After being nearly snowbound for two weeks last winter, a Seattle > > >man > > >departed for his vacation in Miami Beach, where he was to meet his wife >the > > >next day, at the conclusion of her business trip to Minneapolis. They >were > > >looking forward to pleasant weather and a nice time together. > > > Unfortunately, there was some sort of mix up at the boarding >gate, > > >and > > >the man was told he would have to wait for a later flight. He tried to > > >appeal to a supervisor, but was told the airline was not responsible for > > >the > > >problem and it would do no good to complain. > > > Upon arrival at the hotel the next day, he discovered that Miami > > >Beach > > >was having a heat wave, and its weather was almost as uncomfortably hot >as > > >Seattle's was cold. The desk clerk gave him a message that his wife >would > > >arrive as planned. > > > He could hardly wait to get to the pool area to cool off, and > > >quickly > > >sent his wife an e-mail, but due to his haste, he made an error in the > > >e-mail > > >address. His message, therefore, arrived at the home an an elderly > > >preacher's wife whose even older husband had died only the day before! > > > When the grieving widow opened the e-mail, she took one look at >the > > >monitor, let out an anguished scream, and fell to the floor, dead. Her > > >family rushed to her room, where they saw this message on the screen: > > > > > >Dearest wife, > > >Departed yesterday, as you know. > > >Just now got checked in. > > >Some confusion at the gate. > > >Appeal was denied. > > >Received confirmation of your arrival tomorrow, > > >Your loving husband. > > >P.S. > > >Things are not as we thought. > > >You're going to surprised at how hot it is down here.