<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>One of my regular clients spaced out last night and forgot an appointment.  "No biggie," thought I, after carrying tools, etc. to the= front door, "I'll sit here on her porch and catch up on my phone calls."&nbs= p; Spent 3/4 of an hour making calls, still no client.  I left as it started to get dark.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Went to the car in the AM, put stuff in trunk.  No tools!!  AAARGH!  Moments of adrenaline.  Called client, confirmed that too= ls were indeed there.  Adrenaline back to normal levels.  Drove over,= picked up bag as she apologized profusely.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Reassembling a tool kit that has been many years in the makin= g is a daunting prospect.  Don't be in too much of a dither to check that yo= u're all together before leaving a client's house!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<U><BR><A href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</A></U></FONT><= /DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>