<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That is one strange looking fanbelt!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gerald</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">Willem Blees</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:Pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 18, 2008 7:30 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fwd: Broken Fan Belt</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><WBR>Next time you hear a funny noise under the hood of your car, take your tuning hammer with you, just in case. <BR><BR> <DIV style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, HI<BR>Author of <BR>The Business of Piano Tuning<BR>available from Potter Press<BR><A href="http://www.pianotuning.com">www.pianotuning.com</A></DIV><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_4_6e78ff26-d46c-417f-8327-56415f045dde> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> <DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=center><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=4><SPAN class=906284920-09042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><FONT size=6><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN>BROKEN FAN BELT MUST SEE!!!</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><SPAN>A guy in St. Louis was driving to work on Highway 144 when he heard a 'pop'!<SPAN class=906284920-09042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> <BR> </FONT></SPAN><BR>He thought it sounded like a flat tire, though his ride wasn't affected. <SPAN> </SPAN>After pulling over, checking the tires and finding them intact, he opened the hood to look at the motor.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Before the hood was even opened all the way, he jumped back in shock and knocked his head on the partially opened hood, unable to believe what his eyes were seeing!<SPAN>  </SPAN>Nobody was going to believe this!</SPAN></DIV><SPAN> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><BR>You sure wouldn't have either!<SPAN>  </SPAN>Fortunately, a co-worker with a camera recognized him along side the road and stopped to see if he could help.</SPAN></DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><BR>Scroll down and check out the photos to witness for yourself the source of his amazement. <BR><BR>This has to be right up there at the top of the list of unusual but verified 'Reasons I was late for work!'</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; 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