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holy chit am I tired. Broke down from the show and my ass is tired. 9 eleven hour days. Now I gotta get the shop back in order and be ready for my class this coming weekend. We were absolutley swamped all day today. Last minute shoppers pounded the booth.

   gene  ec-Indy 

So far 16 contracts have been signed by contractors I sent leads to. Mostly projects in Michigan and Northern Ohio..... (just kidding) I did send a couple to surrounding distributors websites. Hopefully those will turn out for them. Several projects local and not so local. So even though I #%$$# and moan, this show produces a lot of traffic. I guess I'll have to do it again next year...sigh.  gene  ec-Indy

Mark, I had 3 leads in that area and handed them out to my Indiana boys. You need to call Ray and ask for some leads in your area of Michigan. I'm sure he would be more than happy to send you some. My first priority is to my guys. I'll keep you in mind if they get too busy and can't follow through. I'll check with Ray first to make sure that's OK because if I send you a lead, materials must be purchased through me.  gene

How goes it Tom. ??? Why do you need to get out of town. (don't answer) I'd love to have you come by for a visit. As far as work, I've got a project I just can't seem to give away. The GC wants me to do it and wont take no for an answer. It's around 9000 sq. ft. epoxy project. The owner doesn't want the REFLECTOR so I've went to oxide pigments. Dull and boring but that's what they want. I've made 5 sample boards for her and suddenly the project has lost it's glow.

I had I had the owner and GC in the shop last evening for one more final stab. She (owner) finally told me that she loved the REFLECTOR but it show cased the floor and not the products she will be selling...... sheeesh. I told here its harder to do a boring floor. Mixed up some UV1 and some colors and handed her the magic trowel. She struggled and moaned till I finally took over. Made her the absolute most boring color combo and she loves it. Go figure.

Anyway, back to where I'm going with this, I will probably pull in some help from locals and not so locals that want to expand their experience on large floor applications with epoxy. Pay sucks, hours sucks, but newbies will walk away knowing what to at least not to do. I know that you don't need this type of experience but thought I'd throw it out there.

I am working on a bid from the flower and Patio Show for a very large permanent walk through display at a museum for a cave with dinosaur bones and a bunch of other weird stuff. Just got the numbers back on the budget and I'm scratching to see if theres money in it.

Oh, I also have a kinda retro disco/restaurant floor that wants REFLECTOR with glow-n-the dark powders and embedded 78 albums in the floor. (I like the weird stuff). I think that one will be fun.

I'm attempting to just hand off projects and not do too many installs. I don't sell jobs/leads nor do I ask for kick backs. I just want my guys to be successful and buy lots of material. Isn't that the way it's suppose to be done?

Gotta meet another builder tonight.      gene  ec-Indy