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It is time to leave your worries outside and laugh
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with us inside the treehouse. I'm Daniel Malley along with
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Trey Trendholm. Today today is Thursday, December fifth, twenty twenty four.
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Welcome inside the treehouse. We normally start with something lighthearted
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and stupid to really kind of get the juices flowing.
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Stupid juices like to get warmed up a little bit.
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But we do need to be honest about something, and
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that is there is a bit of a cloud hanging
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over as inside the treehouse. In Greenville, Texas. Last week,
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a young man by the name of Cooper Dawson put
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on his police uniform, his badge, He's gone. Stays are
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all the things that a police officer carries with them
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along with the weight of a community and the weight
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of a young family. Little did he know that would
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be the last time he would put on that uniform,
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and little did he know that it would be the
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last time he would see his family.
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It is.
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A pain that I cannot fathom that his young widow
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and his children must be feeling, his family must be feeling.
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We only know it from the outside. We have, since
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the early two thousands, been a part of the Listener's Foundation.
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I joined the Russ Martin Show in August of two
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thousand and two. Trade what year? When did you join
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the show?
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October of two thousand and two.
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October two thousand and two, Well, officially, I you know,
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you've been assisting long before that. Yeah, and by assisting
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not just with the show, but also with the formation
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of the Russ Martin Show Listeners Foundation in the wake
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of September eleventh, because at that time we worked for
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the Russ Martin Show at one oh five three FM
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in Dallas, and in the wake of nine to eleven
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our Russ had the idea of, Hey, there's all these
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officers and firefighters families that have to wait a long
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time before benefits kick in, and there was no organization
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at the time to fill that gap in DFW. So
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Russ had the idea to form a foundation that would
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do just that. Trey was essential in helping him get
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that done. And then, as we've said before, everyone that's
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worked on the show since then has played a huge
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role in volunteering and assisting in the foundation's efforts. Unfortunately,
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the foundation can't help everyone, and we had a very
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grim reminder of that over the past week with the
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loss of Greenville Police Officer Cooper Dawson. Because when the
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Foundation was formed and when it was cemented as a
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five oh one C three with the federal government, there
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are certain guidelines that you have to follow, and part
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of which is you have to set up the mission
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statement and it is very clear cut and it has
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to be very cut and dry, and if you fall
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outside those parameters, you can get in trouble at a
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federal level. So it was established to maintain the viability
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of the foundation. Geographical boundaries for the foundation and limitations
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set so the Foundation could serve the DFW community as
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best as it could. And those boundaries have been in
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place since the Foundation was formed, and we've talked a
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lot about expanding those boundaries over the years, and we're
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not in a financial position yet to be able to
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do that. We hope to God someday we are, because
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we would gladly extend those boundaries to far reaching places,
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even farther than you know DFW, far beyond North Texas.
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We'd love to cover the whole goddamn country if we could,
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but we can't. And situations like the one in Greenville
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with Officer Dawson are excruciating, not only for his family,
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his community, but for us, who you know, run the
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foundation to support families in that exact situation. However, the
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boundary is set so that way there's enough funds to
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cover the area that we currently cover. And while it
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absolutely makes us sick, we can't cover every situation. We
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can't cover every officer that falls in the line of duty,
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and we can't cover every firefighter that falls in the
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line of duty. This is not the first time that
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this has happened, and unfortunately it won't be the last.
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And let me just say this, because I've read a
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lot of you know, the people that have written us,
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this is not oh my gosh, it's Greenville. It's small,
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you know, no one can like I grew up in
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Leonard Fannin County. I'm nineteen miles away from Greenville. I
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cannot tell you the number of you know, Friday nights
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I spent cruising Greenville. It's you know, and same thing
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Sherman Dennison with Grayson County. When we set up the foundation,
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we came up with a map of and it had
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boundaries and Grayson fann In Hunt County. We're out of
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those boundaries.
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Along with a bunch of other ones.
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Yeah, and so Greenville's near and dear to my heart,
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and I to say we've been sick over this is
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almost an understatement. But the long term preservation of the
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foundation is, you know, has to be the ultimate goal.
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Trey.
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You mentioned it some of the messages that we've received email, Facebook, message, Instagram.
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I want to share one of those with you, which
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I think summarizes very well some of what we've received
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and our response to it. I don't know if he
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wants this out there, so i'll leave his name off
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of it. When he hears this, he'll know it's him.
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But he says, hey, guys, longtime listener, first time calling.
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Always appreciate that, he says, I appreciate all you do
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and listening to you guys, but I have to say
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I'm disappointed here the last few days from y'all not
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giving any mention to Officer Cooper Dawson that fell in
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the line of duty in Greenville, Texas passed away on
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November twenty sixth. I know the Foundation cannot give out
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checks to every fallen officer, and I do not know
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the boundary line for what is considered North Texas. I
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thought for sure though, being so close to the Metroplex
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and his ties to starting out as an officer in
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Garland might have gotten at least a mention. Anyways, not
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sure how to sign off after voicing frustration, other than
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to say I do enjoy the show and all the
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work y'all have done to keep it and the foundation going,
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Thank you for it all. My response was hey, and
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his name. I'm not sure how to start here, so
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here goes. I appreciate your kind words, but feels weird,
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doesn't it the butt? Just because you have haven't seen
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a post or heard a mention in the show does
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not mean it didn't or won't happen, and it doesn't
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mean we haven't been having serious discussions this past week
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and losing sleep about what to do in this situation.
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We are in the unenviable position of not issuing a
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check to a family because the incident occurred outside the
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geographical boundary of the foundation, and this isn't the first
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time we've had to do it. The Foundation covers Dallas, Trent,
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Colin Kaufman, Rockwalld, Denton, Wives, Parker Hood, Johnson and Ellis Counties.
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We would love to cover more, but we need more
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donations in order to support more counties. I hope you
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continue to support the show and the foundation, and I
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appreciate you doing so all this time. I also appreciate
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your message take care his response. Hey Dan, First, thanks
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for the response. I know that probably sounds weird, but
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I do appreciate it. In explaining the boundaries of the foundation,
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I had a sneaking suspicion that those were the boundaries,
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and I completely understand and respect that. Hopefully, with the
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show reaching more people, maybe there will be more donations
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and more help that can go out. In a way,
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the fact that you all at least cussed and discussed
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it helps, although I hate that anybody lost any sleepover. Anyways,
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thank you again for letting me event I know Hunt
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County is the redheaded stepchild of the area. It's not,
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but you know you all have a great day to
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merry Christmas. I'll keep climbing the rope ladder to the
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treehouse and he signs off. So I appreciate you, sir,
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I really do. I sincerely appreciate the message, but I
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think it bears repeating. I just want this set, and
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this is true for the foundation. This is true for
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the show, and this is true for people in general.
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I want you to keep something in mind. Just because
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you don't see something, just because you don't see something happening,
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doesn't mean that nothing is happening. It just means you
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haven't seen it. So please keep that in mind. And
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watching some of that funeral service yesterday for officer Dawson,
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it it stings even more. And what I would like
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to do is to take that steme and try to
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make something as positive out of it as we can.
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And that is if you are disappointed as much as
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we are and the foundation not covering this officer's tragic
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death in the line of duty, donate. The more you donate,
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the more we can give out. It is that simple.
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It is just that simple, and God, we want to
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with every fiber of our being.
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We want to.
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I've said this many times over the years, and I'll
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continue to say it for as long as the Foundation
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is in existence and as long as this show keeps
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airing in whatever form it does. So when it comes
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to issuing checks to families of fallen police officers and firefighters,
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we hate that we have to do it, but we
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are honored that we get to and we'll continue to
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do that, but in order to do it, we need
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your help. Tray, do you have anything else you'd like
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to add? No, you said it all all right. Well
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in that case, that's that, and now let's get back
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to our regularly scheduled program.
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Of stupid.
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Edit that part out.
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No, it's fitting.
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Okay, Let's get Daniel Cook from COOKDFW Roofing and Restoration
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into the Treehouse eight three to three. Cook DFW for
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guys do lots of great work on roofs, and the
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restoration part of the side of the business also means
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you know, you're doing remodeling work underneath the roof inside
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the home as well. And you were telling me just
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recently that you, Daniel and Cook DFW Roofing and Restoration
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offer lifetime warranties on all your work.
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Yeah.
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Dan, that's something that we talked about for a while
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now and we decided to go ahead and just pull
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the trigger on it. We've had excellent reviews, we've had
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excellent referrals. People really love our work when they give
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us a chance, and we just want to put our
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money where our mouth is. And you know that's the
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best way I can always say that is just back
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it up. Back it up. When I was growing up
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and I told somebody who's gonna kick their ass, you
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got to back it up. Well, now that I'm a
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grown man and we're doing professional services on people's homes
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and I tell them that they're never gonna have a
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better experience, I'm backing it up. We're gonna take care
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of your home because we want you to have that
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peace of mind knowing that after we left, you have
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the very best product left behind. Your home is safe,
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your family's taken care of, and that you don't have
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to worry about us not coming back.
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You can experience it for yourself, and you can put
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your money where Daniel's mouth is and he'll honor it.
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As you just heard, even if he dies, he's still
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going to honor this stuff. I mean, that's that's some
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serious integrity and quality craftsmanship to have the confidence to
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be like, yeah, this is how we do things. So
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you give the man a call for that free roof
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inspection eight three three Cook DFW the website cookdfw dot com.
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You're in the Treehouse Business online at Treehouse OnAir dot com.
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Back inside the Treehouse. Now to your regularly scheduled stupid
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I'm Daniel Malley along with Trade Trenholme. Today is Thursday,
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December fifth, twenty twenty four. Would you like to go
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to Italy?
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Sure?
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Would you like to go to Italy for just eleven dollars?
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Yes?
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Well now you can? Yeah, I went there. There now
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exists lake Como Air. I don't mean an airline, I
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mean air from lake Como. Are you familiar with lake Como?
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If you're not, That's where George Clooney and his wife
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got married, and the big elaborate thing in Italy on
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them healthy coast. You'll hear things people talking about the
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wealthy coast and look, it's gorgeous, no doubt about it.
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I mean there's a really good screensaver on my television
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of it. And if you don't have George Clooney movie
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star slash tequila money like me, I don't try. I'm
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not sure if you're hiding some somewhere, Jetting off to
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lake Como's kind of pricey. But for just eleven dollars
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you can get a can of fresh air from lake Como, Italy. Yeah,
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This truly is one of those things that you can
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sell anything, you just need a buyer. But lake Como Air,
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a luxurious Italian souvenir, promises to capture the essence of
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an enchanting corner of the world. According to its creator,
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David Abagneil, each sleet silver can contains a curated blend
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of crisp lake Como, Mountain fresh air and gentle lake mist,
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bottled directly from the source. Within its four hundred and
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