b"QUICKTHOUGHTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE5 0.of the soap box - the second K., enough thing that came to mind while watching the Olympics was that I realized I like sports that are not subjective. I watched some of the gymcourse, and I nastics, with John Tesh muted, of was as proud as any American when Kerri Strug fought through pain to nail a gold! Yet, I realized that I don't like gymnastics, or diving, or anything that requires a subjective judging of that persons performance. I watched some of the diving competition, and what I thought looked like a pretty cool dive gets a 6.5. The dives I thought were O.K. get 9 and 1I like O's. sports like track and auto racing (which should be an Olympic Sport) and baseball and football and anything that makes a clear winner. I crossed the finish line first - I win! Wouldn't it be great iftry the roofing industhe was like that. Not dependent upon whether manufacturer thinks your application was a 7.5, or OSHA gives you a 6?Unfortunately, the industry is subjective. You may put on a roof that will never leak during its life and you may have no one injured on your job sites, but you yoare still being judged byur performance, technique and style. Like the Olympics, one slip can cost you the prize. I've only been with MRCA for a little over two years now, but in the Olympic spirit, I like to think of MRCA as your training coach. We don't tell you what to do, we just give you suggestions of ways that you might do it better. We don't force you to use MRCA developed warranty forms orwe applicator agreements, FABRICATEDME1AL just create the tools and you can use them, or DECK ~ not use them, as you see fit. Like a coach, we FURNISHED ANDIN~ t:t;ED/want you to win. That's where we get our pride )' and motivation to carry on. I can assure you STocK(;)eeJ(SAUsthat nothing makes the staff happier then getI,II- ting a letter from a member thanking us for our Ihelp in solving a problem or providing a service. Serving Chicago/and For Over 25Our only reason for existence is to help the Years t.,,II .members improve their bottom line. What /~, t,lmakes MRCA even more special is that the 811:organization is run by roofing contractors for roofing contractors. We can't say it enough - if you are a member YOU! If you are of MRCA, THANKnot a mem~,9~-fuctionTrodes,Inc.ber, JOIN! Areo I hope to see all of you at the convention. 1723 ~- Wil~SnStreet.Bo.tcwioIL 605TODon't hesitate to call if you need anything, or if (70fi.,879!7757,Fox(708) 879-8131we can be of some assistance. Until next month, keep going for the gold! 7"