vision2020@moscow.com: Moscow Street Department
Moscow Street Department
Timothy S. Hillebrand, Ph.D. (thillebr@moscow.com)
Tue, 1 Oct 1996 04:30:12 -0700
A passerby watched the progress of two workmen from the Department of Parks
as they moved down a Moscow street. One stopped every twenty feet to dig a
hole, the second filled it in as soon as he was done, and they moved on to
the next site. Finally overcome by curiosity, the observer asked what in
heaven's name they were doing. "You certainly aren't accomplishing
anything," she pointed out.
"You don't understand at all," protested the first worker indignantly. "We
are usually a team of three: I dig the hole, Sergi plants the tree, and
Vladimir packs the dirt back in. Today Sergei is home with the flu, but
that doesn't mean Vladimir and I get to stop working now does it?"
Timothy S. Hillebrand, Ph.D.
President
Synergetics International
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