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<DIV><SPAN class=875171216-28102003><FONT color=#000080>(Cough
cough)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=875171216-28102003><FONT color=#000080>Not affected =
directly,
only by the smoke and falling ash, 40 miles away. If you saw the =
satellite
photos you can see the smoke covering a huge area in the Pacific
Ocean.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=875171216-28102003><FONT color=#000080>I have a =
sister who
lives in San Diego who had to evacuate, but returned safely. I =
don't doubt
that some piano tuners were in the affected areas down there, but I =
haven't
heard of any loosing homes or anything.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=875171216-28102003><FONT color=#000080>Don
Mannino</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
Wimblees@aol.com
[mailto:Wimblees@aol.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 28, 2003 =
6:56
AM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Calfornia
fires<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial
size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Any techs out there effected by the =
fires? I'm not
on Pianotech any more, so if one of you could forward this message, =
and report
any problems, that would be appreciated. <BR><BR>I guess the good news =
will be
lots of work for the piano rebuilders once the fires are outs. =
<BR><BR>Wim
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