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Vol. 9 No. 2 Fall 2003
The Thermostat
S&D Petroleum’s Customer Newsletter
www.sdpetroleum.com (607) 863-3600
Winter Storm Readiness From the President’s Desk
Some easy steps to take, before that first big storm hits
The forecast is in. A big storm is on !Be sure your chimney and/or
the way, likely to drop a few feet of vent pipes are clear of snow and
snow with temperatures dropping to ice. This is especially true for
the single digits. High winds are also mobile home owners or those
expected. The first blizzard of the with similarly short chimneys. In
season is here. Are you prepared? deep snow your stack may get
covered over, causing your
Many of us each fall think about
furnace to shut down.
preparing our home for winter. As you
put up your storm windows, or add !If possible keep the path to your Dear Valued Customer,
insulation around your foundation, fill-pipe clear. During severe Welcome to another edition of
consider these additional conditions our deliveries are the Thermostat, and the beginning
precautions, which will make a more efficient if paths are clear, of another heating season in New
difference when a big storm hits. enabling us to serve all our York.
customers in need of fuel. Nobody knows what winter will
Your Heating System !Call Customers: try to call us bring, and the post 9/11 world
Don’t wait until the middle of a huge before the storm hits. Monitor continues to be filled with some
storm to realize you should have had your tank, and give a call before uncertainty. Whatever the
your heating system checked. you get below ¼ tank. Also, if weather, or the political climate, you
Preventative medicine is often the you have a tricky driveway, can be sure S&D Petroleum and
best kind. This fall have your system calling before the snow and ice Mini-Mart will be there for you.
checked out by a trained technician. comes is always appreciated. As always, we welcome your
If you need a name, give us a call. It input and suggestions. Also,
will keep your overall efficiencies up, thanks in advance for keeping
and help prevent a problem later on. Be ready – even on the Road
Sometimes one is not close to home paths clear to your fill pipes, and
when a storm hits. Be sure to notify driveways in ship shape for our
Severe Cold deliveries. Thanks so much for
When the thermometer really takes a a friend or neighbor if you are going
dive, give your heating system a out of town for a spell. Keep a signal
light in a window, which will turn on if
Very truly yours,
break.
the temperature drops below a
!Be sure drapes or furniture are
not blocking your radiators or predetermined setting (we
registers. recommend 50 F). Better yet, hire a
house sitter to check in on your place
!If you have adjustable radiators
every day.
or have installed air deflectors,
direct airflow across the floor, Join us for
since warm air rises. It is also wise to be prepared in your
vehicle at all times for severe winter Customer
!Cover your windows at night and
place towels or rags under doors
weather. In addition to keeping your Appreciation
vehicle winterized, with a full tank of
and drafty windowsills.
gas, keep the following “winter storm Day
!Use alternative heating sources survival kit” in the trunk. It should
with care. Electric heaters, used
include:
improperly, can cause fires.
Chimneys for wood stoves and ! Blankets and/or sleeping bags
fireplaces should be cleaned ! High calorie, non-perishable
annually to prevent chimney fires. food
! Flashlight with extra batteries
Power Outage ! First aid kit
Losing power can happen any time of
year, as evidenced by the blackout ! Knife
this summer. Winter power outages ! Extra clothing
are especially problematic and more ! Shovel, windshield scraper and
common due to high winds and icing brush
conditions. Have a few jugs of ! Extra wiper fluid Join us on October 31st for our
bottled water, basic supplies, customer appreciation day. Last
batteries, a battery powered radio, ! Towrope
year we got a great response, as
flashlights, and other common sense ! Booster cables well as some visits from a few
items handy and easy to find in the ! Water container trick-o-treaters (pictured above).
event of a power outage. ! Sack of sand or cat litter We’ll be serving free cider and
donuts throughout the day. Stop
The Little Things If your auto is particularly unreliable, by, say “hi”, and let us give you
There are a number of things you can consider postponing your trip. If our thanks.
do to help out your heating system, Oh, and have a fun, safe and
possible bring a cell phone along, so
even as the snow is falling. spooky Halloween!
you can call for help should you need
it. Try not to travel alone, and if you
must, let someone know your route
Third Party Notice I request that any notice stating my heating fuel deliveries may be terminated
due to unpaid bills should also be given to the “third party” specified below:
There are times in life when you may
be unable to contact us because you are Name:_______________________________________________________
sick, or disabled in some way. By Address:_____________________________________________________
providing our company with a third party, City, State, Zip:_______________________________________________
(i.e. friend, relative, community Phone:_________________________ Acct #:______________________
organization), we can find someone to Signature_____________________________ Date: _________________
contact in the event that we are forced to
terminate fuel deliveries because of Name of person or organization to be notified:
unpaid bills. Name:__________________________________________________
This “third party” is not responsible for Address:________________________________________________
your bill in anyway. You should choose City, State, Zip:__________________________________________
someone who will get in touch with you
I (we) agree to receive any Notice of Termination for information puposes only,
after receiving the notice, and help you without obligation to pay amounts owed.
resolve the problem. Just fill out this
form and send to our office: S&D Signature_____________________________ Date: ____________
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size, and is mostly occupied by
Employee Profile: Customer
Josephine Kellog
fishing families. As a youth,
Josephine swam with her brothers
and sisters in the sea, and drank
water brought to them by a
watermill on their small farm. When
she was 19 years old, the family
$25 Referral
Program
Our best advertisement is good
moved to find a better life in the old fashioned word-of-mouth.
USA. Thanks to our happy customer
base, we get plenty of referrals.
We feel lucky to have Josephine as Over the years many customers
an employee, “she is great with the have enjoyed lower fuel bills by
customers, and is always ready to just letting others know about our
lend a hand,” says Penny Dietrich, services.
President of S&D. Helping folks
If you recommend our services,
and “making it work” are what
Josephine says she likes best about be sure the prospective customer
work. mentions you by name when they
sign up. If they are in our area of
Her hard work and dedication are service, and are credit approved,
also reflected in the volunteering we’ll credit your account $25 after
she does in the community. Over at the second delivery. It’s a deal
the Catholic Church she helps out
Four years ago, Josephine
Kellogg came on board as a sales
S&D Mini-Mart News
clerk at the Mini-Mart. Josephine
was new to the community having
Welcome to Charles Woodman of Pitcher, NY, and Hailey
just moved with her husband Christophersen of Cincinnatus. These two are already doing a
Raymond from Astoria Queens to terrific job as our newest store clerks.
Cincinnatus. But she wasn’t a city
girl at heart. This move to a small Join our Coffee Club! Starting October 1st. Buy 10 cups of
town, brought Josephine full circle coffee and get a FREE S&D coffee mug, while supplies last.
to her rural childhood upbringing. Stop by the store to pick up a club card, and a hot cup of java!
Josephine was born in the country We are currently accepting applications for employment. S&D
of Malta, and lived on the small Petroleum has a number of part-time and full time positions
island of Gozo in the Mediterranean open from time to time. Keep an application on file with us,
Sea. Gozo is about 5 by 9 miles in and we’ll give a call if an opening comes up.
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S&D Petroleum STANDARD
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Cincinnatus, NY 13040 Cincinnatus, NY
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