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Jim Flynt
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Posted: Jun 11th, 2007 10:21 pm |
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S. Smith wrote: So what does business look like over there?
Judging from the comments at the beginning of this thread, it seems like a lot of local people were against this. Has that seemed to decrease their business any?
Sandra, ironical that you ask that question.
Yesterday afternoon, I happened to notice while in 'downtown' Stokesdale that almost all of the gas pump lanes at Times Turn Around were full of vehicles as was Countryside Market across the street. Just for the heck of it, I drove by the new Sunoco station and there was not one vehicle in a gas pump lane and only 3 cars on the entire lot (which would include employee vehicles).
Personally, I was opposed to this rezoning and have not and will not patronize this station. I know several others who opposed the rezoning who have taken the same position of boycotting this store on principle. I hope others will join us as well.
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Posted: Jun 13th, 2007 02:27 am |
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To follow up further with Sandra's question, this afternoon during rush hour along Highway 68, there was not one single customer up at the new Sunoco station. All of the employees were sitting outside the front door watching the world go by (and waiting for a customer to drop in).
Meanwhile, Countryside Market and Times Turn Around (Intersection of Highway 158 & 68) were both booming with customers and business at the same hour.
I think they are going to have to rely on the drive by and out of town roadside traffic rather than the locals if they are going to make it here. I think it is safe to say they are an impulse rather than destination vendor/location.
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Posted: Jun 13th, 2007 01:39 pm |
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| One thing going against them is the location. Trying to come out of that intersection is a hassle at any time of day. Especially on a school morning or late afternoon. Everyone is playing the guessing game because A LOT of people simply don't know how to use a turn signal. I see an accident waiting to happen in the future. Gosh forbid, it's a bad one too, because there really aren't that many choices to get out of that area without making some major detour.
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Posted: Jun 13th, 2007 05:10 pm |
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I don't have an opinion on this one but if no one patronizes this place, and it goes out of business, what will you be left with? [see summerfield food lion] I know most people in the area probably didnt like it, but I think you will be just as disappointed with an overgrown abandoned building there.
Obviously its too late to go backwards and not have this rezoned, but I just wanted to throw a wrench in the works here.
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Posted: Jun 14th, 2007 02:00 pm |
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bama80 wrote: ...if no one patronizes this place, and it goes out of business, what will you be left with? I think you will be just as disappointed with an overgrown abandoned building there.
bama, just slap on some orange paint and the building could easily be renovated and reopened as the Church of the Orange Owl. Wouldn't that be a Hoot(ers)?
Right across from Dawn Acres it would make the perfect 19th Hole. We could meet up there for wings and beer!
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Posted: Jun 14th, 2007 02:28 pm |
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| Now that's an idea!
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Posted: Jun 16th, 2007 01:32 pm |
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Can you get to the store from Highway 68, or do you have to turn onto Haw River Rd.? If you can get to it from 68, it would seem to me like people heading south on 68 might stop there on their way to wherever they're going. If you can't enter from 68, I'd think it would be a major hassle to get in and out.
Also, if you're on the west side of 68 (the Arbor Run side), you might be inclined to stop there if it's not at a busy time of day so you could get back out. If you're on the golf course side of 68, you might not ever go there because of the traffic hassle.
Maybe they need to offer .99/gallon gas for a day or something to kick things off.
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Posted: Jun 16th, 2007 03:31 pm |
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S. Smith wrote: Can you get to the store from Highway 68, or do you have to turn onto Haw River Rd.? If you can get to it from 68, it would seem to me like people heading south on 68 might stop there on their way to wherever they're going. If you can't enter from 68, I'd think it would be a major hassle to get in and out.
Sandra, as you may or may not know, the developers were required to provide and pave a new turn lane on the west side of Highway 68 adjacent to the southbound lanes. So traffic headed south can access the station directly from Highway 68. Those same patrons could also re-access Highway 68 by way of either Haw River Road or Highway 68.
As most know, Highway 68 is now quite the busy highway with something like 15,000 plus cars per day. Unfortunately, Haw River Road also has a slight hill headed west from the intersection with Highway 68, which creates a quite limited visual situation in being able to enter Haw River Road with any safety. Vehicles headed along Haw River Road eastward are often traveling rather fast for the intersection approach than they should be, thus creating an additional traffic hazard on Haw River Road.
Ultimately, I personally think there may well me more accidents along the Haw River Road access to this station than from the Highway 68 station access.
I do think the lack of safe and easy access to this station are and will continue to greatly compromise safety and deter consumers from frequenting this facility with any regularity.
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Posted: Jun 18th, 2007 01:00 pm |
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| I have seen quite a few people fueling their boats here. Maybe the parking lot is easier to access than times turn around or gastown.
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Posted: Jun 18th, 2007 04:14 pm |
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One of the other complaints which I'm hearing, is from the folks who live along Haw River Road, who are griping that now that the southbound turn lane along Highway 68 has been installed, the big truck rigs are starting to use Haw River Road as a short-cut to Kernersville. (Prior to the turn lane installation, these large transfer trucks could not make the turn westbound onto Haw River Road with any ease or safety)
I know that some of these neighbors have contacted the NC Department of Transportation to see if the weight limit can be raised on Haw River Road to prevent these trucks from doing that. Their complaint being that Haw River Road is too narrow and dangerous for these large trucks, especially at the higher speeds currently allowed under the existing speed limit.
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Posted: Jun 18th, 2007 09:37 pm |
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Since it's opening it appears that there are plenty of people using it. At $2.89/gal, it's actually pretty good. I saw gas at the Gate on New Garden at $2.88/yesterday. It appears that Sunoco will give the other local gas stations a run for their money.
Again, the only situation will be the lack of consideration people use in the use of turn signals. I hate playing the guessing game when coming off of the golf course side of Haw River and turning south onto 68.
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Posted: Jun 23rd, 2007 02:56 pm |
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Gas has usually been 1 to 2 cents a gallon cheaper at Countryside. Stokesdale Service Center had them all beat during the week and it is full service and locally owned as is Countryside. I do not know about Times but they sell that dictator Chavezs' state owned gas CITGO. I dont plan on buying from them.
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Posted: Jun 27th, 2007 04:41 pm |
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Has anyone noticed all of the dead and dying newly landscaping trees which were just planted on this site less than 3 weeks ago? I can't imagine spending all of that money on trees and landscaping and then not having the good sense to water them regularly.
(As a side note, I have also noticed a couple of local town government landscaping projects which aren't looking real good right now either, due to a lack of regular watering and maintenance). What the heck, it's just the taxpayer's money.....
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Posted: Jul 3rd, 2007 12:30 pm |
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Jim Flynt wrote: Has anyone noticed all of the dead and dying newly landscaping trees which were just planted on this site less than 3 weeks ago? I can't imagine spending all of that money on trees and landscaping and then not having the good sense to water them regularly.
Those dead trees will have to be replaced. All it takes is a complaint to the zoning enforcement office. The approved site plan says so and so trees ... Then there has to be so and so trees ...
Guilford zoning enforcement: 641-3154
contact Tiffany Burch or Greg Niles ( Not sure of the their name spelling)
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Posted: Aug 4th, 2007 03:28 am |
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wouldn't you know it, they sell racing fuel and I dont have a hotrod anymore. Maybe bama can get his trans am out again.
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