<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space"> <DIV><SPAN class=312485817-12102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think your just digging yourself in deeper Jeff!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312485817-12102007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312485817-12102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Plenty of top level work happens outside of Academia, including most major market piano concerts! </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312485817-12102007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312485817-12102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff, maybe you need to get off campus a little more ;)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312485817-12102007><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312485817-12102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Scott</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=312485817-12102007> <P><FONT size=2>Scott E. Thile, RPT<BR>Piano/Instrument Technician<BR>---------------------------<BR>Dept. of Music, Murray State University<BR>504 Fine Arts Building, Murray, KY 42071<BR>Office Phone: 270-809-4396<BR><A href="http://campus.murraystate.edu/staff/scott.thile/index.html">http://campus.murraystate.edu/staff/scott.thile/index.html</A><BR></FONT></P></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeff Tanner<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 12, 2007 12:32 PM<BR><B>To:</B> College and University Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] CAUT pay, was Job Opening...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Oct 11, 2007, at 7:02 PM, Barbara Richmond wrote:</DIV> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> We have such people making very good money in the private sector, where the work isn't nearly as necessary.</DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica"><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; orphans: 2; widows: 2"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sorry, I must disagree; excellent work is necessary everywhere.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR> <DIV>I didn't say that.  In the private sector, piano service is a luxury.  In the school, it is a necessity.</DIV> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV><BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; orphans: 2; widows: 2"> <DIV>Jeff Tanner, RPT</DIV> <DIV>University of South Carolina</DIV> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline></SPAN></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>