Adam Carolla

So it would be nice to use this as sort of a stepping stone to that conversation.

I've lived in California my whole life and I was in construction my whole life.

I've lived in California my whole life and I was in construction my whole life.

Then when I got into show business later,

Then when I got into show business later,

all I did was use the show business money to fund more building projects.

all I did was use the show business money to fund more building projects.

So I never got away from being on a job site.

So I never got away from being on a job site.

It just happened to be my own home versus other people's homes.

It just happened to be my own home versus other people's homes.

And of course, as an owner builder was always having to deal with permits in the city and so forth.

And of course, as an owner builder was always having to deal with permits in the city and so forth.

Um, I always knew it was super cumbersome and super expensive and actually

Um, I always knew it was super cumbersome and super expensive and actually

did more harm than good it dissuaded a lot of people from building a lot of people went i don't want to deal with the city i don't want to you know when you talk to fast food franchises they'll go i'll open a store in any city but i'm not going to do los angeles it's too much and and it it becomes

did more harm than good it dissuaded a lot of people from building a lot of people went i don't want to deal with the city i don't want to you know when you talk to fast food franchises they'll go i'll open a store in any city but i'm not going to do los angeles it's too much and and it it becomes

too much work and so then either people bootleg things or they don't start their project at all because if you go through the normal channels which is engineering and then plan check and permitting and approvals and all that it's not only really expensive but it's super time consuming and it basically convinces you to scrub the project I

too much work and so then either people bootleg things or they don't start their project at all because if you go through the normal channels which is engineering and then plan check and permitting and approvals and all that it's not only really expensive but it's super time consuming and it basically convinces you to scrub the project I

was friends with Suzanne Summers and her husband, Alan Hamill.