Why does this not surprise me in the least, I am sure it is true!!
Why our country is in trouble!
A Washington, DC, airport ticket agent offers some examples of why our
country is in trouble!
1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (D) ask for an aisle seat so
that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!)
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2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to
Capetown..
I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport
information, and then she interrupted me with, "I'm not trying to make
you look stupid,
but Capetown is in Massachusetts ."
Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly explained, " Cape Cod
is in Massachusetts , Capetown is in Africa ."
Her response? - click
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3. A senior Vermont Congressman (D) called, furious about a Florida package.
I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando . He said he was
expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that's not possible,since
Orlando is in the middle of the state.
He replied, "Don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very
thin state!"
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4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, "Is it possible to see
England from Canada?" I said, "No." She said, "But they look so close
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5. An aide for a cabinet member once called and asked if he could rent
a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had only a
1-hour layover in Dallas.
When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was a
big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save
time."
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6. An Illinois Congresswoman (D) called last week. She needed to know how was it
possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 am and got to
Chicago at 8:33 am. I explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois,but
she couldn't understand the concept of time zones.
Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that.
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7. A New York lawmaker called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical
description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?"
I said, "No, why do you ask?"
She replied, "Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag
on my luggage that said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!"
After putting her on hold for a minute while I looked into it (I was
laughing). I came back and explained the city code for Fresno, CA is
(FAT
Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just putting a destination
tag on her luggage.
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8. A Senator's aide (Arkansas) called to inquire about a trip package
to Hawaii.
After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to
California, and then take the train to Hawaii?"
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9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who asked, "How
do I know which plane to get on?" I asked him what exactly he meant, to
which he replied, "I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes
have numbers on them."
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10. A lady Senator called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola,
Florida.
Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?" I asked if
she meant fly to Pensacola, Fl. on a commuter plane.
She said, "Yeah, whatever, smarty!"
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11. A senior Senator called and had a question about the documents he
needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I
reminded him that he needed a visa.
"Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have
one of those."
I double checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told
him this he said, "Look, I've been to China four times and every time they
have accepted my American Express!"
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12. A New Mexico Congresswoman called to make reservations, "I want to
go from Chicago to Rhino, New York."
I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, "Are you sure that's the
name of the town?"
"Yes, what flights do you have?" replied the lady.
After some searching, I came back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked
up every airport code in the country and can't find a Rhino anywhere."
The lady retorted, "Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is.
Check your map!"
So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You
don't mean Buffalo, do you?"
The reply ? "Whatever! I knew it was a big animal."
Now you know why our Government
is in the shape that it's in!
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