:57 Okay, picture of a water grid. This is complicated. Aging electrical grid systems to drive smart water. Okay, this might be something I need to read about on my own and then I'll come back on here and I'll let you all know what I found out. Okay? Because, sorry, FBI. I need to ask you guys some questions.
Starting point is 00:27:17 This is different from, like, when Texas had that major freeze, what, two, three years ago, it froze the water supply underneath and it froze the electrical grid. and when it gets too hot it fucking fries the electrical grid like people die because these systems
Starting point is 00:27:37 have not been updated and all that tax money is not going to the infrastructure of like I'm from Texas and I love Texas but like that state's fucked up it is a fucked up place and that was the most shocking
Starting point is 00:27:53 because I was here for the Texas freeze my friends were without water for like two weeks without water, a boil water advisory. How do you boil water if you don't have power? And if water doesn't come out of the tap? Like truly, what are we talking about? Like, what are we talking about? That is so scary if you don't have clean water.
Starting point is 00:28:14 Like, it's, anyway, I need to figure out how this shit works because it's very intriguing to me. All that to say, okay, firefighters. We'll go back to firefighters. Firefighters go to a building and they hook up to the supply, okay? Then, that big ass hose, like, it just feels so, like, are we in 1870? Like a horse-drawn carriage that's a fire hydrant that's like, hold on, old-timey fire.
Starting point is 00:28:47 Fire truck. Okay, this is not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about, like, old-timey, like, 1800s. 1800s fire truck Yo, this is what I'm talking about, this what I'm talking about. The history of fire engines. Not beating the autism allegations with this one team. Not beating that shit today.
Starting point is 00:29:15 The history of fire engines, and you bet your sweet fucking ass I'm clicking on this link. You bet your ass I'm clicking on this link right now. Let's get into it. The history of fire engines, from primitive pumps to advanced technology. Hell yeah. Early 1700's first patented fire engine designs. Look at that. It's a freaking, it's just four wheels. Early prototypes of the fire engine were designed in England to move water from one place to another.
Starting point is 00:29:44 Once the need for firefighters became apparent, they would discharge the tanks with pumps to generate the pressure needed to reach the blazing infrastructure. In 1721, Richard Nuzum, and an English inventor, recognized an opportunity. Nucham filed two patents that would allow him to create and control the market of fire engines during the mid-1700s in England. Newsham's apparatus design consisted of a wooden chassis. Okay. Chassis. Definition. The base frame of a motor vehicle.
Starting point is 00:30:17 God, we just learned so much on here. Okay, yeah, yeah. It's like if y'all ever played with hot wheels or any of those cars, when you would rip off the top. This is what's under it. It's just like the little metal skeleton connected to the four rubber tires. That's kind of what it is. Would you ever do that to your hot wheel? They'll rip off the top.
Starting point is 00:30:36 Then I would just play with the little... No? Okay. So it was a wooden chassis constructed with a long and narrow frame that could easily be maneuvered. Nusham's engine encompassed a large lever that required the efforts of two men. Men will do anything to spend time together, except have a meaningful conversation. They'll do anything. They'll wrestle each other.
Starting point is 00:30:56 they'll fight each other because they want to touch, they want to hug. Okay? Men would rather build the chasseous of a 1700s-era fire engine than go to therapy. And I believe that. Two firefighters would then begin pumping
Starting point is 00:31:14 by standing with one foot on each side of the pump, throwing their weight upon each treatle, alternately. While the crew members were pumping, a leather hose was attached to the top of the apparatus. that another set of firefighters
Starting point is 00:31:28 directed the jet of water at the fire. Well, that just seems that seems real primitive. You know what I mean? And maybe I said primitive because that's the title of the article. So let's keep going. Mobile fire engines.
Starting point is 00:31:45 Mobile fire engines. Armaged, I love, fair trucks. Urmigurd fire trucks. Horse drawn to combustion engine powered apparatus. It's hot as fuck in this room. I'm going to keep it really real with you guys.
Starting point is 00:32:03 As America moved into the industrial age, larger cities such as Boston, New York, Baltimore, and San Francisco, saw technological changes that impacted the way apparatus were being manufactured. Also, here's the thing. When was that big Chicago fire? Where are my Chicago people at?
Starting point is 00:32:19 Chicago Fire Year. 1871. Okay, now here's the thing. fire engines were they were a thing by this point because the truck the fire truck the concept of like
Starting point is 00:32:34 the average person having a vehicle having a personal vehicle I feel like the technology was being used in a public way in like the 1890s and turn to the century
Starting point is 00:32:51 in the 20s 30s it became like a rich person thing like a rich person would have. That was some of the first, like, luxury cars. And then it became more of a thing in the 40s, 50s, right? That, like, the average American family has a car. And, of course, I'm always speaking to the lens of Americans because I don't know bullshit about other countries.
Starting point is 00:33:11 That makes me feel real stupid, okay? Oh, my God. And before I say this, just recognize that, okay, I recognize that I lack, first of all, personal firsthand knowledge of this. And on top of that, I'm sort of just culturally blind to this country's history as well, in a very broad sense, okay? I take Spanish lessons from my friend Maddie, okay? She teaches me Spanish.
Starting point is 00:33:37 We practice because I know Spanish, but we just practice it. And in practicing it, it's important to me to, because Spanish is such a, it's a global language, first of all, because the colonizers, right? It's a global language and from colonization, so many different types of Spanish are spoken. And each has its own quirks and mannerisms and history that influences why that accent exists, why that dialect exists. Okay, I'm pretty sure you do the choir. In Cuba, obviously Cuba has a long and tumultuous history with America. or rather America has a long, a tumultuous history with Cuba
Starting point is 00:34:23 because we fucked that bitch up. The cars in Cuba are all from like the 50s, and we're going to Google that right now. And when you see these pictures of like Havana or any of the city views, you know, like the street views where it's all these colorful buildings and the cars are from the 50s
Starting point is 00:34:44 and it's almost like a blast from the past. Obviously, it's so not, I honestly don't really know how to, speak about it because it's like the negative effects of communism and American intervention in foreign affairs. Anyway, I'm not the one to talk about this. Okay, Cuba. Why does Cuba have so many classic cars? This is from La Fontaineclassicars.com. When you think of Cuba, what comes to mind? Beautiful beaches, vibrant culture, and classic cars. Cuba is famous for its abundance of vintage automobiles, and there's a fascinating reason behind it. While many countries have moved on
Starting point is 00:35:21 to sleek and modern vehicles, Cuba remains stuck in time with its iconic collection of classic cars. These vintage beauties have become a symbol of the country's unique charm and resilience, attracting tourists from all over the world. We can tell you all about the classic cars in Cuba, but have you ever wondered why Cuba has managed to preserve so many classic cars? The answer lies in the country's complex history, economic limitations, and resourcefulness. After the Cuban revolution in 1959, okay guys, lock in. Seriously, guys, if you're not listening, it's time to start listening, we're going to learn something. Because I know a little bit about this, but it's not enough to teach it. So we're going, we're going to learn from La Fontaine
Starting point is 00:35:58 automotive classic cars. Here we go. After the Cuban revolution in 1959, Cuba instilled their new leader, Fidel Castro. While having been one of Cuba's most infamous leaders in recent history, this quickly led the U.S. to no longer see Cuba as an ally. As a result, the U.S. implemented a global import embargo. The implementation of that embargo meant that Cuba, as an nation could no longer import any goods from the U.S., household products suddenly became scarce, and the automotive industry came to a screeching halt nearly overnight. After the embargo was instated, any American products or goods already in the country would be the last of its kind. Even then, the Cuban people knew they needed to do what they could with whatever they had
Starting point is 00:36:41 on hand. As the years waned from the embargo, the Cuban people showed a deep appreciation for the classic American vehicles they had left over for a different era. As means of transportation, they also serve to remind people of a different time in history. Like most other vehicles, they needed repair eventually, but without a supply of parts available, this is where creativity took form. With little to no trade happening on a global scale, citizens turned to what was around them to keep cars running, using wires from broken electrical devices, retrofitting parts from washing machines, and even reports of rebuilt carburetors using coffee filters. The population did what they could to keep these vehicles running into the 21st.
Starting point is 00:37:20 century. That's nuts. That's nuts to me. So it's because of the trade embargo. Oh, America. Anyway, why did I bring that up? Why the fuck was I talking about Cuba, dude? It all goes back to Cuba. Oh, that's what I was talking about the fucking cars. When cars became like a staple of, like the nuclear American family has like a car. Oh, that's what I was going to Google. When did fire trucks? Did fire trucks become cars? When did fire trucks?
Starting point is 00:38:06 Hold on. What am I trying to figure out right now? When did fire trucks become fire engines? When did fire engines? When were fire engines invented? Shit, we got there. We got there. When were fire engines invented?
Starting point is 00:38:22 shit. Okay, here we go. Oh, yes, Jones! Yes! Here is an AI overview of the history of fire engines. Okay, guys? Because I know you care a lot.
Starting point is 00:38:35 1700s, horse-drawn carriages called hook and ladders were used to transport ladders and hooks to fires. 1829, some dude named John, shout out John, built the first practical steam fire engine. 1868,
Starting point is 00:38:52 Daniel D. Hayes invented the first aerial truck. What do you mean by that? A brief history of fire trucks. Like, I look beautiful, okay? I look so beautiful right now, but sometimes I look at the viewfinder, and I see an autistic little boy, and I think that that is something that we need to come back to later. We really need to come back to that at a later date,
Starting point is 00:39:21 because I don't really have any commentary on that as of right now, As of right now, I don't really have much to say about that other than that's an inherent truth that like, you know, I'm going to come on this podcast that reaches millions of people and talk about the history of fire trucks because it interests me this week. You bet your fucking ass I am. So let's get back to it. Okay, here we go, 1885. Schuiler Wheeler received a patent for the first electric fire engine system in the United States. 1885, electric fire engine system.
Starting point is 00:39:52 early 1900s motorized pumpers replaced steam-powered pumpers no way steam-powered oh my god i just touched my funkled pump steam-powered engine how does it work i need to have my dad on this podcast to explain some of this stuff to me a steam engine uses steam to perform mechanical work and is based on the laws of thermodynamics which clearly I could explain to you guys, but, you know, I don't want to, I don't want to bore you. I need to charge for that, okay? You want me to explain thermodynamics? You're going to have to run up a check. How a Steam locomotive works.
Starting point is 00:40:33 Yeah, I'm opening this in a new tab and watching it at a later date. I will be watching this later today. How does a fire engine work? Uses the force produced by Steam to push a piston back and forth. That sounds gay. You're pushing a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. That sounds gay. I don't want to know about the gay-freaking locomotive engine,
Starting point is 00:41:00 but I don't want to know about the Gay Express. We're not doing Pride Month right now. 1905, Knox automobile in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented the first modern fire engine. Shout out to Springfield, Massachusetts, and why are there so many Springfields across the United States? See, you guys don't give a fuck about these serious questions that I'm asking. okay? Why are the cars in Cuba all from the 50s? Why are there so many springfields in the United States?
Starting point is 00:41:27 How the fuck does a water grid work? What is a fire engine? At its core, what does it do? Is it just a hose? What's today? Well, thank God it's celebrating Smoors Day here on Google.com. Oh, that's just adorable. Look at this little animation. Oh, my God, it's a little teddy bear making a... Oh, how cute is that? That's just adorable. Okay, here we go. Oh, dude, what was I about to Google? Why are there so many Springfields in America? The Sipsons! There are many places named Springfield in the United States because many of them are named after Springfield, Massachusetts,
Starting point is 00:42:21 which was a major manufacturing center in the early years of the country. Did y'all know that? Where are my Springfield Massachusetts people? Where the hell are my Massachusettsites? Is that what you're called? People. My Massachusettsans. Massachusettsers.
Starting point is 00:42:39 Massachusetts. People from Massachusetts. Crazy name, by the way, are called Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. This is not a real place. Holy shit, this is not a real place. Massachusetts.
Starting point is 00:42:54 Massachusetts. Oh, my God. Jack Skellington. I'm freaking knocked over Jackskelington. I'm 27. And freaking Jack Skeleton won't fit on his platform at his stand. This shit is so cheap, bro. Do you know how expensive Funkal Pops are?
Starting point is 00:43:26 This shit doesn't even freaking work, and his head comes off. Shit. Okay, Jackskellington is back on his platform, and we're placing him right here. He's actually going to block me because, this is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween. Halloween, Halloween, La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. Okay. Oh, my God, did y'all see the Lego set that dropped? That's freaking Nightmare Before Christmas.
Starting point is 00:43:57 Have you all seen this? Nightmare before Christmas Lego. Dude. It's 200 Buccaroos. Stop, look at this. Stop. Oh my God. One thing about me is I'm going to get,
Starting point is 00:44:18 I'm going to get absolutely pissed the fuck off at a fucking ad block pop-up. I have an ad block. Why are shit popping up? Why do I get pop-ups? I have a pop-up blocker. That's actually gonna piss me the fuck off. I hate that shit.
Starting point is 00:44:32 I hate shit like that. It's such a small inconvenience where I'm like, I'm gonna do something. I get so mad. Okay, here we go. Here's the town square. where that is the mayor's thing, and by the way, the mayor scared the fuck out of me as a kid,
Starting point is 00:44:48 and you know who scared the fuck out of me even more? Or those three little demon kids. Oh my God, the three kids from Nightmare for Christmas, they are so scary to me. Oh my God, I hate it. Lock, shock, and barrel. They serve oogie boogie with delight, although out of fear of him.
Starting point is 00:45:07 And just like that, we've made it to disney.fandum.com slash wiki just like that we're back on fandom.com slash wikiwiki yeah fuck these kids fuck these scary ass kids they ruin Christmas
Starting point is 00:45:24 I feel like I need to spend an exorbitant absorborant exuberant exuberant exuberant filled with or characterized by a lively energy
Starting point is 00:45:40 and excitement. Filled growing luxuriantly. Luxuriantly. Luxuriantly. Of vegetation, rich and profuse and growth. Lush. Wow. Okay, exuberant. Exuberant. Filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement. Okay, then maybe that's not what I meant. I'm exorbitant. Exor... Exor... Exorbitant. Damn! Shit!
Starting point is 00:46:20 Exorbitant. Exorbitant. I didn't know there was a difference between those two words. I'm going to keep it really 100 with you guys. I had no fucking clue. Those were two different words. But I knew it in my mind's eye. I knew it in the back of my...
Starting point is 00:46:31 The chasm of my brain. My brain is just an empty... My skull has cobwebs inside of it, and it's just this small, little gooey, like shriveled brain. It's like, because of all the red 40. It's dyed red completely. It's completely red. My brain is red and shriveled like a raisin.
Starting point is 00:46:51 And it's got mosquito bites on it. Exorbitant. Okay, exorbitant and exuberant. Those are actually going to be two different words. Y'all learn something new today. Exorbitant of a price or amount charged, unreasonably high. So here's what I was about to say.
Starting point is 00:47:05 Here's the correct English phrase that I was about to say. I'm prepared to spend an exorbitant. amount of U.S. dollars on this Lego set right here. And I don't even fuck with Legos like that. I don't, I don't do Legos. You know what I mean? I'm not really, I love to see a completed Lego set. Like, that's the thing is I don't really find the process of it relaxing or, you know, whatever. But when it's all completed, you bet your sweet ass, I'm displaying that on my, on my shelf. Yeah, dude. I was just in New York and they sell those, or I guess they used to sell those Empire State building Lego sets. They don't sell them.
Starting point is 00:47:40 anymore. Because here's the thing, I don't want to buy the Empire State Building with the Chrysler building, with the this, with the that. I don't want to see that bullshit. I just want the Empire State Building with the little clock on it. Okay? They didn't sell it. They did not sell it. I'm pissed off. So, I'm prepared to spend an exorbitant amount of U.S. dollars on this here Lego set because I think that this is one where I would actually, you know, I would build it. I would build it and I would display it. But here's the thing, when it's not Halloween, You can't keep this shit up. You can't be a nightmare before Christmas adult.
Starting point is 00:48:16 Don't look at Jack Skellington on my desk. You can't be a nightmare before Christmas adult because I just feel like, you know what I mean? It's like, oh, we get it. We get it. You're edgy. We get it your goth. Okay. Anyway, I will probably be buying this because this shit goes hard.
Starting point is 00:48:33 And also, I don't really want like this part, the city. I want the, yo, that's cool. I want the little thing, yeah, this, with Jack and Sally on the big hill with the graveyard below it. How cute is that with Zero? It's so adorable. It's so adorable. That's what I would want. It's real, real sweet.
Starting point is 00:48:58 If they sold just that, I would buy that. And I would build it. I've never understood those channels that are like, build Legos with me. I don't want to watch you build a Lego, dude. I want to see the finished thing. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. La, la, la. La la, la.
Starting point is 00:49:17 Okay, back to fire engines. Here's the thing, we didn't learn a damn thing about fire engines today, I don't think. None of this was useful. The fire engine, as we know it today, came about from 1960, around 1960. Okay? And then the models just been updated since then. So, okay. Well, I feel like we learned close to nothing today.
Starting point is 00:49:38 And I'm happy to share this. that with you guys. I love y'all. And we'll see you next week for real. We'll see you next week for real. And other than fire trucks, let me know if there's anything that we really need to dive into. Okay? I'm calling on the nerds. I kind of shit on y'all this episode. I'm sorry about that. I'm calling on the nerds. If I like fire trucks, if I'm trying to get into fire trucks, what else do you think that I might like? Go ahead and suggest me some things right there. We didn't even get into fire hydrants. See, their fire hydrants go crazy. that shit's nuts because it's connected to the water grid, okay, and it's pressurized, and then you need a wrench to turn it on.
Starting point is 00:50:18 Again, I don't want to be a firefighter. I'm not going to be a firefighter. But it's important that I know this stuff in case I'm ever called upon. That's the message. Y'all need to know this stuff in case you're ever called upon to be a volunteer firefighter, okay? If you're drafted to be a firefighter, you have got to know what you're doing. Okay, if you guys want Brosky Report merch, seriously, just go to Broskey.com. I got that shit on lock for you guys. register to vote at headcount.org.
Starting point is 00:50:44 Go do that. And I'll see you guys next week. I love you for real. Bye.

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