Having weathered an avalanche of bad
financial news and witnessed a sharp drop in sales, people in the flooring
business will have plenty on their minds during our industry’s most important
event. But, as the show begins, I want to make a modest proposal: Let’s try and
keep Surfaces--the entire show floor, the workshops and meeting rooms--free
from needless griping and complaining (or kvetching as they say in
Yiddish). A dour mood is contagious and it accomplishes nothing; and believe
me, there is much to be done at Surfaces ‘09.