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But, here’s what I know no matter where you operate your business…it’s far better to “Hope for the Best…all the while….preparing for the worst.”  With wall-to-wall coverage of a slow but ever-so powerful hurricane approaching and devouring the East Coast of the United States this week in August, it’s tempting to become riveted to the news and paralyzed with fear.   

 

Residential and commercial roofers no doubt are ready to answer the challenge when Hurricane Irene hit over the weekend from North Carolina to Maine.

We presented a great webinar this week titled “Fall Protection: Ensuring Safety on the Jobsite.”

There have been times over the years that I have made reference to books and other periodicals. Do not ever recall writing a review of a book. It is appropriate that I am trying something new by reviewing Poke the Box by Seth Godin.

Got questions about OSHA’s new enforcement guidelines for residential construction? Then tune into this month’s Roofing Contractor webinar titled “Ensuring Safety on the Jobsite.”

First, we must define what “Happy Calls” are. They are calls made to your customers right after you’ve been there to do service or install work.

Publishing a periodical always brings with it the exhilaration and agony of deadlines so being pushed for time is nothing new. Working on two jobs in addition to my life with the wonderful Kay and the rest of the family always keeps me busy. But this was a particularly interesting and somewhat rewarding week for me.

The 2012 International Roofing Expo doesn’t takes place until February in Orlando, but a recent “Space Draw” for the show actually shows us signs of recovery in the roofing industry.

Hearing the news of Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. debt was unsettling but not a bit surprising. It had been threatened for weeks and, to tell the truth, after the recent machinations between the legislative and executive branches of the government I would say we are lucky the other ratings agencies have not followed suit (yet).

I was a bit surprised to find that roofing was the topic of this Sunday’s “Doonesbury” comic strip. In it, Mike Doonesbury is chatting with his friend Bernie about “cool roof” initiatives.