How it works...

[Scrapper]

Step mom sent me this...found it to be quite humerous...and probably not to far from the truth.. :D

> > Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the
> > White House in D.C.; One from Illinois one from
> > Tennessee and a third from Kentucky . They all go with a
> > White House official to examine the fence.
> > The Tennessee 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 Kentucky 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 Illinois contractor doesn't measure or figure, but
> > leans over to the White House official and whispers,
> > '$2,700.'
> >
> > The official, incredulous, whispers back, 'You didn't even
> > measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such
> > a high figure?'
> >
> > The Illinois contractor whispers back, '$1000 for me, $1000
> > for you, and we hire that guy from Kentucky to fix the fence.'
> >
> > 'Done!' replies the government official.
> >
> > And that my friends, is how it all works ! ! !
> >
> >

[crap-king]

Pretty close the figures are a little low though

[zinsurance]

haha, you forgot to mention that it would take em 6 months to get that far

[gabowman]

That sounds right-on!