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22_broke_and_in_debt
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They walk among us, and they represent us...

This is more frightening than a horror movie... 

 

They Walk among Us!!! 


       

So you want to be a travel  agent in DC???
Enjoy...If you think a  travel agent's job is boring, just look at these  examples
         
A DC airport ticket agent  offers some examples  of 'why' our country is in trouble !
       
1.  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. (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 the passport information, and  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 stupid, I calmly  explaine
d, ''Cape  Cod is in  Massachusetts , Capetown is in  Africa  ..''  Her response - click.

 

3. 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'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 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 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 gates to save time.''  (Aghhhh)



6. An Illinois  Congresswoman 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  at208:33 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 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's very  rude!''
 After putting her 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 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 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 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 ha
ve 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 she meant 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 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!''



12. A  New Mexico Congress woman 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 lady. After some  searching, I 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! 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! Could  anyone be this DUMB?
  
YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND  THEY CONTINUE TO BREED

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Anonymous
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Re: They walk among us, and they represent us...

OMG that is too funny!! and a little sad.
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MidnightVoice
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Re: They walk among us, and they represent us...

I sent it to my travel agent a couple of years ago (when I booked a flight to Rhino to see the Rhino Bills) and she said that unfortunately it understates the ignorance of many of her customers  Smiley Very Happy 
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Anonymous
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Re: They walk among us, and they represent us...

Haha!
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Anonymous
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Re: They walk among us, and they represent us...


@22_broke_and_in_debt wrote:

Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly  explained, ''Cape  Cod is in  Massachusetts , Capetown is in  Africa  ..''  Her response - click.


LOL some of this sounds pretty familiar to me...

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Scamp
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Re: They walk among us, and they represent us...

Reminds me of a former coworker of mine here in AZ who, when informed I was going to New Zealand on vacation a few years ago, asked "But isn't it going to be cold up there?"

 

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Anonymous
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Re: They walk among us, and they represent us...

Thank you for the laughs...

 

I was recently in Copenhagen on vacation.  When I told some co-workers where I was going (I work for the State Dept), they said, "Have fun in Sweden." Now I know why my friends in Denmark think that the average American is stupid.

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Anonymous
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Re: They walk among us, and they represent us...

That was great! thanks!
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Imhotrodcrazy
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Re: They walk among us, and they represent us...

What a great way to start the day, with a few laughs, thanks......Smiley Very Happy
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Anonymous
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Re: They walk among us, and they represent us...

OMG that is so funny!
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