April 2020 News Letter

Spring is Here 

Things are tough right now for everyone.  Not only are we dealing with the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic but we are all worried about the future of our economy.  Petty Motorworks is here to help everyone through this difficult time.  We have taken every measure possible to ensure the safe handling of you and your car.  Check out what we can do for you:

• No-Contact service 
• Night drop and outside Key Locker for after hours service
• Email, text, and phone contacts 
• Pick-up and Delivery service (within our service area)
• WE will disinfect your car on drop-off and then again before you pick-up
• 6-12 month No Interest (if paid in full) financing is available for most repairs.  
• CLICK HERE TO APPLY
• Free Digital Vehicle Health Report (VHR)
• We have been using a digital vehicle inspection system for over four years now and our customers love it
• Your VHR will be emailed and texted to you for review once completed
• This is a great way for us to explain to you about your vehicles service needs
• Our VHR include photographs and videos to help demonstrate issues without you ever coming in the shop

NJ Sharing Network

April is Donate Life Month.  Petty Motorworks sponsors a team (The Organ-izers) for NJ Sharing Network's annual 5K walk or Run but unfortunately this event was changed to a virtual celebration at the Long Branch Location and it will be postponed for the New Providence location.  Organ and Tissue donation is a very important topic to our family and our team does a great job supporting NJ Sharing Network.  We have five living kidney donors, two kidney recipients and one bone marrow recipient and we will spend Sunday, May 17th celebrating life through organ and tissue donation. Our team raised over $4000 dollars last year and we are determined to grow this year. Learn more about NJ Sharing Network HERE

To join our team CLICK HERE. 

To support our team CLICK HERE.

Events

Well seeing that everything has been cancelled I think we will need to get a little creative with some things to do.  

• Work in your garden or yard - St.Patrick's Day is when I start working my garden.  My daughters have already worked many of the beds and planted some cold season crops.  Snow peas are one of our favorites and hopefully our local ground hog won't get them before us.
• Take a walk in your neighborhood.  Just because we are under orders to keep our social distance it doesn't mean we shouldn't stay fit.  Get some exercise, healthy body means a healthy mind.  
• Join an online fitness or yoga group.  There are many options out there and I quickly found a Gentle Yoga 30 exercise on YouTube.  Click Here to view.
• Plan a fun night in the kitchen or support you local restaurants with their take out options.
• How about a make your own pizza.  Many of our favorite pizza take out places are offering take out kits that include everything you need except the special toppings.  
• Please comment below if you have any additional ideas

Take Out

• Here is a list of local restaurants that are offering take out and online ordering:
• Breakers Kitchen and Tap Room - Pick up
• Kristy's Casual Dining - Pick up
• Oyster Creek Brewery  - Pick up and delivery for our beer connoisseurs.
• Doyle's Pour House - Pick up
• Applebee's To Go  - Pick up
• Delights Artisan Cafe  - Pick up
• Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce Member restaurant listing

Specials

Hurry, Act NOW! We are currently in a General Tire sale. General has a manufacturer rebate of $50-$70 (Visa Card) on the purchase of four tires in select models. We are adding to that a free Wheel Alignment Check and 50% off your wheel alignment if it needs it with the purchase of ANY four new tires.  

Napa is also offering a $75 gift card when you purchase $250 on select Steering and Suspension parts.  

Napa Gold Certified Auto Care Center

I am proud to say that we are the first Napa Gold Certified Auto Care Center in New Jersey and that our work carries a 3 year 36,000 mile Nation Wide Warranty.  

Fun Facts

#1 Did you know that banging your head against the wall for one hour burns 150 Calories?  I don't recommend testing this even with the onset of cabin fever but I thought it was funny. 

Alternatively you can walk your dog for 45 minutes and burn the same amount.  I have heard that some dogs are actually hiding from their owners because they have been walked to death. 

#2 In Switzerland it is illegal to own just one guinea pig.

This is because guinea pigs are social animals, and they are considered victims of abuse if they are alone. Why isn’t this a law everywhere?!

#3 A flock of Crows is known as a Murder.

So, if there are only a couple crows does this make it an Attempted Murder?😂

#4 Did you know that 7% of Americans believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows.

I know this sounds like a pretty low number but that equates to about 16 million adults.

#5 Billy goats urinate on their own heads to smell more attractive to females.

Billy goats, or bucks is the name given to male goats. Generally they urinate on themselves in late summer through fall, and for us humans, it’s not a pleasant smell.

#6 If Pinocchio says “My Nose Will Grow Now”, it would cause a paradox.

This is known as Pinocchio’s Paradox. If you think about it, Pinocchio’s nose would have to grow to make his statement not a lie, but then it can’t grow otherwise the statement would not be a lie.

#7 Did you know that in 2017 more people were killed from injuries caused by taking a selfie than by shark attacks?

There were only 5 deaths due to shark attacks in 2017, which is lower than the average year. The average amount of deaths caused by sharks is 6. Worldwide, there were 35 deaths caused by taking selfies in 2017.

#8 Saint Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman.

Saint Lucia was discovered by the French after they were shipwrecked on the island. They arrived on December 13^th which is the feast day of Saint Lucy – hence, why they named it Saint Lucia!If you’re planning a vacation, why not check out these random fun facts about Saint Lucia!

#9 The following can be read forward and backwards: Do geese see God?

This sentence is what is called a “palindrome.” The word itself is from the Greek “palin” meaning “back,” and “dromos” meaning “direction.”

#10 A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.

You read that right – in 1783, the first hot air balloon was launched carrying a sheep, duck, and a rooster. The flight lasted for 8 minutes before landing safely with its passengers.

I hope you enjoyed our monthly news letter and please feel free to comment below about anything you would like to see or add.  

Thank you all and remember 6 feet of separation,

Tom Petty