Appt. Danger

[Clyde Hollinger]

Terry,

You may be right, but turn the tables for a moment.  Suppose *you* were the one
who had forgotten an appointment with (for example) the plumber, and went away,
and left the door unlocked.  Would you sue him, knowing that any law enforcement
officer will bawl you out for going away and leaving the door unlocked?  I
wouldn't; I'd be embarrassed that I forgot.

Can it be called unlawful entry when both parties had agreed for you to provide
that service at that time?  I wouldn't think so.  And I know it can't be called
burglary, which is unlawful entry with the intent to commit a crime.  I strongly
doubt a client will sue, because in court they wouldn't have a leg to stand on.

But I appreciate your concern.  Don't worry about sounding like my mother, or
even preaching.  <G>  We should all look out for each other a little more, I
reckon.  And I don't live in Mayberry; I live in Lititz.

Regards,
Clyde

Farrell wrote:

> Hi Clyde. I was hoping someone else would respond to your post. I hate
> sounding like someone's mother, but I truly believe this should be
> addressed.
>
> > Then there is the situation when the client forgot the appointment.  If it
> is
> > someone I know would want me to just go in and do it, I try all the doors
> before
> > giving up.
>
> I don't mean to preach, but WHOA! Do you live in Mayberry? Even in Mayberry
> you would likely run the risk of being sued, or charges of unlawful entry
> being pressed. I realize you specify that this might occur "if it is someone
> I know would want me to just go in and do it", but IMHO you or anyone else
> doing this is taking a big chance (maybe only if it were a relative or the
> closest friend - anyone else, no-way). Anything from an accident, to a sick
> mother-in-law staying at the home, to just-cleaned-and-yet-wet-carpets, to
> who knows what could happen - my God, there could be the 13-year-old
> daughter that had just been raped and was hiding in the bedroom while you
> were there for an hour or two. Sorry for sounding like the proverbial
> mother, but for what it is worth, I would never, never do such a thing, and
> I think anyone else would be well advised to keep the same policy. Anything
> else is simply dangerous.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 6:38 PM
> Subject: Magnetic door signs
>
> > Friends,
> >
> > I think I got only a few new clients with my door signs, but there is
> another
> > good reason to have them.  Sometimes we arrange for me to tune the piano
> even if
> > no one is home.  Either they leave a door unlocked for me or tell me where
> to get
> > a key.  I am more comfortable having the signs identify me, if any
> neighbors see
> > me go into a house where they know no one is home.
> >
> > Then there is the situation when the client forgot the appointment.  If it
> is
> > someone I know would want me to just go in and do it, I try all the doors
> before
> > giving up.  Again, it's much better for neighbors to know who that is over
> there,
> > than to wonder if they should be calling the police about an intruder.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Clyde
> >
> > Tvak@AOL.COM wrote:
> >
> > > I'm going to look into those magnetic car-door signs that
> > > Warren Fisher has had so much success with.
> >
> >
> >