There was an old mailman who had not missed a day of work in thirty years.
He had worked the same route and knew where to deliver the mail eventhough
most houses on his route had no addresses. One day he called in sick and
was replaced by a new mail carrier. The replacement delivered letters to
the wrong houses due to the lack of addresses.
The next day the veteran mailman returned to work and corrected the errors
made by the substitute. As luck would have it only checks and bills for
three dollars had been delivered by the substitute. A check is a +. A bill
is a -. The veteran mailman either gave a letter that should have been
delivered but was not + or he took a letter that was delivered but should
not have been -.
At the first house he gave two checks of three dollars each that should
have been delivered there but were not. That household gained six
dollars(+6).
At the second house he took two checks of three dollars each that had been
delivered there by mistake. That household loss six dollars(-6).
At the third house he gave two bills of three dollars each that should have
been delivered there but were not. That household loss six dollars.(-6).
At the fourth house he took two bills of three dollars each that had been
delivered there by mistake. That household gained six dollars(+6).
Keep the Faith
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Al Roy "We shall not cease from exploration
Bristol Comm. Coll. And the end of our exploration
Fall River, MA 02720 Will be to arrive where we started
508-678-2811 x2246 And know the place for the first time." Eliot
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