Completely off base. My ... chapter ... is the same as yours. I'm taking about the organization level. Ryan Sowers wrote: > Wow! Your chapter is sure different from the ones I have seen and/or > been involved with. Out here we have some VERY well respected > associate members including the illustrious Bill Smith (whose now > about 83 years old, I think) who for years made the Golden Hammer > Award for PTG! > > We have a number of well-loved associate members in our chapter. They > are appreciated because they contribute much to the health of the > chapter. They actively participate and give back much to the > organization - they also have a lot of respect for the RPT > designation. We also have some associates who are not well respected > because they don't come to meetings, they don't give back to the > chapter, yet they use ptg to give clients the impression that they are > working at a professional standard when sometimes they don't really > know what they are doing. > > You make your reputation. The fact is, most chapters have some members > who know sh#!@# from shinola. Techs whose philosophy is more in line > with the former tend to not like coming to meetings. > > 'nuf said. -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years
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