[Blind Squirrel]

I've felt all along that as long as windshields break and my health holds up that I will have all the work I can handle.

You asked if anything might come along that will "blow the doors off" the windshield repair business. I assume you mean in a good way? I can't envision anything that will "add to" it but I do know of 2 things that will adversely effect this business.

The first is already on the horizon and that is the "nanotechnology" windshield coating products that serve as a "hydrophobic treatment", like Rain-X. It also has a dramatic effect on reducing windshield fractures. Some say that rock chips are reduced 70-80%.

Whatever the truth is, once somebody begins to market these products, it will begin to reduce the demand for repair. Some companies already are offering this coating service and I expect it to grow exponentially over the next few years.

The other factor is further away because it's not presently in the interest of the glass manufacturing business to "allow" the marketing of polycarbonate "unbreakable" windshields. But rest assured, the technology and capability exist to produce windshields that simply don't break.

You know "they" could make tires that wouldn't wear out and a fuel system for your car that can get 100 MPG, but it's just not in the best interest of the tire and oil industry.

At the age of 59, I'm assured that windshield repair will be around for a while yet. However, I've begun planning my exit strategy into a new business where I can apply the same principles that I built this one with.

Not that I'm worried about any of this because God will provide a way to take care of my family. The same way I came into windshield repair.