This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks for responding. I actually did not like Peoria or Richwoods very much, as a teen. Most of the Richwood kids were awfully clickish, a few downright snobby. It was so big, it was easy to feel unkown (and to most people and teachers, you were!). On the other hand, I went from there to U of I Urbana and being in a 28,000 student school didn't seem much different, whereas other people--from small towns, etc.--were often overwhelmed. My wife always thought we should open a motel in Pekin and call it the "Pekin Inn." Caterpillar EVER finish their huge building in Morton? Alan R. Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Richmond [mailto:piano57@flash.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:37 PM To: Alan Subject: Re: My Headache, Your Quiz Richwoods, hey? I'm afraid, the preferred schools are now those in the Dunlap School District, if you can believe that. It's basically a case of the white flight out of District 150. Sad. The Peoria Symphony has gotten a terrific new conductor and the concerts have been *outstanding*. We have season tickets--last row of the second balcony--but who cares? What a wonderful thing it is to go to a professional concert so close to home (and not have to go to Chicago!). We moved to Peoria and rented a place there in June of 2001 after 5 1/2 years in Texas (before that Bloomington/Normal for 21 years). My husband is the director of the Alpha Park District Library in Bartonville. We found a nice house a mile from the library two years ago. I don't know why, but for some reason I have a problem typing B..B...B...Bartonville...... :-) Barbara Richmond (Bloomington High School, 1975) Peoria Chapter PTG ----- Original Message ----- From: HYPERLINK "mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net"Alan To: HYPERLINK "mailto:piano57@flash.net"'Barbara Richmond' Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:50 AM Subject: RE: My Headache, Your Quiz This is posted privately. Whereabouts are you somewhere near PeeOrEea? I'm a graduate of Richwoods HS (1965 ...) Alan R. Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Richmond [mailto:piano57@flash.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:35 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: My Headache, Your Quiz This reminds me of the time I was called to tune a grand piano. While scheduling the appointment the customer expressed shock and horror at my fee, but went ahead anyway. When I got there, I still heard about the shock and horror, how wonderful Mr. What's his name was (he tuned it every year), and I sensed general distrust and suspicion of me. Ugh. I was there, I was going to work. I tuned away, when I got up to the upper treble section I heard a strange clinking noise. I removed the fall board and inside there was a set of car keys sitting on the piano keys. I summoned the owner and asked if she was missing some keys and pointed to where they were. Her eyes about popped out of her head and told the story of getting a new car--TWENTY YEARS AGO--when her daughter was a toddler. The little girl was playing with the keys and suddenly, nobody could find them. They looked everywhere, including taking apart the duct work in the house. Never to be found, they had to go to the trouble of getting new keys. Well, as a parent, that would be memorable. Then she asked me how I found them. "I heard them while I was tuning." So, either Mr. What's his name didn't hear them, or he didn't bother to investigate. Gee, they were only in there for twenty years. Well, I was no longer treated with suspicion--I have no idea if Mr. What's his name was still held in high regard. :-) Barbara Richmond, RPT somewhere near Peoria, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: HYPERLINK "mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net"Alan To: HYPERLINK "mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"Pianotech Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:19 AM Subject: RE: My Headache, Your Quiz True story: I once missplaced my needlenose pliers. Gave up on finding them and bought a new pair. Six months later, I sat down to tune a Hamilton console for one of my rural church clients. I generally run up all the notes, first, to see how the tuning has held, spot any way-off strings, and make sure the keys play okay. In doing this I noticed that several keys in the bass seemed "heavy" and rattly, though the client had never complained. Opened the lid and .... well, you guessed it. 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