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My hat off to Matt Johnson, the NY Seminar was the bomb, it was truly a great event and so very professional. I am freinds with Matt and know how hard he worked to pull this off.
Got to NY 12 midnight Thursday Matt picked Lisa and I up and we got to spend sometime and hang out. Met Matts wife Mary, what a very nice lady. Just easy to be around, she has to be a saint to put up with Matt LOL. My wife really enjoyed talking with Mary and I did too. Friday was a cool day just meeting some contractors and meeting up with, Carlos, Ken & Rob. The UAMCC was in the house and very well accepted. I had contractors asking questions and saying where do we sign up....how cool is that. Thanks Matt, many said Matt had told them about the UAMCC. Thats great, its members are getting other members to join
Friday Night got to meet up with contractors i like and respect that I have met before when I went to the ACR RT. Had a nice dinner, some drinks and talking shop. This is what its all about meeting contractors and networking
Saturday the event started and WOWThe meeting room was excellent, the room was lined with vendor tables and TONS of vendor giveaways and info. The classroom style was cool. Jack Kramer and Matt MC's and got it rolling. Jack I met before at ACR and is just a great guy. I got up and did my presentation it went well I thought, had some great questions asked by veterans and newbies. The whole Saturday event was really really good.
LUNCH MMMMMMMM What a spread of food out in the function area. It was tasty stuff. I have been to high end weddings and this food was better than some of them, Sausage Lasagna, London broil to die for and chicken Marsala MMMMMM
After lunch demos and hose rolling contest was great, lot of fun
The best part was all the contractors and vendors I think 100 were there WOW. I have to tell you I think like 60 - 70% had never been to a RT, they all liked it. I would say over half have never been on the internet BB's and it was great to meet all that I could. I figure there was over 1000 years of experience at this event. Veterans of the industry that I had never heard of. Fleet washing companies, industrial cleaner, high rise companies, window washing companies. I met a Northeast Condo King. I got some great info about rigging and training for swing staging. I am telling you it was a great bunch and varied services that they are into. The woodies were in the house, Jim Foley, Rick Petry and more. Those two guys are great to hang out with. Man I had a blast. John T and Kathy. Always great seeing them. John just gets you motivated and Kathy, she's such a nice, nice lady. What a great bunch of contractors in the Northeast!!!!!!!!
VENDOR support was unreal. A lot of UAMCC vendors and added some UAMCC vendors at the event. Pete M Sunbrite, was in the house and is just a great Guy always enjoy Pete. Robert from Delco was great seeing him again and his lovely wife, very nice lady. Robert invited me to the Fort Worth RT to speak and I wasnt sure about that, thought Lisa would kill me when I brought it up, nope she said Robert went to my RT I should go to his. Jake Clark from Armstrong Clark very nice guy. Peirce from Ready Seal, he's a funny guy. Of course Bob from Pressure Tek the Round Table King was there. I always enjoy any time with Bob. Thanks Bob for always supporting RT's and yes he's always supported the UAMCC and is a new Vendor member. Tom & Barbara Vogel, Tom did some great hands on demo repair stuff, got to talk to barbara, nice lady and a new UAMCC member!! Syntek (sp) UAMCC new member. I have to thank them, they all were just so suppotive of the event
I hate Don Phelps......... LOL its all his fault that Lisa and I stayed out late Saturday Night/ Sunday morning. Yup its his fault. I would of won the Surface cleaner giveaway. lol Oh well a day late and a dollar short. we had a good time, hashed some things out and we had a great time with him and others . Found a great local hangout and I really thought he was going to get up and do some Kareoke(sp) singing. But my beautiful wife Lisa she got up and did some good singing. It was a blast. Met Jim Bruno after years of talking with him on the BB's. So many contractors old and new friends
The UAMCC was in the house it was soooooo good to meet up with Carlos he was non stop, he has guided the UAMCC to this point and has done a great job, my hat of to you. Ken & Rob great seeing them and they busted hump while I over slept Sunday morning. WOW were the contractors interested in the UAMCC. I see a great future for UAMCC contractors. Contractors want this, they want an org to promote our great industry. They gave me energy to keep helping to get this going. There are soooo many smart contractors out there
The best part was just all the contractors. I learned so much, talked with veterans, the networking was GREAT
If you havent been to one of the very many RT's , get to one. They are all great. You dont know what you are missing.
I could go on and on. I love RT's. I'll have some pictures posted later
Matt Johnson, you pulled it off with style brother, thank you for a grreat industry event!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Thanks Matt & Mary!!!!! oh ya and their son Joshua too