Story time

[James Baker]

My cell phone is my business phone.  I lucked out and have unlimited minutes
in my county and 7 contiguous counties for $49.95 as long as I keep the same
service.  I use a calling card for long distance which is a lot of dialing,
but only 3.5 cents a minute.  Ron, I use the door bell first and then fall
back on the phone whether I'm coming or going.

James Baker

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: Story time


> I remember several years ago when a local technician, known for his piano
toys, 1st SAT, RCT etc., swore by his cell phone...I and many others in our
chapter snickered for a few years.  I have had mine, now, for a couple of
years and don't know what I'd do without it.  I am seriously considering
having my business phone be the cell phone...all calls would go through the
cell phone and if I couldn't pickup voice mail would get it, rather than my
answering machine.  Voice mail comes with my plan.  My wife and I share a
plan of about 450 minutes a month for $52.  Like someone mentioned in
another post, the first human to answer the phone invariably gets the job!
The only drawback is the quality isn't the greatest in some areas...dropped
calls etc...AT&T plan.  I don't have nationwide service...don't really need
it...
>
> David I.
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
> From: Susan Kline <sckline@attbi.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 15:55:00 -0700
> Subject: Re: Story time
>
>
> >Maybe if you do this again, you'd better loudly yell "piano tuner!"
> >as you try the other doors. If she had called 911 ... well, bad scene.
>
> >I've put off getting a cell phone, and I try hard to avoid coming
> >when no one is there, but stories like this make me think it's time
> >to go ahead and get one.
>
> >Susan
>
>
> >>One minute later I was in and tuned the piano.  But the daughter told
> >>her mother, "Mom, this man had me scared out of my wits.  I thought we
> >>weren't expecting anybody, so I didn't answer the door, and he went
> >>around the house trying to get in.  I was about to call 9-1-1!"  Poor
> >>thing!  But by evening they were able to joke about it.
>
>