<HTML style="FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif; FONT-SIZE: x-small" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19154"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US link=blue vLink=purple> <DIV> <DIV>Jer,</DIV> <DIV>You are absolutely correct. Last I checked the "title" is not copyrighted or anything, so it's fair game. Don't see any damned reason to give them my money just to have some bogus "title"! Sheesh! Was asked to teach at one of their functions. Of course, I had to pay ALL of my expenses and feel good about it. (almost like another organization I know.<G>)</DIV> <DIV>The Curmudgeon,</DIV> <DIV>Joe</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tunerboy3@comcast.net href="mailto:tunerboy3@comcast.net">Gerald Groot</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 11/6/2011 7:59:36 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [pianotech] Give me a break! - was new/olde list</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV class=WordSection1> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">All you have to do to join that organization is to pay dues which last I heard was something like $35 a year?  Then you can call yourself a “Master Piano Technician.” Not tests, no NOTHING.  Heck, I can call myself that now for free.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Jer Groot  <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joseph Garrett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 06, 2011 10:54 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Matthew Todd; pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Give me a break! - was new/olde list<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Matthew,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">If I just called Randy a dufus dimbulb, then I suspect he's a member of that dumbshit organization.....so be it. That's his onus, not mine. Hmmmm? "B.S. abbreviation"?? Didn't you know that abbreviations are in nowadays? Sheesh! Can't figure out that B.S. = Bear Snot? Now, who's the dimbulb dufus?<G> (All of the above w/tongue in cheek.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Joe<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 3pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in"> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> 11/6/2011 6:42:10 AM <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Re: [pianotech] Give me a break! - was new/olde list<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P style="BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Wow Joe, you just indirectly called Randy Potter a dufus dimbulb.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P style="BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P style="BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">And what's with the B.S. abbreviation?  Cut the crap.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P style="BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P style="BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Matthew<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; BACKGROUND: white" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net><BR><B>To:</B> pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 5, 2011 11:57 PM<BR><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Give me a break! - was new/olde list<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><BR>James said: "Obviously I did not join. Now an MPT. James Dally"<BR>Obviously the biggest bunch of B.S. I've read in a long time! Even worse<BR>than the c*^& that The Heckler spouts! BTW, The MPT is significant to<BR>who?/What?/ How? IMO, it's a meaningless title bestowed upon any dufus<BR>that's dimbulb enough to send in good money to that "other"..er<BR>"organization"! Sheesh! Really Lame!<BR>End of rant. Just couldn't let that one pass!<BR>Joe<BR><BR><BR>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain of the Tool Police<BR>Squares R I<BR><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>