Ep. 285 – They Got On Zorro Masks

The hosts discuss Erik’s experience watching a total solar eclipse from his town in Spain, including cloud cover, a brief 51-second totality, a noticeable temperature drop, and how rare full eclipses are; he also considers a road trip to Gibraltar/Morocco for next year’s eclipse and talks about coping with heat without air conditioning. Erik shares other U.S. trip stories: a raccoon appearing at a campsite, golfing with Phil in high-tech carts that shut down in restricted zones, and his 17-year-old daughter staying longer in the U.S. for work, friends, and an imminent driver’s license, enabled by her grandfather using airline miles for a cheap return flight. Dennis recounts a lightning strike crushing a car, upcoming plans involving a Michael Allman Band show and a West Michigan brewery tour, and vents about home inspection and FHA appraisal issues while making repairs and negotiating closing costs. They end with a prison Monopoly trivia fact and jokes.