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In a message dated Sat, 27 Apr 2002  7:19:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Bigeartb@AOL.COM writes:

>Michael:
>      I realize each of us need to make a decision concerning this matter. I 
>too, entered clients homes without them present for a number of years. So did 
>the "termite" man ...the same day I was there.  He dropped his reading 
>glasses in my client bedroom while spraying. The client forgot that he came. 
>She accused me of rambling around in her house and I'm sure she feared I had 
>stolen something. And you can bet your sweet A_ _ if something had come up 
>missing I would have been , in her mind, a strong suspect.  Of course she 
>felt like a fool after I told her......remember the termite man...has he lost 
>his glasses....Therefore she felt real stupid  and I have never entered 
>another house unattended. She taught me a lot that day. It ain't got nothing 
>to do with high or low crime rate. It has to do with human nature and folks 
>jumping to conclusions. For that very reason we have created in our society a 
>profession to handle such matters....lawyers. I just as soon not put myself 
>in that situation. It ain't right nor wrong. We all must decide. All my 
>clients appreciate the fact I do not wish to be in their house alone and will 
>work with me on a good time for us both to be there. This works for me.
>
>Tommy Black
>Decatur, Ala.  
>      
The shame of it is that in todays world we can be right as rain and enter a house and do our job but if the owner imagines different the cost of the journey to right ourselves can be very, very expensive.
I am not a paranoid type but some precautions seem like good common sense to me.

David Koelzer
DFW