<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Willem,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I suppose this happens to us all at some stage. I remember how many = times in the last 33 years that things did not go as planned, back to the = planning board for the next venture. But, I am glad that I am a piano tuner, that = I can just make a few phone calls and be back in business.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I always remember that its through piano tuning that got me the = money to start off on these other ventures so I guess it not too bad a = profession.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But it still hurts.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV> </DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>My = friends <BR><BR>Yesterday was a bittersweet day for me. After 7 years in the = retail business, <BR>I closed my store. Some of you might recall that I moved = into a new, bigger <BR>store this summer, with great expectation. = Unfortunately, the economic slow <BR>down took it's toll on my sales. Willem </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>