steved
4th October 2006, 08:24
A man in a hot air balloon was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He gradually descended further and shouted out "Excuse me, can you help me. I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I realise that I don't know where I am."
The woman below relied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. Your position is between 40 and 41degrees south latitude and between 123 and 124 degrees east 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 probably technically correct, but I have no idea what it means or how to use the information and am still completely lost. Frankly, you have not been of any help to me at all ".
The woman below responded, "you must be in management."
"I am" replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well" said the woman, "you have no idea where you are or which way to go. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep and you expect people below you to solve your problems for you. The fact is that you are exactly in the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's all my fault".
The woman below relied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. Your position is between 40 and 41degrees south latitude and between 123 and 124 degrees east 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 probably technically correct, but I have no idea what it means or how to use the information and am still completely lost. Frankly, you have not been of any help to me at all ".
The woman below responded, "you must be in management."
"I am" replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well" said the woman, "you have no idea where you are or which way to go. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You have made a promise which you have no idea how to keep and you expect people below you to solve your problems for you. The fact is that you are exactly in the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's all my fault".