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There is a lot to smile about Hot Air
A man in a hot air balloon,
realising he was lost, reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended
further and shouted to the lady, '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 in IT,' said the
balloonist.
'Actually I am,' replied the
woman, 'How did you know?'
'Well,' answered the balloonist,
'everything you have 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 only served to delay my trip more!
'
The woman responded, 'You must be
in Management.'
'I am,' replied the balloonist,
'but how did you know that?'
'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 bloody fault !!!'
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