This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment That sounds a little reassuring however: Sears, J.C. Penneys, LTV = Steel, Ray-O-Vac batteries, Dexter Shoe Co., Sara Lee, Clarks Shoes - = the list is too long to provide in it's entirety. The fact of the matter = is good jobs in this country are continuing to relocate in China, = Mexico, Argentina, Taiwan - you name it - anywhere a company can get = away with 8 cents an hour wages. I live in an area that was very dependant upon LTV Steel as well as many = other mining companies who are finding it impossible to compete with = illegal foreign steel imports. The grocery store and the liquor store = are holding their own as are the power and gas utilities. THIS tuner is = experiencing a significant decline in tuning appointments as the = customer base favors spending what little they have left after the = heating bills to buy food - not tuning / restoration. Sorry kids, but we're in a recession and I see no light at the end of = the tunnel. When ALL the mfg jobs are gone and the people in this = country who used to make a good living are selling Chineese shoes at = Wall Mart for minimum wage or a tad better, who is going to be left to = buy those tunings?? Willem, I'm truly sorry to see you close your store, and I wish you the = very best in the future as I do all of our colleagues on this list. I = only hope that the "luxury" service we provide can withstand this = economic attack, (from within by the way.) Roy Ulrich ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jeannie Grassi=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 1:39 PM Subject: RE: bittersweet day Wim, Changes bring about good with the bad. Even if you can't see the = positive side right now, it will become evident if you keep open to it. =20 jeannie -----Original Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of Wimblees@AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 10:47 AM To: Pianotech@ptg.org Subject: bittersweet day My friends=20 Yesterday was a bittersweet day for me. After 7 years in the retail = business,=20 I closed my store.=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/1c/43/7a/2f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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