Seth Johnson Jun 17
Alice McFlurry 
Proposal to repurpose an old bank as a hot dog stand where the hotdogs are delivered through the pneumatic tubes in the drive-thru.
Jun 3, 2023 at 5:01pmWeb
Show threadAlice McFlurry Jun 3, 2023

Secondary proposal to serve hotdogs in these push up ice cream tubes so you can expose your hotdog one bite at a time.

Not required, but an ideal pairing with the pneumatic tube hotdog delivery system.

Show threadMama's Pinky ToeJun 3, 2023
@Alice
There is no off position on the genius switch.
- David Letterman
Show threadVissJun 3, 2023
@Alice these should be currency
Show threadNihl L'AmasJun 3, 2023
@Alice Ask @design_law if you need help filing for a patent on that.
Show threadDakin HardwickJun 3, 2023
@Alice I really wanted to present this to notes hot dog expert @jamieloftushelp but she is only on this service as a mirror of Twitter.
Show threadTheosoreassJun 3, 2023
@Alice may i humbly suggest u use ketchup to help lube the hotdogs as they are pushed out😍
Show threadFffinguixlculJun 3, 2023
@Alice (respectfully) this puts too many steps between the hotdog and my motuh
Show threadJBJun 3, 2023

@Alice go to a Danish hotdog cart (pølse vagn) and try the Fransk dog. To quote

https://eatyourworld.com/destinations/europe/denmark/copenhagen/what_to_eat/polse_hot_dog :

“How about a popular Fransk dog, stuffed into a hollowed-out baguette with a creamy herb dressing and/or your choice of condiment on top?”

which doesn’t quite follow my experience, where the creamy white goo is squirted in to the cylindrical bread before the tubular meat is stuffed down inside…

https://eatyourworld.com/destinations/europe/denmark/photos/fransk_polse has a better picture.

Polse - Copenhagen, Denmark - Local Food Guide

Show threadGrimm Jun 3, 2023
@Alice Also potentially channels/contains chili in chili dogs.
Show threadAnonyMoose 🇨🇦Jun 3, 2023
@Alice
That sounds like a name Aperture Science would call it.
Show threadStrange TimJun 3, 2023
@Alice seems almost like a corn dog with extra steps?
Show threadJoe BeamJun 3, 2023
@Alice
How much have you raised in venture capitalist funds?
Show threadWally SlowikJun 4, 2023
@Alice I can see a Polish being delivered like that.. excellent idea..
Show thread2xfoJun 17
@Alice
The tail provides extra stability at speed
Show threadnathanlovestreesJun 3, 2023
@Alice BankFurters
Show threadnathanlovestreesJun 3, 2023
@Alice complete with ATM (automated toppings machine)
Show threadLizzy MillerJun 3, 2023
@Alice There's a cafe in New Zealand that does that. There's a Tom Scott video about it, because of course there is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTHZLKFblKo
This café sends food through pneumatic tubes

YouTube
Show threadSomcakJun 3, 2023
@elmiller0330 @Alice I came here to say this!!
Show threadKara GoldfinchJun 4, 2023
@somcak @elmiller0330 @Alice So did I. :) I love the sound at the end when he sends his GoPro through it.
Show threadInfrogmationJun 4, 2023

@elmiller0330 @Alice

I would so eat there and order sandwich via tube.

In the 1990s I'd go to one of the last old department store in New Orleans, Krauss's. Most of the building hadn't been updated in generations. I liked paying by check, just so I could watch them send the check up to the office via their pneumatic tubes.

Show threadChris, and a spooky owlJun 3, 2023
@Alice you stand by the end of the tube and the sausage shoots out and you gotta catch it in the bread
Show threadthefathippyJun 4, 2023

@cawhitworth @Alice

Tbh, I pictured it making that satisfying thwoomp directly into my open mouth. Roll up to drive thru, open window, face delivery tube, open mouth in anticipatory pleasure. THWOOMP!

Naturally I've assumed my selected condiments and choice of roll will be added in the pneumatic assembly line process before thwoomping. I am not completely uncivilised!

Show threadJanosSitarJun 3, 2023
@Alice tube steak 2.0
Show threadTony PenninoJun 3, 2023
@Alice
Show threadPat MadiganJun 3, 2023

@Alice You could position the ends of the pneumatic tubes horizontally, and shoot the hot dogs out like a potato gun.

Also, each delivery should be announced in some way. Perhaps with a Tarzan yell.

Show threadmkbJun 3, 2023
@Alice @jepyang Hell yes!
Show threadGregg AlleyJun 3, 2023
@Alice Taco Bell is doing this. https://www.axios.com/2021/08/13/touchless-taco-bell-could-be-the-future-of-drive-thrus
Touchless Taco Bell could be the future of drive-thrus

Scan a QR code, and your order is lowered down from the kitchen above

Axios
Show threadGilly GunsonJun 3, 2023
@Alice I only ever saw one bank branch with a pneumatic tube drive-thru and it was while visiting family in Rhode Island. If using pre-existing infrastructure this idea won't be able to expand into British Columbia, as much as it's cool af
Show threadGilly GunsonJun 3, 2023

@Alice Apparently you can build new ones though, so maybe once it catches on...

Also I learned we have a local weed shop that delivers the product that way

Show threadRyn | Geekier on the InsideJun 3, 2023
@Alice There's actually an old bank in the college town near where I live that has been turned into a hotdog place, and they totally dropped the ball by not doing this.
Show threadChoochJun 3, 2023
@Alice the secret sauce is in the tubes!
Show threadJeff Few - W7FEWJun 3, 2023
@Alice It’s a great idea. All the old banks up here in Seattle are being taken over by weed stores, which are able to take full advantage of the vaults.
Show threadVirginicusJun 4, 2023
@jfew @Alice That’s clever. My town of 2,000 people has two dead bank branches. I’ve been hoping someone will find a new use for them.
Show threadLive, Laugh, LovecraftJun 3, 2023
@Alice Shut up and take my money
Show threadHot Cross Bunny❤️🐇Jun 3, 2023

@Alice

Wondering if the mascot position for this place might be open to a certain inappropriate fella.

Show threadAlice McFlurry Jun 4, 2023
@HCBunny 🤣🤣
Show threadPseudo NymJun 4, 2023

@Alice I'm old enough to recall parents actually using these. I might have a few times.

Pneumatic tubes are awesome, and should definitely be used for food delivery

Show threadMax Leibman has moved!Jun 4, 2023
@pseudonym @Alice You wouldn’t need to be very old—having spent a recent decade working in banking, I can assure you they are still in widespread use! (Though not, as far as I am aware, for hotdogs!)
Show threadTexty the BardJun 4, 2023
@Alice Needs to be called Tube Steak.
Show threadJeffJun 4, 2023
@Alice pure genius!
Show threadFull Metal AccountantJun 4, 2023
@Alice
Trying to imagine how many hot dogs you can fit in a tube...
Show threadMicahJun 17

@Alice There are a handful of hardware stores near me that specialize in selling items that were salvaged from old homes that were torn down, like door knobs, sinks, windows, etc.

Combining this idea, and the idea of an old bank being torn down has me wondering how hard it would be to install a pneumatic tube system for hot dog delivery at home.

I can dream...

Show threadChris DelucaJun 18
@Alice I second the motion.