Hard Hat Humor

This is a variation on an old story. Felix was a construction worker who just signed on to a new job. While his references were sketchy, the foreman liked his punctuality and regular attendance. The employer had recently suffered a spate of thefts of tools and equipment so had tightened security. Since Felix was a new face he underwent scrutiny at the exit gate so when the four o'clock whistle blew he piled his personal items - hard hat, gloves, safety vest and lunch pail with the empty thermos - into a wheel barrow and proceeded to the security gate where they checked him out. After a week of the same routine they began to wave him thru. About a month later the alarm bells went off - an inventory check revealed a shortage of thirty wheelbarrows.
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