10-22-2003, 02:34 PM
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and<br>
spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can<br>
you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't<br>
know where I am."<br>
<br>
The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately<br>
30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude<br>
and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."<br>
<br>
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.<br>
<br>
"I am," replied the woman, "how did you know?"<br>
<br>
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically<br>
correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is<br>
I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything,<br>
you've delayed my trip."<br>
<br>
The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."<br>
<br>
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"<br>
<br>
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going.<br>
You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made<br>
a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath<br>
you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position<br>
you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."<br>
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spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can<br>
you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't<br>
know where I am."<br>
<br>
The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately<br>
30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude<br>
and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."<br>
<br>
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.<br>
<br>
"I am," replied the woman, "how did you know?"<br>
<br>
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically<br>
correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is<br>
I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything,<br>
you've delayed my trip."<br>
<br>
The woman below responded, "You must be in Management."<br>
<br>
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"<br>
<br>
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going.<br>
You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made<br>
a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath<br>
you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position<br>
you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."<br>
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