A woman gets lost

[Rangerguru]

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost.
She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat
below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you help me?
I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know
where I am."

The man consulted his portable GPS and replied,
"You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground.
Elevation of 2,346 feet, above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97
minutes north latitude, and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

"She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican."

"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically
correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm
still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me."

The man smiled and responded, "You must be an Obama Democrat."

"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"

"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you are
going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air.
You made a promise you have no idea how to keep
and you expect me to solve your problem.
You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it's my fault.”

[Ranger Bill]

There's a version of this story in which the man in the balloon is an officer and the man on the ground is a sergeant.

[Jim]

I've seen this as a General Officer from the Pentagon in the baloon and a DCSOPS Staff Officer on the ground.