SA Drink Of The Week

Steve Grealy

Musical Pilgrimage

Our special guest in this episode is inventor and firefighter, Steve Grealy. What attracted us to Steve is the way he encounters problems or challenges and then investigates way to solve them.

In particular, his pair of anti-speeding apps grabbed our attention, which we go into in some detail in our chat.

The SA Drink Of The Week is a Howard Vineyard 2020 Shiraz, tasted with guests from another South Australian podcast.

And in the Musical Pilgrimage, we have a song by Jennifer Trijo.

You can navigate episodes using chapter markers in your podcast app. Not a fan of wine? You can click next to jump to the next chapter in the show. We're here to serve!

The Adelaide Show Podcast: Awarded Silver for Best Interview Podcast at the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards and named as Finalist for News and Current Affairs in the 2018 Australian Podcast Awards.

And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It's an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we'll add you to the list: podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au

If you enjoy the show, please leave us a 5-star review in iTunes or other podcast sites, or buy some great merch from our Red Bubble store - The Adelaide Show Shop. We'd greatly appreciate it.

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Running Sheet: Radar Reminder App By SA Firefighter Turns Hose On Speeding

00:00:00 Intro

Introduction to the show.

00:03:10 SA Drink Of The Week

This week's SA Drink Of The Week is a Howard Vineyard 2020 Shiraz, tasted with Belle Baker from the Adelaide Hills Farmcast (a great local podcast if you're a lifestyle farmer in the Adelaide Hills) and her guest for her upcoming July episode, Alex Thomas. Alex is a sought-after speaker in the realm of practical farm safety and her website is well worth a visit: Alex Thomas.

00:09:13 Steve Grealy

In Stephen Covey's book, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, he shares and anecdote about finding ways to overcome our weaknesses. For example, by putting important things you need for a meeting the next day by your front door, means you won't rush off and forget them. In a similar way, senior firefighter, Steve Grealy, has applied this thinking to speeding. He knows he's got an inclination towards being a leadfoot BUT he 100% determined to drive safely and within the speed limit. So, he has co-developed an app called Radar Reminder that acts like a driving coach to keep us alert to speed cameras and road hazards, and make sure we stay conscious of not creeping.

Radar Reminder website

Radar Reminder App for iOS phones

Radar Reminder App for Android phones

Speed Camera Club website

Steve, I love your creative response to understanding your own weakness. I would call that applied creativity! We are going to go into the details of the app later but I'd love to start by hearing a story about THAT MOMENT when you knew you needed to create a tool like Radar Reminder.

You piqued Today Tonight's interest, too, I hear?

It's not your first invention though. You had something involving accelerators?

Some people might think it's a bit surprising having one former member of our emergency services trying to undermine the speed detection work of another service. Is that how you see it? Or do the Fatal Five link all services together.

As a firie, were you ever called to a car accident scene? I don't want to go for any morbid titilation but I do want you to describe what those first moments and experiences are like, where some people's lives have been drastically or fatally disrupted.

What's it like being on duty and "waiting"?

In the city, there must be dozens of false alarms in office buildings and hotels every week, if not daily. How do you psych yourself to be at the top of your game when you know that almost all of them will be false?

In my days as an office worker, I admit being rather blaize about fire drills (and I wasn't alone). What do you want to say to "young Steve" and to anybody else who shares that character flaw?

Have you attended many actual building fires? What have been your experiences?

How similar or different is the routine of a South Australian fire fighting team compared to all those US TV shows?

Do you recall having any gutteral reactions during 911, on behalf of your colleagues-in-fire-fighting?

On a lighter note, there are a lot of popular culture references to firefighters being HOT. I saw a t-shirt saying, "I hate being sexy but I'm a firefighter so I can't help it". Is there pressure to keep the bod in shape inside a fire station, or does that just come with the territory?

Now, back to Radar Reminder. It's free or $2.99 to remove ads. Exactly how does is work?

How accurate is that data that SAPOL puts out about locations?

They have other speed detection units, don't they?

Can you update your app with road hazards?

There's an online community, too.

01:03:07 Musical Pilgrimage

In the musical pilgrimage, we have Someday by Jennifer Trijo.

Someday is the title song from an orginal cabaret show Jennifer wrote in which audiences are inspired and motivated to achieve their dreams and life goals now rather than wait until one far-off, distant day when conditions might be perfect. You can read The Adelaide Show's review by Ekkia Evans here: Someday. Jennifer's finalising plans to take Someday to the Eastern States (Sydney and Melbourne) later this year.

Jennifer has just completed touring with Once the Musical in Perth as an actor-musician. She has more gigs coming up with Emma Knights (see Steve's review of Emma's show, Myths, Legends, and Fantasy) during the winter season which will soon be announced on Emma's website.

Jennifer is in rehearsals for another musical which is soon to be announced so she can't mention just yet. No doubt details will appear on her website when ready: Jennifer Trijo. Or follow her on Instagram.

Our special guest in this episode is inventor and firefighter, Steve Grealy. What attracted us to Steve is the way he encounters problems or challenges and then investigates way to solve them.
In particular, his pair of anti-speeding apps grabbed our attention, which we go into in some detail in our chat.
The SA Drink Of The Week is a Howard Vineyard 2020 Shiraz, tasted with guests from another South Australian podcast.
And in the Musical Pilgrimage, we have a song by Jennifer Trijo.
You can navigate episodes using chapter markers in your podcast app. Not a fan of wine? You can click next to jump to the next chapter in the show. We're here to serve!
The Adelaide Show Podcast: Awarded Silver for Best Interview Podcast at the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards and named as Finalist for News and Current Affairs in the 2018 Australian Podcast Awards.
And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It's an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we'll add you to the list: <a href="mailto:podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au">podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au</a>
If you enjoy the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/another-boring-thursday-night/id696302138">leave us a 5-star review </a>in iTunes or other podcast sites, or buy some great merch from our Red Bubble store - <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/theadelaideshow/shop?asc=u">The Adelaide Show Shop</a>. We'd greatly appreciate it.
And please talk about us and share our episodes on social media, it really helps build our community. Oh, and here's <a href="https://theadelaideshow.com.au/complete-list-adelaide-show-episodes/">our index of all episode in one concise page</a>
Running Sheet: Radar Reminder App By SA Firefighter Turns Hose On Speeding
00:00:00 Intro
Introduction to the show.
00:03:10&nbsp;SA Drink Of The Week
This week's SA Drink Of The Week is a Howard Vineyard 2020 Shiraz, tasted with Belle Baker from the <a href="https://adelaidehillsfarmservices.com.au/adelaide-hills-farmcast">Adelaide Hills Farmcast</a> (a great local podcast if you're a lifestyle farmer in the Adelaide Hills) and her guest for her upcoming July episode, Alex Thomas. Alex is a sought-after speaker in the realm of practical farm safety and her website is well worth a visit: <a href="https://alexthomasptyltd.com/">Alex Thomas</a>.
00:09:13&nbsp;Steve Grealy
In Stephen Covey's book, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, he shares and anecdote about finding ways to overcome our weaknesses. For example, by putting important things you need for a meeting the next day by your front door, means you won't rush off and forget them. In a similar way, senior firefighter, Steve Grealy, has applied this thinking to speeding. He knows he's got an inclination towards being a leadfoot BUT he 100% determined to drive safely and within the speed limit. So, he has co-developed an app called Radar Reminder that acts like a driving coach to keep us alert to speed cameras and road hazards, and make sure we stay conscious of not creeping.
<a href="https://radarreminder.com/">Radar Reminder website</a>
<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radar-reminder-south-australia/id1442432572">Radar Reminder App for iOS phones</a>
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locstatRR.radarreminder">Radar Reminder App for Android phones</a>
<a href="https://speedcameraclub.com/">Speed Camera Club website</a>
Steve, I love your creative response to understanding your own weakness. I would call that applied creativity! We are going to go into the details of the app later but I'd love to start by hearing a story about THAT MOMENT when you knew you needed to create a tool like Radar Reminder.
You piqued Today Tonight's interest, too, I hear?
It's not your first invention though. You had something involving accelerators?
Some people might think it's a bit surprising having one former member of our emergency services trying to undermine the speed detection work of another service. Is that how you see it? Or do the Fatal Five link all services together.
As a firie, were you ever called to a car accident scene? I don't want to go for any morbid titilation but I do want you to describe what those first moments and experiences are like, where some people's lives have been drastically or fatally disrupted.
What's it like being on duty and "waiting"?
In the city, there must be dozens of false alarms in office buildings and hotels every week, if not daily. How do you psych yourself to be at the top of your game when you know that almost all of them will be false?
In my days as an office worker, I admit being rather blaize about fire drills (and I wasn't alone). What do you want to say to "young Steve" and to anybody else who shares that character flaw?
Have you attended many actual building fires? What have been your experiences?
How similar or different is the routine of a South Australian fire fighting team compared to all those US TV shows?
Do you recall having any gutteral reactions during 911, on behalf of your colleagues-in-fire-fighting?
On a lighter note, there are a lot of popular culture references to firefighters being HOT. I saw a t-shirt saying, "I hate being sexy but I'm a firefighter so I can't help it". Is there pressure to keep the bod in shape inside a fire station, or does that just come with the territory?
Now, back to Radar Reminder. It's free or $2.99 to remove ads. Exactly how does is work?
How accurate is that data that SAPOL puts out about locations?
They have other speed detection units, don't they?
Can you update your app with road hazards?
There's an online community, too.
01:03:07&nbsp;Musical Pilgrimage
In the musical pilgrimage, we have Someday by Jennifer Trijo.
Someday is the title song from an orginal cabaret show Jennifer wrote in which audiences are inspired and motivated to achieve their dreams and life goals now rather than wait until one far-off, distant day when conditions might be perfect. You can read The Adelaide Show's review by Ekkia Evans here: <a href="https://theadelaideshow.com.au/reviews/someday/">Someday</a>. Jennifer's finalising plans to take Someday to the Eastern States (Sydney and Melbourne) later this year.
Jennifer has just completed touring with Once the Musical in Perth as an actor-musician. She has more gigs coming up with Emma Knights (see Steve's review of Emma's show, <a href="https://theadelaideshow.com.au/reviews/myths-legends-and-fantasy/">Myths, Legends, and Fantasy</a>) during the winter season which will soon be announced on <a href="https://emmaknights.com/">Emma's website</a>.
Jennifer is in rehearsals for another musical which is soon to be announced so she can't mention just yet. No doubt details will appear on her website when ready: <a href="https://jennifertrijo.com/">Jennifer Trijo</a>. Or follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jennifer_trijo/">Instagram</a>.

A weekly podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us each week as a co-presenter to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, food, art, music, relationships, critical thinking, health, news, interviews, chat and quizzes. 

Every single interview, every single show, unlocks insights into what drives people to be doing what they're doing and what keeps them striving. 

The Adelaide Show is produced by Steve Davis and Nigel Dobson-Keeffe.

Please subscribe to our In Crowd list; you get an email each Friday (when we have published a new episode) with an overview of that week's show. Plus, consider joining our Inner Circle; a small group of passionate South Aussies who allow us to pick their brains and gain interviewee suggestions.

This podcast began life as Another Boring Thursday Night In Adelaide from episodes 1-79.

A podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us each week as a co-presenter to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, ...

The Adelaide Show

A podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, food, art, music, relationships, critical thinking, health, and general news. Every single interview, every single show, unlocks insights into what drives people to be doing what they're doing and what keeps them striving. The Adelaide Show is produced by Steve Davis, and ends with an original song by a South Australian artist. Please subscribe to our In Crowd list; you get an email each Friday with an overview of that week's show. This podcast began life as Another Boring Thursday Night In Adelaide from episodes 1-79.

A podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, food, art, music, relationships, critical thinking, health, and general news. Every single interview, every single show, unlocks insights into what drives people to be doing what they're doing and what keeps them striving. The Adelaide Show is produced by Steve Davis, and ends with an original song by a South Australian artist. Please subscribe to our In Crowd list; you get an email each Friday with an overview of that week's show. This podcast began life as Another Boring Thursday Night In Adelaide from episodes 1-79.

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