I recently completed 40 years of consulting and I thought it would be fun to share some of the bizarre things I have encountered.

The contracting business is an ever-churning whirlpool of short term crisis and deadlines.

No roofing contractor or any other construction worker goes to the jobsite on a given day and expects to die — but the harsh truth is that people do.

While communication has changed, roofing is still a business of estimating/selling and installing work.

Year after year of the same old, same old can lead to frustration and eventually burning out.

Business can be stimulating and somewhat addictive.

The years have flown by and while not famous, I've accumulated some "contractorisms" that I believe have an eternal shelf life.

A lot is written about working “on” your business, rather than “in” your business.

Just because something is easy or simple, does not make it correct.

There are a lot of great, conservative working class folks who manage their life and money well.  However, there are also a lot of working class folks who have a lot of drama, are frequently short of money and life-plan poorly.