<!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 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Comments below ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>More comments.  As I said before, = the "research" was done 13 years ago, and I haven't had the urge to do = it again since.  My own business is secure -- people don't seem to care what = I wear as long as I don't embarrass them.  I couldn't resist putting the = question of appearance to the list from a woman's point of view on behalf of all = of the women technicians out there who may be looking for ideas.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Z! Reinhardt  RPT<BR>Ann = Arbor  MI<BR><A href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">diskladame@provide.net</A></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=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@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 25, 2001 = 6:55 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Appearance</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Oh Z!, Oh dear Z!, I have been waiting several years now to pass = on the following wisdom:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"A female should wear a skirt and blouse, or slacks. Do not try = ot out dress the teachers, and some dress pretty casual. But you want to look = like a professional, not like a janitor. ......They always wear skirt suits. = </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>Any man who insists that = women look the most "professional" in skirted suits ought to try wearing = panty-hose every day for a month.<<</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And they carry coveralls in their car. When they need to do = pedals, or repairs that involve crawling around, they excuse themselves to the = rest toom to put on their cover-alls. When they are done with this portion = of the work they redress in their skirt."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>Do they get to charge the = customer for the extra time necessary for changing ... and then changing back?<<</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>:-)   Just could not pass up the opportunity.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>>Don't blame you -- enjoyed = the quote.<<</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </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=diskladame@provide.net = href="mailto:diskladame@provide.net">Z! Reinhardt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 25, = 2001 12:22 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Appearance</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any sage advice for the women technicians?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>+ + +</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>About 13 years ago, I did a little = impromptu "research" on this very subject.  I called a number of the = clothing catalogue companies and asked whoever answered the phone to imagine = that they had made an appointment with a woman piano technician to come = and work on their pianos.  What did they envision her as wearing when = she came to the door?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>