I tune for a correctional institution and there are indeed restrictions. First of all, you must have a complete inventory of everything you take in. This includes every tool, bottle,needle etc. You can put an assortment of punchings and felts in a plastic bag and inventory it as an assortment. You must unpack everything before you enter and show it, item by item, to a guard (who checks it off of the inventory). Anything you take in must be taken out with you. If you lose something, you don't get out until you find it. They take your drivers license when you enter and you don't get it back until they are satisfied you have everything. You may not take a knife in. Odly, you may take a razor blade. The prison I service is medium security. The inmates wear blue. You may not wear blue. Obviously this is a great pain. I take a special stripped-down kit with me. The chaplain tells me in advance what services are to be performed. If you are into public service though, imagine the inmate who plays for church services and only gets to talk with a piano technician once a year or so. If he has a problem, he puts up with it for a year. I refused to service for the lock-up several times, but a good friend who does social work inside the walls persuaded me to put up with the nusiance. It really isn't much bother once you get into the routine. Dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060718/742691f4/attachment.html
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