On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, at 3:16pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> ... Only $239 for the essential ... > > That's still WAY too much money for a few peices of injection-molded > plastic.
A large factory's central machine broke down one day. All work in the factory came to a halt. They of course immediately called in a repairman. The repairman arrives quickly. He checks a few dials, and examines the positions of several large gears and levers. He then opens up a panel, exposing a valve handle, and turns the handle one-and-three-quarters turns to the left. The machine immediately resumes operations. The repairman hands the plant manager a bill for $505. "Five-hundred and five dollars!?! For adjusting a valve??" exclaims the manager. The repairman replies, "No. For that, five dollars. For knowing to adjust it, five hundred dollars." -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or organization. | | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
