Held "Hostage" by Tiny Lookerson

[Dean May]

>>No, it happened to an electrician, but the situation was still almost
exactly what we would face in a home alone with a disgruntled child.


Not quite. You've got to admit that we see a different clientele. An
electrician sees a lot more scum than we do. Think about it this way: how
many bounced checks do you get? I've been involved in other business that
serve the whole public and I know that proportionally piano tuning gets way
fewer bounced checks than is representative of the general public. Our
clientele is definitely a cut above the general population, even at the
lower economic levels. A poor parent who has made an investment in a piano
and a luxury like piano tuning for their child will be much more likely to
be providing a stable home environment and doing real "parenting" producing
a modicum of good character for that child.


So to say we face exactly the same risk as someone who serves the general
population is to engage in a little excess hyperbole, IMHO. I'm not arguing
that there isn't risk, just not the same as an electrician. And I still have
to believe that if one is prudent and trusts their good instincts, one can
run from impending trouble as Terry's story illustrated. 


Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
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Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:46 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: Held "Hostage" by Tiny Lookerson

Greetings, 
   Inre false accusations, I wrote: 
 

>  I cannot call it paranoia because I have seen it happen.  >>
 
David writes: 

 <<To a piano technician?

          No, it happened to an electrician, but the situation was still 
almost exactly what we would face in a home alone with a disgruntled child. 

Regards,  
Ed Foote RPT 
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