[Vision2020] Three Contractors

[Tom Hansen]

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, 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, incredulous,
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, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and
we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence." "Done!" replies the
government official.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)