This is OT and don't belong here............... On 11/12/2012 04:48 AM, Euphonious Thumpe wrote: > Oh, yes, I DO go to a customer's home and talk about religion and politics, among other things. (It's hard for them to > ignore the discussion when their piano is in 50 pieces.) And I believe that if these talks are engaged in to mutually > discover Truth, rather than "beat" someone in an argument, they can be beneficial, invigorating, and appreciated! But > if they never call me back, so what? Life is short and then we die. (And then, I believe, we are judged according to > how true to ourselves we've been.) And it is malleable and transformative; so I believe that it is due to a fear of > alienating those whom we perceive as being of some sort of material benefit to us that our society has sunk into a > morass of superficiality that is hazardous to all! So discussing "real issues" is important. > That said, though, I've come to agree that non-piano matters should be shunned on this list. But only because the > vengeful, infantile rants of those few NOT interested in the mutual search for Truth create a non-negotiable "log jam" > that precludes intelligent discussion of ANY subject. (Including piano-related.) > > Thumpe > > P.S. I've found that "opening up" with my true feelings about all sorts of matters creates more friends than enemies > among my customers, and is far more satisfying than going about mute, with my tail between my legs, feeling like an > impotent, 2-dimensional, "tool". (Or only half a man.) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From: * paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net>; > *To: * <pianotech at ptg.org>; > *Subject: * Re: [pianotech] Obama & the thumper > *Sent: * Fri, Nov 9, 2012 2:18:42 AM > > Seriously, folks? Can we puh-leeeze keep the politics off the list? We've just been inundated everywhere for a year, > except this has been a near-refuge. So let's keep it that way and JUST talk about pianos, OK? Ok, maybe not JUST > pianos, but you know what I mean. Resist the temptation to spread your ideology. About half the people in the country > disagree with you. You don't go to a customer's home and start in on the politics, do you? > > Thanks > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Gene Nelson <nelsong at intune88.com <javascript:return>> wrote: > > I had a lucid dream that Christmas came early and Lo and behold Santa lives in the White House. > > At least you woke up. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 8, 2012, at 4:23 PM, tnrwim at aol.com <javascript:return> wrote: > > > I woke up this morning dreaming that I was trying to explain to President Obama how and why a thumper is used > when tuning a piano. I tried to explain the concept in string rendering, but he didn't get it. I voted for Romnie. > Any one know why I would have this dream. > > > > > > Wim > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding (314) 838-5587 / dahechler at att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years
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