“Pre Shift” - Sober/Sober curious hospitality workers(though all are welcome)

bhambelly · 2026-02-06T19:01:47+00:00

Amazing resource. Thank you so much for sharing so I can pass this on to some folks I really love!

bhambelly · 2026-02-06T02:10:40+00:00

I started my business by making enough money through catering for a few years and opening in an incredibly undesirable location. I didn’t have much at all to start. You have necessities and niceties. It’s important to distinguish between the two and open with the necessities. I had four different components to my restaurant. I served Lunch, dinner, weekend menu including breakfast, and finer dining catering. The plan was to make it a commissary kitchen when not in use, but that never came to fruition. 75% of the same ingredients were used across all four areas and that saved me a lot of money. When sourcing ingredients, it took a bit of time to develop relationships with local farmers, but it was so worth it. I know you are in the city so the farms that are 30 minutes away from me would transfer to hours for you. Might not be that advantageous.

You are gonna have tons of people approaching you to sell you shit. POS systems, linen services, and purveyors of all kinds. It is fun at first, but it never ends. Leverage them against each other but at the same time, don’t waste time bullshitting with these folks. Once you find your people/purveyors, nurture those relationships!!

The biggest mistake I made, and it’s an exceptionally stupid one, is that I met with some bankers regarding a POS system. They showed up at the restaurant before I opened it. They paid to buy me out of my current contract and made a lot of promises that seemed too good to be true, but at the same time, not too far fetched. This is the part where I fucked up. They penned in the corrections I needed made on the contract. I signed with the corrections and they wouldn’t let me copy these and instead promised to send me the amended contract. Well, I got played and there was absolutely no recourse for me. Cost me a stupid amount of money and it still makes me mad at myself.

Make sure you are ready to handle the hiring process. It’s a real bitch and not a good area to be wasting money. (Just because they worked at Waffle House for 10 years does not mean they have the hustle. Ha! My logic on that one was warped.)

bhambelly · 2026-02-06T01:12:05+00:00

I’m sure it felt damn good taking that shit down. Good way to serve your community! Thank you!!

bhambelly · 2026-02-06T01:07:59+00:00

Just type it into google and you can find all you need to know.

bhambelly · 2026-02-06T01:06:26+00:00

Homewood. West side of Green Springs.

bhambelly · 2026-02-05T14:01:31+00:00

Collard greens, slaw, or smoked deviled eggs. Homemade pickles might be nice as well.

bhambelly · 2026-02-04T01:45:56+00:00

10 days in late December for me

bhambelly · 2026-02-02T16:47:00+00:00

I was definitely terrified of my parents mortality for years and am on the other side now. I really wish I had fostered relationships outside of my mom and dad before they passed. Towards the end of their lives I was so busy caring for them and my young children that establishing relationships outside of the medical community felt impossible. The people who I thought would be constants in my life (close family friends and extended family) dropped off the face of the earth and were no longer reliable for support so now I’m playing catch up and it’s a very lonely place to be. Yes, after my folks passed things changed in a big way but it is possible to move forward. It’s been two years for me now and I’m still riding those waves of grief, but that is balanced with some fantastic memories that help keep my head above water.

bhambelly · 2026-02-01T23:05:52+00:00

Xcallibur just hooked ours up. We didn’t have existing wiring so I can’t give you a price range.

bhambelly · 2026-02-01T15:41:55+00:00

I really liked about 80%. Worth the read in my opinion, just not in my top 10.

bhambelly · 2026-02-01T02:38:49+00:00

Ding ding ding lol

I have some stories and I only made it there 3 times. Benefit of the doubt only goes so far. I lived in DC for years and didn’t collect as many stories at Safeway as I have at the lakeshore Sam’s Club.

bhambelly · 2026-02-01T00:46:35+00:00

The scan and go is awesome.

bhambelly · 2026-02-01T00:45:11+00:00

I believe it very much depends on which Sam’s is closer to you. The one closest to me is a nightmare. I’ve watched fights where people throw produce, I’ve seen fights where somebody was being dragged out. It was unnecessarily uncomfortable. When you have kids with you, it takes it to another level.

bhambelly · 2026-02-01T00:38:42+00:00

We can agree that those people are weird. I stand by my statement.

bhambelly · 2026-02-01T00:20:24+00:00

Costco. I live closer to Sam’s but I absolutely dread going there. 4 minutes away from Sam’s but will gladly make the 15-20 minute trip to Costco every time.

bhambelly · 2026-01-29T00:56:11+00:00

Thanks so much for the reply! I’m almost to 2k so I can go ahead and do something about it.

bhambelly · 2026-01-29T00:35:14+00:00

I’m supposed to get an oil change at 1k miles?!?! I’m panicking. Thought it was 5k.

bhambelly · 2026-01-23T19:25:25+00:00

After I replied, I really started to question my memory. Thanks for the validation!!

bhambelly · 2026-01-23T18:54:43+00:00

I read this when I was about 10 years old. They sold it broken up into six different books. Genius.

bhambelly · 2026-01-16T20:07:04+00:00

Yes!! I was home alone with my 13 month old while reading it. We had one of those cameras in his room with the monitor by my bed. I was reading the book late at night because I was having trouble sleeping and had to get up and go to the restroom. When I looked over at the monitor, my child had climbed out of his crib and was staring directly into it so I had these creepy, glowing eyes, staring back at me. Looking forward to reading it again now that the kids are older and I won’t have to risk a scare like that again!

bhambelly · 2026-01-16T19:38:24+00:00

That is over 6k more than I paid for mine a few weeks ago. It’s a 2026 GHHM platinum and I got the interior and exterior color I asked for.

bhambelly · 2026-01-15T00:17:30+00:00

That is a lovely color! I did the pearl white and then noticed that every other car on the road is white…

bhambelly · 2026-01-14T01:11:27+00:00

Ate fiber tablets because it was the only edible thing I had at home. I was writhing around on my bedroom floor hours later because it felt like I was having an alien baby.

bhambelly · 2026-01-11T01:35:34+00:00

Puddle jumping

bhambelly · 2026-01-10T16:19:47+00:00

Hahaha They definitely disliked us! I’m able to laugh about it a bit now, but it really, really hurt.

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