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General => Humour => Topic started by: paul G on December 15, 2020, 07:49:32 AM
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Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken wall at 10 Downing Street. One from London, another from Bristol and the third, Liverpool. They go with a government official to examine the wall.
The London 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 Bristol contractor also does some measuring and figuring, and then says, I can do this job for £700: £300 for materials, £300 for my crew and £100 profit for me.'
The Liverpool contractor doesn't measure or figure but leans over to the Government 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 Liverpool contractor whispers back, '£1000 for me, £1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Bristol to fix the wall.'
'Done!' replies the government official.
And that friends, ..... is how it all works.
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Bit too close to the truth? :-\
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Could substitute PPE etc and simple "mates" into that!
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😂😂😂😂.
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That's worryingly true
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That would explain how we managed to spend billions to have such a world beating test and trace system.
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All too common, in a local council office, £47.50 to change a light bulb
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I think it was Hackney council who said it takes £150.oo to take a hat of a statue.... :o
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How much if that was for a risk assessment or some other red tape bullsh.t?