But, but, but .... we passed a budget to BUILD THE BRIDGE
I have this daily battle with my oldest, when I shout at him to get his lazy ass out of bed in the morning.
He will always answer "I'm up!" to which I will march down the hall, flip on his light and tell him the same thing -
" 'Up' doesn't mean 'awake' - 'up' means feet on the floor and standing" - he knows that, from twice before, if he doesn't respond, *I* will grab his feet and put them on the floor - but not before his butt hits it first.
Teenagers are at least smart enough to know that intentions don't mean crap - results do.