{"id":8229,"date":"2017-05-19T14:45:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T14:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=8229"},"modified":"2017-05-19T14:45:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T14:45:05","slug":"story-equally-applies-architect-story-fridayfun-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/story-equally-applies-architect-story-fridayfun-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"This story equally applies to me #Architect #Story #FridayFun #Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’ve heard this story a few times, told by different people depending on what job they do:<\/p>\n
“A King was having problems with the plumbing in his castle and called a series of plumbers to fix the problem.<\/p>\n None of them had a clue what the problem was. Until in desperation the King called the last plumber in ‘Ye Olde Golden Pages’.<\/p>\n This plumber came out. Looked at the pipework. Took out his hammer. And proceeded to hit one of the pipes.<\/p>\n The plumber then proceeded to give the King a bill for \u00a31000.<\/p>\n Aghast, the King shouted at the plumber “\u00a31000 simply for hitting a pipe!”<\/p>\n The plumber replied “Here is the break-down of my bill:<\/p>\n – Hitting the pipe with a hammer: \u00a31 Now I can’t guarantee planning but I know the architectural equivalent of being able to hit the pipe. Trust me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve heard this story a few times, told by different people depending on what job they do: “A King was having problems with the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1616,1547,15,17,21,22,34,35,44,45,53,58,62,64,1555,73,78,80,85,94,95,111],"tags":[217,1606,1750,1752,989,1751,1231],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n– Knowing where to hit: \u00a3999”<\/em><\/p>\n