The H-Man

Skorpios Gyros in Newark, Ohio: Must-Try Eats

Howie — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:12:26 +0000

I wrote about Skorpios Gyros before but it’s worth bringing up again. This is the place to go in Newark, Ohio if you want a good gyro. We had the small Traditional Lamb Gyro with the Greek Fries and we were not disappointed. The Greek Fries have seasoning on them, along with feta cheese, banana peppers and a drizzling of olive oil. There was plenty enough for two, so we shared those. We found the small gyro and the fries to be a satisfying meal.

Now, that’s not to say that I couldn’t eat the regular, but the small was plenty. Their special is a combo: small gyro with regular fries and a drink for $5.99; and the regular gyro special is a dollar more. You can get a small gyro by itself for $3.99 or a regular for $4.99.

Nice service too the people there are friendly. It’s great to have a local gyro place right near downtown, too.

Review: Shepard Auto Care in Newark, Ohio

Howie — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:06:01 +0000

We bought a 2006 PT Cruiser March 20. It needed a tune up and some front end work done on it. I took it to Dave Price at Shepard Auto Care. They’re located at 394 W. National Drive in Newark, Ohio.

They did all the front end work, plus did the tuneup. However, they did not hear the rattling that I told them about hearing in the rear of the car. I asked Dave to go for a ride with me yesterday so I could point out what we’d been hearing. He still was not sure what it was but had suspicions that the emergency brake needed to be adjusted. He asked me if I could bring it in the next morning and he would look at it.

I took it to him today and it ended up being the back brake pads’ clips had broken and it needed new brake pads. He put on a new set, which fixed the problem. He didn’t charge me! I don’t know to many garages that would do a brake job for you for free. That is what I call good service.

I’m sure part of it was the amount of money I spent getting all the other work done on the front end. Still, he still had every right to charge me for the brakes, but chose not to.

I highly recommend Shepard Auto Care to anyone who needs work done. They know what they’re doing and they’re honest. They’re doing so well, they hired another mechanic for the shop. That should tell you something.

I thought all the work and charges were warranted and his prices were fair. Below is a list of what was done and the charges.

Valve cover gasket set: $62.19
Copper Plus spark plugs (we bought the wires separately): $11.96
Labor to replace valve cover gasket, plugs and wires $90
2 lower control arm bushings: $34.74
Labor to remove lower control arms, press out bushings, and replace: $240.00
2 outer tie rod ends: $120.54
Labor to replace tie rod ends: $84.00
Shop supplies: $15.22
Front end alignment: $59.95
Rear brake pads: no charge
Total: $764.71

Shepard Auto Care is a great shop to deal with. We’d heard about them from friends at church and this is the second time I’ve had him do work on a vehicle. I recommend them without reservation!

Tune up for the PT Cruiser.

Howie — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:31:27 +0000

Everything I have read says these and new plugs will clear up the rough idle in the PT. It seams to be a known issue that oem wires don’t hold up.

All the comforts of home at the office. My first cup of French press at the office.

Howie — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:23:05 +0000

Darth Homebody

Howie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:20:35 +0000

Kimberley got me a robe for Christmas. It’s nights like these that I can’t wait to get home and get comfortable.

(Umm, Kimberley here: I say he’s Obi-Wan Homebody. He’s a good guy, not an evil dictator. His robe he loves. Hmmmmmm.)

Shepard Auto Care in Newark, Ohio

Howie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:01:27 +0000

There is a new garage in town. This place was recommend to me by a guy in my Bible study. They did a great job fixing my van and they give a 12 month/12,000 mile warranty on there work. Nice guy, too.

This years lights.

Howie — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:03:48 +0000

Target shooting with my Hi-Point 9mm semi-auto pistol

Howie — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:10:55 +0000

Not to bad. No expert but if it were a man he would still be dead.

Up on the rooftop, click click click

Howie — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:30:43 +0000

It’s a beautiful day and I’m putting up our Christmas lights! I wasn’t going to do them this year, but I just couldn’t stand it. The lights aren’t tangled, though they look like they are. They sure were before, though!

Okay, I give…I’ll put up Christmas lights

Howie — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:23:21 +0000

Snow is falling and I could not stand the thought of no outside lights this year. So its going to be 50 and sunny tomorrow so I think I will put some lights up.