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A homeowner in a new community went to the town’s building inspector to get permission to build an addition to his house. He found the inspector unloading boxes in his new office. The homeowner described what he had in mind, and the inspector asked to see the plans. After studying them a few minutes, the inspector wrote a few words on a sheet of paper, made a copy, and said, “Permission granted. Here’s my okay.” Sometime later in the year, a neighbor of the homeowner sought permission to do the same thing. He got as far as a secretary in an outer office, who referred him to an assistant building inspector. The assistant took the plans and said that they would require study. “Check back in two months,” said the assistant, “and we’ll let you know if you can go ahead or if some changes are required.” “But my next-door neighbor came in here a couple of months ago and got permission…
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