Yogi Berra first said this in the early 1960s after he repeatedly witnessed Yankees Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris hit back-to-back home runs. Once again, we are experiencing a sense of deja vu at a time when home runs are unfortunately few and far between. It seems difficult to remain positive. However, with our exceptionally tough business climate, our job is to realize our strengths. We must develop new strategies to effectively meet present and future challenges and changing customer needs. Those of us who have been in the precast/prestressed concrete industry for decades have seen several economic downturns, often eerily similar, though none quite as extreme as this. In fact, I could dust off some previous Chairman's Messages and print them verbatim today.
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