The Verbally Disastrous Podcast With Leslie M. Jasper (Guest Co-Host Melissa Polito)

For this episode, Melissa and I had a discussion on a risque topic.  This podcast episode is Part A and the first half of the discussion that is intended for adults only.  Melissa and I decided to chat vaguely about our one-night stands that we managed to get in on during our lifetime.  Our random encounters, over the past 30-years, appear to very spicy, unexpected, and humorous in nature!  As older women, it is interesting to discuss a topic I would have shied away from when I was younger.  We also spoke about other situations that we either witnessed or experienced.  If you are looking for the last part of the discussion, look for Part B in the podcast platform of your choice.  For more information, head over to the website at: www.ConstructionTales.com.

For this episode, I decided to speak on how the 2008 Recession had an impact on my family as well as the lives of my fellow union members.  I survived these challenging times and actually left the tools by March 07, 2014.  The objective of this podcast is to showcase how deep the impact lasted for the construction world via the seedy deeds of the people on Wall Street.  This is Part B and the last half of the discussion.  For Part A, head back into the podcast platform of your choice and look for the first half of the discussion.  For more information, head over to my website/blog at www.ConstructionTales.com.  Check out my blog for other podcast episodes

For this episode, I decided to speak on how the 2008 Recession had an impact on my family as well as the lives of my fellow union members.  I survived these challenging times and actually left the tools by March 07, 2014.  The objective of this podcast is to showcase how deep the impact lasted for the construction world via the seedy deeds of the people on Wall Street.  This is Part A  and the first half of the discussion.  For Part B, head back into the podcast platform of your choice and look for the last half of the discussion.  For more information, head over to my website/blog at www.ConstructionTales.com.  Check out my blog for other podcast episodes

For this episode, I was finally able to get a hold of my long-time, close pal and fellow electrician Don Raffa. Don opted to create a 40-year career as a highly-demanded high voltage splicer throughout Westchester County, New York and nearby areas in the event of an emergency. Don was quite possibly in every man hole throughout Westchester. He enjoyed his time while working with the tools as a retiree. I asked quite a few questions that I would think the listeners would want to know. Yes, there is a squeaky chair in the background that adds character to the story. If there is a popular demand, I will have him come back on in the future with questions from the audience, if applicable. This Part B of the discussion. Look for Part A to start the discussion on his high voltage career in case you missed the first half.

For this episode, I was finally able to get a hold of my long-time, close pal and fellow electrician Don Raffa. Don opted to create a 40-year career as a highly-demanded high voltage splicer throughout Westchester County, New York and nearby areas in the event of an emergency. Don was quite possibly in every man hole throughout Westchester. He enjoyed his time while working with the tools as a retiree. I asked quite a few questions that I would think the listeners would want to know. Yes, there is a squeaky chair in the background that adds character to the story. If there is a popular demand, I will have him come back on in the future with questions from the audience, if applicable. This Part A of the discussion. Look for Part B to finish the discussion on his high voltage career.

I apologize for a delay in releasing this episode. I have been rather busy lately. For this episode, I am sharing with you my path on working to earn my NYC DOB Site Safety Manager license. A site safety manager is the head of safety on a project. I am sharing what I used to study and the exams that I needed to take as well as professional memberships. This episode to geared to guide others who desire to work on this process or give the listener a perspective of what this process is like as an observer on the outside. I also offer a list of lessons I wish I knew prior to embarking on this journey. I have my own homemade study guides on my Leslie M. Jasper YouTube channel. Head over to my blog/website at www.ConstructionTales.com. I will share a quick reference material for anyone interested in this process or one similar.

In this episode, I explain why I have not released a podcast episode in a few weeks. I share my experience of being flooded during a flash flood that was a result of Hurricane Ida in Queens, NYC. I shared the current struggles with the aftermath of the hurricane. I shared some flood videos on my Verbally Disastrous YouTube Channel. Head over to my blog at www.ConstructionTales.com for more information.

In this episode, I take you back in time to my earlier years when I worked with the tools in the New York suburbs. I shared some funny stories of that happened on the job with my fellow co-workers. I also shared stories on one of the worst electrical apprentices I have ever crossed paths with in my career. The guy, nicknamed Lucky, earned the nickname on the job as an apprentice. Lucky was missing manual dexterity, depth perception, and had two left feet. He was an Olympic athlete going for gold in the Worker’s Compensation claims arena. We were all worried about him hurting himself, again, and others nearby. Despite sounding like he was a lucky man, it appeared to be quite the opposite.  He had very distinct characteristics where you can recognize who he is, from a mile away, as he hobbled onto the jobsite. Nope, I am not politically correct. You are either going to laugh your ass off or be really pissed off at me. Choose wisely grasshopper.  For more information, head over to my website at www.ConstructionTales.com.

In this episode, I share a recent collaboration between Leslie M. Jasper, from the Verbally Disastrous Podcast, and Rick Horne from the Piggly Dogg Podcast. I am sharing this recently released interaction that can be found on the back of the Piggly Dogg episode entitled, “Can’t Buy Me A Job” that was released on August 8, 2021. Rick graciously honored my request and offered me the episode clip with both of us. Therefore, I am able to share this funny exchange between us with you. Mrs. Canatuna is complaining on a voicemail to Meat Man, at the Piggly Dogg grocery store, about his bad meat and the ghastly things that happened to her lodge patrons. Meat Man responds to Mrs. Canatuna’s complaints in his own hilarious manner. Go check out Piggly Dogg on Spotify and various other podcast platforms that can be found on the Piggly Dogg hosting platform at Anchor.fm. I can’t forget to include the Piggly Dogg YouTube channel. Let us know if you enjoyed this episode clip and want us to continue our battle about bad meat!? Yes, I am the double entendre queen and I had a tremendous amount of fun working with Rick on this project!  For more information, head over to my website at: www.ConstructionTales.com.

In this episode, on a Sunday afternoon, I passed the microphone around in the group to bounce back and forth a wide variety of topics. In this second section, the main theme is the the importance of trying to find a decent partner to start a family. The ladies share their various past experiences and try to both  warn and inform my two sons about different stages of dating. I appreciate that Donna often took the reins in this discussion. Donna gives her perspective on navigating life as a woman who didn’t marry nor have children. She also shares about how you lose your friends at different life stages. Donna shares that she has discovered the power of going on adventures solo and meeting new random people along the way. Amongst the group, we have my co-host Melissa, our pal Donna, and my two sons Tom and Johnny. We try to understand each other's current view in life on dating and relationships. This is Part B and the last half of the discussion. For more information, head over to www.constructiontales.com.