Harpers index can be scary, here are a couple items from February:

  • Percentage of children who by age seven have had at least one imaginary friend: 65
  • Percentage of these friends who are animals: 41
  • Estimated number of Florida homeowners who signed contracts last year forbidding them to complain about their homes: 4,000
  • Minimum damages sought by a builder last fall against a homeowner who had broken the rule: $15,000

My conclusion: people in Florida still have imaginary friends who give them bad advice regarding home contractors.

Source: Harper’s Index for February 2005

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