1. March 2012
This free issue of Braking News
is being sent to you from your
friends at 1STOP TRUCK &
CAR REPAIR. Thank you for
being a valued customer!
Keeping Your Mind in Tip-Top Shape…Not Just Your Car!
Spring Cleaning (For Your Car)
March Events
Mar 3-18: Iditarod Do you change things around in your coat closet when the
Mar 8: Purim (begins at sundown) seasons change? Maybe move those fall jackets to the basement
Mar 11: Daylight Savings Time and dig out your flip flops, shorts, and tank tops? Your car needs
Begins the same kind of attention. Here’s the checklist for your
Mar 13: Ear Muff Day “Spring (Car) Cleaning”:
Mar 13-Apr 2: NCAA Men’s
 Switch wiper blades.
Basketball Tournament
Mar 17: St Patrick’s Day  Change windshield washer fluid.
Mar 20: First Day of Spring  Check the tires.
 Check the brakes.
 Change oil.
The Funny Bone  Clean out trunk.
Do you know that when a  Check spare tire and jack.
woman wears a leather  Perform walk-around inspection (look for loose moldings
dress, a man's heart beats and hoses, paint chips, scratches, etc.).
quicker, his throat gets dry, A spring checkup will make sure your car keeps running in tip
he gets weak in the knees,
top shape.
and he begins to think
irrationally!? Checking the air filter, replacing wiper blades and checking the
brakes are your tried-and-true ways to make sure to have a safe
Ever wonder why? and fun Spring!
It's because she smells like a
new car. Grab Your Checkbook – Cost to Raise a Child
Every year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issues new
A newly married man asked his statistics on the cost of raising a child from birth to age
wife, 'Would you have married 18. The latest report says the average cost is $226,920 --
me if my father hadn't left me a almost 40% more than a decade ago, CNNMoney reports. It
fortune?' makes me want to call my parents and say “THANKS!!”
'Honey,' the woman replied Have a Question About Your Car?
sweetly, 'I'd have married you, Just give us a call! We always enjoy hearing from our valued customers.
no matter who left you a Whether you have a question about vehicle maintenance, a repair
question, or just want to call to say Hello, we’d love to hear from you.
fortune!' Feel free to give us a call at (941) 485-4061
Combine 2 GREAT Spring
Saturday Cleaning Specials for Your
Hours
8am – 12pm Car in March!
See insert…

2. 15 Minute Lentil Soup
Thanks for the Kind Words 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 small onion, finely chopped
As always the service is 1 carrot, finely chopped
excellent and everyone at 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
One Stop is helpful and 1 garlic clove, minced
friendly. It truly is a pleasure Coarse salt and ground pepper
to bring my car in to be 14.5 ounces low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
serviced. Thank you. 3/4 cup cooked lentils (from a 15-ounce can), rinsed and drained
2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar
- Roberta Robinson In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add onion, carrot, celery, and
garlic; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until
onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes.
Add lentils and cook until soup thickens slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in
vinegar and season with salt and pepper.
You Are The BEST!
Thank you to all of our amazing Luck Puzzler
clients that have referred us business
time after time. Our business CHARM
depends on the positive comments CLOVER FOUR
and referrals from people just like GREEN GOLD
you. Every month we take a moment HORSESHOE HAT
to thank the clients that have sent us IRISH LUCK
the greatest number of referrals over LEPRECAUN POT
the past month! LOTTERY VEGAS
Bob Karsokas NO WASH
RABBIT
Scott Zacharias
RAINBOW
RITUAL
SEVEN
SOCKS
Client of the Month WINNER
Each month, we are thrilled to select
one special client who has touched Got Milk? It Does a Body Good!
our hearts and brought a smile to all Yes, it does a body good: Studies show that calcium isn’t just a
of us. Thank you to this month’s
bone booster but a fat fighter too. Recent research from the
Client of the Month! Thank you for
your support of our business and we University of Tennessee found that obese people who went on a
look forward to seeing you soon! low-calorie, calcium-rich diet lost 70% more weight than those
This month’s who ate the least. Vitamin D not only allows your body to
Client of the Month is absorb calcium, it’s also a super nutrient in its own right. Recent research
found that adequate D levels can reduce heart disease risk, ward off
John Sloley certain types of cancer, relieve back pain, and even help prevent
depression, but most of us don’t get nearly enough of the 1,000+ IU daily
that most experts recommend.
Want to Win???
Make sure to call in with the answer
to the trivia question on page 3!
(Hint: the answer’s in this month’s newsletter!)

3. Best Buys of the Year – Things to Buy in March
Do You Want
Boats: Once boat show season is over in February, you can still grab
good deals on last year's models before the brand new ones come out. To Win Our
Frozen Foods: It's National Frozen Food Month. It may be strange, but
I'm not about to argue with them. GRAND PRIZE?
Gardening Tools: It may not be time to break them out yet, but if you Take the trivia challenge and
shop for those gardening tools ahead of time, you can usually get a sweet you just might win!
price in late winter/early spring. Every month, look for the new trivia
Golf Clubs: New models are coming out for the summer, so your local question. If you are one of the first 15
people to call us with the right answer you
golf shop is pushing the old ones out the door. Grab last year's set will be eligible to win the prize. Your name
cheaply and you'll forget all about how awesome will be entered into the monthly drawing.
the new ones are. The winner will receive this month’s
Luggage: It's in between vacation seasons, so GRAND PRIZE:
shops are dropping prices. Grab any extra bags $25 Gift Card for
you might need for the summer in March. Bonefish Grill!
Congratulations to last month’s winner of a
$25 Gift Card for Bonefish Grill:
A good idea is about ten percent implementation and
Peter Gower
hard work, and luck is 90 percent.
Here is this month’s trivia question:
-Guy Kawasaki
The cost to raise a child according to
CNNMoney is?
The Iditarod Honors a Life-Saving Sprint A. $126,920
B. $196,220
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual sled dog team race C. $226,920
across Alaska. Mushers and a team of 12-16 dogs (of which at D. $622,920
least 6 must be on the towline at the finish line), cover over 1,049 Call right now with your answer
miles in 9–15 days from Anchorage to Nome.
to (941) 485-4061!
The event honors the most famous event in the history of Alaskan
mushing: the 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the "Great
Race of Mercy." A diphtheria epidemic threatened Nome and the
The Funny Bone
nearest quantity of antitoxin was found to be in Anchorage. Since
the two available planes were both dismantled
and had never been flown in the winter,
Governor Scott Bone approved a safer route. The
20-pound cylinder of serum was sent by train 298
miles from the southern port of Seward to
Nenana, where it was passed just before midnight on January 27
to the first of twenty mushers and more than 100 dogs who
relayed the package 674 miles from Nenana to Nome. The dogs
ran in relays, with no dog running over 100 miles.
The Norwegian Gunnar Kaasen and his lead dog Balto arrived on
Front Street in Nome on February 2 at 5:30 a.m., just five and a
half days later. The two became media celebrities, and a statue of I don’t think so…
Balto was erected in Central Park in New York City in 1925!
20 Years! HOOP TIME!
1Stop is celebrating Show Us Your Roundball
20 years in business Skills For a Discount!
all year in 2012! See insert …

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IN THIS ISSUE
Spring Cleaning (for your car!)
Cost to Raise a Child – Get Your Wallet
15 Minute Lentil Soup Recipe
Got Milk? It Does a Body Good
Best Buys in March
The Iditarod Honors a Life Saving Sprint
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March Events
Money Saving Offers
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Includes: LUBE, OIL & FILTER
 Check Radiator  Includes:
 Flush w/ New Coolant  5 quarts of Kendall Oil + 35 point
 Check Thermostat courtesy check
 Check All Heater & Coolant Hoses  Chassis Lube
 Pressure Check Cooling System  FREE Tire Rotation
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6. Hoop Time!
Hoop Time!
We’ve gone BASKETBALL
CRAZY
at 1Stop Car & Truck Repair
And we want you to get CRAZY too…
For the ENTIRE month of March,
we will be Shooting Hoops for Discounts!
When you bring your car in, you’ll get the opportunity
to shoot a nerf basketball for GREAT SAVINGS!
Get 10% off our incredible services
just by showing us your SWISH!!!
Call us today to schedule your appointment!
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Venice, FL 34285
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