MAN IN A BALLOON

A MAN IN A HOT AIR BALLOON

REALISED HE WAS LOST.

HE REDUCED ALTITUDE AND

SPOTTED A WOMAN BELOW.

HE DESCENDED A BIT MORE AND SHOUTED,

"EXCUSE ME, CAN YOU HELP ME?

I PROMISED A FRIEND I WOULD

MEET HIM AN HOUR AGO,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM."

THE WOMAN BELOW REPLIED,

"YOU'RE IN A HOT AIR BALLOON

HOVERING APPROXIMATELY

30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

YOU'RE BETWEEN 40 AND 41 DEGREES

NORTH LATITUDE AND BETWEEN

59 AND 60 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE."

"YOU MUST BE AN ENGINEER,"

SAID THE BALLOONIST.

"I AM," REPLIED THE WOMAN,

"HOW DID YOU KNOW?"

"WELL," ANSWERED THE BALLOONIST,

"EVERYTHING YOU TOLD ME IS

TECHNICALLY CORRECT,

BUT I'VE NO IDEA WHAT TO MAKE

OF YOUR INFORMATION

AND THE FACT IS I'M STILL LOST.

FRANKLY, YOU'VE NOT BEEN MUCH HELP AT ALL.

IF ANYTHING, YOU'VE DELAYED MY TRIP."

THE WOMAN BELOW RESPONDED,

"YOU MUST BE IN MANAGEMENT."

"I AM," REPLIED THE BALLOONIST,

"BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW?"

"WELL," SAID THE WOMAN,

"YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE

OR WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

YOU HAVE RISEN TO WHERE YOU ARE

DUE TO A LARGE QUANTITY OF HOT AIR.

YOU MADE A PROMISE,

WHICH YOU'VE NO IDEA HOW TO KEEP

AND YOU EXPECT PEOPLE BENEATH YOU

TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS.

THE FACT IS YOU ARE IN EXACTLY

THE SAME POSITION YOU WERE IN BEFORE WE MET

BUT NOW, SOMEHOW,

IT'S MY FAULT."