August Newsletter

August is Here

Heading into our last month of summer, let us find joy in the small things. Our ability to experience warm sunshine and fresh air, to return to some of our hobbies and activities, and to see our friends and family again. Let us also find appreciation for the stillness, self-discovery, and closeness this pandemic has brought to our community. I like to find small things to be grateful for, even when the circumstances are grim. We hope that everyone enjoys our newfound freedoms, and also continues to follow CDC guidelines to keep our vulnerable populations safe and healthy.

Events

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

• Laurita Winery: 
• Friday August 21st and 28th
• Sounds of Summer Music Series
• Food, Wine and Entertainment

• Stafford Township Summer Concerts 7:00 to 8:30pm
• Manahawkin Lake Park Link to Details
• August 17th - Sarah Moon - Singer and Songwriter
• August 24th - Brian Massa - Acoustic Singer Songwriter
• August 31st - The Impulsives - Rock Cover Band

• Viking Village Antique & Collectible Show
• Sunday 9/20/2020 - 9am to 5pm
• Link to Viking Village

• Southern Ocean Chamber of Commerce - Surf and Sip Brew Trail
• Link to Brew Trial Details

• Albert Music Hall
• Link to More Information
• Every Saturday Night:  7:30 - 11:00 PM  YEAR ROUND

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. 

August Tire Sale

• Petty Motorworks has an extensive line of tires to choose from and we will gladly help you with choosing the correct tire for you.
• We have the best tire equipment available including a Hunter Road Force Tire Balancer, Hunter Tire Changer, and a brand new Hunter Hawk-eye Elite Wheel Alignment system.
• Ask about our Lifetime Wheel Alignment program to keep your tires healthy and happy.
• Buy 4 Continental Suv or Light truck tires and get up to a $100 gift card rebate
• Buy any FOUR tires and get $50 off an alignment

Take Out / Outside Dining 

Right now is a good time to give support to your local family-owned restaurants. Here is a list of local restaurants that offer takeout or delivery. 

• Breakers Kitchen and Tap Room -  Pick up and Outside Dining

• Kristy's Casual Dining -   Pick up and Outside Dining

• Oyster Creek Brewery -  Pick up, Delivery, and Outside Seating

• Doyle's Pour House -  Pick up and Outside Dining

• Lunch Box on 9 - Pick up and delivery 

• Delights Artisan Cafe - Pick up and Outside Dining

• Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce Member restaurant listing

Learn About Your Car

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 

Fact: The Pope can’t be an organ donor

Pope Benedict XVI was issued an organ donor card in 1970. Once he ascended to the papacy in 2005, the card was invalid, reports the Telegraph. According to the Vatican, the Pope’s entire body must be buried intact because his body belongs to the universal Catholic Church.

Fact: Albert Einstein’s eyeballs are in New York City

They were given to Henry Abrams and preserved in a safety deposit box. Abrams was Einstein’s eye doctor. He received the eyeballs from Thomas Harvey, the man who performed theautopsy on Einstein and illegally took the scientist’s brain for himself.

Fact: Wimbledon tennis balls are kept at 68 degrees Fahrenheit

The temperature of tennis balls affects how the ball bounces. At warmer temperatures, the gas molecules inside the ball expand making the ball bounce higher. A tennis ball at lower temperatures causes the molecules to shrink and the ball bounces lower. To make sure the best tennis balls are used, Wimbledon goes through over 50,000 tennis balls. 

Fact: Bees can make colored honey

In France, there’s a biogas plant that manages waste from a Mars chocolate factory, where M&Ms are made. Beekeepers nearby noticed that their bees were making “unnatural shades of green and blue” honey, reported BBC. 

Fact: Bananas glow blue under black lights

To the everyday eye under normal conditions, ripe bananas appear yellow due to organic pigments called carotenoids. When bananas ripen, chlorophyll begins to break down. This pigment is the element that makes bananas glow, or “fluoresce,” under UV lights and appear blue.

Fact: Johnny Appleseed’s fruits weren’t for eating

Yes, there was a real John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees on U.S. soil. But the apples on those trees were much more bitter than the ones you’d find in the supermarket today. “Johnny Appleseed” didn’t expect his fruits to be eaten whole, but rather made into hard apple cider.

Fact: Peanuts aren’t technically nuts

They’re legumes. According to Merriam-Webster, a nut is only a nut if it’s “a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.” That means walnuts, almonds, cashews, and pistachios aren’t nuts either. They’re seeds.

Read more interesting facts here.