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> > > 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.