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Mercnbeth -> Thumbs Up for NJ (6/6/2006 1:11:28 PM)
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We're going to my 'homeland' - New Jersey later this week. Born and raised there and still identify it as "home" even though I lived and worked mostly in NYC in the later point of my life.
This story helps be get ready to deal with my NJ friends who I'll be seeing later this week...
Three contractors are bidding to fix the White House fence. 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?"
"Easy," the Jerseyian explains, "$1,000 for you, $1,000 for me and we hire the guy from Tennessee."
BTW-The NJ guy got the bid!
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