Dutchy Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 My dad sent me this a few days back. Loved it, so here it is for you all to enjoy! Have a good one! A Washington, DC, Airport Ticket Agent offers some examples of why the US is in trouble! 1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!) 2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to Cape Town. 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 Cape Town is in Massachusetts.' Without trying to make HER look stupid, I calmly explained, 'Cape COD is in Massachusetts. Cape TOWN is in Africa ...' Her response . . . click. 3. A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about a Florida package we did. 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!' 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 on the map.' (OMG, again!) 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.' (Aghhhh) 6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She wanted to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 am and got to Chicago at 8:33 am. I explained th at 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. 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. 8. A Senator's aide 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?' 9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who was calling from the airport and 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.' 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!' 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 Expre ss!' 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 know s 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 the Government is in the shape that it's in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 After G W Bush nothing surprises me. Although #6 made me laugh out loud Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Nice to see you around Ken. Hope you had a nice and relaxing weekend with the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Thanks buddy but the daughter has the flu so it was a bit of a hectic weekend. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnkaz Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I can believe that from USA citizens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlsbadrolex Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I can believe that from USA citizens! WE AMERICANS get the BBC and are able to watch your parliament, and to be perfectly frank... they often make the US Senate bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 I can believe that from USA citizens! John!! It's been ages, thought you left the board How you been?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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