PLUMBERS AND DOCTORS
The brain surgeon returned from a European vacation to discover that his basement was filled with water – and rising. He called a plumber who arrived in a new Mercedes and wearing an elegant business suit. The plumber opened the rear trunk, and donned a wet suit, oxygen tanks, diving mask and flippers. Moments later, he sloshed up from the basement. “Just a small problem. Someone left a faucet running in the laundry tub. I turned it off and opened the plug. Your basement should drain in less than half an hour.” “What’s your fee?” asked the relieved brain surgeon. “One thousand dollars,” answered the plumber. The surgeon was staggered. “One thousand dollars to turn off…
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