rulle7
Jedi Knight
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Got this in my e-mail today.
IF there's any truth to it, it's a bit scary, but I have my doubts...
>The following are actual stories provided by a retiring Washington, D.C. travel
agent of 30+ years:
>
> ==========
>I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat on the plane so that
her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.
> ==========
>I got a call from a Candidate's Staffer, who wanted to go to Cape Town. 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 Cape
Town is in Massachusetts."
>
>Without trying to make her look like the stupid one, I calmly explained, "Cape
Cod is in Massachusetts, Cape Town is in South Africa."
>
>Her response...(click).
>
>
>==========
>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 is 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!!!"
>==========
>I got a call from a Lawmakers Wife who asked, "Is it possible to see England
from Canada?" I said, "No."
>
>
>She said, "But they look so close on the map."
>
>==========
>An Aide for a Bush cabinet member once called and asked if they could rent a
car 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 the
gates to save time."
>
>==========
>An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was
possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20 am, and got into Chicago at
8:33 am.
>
>I tried to explain that Mic higan was an hour ahead of Illinois, but she could
not understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told her the plane went
very fast, and she bought that!
>
> ==========
>A New York lawmaker called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical
description on your bag so they know who's belongs to who?"
>
> 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 is very rude!"
>
>After putting her on hold for a minute while I "looked into it" (I was actually
laughing) I came back and explained the city code for Fresno, CA is (FAT), and
that the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.
>==========
>A Senator's Aide called, inquiring 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?"
>==========
>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
darn planes have numbers on them."
>
> ==========
>A Lady Senator called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola, FL. 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!!"
>==========
>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 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!"
> ==========
>A New Mexico Congresswoman called to make reservations, "I want to go from
Chicago to Rhino, New York"
>
>The agent was at a loss for words. Finally, the agent asked, "Are you sure
that's the name of the town?"
>
>
>"Yes. What flights do you have?" replied the lady.
>
>After some searching, the agent 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!"
>
>The agent scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You
don't! mean Buffalo, do you?"
>
>
> "That's it! I knew it was a big animal", she admitted!!!
IF there's any truth to it, it's a bit scary, but I have my doubts...
>The following are actual stories provided by a retiring Washington, D.C. travel
agent of 30+ years:
>
> ==========
>I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat on the plane so that
her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.
> ==========
>I got a call from a Candidate's Staffer, who wanted to go to Cape Town. 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 Cape
Town is in Massachusetts."
>
>Without trying to make her look like the stupid one, I calmly explained, "Cape
Cod is in Massachusetts, Cape Town is in South Africa."
>
>Her response...(click).
>
>
>==========
>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 is 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!!!"
>==========
>I got a call from a Lawmakers Wife who asked, "Is it possible to see England
from Canada?" I said, "No."
>
>
>She said, "But they look so close on the map."
>
>==========
>An Aide for a Bush cabinet member once called and asked if they could rent a
car 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 the
gates to save time."
>
>==========
>An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how it was
possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20 am, and got into Chicago at
8:33 am.
>
>I tried to explain that Mic higan was an hour ahead of Illinois, but she could
not understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told her the plane went
very fast, and she bought that!
>
> ==========
>A New York lawmaker called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical
description on your bag so they know who's belongs to who?"
>
> 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 is very rude!"
>
>After putting her on hold for a minute while I "looked into it" (I was actually
laughing) I came back and explained the city code for Fresno, CA is (FAT), and
that the airline was just putting a destination tag on her luggage.
>==========
>A Senator's Aide called, inquiring 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?"
>==========
>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
darn planes have numbers on them."
>
> ==========
>A Lady Senator called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola, FL. 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!!"
>==========
>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 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!"
> ==========
>A New Mexico Congresswoman called to make reservations, "I want to go from
Chicago to Rhino, New York"
>
>The agent was at a loss for words. Finally, the agent asked, "Are you sure
that's the name of the town?"
>
>
>"Yes. What flights do you have?" replied the lady.
>
>After some searching, the agent 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!"
>
>The agent scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "You
don't! mean Buffalo, do you?"
>
>
> "That's it! I knew it was a big animal", she admitted!!!