Happy New Year everyone ...Blogs are always a good way to communicate news and a variety of information. It's nice to be back in the swing of things, but one New Year's Resolution I already need to work on is keeping the blog updated regularly. Where does all the time go in a day?
We hope 2011 is off to a good start for you.
We enjoyed New Year's Day watching college football. It was a bad day for the Big Ten Conference schools going 0-5. The Rose Bowl was sure a good game though. Congratulations to coach Gary Patterson and his TCU Horned Frogs, in the 21-19 win over Wisconsin.
We have had e-mail issues in 2010. Some Microsoft products work well and some do not. We haven't fully resolved the problem, but we are working on it.
Our normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
We have enjoyed conversations with good long-term customers in England and California this week. Our thoughts are with one of our customers as they have surgery today.
On a more somber note recently:
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Rita Ertel, Bob Ertel's wife, due to the passing of Bob over the holidays.
Bob Ertel was a former owner of J. Racenstein Company, formerly of New Year City. Bob was a great customer and distributor for many years up until he sold the company to the present owners, who also distribute our products. Bob was instrumental in the creation of the industry's first professional window cleaning catalog. He made the Tucker Pole a part of his first catalog. We are grateful for his business over the years. Bob's wife was also involved in the company, so we enjoyed seeing them at shows and doing business with both of them.
Bob and his former business partner, Marty Racenstein, were instrumental in the creation of the
IWCA. We were invited to be one of the founding members of the association. We have enjoyed many shows over the years with Bob, Rita and many others. The association has changed in many ways, since the early days, when Bob and Rita were present. The size hasn't changed much. It certainly become more of a DIY show for the window cleaning profession.
Back to College Football this week, it is nice to congratulate both Stanford and Ohio State for wins in the Orange and Sugar bowls, respectively.
Yes, the season is winding down, but I do enjoy
my college football. Of course, the
NFL Playoffs kick off on Saturday and before we know it, January will be in the books and Super Bowl Sunday and
Daytona 500 will be occurring.
If you have any questions about our products, please let us know. Our normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Of course, you can communicate
via fax, e-mail, voice mail,
Twitter,
Linkedin or
Facebook 24/7. We will get back to you, as soon as is practical. Your business in 2011 is much appreciated and we have enjoyed helping people, since 1945, when my
grandfather took a part of another company and started what is Tucker today.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa USA
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