[Editor's Note: This is just a joke. It never occurred. Please
remember that. ]
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 his 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
It was paid in full and the engineer retired in peace.
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