A man in a hot air balloon realized he’s lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a womanbelow. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? Ipromised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am."
The woman below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between59 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 Ihave no idea what to make of your information and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help so far."
The woman below responded, "You must be a manager."
"I am, " replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well, " said the woman, "you don’t know where you are or where you are going. Youhave risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promisewhich you have no idea how to keep and you expect me to solve your problem. Thefact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it’s my fault."