Tales of Washington DC Airport ticket agent
A DC 'airport ticket agent' offers some examples of why the US is in so
much trouble! I love this as the ticket agent actually names real names!
1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) 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 Kansas Congressman's (Moore) staffer (Howard
Bauleke), who wanted to go to CapeTown. I started to explain the length
of the flight and the passport information, and then he interrupted me with,
''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Cape Town is in Massachusetts.
” Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in
Massachusetts, Cape Town is in South Africa .''
His response -- click..
3. A senior Vermont Congressman (Bernie Sanders) 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 (Landra Reid) 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 (Janet Napolitano) once called and asked if
he could rent a car in Dallas. I pulled up the reservation and 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 (Jan Schakowsky) called last week. She
needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at
8:30 a.m, 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.
7. A NewYork lawmaker, (Jerrold Nadler) 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?'
He 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 him on hold for a minute, while I looked into it. (I was
dying 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 his luggage..
8. A Senator John Kerry aide (Lindsay Ross) 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, Bobby Bright
from Ala. 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. Senator Dianne Feinstein 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 and fly on a
commuter plane.
She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!''
11. Mary Landrieu, La Senator, called and had a question about the
documents she needed in order to fly to China.
After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded her that she
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, her stay required a visa.
When I told her this she said, ''Look, I've been to China four times
and every time they have accepted my American Express!''
12. A New Jersey Congressman (John Adler) called to make reservations,
'I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, NewYork.''
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 man.
After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, sir, I've looked
up every airport code in the country and can't find a rhino anywhere."
''The man retorted, ''Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is.
Check your map!''
So I scoured a map of the state of NewYork 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 it's in!
Could ANYONE be this DUMB?
YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED.
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