At 04:20 12/08/1999 -0600, I pondered: >Marcel, >At 22:05 12/7/99 -0500, you wrote: >>Hi List! > >>I wonder if you like it as much as I do... > >I wonder if you're tempted to just put the lid up on the long stick without >first removing anything? I believe there was a similar thread some time ago, and sometime I might peruse the archives, but when the customer is at home, I always volunteer to remove the "non-breakable" stuff. Breaking one thing is all it takes to cure you of wanting to clear everything. (BTW, I was able to repair the one thing I _did_ drop.) While said customer is removing the other stuff I'll make little remarks like, "Ooh, I'd hate to drop that." or "Gee, that would make a lot of noise if you dropped it, wouldn't it?", or "That would make a big dent in the floor, wouldn't it?", or "These plants must really like the music you play, they're doing so well here.", or "Oops, looks like the maid missed a spot." Caveat: Some of these are reserved for customers I know real well... When I hear that the customer will not be at home, I remind them to clear off the top, or I wouldn't feel responsible if the unthinkable happens... Last time I said that, I arrived to find not only the piano (upright) cleared off, but the lid open and music rack/top panel removed! YMMV Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT - mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu Why was the piano invented? ... So the musician would have a place to put his beer.
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