Doors Left Unlocked

[Travis Gordy]

Jeannie, so good to know there are still a lot of places accross our
wonderful nation where people can trust orthers to do the right thing.  I,
too, live in such an area and have tuned pianos for people I have never
met. Some  friend told them about me and I guess I would say they put their
faith in their friend.  
At one such tuning the police showed up to investigate.  Seems a neighbor
had seen some stranger enter the house and called the owner who forgot I
was scheduled to just "go on in".  I must admit that I have some concern
about something in the house missing for whatever reason and that I might
become suspect.  Also I agree with the person that said they had rather be
in a house alone than with only a teenager.

The reason this is so many days after your mail is that I have not been on
the net for quite a while and are a few hundred behind.

Travis Gordy

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> From: Jeannie Grassi <jgrassi@silverlink.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Doors Left Unlocked
> Date: Wednesday, January 07, 1998 3:31 PM
> 
> Zen,
>     If a good portion of my customers didn't leave their doors open, or
hide
> the key somewhere, I wouldn't have much work. However, I live in a small,
> very safe, community, and many people don't even remember where the keys
are
> for their homes.  I realize that this is not possible in most locations. 
On
> the other hand, I make all efforts to meet a new customer in person for
the
> first visit, to go over the condition of the piano BEFORE I've touched
> anything and so that they will feel comfortable leaving their door open
for
> me next time.
> Jeannie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zen Reinhardt <diskladame@provide.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: Wednesday, January 07, 1998 9:14 AM
> Subject: Doors Left Unlocked
> 
> 
> >Hello List!
> >
> >We've probably discussed this before, but my curiosity is getting the
> >better of me again.
> >
> >How do you handle the customer who tells you they'll be happy to leave
the
> >door unlocked so that you may come in, do the work, leave the bill, and
> >leave the house?  I realize that this is a common practice, so I was
> >wondering if any of you have had, shall we say, "unexpected
repercussions"
> >from such an arrangement?
> >
> >I for one will never enter a house unaccompanied.  I don't care if the
door
> >was left wide open.  Having a teenager, neighbor or house sitter/cleaner
> >waiting to let me in is "legitimate."  Am I being overly cautious?
> >
> >Just curious again ...
> >ZR!  RPT
> >Ann Arbor  MI
> >diskladame@provide.net
> >
>