Butterpuc Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I hate it when some jerk thinks its funny to set the hotel alarm clock to some odd hour before they check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) lmao, that's kinda funny actually. But you're right, i'd be super pissed too. Edited April 9, 2014 by alecmc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Systemstooge Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I stay at the same hotel every week Monday through Friday and almost always the same room. This is a quiet suburbian motel with some highway traffic but mostly a working customer, such as electricians and roofers in town for a contract. Every Monday when I check in, I notice the clock is not how or where I left it the previous Friday. Usually it is something very noticable such as unplugged or on the floor but frequently, the alarm will be set to something weird like 5:05pm and the alarm will be going off. Of course this also happens with the coffee maker. I have found it under the bed twice in the past few months. I am pretty sure it is the maid service being weird. SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterpuc Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Good grief system stooge , that is crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I stay at the same hotel every week Monday through Friday and almost always the same room. This is a quiet suburbian motel with some highway traffic but mostly a working customer, such as electricians and roofers in town for a contract. Every Monday when I check in, I notice the clock is not how or where I left it the previous Friday. Usually it is something very noticable such as unplugged or on the floor but frequently, the alarm will be set to something weird like 5:05pm and the alarm will be going off. Of course this also happens with the coffee maker. I have found it under the bed twice in the past few months. I am pretty sure it is the maid service being weird. SS lol.. I think you have a twin - that does the same thing as you, but on the weekends.. and is wondering the exact same thing the coffee maker is weird though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobert1 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Match hotel in Chicago allows outside callers to dial direct to rooms. So these asses love to call at 3 am and say you must come up to the desk. I didn't fall for it, but by then I was totally pissed and wide awake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Still having alarm clocks in rooms is a little weird to me. I use my phone. And yes I have yanked a couple out set for 3 or 4 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I was one of those who lived in hotels Mon-Fri for several years but they were always different. Within a month I'd developed a checklist and even walked out on several over the years for being sub-par. I also learned to never accept sub-standard food at restaurants. When you add up the bills at the end of the year you start to think about the value you're getting for your dollar. One other tip is to stop at a Walmart and buy a $5 pillow at the beginning of your stay. You know it's clean and it adds some consistency to your weeks on the road if you get the same one every time. It was definitely worth the extra $1.25 per night and no guilt leaving it behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I'd just take a pillow with me, unless flying. Used to do that when a Mfrs Rep back in the 60s and 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Always take yer own pillow. Also fun to dump a handfull of spent brass in the elevator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterpuc Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Also fun to dump a handfull of spent brass in the elevator I may have to try that. Maybe lay down a trail of brass leading to someone else's room. Especially a competitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Extremely funny: spent brass in the elevator Extremely weird: coffee maker stowed under the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviesterno Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Weirder. Brass in the coffee maker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Warrior Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I thought about taking my own pillow.....then thought of bed bugs. Maybe I'm overreacting lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Since we are violating hate forum guidelines, I remember a story from a Central American IPSC match hotel that had a sign at check in telling people not to use the hotel towels for gun cleaning. I wonder what the non-IPSC guests thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 This Hate rant has turned into a discussion, which is beyond the bounds of the rules for the Hate Forum. Thus, it must be closed. Please review the Hate Forum Rules: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8097 [note: this is a generic response] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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