I really love the beach in the fall because their aren’t so many people down there and you can get tickets to just about any show you want to see too.  It’s sometimes harder to get those tickets in the summer.  Maybe I’ll just stay in one of the  Myrtle Beach Hotels that are there.  I’ll figure it all out as the time gets a little closer.  I am so looking forward to my freedom moon!!!!

Grandma could really use a JK Adams cutting board and a JK Adams pot rack.  She keeps the kitchen well stocked so that everything is there for who ever goes down there for a weekend or whatever.  There are enough pots and pans to be able to cook for an army so I really think she would love the pot rack.  Her old cutting board has seen better days and so I know she would appreciate a new one.

I always like to leave the place better than I found it which is really hard to do so I’m really glad I thought of this for them.  She wouldn’t want a JK Adams wine rack or I would get her one of those too.

I love going down to my grandparents beach house because I can just lay around and do nothing if I want or find something to do too.  Personally, I just like being at the house.  No need to go anywhere but to the grocery store, which is only a quarter of a mile from their house.  Well here’s hoping each and everyone of you have a great, relaxing Labor Day weekend!!!

Did you know that even if you move, say to California, you can still find Direct TV in California or just about any other state you might move to.  All you have to do is notify them that you are moving and they’ll set you up where ever it is you’re moving to.  Easy enough, don’t you think?  In fact, a friend of mine moved to Florida and had their Direct TV installed just a couple days after they moved in.

A DC airport ticket agent offers some examples:

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 Cape Town. While I started to explain the length of the flight and  the   passport information, 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 stupid, I calmly explained, “Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Cape Town 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 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!’ (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 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 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 have 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!” Duh!

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? And some people want them to handle our health care????????