Home Alone

[David Ilvedson, RPT]

I wish something exciting like that would happen to me...I'd bolt for the
2nd floor, toss my tools to the ground and shinny down the drain-pipe to
make my escape.  A quick squirt of CA to the police car doors and I'm on my
way...

David (Marlowe) Ilvedson
-----Original Message-----
From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@jagat.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Home Alone


>I got the house key from under the mat and let myself in.  A
>few Mounties later the police came and one shouted, "Cover
>the back I'll take the front!"  Well, I opened the door and
>this woman cop stood there ready to pull her gun and asked
>who I was.  I told her I was the piano tuner, gave her my
>card when she came in and saw my case on the floor.  SHe
>looked and said, "Well, those don't look like burglar tools
>to me." and left.  I tuned the piano and left, leaving the
>key under the mat.
>
>whew.
>--
> Newton Hunt
> Highland Park, NJ
> mailto:nhunt@jagat.com
>
>Farrell wrote:
>>
>> Sometimes when tuning in a private home, the owner says - "Gee, I gotta
go
>> out and ......  Do you mind locking the door on your way out?" Or
sometimes
>> a long-time client says that they can't be home, but they will leave the
key
>> under the door. "Just let yourself in dear, the check will be on the
piano".
>>
>> But how about the guy that calls you - you've never heard of, met, seen
this
>> guy in your life - tells you he wants the piano tuned as a present for
his
>> wife, he can't be home, but the key is in the barbie on the back porch
>> (check will be left with key).
>>
>> Has anyone ever had a bad experience with any of these scenarios? The
last
>> one I did today - first time. I did not feel entirely comfortable with
the
>> circumstances. Seemed OK though in the end.
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>> Piano Tuning & Service
>> Tampa, Florida
>> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
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