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man i just dont where to start.. as i have posted before we all the worker at a local cafe and bakery learned of the dissolved partnership and now the food service trailer we were working as been closed down.As one of the cooks, i started my kickstarter and indiegogo projects long before the news came down last week. I spent many year running a kitchen and even had my own catering firm back in my hometown of San Diego, ca..on a cross country trip following hwy 40, to clear my head after a mind-numbing divorce, i was working in various juke joints, BBQ spots and diners when the idea came too after one too many self serving owner would make it know that i was not welcome if i did not play their version of the emperors new clothes.
I always wanted to be he boss i never had, the one who would make you feel wanted and looked to you for imput and never saw you as a threat, the boss who said, god forbid, said good job. the boss who would train you as if you knew what you were doing and knew you were bright enough to the boss who knew being a woman or too young, too old , too not like the others or who did not look like him still wanted best for you, the boss who took money and reinvested it in training and education of the staff and not just another mindless drunk free for all Christmas party.
I have a firm belief in God not because its the things to do or to tap in to an demographic segment but because its all i have, there are no well wishers, there are no family members to get seed money from, mom and dad are both gone and one brother was lot to addictions and the other to diabetes, OH LOOK !!!. it the bank telling me that i AM 283.00 in the hole to them, what could be just better...sigh..the van i drove cross country was lost this winter and used to money to get a high end cell phone only to be eaten up by the plan, so i traded it for this laptop, As a naval vet under the watchful of the the VA i find it so hard to really ask for help and i usually don't, too many times i have asked for help here in the city only to be taken advantage of but being with out food for 3 days i guess i really had no choice, so i worked at a small place, a cafe/bakery where because of my situation had to work there for what amounted to was 3 dollars an hours.. it worked til i heard the time honored lament of not being able to afford me.. damn i am really tired of hearing how labor cost is root of all business evil, i did the numbers, not only could he afford to give everyone a dollar raise he still would have gone home with net with 7,000 dollars a month and living here in the Midwest is REALLY COMFORTABLE !!
forgive at times the ol PTSD kicks in and i get really spun out on things that seems out of control and hopeless but i am trying to wade this rough ride out ! yet being able to type the hunt and peck way of typing about 10 words a minute can be a bit frustrating as well.. THANK GOD FOR SPELL CHECK !!!!. THIS WILL, NAY HAVE TO SUCCEED THESES PROJECTS..IT ALL I HAVE there is no plan B, there is no job, at the moment to fall back on, no trust fund, no 401k, NO VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER TO LIVE IN SHOULD OFF THIS GO DOWN SWINGING IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE 9TH, no rich relation home town queen who married young and then retired,.. thank you Janis Ian...so if any human as real world.. test.. free.. no cost..proven methods that could and do result in projects being funded..please pass them along to me BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.. WOW this does help!! i was feeling so bested, beaten down by life when i started it now i just feel slightly suicidal if you need my email and or links by all means i will give them out..im asking a coffee shop barrister to help me shoot a video on an old casio digital camera to download to my kickstarter and indiegogo sites.. so that's a step in the right direction.
i would imagine the rel reason i just dont give up is too many have told me i just cant make it happen and i should just give up and go work for someone else and be secure in helping someone else secure their financial dreams.. well if that true.. i would rather be homeless to hear any one say in just and mocking.. you'll never pull it of..

Do you have a KIckstarter project? If so, what's the link to it?

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THE COMMENT ABOUT THE BANK WAS, THAT I WAS OVER DRAWN AND THEY CLOSED IT, SO WITH INDIEGOGO I KNOW I CAN GET A WALMART CARD AND ATTACH IT TO THAT SITE TO GET MONEY AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, AND WITH THAT, CLEAR UP THE BANK THAT CLOSED, OPEN ANOTHER ACCOUNT LINK IT TO BOTH KICK STARTER AND INDIEGOGO..WHEW. WORKING ON THE FLIGHT DECK WAS EASIER THAN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW..THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE PICTURE OF THE CARRIER. NO MATTER HOW BAD MY LIFE SEEMS TO BE TURNING, THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY WHO WORE THE UNIFORM AND THAT I SERVED PROUDLY ALONG SIDE, LAID TO REST WHO WOULD SELL THEIR VERY SOULS TO COME BACK FROM THE DEAD FOR JUST ONE MORE DAY.. SO I TRY TO KEEP WHINING TO A MINIMUM

I really like your campaign. Excellent idea and we all could use a return of local mom/pop burger joints dedicated to the community and local economy. You're not alone in your struggles. Kickstart (and indiegogo I think) is full of people offering promotional services for a fee, and I've yet to find evidence or testimonials of it working for anybody. So it would seem that you will have to do the promotional ground work from your side.

I have no doubt there are many communities that would welcome a boost in there local economy, I truly hope you don't give up on this excellent idea. Don't be discouraged, All of us running campaigns understand the struggle and challenge of bringing attention to the project.

The good news is that you have an entire community of like minded folks, each trying hard to raise money and a good number of us are doing so with nothing but change in our pockets so don't despair. We're all in the same boat (more or less) together.

Please keep moving forward as I hate seeing mcdonalds and burger king fill our street corners..

as of yesterday i got my first 10.00 donation.. cant begin to tell you what that means to and feesl to a man
with nothing..almost nothing

THIS IS HE INSPIRATION FOR WHAT IM A DOING...
Red's Giant Hamburg
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Red's Giant Hamburg was a business on U.S. Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri which is believed to have been the world's first 'drive-through' restaurant.[1]


This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (October 2013)
The red-haired Sheldon "Red" Chaney (May 20, 1916 – June 2, 1997) arrived in Springfield after World War II with a bride and a new college business degree. He purchased a small gas station with several wooden, motor court cabins tucked among trees on the back of the property. Eventually, a café was added in 1947. Growing weary of pumping gas and operating the motor court, the couple decided a better money-maker would be a restaurant. Since they owned a small herd of beef cattle (and would continue to raise their own beef till the close of the business), they decided to concentrate on hamburgers.

The business's name was supposed to be 'Red's Giant Hamburger', but Chaney mis-measured the special-ordered "T"-shaped sign. Springfield, Missouri's electric utility lines were already draped across the portion of their real estate that faced the roadway. The costly and dangerous lines had been installed very low and the city refused to raise them. So, with his newly purchased sign too tall to fit in front of his place, (as Cheney himself explained it), he simply "had the bottom of the metal sign cut off!" Thus he removed the 'er' in the word 'hamburger' and accidentally created 'a business legend'.[attribution needed]

The menu included all kinds of trimmings available on burgers with titles to match the meat patty sizes: Sooper; Senior; Medium; and Junior. The hamburgs were offered along with the choice of a bowl filled with brown beans or an order of shoestring crinkle cut french fries or a bag of chips. He also made his own root beer, which was kept in a barrel and deemed the favorite drink of the majority of the customers. The commercial soda pop dispenser had 'a magnet' added to the side as he believed this magically enhanced the flavor of the mass-produced drinks.

A 1955, a faded purple and white two-tone Buick sedan was parked directly in front of the entry. A hole through the auto's roof contained a long pipe which had another bar welded perpendicular at the crest. Affixed to each end of the bar was about a two foot long wire with a suspended bleach bottle encased in a wad of tinfoil. Within the old car was a washing machine motor which, when activated, made the long pipe twist back and forth causing the shiny, foil balls to whip around like a Space Age themed, ho-made mobile. Red believed this odd creation caught the eyes of passersby and got them to stop and dine. It did and they did.

After several years of observing and analyzing customers, Red Chaney concluded travelers would enjoy the convenience of making purchases without leaving their vehicles. A small window would be the easy service area. He cut out the opening on the west side of the building and the genesis of all future 'drive-through restaurants' was created. Occasionally cars would back up in a long line so Red added a mike and speaker on a pole at the side driveway; when more vehicles would arrive, the fleet-footed man would go running out the restaurant's screen door with a pencil over his ear and scratch pad, racing from car-to-car collecting orders. (Red did not want anyone to believe them slow and did not want to lose the business.) He would scurry back inside and deliver the orders, then quickly serve the other awaiting food orders to the tables. Behind saloon-like swinging doors, his wife - Miss Julia - was the cook in the back kitchen. The entire business was a two-person operation. Red rarely put his funds inside the cash register. Business was brisk and the orderly placement of bills was too time-consuming. The paper money would simply pile up and he would rifle through the several-inch-thick heap to get the correct change. Safety was not a worry as the place was simply too full of customers for anyone to cause trouble.

His interior decor ideas were all original. The walls were painted in out-of-doors hues or as the delightful, childlike man described it, 'picnic colors.' The ceiling was white like clouds – the walls were a sky-blue, a band of green, representing grass, graced the wainscot area of the walls and the floor was painted chocolate brown to imitate the soil from a picnic setting. Red Chaney believed people would find this a happy, inviting atmosphere and compare it to the joy of picnic dining. Occasionally 'extra decorative touches' would appear like gaudy, tissue-paper flowers from Mexico sprouting in corners. One special enhancement included a huge paper bee hanging from the ceiling's corner, while diagonal across the restaurant, a plastic squeeze-bottle of 'Sue Bee Honey' was suspended from the other corner. Red explained (since he had developed this decorative 'outdoor atmosphere,') the bee was flying across to get the honey!

He designed, created and used (for a period of time) old-fashioned, red, push-button Coleman coolers on each table. He cleverly added short, welded-on-legs to each water-filled container. A convenient stack of tiny, paper Lily cups (a locally manufactured product) was on each tabletop. The wee cups could easily be tucked beneath the cooler's faucet. This provided the customers a self-service of cold water at each table as they awaited their order being taken and delivered. It was innovative and time efficient and purely a 'Red Chaney idea.'

Countless other features drew attention to the restaurant but mostly, it was the owner himself that became the greatest attraction.[citation needed] Dancing while taking the orders, Red Cheney would often Jitterbug with a pretty girl, do a delightful one-man performance of the Twist or twirl Miss Julia around the crowded cafe till she would throw up her hands, rushing to flip the sizzling burgers. Loud laughter and fast-paced music were the prominent, alluring sounds echoing through the screendoor. There was no question why the Chaneys were successful, admired and beloved in the community. The apron-wearing Miss Julia rarely strayed from her area, appearing framed in the kitchen's doorway with folded arms at the swinging-doors and smiling across to familiar faces or taking part in a sudden, whimsical floor-show. One memorable endearment was saved just for special people. Red would 'personalize your order' in his own unique way. He would show his affection for his favorite customers by writing their name in a thin line of squeezed-out mustard across the beef patty of their open-faced hamburger.

When Mr and Mrs Chaney retired in 1984, customers stood for hours in a long line weaving down the old Route 66 roadway. The restaurant's food supply was empty by mid-afternoon and the doors were locked with the final crowd inside to share their last fun meal / visit with the twosome and try to memorize the historic ending. Long-time customers were given a crockery plate from the business with Red's autograph scribbled in felt-tip pen across the rim. Eventually, the city of Springfield demanded the removal of the old, boarded-up building.[citation needed] The motor court had long ago been demolished (that area had been used as a park 'n eat location for customers who wished to munch lunch in their vehicles). The main building was bulldozed shortly before Chaney's own death on June 2, 1997. His widow and business partner, Julia Chaney, died on May 19, 2006.[2][3]

In 2013, a fundraising campaign was established to recreate the now historic, Red's Giant Hamburg sign.[4] It will become a focal point in a larger Springfield, Mo. project to establish a Route 66-themed roadside park. The site is located within the city limits in a section of town called the West Meadows area (on College Street east of Fort Avenue).[5]

This is a great project, but the only issue is your rewards. If you had better rewards I think you'd have better results. Many people can't just go to Missouri on a dime. Living in Virginia it would be quite the drive just for free food for a year. It is a great idea for people living around you, but I suggest redoing your project if it fails (hopefully it won't!) and adding different rewards. I hope that your project is a success though!

your right.. im going there right now !!!.. what do you suggest...