footwear

[gordon stelter]

   I also remove my shoes, unless the interior of the
home is despicable, in which case I also might just
stand at the door and say: "I'm sorry, I have too many
allergies to tune a  piano in this house. I'll refer
you to xxxxx, who isn't as sensitive about such
things."
    Haven been hospitalized twice from nasty diseases
caught from horribly filthy customers' homes ( and
horribly filthy customers ) I have no qualms about
this, whatsoever. So what if they're' " insulted"?
Perhaps it is time someone educated them to the fact
that they are a public health liability.
     Thump

--- Chandran Paul Jaikumar <CPaulJ at kis.in> wrote:

> regarding the subject of footwear,  it is a custom
> specially in India to take out the shoes or 
> slippers while entering one's home out of respect
> and as well as cleanliness.  It is a tradition 
> practised here over hundreds of years. 
> I had to do the same thing when I go in for tuning. 
> Once it was cold, that the customer 
> offered a blanket for me to stamp on and tune. I
> have seen electricians and plumbers here 
> use a canvas sort of shoe tucked in their bag made
> of cloth so is light.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Paul Jaikumar
> S. India
> 
> 
> Come on down its the greatest!!We even speak
> English, well sort of!!
> Cheers, David
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net>
> To: "David Lawson"
> <dlawson at davidlawsonspianos.com.au>; "Pianotech
> List"
> <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 1:16 PM
> Subject: Re: footwear
> 
> 
> > David,
> >          Is that an offer to set me and my family
> up out there? I'll
> > be right over!!  :-)
> >
> > Greg Newell
> >
> >
> >
> > At 05:14 PM 1/18/2007, you wrote:
> > >Live In Australia!!!!
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net>
> > >To: <Pianotech at ptg.org>; "MPT"
> <Mpt-list at masterpianotechnicians.org>
> > >Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 4:30 PM
> > >Subject: footwear
> > >
> > >
> > > > Previously the subject has come up of removing
> shoes at the customers
> > > > door out of respect and cleanliness. I always
> do this having made it
> > > > a habit over these many years. Living in the
> northeast this is a bit
> > > > of a problem in the winter months. I'm
> wondering what some of you do
> > > > to prevent your feet turning into blocks of
> ice from the 1 to 1 1\2
> > > > hour contact with their bare floors. I'm
> hoping to find something
> > > > that will roll up and tuck away in my laptop
> bag. I've thought of
> > > > moccasins and or even ballet slippers but i'd
> rather find something
> > > > somewhat between those two. The Ballet slipper
> is not quite enough
> > > > although it does roll/fold up quite nicely.
> The moccasin is warm
> > > > enough but it won't tuck away that nicely. Any
> ideas? Thanks in
> > > > advance for your responses.
> > > >
> > > > All the best,
> > > > Greg Newell
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 




 
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