<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Suggestions warmly welcomed..</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4728.2300" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, I give up.  I am also = forwarding this private message to Keith to the list.  I don't follow the entire = negative emotion in the most recent post from Keith,, but I do know that it does = not feel good to be "side'swiped".  Apparently, a business is always defined = as a single person.  Not a person and associate, even if the customer = knows and agrees to this.  But, I have been wrong before, and its's late here = in FL.    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>By the way, I respect this group, and = this list.  I am learning a lot, and when you start a new profession at = age 56, you don/t have a lot of time to waste to make a difference.  So my = goal is to learn fast enough, and live long enough to return the favor that Phil = has given me.    But I am honestly considering turning up the = gain on my incoming email filters.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Smith</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pine Island FL</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.davidsmithpiano.com">www.davidsmithpiano.com</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dsmith941@hotmail.com href="mailto:dsmith941@hotmail.com">Dave = Smith</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=kam544@gbronline.com href="mailto:kam544@gbronline.com">kam544@gbronline.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=tito@philbondi.com href="mailto:tito@philbondi.com">Phil Bondi</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:54 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Your comments</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith, with all due respect, your = comments were very offensive to me.    That is why I am replying privately.  I do not understand where you are coming from, but I do = certainly resent the tone.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although I am probably your senior in = years, I am also your junior in piano experience.  So , please take the time to = enlighten me.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Smith</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.davidsmithpiano.com">www.davidsmithpiano.com</A></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=kam544@gbronline.com href="mailto:kam544@gbronline.com">kam544@gbronline.com</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> Wednesday, November 13, = 2002 9:55 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Suggestions warmly = welcomed..</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite" cite><FONT face=Arial size=-1>Kevin, I = have to agree with you on this one.  I was there with Phil when we did the work.  We did a good job in a questionable store.  I got = paid by Phil, Phil didn't get paid by the store.  Two out of three of = us kept our bargain and our honor.  The store didn't. </FONT>...</BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite" cite><FONT face=Arial size=-1>Phil = offered me help in learning this business ... Just my 2 cents.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite" cite><FONT face=Arial size=-1>Dave Smith</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Well, your 2 cents tells another story entirely different from = the one presented in the beginning.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>What I hear you saying is "we" did the work. What I hear is that = Phil hired you to do some of the work so you could learn the trade.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=-1><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>That's all I need to know.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Keith McGavern<BR>Registered Piano Technician<BR>Oklahoma Chapter = 731<BR>Piano Technicians Guild</DIV> <DIV>USA</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>