Engineers.

[Jim]

An Engineer was unemployed for long time. He could not find
a job so he opened a medical clinic and puts a sign up outside:

"Get your treatment for £500, if not treated get back £1,000."

One Doctor thinks this is a good opportunity to earn £1,000
and goes to his clinic.

Doctor: "I have lost taste in my mouth."

Engineer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and
put 3 drops in the patient's mouth."

Doctor: "This is Petrol!"

Engineer: "Congratulations! You've got your taste
back. That will be £500."

The Doctor gets annoyed and goes back after a couple of days
later to recover his money.

Doctor: "I have lost my memory, I cannot remember anything."

Engineer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and
put 3 drops in the patient's mouth."

Doctor: "But that is Petrol!"

Engineer: "Congratulations! You've got your memory

back. That will be £500."

The Doctor leaves angrily and comes back after several more
days.

Doctor: "My eyesight has become weak."

Engineer: "Well, I don't have any medicine for
this. Take this £1,000."

Doctor: "But this is £500..."

Engineer: "Congratulations! You got your vision back!

That will be £500."

 

[plaicemat]

Engineers rule, o/k!! I have always loved the old story of the engineer and mathematician and the difference between them. They were offered a challenge of a beautiful young woman standing against a wall across a room and if they could get to her, she was theirs. The only condition was that they could only approach her by going halfway then stopping, going halfway again and stopping etc, etc. The mathematician quickly calculated that he would never reach her so declined the challenge. The engineer did his calculations and came to the decision that he would get close enough for all practical purposes.

 

Vive la difference!