<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html>   David Love wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE> RB: I disagreed with your opinion "...don't encourage your son to become a piano tech unless he's either into a very bohemian life style, or intends on becoming one of the few true all around artisians in our buisnesss", and your view of the future of the business.   It had nothing to do with "values".  I think there is room for a much broader potential in the industry and would have no reservations encouraging someone who is so inclined.  Commenting on the opinions shared on this list is part of what the list is.  It's called dialogue.  Look more carefully at your own comments if you are concerned with name calling, I'm trying not to.  If you are going to offer extreme opinions then you should be prepared to have people comment on them.  I think it's enough said on this topic, though, don't you?</blockquote> No actually, not if you insist on throwing in side bar comments, this time you say "extreme opinions".  If you disagree with something then fine, but leave insistance to colour others comments a hue that suits you, and isnt representative of the origionators points of veiw out. None of that has anything to do with dialouge. If I write similiar comments I expect to get called on it, and certainly have from time to time. Now I think enough is said on this topic. -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>  </html>