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Gas Under A Buck!
By Chad Petri Reporter
Published: Tue, June 10, 2008 - 3:56 am
Last Updated: Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:42 pm
Last Updated: Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:42 pm
Chad Petri
“Save money, you better put some money in the bank,” says Strange.
While costs vary from job to job, he says they've been able to hold the increase to customers at about 10%.
“It's like every other business it gets passed on to the customer if the costs go up for material that affects the price of the product that we sell,” says Joe.
To help with rising fuel prices, workers here have switched to a four day work week. With 10 hour shifts, shop foreman Lea Allen says he feels like the work week never ends.
“I've got to get up a little earlier in the morning, stay later in the evening saves about 12 dollars a week in gas,” says Allen.
The owners are using the shop’s van a lot less. Joe stuffs his Harley Davidson motorcycle with small finished projects.
“Our automotive expense for the first quarter of ‘08 compared to the first quarter of ‘07 is up 58%, one and a half times,” says Joe.
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