Local Businesses Feeling the Pain at the Pump
By: Nick McGill
Updated: February 18, 2013
Denneli owns checker Cab Company, where
anytime gas prices rise business suffers. He says in his business you have to
spend money to make money-- but lately he's had to spend way too much, adding
that "the drivers that work for us are taking a hit too--that's more money
that they're not able to bring home to their families ..."
And he's not the
only one
Lifescapes Alan Jones says ".its
outrageous, its outrageous to spend that kind of money.."
Jones works for Lifescape,
a non profit organization that caters to senior citizens. And with their meals
on wheels program dishing out 4000 meals a week. The more than 1500 miles their
delivery trucks log is not coming cheap. He told us "..when gas bumps up
to 3.85-3.95 a gallon, we're spending an extra 25,000-30,000 dollars a year
just on gasoline ." Money that Jones
says is sorely needed elsewhere ".that
could go back into the program or go back into whatever needs to be
done.."
Despite the company wallet being stretched
dangerously thin, Jones says he considers Lifescape lucky--after all he says we
could be living in
". I would
pity any business that has a car on the road and has to pay that price for
gas--its crazy--its crazy..."
