<br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 30, 2008 7:58 AM, Paul T Williams <<a href="mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu">pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Imagine the background check to be a Santa!!</font> <br><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">pw</font> <br> <br><br><br> <table width="100%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="40%"><font face="sans-serif" size="1"><b>"John Formsma" <<a href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com" target="_blank">formsma@gmail.com</a>></b> </font><br><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Sent by: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a></font> <p><font face="sans-serif" size="1">01/29/2008 11:12 PM</font> <table border="1"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="white"> <div align="center"><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Please respond to<br>Pianotech List <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a>></font></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br></p> <td width="59%"> <table width="100%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="right"><font face="sans-serif" size="1">To</font></div> <td><font face="sans-serif" size="1">"Pianotech List" <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a>></font> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="right"><font face="sans-serif" size="1">cc</font></div> <td> <tr valign="top"> <td> <div align="right"><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Subject</font></div> <td><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Re: insurance</font></td></td></tr></td></td></tr></td></td></tr></tbody></table><br> <table> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td> <td></td></td></tr></tbody></table><br></td> <td><p></p></td></td></tr></tbody></table> <div> <div></div> <div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br><br><font size="3">On Jan 29, 2008 9:04 PM, Ron Nossaman <</font><a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net" target="_blank"><font color="blue" size="3"><u>rnossaman@cox.net</u></font></a><font size="3">> wrote:<br> > <br>> A few years back, I walked through the music room full of high<br>> school creatures with the teacher, headed for a piano back in<br>> the catacombs. As we passed, I heard "Hey, Santa Clause" come<br> > from the back of the room. I looked the room over, said<br>> "special ed?" and kept walking. It got really really quiet.<br><br>That's hilarious ... I can almost picture the scene.  <br><br>You know, if you had some reindeer and a sleigh, you <i>could</i> probably make a lot of extra money at Christmas time.  There was a guy I knew of that was getting $100 an hour to give rides at malls and the like.  ;-)<br> <br>> So I guess the message is that you won't win, but it's<br>> sometimes possible to have some fun during the failure. Other<br>> times, not.<br><br>I'd say you won the exchange of words with the student.  :-)<br> <br>-- <br>JF</font> <br></div></div></blockquote></div> <div><br> </div> <div>I've actually been Santa once a few years ago for my daughter in law. She's director of a daycare, one of those nationwide chain types and has a staff of 10 and about 60 kids there. Here regular Santa couldn't make it and she asked if I would do it, I have my own beard, a small belly from good food, and white hair that I wear long pulled back in a ponytail normally. We just brushed it out and left it long. She rented me a suit and it was great! The best part was when the know it all Kindergartners arrived and were sure my beard was fake, I had them pull it to check, that really convinced them!</div> <div>I usually get santa comments around Christmas and enjoy them. </div> <div>The problems mentioned hadn't occured to me, about being sued etc. I work in 2 high schools frequently with no supervision, something to think about. <br clear="all">Mike<br>-- <br>Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.<br> Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404<br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>