There is one gated community I go to frequently. I have to show my work order and my driver's licence, which they put on a little box. I don't know what that's for, but it must "read" something, before they open the gate. One time I forgot my wallet. I pleaded with the guard to call the lady to le me in. He said he didn't time to do that, and since there were people waiting behind me, ordered to me to drive on. So I continued, and when to the customer's house. 30 minutes later there was a knock on the door, and it was "security". They spent 30 minutes hunting me down, just to tell me that I wasn't allowed to do that. The customer was understanding, but also defended the guard, by saying they pay for security to keep out "undesirables". Just be lucky you don't have to go on a military base. Here in Hawaii we have 5 of them, and at each one, you not only have to show your work order and driver's license, you also have to show proof of insurance, car registration, and a current car inspection report. Then they fill out a form, that you have to sign. At one base, they won't even allow you through unless the customers has called the gate authorizing you to get on the base. The value of the home has absolutely no bearing on the condition or value of the piano. I've tuned high quality 7' grands in some of the ugliest looking homes, and low level, painted spinets, in some of the most luxurious homes. go figure. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Fri, Nov 20, 2009 3:30 am Subject: [pianotech] gated communities Gated communities are becoming more prevalent in the Houston area, and many require pictures of driver’s license to gain entrance, even though owners should have called the gate for immediate, unhindered interest. Customers have denied the assumption that everyone who tries to get in is a potential criminal and so must be thoroughly investigated before they (the honest people) are allowed in to these wealthy homes. Once in, I find about an equal distribution of things from Steinway B’s to Winter spinets. Does anyone besides me find this a slap in the face of honest business persons? I did three times inquire as to why on earth they had such an inadequate instrument in such a dwelling………………… Within about a year they each called me to tune either their new Steinways or Petrofs….. But I really do find this “criminal intent” assumption to be really bothersome les bartlett Houston -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091120/e6adcdfe/attachment.htm>
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