Hours in the car..

[Farrell]

I have wondered about the satellite radio. Sounds interesting. We are fortunate in the Tampa Bay area to have two non-commercial excellent radio stations (WUSF & WMNF). 

On a related topic, I find that a high-quality stereo system in the car makes travel time a pleasure. Once you have your satellite radio, some other good station, or your favorite CD playing, consider investing in aftermarket amplifiers, component speakers, and subwoofers. Prices range from about $1K to $2K for good stuff. You can easily turn your automobile into an audio experience surpassing most quality home stereos (and no, you don't have to go boom, boom, boom down the street - you can jam to Beethoven or Chopin just as easily). I just finished (yesterday) installing my stereo in my new (used) car and went for a test drive yesterday. It definately works! Anyone need a piano serviced in Key West????

I find it gives me a very different attitude when faced with a longer-than-otherwise-desired drive to an appointment.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Musial" <musepiano@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 11:28 PM
Subject: Hours in the car..


> Hello!
> 
> I service pianos in a three county area here in central Pa. A fair
> portion of my work is in rural areas so I do a lot of driving. I
> usually can schedule a full days work in any location to make a 45-50
> mile one way trip worth while.
> 
> In the last three years I have averaged 14500 business miles per year
> including trips to meetings and conventions.. Dividing that number by
> 55 miles per hour, I see I spend 263 hours a year driving around for
> my business. That is almost 11 full days!!
> 
> A few months ago, after doing that math, I decided to enhance the
> quality of those driving hours, so I installed satellite radio in my
> car. I am amazed how much this has increased my overall enjoyment of
> my work day. Now during my business driving hours I have 60
> commercial-free channels of music to choose from, and 40 more of news
> and entertainment. Depending on my mood, I can choose rock, jazz,
> electronica, hip-hop, classical, reggae etc... I am SOOO glad I got
> this!! I would suggest satellite radio to anyone that puts on a lot of
> miles driving to work and back.
> 
> It is a bit of an investment to get set up. Depending on how
> particular you are about the quality of the sound, you can spend
> between $380-$600. I believe it is most definitely worth it!
> 
> I am subscribed to Sirius Satellite Radio     www.sirius.com
> It is $12.99 a month. Its selection of music channels and lack of
> commercials is what drew me to it.
> 
> There is also XM Satellite Radio     www.xmradio.com
> This is the one that gets a lot of tv advertising time.
> It is $9.99 a month but the majority of its channels have
> commercials.
> 
> I now look forward to those days when I put on the miles to work.
> Tomorrow I will easily pass 100 miles round-trip and I still can not
> wait till driving time!
> 
> Michael Musial
> Reedsville Pa
> 
> 
> (25 miles round trip yesterday)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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