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Sharon Roberts has noted time and again in the pages of The NEWS that men and women communicate differently, and she is so right.

Here's a suggestion for a special holiday. Let's call it Groundhog Day for HVAC. If the warehouse manager steps outside and sees his shadow on July 10, you only get four more weeks of inventory availability. Of course, we hope he sees the sun.

OK, I wasn't 100 percent correct. I'm referring to my column in which I noted the trend for many expos is to go to an every other year format. There are expos that are held every year and do very well, thank you.

There have been some substantial new developments in air cleaners sold through normal trade sources. This is an excellent opportunity for contractors to show our expertise. We need to do the research and develop a detailed resource of information regarding all those air-cleaning options.

As often as we ask our contractor and distributor readers to tell us about interesting aspects of their businesses, perhaps knowing a little more about us would be helpful.

Let's not cloud up the issue here. If the adjective "illegal" appears before the word "immigrant," the key word is "illegal." What is so difficult to understand here?

Dealing With the Size of Your Contracting Firm Just a few thoughts on company size, customer service, etc., that Mike Murphy's opinion piece ("Small Company, Big Company, ... Good Company?"

This melting pot of a nation grew on the backs of people that came here seeking a new life. Many came here illegally and soon thereafter became legal citizens.

Many consumer products are designed for a short shelf life because technology keeps making them obsolete within a couple of years. Thankfully HVAC equipment doesn't have planned obsolescence.

There will always be a consumer market for silver bullets, those off-the-shelf quick fixes. But I wonder how long consumer enthusiasm for ozone-creating room air cleaners will last. A study showed that the amount of ozone created often was much higher than levels considered acceptable.