October Newsletter

 

Fall Is Here

With autumn here, I am shocked at the speed in which this year is passing. As the weather starts to cool down, I am finding gratitude for the slowness of fall. Soon, the trees will be turning red and the comfort food will be on the table. I like to find small things to be grateful for, even when the circumstances are grim. We hope that everyone enjoys the ability to return to the community, and also continues to follow CDC guidelines to keep our vulnerable populations safe and healthy.

Employee Spotlight

    I would like to take a moment to share with you an employee who joined our team shortly after we opened.  Chris Cusimano joined our team in early 2017 as a part-time employee while he was still attending the nationally ranked Automotive Training Center (ATC) in Bucks County PA.  Chris's commitment to his passion was obvious by is daily commute to his school in PA. His story on how he joined us was a little unique as he really didn't come in looking for a job.  I have been a technical training instructor for over 25 year and when I was introduced to Chris I quickly realized that he was a keeper and just told him to meet me Saturday morning to start his new Saturday job and I still remember the shocked look in his face.  I told him that when he graduates we would talk about putting him on full time.  I called a personal friend of mine who happened to be one of Chris's instructors and was assured that my gut feelings about Chris were dead on.  Chris is a graduate of Southern Regional Highschool and lives right here in Waretown. He graduated with honors in June of 2017 from ATC and has been a key part of Petty Motorworks ever since. I am very proud of Chris's growth and I enjoy mentoring him every day.  He has pass several of his ASE automotive certifications and is working to be a Master ASE Technician. 

    

    Chris comes from a long line of hands on people in his family.  His father and grandfather both worked as mechanics and Chris enjoys helping his grandfather work on his 1970's,right hand drive, Mini Cooper that his grandfather raced in Italy.  Chris also enjoys boating, fishing and snow boarding with his family.

Events

With events finally opening back up, we have quite a few fun activities available within the next few weeks. 

• Surflight Theatre  - Live Outdoor Performances

October 3rd & 10th

November 14th

8:30pm

Comedy Show

On the Patio

October 24th, 30th & 31st 7:30pm October 25th 2pm At Surflight Theatre

Surflight Theatre Beach Haven Make Your Reservations @ SurflightTheatre

•  Fall Tire Special - Get your tires checked before winter

Petty Motorworks carries a full line of car and light truck tires.  Until the end of October we have a special on General select Light truck and SUV tires offering up to a $100 rebate when you purchase 4 new qualifying tires.  We are also offering $50 off when any four tires are purchased until the end of October.  Stop in or call for more information. 

• Albert Music Hall

October 3rd

6:30pm - 9pm

Albert Music Hall

Waretown

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• National Car Care Month

As we approach winter we need to make sure our cars are up to snuff.  Give us a call today for a FREE Vehicle Health Report

• Six Flags Great Adventure Drive in Concert

October 3rd

7pm

Six Flags Great Adventure

Jackson

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• Grunin Center for the Arts - Virtual Concert

October 7th

Suzanne Vega:

An Evening of New York Songs & Stories

9pm

Tickets and Information

ER ROUN

• Learn About Your Car

• 48th Annual LBI Commemorative Virtual 18-mile Run

October 1st thru October 12th

St. Francis Community Center

Long Beach Twp

Get more details @

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• 48th Annual LBI Commemorative Virtual 18-mile Run

October 2nd thru October 4th

Fri. & Sat: 10am - 6pm, Sun.: 10am - 5pm

Huddy Park

Toms River

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• New Egypt Seedway - All Star Cup Shootout 100

October 3rd

6pm

New Egypt Speedway

New Egypt

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Keeping You Safe

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

Napa Easy Pay Financing

Napa Easy Pay is offering a 5% rebate for the month of July and August.  This also include a 6 month no interest if paid in full offer.  What a better way to break up the cost of your new tires into six payment without interest. 

Napa Gold Certified Auto Care Center

I am proud to say that we were 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. Walmart has a lower acceptance rate than Harvard.

Harvard might be hard to get into with a 4.5 percent admittance rate, but try this on for size: only 2.6 percent of Walmart applicants are accepted.

 

#2. There is a technical name for the "fear of long words."

It's called "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia."

 

#3. Hunting unicorns is legal in Michigan.

Lake Superior State University in Michigan offers a unicorn hunting license. Unsurprisingly, the "chief herald of the Unicorn Hunters" was once quoted saying: "The pursuit of the unicorn is a lonely quest." We wish them nothing but good luck!

 

#4. Someone actually paid $10,000 for invisible artwork.

An art collector once paid $10,000 for a "non-visible" sculpture created by actor James Franco. The artwork was billed as an "endless tank of oxygen." Um, yeah… it's called air. We're breathing some now… for free! 

#5. There is an official ruling for how many Tootsie Pop licks it takes to get to the center.

It officially takes 364 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Well, at least according to engineering students' scientific endeavor at Purdue University, who used a proprietary "licking machine" rather than a human tongue.

 

(More fun facts here!)

 

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