Not sure whether to put this in Jokes or Current Events.


Perhaps this will explain it all

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 Afr! ica,"
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. 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."

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."

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), 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 Cal ifornia, 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!"

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 Government is in the shape that it's in!

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WOW!!!