I have this many pennies.

Yesterday, we resorted to my last ditch effort to get a new house.

We called our favorite builders (meaning they had the lowest bid).

Okay, they also seem honest and reliable and are not ridiculously condescending. And did I mention they had the lowest bid?

And we said, 'we have this many pennies, how much house can we have for that?'

Fortunately, the owner came along for the meeting. He has a very reassuring habit of saying how inexpensive everything is.

We do have to wonder why they bid everything at 250% of the reasonable numbers he is letting slip.

Let me add that the worker bee, who puts the bids together, is looking uncomfortable at the rapidly shrinking profit margin.

Too bad, so sad. Keep those numbers falling!

Today, we get the new and improved number.

Now, for the building inspector. Permit, please?


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