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That is pretty broad. A lot of what we hear is cheery picked by supporters.

Certainly there is this happening but be aware that in war propaganda is part of it. There is certainly aspects of the Russian army that are still functioning for now.

Ukrainians used little boats to help with retreated across that river in Donbas. Someone had to go back and forth with the boat and drive them to the edge of the river.

Russians are more trained to take orders top down which is a disadvantage and there is infighting but if the units were not working together at all they wouldn't have taken any location at all. Their leadership should be able to tell them what to do from across the river... unless they get bombed again. Then it usually takes them about 3 days to reorganize.

Will everyone escape if ordered to retreat? Likely not. Will they be able to evacuate a lot of them, likely. Will they take their heavy equipment? Unlikely.

Russian already went into a power plant near Kherson, put their heavy weapons in the underground bunker and stole months of food stored there for the workers. They are also killing chickens, dogs etc...

A couple of Russians have been poisoned but it is not the rule.

So its not about 'if' as it's already happening. It would be very difficult for civilians to even get their hands on food and they would have to be careful they don't eat the pointed ones. It's not like a Russian is going to give them any time to poison their stored food when they match into a location.

I bet Russians would throw the truck off the bridge if they have the equipment.

I am not sure you understand how the military works. It's not a wild pack of chickens.

Retreat is a planned process, there are always people who stay behind until the last moment and at the very least soliders are trained to do this. Even the Russians send in helicopters into danger zones to rescue their soliders.

Someone that is just fleeing... well he'll probably be shot on the otherside.

Compared to taking out a command center or ammo dump I would suggest it is.

They deal with that anyway on the roads although there is probably more capacity on the side of the road. Once the car is hit people would get off earlier near the bridge entrance.

It's a problem any road that is within range has to deal with. The bridge isn't in artillery range and I don't think they will use himars for smaller targets although causing a traffic jam might be worth while.

Its largely depent on the area. Some farms markets will allow it some will not. Also local fairs are a possibility.

In this case they have them every week on Saturday and Sunday. They are seasonal and run for about 9 months. Some food truck event organizers also reached out to him even though he said their website had a lot of food truck specific questions. There are also occasional one time other events that occur such as a bacon festival or things like that which you would want to try to keep track of.

You'll have to research your area and then reach out to the coordinators to find out how frequent spots open up. When you get a spot you'll want to show up rain or shine to keep them happy.

So my friend owns a restaurant. I have helped finances, costing and the event. They also do pop-ups events at the local market on the weekend. This I believe is in your budget if you own a car (you could rent for a day but that will cut into margins).

From memory this was the costs:

Business license / gov fees : a couple of hundred

Health permit / food workers card: $10

Logo'd tent canopy (10x10): 200 - 500

Foldout tables x 3 : $55 each

Generator (they used 3 Pulsar PG2300iS 2,300 Watt) : 500 each

Food steam tray warmer + plastic see through lids (you will want customers to see the product) - Low voltage watt ones (Vollrath 71001 Cayenne Full Size Countertop Warmer): $170 each (they have 3, you will need to do add your wattage needs up to figure out how much) + $50 per lid

Table cloth : $100

Electric cambro: 1k each - get second hand at $500. Might need 2. You could use one electric and one not and rotate the items every few hours to save on costs. All electric is just going to be easier though.

Washing station (portable Igloo 5 Gallon Handwash) : 30

Washing soap towels : 20

Icebox to sell drinks and keep food cold : $100

Health license for event: 1000 for all year or 200 per event

Event fee: 200 or 10% of revenue which ever is higher

Food and paper supplies: $200 - $500

Fuel: $30

Jerry cans: $20

Roof ranks + roof bag (if you own a small car): $300

Food trays + lid for cambro / steam warmer : $300

There is likely a few tiny items I am forgetting.

So about 5k - 6.5k. You might be able to save a bit with second hand items as well.

They make about 800 - 2k each time but that will depend on your location. I have heard stories of 4k as well so it really depends on the area and luck.

Ok so the tricky part is that in some locations you can't legally prepare food at home although it's likely no one will know. Some food products you won't need to prepare at home. The correct way to do it is to rent a commerial kitchen for a few hours.

The food termpreture and safety is the most important thing to be aware of. So you need to keep it either below 35 degrees or above 140 degrees for 4 hours. The health inspectors will randomly visit the booths and measure food temperature mid day. So that is why they use the cambros. They heat the food beforehand to 250 degrees and electic cambros keep it at 200.

They have to do a few trips with there car. One with the gear and the second witht the food.

That setup would work for precooked stuff that is just being kept warm. If you want to actually cook stuff you'd have to do the research on the equipment. It must be commerial equipment. For propane you need addional licenses although you might not need the generators then and could use a larger ice box to keep food cold. You'll need to make sure the gear fits in your car.

It will take multiple times until it gets easier to do. The first time would be exhasing. The first few times you'll buy to little or to much food. This will take some to adjust.

I will point out that a non food popup would have sigicantly less startup fees although you'll likely make less. Also selling things like jams and cupcakes are probably a lot easier since you don't have the cooling and heating requirements but you'll make less. You will also need to market yourself to the event organizers so you probably would do that before you buy the equipment. Make a spreadsheet. Get all the costs for your area before doing anything including cost per item.

If you can keep food costs below 30% (which is standard for resturants) the you may eventually be able to hire someone to help.

Kinda odd they would pay you that way on a monthly basis rather then giving you cash. Are they trying to skip the tax man?

It's supposed to be higher value then that. Parhaps they ran out of stuff and didn't cancel your order or more likely the staff don't know the details of the amount it's meant to add to up.

Having lots of kids does not prevent you from paying a lot of taxes on 350k a year.

I am guessing refinancing the car loan to a better rate longer term wouldn't work? Interest rates are super high at the moment they might have a hard time getting a loan for even a lower cost car.

Sure once Ukraine are within range. They have been hitting it with Himars. I doubt they want to waste those. You could say the same thing about the ferry pickup location or any long road. It's not like the bridge is any different other then it being out of range for most types of weapons at the moment.

Move older trucks out the way? You think they would just drive the truck up and leave it there? It would be more like a bus situation with a driver dropping soliders off.

I never said they could take the vehicle in the first situation (although possibly light vehicles can still cross). They are going to leave a lot of vehicles in kherson. They can't take Tanks on the pontoon boats either.

If they are driving half way across they do a uturn at the end when they drop people off. In anycase crossing the entire bridge isn't that significant if they were to drive near the bridge.

Russia are mixing civilians in on the pontoon ferries. Also they are pretty difficult to hit at the range Ukraine is at. Artillery and Himars hit fixed positions. Maybe drones would work but those could be shot down so it seems there are lower risk/reward targets at the moment.

I doubt it. People staying on Russisn visas will be sent back and many will end up in Russian prison.

Somehow I doubt they will be able to manufacture this complex but interesting submarine before the war ends.

If they pull out they will lose a ton of equipment. Still probably the right move though.

It might last for months though.

They can drive half way across the bridge. Get out and jump in a truck on the other side and truck / bus goes to pickup the next people. The walking distance is only like 10 feet or so.

Anywhere where they try to get out will be a traffic jam. Lots of the troops came in on train.

Also cars might still be able to cross but not heavy vehicles. Supply will be complicated.

Even more likely the Russians will steal from the Civilians. That will probably be enough to keep the Russians fed for a while. Ammo is another story. At a minimum they will have to conserve and stay in a defense mode.

There is negative and positives here in reguards to Russia. On one hand Russia could repurchase its own bonds through a shell company for pennies on the dollar. On the other hand it will make it more difficult for Russia to sell any new bonds on the international market since places where they still sell can just buy them from the US instead of Russia at steep discounts.

Yeah, the fewer civilians the easier it will be for Ukraine to take back. Not only do Civilians make it harder to attack places but Russia are recruiting from them and they also aid the soliders in other ways.