nice dent in the wheel like that. reporter: business at ashland tire in chicago has never been better. good for you guy, but you feel bad for some of the customers? absolutely. because we re humans, too. and 2 x 10. reporter: expected to be closed another month because of water damage. meanwhile, we have still at least another month of winter. and christine, now we re in a community running low on that rock salt for the roads. what they re doing is not salting the off-streets. they re salting the main streets, but not these ones. the problem with that, of course, the temperatures drop, they become very, very slick. the hope is that this winter will end sooner than later, because it is not only uncomfortable but it is costing a lot of money. christine? sure is. thanks for that report, ted. planes, trains, automobiles. no matter how you get to work, school or vacation, the past couple of months have been
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another victim of the weather. small businesses. cnn s ted rowlands has more from chicago. ted? reporter: christine, this swirnt not only excruciatingly long and uncomfortable, but it is also getting to be very expensive. out of business because of a broken water pipe. found water just all over the place, and reporter: it is hard to imagine anyone more upset about this winter than the owner of this italian kachina. it s in chicago s little italy. he was literally crying when i spoke to him on the phone. literally crying. reporter: the harsh unrelenting freezing toe and temperatures forced cities to shell out thousands in overtime play to plow streets and now many areas are running low on road salt forcing crews to cut back or pay three times the regular price for the other
at gyro mania in chicago s greek town, the opener says his business goes way down $11.87. reporter: during heavy snow or freezing cold. i might see about a 40% decrease from carryout sales. we deliver. so i see an increase. overall, about 25% hit. not a problem. reporter: consumers are also feeling the effects. you hit that pothole and the we ll bottoms out and you get a nice debit in the wheel like that. reporter: business at ashland tire and out oh in chicago that never been better. good for you guy, but you feel bad for the customers. absolutely. because we re humans, too. need a 2x10. reporter: roseal s is expected to be closed at least another month because of water damage. meanwhile, we all still have at least another month of winter. and, fred that 5 1/2 more weeks
white stuff now in white supply. prices have skyrocketed really because of the lack of supply. reporter: several industries are feeling the effects of this winter. airlines lost an estimated quarter of a billion dollars, according to analysts. poor auto sales in the midwest, south and east are being blamed on the weather along with some lower retail sales. even restaurants without broken water pipes are getting hit. at gyro mania in chicago s greek town, the owner says his business goes way down $11.87. reporter: during heavy snow or freezing cold. i might see about a 40% decrease in carryout sales. we deliver. so i see an increase overall about a 25% hit. not a problem. reporter: consumers are also feeling the effects. you hit that pothole and the wheel bottom s out and you get