P.S. (was Re: Katrina Pictures)

[Avery Todd]

Makes me wonder how many pianos have been blown away? :-) Technicians
too, for that matter!

Avery

At 07:13 PM 8/31/05, you wrote:
>You may want to add me to the almost list...I was a Big Band Bass
>Trombonist..."if you cant tune to it, blow it away"!
>
>Hubert
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Avery Todd" <avery1@houston.rr.com>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 6:54 PM
>Subject: P.S. (was Re: Katrina Pictures)
>
>
> > Sorry. And of course to almost everyone else on the list!
> >
> > Avery
> >
> >  >Sorry, Hubert. I've lived in three of those places, owned a house
> >  >in Biloxi, so I guess I'm just a little bit over-sensitive! My
> >  >apologies to YOU!
> >  >
> >  >Avery
> >
> > At 06:25 PM 8/31/05, you wrote:
> > >Avery,
> > >
> > >Do not get too bothersome about this. They never spent many nights
>playing
> > >on a big band at Gus Stevens club for not too much money, nor enjoyed the
> > >area that is now in trouble. Those of us who know the coastal area are
> > >forever indebted to our experiences there. Those who do not, can never
> > >conceive the loss. A soft southern voice on a magnolia scented evening
>can
> > >be enchanting.
> > >
> > >Mezzo piano my friend, :-)
> > >
> > >Hubert
> > >
> > >
> > > > Get a life somewhere else. I've lived in N.O., Gulfport, & Biloxi.
> > > > And I don't want to hear this kind of SHIT from you!!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > And I don't have a flame suit and don't want one because of a
> > > > message like this!!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Flame away!!!!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > Avery
> > > >
> > > > At 08:58 AM 8/31/05, you wrote:
> > > > >Not to worry. The federal state god will confiscate (steal) enough
>money
> > > > >from all of us to get things going again for people stupid enough to
> > > > >live below sea level. It is too good an opportunity to look good and
>buy
> > > > >votes with other people's money.
> > > > >
> > > > >Dean
> > > > >Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
> > > > >PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272
> > > > >Terre Haute IN  47802
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> > > > >Behalf Of Conrad Hoffsommer
> > > > >Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:36 AM
> > > > >To: Pianotech
> > > > >Subject: RE: Katrina Pictures
> > > > >
> > > > >At 11:38 PM 8/30/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >There's no way it cannot get worse.  All of New Orleans is below
>both
> > > > >sea
> > > > > >level and the normal stage of the Mississippi (by about 20').  The
> > > > >pumps
> > > > > >installed to keep the city dry are designed only to deal with levee
> > > > > >ruptures, and not a combination of storm and rupture.  Avery is
>right,
> > > > >not
> > > > > >only will it take years to rebuild what can by, it is pretty clear
>that
> > > > >
> > > > > >much is now gone forever.  In some places, it is presently
>estimated
> > > > >that
> > > > > >it may be months before people can even get in to assess the
>damage.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Best.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Horace
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >To make matters worse, those pumps need electricity to work. Right
>now,
> > > > >New
> > > > >Orleans is without that commodity.  After the levees are patched, it
> > > > >will
> > > > >still be some time before they are all pumping.  Even when working
> > > > >properly, I hear that they only can handle about a foot a day. The
>math
> > > > >is
> > > > >not encouraging.
> > > > >
> > > > >I fear that pianos and those who care for and about them are in for a
> > > > >long,
> > > > >hard time.
> > > > >
> > > > >Conrad
> > > > >
> > > > >
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