<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know what you mean, Terry, I = worry about breaking something, also.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While my car was waiting to get fixed = after the near-head-on incident, a friend loaned me her Subaru Forester.  I = loved driving it (she was ready to sell it to me, then changed her = mind).  It has a cover for the storage section and places on the inside to attach = bungee cords to hold things in place--thread the cord through tool box handles and = attach to the car, or use a net type holder.  I learned this from a friend = who learned the hard way that the stuff we haul goes flying in an = accident.  The only problem is the Forester had less room and I REALLY had to = plan and pack carefully for service calls.  It sure would have been nice for = hauling this D action around, though.   I'm trying to find that = "perfect" vehicle for work and family (that I can afford--ha!).  Perhaps = a Camry station wagon.  Who knows.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 27, = 2004 9:35 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: OT-Road = Service</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've done the action-in-the-backseat = thing also in the past. IMHO, I'm lucky that I didn't bust a key in half or a = hammer off, or etc., etc. A trunk big enough to accommodate an action is real = handy. I've often though that if I were to get a smaller car at some point (I = don't like trucks, vans, etc.) I would get one with fold-down back seats so that = I could slide an action into a secure position in a controlled manner. Or a = small station wagon.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh, and with a electronic keypad on = the door!   ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=piano57@flash.net = href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara Richmond</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 27, = 2004 8:49 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: OT-Road = Service</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm having a hard time deciding on = a new-to-me vehicle.  I've had station wagons and sedans.  The last = Mazda 626 I owned had back seats that folded down fairly flat = and with low & wide enough trunk access so I could slide a grand action in = while it was still mounted on the luggage rack I use for moving them around.   With this car (96 Camry--good sized trunk), I = have to put the action in the back seat (a D action *just* fits), placed on = top of boxes to clear the door arm rests and pillows wedged between = the action and the front seats.  I always need help getting it in and out = of the car.  Yesterday one of the stage hands came out to help = me.  I told him how we would have to tilt the action to get it out and = warned him it was heavy.  I went around to the other side of the car to = guide the action on its way out and was prepared to run back to = help with the lifting.  Man, he took hold of that action like it was a = piece of cardboard and stood there holding it and looking at me with a look = on his face that I read as "Did you say you thought this was heavy?"  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I like having a sedan--if only I = could get one with a built in stage hand, or perhaps I could grow 8-10 inches = taller for better leverage.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October = 27, 2004 5:40 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: OT-Road = Service</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Barbara,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sorry to hear about your bad = experiences. After busting windows out of almost every car I have ever owned = (why don't they make cars with those little corner vent windows anymore?), I = finally bought a new-to-me car ('92 Lincoln Town Car - you can put = your whole shop in the trunk!) that has one of those electronic keypads on = the door. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now if I could just remember that = darn code.......  ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>=