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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is that? A copperheaded cottonmouth
rattlesnake fan belt?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gerald</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">Willem Blees</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 18, 2008 7:30
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<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>
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<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
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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>
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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>
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