Jamaica House is fielding bids to repair its fencing. It was decided by the director of maintenance to use contractors who had graduated from some of Jamaica’s technical schools. One from Kingston Tech, one from STETHS and one from STATHS. So, they meet with an official from Jamaica House to examine the fence .
The Kingston Tech contractor whips out a tape measure, takes measurements, does some calculations on his clipboard. “Well”, he says, “De job gwine run yuh ’bout $90,000. $40,000 fi material, $40,000 fi mi crew an $10,000 fi cover my expenses”.
The St. Elizabeth Tech contractor also does some measuring and calculations, then says: “I can do this job fi $70,000. $30,000 fi material, $30,000 fi my crew an $10,000 will cover my expenses”.
The STATHS contractor doesn’t bother to measure or calculate, but leans over to the Jamaica House official and whispers, “$270,000” .
The stunned official in a super-animated whisper exclaims: “Yuh didn’t even tek measurement like de addah contractah dem!!! Whey yu get such a high figgah from?”
“Easy man, look yah!! $100,000 fi YOU, $100,000 fi me……an we hire de breddah from STETHS”.