THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… COMING IN A LITTLE ON HORSEBACK TODAY AS IF YOU’RE ON THE EAST COAST.. IT’S ALREADY AFTERNOON… I’M BOB WELCH

MANY OF US FEEL LIKE WE’RE A LITTLE DRAGGY THE MONDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WEEKEND… WITH ALL THE FOOD… SO.. I KNOW I’M NOT ALONE. 

HOWEVER  IF YOU’RE OF A CERTAIN AGE…IN BETWEEN EATING LEFTOVER TURKEY AND HUNTING FOR BARGAINS AMID HOLIDAY SALES, BE SURE TO REVIEW YOUR MEDICARE COVERAGE, IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY.

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THIS IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH

GET-ALONG LITTLE DOGIES… GET-ALONG .. LITTLE DOGIES… IT’S TIME FOR THE LAST ROUNDUP…

NOT EXACTLY A LINE YOU ENVISION BEING SAID IN QUEBEC… OR WHATEVER THE FRENCH EQUIVALENT IS…   IT’S SOMETHING YOU PICTURE WITH MONTANA… OR ALBERTA..

BUT… 20 FUGETIVE HOLSTEINS HAVE BEEN LOOSE SINCE JULY…

THE STORY OF THE ATTEMPTS TO ROUND THEM UP… IN A MINUTE..

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD…. GOOD MORNING….. IT’S BOB WELCH 

PHYLLIS KRAMER SPENT 20 YEARS ON THE OTHER END OF THE BUTTERBALL HOTLINE FIELDING PHONE CALLS FROM FRAZZLED PEOPLE… MORE IN A MINUTE

THIS… IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH..

SO.. AMERICAN THANKSIGIVING IS TOMORROW AND SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE HECK WITH THE PLANNING AND THE CLEANING OF THE HOME.. AND.. WELCOMING FAMILY… SOME OF WHOM YOU MIGHT… NOT… GET… ALONG THAT WELL WITH…   

THEY’RE DITCHING ALL OF IT… AND TAKING A CRUISE

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THIS IS A DIFFICULT EPISODE OF THIS FEATURE… A 12 YEAR OLD BOY.. IN THE TOWN WHERE THIS FEATURE ORIGINATES… DIED BY SUICIDE RECENTLY. 

IN THE WEEKS SINCE… PEOPLE IN VERMONT’S NORTHEAST CORNER ARE SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT… FOR THIS BOY’S FAMILY… AND THE FAMILY IS TRYING TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD SO THIS MAY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN… TO ANOTHER FAMILY AND ANOTHER PERSON.. WHO NEEDS HELP.

THAT STORY… IN A MOMENT. 

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988 … A 3-DIGIT NUMBER FROM ANY PHONE IN THE USA THAT ANSWERS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH FOR MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES….  

CANADA WILL LAUNCH THE VERY SAME 988 NUMBER FOR THESE EMERGENCIES NEXT NOVEMBER… BUT RIGHT NOW.. IF YOU’RE IN CRISIS IN CANADA 911 WORKS… AND IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS THINKING ABOUT SUICIDE… CALL TALK SUICIDE CANADA TOLL FREE AT 1-833-456-4566 ANYTIME 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK IN ENGLISH & FRENCH  IN QUEBEC… CALL 1-866-277-3553  

THE WEBSITES ARE TALKSUICIDE.CA  AND SUICIDE.CA/EN   &  988LIFELINE.ORG 

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH..

THE MAN FROM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REMEMBERS THE DAY WELL 10 YEARS AGO… WHEN… HE VOWED TO SAVE REGIONAL BUS SERVICE IN THE 3 MARITIME PROVINCES IN CANADA.  EXCEPT…HE ONLY HAD EXPERIENCE WITH CHARTER BUSES.  HE DID IT ANYWAY..

A STORY OF CHALLENGE  IN A MINUTE.

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH

AS YOU ARE LISTENING TO THIS FEATURE INTRO… IS TWITTER STILL ONLINE?

THAT ANSWER’S UP IN THE AIR.  THE THING THAT IS CLEAR IS.. DON’T BULLY YOUR EXTREMELY SKILLED STAFF…  AS ELON MUSK IS LEARNING..

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THERE IS A SHORTAGE.. OF THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADDERALL… WHICH TREATS SOME PEOPLE WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT-AND-HYPERACTIVITY-DISORDER…

THERE ARE STORIES SURFACING OF THE WITHRAWAL FROM THIS… THIS STORY IN A MINUTE…

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD… GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH

SAM BANKMAN-FRIED…. F-T-X… AND HOW A 30 YEAR OLD WHO ONCE HAD $32 BILLION DOLLARS… NOW HAS NOTHING BUT… CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS..

IT’S A STORY SO ODD… THAT IT COMES WITH A SIDE-DISH OF SALTED AND FERMENTED CABBAGE….. MORE IN A MINUTE

THIS.. IS BOB’S WORLD.. GOOD MORNING I’M BOB WELCH

YESTERDAY… THIS HOTEL’S TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY…THE EMBLEM OF SOUTH FLORIDA COOL IN FACT HOSTED THE BEATLES… 

BUT SUDDENLY… IT’S NOT HALF THE HOTEL IT USED TO BE.. IN FACT..… IT SITS IN A PILE OF RUBBLE…   THAT STORY IN A MINUTE.