<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>I have retirement income envy. I changed jobs so much as a younger person and have been self employed for so many years and not having been a very good money-saver, it appears I will be tuning pianos 'til the day I shuffle off this mortal coil ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Younger folk, learn from my story: Save, invest. And, for my 2 cents worth, pray for a more fair Social Security system.  In fact, get ahold of your congresspersons and DEMAND the same retirement plan THEY get! THEY aren't paying into SS. Heck no, they have the sweetheart deal of all time.  ..... But they want you locked into the current mess. Figgures.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For those who are on SS and still working, did you take it at 62 or 65 or what? I don't know how to figure out which is the better way to go.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=imatunr@srvinet.com href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">Joe And Penny Goss</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 08/21/2005 10:15:01 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: slowwwww month</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You Bet!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Between the three incomes it is quite nice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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"><B>From:</B> <A title=avery1@houston.rr.com href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 21, 2005 8:44 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: slowwwww month</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I'm enjoying the Social Security check also! :-) <BR><BR>Avery<BR><BR>At 09:00 PM 8/21/05, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Hi Rick,<BR>I am fortunate to be on the dole from the state due to retirement, so I only call when I need a few more in an area. I would hate to have to support a family on piano income only. Two or three a day is plenty to keep my banger thumb tender <G> and my pocket full only takes 6 a week. At times it is still a full day of 8. then rest for a week.<BR></FONT>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com" eudora="autourl">www.mothergoosetools.com</A><BR> <DL> <DD>----- Original Message ----- <BR> <DD>From:</B> <A href="mailto:richard.ucci@att.net">richard.ucci@att.net</A> <BR> <DD>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> <BR> <DD>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 21, 2005 7:42 PM<BR> <DD>Subject:</B> slowwwww month<BR><BR> <DD>Hi Folks,<BR> <DD><BR>  <DD>This has been one tough summer to book tunings here in the northeast. Is anyone else running into a hard time out there?<BR> <DD>How do some of you handle objections without sounding like an Amway salesman?<BR> <DD>Have any of you tried the prepaid discount tuning package some techs are offering?<BR> <DD>Thanks,<BR> <DD>Rick Ucci / Ucci Piano<BR> <DD><BR> </DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>