Retired Crew Chief

One day, while a retired Air Force Crew Chief was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "Why are you crying?" The Crew Chief replied that his axe had fallen into the water, and he needed the axe to finish his project. The Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.

The Crew Chief Replied, "No."

The Lord again went down and came up with a silver axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked. Again the Crew Chief replied, "No." The Lord went down again and came up with an iron axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked. The Crew Chief replied, "Yes."

The Lord was pleased with the Crew Chief‘s honesty and gave him all three axes to keep, and the crew chief went back to the his project happy.

Sometime later the Crew Chief was walking with his wife along the riverbank, and his wife fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?" "Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!" The Lord went down into the water and came up with Angelina Jolie. "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked. Yes," cried the crew chief.

The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!" The Crew Chief replied, "Forgive me, my Lord. It is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said "no" to Angelina Jolie, you would have come up with Cameron Diaz. Then if I said "no" to her, you would have come up with my wife. Had I then said "yes" you would have given me all three.

Lord, I am poor old retired Crew Chief  with thousands of flightline hours, and I am not able to take care of all three wives in a way that they should be, so that’s why I said yes to Angelina Jolie."

The moral of this story is: Whenever a Crew Chief  lies, it is for a good and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others.

Submitted by Don Warhurst