Glassweek is underway in California... so far so good, the fun stuff really gets going on Monday including a squaretable session that will have a 30 minute talk about my good friends from the NFRC.
Also China and the World Economy is on the docket.
Also in case you missed it, USGNN ran a great piece on Cliff Monroe and his attempt to find out the truth behind that classifications that the NFRC arranged for the past election.
Here is the link: http://www.usgnn.com/newsnfrc20060123.htm
Comical.. as stated here many times, the NFRC board will do whatever they want. It is sad really.
One item not noted previous. The fee structure that NFRC has is to soak the manufacturers and glaziers badly, while charging a flat fee to labs and inspection agencies. So in the Fenestration category that Marcia Falke won (despite Jim Benney's lame argument) while not meeting the "criteria" she only pays $400 for her membership... while everyone who should be eligible in that category pay ALOT more (up to $17,500! per year)
Someday the light will shine bright enough on this...........
By the way, as a guy living in Detroit but growing up in Pittsburgh, this coming Sunday will be a truly amazing time... the Steelers are in town (Did you know Jerome Bettis was from Detroit? ha ha) and the game is in my new home town. While I will not be going to the game (leaving that honor to my brother and his family) it will truly be awesome.
HERE WE GO STEELERS!
1 comment:
Basically the fee is for the company and it consists of 1 vote. So you can have many people attend or be involved in tasks but you still have just one vote.
Keep in mind, Marcia with $400 in fees, then making 72% of her income, has the same power as a glass manaufacturer paying $17,500 in fees plus another $25,000 for testing and ratings. One vote.
So everything is done by company size when you are a manufacturer or glazier. However anything else, no matter that you CAN MAKE BIG MONEY, is a flat $400.
Would love top see Jerome come through.. hopefully the Steelers win and Bettis gets in the end zone, unlike 20 years ago and the great Walter Payton was denied a much deserved TD.
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