<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=730540704-22022004>Julie,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=730540704-22022004>    Since he was just joking = (I assume), there would be no need to 'hound' him for it.  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>You could have said: </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>        "Before I come, I'll = need to decide 'howl' get him out." </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>        "Dog is a Korean = delicacy, if your piano's imported, maybe the piano wants him = there."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004>       </SP= AN><SPAN class=730540704-22022004> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>"Is this just a dog 'tale?'"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>        "You better get your = 'paw.'"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>        "Can you play a = selection from Cats?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN = class=730540704-22022004>        <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>"It's not a problem unless = he drools and leaves a poodle."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004>       &nbs= p;<FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>"There's a vet next door to me, = bring them both and they'll both get fixed."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Or, the way you handled it was fine.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Peter Lamos</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=730540704-22022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Brunswick, GA </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial = size=2>_____________________</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="mailto:selahpiano@hotmail.com">selahpiano@hotmail.com</A> = </FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>Alpha88x@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 21, 2004 10:07 = PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> prank calls<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">hello = list,<BR><BR>          =   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. = <BR><BR>          &nbsp= ;  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.<BR><BR>          &n= bsp;   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? = <BR><BR>          &nbsp= ;   It is refreshing to know that not all teenagers are out getting into = serious trouble and still creative enough to make these = calls<BR><BR><BR>rookie Julie<BR>Reading PA = <BR><BR>          &nbsp= ;  </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>