<!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 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Ed,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I,sometimes, am the only person to = touch the keys on pianos that I service.  No one plays any more in the house and = the family just wants to take care of it or they feel an obligation to = me.  You never know when that will change.  It is almost like they are = having it tuned because they have some obligation to me.  On the other hand, = husbands who do not play or whose wives play only when they are not home can be a = problem as they feel it is a drain from their wallet.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is unfortunate that happened to you = over that great of a distance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>James</FONT> Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte = Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, = writing instruments<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></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=edwithen@ortelco.net = href="mailto:edwithen@ortelco.net">Ed Carwithen</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 15, 2005 = 10:57 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Angry Hubby</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I went to tune a piano that is a = regular on my list.  I have been taking care of the piano for 6 years or = so.  It's a spinet..not a great piano, but nice lady.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  I approach the door and = husband says.."Are you going to tune that piano again?  This is Bullshit!  She = doesn't even play the damn thing anymore."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whoops!  I turned around, put my = tools back in the pickup and left.  Wife called before I got home and left a = message asking  me to come back.  She really did want the piano = tuned.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You should also know that this piano = is in a town 80 miles from my home, and the other appointment for that day had = cancelled the night before, so I made the trip for one piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wrote her a note detailing what her = husband had said and that I was uncomfortable working in a hostile = environment.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I haven't heard anything back from = her since.  I hate to lose a client, but I don't need the aggravation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for listening.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Carwithen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Day, OR</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>