Guest guest Posted August 29, 2004 Report Share Posted August 29, 2004 Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:38 AM [Fwd: True tales of a travel agent] > > > True Tales of a Travel Agent > > > > > > > > > They run our country! > > > > > > I have been a Travel Agent for thirty Years. This is why we're in > trouble! > > > > > > 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. > > > ********************* > > > 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 like the > > > stupid one, I calmly explained, " Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown > is > > > in 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 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. " > > > ******************************* > > > An aide for a Bush 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 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 a.m. and got into > > Chicago > > > at 8:33 a.m. I tried to explain that Michigan 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 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 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 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? " > > > *********************** > > > 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 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! " > > > *********************** > > > 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 said, " 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! > > > Every one 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 said. > > > *********************** > > > Now you know why Government is in the shape that it's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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