A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost.

He reduced his altitude and spotted a man below. He descended a bit more and shouted, 鈥淓xcuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don鈥檛 know where I am.鈥�

The man replied, 鈥淵ou鈥檙e in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You鈥檙e between 40 and 45 degrees north latitude and between 9 and 60 degrees west longitude.鈥�

鈥淵ou must be a quantity surveyor,鈥� said the balloonist. 鈥淚 am,鈥� replied the man, 鈥淗ow did you know?鈥� 鈥淲ell,鈥� answered the balloonist, 鈥渆verything you told me is technically correct, but I鈥檝e no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I鈥檓 still lost. Frankly, you鈥檝e not been much help at all. If anything, you鈥檝e delayed my trip.鈥�

The man below responded, 鈥淵ou must be a project manager.鈥� 鈥淚 am!鈥� replied the balloonist, 鈥淏ut how did you know?鈥� 鈥淲ell,鈥� said the man, 鈥測ou don鈥檛 know where you are or where you鈥檙e going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you鈥檝e 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鈥檚 my fault.鈥�

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