Helen Clark the New Zealand PM, was flying a hot air balloon realised she was lost. She reduced altitude and spotted a man below.
She descended a bit more and shouted, ‘Excuse me, can you help me?'
'I promised a friend I would meet her an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.’
The man below replied, ‘You’re in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You’re between 40-41º North latitude and between 59-60º West longitude.
‘You must be an engineer,’ said Helen.
‘I am,’ said the man, ‘how did you know?’
‘Well’ answered Helen, ‘everything you told me is technicaly 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 delayed my trip.’
The man below responded, ‘You must be the leader of the labour party.’
‘I am,’ replied Helen, ‘how did you know?’
‘Well,’ said the man, ‘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.