Saturday, August 27, 2005
Settling in...
I arrived at the hotel in the middle of the afternoon. The place seemed nice enough, has a three star rating and includes two restaurants and a bar /wanna be disco. I checked in, without my bags still and went up to my room. It was a mess, basically clean but no attention to any detail. If you can picture the budget type motel, $29.95 special that runs up and down our interstate system, if you down grade that one level then you have a good idea of what the room was like. I was so ready for a shower. Remember, I had been traveling for three days in the same clothes and the only thing I had with me was my computer bag and the little complementary toiletry kit you get when flying overseas. At least it included a toothbrush. I showered, washed out my shorts and socks and hung them to dry, and slipped back into my shirt and pants and went back down to the desk. I told them I wanted a better room and they said it would be a day or two…
We went into work the next day and I called the airlines about my bag. They told me it would be a few days before they could get it to me. After we came back to the hotel that evening, our driver took me to the Main Street shopping area and took me around to get everything I needed, clothes, toiletries, cigarettes, etc to get through the next couple of days. This guy is awesome, he knew right where to go for the best prices. Needless to say, I was quite pleased to get back to the room, clean up and get into some clean clothes. The next morning, just as we were arriving at the job site, the driver got a call from the hotel saying that my bags arrived. I was really happy then...
...about nine days after my arrival, after much pestering by me that included a discussion with the manager about integrity and truthfulness, I was moved into a suite. Definitely larger, a little cleaner, a big bed, a fridge and it was about the best I could expect. OK, home for the next few months.
We went into work the next day and I called the airlines about my bag. They told me it would be a few days before they could get it to me. After we came back to the hotel that evening, our driver took me to the Main Street shopping area and took me around to get everything I needed, clothes, toiletries, cigarettes, etc to get through the next couple of days. This guy is awesome, he knew right where to go for the best prices. Needless to say, I was quite pleased to get back to the room, clean up and get into some clean clothes. The next morning, just as we were arriving at the job site, the driver got a call from the hotel saying that my bags arrived. I was really happy then...
...about nine days after my arrival, after much pestering by me that included a discussion with the manager about integrity and truthfulness, I was moved into a suite. Definitely larger, a little cleaner, a big bed, a fridge and it was about the best I could expect. OK, home for the next few months.
