We are in trouble!!!

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A Washington, DC, airport ticket agent offers some examples of why ourcountry is in trouble!1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that herhair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!)2. 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 thepassport information, then she interrupted me with, "I'm not trying tomake you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts."Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly explained, "Cape Cod isin Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa."Herresponse - click.3. A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about a Florida package wedid. I asked what was wrong with thevacation in Orlando. He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I triedto explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of thestate.He replied, "Don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a verythin state!" (OMG)4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, "Is it possible to seeEngland from Canada?" I said, "No." She said,"But they look so close on the map." (OMG, again!)5. An aide for a cabinet member once called and asked if he could rent acar in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had only a1-hour layover in Dallas.When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas wasa big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to savetime." (Aghhhh)6. An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know how itwas possible that her flight from Detroit leftat 8:30 am got to Chicago at 8:33 am. I explained that Michigan was anhour ahead of Illinois, but she couldn't understand the concept of timezones. Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that.7. A New York lawmaker called and asked, "Do airlines put your physicaldescription on your bag so they know whoseluggage 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 luggagethat said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!" After putting her on hold for a minute while I looked into it (I waslaughing). I came back and explained the city code for Fresno, CA is(FAT - Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just puttin g adestination tag on her luggage.8. A Senator's aide called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii.After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would itbe cheaper to fly to California, and then take the train to Hawaii?"9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who asked, "How doI know which plane to get on?" I asked him what exactly he meant, to whichhe replied, "I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planeshave numbers on them."10. A lady Senator 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 shemeant fly to Pensacola, Fl. on a commuter plane.She said, "Yeah, whatever, smarty!"11. A senior Senator called and had a question about the documents heneeded in order to fly to China. After a lengthydiscussion about passports, I reminded him that he needed a visa. "Oh, noI don't. I've been to China many times andnever had to have one of those." I double checked, and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I toldhim this he said, "Look, I've been to China fourtimes and every time they have accepted my American Express !"12. A New Mexico Congress woman called to make reservations, "I want to gofrom Chicago to Rhino, New York ."I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, "Are you sure that's the nameof the town?""Yes, what flights do you have?" replied the lady.After some searching, I came back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked upevery airport code in the country and can'tfind a Rhino anywhere."The lady retorted, "Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Checkyour map!"So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, "Youdon'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!