Florida man leaves insurance business, opens hot dog restaurant

A Florida man known for making his kids ‘daddy dawgs’ left his 9-5 job working for an insurance company and opened a hot dog with his family. www.fox13news....
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[@serioushex3893]

finally a florida man story that's wholesome and uplifting

[@jimmylight4866]

Well hot dogs are toxic, but yes it's a Florida story that does not involve meth & murder.

[@belladamex767]

Ikr, finally a story without a mugshot

[@kaelthunderhoof5619]

Later that day. "Florida hotdog man shot in front of his store"

[@jackanderson2773]

@@kaelthunderhoof5619 You got that mixed up with Chicago .

[@isaacvanderbilt4505]

He makes the hotdogs with his asshole.

[@Kim-jd8ko]

Bless you and the family. Its awesome to hear about a positve family success story.

[@anthonyfxbb9040]

This is so encouraging! I’m not happy at my job installing sheet metal. With that being said my wife and I are taking a risk to do something similar. Blessings upon blessings for you and your family!

[@rickdee67]

Pray on it and he hears you! Your faith is answered with blessings! Be thankful and share your prayers with other as i am with YOU!

[@guardian1234561]

Good luck!

[@changeoffocus1074]

Nothing like working for yourself!! Especially after what the pandemic has shown everyone.

[@jhowardsupporter]

Man we could have got you a job at my friends construction company installing sheet metal. Obviously someone would have to know you personally otherwise you'd have to apply and he'd pay you a tiny amount.

[@Babs27]

Congratulations on your family's success! The food looks delicious.

[@bluelava4282]

🌭

[@petew.7870]

Good move and Happy Father’s Day!

[@NYCWendy1]

Beautiful kids, loving and respectful, what a beautiful family! Blessings 😀

[@jrt2792]

As soon as I saw "Florida Man", I automatically thought something negative, but it's great to hear some good news for once. Bravo.

[@dreamingkld112]

I applaud your move out of the insurance industry to something that's way more fulfilling.

[@TecNickelSwag]

He cemented his legacy. Without sabotage and hinderance😉

[@nowthatsfunny1]

Its a nice story. Nice to see a family business. We need more family businesses again.

[@suprememagnetic4850]

Sometimes signs are giving to you in life, you just have to realize it and go for it. Glad they’re doing well.

[@kleersteelkleersteel7187]

My wife wants to quit and open up a hotdog stand somewhere. One day we invite all reading this to come to 'Lunch with Lucy' hotdog stand some day! ;)

[@georgecarter838]

Finally, a positive feel good story of a Florida man who's succeeding in something he wanted to do and having his wife involved in the business and his kids being productive and not being moochers. Stay classy family!

[@isaacvanderbilt4505]

He's a Nambla member and his wife just left him for a Cuban landscaper/dancer with HIV.

[@thelastbox1412]

Nice, I’m glad he is doing what he wants in life.

[@richceglinski7543]

Great to see your sons with great work ethic and a stake in the business.

[@1313wikked]

Good for him!! I wish him much luck and success.

[@MissValdostaFeedAndGrain]

What a great story!!! And motivational. I’m ready to walk away from my career and live a happier life.

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

👍good for the independent business owner that is successful despite our political climate.

[@joenichols3901]

Dang the "daddy dog" looks freaking good

[@destin2871]

Love the story but 10 minutes to eat a 2 foot hot dog?! At least make it 15 😂😂 I want my sundae 🤣🤣

[@southrnlvingsc]

Good for them! That must feel amazing having your own business and working with your family. I'll bet they don't get the Sunday evening blues like a lot of us do, as we toil away in corporate America.

[@johnmccarthy4519]

Hello how are you doing today?

[@jincs151]

live your life! Do what makes you happy. Most of us don't.

[@Anthony-rj6is]

Son and daughter helping dad

[@johnmichaeltracy9050]

very cool. i like the use of the french bread loaf for the 2 ft. dog. never tried that for a dog before, but i will soon, a nathans dog on a french loaf with pickle, tomato and mustard, something like that. glad your able to have such a close family at this time in your alls lives. bless all of you.

[@jhowardsupporter]

I don't know. Those look like cheap frankfurts you get at the supermarket. You guys generally don't like vegan food because it's seen as not manly but that meat is near vegan. It's not 100% meat. Definitely not organic free range meat either. Literally from animals pumped full of chemicals to make them grow faster at the expense of flavour. Eat some real meat and you'll never want that Florida Corrections Center sausages ever again.

[@hansslane7080]

Many would doubt such a venture. A good idea with forethought and passion makes dreams worthy of relish.

[@Makethetruthyourown1990]

We call those "pig in a blanket" in my family.

[@cherylroyer5576]

Good for you! If that’s what makes you happy, I say Super! In this world we live in today, it pays to be happy in all we do! Go for it and be happy! 🥰

[@johnmccarthy4519]

Hello Cheryl how are you doing today?

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

"Hot Dog restaurant for Alligators" Fixed the news.

[@youtubecensorsspeech6672]

Chicago style hot dog is the best type

[@officialJOY1229]

Slaw? Do y’all have a slaw dog?

[@mrgonzalez4583]

Beautiful story

[@jayspears7245]

Good food even better people. The mom is so very sweet too.

[@taylorcrain1821]

Wow Florida Man is finally getting it together

[@philos_theos]

Excellent story

[@bucknaykid5821]

AWESOME!

[@Savage2themax]

Love this story !

[@hozeahhill478]

True empowerment....they know they can do it with the right team and blueprint

[@mayravera7960]

Wishing the them Good Luck and Gid Bless his family for the Good Job their doing!Congratulations

[@officialJOY1229]

Happy Father’s Day, Dad’s!!! And GOD-The Ultimate Good Father!!! 🌭 😋

[@rickdee67]

I live in Omaha Nebraska! I’m coming to Florida for a beach vacation in August and will ABSOLUTELY stop in and patronize this business! Great story!

[@ladypinkbagsetc.9116]

Awesome! Congratulations and many more years to come!

[@johnmccarthy4519]

Hello Sew how are you doing today?

[@JMD621]

Just cool!!!

[@cristinazafra9879]

Wow that's awesome and great idea I love it very clean very nice very and friendly and one thing I like it is that they are used gloves and keep everything clean for more people to come for your business God bless everyone and bless your job. Keep up the amazing work 🙂 💯💯💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏 working with the family the business will always grow more and more people will come for the amazing hot dog 🙏🙂💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@biglou1186]

Family business. I'll check them out next weekend.

[@joannkelly7994]

A beautiful story. Stay blessed.

[@johnmccarthy4519]

Hello Kelly how are you doing today?

[@mr.traphousechickenllc]

Great story

[@artificialintelligence4684]

When I get back to florida I'll be sure to pay a visit

[@rollandcurtis874]

I really think that hot dogs are a very underrated cuisine.

[@Rod-bp8ow]

A day won't be enough without the quick meal on the go. Muy bien, delicious. 2022 onwards SMEs..

[@FlaMan991]

Its no Mels.. thats for sure

[@Jacob-mn8fx]

Good luck man.

[@seeingimages]

Very cool! DADS ROCK!!!

[@barbarajordan3145]

Dawgs! Wow!!! I have got to go back I thought I was the only one!

[@johnmccarthy4519]

Hello Barbara how are you?

[@marcycat]

We need one of those in my town.

[@steveoadams2434]

So awesome

[@Roche687]

Great success story 🙏❤️😎👍😋

[@singleparenthustle3689]

If someone give yu opportunity to do something, Do it the best advice yu could give to someone. That how yu become successful 💯. Much Blessings to yu and your business and family.💯

[@JuanRodriguez-uh4hr]

That’s what I’m talking about breaking the program and going for what you enjoy !!

[@bigeric8334]

That’s a giant Hot Dog that’s what she said

[@six1nina560]

What a cool concept haha

[@biggreaseball8446]

Passion for the glizzys

[@vannawhitesbabbydaddy9390]

God Bless You Brother! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jayhohonson7614]

Living the dream rock on

[@Alegend03]

Brandon has the best advice - If somebody is going to provide you with an opportunity to do something, do it.

[@Impulse_CDL]

Need one of these in Phoenix time to expand nationwide

[@mikeporro3311]

Was at the gym and I was speaking to a lady working out. I a Rad Tech and her a Nurse. We both said the hell with this! I wanna sell hot dogs!

[@derrickhamilton342]

I live in Kissimmee roughly an hour away n I shall visit SOON

[@Cooscoop]

Gonna come check out the Reuben dawg!

[@theotheleo6830]

I had a $0.99 one-pound footlong hot dog in Vegas long ago. I shared it with my gf, and it was too much for the both of us. It was like eating a pack of Farmer John hotdogs in one sitting. It wasn't worth the room in my stomach, even at that price.

[@leattaslone1800]

Good job young man!

[@johnmccarthy4519]

Hello Leatta how are you doing today?

[@engineergaming1669]

Florida man lore

[@brianolson5545]

Best Chicago Dogs near the gulf!!!

[@2cee1021]

God Bless

[@bentleymilnes1977]

Now I really want a hot dog making me hungry

[@LunaBobbi]

Good for him

[@johnmccarthy4519]

Hello Susan

[@ocsrc]

If you ever get to the Troy New York area, stop at Hot Dog Charlie's or Gus's or Famous Lunch, and get a mini Hembolds hot dog on the mini roll with the works ( meat sauce, mustard, onions ) It is the best I have ever had and like nothing else

[@S.V.TeFiti]

daddy dog I like it raw...lol

[@yastepdaddy]

Yummy who wouldnt want a nice oven baked 24 inch hotdog...... Disgusting

[@brittenyevans1101]

Ahhhw 🥰, cool story 😎 👌

[@crownlethal2k187]

I want to try the Rueben dawg yum 🤤

[@michtig]

love the story, hate the music track thoughout the entire video

[@axelmilan4292]

At last, some positive news for a change.

[@nicolehall2177]

Great story!! Next time I’m over that way , will surely stop in !! HFD

[@johnmccarthy4519]

Hello Hall how are you doing today?

[@SahyadriKitchen]

very nice 👍

[@lwrefrigeratedexpress5698]

If that's what he wants go for it

[@HiDeffz]

Glizzy gladiator

[@davidbarnett342]

I wanna eat at a hot dog business!

[@marysmith801]

What accident?

[@mipajaro1]

Had my daughter lived we would have opened food cart

[@jesmpk2298]

Food coma IMO if you eat the long dog.

[@frankcano5359]

Good ole american dream

[@pineapplewatch41]

So that mean , I can start a business from scratch and become successful? Or fail until I succeed? I want to start an asphalt company but I over think it might fail

[@venessav8773]

Bet on yourself!

[@isleofpalms]

glizzy

[@westcoastorbust2462]

Who cares? Guess he knows someone at the station.

[@bluelava4282]

Yeah great news for a change 🌭 Go Monster 👺 Dog

[@micheleotero1516]

I want a hot dog

[@Mothafuckenzay]

Wow

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Nice

[@maryjudd7524]

I bet he's enjoying life and making more money

[@johnmccarthy4519]

Hey Mary how are you doing?

[@maryjudd7524]

Doing wonderful tonight enjoyed the video an believe me I love cooking anything homemade I don't cook from a box if it can be done homemade that's me....Lol how are you doing tonight

[@johnmccarthy4519]

@@maryjudd7524 I'm doing well thanks for asking. Where are you from? I'm from Italy currently living in Atlanta Georgia

[@maryjudd7524]

Houston Texas is where I live but I'm a Florida baby girl

[@johnmccarthy4519]

@@maryjudd7524 Wow that's nice. I've left my contact mail on my description kindly subscribe to view it