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Old 01-22-2006, 10:47 PM
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The building were i work at known as The Gear Centre has been in the same location since 1988 along with our sister company Pat'* Driveline.
Last week we started moving to our brand new location, tomorrow morning is the first day in there open for business, let me tell you, the new shop/store is excellent
Pics i took tonight of the old Location:
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Front of building
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Out back rests our old Front counter and old back counter (back counter is were the mechanics come to get there parts).

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Kinda Eerie, there we were 5 bay operation were trucks could be worked on, this is bay 4 and 5, doors lead to back office were i was, one light remains.
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Bay two and three, half way up u can see were there are a series of lights hanging alot lower, there used to be a wall that ran that length, in there was our parts room, you couldnt see the stairs from the back before, a wall was there too
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Bay 2, pertruding part in that left side wall is were our Parts Vuclan cleaner was.
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Were our front counter was, two desks behind with computers, and two accesses to the parts room
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One lone logo.
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Hehe my old parking spot was dead infront of that Gear Centre sign
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And our new shop four miles away.
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Looks like a classy new set-up. Glad to hear things are working out for you, Matt.

Where is "your" new parking spot?
Old 01-22-2006, 10:51 PM
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in the row somewere, we got plugs for winter time too heheh!
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Originally Posted by SSEimatt93
in the row somewere, we got plugs for winter time too heheh!
Get an interior car heater for sure (use their juice).

Nice place, hope the prices for air lockers dont go up
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You guys spelled "center" wrong . Plugs for the block heaters is a nice touch.
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Originally Posted by Sully1742
You guys spelled "center" wrong . Plugs for the block heaters is a nice touch.
LOL no we don't

Matt, looking good mang. Is it 4 miles closer to home? or farther?
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Originally Posted by Sully1742
You guys spelled "center" wrong . Plugs for the block heaters is a nice touch.
They're Candian, Eh!

Plugs at each parking spot for your car...lol....only in Canada would you need that.
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