Rocket Science?

[Avery Todd]

Hi Barbara,

I'm very glad you're back on the list and wading right in! Sorry you're
not in Texas anymore but, oh well....... Stuff happens! :-) Anyway,
welcome back!

Avery

At 02:48 PM 09/24/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey Ron,
>
>I had to smile when I read you post.  And it *does* make sense from the
>client's point of view.  Though I am just getting back to pianos after a 6
>1/2 year maternity leave, I do remember what I used to say to customers when
>I would make the initial appointment:  "I do my best work in a quiet
>environment,"  or "The quieter it is when I'm working, the better."  Then
>after that, the customer would get the reminder card from me for the next
>appointment which also included, "P.S. Please remember, I can do a better
>job in quiet surroundings."
>
>I'm not saying it always worked, because, well, people hear, read, or
>understand what they want!  (And sorry, it doesn't take care of the
>neighbors.)
>
>
>Barbara Richmond
>
>PS  I was on staff at a university during heavy construction....you know
>that beep trucks make when they're backing up?  :)
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ron Koval" <drwoodwind@hotmail.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:44 PM
>Subject: Rocket Science?
>
>
> > It only makes sense, from the client's point of view:
> >
> > If I've got to:
> >
> > a) take a day off
> > b) stay at home
> >
> > I might as well:
> >
> > a) have the washing machine guy come
> > b) have the windows replaced (yes, when it was COLD out!)
> > c) have the contractor start ripping out the basement floor (does the
> > jackhammer bother you?)
> > d) have the carpets steam cleaned (they were gone already, but the
>humidity
> > was a bajillion %)
> >
> > And of course, no matter what the time of day or night, the lawn guy has
>to
> > seek me out, or the neighbor sets up his trusty Crapsman table saw out on
> > the driveway, and starts ripping boards for something or another!
> >
> > Just venting too!
> >
> > Ron Koval
> > Chicagoland
> >
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