<!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 5.50.4807.2300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>    Wim:</DIV> <DIV>    These are actual = excuses I have heard from others.  Terry is right, why anyone seriously involved = in this professional would not take advantage of a great opportunity like a = national convention eludes me.  We are fortunate there IS a convention of = this caliber for such a small organization, and equally fortunate to even = HAVE PTG.  Many occupations larger than ours have no such = group.</DIV> <DIV>    Mike</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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">From: <A title=Wimblees@aol.com = href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 = 11:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Re: 10 = excuses....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>In a = message dated 6/11/02 12:45:56 AM !!!First Boot!!!, <A href="mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net">mkurta@adelphia.net</A> writes: = <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">It would be interesting to poll PTG members (both = associates and RPT) as to why they don't attend national conventions.  After = going to seven, I seem to see the same faces year after year.  Curious...... My picks for reasons folks don't = attend conventions.    1.  Not = interested =    2.  Costs too = much =    3.  Too far = away =    4.  I know enough already    5.  I'll lose too much = business when away    6.  I'm shy and not a = good mixer    7.  Can't get = away =    8.      9. =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;     YOUR CHOICE......    10.         &nbs= p;        Mike Kurta, RPT =             &= nbsp; </BLOCKQUOTE> Mike I am = curious, are these your excuses, or these the excuses you have heard others give as to = why they don't attend the PTG convention? I see the same faces year = after year, too. I call them the perennials. They keep popping up year after year. = These people have become my friends, and when I travel around the counrtry, = I know I can stop by and see them. On our way to Portland, Oregon several years = ago, my wife and I satyed with several friends, and had meals with several = more. And when we're going to New York in a couple of weeks, We're having dinner = with four of them. As far as #4 is concerned, the day I think I = know enough, is the day I'll stop working, because I don't want to cheat my = customers. As for 8, 9, and 10. How about: 8. I don't care = enough about my customers to give them the very best. 9. I've always done it = that way before, so it's got to be the best way. And last but not least, 10. = I'm too stupid to know better. Wim = </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>