Paddy got a job painting the white lines in the middle of the road.
On his first day, he managed to do a mile, which the foreman thought was fine for a beginner.
On the second day, he could only do half a mile, but the foreman decided to give him more time to settle in.
On the third day, he could only do a quarter of a mile, and by the end of the week, he was only managing a hundred yards.
The foreman called him into the site hut. “I’m sorry, Paddy, but I’m going to have to let you go.
You started off so well, but every day you’ve managed less and less. We have a deadline to meet, and at the rate you’re going, we’re not going to meet it. Only a hundred yards when at the start you did a whole mile!”
Paddy replied, “Ah, but Boss, just think how far away me bucket of paint was by Friday!”