Hotel SplendidoEnzyme writes, "what about awful hotels, B&Bs, or friends' houses where you've had no choice but to stay the night?"
What, the place in Oxford that had the mattresses encased in plastic (crinkly noises all night), the place in Blackpool where the night manager would drum to the music on his ipod on the corridor walls as he did his rounds, or the place in Lancaster where the two single beds(!) collapsed through metal fatigue?
Add your crappy hotel experiences to our list.
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chthonic, Thu 17 Jan 2008, 16:05)
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Should Be Fun.
Because of my job I've spent most of my adult life living in hotel rooms. Monday to Thursday, with the occasional weekends thrown in, I'd be living out of a suitcase. I've probably spent more nights on hotels than I have at home. So forgive me if I post quite a few tales of woe up here.
I've been in every star you can imagine (including minus stars) and have experienced everything from the sublime (rarely) to the ridiculous.I've been turfed out of my bed at 6am "because the guy who sleeps here during the day is early" and had to rewire my room at 11pm, while pissed, because the lights didn't work.
I've also spent one night, by accident, in an asylum-seekers hotel. Didn't think I'd survive that one and left by a window as soon as dawn broke.
And, in one B&B I rang the bell and said to the bloke who opened the door:
"Hi - I see you've a room vacant. Do you mind if I look round?"
"Not at all - you look round to me you fat cunt" said bloke.
That was a lie. Just thought I'd slip in an appropriate joke...
Cheers
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Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 0:47,
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Geeks unite!I too have been known to repair things when staying someplace else, because the owners of the place either lacked the knowledge or the desire to do so.
I used to do this when visiting my sister and brother-in-law. I was the midnight Brownie who fixed their stuff without a word- and usually without much in the way of tools other than my own fingers.
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 18 Jan 2008, 2:33,
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I ReallyShould take a picture of my router at the minute. It packed in totally so, rather than send it away for repair, I've stripped it down, cleaned it and it looks like an overheating problem. So it's now just circuit board with a kids hand-held fan strapped to it (whirling LEDS and everything). It looks rather cute. And it works.
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Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Fri 18 Jan 2008, 3:05,
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I wantsthat picture!
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