On The Road Again Review: Midas Muffler & Complete Auto Service Eugene Oregon

 

 

Address: 680 W 7th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402

Hours: 

Closed ⋅ Opens 8 AM

PhonE  (541) 579-2611

 

On the Road Again
Wuth Steven Masone

 

My years in the Automotive business taught me you can't please all the people all the time. So, after the excellant service I got at Midas Muffler Shop & Complete Auto Service at 680 West 7th Ave in Eugene, Oregon, I decided to write a review after reading a few of the dissatisfied reviews on Yelp that rated the shop at a 3 1/2 Star Rating. When an industry has a less than stellar reputation, expectations from many customers color their perceptions and are many times never pleased because of those reasons and nit pic and complain about trivial things that are bound to happen in a busy shop. When I see a busy shop I see that as a plus, not the whiners and petty folks that never give good reviews. The first bad review on Yelp I saw the reviewer showed his ignorance right away complaing that he was miffed that he was charged an hour rate for a job he felt took a half an hour. Auto shops charge according to the "Chilton Manual" If the shop has a pro that can do the job in less time, is a good thing because there will always be a tech person that takes longer than Book Time. This reviewer  bragged he knew alot about car repair but oviously was blowing smoke to justify his ignorance. It's hard for any business to get 5 stars across the board no matter if they deserve it. In the food service industry a good chef will hav e a bad day for example and get the one star review that brings the average down putting out a dish that is sub-par  to the restuarants normally high standards. The owner of the Midas, Steve, went above and beyond great customer service and gave me a ride home because Eugene had a snow storm and the cab company I had a booking set to pick me up at the time I dropped my truck off after my usual auto shop recommended I take my truck t9 Steve, Unfortunatley, for my old shop, Steve won my business now as he gave me a ride home in the snow storm that hit so hard my cab company could not honor my pick up reservation as they only had five cabs working. So, hopefully my five star rating will catch his shop up to the four stars that is about as good as it gets for Aiuto Repair shops anywhere. He did it out of a good heart and his shop rates are lower than most. 

VA PER DIEM Program Paid 0ver $5000. a Day to ''REVELLE FOUNDATION'' WITH FAKE ADRESSES AND FAKE EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN)

 

VA per diem employees must be transparent and release the whereabouts of 32 Veterans evicted after receiving only rat infested hotel rooms with black mold.

 

                             Freedom News Service

For immediate release 2/13/25

For further info  contact  

  

Steve Masone (541) 285-8564

stevemasone@gmail.com

The non-profit Reveille Foundation is refusing by a Mr Friedman, any 

interviews by media which leads one to believe they have something to hide.

 With false PO boxes and other discrepancies and failure to provide the services that were

 promised to 32 veterans in the former Ramada hotel at the 

 Portland  Oregon's airport area their lack of transparency is very

 frustrating for those investigating this 501c3 if in fact they are as

Steven Masone checked their EIN with the IRS and no such EIN

 appears on the public EIN # check system for Non-Profits on the

 IRS website. Steven Masone of CCHR Human Rights Group of

 Oregon and U.S. Veteran-former investigative reporter, spoke with

 Mr. Fredman whose email is listed on Revielle Foundation's website

 said, "Mr. Freidman hemmed and hawed about the phony mail box

 in a property that we already verified with the property owner's

 work crew that no one could have had the adress as

 the place was vacant for the last two years." Steven asone also

 added, "He even denied the Fox 12 KPTV News of Portland video

 showing Black Mold on their newscast was false, even though that

 and rat infestation is why health officials shut the place down. I also

 interviwed a Mr. Spitzer by phone, the supervisor of the VA Per

 Diem unit that authorizes the payments to Revelle Foundation,

 and he would not  tell us the wherabots of the 32 Vets who need to

 be medically triaged for being left in  in rooms with black mold. "

 Steven Masone Co-FoundedThe Veteran Emergency shelter in

 Eugene's Hope Center with Pastor James Rabe, where in Partnership

 with the HUD-Vash VA pgm permanatly housing hundreds of Vets

 into thir own apartments with substance abuse pgm at Hope

 Center and got involved investigating this story when he called the

 Per Diem unit at the Vancouver Washington VA Campus offering to

 place ten Vets into remodeled five bedroom home in Eugene as The

 Hope Center is starting Pgm back up after Covid paused thier

 emergency shelter.  The Hope Center will have an onsite Program

 Director with PTSD Therapy and A Day Pgm at another Vet House a

 block from 5 bnedroom house.Steven Masone is also a Mental

 Health Professional Certified by Oregon THW Adult Mental Health

 Worker registration...

https://traditionalhealthworkerregistry.oregon.gov

and trained PTSD counselor @  Menlo Park Ca,  National PTSD Center. 

                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Human Rights Leader- American Legion Chaplain Investigates and Blows Whistle on Non-Profits Abusing Homeless Veterans and Theft of VA Funds

 

                        FREEDOM NEWS SERVICE

                                                 

                          

                     Press Release          

 

For Immediate Release: 2/6/2025

Veteran Homeless Advocate in Eugene, has initiated an Investigation into 32 Veterans being evicted from a Portland Hotel shut down for Black Mold. The Non-profit ‘Reveille Foundation’, allegedly never delivered the substance abuse treatment and meals for these veterans, yet the per diem from VA for 32 Vets is somewhere around $4500 a day. Steven Masone is also an American Legion Chaplain and Service officer who partnered with The Hope Center in Eugene OR, and The VA Hud/VASH Pgm, helped hundreds of homeless Vets into permanent housing. “This is outrageous! said Masone, "I have contacted the VA Inspector General, and am reaching out to Congressional contacts.

Masone a Co-founder with Pastor James Rabe of the Hope Center started an Emergency Shelter for Veterans in Eugene, in Partnership with VA HUD-VASH Program. Masone has reported he spoke with a Mr. “Spitzer the Supervisor who approved Per Diem payments at the Vancouver VA Campus to inform them his Hope Center Homeless Veteran Program could house ten vets immediately in a remodeled home with on premisis substance abuse Program Director, but was told by Spitzer the VA has the veterans somewhere else but would not say where.

Masone further reported that “The Vets should be told of all offers as I am sure more reputable programs who have not failed these Vets, have offered also.” Just today Feb 6th, Masone discovered the Eugene address for a Reveille FoundationPO Box had been vacant for two years. ‘Reveille Foundation lied about having an office and mailbox here and I can't believe the VA or other media did not investigate Reveille Foundation " Reveille Foundation's Arizona adresses are being inestigated also"...said Steven Masone. A flyer for getting Vets to apply

stated: "APPLY TODAY! PROPERTY FEATURES Studios Isolated facility delivering Housing, Holistic and Support Services under one roof Studios ranging from 302-428 sq.ft. Prices ranging from $1000-$1349 per month (Including Utilities) NO APPLICATION FEE! Only $500 Security Deposit HUD-VASH, SSVF, and other programs accepted CONTACT US Behavioral Health Clinic Substance Abuse Clinic Holistic Case Management Swimming Pool Resident Lounge Business Center tfriedman@reveillefoundation.org 480-933-9305 6221 NE 82nd Ave. Portland, Oregon 97220

Which was the Airport Hotel that was rat infested full of black mold that health authority shut down. See KPTV Fox News Video below.

For further info call (541) 285-8564 See FOX 12 Portland News Report below.

THE NORTHWEST HAS A SILVER LINING IN THE "SILVER CLOUD HOTEL OF PORTLAND OREGON."

 2426 NW Vaughn St, Portland, OR 97210   https://www.silvercloud.com/portland/

  Phone: (503) 242-2400 

On The Road Again Review:   SILVER CLOUD HOTEL - Portland Oregon

By Steven Masone

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  After being in the Hospitality business for 30 years, I have found that first
  impressions set the customer's expectations and has the greatest effect
  on their decisions to be a repeat customer. "You have only have one
  chance to make a first impression!"

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  My first impression was when I called to confirm my reservation.
  No AI or third party live or software annoucements etc... that are cold
  and impersonal messages...but a personal greeting by General Manager
  Eric Peluschenko. I was impressed.

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  When I arrived, Athena at the front Desk was sincerely friendly and
  even helped me personally with my baggage to my very nice 2nd floor
  King room. Checking out, on front desk was Barbara, who was as sincerely helpful and competent as Athena.

  
  
  

•  Now a snack at their great trendy kitchen & Bar....where Grace, the Bartender and great facilitator of keeping her customers in ingaing conversations, skilled in knowing how to "work entertaining conversations of customers, it felt like a re-run of a combo "FRIENDS-SEiNFIELD-CHEERS EPISODE while muti- tasking her orders not mIssing A beat! My Garlic fries were the Bomb!

• At breakast, my server, Trey, was right there with his contemporaries
  with frienly banter and professional service. He recommded the Homade
  "Spam & Whisky Bacon Signature breakfast, with homemade O'brian
  potatoes, two eggs to order, and choice of toast... and I chose the marbles rye toast...excellant through and through! We talked about Spam festivals as one in Southern Oregon in Shady Cove was very popular, but not sure if it has resurrected since pandemic. The Head Chef...Troy Sasazzmann created the delicious homeade Spam that I would bet on to win first place in any 'Spam Festival Competiton Contest!"
  Safe part of Portland, Safe underground parking. 

•  "When you see every employee loves their job, you

•   know they have great management, and production is

•  the Basis of Morale! High Morale = High Customer

•  Satisfaction. ~SM

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