Jeannie, so good to know there are still a lot of places accross our wonderful nation where people can trust orthers to do the right thing. I, too, live in such an area and have tuned pianos for people I have never met. Some friend told them about me and I guess I would say they put their faith in their friend. At one such tuning the police showed up to investigate. Seems a neighbor had seen some stranger enter the house and called the owner who forgot I was scheduled to just "go on in". I must admit that I have some concern about something in the house missing for whatever reason and that I might become suspect. Also I agree with the person that said they had rather be in a house alone than with only a teenager. The reason this is so many days after your mail is that I have not been on the net for quite a while and are a few hundred behind. Travis Gordy ---------- > From: Jeannie Grassi <jgrassi@silverlink.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Doors Left Unlocked > Date: Wednesday, January 07, 1998 3:31 PM > > Zen, > If a good portion of my customers didn't leave their doors open, or hide > the key somewhere, I wouldn't have much work. However, I live in a small, > very safe, community, and many people don't even remember where the keys are > for their homes. I realize that this is not possible in most locations. On > the other hand, I make all efforts to meet a new customer in person for the > first visit, to go over the condition of the piano BEFORE I've touched > anything and so that they will feel comfortable leaving their door open for > me next time. > Jeannie > -----Original Message----- > From: Zen Reinhardt <diskladame@provide.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: Wednesday, January 07, 1998 9:14 AM > Subject: Doors Left Unlocked > > > >Hello List! > > > >We've probably discussed this before, but my curiosity is getting the > >better of me again. > > > >How do you handle the customer who tells you they'll be happy to leave the > >door unlocked so that you may come in, do the work, leave the bill, and > >leave the house? I realize that this is a common practice, so I was > >wondering if any of you have had, shall we say, "unexpected repercussions" > >from such an arrangement? > > > >I for one will never enter a house unaccompanied. I don't care if the door > >was left wide open. Having a teenager, neighbor or house sitter/cleaner > >waiting to let me in is "legitimate." Am I being overly cautious? > > > >Just curious again ... > >ZR! RPT > >Ann Arbor MI > >diskladame@provide.net > > >
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