Generally, I guess that my pride is showing but I consider myself to be a bit of a visionary for the roofing industry. Really, tough , perhaps it isn't so much pride as it is just experience. I am quick to admit that I don't know everything and there is one particular incident that happened a few years ago which was very humbling.

It wasn't that long ago, actually. It was probably 15 years ago and someone asked me if this internet thing that we were all just learning about was ever going to have an impact on our business and the roofing industry.

I laughed. Well, it was probably more like a scoff. I did not see anyway that the internet would ever have a meaningful impact on our business.

Was I ever wrong. Today, we promote by the internet and provide information through it. We accept orders through it and place orders with our vendors. We even transfer computer and telephone services between our own two facilities via microwave and the internet.

So much for that visionary thing.