<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll=yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> I remember tuning a piano in a Institution for the mentally unbalanced. Halfway through the tuning with my bag open a sweet looking teenage female in her dressing gown approached me and said...DO I LOOK LIKE A KILLER TO YOU?</DIV> <DIV>No need to say, I VERY quickly closed my bag!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Another time while tuning in a jail with the guard sitting along side of me I opened up the bottom to check the pedals only find a small arsenal of sharpened objects and blow gun darts.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>One day I'll write a book.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Robin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net">Leslie Bartlett</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 07/17/06 05:51:26</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> RE: Tuning for Correctional Institute</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=330111020-16072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I tuned and worked on a piano at a local prison.  They asked if I had anything in my case which could be used as a weapon..........  "Weapon?", I said. "I have enough stuff in here to start a war."    The guard said, "Ok", and I was let in............   I was accompanied by a guard, but this minimum security place let prisoners around me with all my tools etc.....   Then I have tuned twice at the max. security nut house.  No problems there either, except I was locked in the room with the piano.  That took a lot of focus....................  :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=330111020-16072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>les bartlett</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jim<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 16, 2006 12:00 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning for Correctional Institute<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>I'm sure the authorities will scrutinize your equipment . . .better leave the C4 at home !</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; rem_PADDING-LEFT: 5px; rem_MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; rem_BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=michelle@cdaustin.com href="mailto:michelle@cdaustin.com">Michelle Smith</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 16, 2006 12:38 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tuning for Correctional Institute</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’m scheduled to tune a piano for a federal correctional institute.  (The Chaplin attends my church.)  Are there any restrictions on what tools I can bring onto the premises?  Any red flags my friend hasn’t thought about?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks!<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michelle Smith<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV><BR> <P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 07/14/2006<BR></FONT></P> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>