[Loch-Ruadh] We are in BIG trouble

[Julie Self]

Really scary!

Gwen
Loch Ruadh Rocks!

Beam me sideways, Scottie. These people don't know which way is up!





>From: CL Nurmi <cnurmi at sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,  Inc." 
><loch-ruadh at lists.ansteorra.org>
>To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Loch-Ruadh] We are in BIG trouble
>Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 11:00:03 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>
>   To:
>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!
>
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