---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hey Barbara- It's your female partner in crime.. I certainly feel that I have an advantage being a female tuner (And I am the ony female in my Chapter here in Syracuse- *and* the =20 youngest...) So when I don't get my way I start crying and the guys give in. They can't help it. :D Anyways- I have had many customers admit that they called me because =20 of my gender- especially single moms. Some also say (heh!) the piano needs a "women's touch".. I have been asked before by customers: - are you old enough to be doing this? (To which I still (even after =20 11 years of it) would answer "no"..) - Can you babysit? - Will you go out with me? :o Cheers! Michelle Strange is as strange does.. (PS- Calm down Paul- this is no place for you to make your silly =20 comments. And yes- I paid my dues this week...) Have a good weekend folks! On Jan 20, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Barbara Richmond wrote: > You guys are so funny. It's true that during my career I have had =20 > some customers say they were glad to find a female piano tech, =20 > mostly in response to a couple techs in the area that over-stayed =20 > their welcome by talking too much or even made, uh, unwelcome =20 > advances. I believe most referrals came to me because folks were =20 > pleased with my work. But, just so you know, early in my career, I =20= > was often mistaken for the piano tuner's secretary and one time, =20 > when the customer realized that I (the female) was indeed the piano =20= > tuner, she said, "Well, I'd rather have a man!" > > ;-) > > Barbara Richmond, strange, but female > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Busby > To: College and University Technicians > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:43 PM > Subject: RE: [CAUT] disability insurance > > Jeff, > > > > Hummmmm=85. Decisions, decisions=85 > > > > Cheers > > jim > > From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf =20 > Of Jeff Olson > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:33 PM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: Re: [CAUT] disability insurance > > > > Jim: > > > > "On a different note, Dan Levitan says that many people in NY are =20 > preferring women piano technicians over men because they don=92t want =20= > some strange man in their house. That may indicate the need for =20 > more women technicians. It could also mean that men techs need to =20 > be less =93strange=94. :- )" > > > > So that means I either have to have a sex "reassignment" operation =20 > or a strangectomy. Great. I have no idea which one would be the =20 > more expensive or arduous. > > > > :-( JeffO > > > > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/a1/39/5c/3d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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