The guaranteed life of the economy line of Bird
> asphalt shingle roofing applied in the 1920's was 30
years. In the 1970s
> it was 20. Now its 15. Do you think that that was in
response to consumer
> demand? Or what?
How bout the demands put on the manufacturer by juries-
Now not only is Bird liable to replace the roofing but also
will have to make up little Johnny's life of lost wages
because he didn't go to Harvard & win the Noble Prize.
As my old Dad the attorney says-
" It would be better to be a mouse in the jaws of a lion,
than a client in the hands of an attorney"
DD