Gentlemen, I think all of us in the past may have wished things had worked out better for us, on some of the decisions we have made. I know I wish that I had made different decisions, when I Monday Morning Quarter-Back myself. There is a lot of knowledge available on Mikey's Board, but I myself while checking it daily, hardly ever post, this thread is just another example of how aggressive some posters can get (hack, Low or no morals) being bandied about. I thought we were here to learn form one another, to try to help each other stay motivated and upbeat, not eviscerate someone because of a certain choice of how they have chosen to serve their clients. To each his own I say, if it is working for them, it must be working for their clients as well, sometimes it may be best to agree to disagree, and move on.
I have been full time with the company I work for over 25 years, been to many cities for classes, and even have taught some in the past for the
IICRC, but I always looked forward to speaking with other cleaners, that is were I have learned the most. Even if they had different viewpoints than I, almost invariably it was interesting looking at this industry threw their eyes, and most of the time it was not a waste of my time to listen to someone with a different opinion than mine.
Yes I have done mostly HWE, but low moisture does have it's supporters, by that I have had more and more clients question me about it or some outright request a VLM process. If prospects are questioning or requesting a particular method, I have chosen not to debate with them, and provide them what they feel they want. I researched for not a terribly long time, maybe a couple of years, before I settled on Mr. Geurkink's company. I have been more than pleased with the way not only Mr. Geurkink, but his entire company, everyone has always been very pleasant and helpful. I am not trying to talk someone into purchasing one of Mr. Geurkink's machines, the people on this board are more than capable of making an equipment decision. Also I understand that the sometimes degrading speech will continue, and while a few here feel that some people are "weak" if they cannot take it, maybe some people just don't want to have to wade threw it. I would venture to guess much better men than myself have made this decision already, and while this is a fantastic place to acquire information, there is always a possibility that it could be better. Honesty may always be the best policy, but delivery has a lot to do with it. There is a big difference between constructive criticism and destructive criticism (just being mean), we just have to decide what kind of professional's we want to project ourselves as. Are we willing to disagree without being disagreeable? My guess is probably not, but it is something I can hope for.
