Yes, I have smelled plenty of reeking people, too, of all economic conditions. Highly repulsive! But "Sterile world"? What about the fabulous 6'4" Packard ($300) I had to turn down because of the pile of excrement that had been under it? (Tell-tale sign: badly corroded leg ferrules. Owner "fessed up".) Or the vintage Balwdwin "L", also $300, same story. I think that I merely have a civilized disposition but, alas, such is not fashionable these days, as can readily be seen in our media. Thump --- John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote: > Boy, Gordon. > I don't think I would want to live in your sterile > world. You do seem > a tad paranoid. > It would be a pretty sad place, if there were no > 'dirty' pets. > They do a world of good, just look at the dogs and > cats that visit or > are at old folks homes. The elderly, look forward to > the visits. > Also, speaking of a dog's licks, it is a proven fact > that the human > bite is more dangerous than a dog's because of the > additional germs in > a dog's mouth. > Don't get me wrong now, I would never French kiss a > dog. :-) > Dogs only reek, if the owners don't look after them. > I don't know about you, but I have smelled a few > people that 'reeked' > as you put it, and there is no excuse for them, > being dirty. > Regards, > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > > P.S. Yes you do have a silly name. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:41 AM > Subject: Dogs and pianos > > > > Dear list, > > I also just don't like them because they > stink, > > and I have spent thousands of dollars on pianos > (nice > > ones!) that I have had to destroy because there is > NO > > WAY that I could eliminate the stench and, in good > > conscience, sell the piano to one of my very nice, > > clean, non-pet owning customers!!! ( Who would be > > equally repulsed, and very angry with me were they > to > > know what kind of environment it had been in! ) > > This is something else that dog owners seem > > oblivious to ( besides the fact that dogs are > often a > > hostile public menace )... DOGS USUALLY REEK!!! > And > > they always stink at least alittle. To anyone who > does > > not have the smell so entrenched in their sinuses > that > > they can no longer percieve it, that is. > > And how do you justify letting a dog slobber > on > > your fingers, knowing that it may just have just > > ingested/licked something repulsive, and then > stick > > said fingers in a costly piano, an musical art > object > > representing centuries of dedication and > refinement? > > I am truly glad that I am more respectful > than > > that. > > Thump > > P.S.: I may have a silly name, but I do know > what > > "class" is! > > P.P.S.: Americans spend 5 times on their pets as > they > > do caring for their elderly parents.(Great > > priorities!) > mailman/listinfo/pianotech > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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