Woody
07-19-2010, 05:48 PM
> This makes me think about the Milwaukee official that did not
> support Arizona because it was not a border state! It is hard to think
so many people do not know this stuff!!
> Washington DC
> These give us food for thought
> A DC airport ticket agent offers 12 examples of 'why' our country is in
trouble!
1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an
aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane?)
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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.
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> 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)
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> 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!)
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************************************************** ******** 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)
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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.
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************************************************** ******** 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..
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> 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 ?''
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************************************************** ******** 9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman, Bobby Bright (D) 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.''
>
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> Senator Dianne Feinstein (D) 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!''
>
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> 11. Mary Landrieu (D) 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!''
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************************************************** ********* 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.''
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> YES , THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO
> BREED .
> support Arizona because it was not a border state! It is hard to think
so many people do not know this stuff!!
> Washington DC
> These give us food for thought
> A DC airport ticket agent offers 12 examples of 'why' our country is in
trouble!
1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an
aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane?)
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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)
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> 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..
> ************************************************** ********************
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> 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 (D) 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 (D) 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!''
>
> ************************************************** ********************
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> 11. Mary Landrieu (D) 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.''
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> YES , THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO
> BREED .