Engineering Bill

"Engineering Bill"

There was an engineer who had an exceptional
gift for fixing all things mechanical. After serving
his company loyally for over 30 years, he happily
retired.

Several years later the company contacted him
regarding a seemingly impossible problem
they were having with one of their multi-million
dollar machines. They had tried everything and
everyone else to get the machine fixed, but to
no avail.

In desperation, they called on the retired engineer
who had solved so many of their problems in the
past. The engineer reluctantly took the challenge.
He spent a day studying the huge machine. At the
end of the day, he marked a small "x" in chalk on
a particular component of the machine and proudly
stated, "This is where your problem is."

The part was replaced and the machine worked
perfectly again. The company received a bill for
$50,000 from the engineer for his service. They
demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.

The engineer responded briefly:

One chalk mark $1
Knowing where to put it $49,999.

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"A Bill"

A doctor and a lawyer were talking at a party.
Their conversation was constantly interrupted
by people describing their ailments and asking
the doctor for free medical advice.

After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor
asked the lawyer, "What do you do to stop
people from asking you for legal advice when
you're out of the office?"

"I give it to them," replied the lawyer, "and
then I send them a bill."

The doctor was shocked, but agreed to give
it a try. The next day, still feeling slightly guilty,
the doctor prepared the bills. When he went
to place them in his mailbox, he found a bill
from the lawyer.
Received on Sun Aug 20 20:17:05 2006