Regulars at the Hot Dog Truck know Jeff from Horizon Technology. Jeff takes his hot dogs seriously. So seriously that he'd come out for a dog on a crummy, snowy New England afternoon; like yesterday.
What made yesterday special was the milestone that took place. Since the spring, I have been logging Jeff's visits to the Hot Dog Truck by marking a slash on a box on top of the fridge. I had been teasing Jeff early in the season that some other customers were challenging his patronage by showing up for lunch more often than he did. Jeff, being the competitive SOB that he is, insisted that he would be the TOP DOG at the Hot Dog Truck.
Mark down Wednesday, December 17 as the day Jeff made his 100th visit of the season to the Hot Dog Truck! That's 200 hot dogs. Here's a photo of number 199 and 200. Jeff has onions, dill relish and Gulden's mustard on his dogs.
Yummy looking, eh?
To give some perspective, the average American consumes 60 hot dogs per year. Jeff consumed 200 hot dogs in 8 months which means his yearly intake is 300. Jeff eats enough hot dogs for 5 people! If you laid 300 hot dogs end to end it would be 200 feet; that's 10 times the length of your intestine! 300 hot dogs, with buns and condiments, weighs about 100 pounds. That's like eating a couple of REAL DOGS!
I like to tease Jeff and so do his co-workers but the bottom line is this: Jeff is committed to his love of quality hot dogs and he's keeping the average up for those who slack in their hot dog consumption. He's also a valued customer, fellow hot dog aficionado and a friend.
Neither rain, nor snow nor cold keeps Jeff from his beloved dogs. About the only thing that keeps him away is a sales meeting or a day off!
Here's Jeff with his 100th Hot Dog Truck "Special." He looks proud, and he should be. He's the TOP DOG at the Hot Dog Truck!
Thanks Jeff and to all the other TOP DOG wannabees out there.
TOP DOG!
Party in the Stomach
My favorite customer Jeff from Horizon Technology had his company Christmas party last weekend. Apparently things got a little rough, as illustrated by this video from Jim Bruer.
This was Jeff after the fact:
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Maitre' d for a Day
Frequent fans of the Hot Dog Truck will have heard of Jeff from Horizon Technology. Jeff has been to the Hot Dog Truck for lunch 59 times this year-that's 118 hot dogs!
He's always telling his crew at work about the fine cuisine he dines on each time he makes his way to my charcouterie on wheels and he managed to drag Bob and Andrew from his office out for some lunch today. Here they are posing with their meals.
Jeff is very enthusiastic about his status as my #1 customer. He gave Bob and Andrew "the Grand Tour" of my establishment which is no more than a walk around the exterior of the truck! While most of my customers can figure out how to order a hot dog, Jeff feels the need to describe in great detail the procedure for acquiring one's lunch (like Bob and Andrew have never ordered their own lunch ever). Jeff's enthusiasm is enlightening however and I do enjoy his daily visits.
He did get a bit discouraged when I pointed out that he forgot to wear the "company uniform" of tan chinos and a blue shirt, but what the hell, if he wants to dress like an 11 year old whose mom shops for him at local yard sales, that's his business!
Thanks for stopping by guys!
Hot Dog Float
Frequent readers of this site will remember Jeff from Horizon Technology. He's my number one customer with 44 visits to the Hot Dog Truck since I reopened this spring.
Jeff has been a three to five times a week guy for well over two years. He only weighed 120 pounds when he started eating at my establishment!
Jeff often tells me about his pool; maintenance issues, pool parties, new pool gear-you name it. He recently purchased a new pool float that he claims looks like a giant hot dog. One of his "friends" at work snapped a picture of him on it and sent it to me.
Here's Jeff on his "Hot Dog Float."
OMFG his boobs are bigger than my wife's!!!
Bitch, I Love You
Jeff from Horizon Technology is probably my "top regular."Back at the old spot, seeing Jeff only four times a week meant something was wrong or he had a sales meeting. I don't know if Jeff will be a daily visitor at the new spot, but I am sure he'll continue to be a frequent regular.
Jeff has also hipped the guys at the California office (located in Lake Forest) to this website. They stop in and look at the site regularly and I like to have a little fun with them.
Last week, I received an email from another Jeff at Horizon Technology with the subject header: "Can You Come to Lake Forest, CA - We Roll Hard Out West N Sh*t....."
All the email contained was these two pictures:
I don't know what the hell it says on the gal's belly (please if you can translate let me know), but those look like some beefy dogs!
Anyways, I replied to Jeff but he didn't get my email, spam filters being what they are at big companies. Here was my reply:
I would LOVE to come out there, it looks really nice, but you also say stuff like "we roll hard out West N Shit," which is kind of gay!
You couldn't afford to pay for my gas to drive this beast coast to coast anyways. It would be a lot easier for you to fly east, take the entire Framingham office to lunch and leave a big tip.
You WILL be harshed on the internet.
Have a nice day!
-the Hotdogman
Just for S&G's, I googled "We Roll Hard Out West N Sh*t." and I found THIS GUY'S page. The site is strange-the guy is either a complete idiot or a comic genius! What hooked me was the site's music. I'm normally not one for music on a website, but the track "Bitch, I love you" by Black Joe Lewis caught my ear. The site is a definite WTF!?!?
So to you, Jeff in Lake Forest, I say this. The only way I roll is on a hot dog roll! NO SH*T!
Too funny
So Jeff is telling me about this guy, ODB, in the California office. He's the guy that did the lame guest post yesterday.
Seems one day ODB was driving to work and he smelled something burning in his car (He's a smoker). He looked everywhere to find the source of the smell and couldn't find it. It really drove him nuts.
Well, he gets into the office and FINALLY locates the source of the smell:
See the burn hole on the right chest?
What were you smokin ODB?
Guest Post
The gang at Horizon Technologies gets a kick out of this site. The reason they do is because Jeff, one of the top salespeople in the company and a regular customer, goads them into looking at the site whenever I mention him. Jeff likes to tell me his tales of home improvements and his latest obsession is his riding lawnmower repairs and associated fall clean-up tasks. If you want to know everything about the mechanical deficiencies of Jeff's mower, come to the Hot Dog Truck at about 2PM any day and he'd be happy to tell you.
One of the corporate wonks out in the West Coast Home Office, a guy named "ODB" (short for Old Dirty Bastard) thinks he's got the goods on Jeff. He sent in this guest "post" as a goof on Jeff:
Dear All – I have decided to leave Horizon & pursue my
passion of owning my own business and working with grass.
Below you will find a picture of my new “Hot Dog Wagon”
I will mow your lawn & deliver you a hot dog for $ 19.99
plus tip n sh**….
Well now ODB, I guess you should leave the writing and the hot dog making to the professionals. Feel free to continue goofing on Jeff though.
Jeff is in the Money
Frequent visitors know about Jeff from Horizon Technology. He eats at my truck four days a week as a rule. I never see him on Fridays-he must hit the salad bar on Fridays. Jeff always tries to be an amateur maitre'd for patrons who arrive while he questions me about the various uses for duct tape in home repairs.
A guy at the "home office" in Lake Forest has been making goofy pics of Jeff on dollar bills. FYI, home office guy, THIS is how it's done!
You can make your own money HERE.
California Doggin'
After I instructed Jeff not to be so gay while posing for pictures, he managed to peel himself away from Jared for another picture.
Kinda looks like Hot Dog Truck version of the "before" and "after" picture of Subway's famous Jared!
Once Jared and Jeff retreat to the beautiful garden patio dining area, Hans shows up!
No, not that Hans....
Here's Hans joining the happy Horizon crew in the dining room. The rest of you Horizon Technology folks ought to stop by the Hot Dog Truck for a truly visceral dining experience!
Hans showed up in a SWEET Mustang.
So much for German engineering!
Jeff Redeemed
Jeff from Horizon Technology has been taking some abuse at work and its all my fault. I had promised to put his photo on the site and he bragged to everyone at work that he was going to be a celebrity.
Kevin (from yesterday's post) and I colluded to keep Jeff's photo OFF the site to see how many times he'd ask about it in a week (he asked three times) and to see how much heckling he would take from the guys in the California office (they have nothing better to do than read the Hot Dog Truck and keep Jeff from working).
So the goof was complete yesterday when I published Kevin's photo BEFORE Jeff's. A good laugh was had by all.
So without further ado, here is Jeff eating a hot dog:
After seeing that picture, maybe I was providing a public service by NOT publishing it!
For All the Folks at Horizon Technologies
OK SO I SCREWED UP THE COMPANY NAME, so sue me.... Apparently the company name is Horizon Technology, not Horizon Technologies. If Jeff didn't talk with his mouth full, I'd have gotten it right. I just hope Jeff annunciates better when he's making his sales calls.......
There's this guy, Jeff, who comes by the Hot Dog Truck 3-4 times a week (hey, he knows where to get the best lunch in town!) I must say he's a trooper-out in rain, snow, wind, cold and sunny days (like today). He works at Horizon Technology in Framingham, right around the corner from the Hot Dog Truck. He gets two "All Around" as a rule, though one time he had the Sausage when I had run out of Hot dogs! 
While he does like the food, he mostly comes by to get away from his slave driving sales manager and the relentless, productivity killing and harrassing phone calls from the boys in the home office out in Lake Forest. It seems the Hot Dog Truck has become a bit of a company cult classic as Jeff constantly raves about the delectable dogs he so frequently snarfs down. While I haven't seen Hans yet, 
I hope to meet more of the gang at Horizon and hip them to the joys of the best damn hot dogs on the planet! For all you guys at the Home Office, enjoy the pics of Jeff's thrilling, favorite lunchtime spot!
Can you beat this price? I DON'T THINK SO!
