So I'm reheating an oh so good leftover steak fajita enchilada (with a few spoonfuls of refried beans and guacamole on the side) and life is good. Good, until that is, when I go to make a small bowl of chips and salsa. Chips...check. Salsa in fridge...almost out, that's okay just go the pantry. Wait, where's the next jar of salsa. Seriously, it's gotta be here. It's salsa. And I live in Texas, dammit.
No salsa. Not behind the pasta sauce, not behind the soup, not behind the cereal, not behind whatever those flys are swarming around. Screwed.
Has anyone seen me???
What happened. I briefly considered that one of the following scenarios:
1) Wife hid salsa as a prank. Viable b/c she was frustrated at nearly running out of syrup for her frozen waffles (note, I am the pantry stock manager).
2) Someone broke into my house and stole the jar of salsa (but nothing else).
3) Zombies
Another viable solution is that the last time I moved salsa from the pantry to the fridge, I somehow convinced myself that it was too soon to buy more salsa and I should wait. This is dismissed as salsa does not last that long.
Some sort of failed ops plan at the grocery store is a more likely scenario. It was on the list and missed? My handwriting is bad. One time I came home with Cheer detergent instead of cheese. I remember thinking "I've never bought Cheer before, but it's on the list, so I must have been thinking I need it" (in the cart it goes).
Then I think, I live in Texas dammit, maybe there are "salsa trucks" that drive the neighborhoods for just this situation. After waiting a few minutes, this doesn't seem to be the case. However, the light bulb goes on. WHY DOESN'T ANYONE DO THIS!!!!!
So here's the business model, you can take it and run with it, but it can't miss. Salsa/Tortilla truck. Drive the neighborhoods with a full stock of salsa and fresh tortillas. Seriously, we have stopped into Taco Cabana before just to buy tortillas. Usually when HEB runs out (or the machine is broke, like last week). This is opportunity knocking.
I realize that Taco trucks are on the path of this, but they usually aren't mobile. At least down my street.
Book it, the future of Texas cuisine. Salsa/Tortilla trucks. You've been told! I live in Texas Dammit!
How have we been open for this long and not used the "business opportunity" tag yet!?
Agree, it seems our collective brainpower does nothing but concoct schemes, should be channeled to business!
The Astros new ownership understands "business opportunity" in regard to mobile Mexican food. I was ecstatic to see "tamale vendors" walking the aisles with tamales on the spot on Opening Day. At one point, they just started throwing them out for free (between inning promo for Texas Tamale Company who sells the product). The future is here, folks!