Why we are where we are...

A Washington, DC, airport ticket agent offers some examples of why our country is in trouble! No explanations Necessary.

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!)
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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. 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.
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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!' (OMG)
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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 on the map.' (OMG, again!)
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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.' (Aghhhh)
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6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was
possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 am and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m. 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 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.'