"The List"... My Humble (long) Opinion

[Farrell]

"...or the slimebags in  Florida who get to do piano work in suntans and shorts..."

I resemble that remark also. 

I'll have you know that last week we had a couple cool evenings and on one of those evenings I wore long pants - and a light jacket! And unless you tar roofs or WalMart parking lots, or cut grass, people that work in Florida do not have tans. Only the snowbirds have the tans.

The local power company and local public officials have put out weather alerts in this area. Temperatures are predicted to fall BELOW FREEZING one or two nights this weekend. 

Just to let you know we have it really rough down here also.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Davis" <davistunes@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 7:06 PM
Subject: "The List"... My Humble (long) Opinion


> Hi List People,
> 
> You didn't ask for it, but here is what I think about
> this list. 
> 
> In the past weeks and months I have observed many
> different views of piano repair, rebuilding, and
> tuning techniques.  I have also read many posts
> commenting on politics, religion, newbies, nicknames
> (hi Thump), apologies and more.  
> 
> In the past 2 days I've sadly read posts by
> individuals who have "had enough" and announced an
> immediate forthcoming "unsubscription" to Pianotech.
> 
> Today,I spent a good part of my day thinking about
> what I "get" from the list and what is the "purpose"
> of the list.  (disclaimer) I am not a contributor,
> I've been a tech less than a year. I don't have little
> tricks and cool tools I've invented to share with you.
>  I just haven't been around long enough, yet.  
> 
> I belong to the Puget Sound Chapter of the PTG (joined
> last March) but I only see most of those guys once a
> month.  (If you want my credentials, ask me for them).
> 
> However, I read Pianotech EVERY day!!  You people are
> basically my "experienced co-workers" who are
> generously sharing knowledge.  In most real jobs (not
> like this isn't a real job)the buzzer goes off every 2
> hours and the workers go to the break room and discuss
> politics, hot cars, religion, news and weather.
> 
> That's what Pianotech is for me, a chance to find out
> how other techs live, how they think, work habits,
> styles, and preferences.  It's important for me to
> know that I, too, can someday dry out soundboards,
> measure action ratios (have no clue what that is) and
> maybe even tune aurally!!  (No, I'm not using
> Pianotech to train myself to be a tech, but it's sure 
> a good supplement to Randy Potter's course and daily
> on the job experience.)
> 
> It's also important to me that people care about
> Pianotech and what the PTG stands for.  It's good to
> hear from the watchdog in NH, or the lonely (but very
> witty) tech in Salem, MO. or the slimebags in  Florida
> who get to do piano work in suntans and shorts, or
> Kansas, or...(the list goes on and on).
> 
> So THANK YOU fellow list people for being a part of my
> daily life.  
> 
> Dave Davis
> Renton, WA
> 
> P.S.  My given name is David LaVerne Davis.  I prefer
> to go by Dave, and you get three guesses why I seldom
> use my middle name.
> 
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