Thanks Jeff E. for sending this in.
An Airbus 380 is
on its way across the Atlantic. It flies consistently at 800 km/h in 30,000
feet, when suddenly a Eurofighter with Tempo Mach 2 appears.
The pilot of the fighter jet slows down, flies alongside the Airbus and greets
the pilot of the passenger plane by radio: “Airbus flight, boring flight
isn’t it? Take care and have a look here!”
He rolls his jet on its back, accelerates, breaks through the sound barrier,
rises rapidly to a dizzying height, only to swoop down almost to sea level in a
breathtaking dive. He loops back next to the Airbus and asks, “Well, how
was that?”
The Airbus pilot answers: “Very impressive, but now have a look
here!”
The jet pilot watches the Airbus, but nothing happens. It continues to fly
stubbornly straight, with the same speed. After five minutes, the Airbus pilot
radioed, “Well, what are you saying now?”
The jet pilot asks confused: “What did you do?” The other laughs and
says, “I got up, stretched my legs, went to the back of the flight to the
bathroom, got a cup of coffee and a cinnamon cake and made an appointment with
the stewardess for the next three nights – in a 5 Star hotel, which is paid for
by my employer. “
The moral of the story is:
When you are young, speed and adrenaline seems to be great. But as you get
older and wiser, comfort and peace are not to be despised either.
This is called S.O.S. : S lower, O lder, S marter.
Dedicated to all my friends who like me likes the
S.O.S. approach!