Susan Kline wrote: > > Too true about the birds, especially in the high treble. > My experience, exactly. Sometimes the owners can be persuaded to blanket the critters or remove them to a distant corner. > It's true that customers seem to clean a lot when I come. I wonder if they > do it all the time when I'm not there. I can't think of many who would sit quietly and listen to my tuning (the ones that do get my best efforts). Some people seem to be compulsive about keeping busy - as if they didn't want to get caught doing nothing or even reading a book in the middle of the day. Likely, many are just busy with an overbooked life, though, and I try not to intrude on it with rigid rules about absolute quiet. RCT has been a big help in this regard. >>Two worst sounds to hear while tuning: >>running water, rustling newspaper. My pet peeve is persons who rudely talk or make noise nearby as if I were not there. If the noise is necessary, especially if they ask if it's alright, then I'm much more tolerant. -- Thomas A. Cole RPT Santa Cruz, CA
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