Well, you've got more balls than I do! :-( Avery At 11:41 AM 3/18/2007, you wrote: >Here's one. >I showed up early one morning as I did every 6 months or so at my >appointed time to tune a Steinway M at a mountain ranch. The fire >department was still dousing the burning embers of ranch and piano >as I pulled in the drive. Family all standing around in their PJs. ( >All true so far) Well, I just pulled out my trusty bill pad and hit >'em for a missed appointment. >Fenton ( gimme my money) Murray >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>Farrell >To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>Pianotech List >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:05 AM >Subject: Re: Another side of missed appointments > >I had a similar, but opposite of sorts appointment a few years ago. >I walked up to the front door maybe a few minutes late, knocked, and >the lady answered the door. She appear rather panicked, tears >streaming down her face. "My husband just had a heart attack and >they took him to the hospital - I didn't want to leave because I >knew you were coming." > >Awww jeezzzzz. Lady, go to your husband - call me sometime in the >future and we'll reschedule - now go! > >So yeah, there are all kinds out there. I sure appreciated her >concern for my time, but goodness gracious - there are priorities! > >Terry Farrell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070318/c342ecb3/attachment.html
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