Stop Running on My Sidewalk

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An older neighbor demands Dominique change her jogging route because she might spread coronavirus on the sidewalk.

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Hello?

Speaker 1

Uh I'm trying to reach uh uh I think the name is Dom Dominique.

Speaker 2

Yeah, speaking.

Speaker 1

Okay, Dominique, my name is is Mr.

Speaker 1

Uh Johnny D.

Speaker 1

And uh I live all on the street.

Speaker 1

Are you are you the person that do a lot of walking in the neighborhood?

Speaker 1

Uh here on street.

Speaker 2

Yeah, um, I don't I don't think I've met you.

Speaker 2

I mean, I know everyone on the streets.

Speaker 2

I've lived in the neighborhood for years.

Speaker 1

Okay, well yeah, you probably don't know you.

Speaker 1

I don't know if we met or not, but I just know I asked somebody who you was that was passing by, and they tell me that your name was Dominique.

Speaker 1

And I asked one of the neighbors if they wouldn't mind if I reached out to you.

Speaker 1

And uh, I just wanted to tell you that uh I'm you know, I'm having a problem with uh all the walking.

Speaker 1

That you doing.

Speaker 1

Especially when, you know, we we supposed to be practicing social distance or whatever.

Speaker 2

Oh, well, look then, sir.

Speaker 2

I don't know if I I I don't know if I I doubt I stepped on your grass running.

Speaker 2

I don't know what's the problem.

Speaker 2

Um, but yeah, I've been jogging um for years, and you know, and that's just my route.

Speaker 1

So um if there's there a way you can change is there a way you can change your route?

Speaker 2

Why would I do that?

Speaker 1

Because like I say, it's social distancing, you know, some of this stuff is not on the bottom of of people's shoes, you know.

Speaker 2

You can you can lead at the that's not listen, I'm so sorry.

Speaker 2

I'm gonna cut you off, but there's a lot of sh on the news right now that's not accurate.

Speaker 2

You have nothing to worry about, especially if we haven't even met, you don't see me.

Speaker 2

I'm just running by.

Speaker 2

I'm not hanging out outside your home or anything like that.

Speaker 1

When you run by, how do I know it's not coming out of you when you run by?

Speaker 1

How do I know?

Speaker 2

Well then what but then talk to your doctor about that.

Speaker 2

I'm not a doctor, but I have to exercise and that's it.

Speaker 1

Okay, but uh and I understand you got excited, but can you exercise somewhere else?

Speaker 1

I've I pressure wash my whole sidewalk and driveway only because your ass keep running past here.

Speaker 2

You got me what's what's your door number?

Speaker 1

You don't need to know my address, ma'am.

Speaker 1

You don't need to know that.

Speaker 2

That don't don't worry about what my know your address.

Speaker 2

I don't know what house I need to avoid.

Speaker 1

How about you just stay off of the street?

Speaker 1

How about that?

Speaker 2

No, I I'm I'm not gonna do that.

Speaker 2

This call is absolutely just ridiculous.

Speaker 2

You can't ask me.

Speaker 2

You can't call me right now under all the pressure everyone's going through, asking me not to run.

Speaker 1

You can run, but just run somewhere else.

Speaker 1

Don't run on the street.

Speaker 1

That's what I'm asking.

Speaker 2

Okay, I'm I'm starting to feel really attacked.

Speaker 2

I'm not okay with this.

Speaker 2

I'm not gonna stop running.

Speaker 2

You're not gonna scare me off into what's going on.

Speaker 1

Well, I do I need to call the pol Do I need to call the police for this?

Speaker 1

What do you I can call the law?

Speaker 2

What are you gonna call the police?

Speaker 2

What are you gonna tell them that I'm running?

Speaker 1

You are not practicing social distancing.

Speaker 2

When have I when the hell have I seen you to not practice social distancing?

Speaker 2

What are you talking about?

Speaker 1

Well, why don't you run out why don't you run in the why don't you run in the street and not on my sidewalk?

Speaker 1

How about you do it like that?

Speaker 2

You don't own the sidewalk.

Speaker 2

I I I want you to understand that you don't own that.

Speaker 2

You can't tell me where to run and where not to run.

Speaker 2

If I'm not on your property, I pay

Speaker 1

I pay taxes like every other person around.

Speaker 2

So do I, and so do I.

Speaker 2

But I'm getting really f pissed off right now, and I'm gonna let you know I will not stop running.

Speaker 2

You will not intimidate me.

Speaker 2

And if you call me again and try to scare me off uh change, I'm not trying to scare you.

Speaker 1

I'm trying to tell you what you are doing is jeopardizing other people.

Speaker 1

You are on the sidewalk.

Speaker 1

That is on your shoes.

Speaker 2

That sh is in your chest.

Speaker 1

And you are blowing all that sh out your throat is what you're doing.

Speaker 2

You are fing idiot.

Speaker 2

You are missing misinformed, and you don't know what you're talking about, asking for my number.

Speaker 2

Don't ever call me again, or I'll call the police on you for harassment.

Speaker 2

I don't know who you're gonna do.

Speaker 1

Listen, if if we can't come to an agreement, then I'm gonna I'm gonna block the sidewalk off.

Speaker 1

Nobody gonna be walking on it.

Speaker 2

Oh, okay.

Speaker 2

Well then you can just deal with the city because that's not my problem.

Speaker 2

You go ahead and you try to block the whole damn street and you see how that works out for you.

Speaker 1

Why why why do you insist on giving this to other people on your on your shoes and and blowing out your mouth and you you so close to people's houses?

Speaker 2

I'm an older man.

Speaker 2

I don't I'm an older man.

Speaker 2

I don't need that.

Speaker 1

What?

Speaker 2

I don't even know who the hell you are.

Speaker 1

I told you when I called, my name is Mr.

Speaker 1

John.

Speaker 1

Everybody call me Miss.

Speaker 2

Okay.

Speaker 2

So Mr.

Speaker 2

I'm just gonna tell you, I'm not gonna stop running.

Speaker 2

If I see anybody, I'm gonna continue to practice social distancing, but you will not intimidate me into to changing my route.

Speaker 2

I'm not doing that.

Speaker 1

Well, I'm gonna tell you this.

Speaker 1

If your black f is on my sidewalk, I'm gonna take my pressure washer and I'm gonna pressure wash them damn shoes that I know is nasty.

Speaker 1

I know they're nasty when you come up and down my sidewalk.

Speaker 2

I know they're you know what?

Speaker 2

You know what?

Speaker 2

This is escalated now.

Speaker 2

I'm calling my husband, I'm calling the police, who's the you're gonna hear from a lawyer.

Speaker 2

You're never ever gonna have this conversation with me.

Speaker 2

Again, because you are a piece of sh.

Speaker 2

Do you hear me?

Speaker 2

You are a piece of sh.

Speaker 2

I'm paying you.

Speaker 1

You call me Mister.

Speaker 1

And if you bring your husband around here, I'm gonna pressure watch his too.

Speaker 2

Okay, we'll see about that.

Speaker 2

You're not gonna intimidate us.

Speaker 1

Let me ask let me ask you this here.

Speaker 1

Do you have a uh uh a a cousin named Danielle?

Speaker 2

Did Danielle give you my number?

Speaker 1

You do know Danielle, right?

Yeah.

Speaker 2

What the f does Daniel has to do with this?

Speaker 1

Danielle is the person that told me to give you a call and prank phone call you.

Speaker 1

This is nephew Tommy from the Steve Harvey Morning show.

Speaker 1

Dominique!

Speaker 2

Oh my god.

Speaker 2

Yo, cousin!

Speaker 2

Oh my god.

Speaker 2

Oh my god.

Speaker 2

I am here like handless first because my kids are in the other room doing schoolwork.

Speaker 2

I've been texting my husband.

Speaker 2

You have me out here looking crazy.

Speaker 2

Oh my God.

Speaker 2

I've already started sweating.

Speaker 2

I really thought I was gonna have to take this man to court.

Speaker 2

Your cousin, your cousin Danielle says she runs.

Speaker 1

She runs two, three times a day.

Speaker 1

She says this COVID 19 is driving her crazy, Tommy.

Speaker 2

You gotta get us.

Speaker 2

She is listening she is messed up for this.

Speaker 2

I'm gonna I'm gonna get her back.

Speaker 1

All right.

Speaker 1

But you gotta tell me, Dominique, what is the baddest, and I mean the baddest radio show in the life.

Speaker 2

Obviously, it's the Steve Harvey morning show.