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Bubba's Roadhouse stays open serving toilet paper with your steak

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Bubba's Roadhouse stays open serving toilet paper with your steak
Bubba's Roadhouse stays open serving toilet paper with your steak

Bubba's Roadhouse is serving up steaks with a side of toilet paper!

They want the public to know they are open and ready to serve the public.

LETS YOU PICK UP A STEAK ANDTOILET PAPER AT THE SAME TIME.IT MAY SOUND WEIRD ..

BUTWHATEVER WORKS THESE DAYS ..

FOROUR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO BE ABLETO SAY WE’RE OPEN!

TONIGHT, I’MSHOWING YOU A LOCAL SPOT THAT’SBEEN AROUND FOR GOING ON 27YEARS IS WORKING TO MEET INEEDS BY MEETING YOURS.SOUND OF FRIES FRYING.(22:20)YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT?

THEFOLKS WHO COOK ’EM UP ALONGSIDETHESE JUICY STEAKS ..

FRESHPREPARED SALADS..SOUND OF PREPARING SALAD(23:39)AND THESE FAMOUS MARGARITASKNOWN AS "BUBBARITAS" ARE READYTO TAKE YOUR ORDER!EMPLOYEE ANSWERING PHONE: Hello,thank you for calling Bubba’sRoadhouse..YOU CAN ALSO TAKE HOME FRESHBEEF OR CHICKEN FROM THEIRBUTCHER SHOP.

BUBBA’S OWNER JAYJOHNSON EVEN OFFERING TOILETPAPER TO GO!(1:05)JAY JOHNSON/OWNER: We have alittle shop..dry goods.BUT EVEN IF THIS CREATIVE(sign of takeout)TAKEOUT APPROACH TAKES OFF,IT’S SMALL FRACTION OF WHATTHEY’D DO IF(signs saying dine and bar areclosed)CUSTOMERS WERE ALLOWED TO DINEIN AND SIT AT THE BAR.

BUSINESSIS DOWN 80 PERCENT OVER LASTMARCH.(2:40)JAY JOHNSON OWNER: What scaresme the most..is this is the timeof year we’re supposed to putmoney away to get through thesummer.HE’S TRYING HIS BEST TO KEEP ITGOING ...sound of cleaning brick...BY HAVING SOME EMPLOYEES DEEPCLEANING THE BUBBA’S TRADEMARKBRICK WALLS AND EVERY OTHER PARTOF THE RESTAURANT.

BUT IT HASN’TBEEN ENOUGH TO STAVE OFFUNAVOIDABLE PAIN.(1:39--1:47)I think one of the hardestthings to do is lay off a lot oour staff..including oneemployee who was with us foralmost 20 years.THEY’RE HOPING THEIR NEW WAY TODOING THINGS WILL BE ENOUGH TOPAY WHO’S WHO’S LEFT AND KEEPTHE LIGHTS ON.(2:33)We still have to pay themortgage..WE still have to pathe electric..WE pay ouremployees and we pay for food,there’s not much left.MEANING, EVEN IF THIS WORKS, ITWON’T BE ABLE GO ONEINDEFINITELY.(3:53)It’s definitely notsustainable business model.We’re in a survival mode.THAT’S WHERE YOU AND PEOPLE LIKEYOU AND ME AND FRANCES COME IN.GIVING OUR BUSINESS IS OUR LOCALBUSINESSES IS THEIR LIFE LINERIGHT NOW!( 19:53)FRANCES SUTHARD/BUBBA’SCUSTOMER: If we don’t supportthem...they’re going to begone..when it’s all over.MEANTIME, THE FOLKS OF BUBBA’SARE GRATEFUL TO FEED YOU ANDCOUNTING ON THE COMMUNITYSUPPORT THAT BROUGHT US THROUGHPAST CHALLENGES.(4:59--5:05)We’ve been through a lot of hardtimes together.

WE’ve throughhurricanes, red tide and I knowthis community strong enough toget through it.GET THROUGH, ONE, SALE, ONETHANK Y

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