Joe and Fred were relaxing on the beach in Florida, and struck up a conversation. Joe asked Fred what he did for a living, and Fred relied, “I owned a grocery store. Business was good, but last year there was a fire and the building burned down. I got an insurance settlement, and considered rebuilding, but I’m no spring chicken, so I decided that it was a good time to retire.”
Joe said, “That’s similar to my situation. I had a hardware store, but was wiped out by a flood, and decided to use the insurance money to retire.”
Fred thought about that for a minute, then asked, “How do you set a flood?”
Admittedly this isn’t a good time for telling flood jokes, and I’m not trying to make light of the misery of others. A completely unrelated conversation brought this joke to mind. I just made a donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, and would encourage others to do likewise. Some companies offer matching for donations to the Red Cross; I’ll check with my employer tomorrow.