Humor

Trip the light fantastic

As I entered the mobile home the second time after getting a voicing tool from my car, I forgot about the inside step.  I had told myself to be aware of that step as I left to get the tool.  Anyway I soon found myself stretched across the floor with the voicing tool and its  exposed needles still in my hand.  I managed to fall without sticking the needles in my head or in damaging the needles. However, I ended up seeing the chiro the next day. My customer didn’t seem surprised.  He mentioned one visitor had tripped and crashed into a couch and then over and onto the floor.  There was no mention of damage to the furniture or his (former??) friend.

Runaway Car

After leaving a convenience store years ago, I was surprised that my 1991 Trooper was not where I left it.  I looked all around and still didn’t see it until I caught a glimpse of it slowly rolling down the parking lot toward a creek.  I hurried toward it and about that time it came to a stop just feet before it would have started a downward descent.  I had left it in drive with the brake off.  I mentioned the incident to someone nearby and he said that he saw my vehicle heading down the parking lot apparently without a driver.  I guess it would be rather awkward to jump in someone’s runway car to make a heroic rescue.

Parking Decisions

I try to be careful to not park near mail boxes that are along the street. Once after parking close to one the mailman drove off without leaving any mail. My customer took off running down the street trying to catch him in order to get their mail. The run was a success. If I need to park close to a mail box now, I always ask if the mail has already come or when it is expected.

Also there is some thought that goes into whether to park by a dumpster at a school.  I will first park in the teacher’s lot and walk in to see where the piano is located before bringing in my tools.  If the dumpster entrance is a lot closer, then I will ask about the pickup day and time.  I hate it when a dumpster driver gets upset. Then there are the times when no good parking spot is available except a staff members slot out front.  It is best to call to see if that person has left for the day.  I still stay away from the Teacher of the Month and the Principal’s reserved areas.

Letting out Pets

While leaving a residence I allowed a newly acquired dog to escape out the front door. My lady customer took off running (barefooted) as I was going to the car to get my receipt pad. When I looked in the direction she was headed, there was no sign of her or the dog. I called her later to learn that the dog had gotten past the fence for their housing division, but someone on the other side caught and handed her the dog under the fence. She couldn’t have crawled under it or gone over the top. My name was not totally mud at that point.

Finding Things in Pianos

Some things that are found in a piano are better off not mentioned. One time I found a snake skin in the bottom of a lady’s vertical piano. As I pulled it out for inspection she asked, “What is that!”.  She wasn’t happy with the answer since one starts to wonder where the snake might have gone. She said to not tell her if I found something similar in the future. Another time I found a mouse skeleton which was well preserved. The guy owner was quite intrigued with its intricacies. He didn’t want me to dispose of it as I recall. I found some mouse remains in the piano’s action on a vertical piano one time. There was still some smell to it, but the lady was glad to know where the odor was coming from. She had thought that something had died in her walls and had various people searching her home to track it down.