[CAUT] New job

[Jeff Tanner]

Good for you Wim!  I'm proud to hear this.  Couldn't happen to a  
nicer two of you.

Ya'll enjoy.
Jeff

On May 15, 2007, at 11:13 PM, Wimblees at aol.com wrote:

> Two weeks ago I told you that I was fired from the University of  
> Alabama. Thanks to all of you who wrote supportive letters, and  
> made recommendations for new positions. All of your prayers and  
> good wishes paid off, because less than 48 hours later I got a call  
> from a piano technician who is looking for someone to help with his  
> business.
>
> Tonight, it was more or less made official that I would start on  
> August 1st. But here is the best part, and some of you guys are  
> going to kill me. It's on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. No, not for  
> the university, but as an independent piano technician. There is a  
> severe shortage of experienced, good piano technicians on Oahu, so  
> I will be kept very busy. I realize the cost of living is twice as  
> expensive as what I am making here in Alabama, but I will be making  
> almost three times what I was making here.
>
> On a personal note, obviously my wife was devastated wit the news  
> of my dismissal. But after I told her where she was going to live  
> next, she's the happiest person in the world. Here's a neat little  
> anecdote. When Jan was a teenager, she vowed that her new husband  
> would take her to Hawaii for their honeymoon. Well, she married me  
> any way, and as a poor band director, Hawaii was out of the  
> picture. Next year we'll be celebrating our 40th wedding  
> anniversary. We're going to renew our vows, and then go on a 10  
> year honeymoon to Hawaii.
>
> If any of you will be at the convention, just look for the guy with  
> the biggest smile on his face, wearing gaudy Hawaiian shirts.
>
> Again, thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. They worked.
>
> Wim
> Willem Blees, RPT
> Piano Tuner/Technician
> Tuscaloosa, AL
> (soon to be Hawaii).
>
>
>
> See what's free at AOL.com.

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