{"id":8986,"date":"2014-09-13T11:02:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T16:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=8986"},"modified":"2014-09-14T13:42:41","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T18:42:41","slug":"tempests-teapots-transparency-and-transcendence-in-manufactured-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/tempests-teapots-transparency-and-transcendence-in-manufactured-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Tempests, Teapots, Transparency and Transcendence in Manufactured Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #c56b12;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">You can&#8217;t please all of the people, all of the time<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">,&#8221; is more than a maxim, it&#8217;s reality. Once you&#8217;ve published person A, person B asks, \u201cwhy not Me?\u201d Cover topic X, someone wonders, \u201cwhy not Y and Z?\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"manuf-871550012\" class=\"manuf-content manuf-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3870480136270376\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3870480136270376\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Let&#8217;s talk tempests, teapots, transparency and transcendence in Manufactured Housing (MH) news and commentary.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Tempest in a Teapot<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tempest-in-tea-pot-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8988\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tempest-in-tea-pot-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-.jpg\" alt=\"tempest-in-tea-pot-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-\" width=\"215\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tempest-in-tea-pot-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-.jpg 309w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tempest-in-tea-pot-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com--150x139.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a>W<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">ikipedia<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> says a &#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #c56b12;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tempest in a teapot (American English), or storm in a teacup (British English), is an <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #c56b12;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>idiom meaning a small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.&#8221; (Italics and bold added). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Being exaggerated out of proportion is more prone to happen in a relatively small industry. Covering a topic results in calls or messages of the &#8220;thanks&#8221; and &#8220;no thanks&#8221; varieties.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sometimes people think they see something in digital print that upon closer examination isn&#8217;t there.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">But misreading an article doesn&#8217;t keep some from fuming. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ironically, this proves the power and potential to rouse found in digital publishing!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Segue<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">On <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, some articles are drawing not just significant attention, but serious feedback. More than one caller &#8211; and hundreds of messages &#8211; have come in because of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/nbc-news-today-show-manufactured-home-performs-better-than-conventional-housing-construction-in-ibhs-hurricane-wind-tests\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">NBC News video<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, our <\/span><\/span><\/span><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/dramatic-video-of-a-manufactured-home-hit-by-a-tornado-and-high-winds\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MH<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> vs high winds\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">tornado video<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/introduction-to-manufactured-housing-video-for-investors-housing-professionals-and-home-shoppers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Introduction to Manufactured Housing video<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> which opened caller&#8217;s or writer&#8217;s eyes to previously overlooked and misunderstand realities. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Manufactured homes are better than most realize, and properly installed can be superior to conventional construction in durability. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A man called who during his military career flew &#8220;many times&#8221; in C-130 aircraft. &#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #c56b12;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tony, I know first hand just how powerful the winds and turbulence can be from a single C-130<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A skeptic about manufactured homes was now impressed. We organized facts in the second video linked above in a fashion that opened a mind.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Opening minds is a key step to selling more MHs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Transparency<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A publicly traded company, an official explained, has to be transparent about news. I was told transparency is an advantage. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Good, bad or indifferent, you put the news out there<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #c56b12;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8221; is a close paraphrase (it might even be word for word, but I wasn&#8217;t taking notes at that moment&#8230;) &#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Once<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> it&#8217;s out, then it&#8217;s done and you proceed to take the steps to move ahead<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Brilliant.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Scapegoat?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">When someone doesn&#8217;t like some fact or comment, especially when perceived as making X look bad, the first question ought to be, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>did you read it correctly?<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> What did the article <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>actually <a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pointing-finger-three-point-back-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-tony-kovach-mhmsm-com-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8989\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pointing-finger-three-point-back-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-tony-kovach-mhmsm-com-.jpg\" alt=\"pointing-finger-three-point-back-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-tony-kovach-mhmsm-com-\" width=\"179\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pointing-finger-three-point-back-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-tony-kovach-mhmsm-com-.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/pointing-finger-three-point-back-credit-wikicommons-posted-masthead-tony-kovach-mhmsm-com--150x115.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/a>say? <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/?p=1638\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Staples<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/?p=1638\" target=\"_blank\"> test<\/a> shows misreading is common.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another question ought to be, is <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>someone uncomfortable about a topic pros are already talking about?\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> If someone is embarrassed &#8211; which isn&#8217;t the intent &#8211; why are they embarrassed? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Finger pointing routinely means three fingers are pointing back at the one leveling the <a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/head-in-sand-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8990\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/head-in-sand-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-.jpg\" alt=\"head-in-sand-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-\" width=\"230\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/head-in-sand-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/head-in-sand-wikicommons-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com--99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>complaint. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>Don&#8217;t blame the messenger for someone else&#8217;s mistake<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Transparency\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">suggests, &#8220;Fix the issue, move on.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Head in the sand, how&#8217;s that working for you?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Since when is going into denial a successful business strategy? High-performance business expert <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/jim-collins-\u2013-\u2018good-to-great\u2019-and-manufactured-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Jim Collins<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> says <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>look at the cold, hard, brutal facts<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> and deal with them.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Publishing a story or video revealing a previously misunderstood MH reality results in &#8220;Aha!&#8221; moments for a shopper, investor, researcher, media or officials. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">That sells more homes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Similarly, pointing out issues &#8211; even if briefly unpopular &#8211; may cause corrective measures, or keep a problem from reoccurring.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We know <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"mailto:iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">story tips<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> are growing, not shrinking. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We had a record readership summer. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For every critique, we get more &#8220;thank you&#8221; calls\/messages. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Your peers are voting with browsers and handheld devices by the thousands daily.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Investors, educators and others are keen on researching MH do so via our 2 online platforms. We&#8217;re good for business and associations. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ManufacturedHomeLivingNews<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/MHProNews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MHProNews<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0 are part of the solution. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Addressing what holds the industry back helps pros and MH reach its potential! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Nor can or should we do this alone! These efforts flow from synergy between writers, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/advertise\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">sponsors<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, reader tips, clients and us. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Lancing the Boil<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Got a boil? Lance it. Out comes puss and blood. It&#8217;s ugly and hurts. Healing follows.<a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/left_hanging_mountain-climbing-creditperiklis_ripis-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-8991\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/left_hanging_mountain-climbing-creditperiklis_ripis-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-.png\" alt=\"left_hanging_mountain-climbing-credit=periklis_ripis-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-\" width=\"208\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/left_hanging_mountain-climbing-creditperiklis_ripis-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com-.png 520w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/left_hanging_mountain-climbing-creditperiklis_ripis-posted-masthead-mhmsm-com--150x118.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Transcendence<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There is much we don&#8217;t publish, frankly because so much is irrelevant or garbage. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Once <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>bad news or allegations are out, they should be dealt with. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Blaming the messenger is wasted time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We aren&#8217;t capricious. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How does manufactured housing achieve more than so-so results? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How do we continue advancing? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Isn&#8217;t it by candidly looking at painful issues crying for attention, while showcasing favorable facts which are misunderstood? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>Vocabulary<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0 defines this as: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #c56b12;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Transcendence is the act of rising above something to a superior state<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.&#8221; ##<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">(Image credits, WikiCommons)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/la-tony-kovach-latonykovach-com-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8832\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/la-tony-kovach-latonykovach-com-.jpg\" alt=\"la-tony-kovach-latonykovach-com-\" width=\"126\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a>By <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #228ed7;\"><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/LATonyKovach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t please all of the people, all of the time,&#8221; is more than a maxim, it&#8217;s reality. Once you&#8217;ve published person A, person B asks, \u201cwhy not Me?\u201d Cover topic X, someone wonders, \u201cwhy not Y and Z?\u201d Let&#8217;s talk tempests, teapots, transparency and transcendence in Manufactured Housing (MH) news and commentary. 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