FabSwingers.com forum: the fence

By *eavenNhell OP Couple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

The price of the fence

An American, a German and a scott goes to have a look at a museum.

They notice that the back fence is in bad need of repair, so all three of them offer to do the job. The director asks them to quote

The American takes measurements writes himself notes, takes a long time to calculate and says:

I can do it for $450. $200 for material, $200 for labour and $50 for my cut.

The German also measures and calculates then says:

It can be done for $350... $150 for material $150 for labour and $50 for me

The scott has a look with his hands in his pocket, and without measuring says:

$1350

The manager of the museum says, shocked:

How can you come up with that figure, you haven't even had a look at the job, didn't measure, nothing!!!!

Very simple: $500 for you, $500 for me and we subcontract the job to the German.

OK, the job is yours!