This happened on a flight ready to depart for Detroit.

Jack was sitting when a guy took the seat beside him. The

guy was an emotional wreck, pale, hands shaking, moaning in

fear. "What's the matter?" Jack asked.

"I've been transferred to Detroit, there's crazy people

there. They have a lot of shootings, gangs, race riots,

drugs, poor public schools, and the highest crime rate in

the country."

Jack replied, "I've lived in Detroit all my life. It's not

as bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go to work,

mind your own business and enroll your kids in a nice

private school. It's as safe a place as anywhere in the

world."

The guy finally relaxed and said, "Thank you. I've been

worried to death, but if you live there and say it's okay,

I'll take your word for it. By the way, what do you do for a

living?"

"Me?" said Jack. "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck."