<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1498" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=234411311-26052005><FONT face=Tahoma>Years ago, I = showed up right on time, without my tools, to tune for a Russian lady who = spoke no English.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=234411311-26052005><FONT face=Tahoma>She was = baffled that I wouldn't come in to tune the piano. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=234411311-26052005><FONT face=Tahoma>I managed to = fumble through some sign language, and returned an hour = later.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=234411311-26052005><FONT = face=Tahoma></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=234411311-26052005><FONT face=Tahoma>To this day, I = still have a nervous twitch... </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=234411311-26052005><FONT face=Tahoma>When driving = to my first appointment of the day, my right arm involuntarily flings itself into = the back seat to check for my tool case. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=234411311-26052005><FONT face=Tahoma>If anyone = would happen to be sitting there, I'm afraid I couldn't be responsible for their safety. = </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Best regards,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial>Brad = Smith, RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial>www.smithpiano.com</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial> </FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Alan Barnard [mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 25, 2005 = 9:12 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Tools: Who Needs 'Em<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <P> <DIV>Has this ever happened to you?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Location of primary tool case: At home. On the coffee = table.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Driving time between home and job: A little over an hour.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>