> >>WHY AMERICANS SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL
> >>
> >>The following are actual stories provided by travel agents:
> >>
> >>"I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn't get
messed
> >>up by being near the window."
> >>
> >>"A client called in inquiring about a 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 got a call from a woman who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to
> >>explain the length of the flight and the passport information when 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, "Capecod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in
Africa."
> >>Her response ... click."
> >>
> >>A man 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 man who asked, "Is it possible to see England from
> >>Canada?" I said, "No." He said "But they look so close on the map."
> >>
> >>"Another man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I
> >>pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had a 1-hour lay-over in
Dallas.
> >>When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas
was
> >>a big airport, and I need a car to drive between the gates to save
time."
> >>
> >>A nice lady just called. She needed to know how it was possible that
her
> >>flight from Detroit left at 8:20am and got into Chicago at 8:33am. I
tried
> >>to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of llinois, but she could
not
> >>understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her the plane wen
t
> >>very fast, and she bought that!
> >>
> >>A woman called and asked, "Do airlines put your physical description on
> >>your bag so they know who's luggage belongs to who?" 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, is there any
> >>connection?" 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 is FAT, and that the airline was just putting a destination tag
on
> >>her luggage.
> >>
> >>I just got off the phone with a man who asked, "How do I know which
plane
> >>to get on?" I asked him what exactly he meant, which he replied,"I was
told
> >>my flight number is 823, but none of these darn planes have numbers on
> >>them.
> >>
> >>"A woman called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-cola on one of those
> >>computer planes." I asked if she meant to fly to Pensacola on a
commuter
> >>plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever."
> >>
> >>A business man 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 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 woman called to make reservations, "I want to go from Chicago to
> >>Hippopotamus, New York" The agent was at a loss for words. Finally, the
> >>agent: "Are you sure that's the name of the town?" "Yes, what flights
do
> >>you have?" replied the customer. 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 Hippopotamus anywhere." The customer retorted, "O h
don't
> >>be silly. Everyone 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!"
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