> Suspicions confirmed!
>
> A Washington, D.C. airport ticket agent offers some examples of 'why' our country is in trouble:
>
> 1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat on the plane so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.
>
> 2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman's (Moore) staffer (Howard Bauleke), who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, and then he interrupted me with, ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in
> Massachusetts.''
>
> Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa. ''
> His response -- click.
>
> 3. A senior Vermont Congressman (Bernie Sanders) 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 (Landra Reid) 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 (Janet Napolitano) once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. I pulled up the reservation and 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.'' (Aghhhh!)
>
> 6. An Illinois Congresswoman (Jan Schakowsky) called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 a.m., and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m.
>
> 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, (Jerrold Nadler) 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?'
>
> He 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 him on hold for a minute, while I looked into it (I was dying 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 his luggage.
>
> 8. A Senator John Kerry aide (Lindsay Ross) 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, Bobby Bright from Ala 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. Senator Dianne Feinstein 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. Mary Landrieu La. Senator called and had a question about the documents she needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded her that she 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, her stay required a visa. When I told her this she said, ''Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!''
>
> 12. A New Jersey Congressman (John Adler) 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 man.
>
> After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, sir, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a rhino anywhere."
>
> 'The man 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 the Government is in the shape that it's in! These people work in Congress every day..
>
> A Washington, D.C. airport ticket agent offers some examples of 'why' our country is in trouble:
>
> 1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat on the plane so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.
>
> 2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman's (Moore) staffer (Howard Bauleke), who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, and then he interrupted me with, ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in
> Massachusetts.''
>
> Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa. ''
> His response -- click.
>
> 3. A senior Vermont Congressman (Bernie Sanders) 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 (Landra Reid) 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 (Janet Napolitano) once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. I pulled up the reservation and 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.'' (Aghhhh!)
>
> 6. An Illinois Congresswoman (Jan Schakowsky) called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 a.m., and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m.
>
> 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, (Jerrold Nadler) 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?'
>
> He 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 him on hold for a minute, while I looked into it (I was dying 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 his luggage.
>
> 8. A Senator John Kerry aide (Lindsay Ross) 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, Bobby Bright from Ala 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. Senator Dianne Feinstein 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. Mary Landrieu La. Senator called and had a question about the documents she needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded her that she 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, her stay required a visa. When I told her this she said, ''Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!''
>
> 12. A New Jersey Congressman (John Adler) 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 man.
>
> After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, sir, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a rhino anywhere."
>
> 'The man 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 the Government is in the shape that it's in! These people work in Congress every day..