Poor Richard's Restaurant is offering free meals and drinks to furloughed federal workers and their families.Due to a current lapse in federal funding, many agencies in the Pikes Peak region, which include the following, are wor king without pay: FEMA TSA Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Coast Guard Reserve UnitPoor Richard's Restaurant says they will be offering free meals starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday until the affected employees get paid again.The restaurant says you must present a government-issued agency ID at the register to receive the offer.Poor Richard's Restaurant is located near the intersection of North Tejon Street and East Platte Avenue. Once again, we really feel for our local Federal employees and their families," said Richard Skorman and Patricia Seator, co-owners of Poor Richard's Restaurant. "These government shutdowns arent their fault. This is at least one small way to help them get through this tough time.The British Food Group, who own both Codswallop British Fish and Chips, as well as The Brit Pub in Colorado Springs, are also offering federal employees one free entree starting Tuesday. You will also need to bring your government issue ID to these restaurants._______Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching. ...read more read less