Two men were washed ashore during WWI. Their ship, an aging minesweeping model, had wrecked off the coast of an uninhabited island. As the older veteran worked to
build a makeshift camp, the younger soldier managed to salvage a radio, and quickly telegraphed an SOS with their coordinates.
To their surprise, a ship responded within the hour, confirming that it could arrive at their position in approximately two weeks.
The old vet sighed and shook his head, saying he’d rather take his chances swimming out to the wrecked ship and trying to repair it.
The young soldier scoffed. “You’d really rather play with that old mine craft all day?”
The older man shrugged. “It’s better than a fortnight.”