<HTML><HTML>In a message dated 8/19/2004 5:40:4= 3 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rrg@unlv.nevada.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">.  My primary interest was= to get the piano tuned and get the hell out of there.  You BET I postu= red myself with my tuning hammer.  I kept my eyes moving and my elbow p= ositioned to move fast.  It makes a good story later but not while you = are tuning.   This qualifies as one of those "you had to be there" scenarios </BLOCKQUOTE> AMEN In today's world you just never know what peoples' intentions are. However, with my whole whopping 18 months experience,  I do find= that people who own pianos are particularly cool in the first place - or th= ey wouldn't own a piano! Still, its proper to be alert, observant and take care not to be taken by mi= sfortunate surprise. Julia, Reading, PA</HTML>