My mistake.....my lesson....a cautionary tale

[David Andersen]

Wow.  Some borderline OCD action going on here, Gordon.
Did one of your parents make a big deal about staying clean when you were 
a kid?
Relax and enjoy this filthy world, Thumper......David A.
I'm just joking, fellas.  No flames, please.....


>Yes, the washer repairman is a skilled artisan, but
>he/she can also be as disheveled and abhorrent to have
>in one's house as the most slovenly plumber! I have
>worked at shops where $60,000 pianos were delivered by
>"moovers" who used pads that stunk like King Kong's
>shorts!!! Literally slept in the night before by
>reeking, filthy derelicts who were allowed to sleep in
>the back of the van, and provide cheap help!!!  With
>standards of hygiene and respect on a freefall in this
>"culture", its little wonder that lady wanted a
>crated, new piano sent to her house!
>     I try to ascertain the level of filth in a
>customer's house prior to arrival. Is it an old piano?
>Do you have indoor pets, etc.. I have separate tools
>for new grands on church alters and mouse-infested old
>uprights. Separate service call trucks, too! And I
>have pulled into driveways and smelled the house from
>my car 30- feet away and just kept on
>driving................
>     Thump