Shoes off

[jpiesik@arinc.com]

    I once lost my favorite precision tweezers made of surgical grade
    stainless to a stinky little mutt.  By the time I noticed that the fur
    ball had confiscated one of my prized possessions, and the customer and
    I went to the backyard to retrieve it (from Muffy's favorite hiding
    place), it had already buried the tool - by the way, Muffy had over a
    dozen favorite hiding places all identified by little round mounds
    protruding above ground level scattered all over the backyard.  I've
    since learned to keep my tool cases closed around potential
    kleptomaniacs (the four-legged AND the two-legged types)!  Have a nice
    weekend.

    Regards,

    John Piesik
    San Diego Chapter PTG
    JPIESIK@ARINC.COM

List,

The other day I was at a customer's home who happen to be oriental.
So I did the customary procedure and removed my shoes.  They had a
little white French poodle who was very curious.  He wanted to know
what I was doing and was determine to look me over.  First he was
between my legs sniffing my feet and leaving dog snot on my pants.
So I pushed him away, firmly at first and then a little harder the
second time.  By the way don't let the customer see you do this.
Then he felt it was his job to look inside my tool case.  Again a
firm push and he left  and I thought that was going to be the last I
see of him.  WRONG  I looked up from my tuning to see him running
with something black in his mouth.  You guessed it ---it was my shoe.
 Now the children are chasing him all over the living room.  He would
not listen to anyone and kept on running from them.  First behind the
couch and then around the piano, he just would not stop.  Then I saw
the inside of my shoe fly in one direction and the shoe in another.
The children put my shoes on a table next to the door and apologized
for their insensitive pet.

I finished tuning and received my check.  I put on my shoes and felt
dog saliva between my toes.

Just another day in the life of a Piano Tuner


Richard Bittner RPT