<!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 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brad,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your son's "heart of gold" will ne= ver be tarnished, he is lucky!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sign me up for counciling before I=  hijack a Snap on Tools truck...</FONT></DI= V> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> intervention will not be required&nbsp= ;if I use RFD after my name....OK?</FONT></= DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No disprect intended to anyone.</FONT></DIV>= <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Hubert Liverman RFD</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tuner/tech</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Opelika,Al</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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=staff@smithpiano.com = href="mailto:staff@smithpiano.com">Brad Smith</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> Thursday, June 23, 2005 = 4:23 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tool counseling and = possible intervention</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>Hi All, = </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>I've spent the = past 6 months buying nearly every thing to populate my shop.  <SPAN class=968211121-23062005> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2><SPAN class=968211121-23062005>You name it, I've bought it....and usually = the best I could find.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>My = wife <SPAN class=968211121-23062005>and two kids are </SPAN><SPAN class=968211121-23062005>away </SPAN>in Malaysia taking = our <SPAN class=968211121-23062005>7yr old </SPAN>son to an acupuncture center <SPAN class=968211121-23062005>in Kuala Lumpur, </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN class=968211121-23062005></SPAN><FONT size=2>in hopes of treating = his inability to communicate due to Autism. <SPAN = class=968211121-23062005> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2><SPAN class=968211121-23062005></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN class=968211121-23062005><FONT = size=2>(Some initial improvement, but no miracles yet.  = </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN class=968211121-23062005>Thankfully, our son <SPAN class=468421821-23062005>is otherwise healthy, </SPAN>know<SPAN class=468421821-23062005>s</SPAN> who his parents are, and loves us back. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN class=968211121-23062005>Not likely he'll ever </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN class=968211121-23062005>earn an = MBA from Harvard, but then who knows...? </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><SPAN = class=968211121-23062005><FONT size=2>We count our blessings, and at least we know he'll always = have that same heart of gold). </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>During the 5 = months while they've been away, I<SPAN class=968211121-23062005> have </SPAN>been <SPAN class=968211121-23062005>left </SPAN>"unsupervised" and have tooled up considerably.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>My fellow techs = here in Boston say that I need 'tool counseling.   I'm afraid they = might be planning an 'intervention'.   </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>Just saw this = link on a refinisher's discussion group list<SPAN class=968211121-23062005>, = for a cool milling machine</SPAN>:       </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><A = href="http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&am= p;Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=82573"><FONT = size=2>http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&a= mp;Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=82573</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>I have admitted I = have the problem, and cannot control my lust for tools, jigs and machines. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2> I = understand that's the first of the twelve steps.  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109080521-23062005><FONT size=2>Perhaps I'll take = up smoking!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Best regards,</FONT> = </FONT></DIV> <P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Brad Smith, RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial>www.smithpiano.com</FONT> <BR><FONT = face=Arial> </FONT> </FONT></P></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>