<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE> <P>Can you say "O'Reilly" here on Pianotech?  ;-) </P> <P>Sure ya can...:). And you can ALSO say Elder, Medved, Hannity, Savage, Prager, Coulter,  LArson, and of course, Limbaugh!  And, freedom of speech, English ONLY in schools, NO Gay marriage, no more affirmative action. No more frivolous lawsuits, no more illegals, no more government handouts and watseful programs, no more "PC" police, no more LIBERAL CONTROLLED MEDIA, no more WACKO LEFT-WING COMMUNIST SOCIALIST AMERICA HATING college professors, congressman/women, Cronkite, Jennings, Brokaw, Rather, Penn, Sheen, Moore, kennedy and ESPECIALLY NOOOOOOOOO John F-ING Kerry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Other than all that I really don't have opinions about much. <BR><BR>Terry Peterson </P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>----Original Message Follows---- <DIV></DIV>From: "John Formsma" <john@formsmapiano.com> <DIV></DIV>Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> <DIV></DIV>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> <DIV></DIV>Subject: RE: Betsy Ross..bring 'em on! <DIV></DIV>Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:50:16 -0500 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Terry, <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Glad for ya', man! You know, you sound like me 2-3 years ago. <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Can you say "O'Reilly" here on Pianotech?  ;-) <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Formsma <DIV></DIV>   -----Original Message----- <DIV></DIV>   From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On <DIV></DIV>Behalf Of pianolover 88 <DIV></DIV>   Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 11:42 AM <DIV></DIV>   To: pianotech@ptg.org <DIV></DIV>   Subject: RE: Betsy Ross..bring 'em on! <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   Formsma said, <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   <One man knows he shovels cow crap all day. Another shovels manure. Yet <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   another calls it bovine excrement, while another is a waste removal <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   specialist. The point is, it don't matter what you call it - crap is crap! <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   It's all a process of getting where you want to be with your career.> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   (It's really all about how you approach your work.) <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   John, (sounds like you may be a bit "burnt-out" in your work?) <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   Of course I can pick and choose which pianos I want to work on; I have <DIV></DIV>that luxury because my services are in demand.  I do not work on Squares, <DIV></DIV>birdcages or, in most cases, old piano roll players.; don't need to, don't <DIV></DIV>want to. <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   The majority of my clients are upscale, but not all own Steinways or the <DIV></DIV>like. The big difference between me and some other "techs", is that i LOVE <DIV></DIV>what i do, and I love seeing the result of my work, as my clients do. I <DIV></DIV>consider myself more tha a tuner/technician; I'm aslo an artist, a salesman, <DIV></DIV>a craftsman. I'm also a friend to my customers. I enjoy the variety of piano <DIV></DIV>work that I do and I look forward to seeing what each new day will bring. I <DIV></DIV>also LOVE setting my own hours (usually 11am to about 2 or 3pm) and owning <DIV></DIV>my business! I paid my dues as a floor tuner, and through a steady stream of <DIV></DIV>warranty work, amassed what is, today, a  fair percentage of my client base. <DIV></DIV>While repeat business is the bedrock, new clients come my way via many <DIV></DIV>avenues, including music teacher/store referrals, YP ads, sign on SUV, word <DIV></DIV>of mouth, and so on. Don't get me wrong; I DO love the money as well as the <DIV></DIV>work; but $300-$500 per day is enough for me....After all, I need time to go <DIV></DIV>to the beach, ride my electric skateboard, catch a  movie (usually 2-3 per <DIV></DIV>week) or be home in time to watch O'reilly! Isn't life great! <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>   Terry Peterson <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2743??PS=47575">Learn to simplify your finances and your life in Streamline Your Life from MSN Money.</a> </html>