Scott Stone
New member
My assessment of Houston.
1. I think that I made some new, good friends.
2. No one fell out of their seat from boredom as I spoke.
3. I also got to speak with a lot of guys that give me a tone of hope for the industry, and where we can go.
4. Found out that two guys, that have never even met before can speak together, and do it successfully, if there is not an ego involved. Phil and I literally first met 30 seconds before we presented together, and I am pretty sure it went really well.
5. Larry Hinckley survived his UAMCC induced, near cardiac arrest when he received his Dave Olsen award. If you don't know Dave, he was probably one of the finest people this industry has ever seen. Larry is probably one of the few people I know that is his equal.
6. A successful trade show cane be held, and 120+/- people can get together and have a great time talking shop
7. A stunning amount of people were amazed that when I spoke, I gave out my email and phone number for people to call me if they have any questions on some of the stuff I spoke on. ( okay, a few of them thought I was nuts).
8. The Houston area power washers have an excellent opportunity in cleaning up the exterior of the hotel. Really, for the prices they charge, it was a bit on the dirty side. It did make for great demos.
9. I was showing Blane Krugrud my tracking system, and caught a now former employee doing 59 in a 45. Immediate proof that it pays to share what you know. Too bad I could not access the cameras, too.
All in all, I think that everyone had a great time, that a lot of people learned a lot, and that many friendships were formed and revitalized.
1. I think that I made some new, good friends.
2. No one fell out of their seat from boredom as I spoke.
3. I also got to speak with a lot of guys that give me a tone of hope for the industry, and where we can go.
4. Found out that two guys, that have never even met before can speak together, and do it successfully, if there is not an ego involved. Phil and I literally first met 30 seconds before we presented together, and I am pretty sure it went really well.
5. Larry Hinckley survived his UAMCC induced, near cardiac arrest when he received his Dave Olsen award. If you don't know Dave, he was probably one of the finest people this industry has ever seen. Larry is probably one of the few people I know that is his equal.
6. A successful trade show cane be held, and 120+/- people can get together and have a great time talking shop
7. A stunning amount of people were amazed that when I spoke, I gave out my email and phone number for people to call me if they have any questions on some of the stuff I spoke on. ( okay, a few of them thought I was nuts).
8. The Houston area power washers have an excellent opportunity in cleaning up the exterior of the hotel. Really, for the prices they charge, it was a bit on the dirty side. It did make for great demos.
9. I was showing Blane Krugrud my tracking system, and caught a now former employee doing 59 in a 45. Immediate proof that it pays to share what you know. Too bad I could not access the cameras, too.
All in all, I think that everyone had a great time, that a lot of people learned a lot, and that many friendships were formed and revitalized.
