<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=Windows-1252> <STYLE> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16735" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 15px" bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Sorry about that Terry. I do try to keep humor in everything I do, maybe I'm slipping a little. I've seen your unicycling abilities. Great job and a great way to keep fit. I'm just too old for that stuff. If it doesn't have a motor, I stay away from it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Al</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com
CTRL + Click to follow link" href="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com">pianolover 88</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 18, 2008 2:56 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: the economy</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I'm guessing you don't recognize humorous sarcasm when you see/read/hear it. Lighten up and laugh a little-you'll live longer. Better yet,  take up <A title="http://unigeezer.com/
CTRL + Click to follow link" href="http://unigeezer.com/">Mountain Unicycling!</A>  (yeah that's me, and I rock!)<IMG src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w3/pr01/ltr/../emoticons/smile_regular.gif"><IMG src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w3/pr01/ltr/../emoticons/smile_teeth.gif"><IMG src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w3/pr01/ltr/../emoticons/smile_shades.gif"><BR><BR>Terry Peterson<BR><BR> <HR> From: <A href="mailto:AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com">AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com</A><BR>To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>Subject: Re: the economy<BR>Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:41:05 -0400<BR><BR> <META content="Microsoft SafeHTML" name=Generator> <STYLE> .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass body.EC_hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} </STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Terry, I don't know which people you're hearing that from................or are you just blowing wind? Everyone I'm talking to is very concerned about the economy, but they are tuning their pianos and that's what  I'm saying.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>If you want to make a point, use facts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: rgb(245,245,245); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"> <DIV><B>From:</B> <A title="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com
CTRL + Click to follow link" href="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com">pianolover 88</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 18, 2008 1:19 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org
CTRL + Click to follow link" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: the economy</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Haha yeah, the most common thing I'm hearing from people is: "Screw the economy, the stock market crash, the housing slump, the high cost of food, gas and everything in general, my kids college tuition and the coming recession...I just want my piano tuned and I'll pay ANY PRICE!!! And while you're at it, throw in a restringing, new hammers, a dampp-chaser system...oh and one of them nifty string covers. It's ok, I can go without essentials for the next 6 months. Oh..will you take a post-dated check?" <IMG src="http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w3/pr01/ltr/../emoticons/smile_regular.gif"><BR><BR>Terry Peterson<BR><BR>> From: AlliedPianoCraft@hotmail.com<BR>> To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>> Subject: Re: the economy<BR>> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:43:29 -0400<BR>> <BR>> Fenton, I'm with you. I'm 68 and have been in the piano business since 1963. <BR>> The piano business has served me well.<BR>> <BR>> In the past month since all the economical problem have occurred, my tuning <BR>> business has doubled and I can't get time to do my shop work. I am booked 3 <BR>> weeks out.<BR>> <BR>> Ric, how do you sleep at night with all your worries<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Al Guecia<BR>> Allied PianoCraft<BR>> PO Box 1549<BR>> High Point, NC 27261<BR>> (336) 454-2000<BR>> PianoTech@alliedpianocraft.com<BR>> www.alliedpianocraft.com<BR>> <BR>> --------------------------------------------------<BR>> From: "Fenton Murray" <fmurray@cruzio.com><BR>> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:52 AM<BR>> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>> Subject: Re: the economy<BR>> <BR>> > The sky if falling! The sky is falling! Geez Ric, keep it to yourself, <BR>> > dude. I'll feed my family and put my kids through school, want to put <BR>> > money on it?<BR>> > Fenton<BR>> > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb@pianostemmer.no><BR>> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 3:00 PM<BR>> > Subject: the economy<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >> The thing is, there has occurred the economic equivalent of a 9.6 on the <BR>> >> Richter scale earthquake out on the ocean floor some 600 miles off the <BR>> >> coast of California. A Tsunami is developing of proportions never before <BR>> >> seen. Just when it hits the coast is unknown at this point... but few <BR>> >> will remain untouched when it does. Much is about to change in the US, <BR>> >> and the world elstwise. Enjoy the calm you perceive now while you can.<BR>> >><BR>> >> er....Cheers<BR>> >> RicB<BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> ><BR>> > <BR><BR> <HR> Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. <A href="http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns%2120EE04FBC541789%21167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008" target=_blank>Learn Now</A> <BR> <HR> When your life is on the go—take your life with you. <A href="http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298558/direct/01/" target=_new>Try Windows Mobile® today</A> </BODY></HTML>