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[Susan Kline]

At 11:27 PM 1/16/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Susah,
>My problem with finding a place that has few techs is, does tha tplace 
>have a bus system.  We visionimpaired folks don't always drive.  Fo me, a 
>place that has numerous music stores to do floor tunigs for where I can 
>gain customers from would be best.  A small town would't  help me any , 
>just to frustrate and anoy me. :)  I"m a big city guy to begin with.  My 
>stomping grounds , Philadelphia PA continues to sound better and better 
>each day, but I cannot afford the cost of living ther, almost like 
>California.  Although being close to my family would be a benifit for my 5 
>month old.
>Marshall


You'll have to do it your own way, Marshall.

If a huge, busy area has too many techs, too high a cost of living, and 
lots of transit but the tunings are spread many traffic-filled miles apart, 
that doesn't make commercial sense for me. When I was up in Canada, I 
seldom used a car, and there was plenty of transit -- but I must admit, it 
takes quite awhile, waiting around for buses and trollies and trains and 
subways. Also, they are noisy. I got minor tinnitus in Toronto, which 
partly improved after about six weeks in a smaller place in California.

In the past, some partially sighted techs in small places have depended 
partly on public transportation, partly their customers came and picked 
them up, and sometimes their wives drove them. These days, that may or may 
not be practical. It probably depends on how much people feel an unmet need 
for piano work. Some places have seen so few piano tuners for so long that 
people have almost forgotten it's something one can have done. Other places 
have or had one guy, and he's either retiring or has died. They certainly 
will provide plenty of work for someone who comes at the right time, and 
has the skills.

In the end, if comes down to what style of life makes you happy, and 
practicality takes a back  seat.

s