“All right, Uncle Henry Show continues. Thank you so much for continuing to listen on a glorious morning in Alabama”, said the Uncle, who will out tomorrow due to a visit to celebrity neurologist Dr. Neo Franco. “You will be able to ask your questions tomorrow morning on NewsRadio 710″, said the Uncle, describing tomorrow’s program with substitute Scott O’Brien, the radio station’s program director. Our host responded to the previous recorded message suggesting that all drivers of a certain age get tested. “Why don’t we have all the middle aged people tested?” the Uncle suggested, “Don’t you call all up in here and tell me about elderly drivers. They are cautious”. “Who are the most dangerous drivers on the road? It’s the young people”, he said. “(We) let them drive too soon in this country”, he believes. “Elderly drivers are the ones who paid for the roads you drive on”, said the Uncle. “I got me an e-mail about driving”, said the Uncle, but first he must speak to caller Tim before reading the electronic mail message. “These older people, most of them drive slow”, said Tim. “You’re preaching to the choir”, said the Uncle. “There’s a lot of people that run red lights in this country”, said Tim, who listed devices that can distract drivers. “I’ve noticed this in both genders, men and women”, our host said about young drivers who use cellular phones while driving. “There’s a lot of different things as far as the cell phone that are a lot more dangerous when driving on the road”, said Tim. “They are all younger people that want to drive 90 miles on the road”, said the Uncle. “We have people that are waiting to talk. I quickly want to share with you an e-mail from the Uncle Henry inbox”, said the Uncle before reading the message from a listener named Rebecca. “More and more these days you are finding drivers wobbling in the left lane”, our host read. “In many states, the left lane is suppose to be the passing lane”, the message stated. “The e-mail goes on to encourage you to visit the website Left Lane Drivers.org”, said the Uncle, who pronounced “org” with a “j” sound. In response to our next caller Curtis, “Well I, the odor, I never smelled other people’s cigarettes when I’m in my own vehicle”, said the Uncle, who has seen cigarettes flickered out of other automobiles. Our host mentioned the City of Mobile’s recent crackdown on drivers who toss cigarettes out of their cars. “It is 9-um, it’s 9:19″, the Uncle told listeners before the break for commercials. After the break and a voice message, “Uncle Henry Show continues, we have news coming up in about 10 minutes”, said the Uncle before speaking to Joe, a 73-year-old driver who disagrees with the idea of testing drivers of a certain age. “You can use the right lane if you can use the left lane safely”, said Joe, who was describing his personal bumper sticker. “A road hog is a car or any vehicle that is being passed of”, Joe said before leaving us. “Hey Uncle Henry, the former president of Bishop State, her name escapes me”, said Mike. Our host kindly reminded Mike that Yvonne Kennedy is the name of the outgoing president of Bishop State Community College in Mobile. “Well this morning on the news with Scott I heard a brand new story of her that I’ve never heard of before”, said Mike, who heard about a white history teacher who sued after being replaced by a “black friend” or “buddy” of Yvonne Kennedy. “I think that’s a disgusting thing that she’s done. Talk about racism!” said Mike. “There might be other things that she’s done that we don’t know about”, Mike believes. “Having her stay there in any capacity, we might not have a clean break”, said the Uncle. “I wish these guys (some callers, including Freddie) could see what’s going on. They don’t see it, they don’t want to see”, said Mike. “These type of discussions have been going on for years and years”, said the Uncle. “I don’t think we’re going to get skin color out of the issue and make it about personal values”, Mike said before leaving us. Listeners were reminded how to call in during the show or contact our host by electronic mail. Carol Hunter from the Downtown Mobile Alliance had her electronic mail message read over the air. “I wonder how much it costs to have a consultant come in for six months to study parking in downtown Mobile?” the Uncle asked, “I wonder how much it costs, because I can bid lower”. “Just make it all free”, he suggested for parking in downtown Mobile. “I could have saved them six months”, our host believes. He was immediately followed by the Michael P. Sloan newsbreak without warning the listeners.
Second half-hour begins with our host reminding listeners of the Downtown Mobile Alliance analysis he just learned about. “I’m looking at their report right now”, said the Uncle, who finds it “very interesting”. “They could have saved them a lot of money”, said the Uncle if he was asked questions about parking in downtown Mobile. “They say they analyzed the revenue”, said the Uncle, who read that the city is actually making less money on the parking meters. “I don’t know what they’re doing, but they’re making far less money by having this company here”, said the Uncle. “This analysis has brought up some interesting [analysis] that’s not good for downtown Mobile”, according to our host. “It says that the average ticket price has nearly doubled”, said the Uncle. “It’s a long report, I can’t share all this stuff with you page after page”, said the Uncle. “One of the recommendations is that the City of Mobile builds a parking authority”, said the Uncle. “They are also calling for a new parking employee, they want more study”, said the Uncle. “What’s so difficult about paving a road with new lines on it?” our host asked before speaking to our next caller Elvin. “The parking wasn’t hard to find, but the most convenient place to me was [near] the parking meter”, said Elvin, who is unfamiliar with downtown Mobile since he’s “from the country”. “It should be free”, Elvin said about parking. “What is your favorite type of music?” Elvin asked our host. “I like stuff with the big band”, said the Uncle, who prefers Motown music to anything from “the British invasion” era. “It was American music that was better, more innovative, and much more lasting power and much more stamina throughout the decade(s)”, said the Uncle. Our host believes that if you listen to a radio station that plays standards, “You don’t hear the Beatles, you’ll hear the Temptations, you’ll hear the Tops, Diana Ross”, he said. The following caller wanted to bring a telephone scam to our attention. “I called the FBI this morning and they are familiar with this particular scam”, said the caller, who suggests that others who received the call do the same thing. Our next caller talked about his own driving. “You don’t drive in the right lane? Why not?” our host asked. “I don’t drive in the left lane if I’m forced to”, said the caller. “I thought I read an Alabama code, criminal code that you have to yield that turn if you’re behind someone”, said the Uncle, who may check into it later. After the final break for today, “Uncle Henry Show continuing here, we have news coming up in about 10 minutes”, said the Uncle before speaking to our next caller Pam. “I love to hear you in the morning when I’m driving”, said Pam. “If they’re speeding, let them get into the left hand lane”, she recalls from a study made a year ago. “If you go down the road, you don’t see people driving in the left hand lane”, said Pam. “They need to be in the left hand, people, emergency vehicles can’t get around”, she added. “You need to go the speed limit, that’s the law”, she reminded drivers. “When you get into the right hand lane, get into the right hand lane”, Pam said before leaving us. Our next caller, a prankster, allowed some music over his end of the phone line to get on the air. “Look, I don’t appreciate that and no one should be listening to that!” said the Uncle. “You need to turn that mess off and pick up a book and read some Proverbs. Let that soak into your brain!” he suggested. “I don’t like your new (radio) schedule”, said our next caller R. J., who has a job early in the day. “I’m driving right now”, said R. J. “Look, you need to pull over and let someone over and pick you up”, said the Uncle. “You don’t need to be on the road if you’re that confused”, said the Uncle, who said he would pick up R J. from the location he provides. “Tomorrow, I am out, I will be with celebrity neurologist Dr. Neo Franco”, said the Uncle, who also reminded listeners about substitute Scott O’Brien and his guest for tomorrow.