Tools: Who Needs 'Em

[Greg Newell]

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 ????
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>Has anyone ever left for a job, and forgot to shave ???
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>Carl / Winnipeg
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>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.
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>>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
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>>-----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?
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>>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