Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Tucker Manufacturing Co.,Inc.

Our offices will be closed on November 27 and 28, 2008 to allow our employees time to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with their friends and families.

News results for thanksgiving 2008

Thanksgiving 2008: Lazy guide to TV marathons - 8 hours ago
For the true TV-lover, Thanksgiving is the greatest day of the year. If you aren’t cooking -- and you aren’t part of one of those wacky families that ...Los Angeles Times - 2 related articles »
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Thanksgiving events: Nov. 27, 2008 - San Jose Mercury News - 2 related articles »

We hope you have an enjoyable rest of the week. Our offices will be open on Monday, December 1, 2008 at 8:30 pm. You can e-mail us or call us at 1-319-363-3591.

We want to thank our customers, distributors and end users that have helped along the way this past year. Again, Happy Thanksgiving!

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Atlantis hotel party and celebration in Dubai + Tucker News Today

Dubai, United Arab Emirates...

In pictures: Atlantis hotel party from the BBC News.

Stars, fireworks at Atlantis Hotel opening in Dubai from the Seattle News

UAE: Dubai welcomes A-listers for extravagant opening of Atlantis ... Los Angeles Times

A-list flock to Atlantis hotel opening The National

Kylie Minogue stars at $35m party for Dubai hotel opening The Australian

Certainly a big celebration in Dubai this week for the new hotel opening there. Our products may not be headed for that particular hotel, but we do enjoy doing business with various distributors, customers and end users in Dubai. We appreciate our recent business heading to Dubai this month.

Whether it is the over 25 nations we ship our products to or our customers here in the United States, we appreciate your business. Like England... we have products headed to our distributor in the UK this month. Like Canada... we enjoy the business we do with a variety of customers, distributors and end users. Finally, with Thanksgiving next week in the USA, we don't want to forget our customers, distributors and end users here.

We are enjoying our November this year and we want to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Happy Thanksgiving. Our offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28, 2008 for the American holiday.

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Article on London in The Economist

Interesting article in the The Economist today titled London for learners. Ironically, the largest cleaning and hygiene show in England is in Birmingham, not London. We have enjoyed our business trips to London over the years. Over the past 15 years, we have seen use of the Tucker Pole in London and the rest of England grow.

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Do you utilize any Social Networking Sites, either personally or for business?

Lately, the buzz associated with the Internet is social networking sites. It's not just for personal networking anymore. I was at my local Rotary Club meeting today and the Editor of the local newspaper in Cedar Rapids, The Gazette, commented about twitter.com. Heading back to work, I ran into a fellow Rotarian and his wife. He mentioned that he uses twitter. So, I decided to add it, myself today. He indicated that he twittered a couple of times during the meeting.

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Taking the Tucker Pole out of the Closet

So, is there something back behind that vacuum or other cleaning tools and supplies?

Over the years, we hear the similar story. We found a Tucker Pole in one of our closets.

"While cleaning our supply closet we recently unearthed one of your
telescoping window-cleaning poles. It is one of the gold models, extends
to 45 feet and does not include the valve controls on the pole itself. We
are relatively sure how to work the device but we misplaced the directions.
It
would be wonderful if you could email or send us a copy." - Anna from
Small College in
GA

We received a telephone call recently from a hospital out west. They wanted to get back to using their Tucker Poles to help lower their window cleaning budget. During the good budget years, his predecessor outsourced the window cleaning, but now as his replacement, he plans to bring his window cleaning back in-house, so they are bringing the Tucker Poles out as well.

The story isn't new over the years here at Tucker.

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AWC Magazine highlights Tony Evans in november/december 2008 issue

Tony Evans, owner of A New View Window Cleaning, ag_evans@yahoo.com of Wellman, Iowa was highlighted on page 34 of the most recent American Window Cleaner Magazine. You can check out Tony in the AWC's "Gallery of Champions" found on the magazine's web site.

The headline said "Staying safely on the ground."

"Last time I had to use a 32 ft. ladder and a small pole to get the taller
windows." - credited to Tony Evans

On a separate note, in the article "The Economic Outlook 2009" on pages 24-27, writer, Shirley E. Leonard for the AWC mentioned the following

Iowa
Robin Tucker, Vice President of Tucker Manufacturing in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, notes that window cleaning is an industry "that
people will enter during economic downturns." He adds,
"Confidence should rise some in 2009, as it did in 2001, coming off
another 8-year election cycle."

The American Window Cleaner Magazine is "The Independent voice of the Professional Window Cleaner" in the United States. The magazine began in 1986 and predates the International Window Cleaning Association.

The IWCA will be conducting its 20th anniversary event at the 2009 IWCA Annual Convention and Trade Show on February 18-21, 2009 in Atlanta GA. The motto this year is "Celebrating twenty years of leading the way in safety and education."

Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc. of Cedar Rapids is proud to be one of the founding associate members of IWCA. We will participating again in the annual convention and trade show.

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The Election of 2008: Presidential Race

The Economist proclaimed "America should take a chance and make Barack Obama the next leader of the free world."

Data on the Presidential Election of 2008.

Polls are closing in most of the United States, but the early numbers appear strong that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will become the 44th President of the United States of America.

It doesn't appear to be a Truman moment for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in 2008. More on the 1948 election. By the way, I share a birth date with former president Harry S Truman, who hailed from Independence, Missouri.

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Election Day - November 4, 2008

We encourage you to Vote today. In the State of Iowa, here is your polling place.

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November 2008:

Welcome November 2008 - How can we be of service to you today?

• November 2 - Daylight Savings Time Ends in the United States
• November 4 - Election Day in the United States - Iowa Voting Places
• November 11 - Veterans Day - We are open for business 8:30 to 5 Central Time
• November 27-28 - Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc. offices are closed for Thanksgiving Holidays!

Will Roger's Birthday is November 4th

"Let Wall Street have a nightmare and the whole country has to help get them
back in bed again." Will Rogers

Don't forget to turn your clocks back on November 2nd...

Let us help you with your Tucker Pole comments and questions!

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