<html> <body> You guys's a bunch a 'WIM'ps.  All you's need is a cell phone app that does what those cameras in police cars do.  Video the tuning.  Next generation ETD's should come with them installed.  I'm only half kidding.  Something about this Brave Litigious New World really bugs me.  Maybe the more techno-current amongst us could have a pre-written document on their laptops, or, if not so savvy, on their person, which could be presented to the owner for signing in the event they chose to leave us unattended.  Frankly, if  I had ever had a previous experience of having my integrity challenged, I would not hesitate to do so. And then, there's the whole other side of this, which is what (most likely male) teachers of adolescents constantly have to be on guard for, which is our own impulses.  The permutations are seemingly infinite.  Know thyself.  And, of course, we've totally ignored the reverse scenario: a female technician (What? such things exist?)  left unattended in the presence of males, or, maybe not male.    This can get very confusing and complicated.  WIM!  This is not like you. David Skolnik Hastings on Hudson, NY At 06:24 PM 5/17/2012, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I'd ask her age. If less than 18, I'd tell him I'm not comfortable in the home alone with her and will finish the piano another time. IMHO, just not worth it. Terry Farrell On May 17, 2012, at 5:35 PM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Most of us have expressed the opinion that you would not want to service a piano where the only person in the house is a teenage girl. But what you do in this case?   Appointment is at 9 AM, regular once a year customer. Husband/father lets me in the door, and I get to work on the piano. About half way through the tuning, he comes in the room and asks how much the fee will be. I tell him. When he hands me the check he says, "I am leaving for work, but my daughter is home with a cold." I look, and see it's his teenage daughter.   Now, mind you, I have been servicing this piano for 4 years, and have met the girl before, and I know the mother. But it still made me feel uncomfortable. I finished the tuning and left without incident. But what would you do?   Wim  </blockquote></blockquote></body> </html>