Anyone else on here planning to attend this event in Owensboro, KY? My girl and I, along with 3 other couples and Jeeps, have already made our reservations.
Jeep Event - Jeeps and Jamz Expo (obkyjeepsandjamzexpo.com)
A 392 would be cool and all, but I'd honestly rather have the 5.7 Hemi. Less expensive as an option, plenty of power, less dangerous to the rest of the drivetrain and they sound friggin' great with a little muffler mod.
Divorce gifts to yourself usually turn out to be some of our best purchases. I got divorced when I was 29. After being put through the ringer, struggling to keep my head above water, etc I went and bought myself an '02 Harley Deuce that was a year old and only had 2200 miles on it. 20 years and...
FedEx is getting terrible. I ordered some stuff for my business, been at the same location for 28 years, and two times now they've returned my shipments to their origin marked as "permanently closed".
Gotta love that ATM income! I always said I wish everything in my store made the money that little 2 square foot of space made. Until people have actually been in the C-store/gas station game, it's very hard to understand how volume driven everything has become. Cigarette/tobacco companies, soft...
I would have LOVED to have been in whatever market that is for the 28 years I owned my station! Granted, the last 6 or 7 years have been MUCH better margin-wise, but I can remember many times, especially during the Obama years, that margins were slim or even negative on gas.
Another factor that I don't believe has been mentioned is that the Mississippi River is incredibly low, making it difficult to transport full barges to their destination. Supply is already VERY tight and now it's taking more trips to get the same quantity to fuel terminals.