06/25/2026
I want to address something that I normally would not put out there but today I am going to because I am deeply hurt...
But first off, I would like to thank everybody that came out tonight and supported the setup that we booked back on 5/19 & we also did another fundraiser on 6/5..
We raised a good amount of money tonight to go towards the festival that is absolutely free to any And all families and all proceeds go to St Jude thru the car show that is done by a company we bring in to do that..
I was given permission by management to set up here today over a month ago And when I was here on Monday, I confirmed my spot and I was told the other truck had not shown up for several weeks And that I could come here on wednesday afternoon.... when I arrived, I seen that there was another food truck here so I went inside And I asked should I reschedule since there was another truck And I was told no that actually the other truck "had not shown up for several weeks and was inconsistent"...
We pulled up towards the other business (harbor freight) that was in the parking lot towards the middle, and every single customer that we waited on tonight was our regular customers, with the exception of the man that I met with the dog on my previous post And one other customer of that I apparently served in eddyville ky because he said, "I have not seen you since you were in eddyville".....
We had customers that pulled up and did not order food. & They dropped money in the bucket to go towards the event, and the other truck actually waved at us And that was the end of it..
About an hour after they left, I get a message on Facebook telling me they hope that I burned in hell for setting up with the other truck and along with some other things said to me (it was their family member ) And I just could not believe what was said to me, because being a franchise owner of a food truck and a food truck owner of 11 years I Have worked with countless trucks, and some you can work with and some you just cannot, but for the most part everyone gets along & we set up together and everybody knows the more the trucks, the more the business and also networking is a great thing And honestly we happily would have had this other truck our the festival..
Honestly, I'm not mad... I am deeply hurt,I had to shut my window early because of how much it bothered me and if you know me and you know my nature & a lot of things don't bother me ..
I was excited for this because I enjoy being able to give something to the community, I love to do things like that & I love to be able to see families come out and enjoy a day with no charge to them except for the food and any of the vendors as they are there to make money. I have talked about being able to do this for years And it's costly, around 20k a festival and we raise this money by sponsorships from local businesses, My food truck setting up and donating the money and Jus’ Burgers setting up and donating their money as well.
At the end of this, just watch what you say to people, because you never know everything what's behind it, especially when you're given permission And have had this plan for weeks and weeks, and sometimes it's just better to ask questions and to talk, rather than to send such hateful messages and to say things you can't take back and I think we've all been there, but we learned from things and we grow up and we try to be respectful to others.
And that's something that I have worked really hard on the last few years.. and honestly, if they're experiencing that much trouble financially, which is what they disclosed to me, we would have helped them and we could have set up a gofundme,We would have raised money, like we would have stepped in.I've done it countless times and ninety percent of it never gets posted because i just dont need gratification!!!! .We do that kind of stuff All the time!
But again, thank you to each and every person that came out today, I look forward to seeing you guys at the festival and Jus Burgers and myself will be doing another fundraiser in the next week and we will be announcing it soon for july 1st . Mark your books for July 11th for the Bluegrass Food Truck Festival !!!!