> > AND THEY RUN OUR COUNTRY?
> >
> >
> > I have been a Travel Agent for thirty Years. This is why we're in trouble!
> 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.
> >
> >
> > 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,
> 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 like the
> stupid one, I calmly explained, "Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is
> in Africa." Her response ...(click).
> >
> >
> > 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 is 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!"
> >
> >
> > 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."
> >
> >
> > An aide for a Bush 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 the gates to save time."
> >
> >
> > An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was
> possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20 a.m. and got into Chicago
> at 8:33 a.m. I tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois,
> but she could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told her
> the plane went very fast, and she bought that!
> >
> >
> > 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 is very rude?" After putting her on hold for a minute while I
> 'looked into it' (I was actually laughing) I came back and explained the
> city code for Fresno, CA is (FAT), and that the airline was just putting a
> destination tag on her luggage.
> >
> >
> > 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?"
> >
> >
> > 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 darn planes
> have numbers on them."
> >
> >
> > A lady Senator called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola, FL. 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!"
> >
> >
> > 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!"
> >
> >
> > A New Mexico Congresswoman called to make reservations, "I want to go
> from Chicago to Rhino, New York." The agent was at a loss for words.
> Finally, the agent said, "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes,
> what flights do you have?" replied the lady. After some searching, the
> agent 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!" The agent
> scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You don't
> mean Buffalo, do you?" "That's it! I knew it was a big animal," she
said.
> >
> >
> >
> > Now you know why Government is in the shape that it's in.
>
> >
> >
> > I have been a Travel Agent for thirty Years. This is why we're in trouble!
> 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.
> >
> >
> > 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,
> 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 like the
> stupid one, I calmly explained, "Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is
> in Africa." Her response ...(click).
> >
> >
> > 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 is 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!"
> >
> >
> > 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."
> >
> >
> > An aide for a Bush 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 the gates to save time."
> >
> >
> > An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was
> possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20 a.m. and got into Chicago
> at 8:33 a.m. I tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois,
> but she could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told her
> the plane went very fast, and she bought that!
> >
> >
> > 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 is very rude?" After putting her on hold for a minute while I
> 'looked into it' (I was actually laughing) I came back and explained the
> city code for Fresno, CA is (FAT), and that the airline was just putting a
> destination tag on her luggage.
> >
> >
> > 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?"
> >
> >
> > 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 darn planes
> have numbers on them."
> >
> >
> > A lady Senator called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola, FL. 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!"
> >
> >
> > 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!"
> >
> >
> > A New Mexico Congresswoman called to make reservations, "I want to go
> from Chicago to Rhino, New York." The agent was at a loss for words.
> Finally, the agent said, "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes,
> what flights do you have?" replied the lady. After some searching, the
> agent 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!" The agent
> scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You don't
> mean Buffalo, do you?" "That's it! I knew it was a big animal," she
said.
> >
> >
> >
> > Now you know why Government is in the shape that it's in.
>
