When I dropped by at the construction site, as I did every morning before heading out for the calls, I saw all the workers standing around, as the police were circling around.
"What happened?" I asked Mr. Barris.
"Somebody tried to break in," Mr. Barris said. "Again. This has been what, the fourth time? Makes you wonder about this place. It's not like brass pipes are that valuable."
I knew how much those pipes were costing us, and let me tell you, they're expensive.
But so many things are expensive. You know how much construction-grade sand costs? Especially when you have to haul it? And bricks? And wooden beams — construction grade timber, dried and treated with fire retardant? Or gypsum — used for plaster, of which metric tons were required to cover all the walls?
Everything on a co
