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Don, if you were a contractor in Miami, you could be in the business fifty years and never do a job. There is a standard routine that all Miami based contractors use: 1. We can't do any work before __________(you fill in ANY date) 2. We can't do any work AFTER__________(you fill in any date) 3. We can't work in the (pick one) RAIN, WIND, SUN, SHADE SLEET, HAIL, SNOW, EARLY MORNING DEW ,MILD WEATHER 4 Our (pick one) TRUCK, VAN, TRAILER, HELICOPTOR, CAR, STATION WAGON, RICK SHAW, BICYCLE is in the shop until (PICK ANY MONTH, YEAR, DATE) 5 Our license does not permit us to(pick one) WORK IN THE CITY, WORK IN THE COUNTY, WORK on the line between the CITY and the COUNTY. 6 We are out of (pick one)Concrete, paint, sealer, glaze, nails, screws, diesel fuel, gasoline, clean water, dirty water, glue, cement, caulking, thinset, bonding, washers, tubing, hoses, time. 7Our (pick one) Forman, worker, helper, manager, driver, plasterer, painter, is: Pick one: Sick, on vacation, on leave, in school, mountainclimbing, at the beach, dead. 8 Our (pick one) Drill, saw, shaper, grinder, sprayer, cleaner, sander, ear wax remover is (pick one) In the shop, stolen, being used on another job, on back order, worn out, just exploded, broke down and can't find a part, broke down, can't find a person who knows how to put in the part anyway. 9 Your (pick one) Tile, Paint, (name any other material) is (pick one) too heavy, too light, too dangerous, too cheap, too expensive, too smelly, too runny, too stiff, or it is just right, but you don't have enough. 10.We do not take (pick one) Checks, credit cards, cash, foreign currency, American currency, travelers checks, dirty money, counterfeit money, coins, or barter. 11 We would be happy to do your job, but for some reason we have not worked all year and had to declare bankruptcy...have a nice day! So Don, if you have done any construction, it must not have been in Miami! The above is not an exageration, just a collection of typical stuff I have run into. 9