Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 04, 2024

That is about the shortest, most accurate description of the Jones Act effect and why US shipbuilding industry is not a thing anymore…

Don’t get defensive or you’ll have defense contractor issues.

And don’t even ask when they’re going to start working on your hamburger.

And the waiting time is always “two hours” no matter WHAT you’re waiting for.

How did they manage to get it built?

And good luck asking to speak to the manager…

The trumpster is going to come in, eat, and refuse to pay.

Judging by the Common Wisdom, I’m pretty sure I must be the only person in the history of shelter whose massive home reno project came in on time and on budget.

Could also be called the Congress Cafe.

If it acts like a contracter, it would take a long to have the order takej, and a long time to get the appetizer served. Then the disappear for days, and you can’t get ahold of them. (I had ONE that was the opposite. Fast, done well, reasonably priced)

Sorry, this strip is being widely misunderstood: the word “contractor” on the sign is meant literally.

Everyone who goes into the café comes out smaller. Be warned.

I have nothing to add…well done commenters.

Out here in Middle America I have not experienced contractor issues in over forty years of having had all types of work done by contractors. On time and within budget.

They won’t be open… maybe tomorrow.

And surge pricing at high season.

Better get an estimate from three other firms.

We’re currently having our bathroom redone; it’s the third job this contractor’s done for us and they’re gems. So exception yet again proves the rule?

good luck ever getting your food on time. WAIT. where’d he go?

It may take from 2 weeks to 8 months for your food to arrive, if it arrives at all.

You can always go to Cheaper Fast Food, get a cheap meal put together by someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing with dodgy ingredients and a lot of upsell effort.

If the server ever shows up at your table…

Only with change orders!

I gave this too cursory a glance at first — ‘thought it was about California’s new food workers’ minimum wage….

You think that’s bad? Try the IT Project Cafe down the street.

And when you ask the waiter about your order, you’ll be told it’s 95% done. So, only 95% left to do.

They’ll be back next week with your meal. They are working on meals at three other restaurants.

I want to find the dodgy inspector who certified the food supplier as up to standards.

Wow, constant national politics really is a big old bore isn’t it !

Ha! Sounds right!

The question is “are you being served” at all?

The prospective bride, telling why she is still a virgin after four marriages: “My first husband was a psychologist, and all he wanted to do was talk about it. My second husband was a gynecologist, and all he wanted to do was examine it, my third husband was an economist, and he just kept telling me how good it was gonna be, and my fourth husband was a contractor, and he just kept saying that he’d get to it in a couple of weeks.”

I’m going to order the “Big Dig” burger. I hear it’s really popular

As a former itinerant software contractor, I resemble, um, I mean resent that remark!

I guess I’m just weird. I would give a person a high and low bid if there was any question about what might be hidden and if it was more than the high bid, that was on me. Never passed what I may have missed in the estimate to the customer. Thankfully old and retired.

The table may collapse.

Pretty pointless, telegraphing your punches like that, ain’t it?

BRAVO!!! (and boo hoo for us.)

And the sandwiches will be poorly assembled and leaky

That’s been my experience…double the price and triple the time.

Looks like someone recently had a kitchen remodeled.

Or, the customers will eat their fill, order extra food, then refuse to pay.