Stupid (Reply)

[FRED W TREMPER]

Tom:

While your score on the Tremper's Stupidity Index is only 4, we all 
appreciate your realization that (1) the old pros don't know everything; 
(2) we all make stupid mistakes; (3) you learned something from your 
error.  For that you get a plus.

Fred


On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Tom Dickson wrote:

> Hi, list!
> 
>    Although I have posted a few times to the list, I consider myself mostly 
> lurker.
> 
>    I appreciate the candor being demonstated by the pros I see on the list 
> on a regular basis.
> 
>    As a relative newby in the trade, I know I've made several stupid 
> mistakes ( not to mention the ones I haven't even realized yet ).  Anyway, 
> one I do recall vividly involves replacing casters.
> 
>     In a seniors' center I got the job to do a number of repairs on their 
> piano, as well as putting in new casters.  I arrived on site and immediately 
> got my piano tipper in place to tip the piano and begin the caster work.  I 
> was about three-quarters of the way through the tipping when I noticed water 
> all over the floor around the piano!  The folks had used the old idea of 
> putting a jar of water in the bottom of the piano to help to maintain an 
> even humidity in the piano.  Fortunately, I was able to quickly dry up the 
> spill and avoid any serious damage.
> 
>      However, it was a great lesson.  I always check over the entire piano 
> before doing any work, now.  I learned not to assume anything!
> 
>      Thanks to all who faithfully and patiently share so much knowledge on 
> this list.  I really appreciate it, as I am sure many others also do!
> 
>                                                 Sincerely,
>                                                   Tom Dickson
>                                                   Regina, SK, Canada
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Paul McCloud <smccloud@ix.netcom.com>
> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >Subject: Re: Stupid
> >Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 22:54:36 -0700
> >
> >Well, here's my stupid-est experience.  I was doing some touchup on this
> >guy's S&S "B".  The  house was one of those "cookie-cutter" lookalike
> >ones, in a housing development.  I went to the car to get something, and
> >got a little disoriented since the car wasn't parked in front of the
> >house I was working in.  I went to the door, which was locked, so I rang
> >the bell.  The guy was inside, but was ill, so I thought I'd just go
> >through the gate into the back yard and go in through the sliding door.
> >When I got into the back yard, I peeked into the window to find a woman
> >yelling at me, "Who are you! I'm calling the cops!"  I beat a hasty
> >retreat after profusely apologizing and trying to explain why I was
> >there in her backyard.  Luckily she didn't call, but I don't think she
> >believed me.  Whew!
> >Paul McCloud
> >
> 
> 
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