Story time

[Ron Nossaman]

>Yes indeed! There are too many occasions when it's hard to ascertain 
>whether someone's *somewhere* in the house but they can't hear the 
>doorbell -- but they almost always hear the phone ring and answer it! 
>Sometimes it's fastest to use the cell phone when looking for the client 
>to let them know you're done and it's time to write a check. Few things 
>are as aggravating as wandering around someone's home (and backyard) 
>shouting "Hello! I'm done! It's the piano tuner! Hello?!" for several minutes.
>
>Patrick Draine

But then, when you're finished with the tuning and would like to be paid, 
no one's around. While I haven't tried phoning them from inside the house, 
I find ringing the doorbell brings them running without me having to prowl 
the house hollering for them.

Ron N