<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Wim,</DIV> <DIV>Changes bring about good with the bad.  = Even if you can't see the positive side right now, it will become evident if you = keep open to it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>jeannie</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader>-----Original Message----- From: = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Wimblees@AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 10:47 AM To: Pianotech@ptg.org Subject: bittersweet day </DIV>My = friends Yesterday was a bittersweet day for me. After 7 years in the = retail business, I closed my store. Some of you might recall that I moved = into a new, bigger store this summer, with great expectation. = Unfortunately, the economic slow down took it's toll on my sales. They just didn't = happen. So in December I took steps to terminate my lease, and yesterday I = moved my office stuff to my basement. I still have a shop in my store, and = I have until the end of February to move out of there. I will continue my = service end of the business, ( I have to make money somehow), but the = retail store is history. As I said, it is kind of bittersweet moment. = Although I enjoyed the retail end of the business, it has been a struggle. I = am looking forward to taking a Saturday off once in while, and = spending evenings at home. No need to replay to this post. I just = wanted to share this with my friends. Willem </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>