<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1498" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>Oh = man, </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN = class=359591623-01062005>I did that with a Startac cell phone last year!  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN = class=359591623-01062005>....cue the harp sound...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN = class=359591623-01062005>...That day my </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>wife had complained of a strange sound = coming from the van...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>( She = often used to recommend that I check "the spark plug"...anytime there was a noise in = her car. )</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>I = normally would find a husbandly way of dismissing these things, but this time I decided = to take it straight to the car dealer. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN = class=359591623-01062005></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>Perhaps, this = would gain me some points in the ongoing husband/wife point system. = </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>While = at the dealer, she called to say she might have left a pot on the stove.  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>No = problem, I was on the way back home by way of the </SPAN></FONT><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>courtesy car, while they = worked on my van.  More points.  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>As I = waived to the departing driver...I realized that my house keys were attached to the car keys back at the dealer. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>House = was locked.  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>I looked through the back windows, and sure = enough, the kitchen was billowing smoke from a pot on the stove. = </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>I = managed to break in through the garage window, got upstairs, and luckily there was only = smoke, not a fire yet. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>Took = the offending pot outside, hosed it down, and opened all the house windows.  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN = class=359591623-01062005>Having drank most of the car dealer's coffee, I decided to visit the restroom.....</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN = class=359591623-01062005></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>The next two = sounds were a sigh of relief...and 'bloop!'....my Startac taking a dive into the = toilet. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>Well, = there was a third sound too, as I exclaimed...."%&*!@#"   </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>Five = minutes later, the dealer called to say that there was nothing wrong with = the van, but they couldn't reach me on cell phone. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>At = that point, I thought I would just cancel any appointments for the day, and avoid all = sharp objects for at least 24 hours. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=359591623-01062005>This = time, I bought the insurance they offer, just in case something happens to my phone. = Hey, wanna buy an excellent iPAQ 5555 ???</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards,</FONT> </DIV> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brad Smith, RPT</FONT> <BR><FONT = face=Arial size=2>www.smithpiano.com</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial = size=2> </FONT> </P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Piannaman@aol.com [mailto:Piannaman@aol.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 01, 2005 = 9:30 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: The Future = has arrived<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Verdana = color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>Brad,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just don't have it fall into the toilet, as my IPAQ did a couple = of weeks ago.  Makes for a difficult day, to say the least.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Back-up, Back-up, Back-up!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>