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Subject: Why Our Country Is In Trouble=== it's the government stupid!
>>>>
>>>
>>> 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 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!" (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 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 save time!." (Aghhhh)
>>>
>>> 6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how
>>> it
>>> was possible that her 8:30 am flight from Detroit 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 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 his he said, "Look, I've
>>> been to
>>> China
>>> four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!"
>>>
>>> 12. A New Mexico Congress woman 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.
>>>