After Marko's Civil Selfishness story last week where he lined up the office for having a messy kitchen and coffee machine, he is pleased to report back that there has been an improvement.

In the wake of Marko installing CCTV in the office kitchen (we're not joking) Ox reveals he loves to watch criminals on the news and online caught on CCTV, particularly the doorbell cameras.

But then a serious and worrying turn on the pod. Ox requests the the cone of silence to be lowered. A reminder that anything we talk about it the cone of silence cannot ever be repeated. We can't even write about it here. But Ox admits to an embarrassing new hobby that may have gotten out of hand. Marko is shocked, and reckons Ox needs to be on probation over this admission.

Marko is not across the incredible new Sphere stadium in Las Vegas, Ox loves it and explains how it works. Ox tells us about the time he took the kids to Vegas to see the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon, and how the smells and sounds of Vegas played havoc with him, given his gambling history, and he needed to cut the trip short. Marko pumps up Ox about how he's dealt with his former addiction and how disciplined he is with it. Ox gives some comments on how different addictions are dealt with and he explains why alcoholism is the hardest of all addictions to beat.

Marko then disgraces himself by cracking jokes about betting on horses. Fortunately Ox knows he's joking.

You know you're getting old when.....? That's the question Marko has posed, he has noticed that his eyes are deteriorating, and he thinks it's a sign of age, he's thinking about getting laser eye surgery. Mid-conversation though the hotline rings, and it's Stuey the Florist on the phone who wants to pick up the boys on their chat from a couple of pods ago on flowers. Always great to chat to the family, we love your calls and comments.

But back to Marko's eyes, Ox reckons he should hook into laser eye surgery. We then chat about other examples of 'you know you're old when...'. Ox suggests getting out of bed can be a challenge sometimes with his back. But he has heard acupuncture works wonders. Ox has a mate who gets gout, which he says is incredibly painful. Hair in your ear and nose is another sign Ox reckons, and Marko tells a very funny, awfully embarrassing, highly invasive, story about his mate Hunter to do with nose hairs - not his own. If you have any examples of 'you know you're getting old when...' let us know on the socials, or leave a voicemail here.

Feedback aplenty this week! Lots of comments on Ox's claim that cars have reserve petrol tanks and can drive for 30ks on zero. Some of you agree, plenty don't. And one of the boys gets a whack over failing on a promise made. And we've had a couple of people ask about details on the Fat Farm Ox went to in Bali, so he explains where it was, and the cost breakdown.

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