One Saturday night, a number of years ago, I friend of mine went to a party held in a rural park. And the more that the partiers drank, the louder that they got. Finally, around 11PM, the sheriff arrived to break up the party.

Now, my friend, who was very drunk at the time, was under age. Fearing that he would be arrested, he ran off into the shadows.

At the end of a large open grassy field, he spotted some trees. Thinking that if he could make it into the trees, the sheriff would not be able to find him. So, he made a break for it. But, just before he got to the trees, he ran into a chain link fence.

Now, the chain link fence shouldn’t be a problem. He has seen people on TV climb those things many times. So, he decided to give it a shot. Using his hands and feet he proceeded up the fence.

Slowly but surely, he was making progress but just before he got to the top, he lost his grip and fell to the ground. Time after time, he would start up the fence and time after time, he would fall. Finally, exhausted, he laid down on the ground and went to sleep.

The next morning, he woke up at home plate.