709: John Miles
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hello, welcome to the podcast.
What war story does the host share at the beginning?
This is Not For Radio. We are your hosts, Duncan Hyde, that's Jay Reeve. Huzzah. Got a guest lined up for today's podcast, which is going to be a good chunk of it in the middle. He's a bloody good bloke, John Miles.
Yep, he's been there, done that, and if you're a person like me that procrastinates quite a lot and can't make a decision, he is going to be the man for you. You're going to enjoy him. I really enjoyed having a chat with him. He's been around for a bit.
i have got the funniest message to play from one of my mates who's just a bit tired at the moment super fired up it made me laugh so much yeah can i actually can i can i i'm gonna play some of my message back to him because i was just howling with laughter if you're having a shitty day this he has literally hit the nail on the head for you Oh, fuck, I'll play that one.
What insights does John Miles provide about procrastination?
I'll play either one, but I'm obviously eating it out. There was something I needed to do.
Well played. Also one of the more cracking war stories from a bloke in the UK who to this day doesn't know if his dad saw him or not.
Yeah, we've also got another war story to start off with. This episode of Not For Radio is supported by Classic Builders. They're not trying to be the flashiest buggers in the room. They build solid homes and they have done for the last 30 years. Cheers, team. Cheers.
Attention snipers, gear up and hold your positions. It's time to load up some war stories. Your tales from the front line brought to life. Prepare to fire.
We're getting so many from the US of A at the moment. It's crazy. I love it. Ryan with two N's. Ryan from Oregon. When I was about six years old, I was at the ranch with my sister, and she had caught her pony with a halter. But she had forgotten the lead. My sister asked me to go into the barn and grab the lead, even though there was an evil fucking chicken at that barn that everyone in their right mind was scared of. Me, known full well my sister was much more evil than said chicken, did as I was told, and went to go get it. got into the barn and was pleasantly surprised to not see said chicken, who we all call Dottie Butt, because that's his mother pecking name. I grabbed the lead and started making my way up the driveway to my sister when all of a sudden I started getting slapped in the face by something I could not see.
My tiny arms start flailing and whatever was attacking me I couldn't see to detach from my head. Turns out Dotty Butt was in fact at the barn and was waiting for me with malice that I can only compare to God's wrath at Sodom and Gomorrah.
They are miniature dinosaurs, so they just go back straight into Jurassic Park mode. Fucking velociraptors.
Yeah! Fucking... It's funny you say that. The big bastard flew up onto my head and it sunk his velociraptor claws into my... underdeveloped skull and ripped it to fucking shreds. Long story short, I finally got him to let go. I walked all the way up to the house, which was quite the trek as I was fairly small, maybe six years of age. Made it to the house with my head torn to shreds, but my dignity intact and the lead still in my hands. Mum drove me to the hospital where I cried and begged for them not to give me stitches, so they glued my head back together again. Found out later that they ate Dottie, but for dinner that weekend, chicken won, me also won. Well played.
I need to play this.
Oh fuck, I was just absolutely howling this morning. We'll say this is from the sniper line, but this is from one of the boys, Snakey Boy, who has had, in context, a huge eight, nine days at work. So he was at Cowchella at the field days, selling his fucking glorious macrocarpa wooden signs. Does he send those overseas? Surely. Fucking imagine paying postal on one of those big buses.
How does John Miles suggest improving decision-making skills?
They get to like two meters long.
If it hits 50 bucks, fuck me.
I'd be a bank breaker. Anyway, so he's done some fucking huge days. And then on the way back, he's through Wellington, bit of a bender in Wellington, then drives all the way home and then back down to Christchurch, which is, you know, it's at the other end of the country from where this field days was.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:03–0:05
2
What war story does the host share at the beginning?
0:05–0:54
3
What insights does John Miles provide about procrastination?
0:54–4:06
4
How does John Miles suggest improving decision-making skills?
4:06–4:46
5
What is the significance of the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride?
4:46–6:45
6
What challenges does the guest face in the marketing industry?
6:45–8:32
7
How can businesses adapt to changing market dynamics?
8:32–13:30
8
What humorous anecdotes are shared about aging?
13:30–1:05:07