How Urban Renewal Ruined Everything

[@GarrisonHayes]

I am genuinely overwhelmed by the way you all have come to support my channel. I can’t say thank you enough! New videos coming soon 🙌🏾 - keep the question/curiosities/suggestions coming!

[@jenniferdunn2273]

I was wondering about intersectionality of different social programs/movements. How they helped or hindered on another.

[@breakthroughnow]

Please see the online Smithsonian article by Livia Gershon titled, "The Highway That Sparked the Demise of an Iconic Black Street in New Orleans".

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I would love to see your channel blow up and go viral so you can have the success that you deserve. Keep making content. You’re good at it!

[@bunnyedelstein5927]

Just found this video this very morning! Well done! I'll be looking for the rest now.

[@dianb336]

Came here because of Dollermore. So glad I found you. I'm a 78 yo NYer. I saw the small racist things Robert Moses did when he "fixed" parks, build the Cross Bronx Expressway, etc. I won't be around to make the real difference. You will be. You give me hope for the future of my adult children and my grandkids. You are someone young who will remember for me.

[@odinisnotthesomefather4687]

Same reason I'm here. Cheers!

[@JanetM05]

The fact is racism of any form it not small….. and you did nothing to stand against it. As long as you have the right to vote you can change things

[@lawson1294]

Voting doesn't change anything. You just take one racist party out and put another racist party in. #2sidezofthesamecoin🪙aka1government

[@killgoretrout877]

lol what are they gonna due build highways in nice neighborhoods? youre right trying to help black people was a mistake

[@lawson1294]

@william58295 Most of our "darker" politicians in line with amerikkka's policies as long as they can line their pockets

[@trentbolte8311]

Jesse Dollemore sent me your way. Let's grow this channel and share your important work!

[@themeiketheosophicallibrar2621]

same!

[@TJJS2000]

Me too....😊

[@jamesthedog7783]

Same

[@menardkm]

me too

[@fonkenful]

Gonna be an ever lengthening list.

[@eryngo.urbanism]

This video needs so much more attention. Urban "renewal" was (and still is) such a destructive force in so many communities, and it's so critical that people understand the full impact of policies which sound nice in theory but end up gradually destroying entire neighborhoods when put into practice. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to see more!

[@GarrisonHayes]

Thank you! You’re exactly right about the impact of these policies. Thanks for stopping by!

[@timberwolfmountaineer873]

It doesn't matter where they are, in the shadows of NY tallrises, Florida swamps or Louisiana. American blacks will find a way to turn everything into a degraded ghetto. From Mobile to Chicago their nonacceptance of normality reigns supreme. This "culture" is poison and people are virus.

[@killgoretrout877]

lol 4:07 "muh racist bridges" no the bridges on New York parkway was meant to keep trucks off of it. To this day they harass anyone with a truck who drives on it , commercial vehicles or a vehicles they consider too large for the road. the idea a city planner had nothing to do than sit around think about how to stop Puerto Rican teens from getting to the beach is laughably stupid. It was never impossible to take a bus from Manhattan to jones beach. The truth is you dont build expressways through nice neighborhood's full of tax payers, you do it in the run down part of town where the tax leaches live. If you people didnt neglect your own neighborhood's this wouldn't be an issue . youre right trying to help black people by specially building low income housing for them was a mistake cause you deliberately neglected and ruined that too @@GarrisonHayes

[@Knightmessenger]

What's weird is that urban areas are far more in need of actual renewal now. The don't seem like they were in terribly bad shape compared to abandoned blocks today.

[@TheStudentIsHereNow]

Just found out about this brotha on FB by a friend. He is a perfect model on how to present intelligent information without all the emotion and lack of facts. His videos pimp slap you with facts and bring you to reasonably logical conclusions that are thought provoking and intellectually honest. LOVE this brotha!

[@user-tn7xo7ky9o]

Nice to meet you Garrison, it's my pleasure to subscribe to your channel - Dollamore sent me

[@markunger1098]

This is a subject that requires much bigger coverage. But I fear that large media outlets would never do so. Well done Garrison for this!

[@killgoretrout877]

no it doesn't cause it's not true, besides there's lots of liberal news coverage, movies, books about much urban renewal. why would you ever build a highway through a nice neighborhood? lol he left out they built low income housing for all these people and then they neglected and trashed them like the neighborhoods they were living in that turned them into slums. you never heard of the projects? this is why they ended so badly cheap or even free government housing that they destroyed. I guess we should have highways and slums should be left alone lol

[@sophierobinson2738]

“The Color of Law” is a good read. If you can manage to get through it without having an apoplectic hissy fit about the inequities that fill it.

[@drchrisheidelberg]

It is a great book describing the problem

[@daviscd6837]

I read it too. Also "The Color of Money" these books document how the Black race has been and continue to be suppressed in this country.

[@6691Jovian]

I too came here because of Jesse Dollemore. I am a little younger than the last, at 58. I am white and was raised to be a bigot, by a bigot. I am not, however he still is. I am subscribing for what little I can do to help you get the word out about this systemic problem. I know I can NEVER understand the situation, as I have not ever been there. I can stop the progression to my children, grandchildren, and now great-grandchildren. Every little inch helps. I am white, and proudly woke (by the real definition)...in Alabama. Thank you and never give up.

[@shawnbulger6894]

Teach them because they're our Future

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

That's amazing! Like I always say, racism is taught and you broke that chain

[@Moon-lt1dl]

Love, brother.

[@scratchyinkittenmittons]

Stay safe and listen to those kids and grandkids. They might have new things to teach you that you never thought of before! Good on you for making an effort. Might I please recommend FD Signifier, Olurinatti, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, as some additional jumping off points. Never stop learning! It's never too late to get sharper and more educated! I wish I could take you on a bit of a tour of Cornbreadtube. But your heart is clearly in the right place and I wish you all the best in your journey. I started reading Black leftist thought when I was in middle school, and escalating forms of Marxist/ Communist/ anarchist political ideologies as time went on. You've got a friend in me, pal‐- if you need any book or speech recommendations I've got you covered for hours and hours and hours!!! Glad to have you on our side, homie ❤

[@scratchyinkittenmittons]

Plus, I like that you make the distinction of "woke" (by the real definition). It's become such an idiotic distortion of what initially just meant "I don't think massacring people is cool and we should Allow people to live even if their opinions are the devil" Like, you say a single word in defense or support of marginalized groups and suddenly you're A WOKE SOYBOY WHATEVER 🤦‍♂️ like Christ this is the sickest shit in the world

[@onlywonrealcarmen]

Glad to have spent my 10 minutes on this, this morning. Thanks for your clear, dispassionate delivery of information on this hard-to-fathom period in our history, and its consequences in our present. Sharing.

[@GarrisonHayes]

Very kind comment, Carmen. Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for sharing :)

[@beefresh5648]

Jesse sent me too. Glad to be here.

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Jessie Dollemore sent me here. Let’s grow this channel . So glad to meet ya !!!

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Me too. According to Jesse he had 6K subs 7 hours ago. 9.7K now. Gotta love it!

[@emanuelcestero6769]

Jesse Dollemore also sent me hear and I’m glad he did! You are doing important work and deserve recognition…

[@mikhailpokrovscky2236]

Jesse Dollermore suggested I hop on over to your channel for a much needed history lesson. I will spread this lesson far and wide. I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to compile this extremely thorough history lesson which is still happening today.

[@shaunabanauna]

Here from Jessie Dollemore and I'm so happy he tagged this video! Hope you see a Silver Play Button soon, because this was so well researched and informative! Cheers!

[@msshoeka5573]

Thank you baby......grandma glad you have brought this to light. Keep up the good work ❤

[@gladyscatalinariveramariet5903]

Jesse Dollemore sent me here. Thank you for yoyr contect! I am a proud member of your community now.

[@Raddiebaddie]

I feel like this topic isnt brought to attention enough and your thorough depiction makes it very concise and perfect for sharing with others who may be unaware

[@19slshaw63]

I followed Jesse Dollemore's link to your informative and worthwhile video. I get the feeling that this barely scratches the surface of what all has happened to countless communities, and I find it troubling that so many City Officials all across the Country thoroughly misused those Housing and Development funds in the most destructive and shortsighted way possible. Thank you for bringing this to light.

[@loveinspired7]

Jesse Dollemore sent me here. Thank you sir!👍

[@anthonyzornig]

Well chosen subject, well researched, well narrated. Your work and approach deserve and need much more attention. Thx!

[@CrochetIsLife54]

I’m another Dollemore fan looking to support social justice. I was just a kid in the 1960s, but I remember how horrible black people were being treated. Thank you for this educational video. Before this, I looked upon the construction of our interstate limited access highway system as a source of national pride. I suppose it still is - most of it crosses rural areas to connect the big cities. But now, this makes me suspicious over whether even the parts built in the countryside were also targeting minority communities…? I never put thought into how city planners made decisions about where to site these highways. Looking back, the sensible thing to do was to build the (now ubiquitous) rings around cities and avoid routing the highways *through* the cities. One thing European culture can be counted upon is to try to build things in straight lines (more or less). Hill in the way? Cut a path straight through it! Highway to connect the city to other cities? Confiscate and demolish the neighborhoods with the least ability to defend themselves. Who needs the KKK when you have the city government in your pocket?

[@JanetM05]

The thing is you sit and do nothing when you know this exists

[@CrochetIsLife54]

@@JanetM05 Why the hostility? You know nothing about me, or what I do when offline.

[@bree77749]

The roads in the countryside might not be built to discriminate but black people were certainly redlined out of the communities they connect. Black population flying too close to the sun? Just demolish their power centers and replace them with physical barriers (highways), dividing their communities into slums, then redline them out of participating in white society as they rebuild. To facilitate white flight from these growing slums, build up new homes in suburbs around the city and sell them at highly subsidized rates. This will funnel wealth away from a once diverse thriving city into all of the bottomless money pits of those homogenous suburbs that will be new and shiny just long enough for suburbanites to forget their lives before cars and highways. Sell all the railroads to private companies while you're at it, the suburbanites will have cars to commute to and from the city as needed on all those highways you just built.

[@dymone4894]

I saw this in my news feed about 2 months ago and intended to watch it but I never did. Since I did not save it, I forgot I even planned to watch it. Dollemore mentioned it today and I'm glad he did. Sub'd and Liked so I won't miss anything else. Wonderfully produced, edited and researched. Keep it up!

[@carolisakallas3054]

Jesse sent me over too. This is such an important subject. Indianapolis, IN is another city who used the interstate system to divide primarily black neighborhoods from themselves. Family members who were able to walk to friends, grandparents, churches, businesses, etc. could no longer do so. Eventually the city put up a single, caged in walk way over I-65 to serve one neighborhood on the near northwest side of the city.

[@JBillman]

You were recommended by Jesse Dollemore. Very glad I stopped by, love the information and will definitely be a regular visitor. Thank you!

[@SuperDelightfulone]

OMG, Jesse Dollemore sent me your way and as a native Nashvillian I am so happy I found you....just shared this on my social media page❤

[@glenseguin572]

Well done! I am an over sixty melanin challenged dude who read" The Power Broker" about Robert Moses. What a small-minded racist he was. The damage done to the Black community was immeasurable. Thanks for informing us!

[@JP-vq8sy]

Jesse Dollemore suggested your channel. I subscribed and am looking forward to seeing your work be rewarded. Good job, young Man!

[@CaptMortifyd]

Jesse Dollamore sent me too, looking forward to exploring your content!

[@mrtim5363]

Jesse Dollermore referral, learned more from you in 9 minutes than most in a 1/2 hour show. Well Done. Count me in. & For the record I'm an old white man & remember some parts of Urban Renewal growing up. Oddly, they didn't mention this part of the deal. We must never forget our past. Everything, good & bad or they'll be no hope for meaningful change. Thank God for people like you.

[@randyspencer8736]

Found your channel from Jesse Dollamore. Please keep up the good work. I live in Cleveland and have seen how it works 😢. Thank you for what you do.

[@thomassears2127]

Concise thoughtful and smart. Way to bring the receipts. I am impressed with your work and will pass you along. Hope for the future. Thank you

[@dawngrofvert5227]

This is so well done, and tells the story so well. I am glad I found this, recommended by Jessi. It is unfortunate that so much pain has been inflicted by small minded idiots.

[@the22ndday]

Jesse Dollemore sent me your way and I'm so glad he did. What a great video. I'm just a white girl born in the fifties. Sheltered and ignorant of the world around me at that time. I appreciate the work you have put into this video so that myself and others like me can better understand the history of where we are from and hopefully help our children and grandchildren to understand and respect the lives and history of all people that share this time here on this earth. 🌎

[@nancyrogersesq]

I want to second this comment and share this whitewashing story. I am a 62 year old white woman reared in the suburbs of Oklahoma City. We were required to study Oklahoma History in high school. You know, trail of tears and the land run (putting a positive spin on displacing the Native Americans) etc. But, I never even heard of the Tulsa Race Massacre until the TV show about it. WTF?!

[@greg3118]

Really pleased your channel exists! You've made these big, super important issues understandable and digestible with your snappy scripts and editing, so thank you! Jesse Dollemore sent me here and I'm super glad he did. Can't wait to see more from you!

[@Heather-tz5gi]

I’m from another country and never knew about the destroying of these communities. I was watching Jesse D video when he mentions you and puts a clip on of your video. I needed to know more so I clicked the link right away. Thank you for making this video to educate people.

[@patriciajordanwoods2003]

I saw this personally in Louisville KY as they ran an interstatesmack down the middle of the black community named Parkland! It was an affluent community with many black owned businesses that were shuttered forever! It has never regained its thriving atmosphere! Part of the overpass took some of our family's property where my parents built our family home by hand! Today that house is gone because it was considered to be under the overpass!

[@katherinea.rodgers8366]

Jesse Dollermore sent me here. I am a California native going on 80 this year. I have studied black history, but your channel has awakened me! Thank you!

[@pamgarrett3857]

Jesse Dollemore also sent me your way. Thank you for educating me. I am grateful for all your work. I have already shared this video and subscribed to your channel. Knowledge is power. Keep sharing these truths.

[@tawnyh8878]

Jesse Dollmore sent me here keep up the good work!!

[@jevinday]

Wow, this makes so much sense. I'm from Arizona so most of our architecture is new. I've heard people from other states say that the freeway segregates their city. They never mention that it's by design. What a tragedy.

[@ambrabridges2161]

Jesse sent me as well. Your channel definitely deserves more recognition! I'm sharing this video and recommending it to others as well.

[@dcrom]

Ditto. Thank you Garrison, and thank you Jesse!

[@WillowTreePark]

Jesse Dollemore played the 1st minute or so of this in his own recent video, and I had to click through to watch the rest as soon as his was over. Super interesting and informative. Looking forward to jumping into the rest of your content.

[@edwestmoreland8486]

Jesse Dollemore sent me too!🤣 Appreciate your work on resurrecting untold and often forgotten or intentionally buried history of Black America; thanks for the education!

[@rachelbourque8802]

Jesse sent me to your channel. And I’m so glad that I’m able to be a part of this community! Thanks for all the work that you do to help teach the parts of history that most white men want to forget. We need to teach our children the truth about racism then and now!

[@vintagepridepets]

You are really good at fitting a lot of valuable information in a 10 minute video. Everything you said I knew nothing about. Thank you for teaching me. I'll be back for more.

[@mikebidlack4835]

Very informative and well described. Nice to have been directed your way by Jesse. Keep it going. 👍👍

[@lancehewitt872]

Jesse dollemore sent me to your channel, and needless to say I was not disappointed. This was a amazing video cram packed with knowledge and detail. I subscribed so fast I broke the sound barrier.

[@mr.helloween1313]

Great work. Never knew of any of these atrocities thanks for shining the light jess also sent me your way gonna binge your channel now ❤

[@irenafarm]

We need this information to go viral!!

[@mini-t2348]

I came from Jesse’s channel too. Watched the whole video excellent!

[@punkybruster1084]

Here in Jax FL, the urban renewal here is insane, Specifcally downtown. I-95 goes straight through neighborhoods. Like 95 is almost touching an abanonded high school.

[@GarrisonHayes]

Geez. I’ll definitely look into that. I don’t know if I’ll get a chance to do part two, but there are so many other cities with stories like these. Thanks for watching!

[@SplendidNinja]

Like that in Philly too, smh

[@dg474805]

Tampa is this way as well. It is clear it was intentional. Hell they built high schools and buildings right over black graveyards as well in Tampa, the city really did not care.

[@andreafraser-winsby646]

Thanks so much for this! Not just in the US- Same thing happened here in Vancouver, BC. Hogan’s Alley was demolished for an overpass for a highway that didn’t even end up getting built.

[@andreafraser-winsby646]

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[@Raddiebaddie]

💔💔

[@gelilamenna]

This! Also from Vancouver and only learned about Hogan’s Alley in my senior years of high school 🫤

[@Jamlady]

Jesse Dollemore suggested your channel. So glad he did, thank you for great information.

[@marks8437]

Thank you for this video! I've been arguing this point too and now I have something to point people to. Keep up the great work. Racism must end.

[@kathleensimon9593]

I learned about this in an NPR interview years ago and I’ve been ENRAGED ever since. Thank you for giving resources for me to advocate! The biggest example where I grew up is the city of Chester south of Philadelphia. So obviously harmful that it’s a cancer hub because houses are only 100ft from I-95. 🤬

[@mick7even]

Jesse dollemore came up to me with tears in his eyes and now I subscribe to this amazing channel…

[@daveogarf]

Jesse Dollemore sent me here, and I can't thank him enough!

[@omarhamza7996]

Fantastic video, this really resonated with me living in Baltimore. Take a look at the Highway to Nowhere which demolished multiple city blocks in West Baltimore, or the expansion of Druid Lake Drive and Auchentoroly Terrace which separated Black and Jewish communities from one of the city's larger parks, Druid Hill Park. Really looking forward to more of your content!

[@GarrisonHayes]

Thanks for watching! I’m glad you liked it and I’m 100% looking into the story of Baltimore this weekend

[@MaxtRaDamUz]

Wow, good job Jesse! This is important information. Thank you Garrison! Looking forward to exploring your current and future content.

[@deamerle-un7nv]

Jessie Dollemore suggested your channel and I am so glad he did. You are a very impressive, well informed, well spoken young man who taught me something today. I look forward to future content.

[@pjlaure9499]

Thank you for the content! Dollarmore sent me.

[@jimmyfarrow6486]

Jesse Dollemore sent me...and I feel like a better person for it. Your content is outstanding. We need more just like you, and may you continue to gain traction and educate.

[@quercusrubra3633]

Very well explained. Jesse sent me!

[@ShadoeHaze]

Here from Dollemore. Thanks for taking the time to put together this fantastic video and educate those of us that want and demand more from this country than what has come before us. Reach out if you have any projects that you need some professional voiceovers for, my treat.

[@spacelemur7955]

Yet another person from Jesse Dollemore's show. I have an MA in geography with a concentration on Urban Development, and your video is excellent. It should be used in every University course touching upon the subject. I hope you get a big enough bump from Jessie to start making more videos and get more notice. You have great insight and deserve to be heard.

[@Sickoftheinsanity]

Just left Dollemore to find you! So impressed with the clip he showed, I had to come see you and subscribe. Having lived in the Nashville area for many years, twice, I knew nothing of this! So glad Jesse saw you and sent people who care your way. Thank you for such a clearly lined out and thoroughly researched compelling argument!

[@matthewautodidactyl612]

Jesse Dollemore sent me. He was right, you do awesome work.

[@chrisbudesa]

Jesse Dollamore covered this video. Look for a bump in both subs and views.

[@500445]

I was also referred by Dollarmore. I see your wisdom. I'm in, keep up the great work, get the truth to the masses!

[@Allishaalr]

Dollemore sent me. I have subscribed. Great video and information.

[@kevinmeyer422]

Wow! So many people sent here by Jesse Dollemore. Me too!

[@charleslawrence9825]

Checking this out because Jesse Dollemore used a clip from your program. I like it!! I will be checking in often form more real history. Thank you! Keep at it!!

[@cecilroberts1971]

Jesse Dollarmore sent me here. Just subbed

[@dokskwyr4353]

Me, too.

[@Felinius]

Same here!

[@TravelwithTasha393]

Same here

[@dcviper985]

*waves*

[@rusmct1404]

Me too

[@justintime986]

Dollemore sent me....enjoyed the video...informative...

[@franksimmons1407]

KZbin - Jesse Dollemore sent me here to subscribe, I'm glad he did. More power to you Garrison, I'll be watching, and thank you so much for your efforts and content!

[@katie6731]

I'm hoping that you have an awesome day when you see how much your subs have grown! Your work is more than deserving of the exposure. Thank you for teaching me so many new things today. I'll be going through your other videos, because I need to learn more. _These_ are the topics we _should_ be learning in school. Not only are they important to understanding our past, they carry crucial lessons to show us the changes we _must_ make, so that we don't keep repeating the same evils. 💙

[@melamineflorentine8134]

Another Jesse D viewer... great film here.... learned even MORE about Tulsa... amazing!

[@thomasinahunter9148]

Jesse Dollermore directed me to this channel. Richmond Virginia can be added to this list of cities where "urban renewal" did not benefit black folks. After displacement due to highway construction, instead of building affordable homes, the money went into building 6 housing projects/courts. The I64 and I95 highways cut through or are near these neighborhoods.

[@emm8357]

Here from Jesse Dollemore’s video!

[@emmellj7133]

Jesse Dollemore sent me, you got one more subscriber🙋🏼‍♀

[@jajabingchia3254]

Its so important to learn these things, as a progressive Tennessean myself its always nice to see education about this

[@Jenn4kindness]

I found out about this channel on Dollemore Daily. I love history and love to learn. This is a great video. I haven’t noticed any videos more recent than 5 months ago. I hope you are doing well and will be able to make more videos like this.

[@monpayscanada]

Sent by JD will be forwarding your channel to my kids.

[@tukyleith]

Great video. Well researched and presented. SO glad Jesse sent me here. Well done. WIll be watching all your videos. Leith from Australia.

[@ruthcrist5983]

So awesome I’ve read about this terrible injustice over years but you put all together in a great video. BTY Jesse sent me👍

[@shadowdragonsden]

Found your channel from Jesse Dollemore. This is a fantastic report and should be known by all. keep up the great work.

[@cindeed4422]

I am black woman who loves Jesse Dollamore. I enjoyed his support of your channel and I definitely support you. Great videos. They put us in ghettos in the 70’s on top of each other and called it urban renewal and upward mobility. I was a kid but I definitely remember not being upwardly mobile at the time. Fact: The Gap Band’s song,”You Dropped A Bomb on Me” was about the Tulsa massacre.

[@nura1627]

Btw, You just showed up in my feed a couple times lately & I've clicked, no mentions from any other creators that i recall. Welcome to this part of the algorithm!

[@GarrisonHayes]

Thanks for coming through! 💪🏾🙌🏾

[@ars571]

Jesse sent me to this and I am glad he did. You’re very talented.

[@mesa290]

nice to see the positive feed back , I also was told about this channel through Jesse Dollemore

[@spurmarks]

Thank you for exposing these types of "subtle" racism of which most people today would not be aware. I was raised in Chicago in the 60's, so I know all sorts of horror stories from there.

[@merideanmusic8093]

You have a voice that needs to be elevated. Love and light to you my friend. Excellent and informative content.

[@nicklindsay3418]

Dollemore sent me as well! Keep up the great work! This was super sad but very informative

[@robsquared2]

Also from Dollemore. Your channel is criminally undersubbed.

[@TheAndreIsAndre]

This video needs about a couple more million views. Urban renewal is one of the most direct reasons why so many cities lost character, community and even population. Fantastic video, thank you for putting this out there.

[@marezesim8119]

thank you Jesse for the recommendation.. love the way Garrison explains thing so calmly and with all the information so we can all understand without feeling targeted like all the CRT stuff in Florida. Plan to watch all the videos.. good luck with the subscriber increase

[@clivesmith9377]

Thank you Jesse Dollemore for showing me the way to here! Thank you Pete Buttigieg for bringing up and explaining racist infrastructure! Thank you Garrison Hayes for bringing it to us! I'm a new subscriber and I'm looking forward exploring your videos.

[@deborahallen2833]

Wonderful presentation! The nearest big city near me is Jacksonville FL. It's 3 or 4 county away so I don't go there often anymore, but when I do I always wonder why on earth were some of the overpasses so low. Now I know. Makes so much sense now. Thanks for the education!