The man and his family were finally prepared to board the ship headed for the Caribbean. His family had saved money for the past 7 months just for this trip away from their normal lives in West sterville Park, New Jersey. As the man begin to enter the ship, the captain appeared from his left and asked him to see his ticket. The captain unfortunately told him that his ticket was a year old and that the date on it read 1996 rather than 1997. Much to his dismay, the man turned to his young children and regretfully informed them that they would not be going on a cruise for Christmas this year. The solemn looks on the children's face told him everything he needed to know. His children blamed him for this unfortunate event and would do so until for the remaining years of his life.
