[pianotech] gated communities

[Leslie Bartlett]

I will hereafter refuse to give out personal information. I've had maybe ten
gated people who have called me. 3 are regular customers, and I have no
problem getting in.  The lady I dealt with this week leaves me ready to
sacrifice the ten or so tunings a year for the pleasure of more humane
company.

les

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Cy Shuster
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 8:05 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] gated communities

 

Are you saying that they make a copy of your driver's license as a picture?
I would refuse that!  I didn't have to leave a copy to tune in a federal
prison!

 

Do their mothers-in-law have to go through that, too?

 

I don't mind showing an ID, but with identity theft and all, I'm sure as
heck not letting them take a picture of it.

 

--Cy--

 

Cy Shuster, RPT

Albuquerque, NM

www.shusterpiano.com

 

On Nov 20, 2009, at 6:30 AM, Leslie Bartlett wrote:





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

 

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