02/07/07 Grif.Net - Getting Directions

[Dr Bob Griffin]

Did you hear about the helicopter pilot who was lost over Seattle? The fog
was so thick that all he could see was the top of a building sticking up
through the clouds.

He maneuvered himself close to the building, hovered beside a window and
wrote on his notepad "Where am I?" and held it up hoping the occupants of
the building would give him a landmark so he could find his way to the
airport.

The office workers read his message and then wrote on a large white board,
"You're in a helicopter". He then turned his copter 45 degrees and flew
directly to the airport.

His copilot asked how he knew which way to go. He said, "I knew from the
message I was beside the Microsoft building. They're the only people in the
universe who could have given me an answer that was technically perfect but
utterly useless."

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Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net
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