Mrs. Hazard
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Zach and his wife talk about how they met and the life events of 2023.
Gameplay footage is Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Silent Hill 2 (I'll let you figure out which one is which)
All artwork by Deerney: / deerney_
All music from Epidemic Sound
Robocop is a film by Paul Verhooven from 1987
Finally Zach got to hug something outside of his Shoebill body pillow, congrats
implying there won't be a $300 Shoebill costume eventually lol
I thought it was a foot pillow
Ooooff
I thought it was a 6ft pillow of a FOOT
The one who know the profile pic dear god
“Oh he’s probably not gonna talk to me again.”
Zach: “PET THE FERRET”
“He’s not gonna talk to me again.”
Zack: May I offer you a serval in these trying times?
"He's not gonna talk to me again"
Zach: "Behold... HOLY FERRET!
giving off major "me and the bad bitch i pulled by being autistic" vibes
Now we have the full set.
Gun Nerd Army Vet.
His Nice Girlfriend.
His batshit cursed Marine Veteran Friend.
Don't forget the Marine's girlfriend. She sounds a wonderfully sweet woman too.
And treasure panda! Don't forget treasure panda
Don't pankor jackhammer
Bro I know, that was my first thought when she said "Im not a happy person" and mentioned the voice
Thought went straight through of "Oh, so the opposite of Ann?"
The guys really got their perfect matches, couldnt be happier for them 💪💪@@grigoris.7732
@@GamerBoy870 Yea kids, stay in school and don't pancore jackhammer
1. Congratulations Zach seriously I'm proud of what you've achieved.
2. Mrs hazard don't worry we won't hate you...
You are a female version of Zach and he's hilarious.
By the sounds of it you make Zach happy and that's all we care about especially because you and him share common interests and that's why we love Zach.
He's a lovable moron at the worst of times and a fun fact expert at best.
3. If Zach can get married and he describes himself as a goblin...
Then there's hope for me yet.
There is always hope for one to find the love of their life, no matter ... Okay, NEARLY NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE. Unless you're insane in the head, then... Yea glhf v:
i thought the exact same thing!
"this female zach clone is hilarious"
I was thinking #3 throughout the whole video!
As long as Mrs hazard does the good work of not letting Zach get himself killed. We can't dislike her
Well if this doesn’t sum up the communities feelings I don’t know what does
I also remember one of the campfire talks where Zach said he had resigned that he would never be able to own a home and now he does. That's the best.
You know they are meant for each other when Zach just says "you know that scene from Robo-cop" and they both laugh getting the reference
Or she just laughed because he still got the reference. Or she could have thought about the guy sprayed with acid or the guy shot for like 5 minutes with a belt fed gun
thats exactly what i thought when that happened
Exactly
Zach straight up found the female version of himself, he actually won lol. Congratulations, I wish nothing but the best for both of you ♥️
Goddammit you couldn't be any more right, haha.
Willow pfp. Nice
3 minutes in and I'll im hearing so far is that Mike is a good wingman without needing to be a wingman
Good Duck man
100%
YOU AINT WRONG
Zach's *wife* is based.
And yeah I wouldnt mind more talky content, I figure two people who really gel together talking about shit not strictly related to the thing on screen is probably why a lot of us are even here to begin with.
Hi, I am also here for that
When it's other people, I usually think of podcasts as the new symptom of a midlife crisis, but with Zach (and somewhat Mike) it feels more "real" and I could honestly support a Zach and crew podcast.
I second this
To be honest that was most if not all of the content these two guys create anyway. They are playing games, yes, but I am watching it because of their weird commentary and comments on all of it and their seemles blending into their talks about their lifes.
So him and his GF tlaking on the backgorund of some game footage is par for the course for their channels, and I wouldn't mind at all if they made more of it.
like 2 guys next to a campfire talking about how one of them cant drink beer now
Also, ya know it is a great relationship when Zack talks about her with the same tone he talks about a grenade launcher.
Zach,his wife, Mike, and Anne need to all do an episode of New Vegas
Alternate timeline with Mrs. Hazard and Anne as part of the Burnhazard multiverse
I completely agree a campfire session with everyone would be absolutely amazing
That would be adorable.
That would be an interesting adventure
who's anne?
Zach must have had the biggest grin plastered on his face the entire time, making and editing this video.
He definitely was you can hear the smile in his tone 90% of the video.
Absolutely
The audience too
Oh definitely
God just listening to how Zach's wife talks, it's so heartwarmingly obvious that she's perfect for him. I don't even know how to describe it either, they just sound like two halves of the same brain. Makes my heart melt, and makes my day. Thanks so much for this
It's like the spaces where Zach would stop speaking is where Zach's wife would start, it's very cool!
They make such a good couple its insane
Actually fire
Confident but rambling? So so happy but I know exactly what you mean
The best part about all of this is when they get all calm and quiet and just whispering I love you to one another and she just busts out with "I HOPE THE MICROPHONE ISNT PICKING UP MY FUCKING TEARS!!!!" And thats such a Zack thing, and they feel so fucking perfect for one another
5 years from now:
*Zach’s Wife Rants*
Holy shit, ZACH HAS A WIFE?! then there's still a chance for me too guys, congratulations to bothbof you abd wish you not only great Christmas, but also a happy relationship
Dude, if I, a 5ft 5in tall dude that's built like a bridge troll, can get a wife, so can you. I'm 30 and have been married for 10 years to a beautiful woman.
I just imagined he was married to a shoebill body pillow with an M16-A1 duct taped to it...
@@JonathanH1253"built like a bridge troll" is certainly a statement I never thought I'd hear in this lifetime, but will now occupy a small corner of my mind
@an_ordinary_goose I'm short with broad shoulders and could also stand lose some weight... I didn't know how else to describe it lol
There's no hope for me
I’m glad Cass finally clawed her way into reality and married Zank
Either that or curie
@@Crowofjugementneeds more french accent
Not drunk enough.
This man is married?!
I thought he was still single after the milk crate incident.
“PET THE FURRET!”
Who else would’ve told him to crank his hog (respectfully) to Overseer McNamara?
But it was a free milk crate?
I learned you can clean more then vehicles at the car wash because of that!
Where can I find the milk crate story
Man this is such an insane story. She turned on TH-cam for a meal and didn't even know she was watching her future husband, it's amazing! And the end can be summed up as "you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife, and you may ask yourself, how did I get here?!"
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
same as it ever was
same as it ever was
Same As It Ever Was
Dude me and my girlfriend started dating on 4/20, now I’m gonna make it my personal mission to get married on 6/9. Thank you Zach.
"Dew it!"
You got 6 days left to get married I guess. Or, you can wait till next year.
Sweet Jesus.... this is the abridged version of how I met my wife without the distance and more drugs but I'm so happy for the both of you!
So, what I'm taking away from all this is that despite his hang-ups, self-esteem issues and general neuroses, Zach was so funny and so charming that he managed to wife someone who fell in love with him before she'd even seen his face. That may well be the funniest and most heartwarming thing I've heard all year. I wish all the very best for you both and I hope that your lives together are exceedingly long and happy ones.
This story really reminds me that I gotta ignore my doubts about my relationship with my partner in Australia(much the same, I fell in love knowing nothing but their voice, and we've been dating long distance for just over a year, finally gonna be seeing each other in person next year), everything's gonna work out just fine between us.
Mrs. Hazard has a voice that could calm the ocean. Please give us more The Hazards segments 🎉🎉
Zach is seriously living the dream. He makes a living by talking about goofy stuff with his best friend, and he met his soulmate by doing that same thing.
The shitty parts of his earlier life paid off in the form of lottery-winning-levels of luck in his later life. I wish you both a long and merry life together :)
You’ve brought me a lot of happiness over the years Zach, in laughter and a treasure trove of gun facts. I’m glad you were able to find some happiness for yourself.
Mrs.Hazard already sounds like a great addition to the channel, if she’s going to be. If she decides not too then this was a great Christmas gift from one of my favorite TH-camrs
Aww. I like how Zach doesn't even explain what scene and she still laughs, because she already knows which one he is referring too.
I met my wife in neopets. We were childhood friends, pretty much grew together and always talked about everything together. And yeah. I know how that feeling is, it is fucking amazing to be with the one you truly love.
Congratulations to both of you! :)
The fact that Zach is actually happy just warms my heart, the fact that there's someone that cares for him on such a deep level is truly an amazing thing to see.
Merry Christmas to Mr. and Mrs. Hazard!
Hazard - thy name is Zach - a video of all the ways Zach has hurt himself.. I'd be all for it. Scars are good conversation, especially if they teach lessons. Congrats on going from standing out in a hurricane waiting to embrace a face hug from a brick, to now. You've given this disillusioned veteran a small bit of hope to keep going.
I'm less than 4 minutes in and this is already unfathomable W. So many "nerds" 100% dream of something similar happening to them and here's the proof that it does happen in the wild.
There's currently ~8,000,000,000 people on Earth, which means that old byline about a "1,000,000:1 odds" has ~8,000 "winners".
@@gingermcgingin4106yah and what makes you think this is a million to one odds?
@@baneofbanes I never said it was, just that the sheer amount of people currently alive means that even very unlikely things will still happen at some frequency.
& too be extra clear, I'm not saying finding a loving partner is particularly unlikely, I'm saying even if it was unlikely, it'd still happen.
Congratulations to our favorite Fallout gunnut, Mr. Zank. I'm glad that this little fun playthrough of my favorite game with a friend and bunch of weird mods have brought you both stable income and stable relationships, as well as provided us with months worth of fun content.
Oh, and congrats to Zank's wife I guess.
Zank pilled
Zach you lucky bastard. You managed to do what most of us crusty internet lurkers will never achieve in our entire life; you pulled a 10/10. All joking aside, congrats on the marriage and i hope that you guys continue to find love and happiness in eachother's company for the rest of your lives.
I'm genuinely happy for you guys. The way you guys started, got to know each other, met, got together, moved together - it's all a lot alike how i had it with my fiancee. So i'm really happy for you guys and i hope for you and wish you all the best and a great life together. I'd be there too except cancer got between us and our happily ever after, years later i'm still picking myself up but slowly, piece by piece.
I didn't mean to be a downer about it just weirdly emphasizing how i get you guys and how glad it makes me that you guys met and found each other, especially since i've been fan of the channel and was rooting for Zach for about... damn like 6 years now?
So yeah. Still rooting for you Zach and now also for Mrs. Hazard.
I've had a really fuckin' shitty life so far, and hearing how happy you two are together has made me think...maybe things can get better. Maybe I just need to let the fire inside me burn hotter than the fire around me.
Darn straight,hope you find happiness
You'll find your happiness too, bro!
idk maybe being a mormon could help get you a wife
We can't expect God to do all the work
(Hopefully you're doin well m8)
With a great attitude like that, things will get better for you, man. FWIW, this internet random really hopes you find happiness.
Shadow viewer here, been a fan since before the series got numbered episodes.
Love your humor Zack, and Mrs.Hazard it’s a joy to hear from you, I hope you two have a merry Christmas, and may Bahamut have mercy!
Ah Zach, I'm so happy for you. A few years ago I had piped up on a stream of yours that I was getting married, and I'm so glad to see I can tell you what you told me. Congratulations, and I hope that you guys have a long happy love.
Parasocial relationship to real relationship. So you're telling me there's a chance?
Usually, there always is.
I truly and honestly say don't get your hopes up, this kind of stuff the the exception. Most of the time this stuff will get you a police record
@@icey_doggo3691 Unfortunately...
this guy is about to double his efforts from $500 to $1000 a day to amouranth
@@prestocatronium Who's Amouranth?
I immediately shared this with my cross ocean gal pal. It is really nice how well you work together as a couple, Mrs Hazard I really love your mode of speech, it's no wonder Zach fully committed so fast.
I wish you two all the best, here's to a lifetime!
With all the campfire stories and episode rants about the housing crisis, bad jobs, living with mental illness and other problems, I am just so happy to hear that this man actually did it and grabbed himself such a fun and lovely sounding woman.
Frohe Weihnachten und ein frohes neues Jahr from Germany.
I haven't watched ZACH for months and he has a WIFE! Well, I'm quite happy, a pleasant surprise for Christmas Eve 2023!
No no this is news to me too
Bro this is news for all of us.
How mrs hazard got a hold of zach
mrs hazard: "this, is a G3"
Zach: "dear god..."
mrs hazard: "there's more"
Zach: "YES!"
Even easier *free milk crate*
"Hey, Zach. Free milk crate."
"Wow. Great spot Mrs. Hazard."
I ended up with 2 free milk crates from work. My wife hates them, but good God damn are they useful.
We got Campfire Stories with Zach and Mike, but now we also have Fireplace Stories with Zach and Mrs. Hazard!
Congratulations to you both. Fun fact in 1999 I met my husband of 24yrs through email. From mutual friends. Now at 44 me and 49 him , we've traveled the North America and raised 2 great sons. The youngest now 15 and who wants to go into the army (thanks for that hope he doesn't land at Fort Polk!) Introduced me to Mike's channel on New Years eve 3 yrs ago!! Anyways I loved Mrs Hazard on the channel!! Yall rock!
Its always nice to hear a couple talking about how they met each other.
Oh shit it's incyn wack
BLACK JFJ??
Congratulations Zach, good luck mrs.Hazard.
This is so cute, I loved listening to y'alls story, and the fact that it's all in an Animal Crossing date is adorable
I think I speak for everyone when I say that we adore Mrs. Hazard. I have rarely heard anyone say I love you in such a gentle and heart warming way than these two do.
"Crank your hog, respectfully" still lives in my head rent free. Mrs. Hazard's got some damn good lines (im assuming it was her that said this w/ the timeline lmao)
As a fellow gun autist with a happy marriage, Congratulations bud, it's great to see you make a go at a life together. Mr and Mrs Hazard, sending all available happiness vibes your way.
Okay, this is legitimately a heartwarming wholesome bit of youtuber lore that seriously made my day. Real big freudenfreude energy.
Nice....a parasocial relationship that turns into something beautiful and not creepy....good job zack still being a rebel without a cause and flipping the norm everyday...have a happy new year and a merry Christmas
It sometimes works out. I met my boyfriend on DA back in '11. I was getting into the MLP show and he was a semi well known pony artist.
We started talking and became friends and then many years later we began dating. We've been together for a few years now.
Fortunately he wasn't one of those really creepy bronys.
I've been dipping in and out of Mike's for years now, I'm pretty much only here for the campfire stories and the gun rants consistently, they're great. I'm really pleased that Zach's doing so well, his stories are just amazing, and Mrs Hazard just sounds like she's on the same wavelength. It's so wholesome to hear just how relaxed he is.
This made me tear up.
My wife and I met on June 9, but in 2009, and I married my best friend.
It's weird to think that so may things had to fall in place in a certain order just to even meet.
It is so nice to hear two other people come together in a similar way.
My wife and I did meet via TH-cam or even the internet, but two whole factories, in two states had to shutdown just to get her to me, over a five year period and 800 miles.
Life's weird that way.. You guys have a awsome life together and we wish you many many year together.
It is scary how many parallels in this story I’m hearing to my own current relationship. I just moved from California to Ohio to be with my girlfriend a little over two months ago. She came to visit me twice in Cali, then she flew out this last October, we packed my shit in my civic, and we drove five days back to Ohio. Sadly we didn’t really get to stop and see much because of how work scheduling panned out, but so far I’m happy to be here.
Beyond all that, I’m really happy for you guys! I wish you both a lifetime and beyond of happiness together!
Absolutely more "weird times I injured myself" stories.
You know this speaks to a part of me very deeply. I live in California, and my boyfriend is from the Netherlands. We met online from DnD, and he came to visit for a week this past Summer. I greatly enjoy F:NV and he’s played it as well, so I took him to good springs and all over the place where I live. When you mentioned how sad yet happy you felt when you had to part ways after your first meeting. I felt that way too, and I missed him greatly, and he missed being here.
I don’t know where I’m going with this, I’m so happy for you both, and I genuinely hope you two live a wonderful happy life. You both seem to make one another happy, and I hope me and my boyfriend can find similar success
I hope you have similar success as well!
This... made me more emotional than any professional romantic movie production ever could. You guys are great, wishing you all Merry Christmas!
I don't even know how to start a comment. I've been a gun nerd for most of the time I know myself, but in country I live there isn't much content produced about firearms. It happens so that I was born in the Russia, the country where government is afraid of already dying and small firearms and hunters community (the gun owner rate here is like less than a percent). I've wondered so many times:"Why? Why haven't I looked at a piano or something else? Why my passion has to be a topic of political disagreements?" and I never found the answer. I basically learned English just to keep my only passion active. I learned it not through books and school but through TH-cam, it started with demoranch translates to forgotten weapons and at some time I stumbled upon Zach Gun Rants (thankfully video was seen by the algorithm, and he brought it to me). From that time I listened to all of the campfire stories and rants. I still have all of them downloaded on my phone so if I'm not in the zone of network I still can listen how you genuinely get excited about finding vss in fallout, or tell about heat shield on a shotgun. Your and Mike stories gave me a huge boost in knowledge both the language and firearms. I lived all of those time rewatching military and other stories or listening about bird feeders or your experiences with cars. Your type of thinking resonated with me, you were the first gun not expert, but enthusiast which I could relate to. Before youtube all people I know thought my interest was strange or even dangerous."oh you like guns, so you will probably join the army?" No. I loved only firearms, their aesthetics and mechanics, the engineering that was put through it, the story behind it and in front of it. From the time I started watching you guys I completed school, got b2 english and b1 German (which left me burned out completely, as I were in my last year of school and was going through the united state exams, the ones that uni or college looks on) and gone to university, but I still love to listen to you. And now I'm at a point in my life, where I lie at 2am smiling, right before my programming exam. I'm happy that Zach have found a person that fits him. Through the first 5 minutes I hear how fitting you two are for each other. Thank you for your time recording these vids, you helped me and will continue helping me through the difficulties of my life.
Congrats on getting married Zach! Hope to see more of Mrs. Hazard on this channel
Hearing this honestly melted my heart, I hope you two have a wonderful christmas and be together for a very long time.
I'm also low-key thinking that somehow Mrs Hazard is more a gun nut than what Zach is :P
Congrats Zach
"I was an essential worker in the warehouse of a gun shop" may be the most 'MERICA thing I've heard in a while.
But more seriously, you two sound perfect together, and I hope you have many, many happy years together. Happy Holidays to the two of you, and early congrats on 100k subs!
Campfire chats with Mike, and now Cafe dates with Mrs. Hazard. (:
Mike's gonna have the funniest and strangest best man speech at Zach's wedding.
Congrats to the both of you
"were were running from a deathclaw and Zank was screaming... I was laughing, so anyway I'm Darlene" and it's only them losing their shit while everyone else is like "he said words... but what does he meant?"
I'm glad for you two. With the way things are anymore I was starting to think that things like this never happen anymore
This the cutest thing I've ever seen, I hope you fellas have a long wonderful life together 💕💕
We need this as like a monthly podcast, y'all are simply perfect for each other
I mainly know Zach through mike's channel, listening to the campfire stories and gun rants some years ago. For some odd reason, TH-cam's algorithm decided to send me here. Good for him, and a heartfelt congratulation to you both for the marriage.
This entire thing is so fucking wholesome and it is great to hear people being this happy together. Just fills you with joy. The entire story also reminds me a bit of how I met my current girlfriend. Also, congrats on getting married. Hope to hear more of Mrs. Hazard in the future
You mf are way too cute together, makes my heart happy to see two like-minded people find each other and start making a life together, you crazy diamonds just keep on shining
A well deserved congratulations and a Merry Christmas to the both of you.
I would genuinely like more of this it’s amazing
It's been a really exhausting, saddening and tiring year, but, always happy to hear good things from youtubers I follow like you and Mike. Wish the best for you and Mrs. Hazard going into the new year, Nald'thal bless your fortunes!
This man won at life. Simple as that. A heartfelt congratulations is in order👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I had actually wondered if it was possible for someone being a TH-camr and someone who is just a TH-cam consumer could enter into a relationship. This was a sweet video and answered a lot of questions. Seriously, here’s to prosperous years ahead for you both!
Yeah, who would've thought such a thing could happen (cough cough Minecraft TH-camrs cough cough)? Really sweet video though, it's great to see that Zack Danger has found someone!
it happens all the time, the problem is the consumer is usually a minor.
So... A parasocial relationship BECAME A RELATIONSHIP!?!? Guys, we have a chance!
we have a chance, just not with Zach
@@dirtytoilet all hope for me is gone damn
Why does your profile picture fit your comment so well? XD
@@Palahniuc Maybe it's fate. Maybe it's Maybelline. You're worth it.
First I’d need to be in a para social relationship.
Congratulations Zach I’m happy for you, I really like to see your wife in future videos and maybe a play through with each other
Thanks guys now my heart is all warm and happy cool.
(you guys sound so happy I wish nothing but the best for you both!!)
So what I understood is that the perfect couple of nerds found each other through the internet and through a lot of introverted awkwardness they finally got together.
Truly a story that shows that there is no correct way to find love
Also the thumbnail of Treasure panda with madam treasure panda is really cute
Oh damn, you were still calling her your girlfriend, so I didn't know you guys got married, congrats! As a fellow Californian, smart move going to him instead. Merry Christmas and happy new years, you guys!
Also, thanks for putting my comment from the vampire mansion vid in there. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
I'm not crying, ok, fine, but these are "happy" tears. Good luck to you both.
I'm happy Zach found someone to help him throughout this harsh life. Hope you 2 all the best!
I was at a restaurant in Mesa AZ and they had a food challenge and that had a list of names that had completed said challenge and 3rd on that short list was Zach Hazard and that’s been sticking with me for the past 3 weeks
Small World
You are the luckiest small-arms repairman in the world, Zæçh, I am super happy for you! Props to her for having supported you through highs and lows, and the Frontier. Cheers!
I swear I legit have been watching this guy for 10 years. Good for you Hazard. And to you Mrs. Hazard. Fare well wherever you fare.
Zach finally got married! Congratulations, you two. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The interactions between both of you is so freaking wholesome in every way possible. I wish the best for both of you going into the new year and I hope I get too see more content like this as well!!!
Geniunely this is a great story and Mrs. Hazard is an adorable person. Absolutely have her on the channel more. She's great and i like y'all's dynamic.
This was a perfect story for the holidays. It sounds like Zach really hit the jackpot with Mrs. Hazard. Its nice to see people meeting online like this and making it work. Ive been there and it didn't end so good for myself, so hearing this definitely brought back some emotions. But form the sound of it, you two deserve each other. Congratulations guys. Hopefully there will be plenty more content in the future.
Welp, Mr. Hazard, you ever so slightly gave me hope. Congrats and merry Xmas.
Hazard, Mrs Hazard, true love waits. It might take its time, but I feel like you two are pretty much built for each other, and I'm happy you guys met now instead of meeting later life.
you have no idea how much i was squealing in joy for you two
Fun fact, TH-cam was originally going to be a dating website that featured videos as part of the profiles before it became just a video sharing site.
This made my heart smile.
Been very heartbroken as of late, really needed something like this.
I *really* hope things are going better for you. Hopefully time heals that broken heart. Just remember that the only thing worse than a broken heart is a heart that needs to break and isn't allowed to. FWIW, this internet random really hopes you find happiness.
@@floorpizza8074 I hope so too. Life has been… difficult.
That was a beautiful podcast(?) you two! More than once did it bring a tear to my eye! Congrats to you both! And a long, happy life full as much as you two can contain as well!
P.S. Would love to hear about weid times you got hurt, Mr. Zank, Hazard
P.S.S. Would also love to hear more from Mrs. Zach Hazard in future videos! Be it just talking over your shoulder as your mini devil and/or angel, or if she joins in on some of your own adventures a la Anne and Mike style! Whatever you both wish, im here for!
I definitely missed the announcement that you got married, but seriously happy that you two found one another. It's so so special when you find your other half and are on the same wavelength as much as you two are. Congratulations (though i'm sure it's way too late to congratulate you both) and Merry Christmas.
You two sound so crazy in love and happy and Zach especially sounds happier than I have ever heard him. My dad got remarried yesterday and this cannot have been a better follow-up to what has already been a great week. I wish both of you the greatest happiness with one another and in life. Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, and may God and the universe bless you all!
This legitimately made me tear up. It's so sweet. Congratulations and may you spend the rest of your lives happily together
This was so sweet, congrats to you both. would love to see more of Mrs. Hazard on the channels in any capacity so long as they enjoy doing so. this years been rough for myself, but glad to see you both thriving and hope 2024 goes better for everyone!