cleanthoughts Publisher Matt Gallinger mgallinger @ ntpmedia.com Associate Publisher Micah Ogburn mogburn @ ntpmedia.com Editorial Director Rich DiPaolo rdipaolo @ ntpmedia.com Managing Editor Aaron Baunee abaunee @ ntpmedia.com ext. 3159 ext. 3179 (516) 404-4532 ext. 3157 Analyzing The Thoughts Of A JanSan Insider Why can’t I look at a facility like a “normal” person? Assistant Editor Amanda Martini-Hughes [email protected] Account Executives Susan Pierce spierce @ ntpmedia.com Pat Harrington [email protected] ext. 3154 (256) 715-0342 ext. 3153 Art Director Marty Harris marty @ grandviewmedia.com Director of Business Operations Michael Perkins mperkins @ ntpmedia.com Ad Materials Manager Rebecca Wilson [email protected] CMI ® Administrative Manager Sharon Hillis shillis @ ntpmedia.com D Do you ever have difficulty “turning off” your mind to work-related happenings? I can say with complete confidence that I indeed find it difficult to separate my work mentality from my leisure state of mind. Any time I walk into a public place, be it a post office, the mall, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or anything of the like, I find myself critiquing the cleanliness of the facility. I uncontrollably inspect the floors for hazing and emphatically examine carpet-ing for visible traffic lanes. If a building does not have sufficient matting or no matting at all is present, I feel a sense of perturbment. My particularity does not stop in the vestibule or main lobby, though. Almost always, and regardless if I have to answer the call of nature or not, I make a visit to the restroom — if one is open to the public, that is. An unkempt restroom makes me hang my head in sorrow, and I see it all too often. It’s crazy; I know. I do get excited, however, when a rest-room has touch-free fixtures and other high-tech gadgetry. For a lack of a better way to describe it, I feel like somewhat of a nerd when I am rambling off the features of a product in my head with a dumbfounded look on my face that other restroom patrons — those who actually need to use the facility — must perceive as me being crazy. Though I never do, I am sometimes inclined to say, “I do this for a living; what do you want?” ext. 3133 ext. 3138 What Are Your Thoughts? Do you share a similar sentiment? Surely, I cannot be the only one who over analyzes seemingly trivial aspects of public facilities maintenance. Even if you wholeheartedly disagree and have a marked divide between your work mindset and that of your free time, sound off and let me know how you really feel. Make a post to our Bulletin Board at www.cmmonline.com, say hello to us on Facebook and join the discussion at http://tinyurl.com/facility-discussion or drop me an e-mail at [email protected] and share with me and other likeminded individuals your opinions on the ostensibly unimportant. Think of it as JanSan-related group therapy — only without the comfortable leather couches, psychoanalysis or ludi-crously high fees. CM ext. 3165 Editorial, Advertising & Publishing Offices NTP Media, division of 19 British American Blvd West • Latham, NY 12110-6405 (518) 783-1281 FAX: (518) 783-1386 S u b s c r i p t i o n Q u e s t i o n s o r I n q u i r i e s T o l l F r e e ( 8 6 6 ) 7 2 1 -4 8 0 7 O u t s i d e U . S . ( 8 4 7 ) 7 6 3 -1 8 6 7 o r e m a i l c l e a n i n g m a i n t e n a n c e @ h a l l d a t a . c o m S u b s c r i b e / R e n e w / C h a n g e o f A d d r e s s : h t t p : / / w w w . c m m o n l i n e . c o m / s u b s c r i b e Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608 Canada Returns to be sent to: Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2 Corporate General Manager Barry Lovette [email protected] Vice President of Operations Brent Kizzire [email protected] Chief Marketing Officer, Publishing Services Group Hank Brown [email protected] Vice President of Business Publishing Tracy Aston-Martin [email protected] Vice President of Finance Brad Youngblood [email protected] Director of Circulation & Fulfillment Delicia Poole [email protected] Associate Director of Circulation Brandy Pate [email protected] Honorary Advisory Board: Aaron Baunee, managing editor Send comments or thoughts on this topic or any other article that appears in CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® magazine, to [email protected]. Mike Adams, Greenfield, IN; Stephen Ashkin, Bloomington, IN; Jim Brewer, Arlington, TX; Laura Dellutri, Lenexa, KS; Ron Goerne, Bloomington, IL; Russell Kendzior, Southlake, TX; Don McNulty, Blue Springs, MO; Bob Merkt, West Bend, WI. CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management Online™ Service at www.cmmonline.com 4 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • November 2010
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