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Businesses doing what they can to help people prepare for winter weather

“We try to be here for the customer, for the public.”

Thanks and as he just mentioned, snow will continue all night long. NBC five’s Carolyn’s sister and his live in South Burlington tonight to give us a look at the conditions out there and how local businesses help people get ready for this Caroline. Yeah, brian Alice, I’ll give you a quick quick look at Williston Road right now. As you can see kind of some of the snow just packed down here, not great driving conditions, we see some plows out, not a lot of cars out right now, but some plows, but they’re not plowing around here. But local businesses were saying that they wanted to help people prepare so they didn’t have to be on the roads tonight or in the morning to help shovel their cars out. We try to be here for the customer, for the public. Um, and with that and with the right product for them, shovels, salt, plows and gloves. People were just holding off for the time being the essentials for a big winter storm Bivens is hardware in South Burlington. Underwhelmed by how many people they haven’t seen leading up to thursday night. We’ve had customers coming in buying more ice melt as compared to as far as shovels in Burlington if they find themselves to be safer here than we’re offering them a discount Rooms at Hotel Vermont for $99 plus tax if, employees working at businesses downtown, don’t think they’ll make it home safely. We try to pride ourselves on being open in the community and invite people in and realize that if someone needs help and if we can help, we’d be happy to do. Hotel Vermont says this is something that they do in situations like this where people may not feel safe to drive home, and it’s something that’s common in the travel business. Now, bibles, hardware says they will be open at their normal hours, so if you do need some shovels or salt or some extra things to keep yourself safe, they will be open all day tomorrow. We’re live in south Burlington tonight, Caroline sister and NBC five News.

Businesses doing what they can to help people prepare for winter weather

“We try to be here for the customer, for the public.”

Local businesses prepared for Thursday night’s snow to begin by making sure their customers got everything they needed.Whether it was shovels or salt, Bibens Ace Hardware in South Burlington made sure they had all of the necessities for a big winter storm stocked. Customers, however, weren’t coming in as much as they anticipated.”We’ve had customers coming in buying more ice melt as compared to shovels,” Roland Ostrout, manager of the Bibens Ace Hardware, said. “We try to be here for the customer, for the public. With the right product for them.”In Burlington, Hotel Vermont decided to offer a special rate on rooms for employees working downtown. Eligible people can get a room for $99 plus tax.Chief Operating Officer Joe Carton said this courtesy is often extended in the travel business. They have made this offer available for people before, as a way to lend a hand for those in need.”If they find themselves to be safer here, we’re offering them a discount,” Joe Carton, chief operating officer of Westport Hospitality, said. “We try to pride ourselves to be open in the community and invite people in and realize if someone needs help and we can help we’d be happy to.”

Local businesses prepared for Thursday night’s snow to begin by making sure their customers got everything they needed.

Whether it was shovels or salt, Bibens Ace Hardware in South Burlington made sure they had all of the necessities for a big winter storm stocked. Customers, however, weren’t coming in as much as they anticipated.

“We’ve had customers coming in buying more ice melt as compared to shovels,” Roland Ostrout, manager of the Bibens Ace Hardware, said. “We try to be here for the customer, for the public. With the right product for them.”

In Burlington, Hotel Vermont decided to offer a special rate on rooms for employees working downtown. Eligible people can get a room for $99 plus tax.

Chief Operating Officer Joe Carton said this courtesy is often extended in the travel business. They have made this offer available for people before, as a way to lend a hand for those in need.

“If they find themselves to be safer here, we’re offering them a discount,” Joe Carton, chief operating officer of Westport Hospitality, said. “We try to pride ourselves to be open in the community and invite people in and realize if someone needs help and we can help we’d be happy to.”