Joke from my management book A motorist was driving on the Merritt Parkway outside New York City when his engine stalled. He quickly determined that his battery was dead and managed to stop another driver who consented to push his car to get it started. ""My car has an automatic transmission,"" he explained, ""so you'll have to get up to 30 or 35 miles an hour to get me started."" The second motorist nodded and walked back to his own car. The first motorist climbed back into his car and waited f…