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 ask for an aisle seat so that her
>> hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.
>>
>> 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,
>> 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.
>>
>> 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. 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."
>>
>> 5. 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 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.
>>
>> 6. 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), and the airline was just putting a destination tag
>> on
>> her luggage.
>>
>> 7. 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?"
>>
>> 8. 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."
>>
>> 9. 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!"
>>
>> 10. 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!"
>>
>> 11. 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 Government is in the shape that it's in!
>>