stolen tools

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In a message dated 11/27/2001 9:43:19 PM Central Standard Time, 
imatunr@srvinet.com writes:


> Hi David,
> what type of strobes?  any numbers
> Joe Goss
> 


Joe, I will get back to you with some info, I appreciate the responses I am 
getting.  Even if you can put an exact figure on the cost of your tools it's 
the hidden costs that you can never recuperate that really hurt, such as 
being unable to work especially this time of year when all of are schedules 
and deadlines are crucial.  David Featherstone is a superb technician who is 
extremely busy year round and hopefully his friends and business associates 
can provide him with enough tools to get by.

I have been careless with my tools in the past, thinking that the tools we 
need in this business were specialized enough to limit there desirability to 
thieves.  But recently I have been made aware by several robberies and the 
chaos it has caused to my friends that I had better be much more careful and 
I am.

In bringing up being more "careful," I just want to mention two other 
incidents that have happened to business associates and friends of mine 
within the last six months.

The first is a tuner technician who lives in a small town in the country 
outside the DFW area.  He is a gentleman, who has been very active in the PTG 
for many years.
He was accosted in the parking lot of a big retail chain and forced to drive 
home to be robbed.  He is very lucky to be alive.

The second is an automatic musical instrument restorer and tuner technician, 
who is
 well known and highly thought of.  He was accosted and robbed in a car wash 
as he was spraying his truck down.  There was a gun, and physical contact.  
If it wasn't for his incredible coolness he may have been hurt instead of 
just losing some cash.

Neither one of these men seemed like someone who should or could, by 
lifestyle location or demeanor be robbed.  No one who knows me would ever 
consider me paranoid, but I have taken notice and prove to be much more aware 
of my surroundings.

Please be careful out there!

David Koelzer

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