<!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 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>My 2 cents worth.  ( + shipping & handling )</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>I am impressed, Alicia, that you have decided to start your own business, and also in one through which, you will meet wonderful people. Including those on this list, curmudgeons not withstanding, I have met fabulous people who have moved from the customer category to the friend category.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>I think people who see the value of having a piano in their home, not to mention, a tuned and functioning one, are generally speaking, nicer and more interesting . . . </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>As far as knowing everything at 18, I discovered that the older I became, the smarter my parents were . . . ( my Dad is 84 & uses the net every day)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Hope you enjoy your new career . . .  where do you have your business??</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Jim Kinnear</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Collingwood, ON</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><A href="http://www.pianoguy.com">www.pianoguy.com</A> </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=tomtuner@verizon.net href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">Tom Driscoll</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> Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> WAS SAMICK IS CRAP-NOW YOUNG TECH somewhat OT</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#008000>Sorry., last post went off incomplete.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#008000>To all,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#008000>    In reviewing recent  pianotech postings I just discovered that our new contributer is  18 years old.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>    I understand her statements now because I too knew everthing when I was 18.</DIV> <DIV>Now that I'm 55 It seems more and more apparent--especially to those who know me best --That I know nothing of consequence and somehow it's getting worse.</DIV> <DIV>    18 ? I have clothes older than 18.</DIV> <DIV>Tom -Just having some fun --Driscoll</DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#008000>    -</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#008000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#008000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV></FONT></STRONG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>