<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <title>Message</title> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1>       <blockquote = style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> -----Original Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alpha88x@aol.com Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 10:07 = PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: prank = calls hello list,             A = young guy called me Saturday night around 9:45 and = told me his dog jumped in the piano and could I help him get him out. He sid the dog = was out of control and biting him when he stuck his hand in there.              = I told him that he had a dog problem and not a piano problem. There was no = resonant barking from inside a piano in the backround and he said he didn't want = to leave the dog in there overnight. I told him I was sorry I am not an = animal professional and hung up.             &= nbsp; Since I am a rookie I wasn't expecting this, but I really could have had = fun with this call. Later, I thought I should have told him to get a big = piece of meat and lure it out. How do you handle these calls?             &= nbsp; It is refreshing to know that not all teenagers are out getting into = serious trouble and still creative enough to make these calls rookie Julie Reading PA =   &nbsp= ;           &nbsp= ;         = Julie,   &nbsp= ;         About ten years ago there was some kind of recorded “comedy” = routine concerning a dog stuck in a piano with a call to a piano tuner.   &nbsp= ;         Very amusing to a certain age group.   &nbsp= ;         With caller ID so prevalent these pranks seem to happen less in recent years, = but after a few of these this is how I handled it.   &nbsp= ;           &nbsp= ;         “Really? Wow I’d better get right over there. I’d hate to see your = dog suffer. I’ll have to get a ride though as my chemo therapy makes = it difficult to drive. My uncle can bring me over on the way to my mothers = wake. Just give me your address and I’ll see you in a few = minutes.”   &nbsp= ;         The usual response is a loud CLICK---end of prank  Ya just gotta have = some fun whenever possible !   &nbsp= ;         Tom Driscoll              = </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>