Puppy Tales Of Travel
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HEARD IT AT THE WATER BOWL |
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While on a sail/snorkel day tour around the islands surrounding St. Thomas, a woman was heard to ask the captain if the islands we were seeing “went all the way to the bottom of the ocean”??
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On a thread on a travel bulletin board a poor girl was berated for asking if there was parasailing off the back of the cruise ship while at sea. Someone responded that there certainly is and that the parasailers were used as targets for the trap shooters! Someone else responded the ship rents out jet skis by the half hour and that she would be allowed to jet ski alongside the ship while at sea!
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HUH?
- Does the ship make its own electricity? (Imagine the extension cord!)
- Is my ocean view cabin above the water line?
- What time is the midnight buffet?
- Where does the crew sleep?
- Does this elevator go to the front of the ship?
- Does an outside cabin mean that I will be sleeping on the deck?
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STRANGE STORIES FROM TRAVEL AGENTS
I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn’t get messed up by being near the window.
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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 a train to Hawaii?”
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A woman called who wanted to go to Cape Town. 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 Cape Town is in Massachusetts.” Without trying to make her look like the stupid one, I calmly explained, “Cape Cod is in Massachusetts; Cape town is in Africa.” Her response … click.
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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.”
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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.”
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A man called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed he had only a one-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 I need a car to drive between the gates to save time.”
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A woman wanted to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20 a.m. and got into Chicago at 8:33 a.m. I tried to explain that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois, but she could not understand the concept of time zones. Finally I told her the plane went very fast and she bought that!
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A woman called and asked, “Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose 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.
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A man 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 plans have numbers on them.”
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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.”
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A businessman 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.”
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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 said, “Are you sure that’s the name of the town?” The customer replied, “Yes. What flights do you have?” 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, “Oh, 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?” She replied, “That’s it! I knew it was a big animal!”
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