Painting The White Line.........................

[Shaglene]

A road crew supervisor hired Mick from Cork to paint the white line down the middle of the road. He was concerned about hiring him since he didn't have any painting background, but he appeared enthusiastic and told him that he really needed the job.
He explained to Mick, that his work day would be to complete 2 miles of centre line on the road.
Mick was set up with brushes and paint and his boss got him started.
After the first day, the supervisor was pleased to find that he'd painted 4 miles of road in his 8 hour shift, instead of the two expected of him.
He told Mick, that he did an excellent job, and said how pleased he was with his progress.
On the second day, Mick completed painting just the 2 miles of road.
His supervisor was surprised, because on the first day, he had completed four miles. But he didn't say anything, since 2 miles of road was the amount that the job required anyway. He decided to just accept it, and to look forward to the next day when he was sure that Mick would pick up the pace again.
On day 3, the supervisor was disappointed to learn that in his 8 hour shift, Mick completed painting only 1 mile of road. Mick was called to the supervisor's office and asked what was the problem.
"On your first day, you completed 4 miles of road, on your second day, 2 miles of road, and now on day 3, you were only able to complete 1 mile of road. What's the problem, Mick?"
"Well," Mick replied, "I'll tell you watt is da problem dare, but I taught a smart man like you would figger it out fer yourself.
Every day I got farder and farder away from da paint tin."