BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

(ANO THE DEALER, THE INSTALLER, THE HOMEOWNER, TH E ENVI RON M ENTALIST...)

Strong lines and natural features have ahruays been the trademarks of tirneless beauty. Which is why Geodeck'. is catching the eye of so rnany different people.

This distinct family of composite decking products looks as good as natural wood but offers the added benefit of being completely rna intena nce-f ree.

Offered in fade-resistant brushed natural finishes of mahogany and cedar and a driftwood finish that vveathers to a silver-gray, Geodeck is guaranteed against insect darnage, vvarping and cracking for up to 20 years.

Available in tongue-and-groove or traditional profiles with matching railings, posts anc. balusters, the entire line promises an easy installation and a completely integrated, beautiful decking systern

Geodeck. lt's innovative. lt's reliable. lt's durable. And you thought beauty was only skin-deep.

For more information, call toll-free @77) 8o4-o1gz or visit www.geodeck.com

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IYIFAVORITE newspaper headline is not about toads, it is about termites. It is from a supermarket tabloid and reads, "Man with Wooden Leg Eaten Alive by Termites!" I wish the editor had added, "Too Bad He Didn't Have a CCA Treated Wooden Leg-He'd Have Survived the Attack!"

I'm the owner/operator of a CCA treating plant, and I don't like the effects of the bad press that CCA has been getting. Sensationalist stories have aided a propaganda attack bY environmentalists and their lawyers against wood preservatives that contain arsenic and other metals. This negative publicity has been instrumental in initiating a phase-out of CCA treated wood around residences and in