<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV>Tomorrow is our anniversary (38 yrs) and our travel day to see the kids. Got a call this morning from a lady who would like her piano tuned before Christmas--already turned down by other tuners.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It's a long way from home but it's directly along the route we take to St. Louis so I (big hearted, noble, generous ... and really in need of money for taxes, etc.) said yes.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Question: When was it last tuned?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Answer: 1997</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You just have to laugh ..... and charge for the pitch raise.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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> 12/22/2005 3:59:38 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>New Years Day.   <FONT color=#008000 size=5><STRONG> :-(</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>Anybody else working on Christmas Eve, New Years Eve, NEW YEARS DAY?<BR>>><BR>>>Terry Peterson</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>