Dumb Tuner moves - was Stupid Tuner Tricks

[John Ross]

Another of my 'stupids'.
Had used my tilter, to tip a piano and put on new casters. The owner helped 
me carry the stuff to my van, he was carrying the tilter, and was standing 
by the side door. (van) Since I didn't want him to wait, I put down my 
toolcase, and opened the side door, put the tilter in it's slot and secured 
it.
Then I went around the front of the van, got in and backed out of the 
driveway. I heard a noise, so I stopped. I then remembered, my toolcase, 
with my SAT and tools inside. I stopped, and went back to check the damage, 
the case was partially crushed, but luckily, at an area away from my SAT, 
which ended up being ok.
I had to buy a new toolcase though.

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Bondi" <phil@philbondi.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: Dumb Tuner moves - was Stupid Tuner Tricks


> From what I've read with this thread, it still doesn't match the level of 
> stupid that I did just yesterday, and it reminded me that I should share 
> that level of stupid with the rest of you.
>
> New Client - New Piano - Warranty Tuning from the dealer - nothing out of 
> the ordinary so far, right?
>
> Well, I had another appointment after that one. When I got to that next 
> appointment, I noticed that my little brown bag that holds my tuning lever 
> and rubber mutes was not in my tool box. Everything else was there except 
> that bag.
>
> I looked around the piano I was presently at..thinking I MUST have put it 
> down somewhere.............
>
> It didn't take me long to figure out that the bag in question was left 
> behind at the last client's home. I may have left behind a mute or 2 on 
> the plate in the past (isn't there a Mute-Sharing program in place?!?), 
> but never the whole bag. It was clear across town (20 minutes each way - 
> thank God it was Saturday or the time would have been more). I kicked 
> myself for awhile, then I started laughing at my stupidity - how could I 
> have left behind the one bag that would prevent me from doing my job? 
> Here's my excuse:
>
> The owner of the home and I were talking as I was putting the piano back 
> together - the owner happens to be a Boston Red Sox fan, and I'm not.
>
> I was cursed!
>
> -Phil Bondi(Fl)
>
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