Well Thumpe, for me it¡¯s a bit more like ¡°Lost in Space¡±. You know ¨C ¡°Danger, danger, Will Robinson ¨C alien life forms approaching!!¡± Or how about this, "In the ignorance that implies impression that knits knowledge that finds the nameform that whets the wits that convey contacts that sweeten sensation that drives desire that adheres to attachment that dogs death that bitches birth that entails the ensuance of existentiality.¡± - Finnegans Wake, by James Joyce Or perhaps more to the point, * In the ignorance ... ensuance of existentiality ¡ú Buddha¡¯s twelvefold chain of dependent origination: Ignorance ¡ú Impression ¡ú Knowledge ¡ú Name and Form ¡ú the Six Senses ¡ú Sensation ¡ú Desire ¡ú Attachment ¡ú Existence ¡ú Birth ¡ú Old Age and Death ¡ú Ignorance (The doctrine of prat¨©tyasamutp¨¡da) Is it pre-destination that I know better, yet I can¡¯t stop myself, and the blood comes anyway? By the way, I agree with you on ignorance ¨C my internal voice is almost always right, and I know that. Yet, more often than not, I choose to ignore it anyway. That¡¯s why I have so many past lives, I use them up pretty quick¡.. Will J From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Euphonious Thumpe Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 8:52 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] A Happy New year? Thanks, Will, for confirming! But without getting deeply into the "spiritual mechanics" or "theology" of it, SOMEONE (IMHO) who would truly prefer that we NOT be maimed, provides a feeling that what we are doing is too risky; followed, for many, by a verbal internal warning. (And if you wish to familiarize yourself with this feeling/inner voice for future reference, just drive your car along the Pacific Coast Highway in a rain storm or sleet, at an increasingly high rate of speed. The "feeling" and/or internal verbal warning you receive just before skidding across the guardrail and plunging to your death is what I'm referring to. ) And to avoid the temptation of ignoring* this feeling/inner-voice, don't ever let anyone (either customers, or your own anxious "thoughts") propel you "across the line" (your metaphysical guardrail) into risky, too-passionate conduct. Get enough rest, avoid excess excitement, and work methodically. >From one who knows (Recipient of 5 full blood transfusions, written up in the AMA Journal, and once called by surgeons "...the worst case of internal injury to survive in medical history." Thumpe *The word "ignorance" implies volition. That is, it is not the mere "unawareness" or "stupidity" that it is usually incorrectly used to describe; but a willful act of ignoring something or someone. _____ From: Encore Pianos <encorepianos at metrocast.net>; To: <pianotech at ptg.org>; Subject: Re: [pianotech] A Happy New year? Sent: Wed, Jan 2, 2013 10:49:51 AM Gee, I must be SMARTER than you, Dale. Because about half a second BEFORE the chisel slips from the wood I am paring in an awkward position, that little voice in my head says ¡°This is really stupid¡±. Then the chisel dives into the finger I have so thoughtfully placed in its trajectory, and the blood starts spurting. Will Truitt From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dale Erwin Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 11:00 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] A Happy New year? Nah thump I never got that memo till a split second later. Dale Erwin R.P.T. Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc. Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos www.Erwinspiano.com Phone: 209-577-8397 -----Original Message----- From: Euphonious Thumpe <lclgcnp at yahoo.com <javascript:return> > To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org <javascript:return> > Sent: Tue, Jan 1, 2013 7:54 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] A Happy New year? And have we all learned, yet, that immediately prior to these "mishaps", we have sense of foreboding? (Perhaps, even, a "still small voice" within saying SLOW DOWN!!!) Thumpe _____ From: Dale Erwin <erwinspiano at aol.com <javascript:return> >; To: <pianotech at ptg.org <javascript:return> >; Subject: Re: [pianotech] A Happy New year? Sent: Tue, Jan 1, 2013 5:20:07 PM My altercation with a router 10 years ago didn't go so well either Terry. Very traumatic honestly Lost the tip of my left index. ie. 3 or 4 mm . It was a mess, but my Dr. is an artist. I am very fortunate to be able to still play the bass, guitar and piano. I haven't mastered picking my n_ _ _ yet though. I have vowed to never have another hand accident. Dale Erwin R.P.T. Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc. Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos www.Erwinspiano.com Phone: 209-577-8397 -----Original Message----- From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net <javascript:return> > To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org <javascript:return> > Sent: Mon, Dec 31, 2012 9:48 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] A Happy New year? On 12/31/2012 11:06 PM, Euphonious Thumpe wrote: > P.S. My sympathies on the finger! I almost cut mine off on a similarly > worthless pice of junk a few months ago. > (Taught me to not get upset about what I'm working on. Or, at least, NOT > work on it, WHILE I'm upset about it!) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From: * Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com <javascript:return> >; > *To: * <pianotech at ptg.org <javascript:return> >; > *Subject: * Re: [pianotech] A Happy New year? > *Sent: * Mon, Dec 31, 2012 5:23:23 PM > > Nothing good to say. I'm sick, drunk, and I chopped off the end of my > finger trimming damper felt on this #%&*ing square grand that won't > leave my shop...... :-( Home for lunch one day, I whacked my left index finger tip off making a sandwich, with two more to tune that afternoon. Swellness... I got the bleeding stopped, taped it up, ate the sandwich, and went back out and tuned 'em. Haven't done that yet this year, so far. Ron N -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130102/86192204/attachment.htm>
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