[Loch-Ruadh] We are in BIG trouble

[CL Nurmi]

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Subject: We are in BIG trouble 
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:44:47 -0600 

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.(On an airplane!)

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 them 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!" (OMG)

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 reser- 
vation, 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 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.

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 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 
Express!"Express!"

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 the Government is in the shape that it's in!