I finally bought my hot dog cart!!!

[capnhowdy]

Have a box of Tums® and TicTac® on the cart too.

Me wants mustid & relish. And onions finely chopped.

[Undertoad]

One all-beef, mustard, dijon if ya got it. Do you have Orangina or something like that?

[Chocolatl]

Woohoo! Good luck getting everything up and running.

(Also: please include mayo among your cart condiments.)

[TheMercenary]

Wow. Great job. Where did you finally relocate in Fl. ?(generally)

Glad to see your plan is coming together.

[Radar]

dar is right about ketchup on a hot dog. In Chicago, only children do that.




Merc,

I'm in Central, FL between Orlando and Gainesville. Bought a 3,000 square foot house cash for $70k, and I'm putting another $30k cash into fixing it up into a very nice place.

Between the house insurance and property taxes, I'll be paying less than 200 a month and I've got my own well so I don't have to pay for water.

Last year I paid off all my debts to credit cards, student loans, car payments, etc.

So now I have no rent or house payment, no credit card payments, no student loan payments, no car payments, etc. I could get by on pretty much nothing. My wife could support all 3 of us on the money she makes doing nails...which ain't much.

I figured this would give me a chance to make the hot dog biz work out well, but as luck would have it, I may have an IT job out here making the same money I made in Los Angeles. It's a swing shift job so I'll have the day time to run my cart. Even without the really good job, I'd be able to save a ton of money by just running the cart, but if I do both, I'll be one tired...and financially secure....man.

I'm still getting used to the weather. I've never sweat so much in my life.

[kerosene]

Originally Posted by Radar

dar is right about ketchup on a hot dog. In Chicago, only children do that.

Surely you will have some ketchup available for those of us children who like it?

[Radar]

Originally Posted by case

Surely you will have some ketchup available for those of us children who like it?

Of course. I'm not from Chicago or in Chicago. I sell what the people want.

Though I'm considering only having Coke products rather than both Coke & Pepsi.

[monster]

Originally Posted by Radar

Of course. I'm not from Chicago or in Chicago. I sell what the people want.

Though I'm considering only having Coke products rather than both Coke & Pepsi.

Good lad. I hate it when there's only Pepsi products....

although we (summer outdoor pool) found that the best way for pop is to shop at the grocery stores when they have sales and just sell whatever they have cheap. better prices than contract or wholesale prices. For example this week you can get 60 cans of coke or pepsi for $11. So we stock up on that deal.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Radar

Of course. I'm not from Chicago or in Chicago. I sell what the people want.

Though I'm considering only having Coke products rather than both Coke & Pepsi.

YEAH! Pepsi sucks!



But really, it does.

Originally Posted by Pie

If you go with the coke products, please carry Coke Zero in addition to (or instead of) Diet Coke.

Pay no attention to the Pie behind the curtain. Diet Coke is second only to coffee as a Drink of the Gods.

[Shawnee123]

There is way too much going on up there!

This is a hot dog. Plain. Simple. Perfect. No "smoky" or "red hot" or some german word implying it's either "beef-stuffed pork" or "pork-stuffed beef."

A touch of plain old yellow mustard OR some shredded cheddar (not melted) would be acceptable.

I will never write a book entitled "Adventures in Eating."

[TheMercenary]

Got to have the occas chili as well.

[Pie]

Maybe in little foil packets, that he can grudgingly dig out of a drawer somewhere.
Along with the admonition to "grow up & get a job!"

[TheMercenary]

We always do our brats or sausage with kraut and a horseradish based mustard. I rarely eat a regular dog anymore. To whimpy.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Radar

dar is right about ketchup on a hot dog. In Chicago, only children do that.

But you could call it a "Lorena Bobbit".

Originally Posted by monster

For example this week you can get 60 cans of coke or pepsi for $11.

That's a hell of a deal, how is that packaged? 10 six packs? 5 twelve packs? 2 thirty can cubes?

[Radar]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But you could call it a "Lorena Bobbit".


That's a hell of a deal, how is that packaged? 10 six packs? 5 twelve packs? 2 thirty can cubes?

Out here right now it's 48 cokes (4 - 12 packs) for $10. This is still a pretty good deal. When you can get a can for under $.25, you're doing pretty well, especially when you're selling them for a buck.