<div style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; background-image: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; "> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> One very strange thing has happened. One of the churches I've tuned at for the past 8-10 years received a letter purportedly from me. It stated that I was resigning from piano work.<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> The letter had my name and contact information at the top of the page, like a letterhead. Unfortunately, the church secretary no longer has the letter. It might have been helpful to see it.<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> In the letter, there was no other technician recommendation -- just my "resignation."<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> Weird, huh?<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> Several years ago, I had a few of my customers ask me if I was still in business. They had heard a rumor that I had gone out of business. Perhaps it's the same local tooner spreading rumors in an attempt to steal some business away. <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> Probably time to send out postcards just to let folks know I'm still around…haven't mailed a postcard in 2-3 years since work has been fairly steady.<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> Thankfully, I had recently tuned the church music director's personal piano. After the church got the letter, she called to verify. Glad I didn't lose that account. Wonder how many other letters might have been sent out. <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "> It's a jungle out there. ------------------------------------------- John Formsma, RPT Blue Mountain MS -------------------------------------------</div>