Carl, I bought a battery operated shaver for just such an occasion. Nest time I needed to use it the batteries were dead. Oh well! Best, Greg At 12:20 AM 6/7/2005, you wrote: >This AM, left my garage for a 3 tuning job at a church setting., >approximately 40 minutes away. Tried to remember to have cash, tools, >address notes, cell phone, lunch. Pulled away from garage sure I've >forgotten something. Stopped the car, opened the trunk to make sure >tool kit was there. Knew I had to stop for gas, so made certain cash was >available. Drove about 5 minutes, looked on the seat for my cell phone, >and realized I didn't have my glasses. They would be on the seat with my >phone, . . but not today. Checked pockets, etc. U turn , and back to the >house. >There on the kitchen table they were. My wife thinks my memory isn't what it >used to be, but I think that I seem to need to remember so many more >things now. >No way would I take lunch, didn't need glasses, there weren't any cell phones, >so all I had to remember was to make sure I had my tool kit. Is it any >wonder ???? > >Has anyone ever left for a job, and forgot to shave ??? > >Carl / Winnipeg > > > > > > > > > >Brad Smith wrote: >>Years ago, I showed up right on time, without my tools, to tune for a >>Russian lady who spoke no English. >>She was baffled that I wouldn't come in to tune the piano. >>I managed to fumble through some sign language, and returned an hour later. >> >>To this day, I still have a nervous twitch... >>When driving to my first appointment of the day, my right arm >>involuntarily flings itself into the back seat to check for my tool case. >>If anyone would happen to be sitting there, I'm afraid I couldn't be >>responsible for their safety. >> >>Best regards, >>Brad Smith, RPT >><http://www.smithpiano.com>www.smithpiano.com >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Alan Barnard [<mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net>mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net] >>Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:12 PM >>To: Pianotech >>Subject: Tools: Who Needs 'Em >> >>Has this ever happened to you? >> >>Location of primary tool case: At home. On the coffee table. >> >>Driving time between home and job: A little over an hour. Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC