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That's a wrap! Thanks for a great season. See you all next year!
We should be shooting 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday again next year.
Final schedule to be finalized in February.
We should be shooting 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday again next year.
Final schedule to be finalized in February.
How Business is Done in Illinois
Ugly
Gunfighter With Way too Much Free Time
<div class="IPBDescription">Old but kind of appropriate for current affairs</div>Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the Governor's Mansion in Springfield.<br />
One is from the capitol city of Springfield, another from the samll town of Petersburg, and the third from Chicago.<br />
<br />
They go with an official aide from the Governor's staff to examine the fence.<br />
<br />
The Springfield contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil.<br />
'Well', he says, 'I figure the job will run about $900: that's $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me.'<br />
<br />
The Petersburg contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, 'I can do this job for $700:<br />
that's $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me.'<br />
<br />
The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the Governor's young staff member and whispers, '$2,700'<br />
<br />
The inexperienced aide, says, 'Hey, you didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?'<br />
<br />
The Chicago contractor whispers back, 'that's $1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the fool from Petersburg to fix the fence.'<br />
<br />
'Done!' replies the aide!<br />
<br />
And that, my friends, is how business is done in Illinois!!!
One is from the capitol city of Springfield, another from the samll town of Petersburg, and the third from Chicago.<br />
<br />
They go with an official aide from the Governor's staff to examine the fence.<br />
<br />
The Springfield contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil.<br />
'Well', he says, 'I figure the job will run about $900: that's $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me.'<br />
<br />
The Petersburg contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, 'I can do this job for $700:<br />
that's $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me.'<br />
<br />
The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the Governor's young staff member and whispers, '$2,700'<br />
<br />
The inexperienced aide, says, 'Hey, you didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?'<br />
<br />
The Chicago contractor whispers back, 'that's $1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the fool from Petersburg to fix the fence.'<br />
<br />
'Done!' replies the aide!<br />
<br />
And that, my friends, is how business is done in Illinois!!!