on Main St to start a vehicle & the customer gets upset that they didn't show up w/a flatbed or tow…read moretruck only a van.It's much easier to respond in the van than it is a flatbed or tow truck & if the vehicle has to be brought to the garage they can push it w/the van down to the garage to work on it, that's much easier than trying to pull a flatbed or tow truck into a full hotel parking lot, once that bed gets extended it doesn't move & a lot of places they don't have the room to back up to the car & pull it up on the flatbed or the tow truck. So,please don't panic if you see just their van show up! They also deliver cutomer's cars back to their houses at night after they work til 9pm in the shop. They work from 8am to 9pm M-F & pump gas til at least 11pm or 12am & they work on cars on Sat from 8am til Noon & then Jay's back the next morning at 7am,he doesn't even get 6hrs of sleep a night. On Sat after they work on cars they take the afternoon & a lot of times the night to clean the shop.The floors have to be swept,then cleaned down with a hose & in the Winter months the drains get clogged w/all the sand & they have to clean them out & if it's below zero they might still be starting cars & then Sun they are open for gas, tire repairs,jumpstarts, possibly fixing a visitor's car or God forbid they end up going to a car accident which can happen easily on our roads & both Jerry & Jay are members of the volunteer Fire Dept & get called out to a car accident w/them or by the State Police or by AAA. Jay & Jerry do their best to hire help,only a lot of people don't wanna work anymore or can't stand the hours they are wanted to work or they expect the weekend off, people don't realize how hard Jerry has worked the past 65yrs & how hard Jay has worked the past almost 40yrs.Jerry started this business on his own nobody handed it to him & Jay & Missi both worked at the garage since they were 10yrs old & Missi had several surgeries from her lawnmower accident at age 5 & was seriously hurt then & then she & Jay were in a terrible car accident in the tow truck & they were both hurt pretty bad.Missi stayed as long as she could,only after 2 more injuries one to her back & one to her good ankle she's no longer able to work, she ended up w/some herniated discs after she broke her back in 4 places in that tow truck accident & then severed the tendons in her good ankle & was made to wait 8 months before the doctor would do an MRI & her ankle hurts her constantly after 8 months of walking in enormous pain & still has pain in that ankle, foot,her bad leg from the lawnmower accident & losing her left hand as well. She stops in on occaision to see how things are & she's still dealing w/the unexpected passing of her fiance Reggie Way I who could be seen helping Joel out on a car or going on a tow call for Jay after he worked the day at Harlows running heavy equipment, or taking a vehicle to Albany, P-burgh, SL or wherever Jay or Jerry needed him to go.She's still dealing w/his loss after 3 1/2yrs have gone by,they had talked the Sat of Thanksgiving weekend about finally getting married & she was ready to go to the Town Hall Monday morning to get their marriage license & get married in early December & have a big party over the Summer when most of the family could be there to celebrate.Sadly Reg passed away Sunday morning the day after she & Reg talked about finally getting married & she's still having a very hard time w/no one in her life.She spends most of her time at her apt & has neuropathy throughout her whole body after she was diagnosed last yr w/Type 2 diabetes on top of all the pain she lives w/on a daily basis.She has to use her cane to get around & needs her bad knee replaced again,only she's a little skittish w/no one to go to NYC w/her & then to help her when she gets home.So,say hey if u see her at the garage or at the store or any other stores in the area,she's lost a lot of weight u might not recognize her...Back to Central stop in & say hey to Jerry & Jay anytime & give Judi a call at the house, she & Harley are there hanging out during the day till Jerry gets home at night.She would enjoy the company.Know that Jay is doing his best being pulled in a 100 different directions during each day & Jerry is busy selling cars & taking care of the business,he's there most days after 12pm & there til 6 or 7pm & back around 10pm to close up so Jay can deliver cars to their customer's homes & get home to get some much needed rest!!!Thank u both Jay & Jerry for all ur hard work,u are both very much appreciated & loved!!!!
Codi & Tobi Strack