<html>  <head></head> <body>  <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Wim,</DIV> <DIV>Here in the NE it's down about from 20 or appointments per week to about 17 . People don't return calls as quickly, or at all. Getting more calls for buying pianos. I'm looking into developing more shop work to compensate.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano </DIV> <DIV> -------------- Original message from Willem Blees <wimblees@aol.com>: -------------- <BR><BR><WBR>If it weren't for my prescheduled appointments, my business would be next to nothing. I've only had one prescheduled appointment cancel on me, but other than that, the phone just isn't ringing. Considering today's Wall Street collapse, except for, of course, the Gulf states, how's business on the rest of the mainland? <BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV style="CLEAR: both"><BR>Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, HI<BR>808-349-2943<BR>www.bleespiano.com<BR>Author of <BR>The Business of Piano Tuning<BR>available from Potter Press<BR>www.pianotuning.com</DIV> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CAE5ABD2E8DFCA-890-39E1><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Looking for spoilers and reviews on the new TV season? <A title=http://television.aol.com/feature/fall_tv?ncid=aoletv00050000000037 href="http://television.aol.com/feature/fall_tv?ncid=aoletv00050000000037" target=_blank>Get AOL's ultimate guide to fall TV</A>.</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>  </body> </html>