Tim Phillips Show, 3/26/26

The Oddest Things Left On The Side Of England’s Roads: It’s end of year list time and England's National Highways is out with the oddest things left on the side of the country’s roadways. More than 49-thousand objects were collected from roads managed by the government-owned company through September. Here are some of the items:

a sofa

a boat on a wrecked trailer

a storage container

multiple Christmas trees

bikes

a fairground ride

797 abandoned vehicles

Nearly four-thousand household or yard care items

Source: UPI

Throwback Thursday - CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING -    REO SPEEDWAGON,    1985

Live Aid pop concerts in Philadelphia and London raise over 50 million for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Coca-Cola Company introduces New Coke.
The Eastern half of North America is hit with an exceptionally cold winter, one of the worst in recorded history.
The popular comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes" debuts in newspapers.
Michael Jordan is named as the NBA's "Rookie of the Year."
The first version of Windows is released Ver 1.0
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released in North American markets in October 1985.
The first .com domain name, symbolics.com, is registered by the Symbolics corporation.
Switzerland is the first country to bring into law that catalytic converters must be fitted to private cars
Compact Discs are introduced to American Consumers
Care Bear Desk - Price: $29.99
1985 Bean Bag Lounger -  Price: $39.99
Projection Screen TV - Price: $1279.00

Popular Films
Back to the Future
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rocky IV
The Color Purple
Out of Africa
Cocoon
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
A View to a Kill
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

TV
Magnum, P.I.
Dynasty
Falcon Crest
Hill Street Blues
Cagney and Lacey
Cheers
Fame
Family Ties
Remington Steele
The A-Team
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (UK)
Highway to Heaven
Murder, She Wrote
The Bill (UK)
The Cosby Show
EastEnders
Growing Pains
Neighbours
Only Fools and Horses (UK)
The Twilight Zone

Loving where you live sure makes life easier, but not everyone is that lucky. Thinking about making a move, but you’re not sure where to settle down? A new study has some suggestions. Niche has just come out with their ranking of the Best Places to Live in America for 2026.

They analyze more than 18-thousand places using data from sources like the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDC, and Bureau of Labor Statistics, along with millions of resident reviews.
Niche compares communities on factors like quality of schools, crime rates, employment stats and more to determine the quality of an area.
They report that many of their highest ranked communities are near major economic hubs, like Silicon Valley in California and metros in the Northeast.
So, where is this year’s best place to live? Atlantic Station, a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.
It’s only home to about 3,160 people, but it gets perfect scores for family friendliness, nightlife, health/fitness and commute.
The Top 10 Best Places to Live in 2026, According to Niche

Atlantic Station (Neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia)
Colonial Village (Neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia)
Evergreen Park (Neighborhood in Palo Alto, California)
Downtown North (Neighborhood in Palo Alto, California)
Clarendon Hills (Suburb of Chicago, Illinois)
Midtown (Neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia)
Ardmore (Suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Devon (Suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Penn Wynne (Suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College Terrace (Neighborhood in Palo Alto, California)
Source: The Hill

New research finds that small changes in sleep, diet and exercise can cut cardiovascular risks like heart attack and strokes by 10%.
The study uses data from more than 53-thousand people who wore monitors over an eight-year period.
It finds that getting an extra 11 minutes of sleep a night, along with eating a quarter cup more of vegetables and adding 4.5-minutes of physical activity is all it takes for the heart health benefit.⠀
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AOL says Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Pastries will hit stores in April. New flavors include Strawberry Blast, Molten Lava Cake and Cinnamon Caramel. The pastries have 50% more filling.
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The Daily Express says London's most expensive department store, Harrods, is celebrating Easter by selling a $1,000 chocolate egg. The egg weighs 2.2 lb and is handmade. The egg is hollow.
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Here’s some creepy news for those suffering from arachnophobia. Joro spiders have returned to the United States, and they are “spreading rapidly.” This brand of spider is marked by bright red and yellow colors, and can grow as large as an adult human’s hand. So far, the Joro spider has been reported in eight states: Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, California, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Fortunately, sensationalized reports of them being “flying and venomous” spiders are false, so while they are spreading…they aren’t doing it by hurling themselves through the air.
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An Australian travel website caused confusion when it used AI to write about hot springs in Tasmania that don't actually exist. The Tasmania Tours site published a post inviting visitors to Weldborough to discover the "tranquil" hot springs, but locals had never heard of them, and for the very good reason that it doesn’t exist. The owner of a nearby hotel said she was flooded with calls and visitors looking for the fake attraction. The site owner blamed the mistake on AI hallucination and a lack of human review. Experts warn that such errors could become more common as travelers rely more heavily on AI for trip planning.
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Explore Clarion says the Clover Township, Pennsylvania police arrested Jocelyn Vasilko for using her ex-boyfriend's credit card to purchase a Spencer's (adult) toy as a prank. Jocelyn purchased the $63 toy before sending it to the home of her ex-boyfriend's parents. She sent a picture of herself with the toy along with the caption “HAHA”
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The Islander says a Holmes Beach, Florida man was recently arrested for a DUI for riding his e-bike while drunk. An officer saw Christian Cornell riding at about 20 mph at 3 a.m. The officer noted signs of impairment. Cornell refused field sobriety tests and breath samples.  He was arrested and is now facing 60 days in jail, six months of probation and a $500 fine 
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A Thurston County, Washington man, whose name has been withheld, has been arrested for the 98th time. Sheriff Derek Sanders says the man allegedly led deputies on a high-speed chase through Olympia after “stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from multiple stores.” The sheriff adds that this unnamed man has four convictions on his record to go along with 27 misdemeanors.