Fence repair at the Whitehouse
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in D.C.; one from New Jersey , another from Tennessee and the third, from Florida . They go with a White House official to examine the fence.
The Florida contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. " Well", he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The New Jersey contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700".....
The official, incredulously says, " You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
The New Jersey contractor whispers back , "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."
"Done!" replies the government official.
And that friends, is how it all works !
The Florida contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. " Well", he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The New Jersey contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700".....
The official, incredulously says, " You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
The New Jersey contractor whispers back , "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."
"Done!" replies the government official.
And that friends, is how it all works !
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I have a friend that set his wife up in the grass mowing business...she gets the work cause she is a minority (female) then subs the work out...doesn't even own a mower 0 -
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Njretcop will get you for this one Heff!!!![:D]
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