The Retired Engineer...

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 the 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 again in peace.

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Merry Christmas to everyone! I may too busy tomorrow to get back in and
say that.

Verb

LOL that was really good hon merry christmas