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From my Oldest Daughter
The Hotel Bill
>
> Next time you think your hotel bill is too high, you might want
> to consider
>
> this:
>
> My wife and I are traveling by car from Victoria to Prince
> George . Being Seniors, after almost eleven hours on the road, we were
> too tired to continue, and decided to take a room. But, we only planned
> to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road. When we checked
> out four hours later, the desk clerk handed us a bill for $350.00.
>
> I explode and demanded to know why the charge is so high. I told
> the clerk although it's a nice hotel; the rooms certainly aren't worth
> $350.00 for four hours. Then the clerk tells me that $350.00 is the
> 'standard rate'. I insisted on speaking to the Manager.
>
> The Manager appears, listens to me, and then explains that the
> hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference centre that were
> available for us to use .'But we didn't use them," I said. ''Well, they
> are here, and you could have," explained the Manager.
>
> He went on to explain that we could also have taken in one of
> the shows for which the hotel is famous. "we have the best entertainers
> from New York , Hollywood , and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager
> says.
>
> "But we didn't go to any of those shows," I said. "Well, we have
> them, and you could have," the Manager replied.
>
> No matter what amenity the Manager mentioned, I replied, "But we
> didn't use it!"
>
> The Manager is unmoved, and eventually I gave up and agreed to
> pay.
>
> I wrote a check and gave it to the Manager.
>
> The Manager is surprised when he looks at the check. "But sir,
> this check is only made out for $50.00." ''That's correct. I charged
> you
> $300.00 for sleeping with my wife," I replied.
>
> "But I didn't!" exclaims the Manager.
>
> I said, "Well, too bad, she was here, and you could have."
>
>
>
> Don't mess with Senior Citizens
The Hotel Bill
>
> Next time you think your hotel bill is too high, you might want
> to consider
>
> this:
>
> My wife and I are traveling by car from Victoria to Prince
> George . Being Seniors, after almost eleven hours on the road, we were
> too tired to continue, and decided to take a room. But, we only planned
> to sleep for four hours and then get back on the road. When we checked
> out four hours later, the desk clerk handed us a bill for $350.00.
>
> I explode and demanded to know why the charge is so high. I told
> the clerk although it's a nice hotel; the rooms certainly aren't worth
> $350.00 for four hours. Then the clerk tells me that $350.00 is the
> 'standard rate'. I insisted on speaking to the Manager.
>
> The Manager appears, listens to me, and then explains that the
> hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference centre that were
> available for us to use .'But we didn't use them," I said. ''Well, they
> are here, and you could have," explained the Manager.
>
> He went on to explain that we could also have taken in one of
> the shows for which the hotel is famous. "we have the best entertainers
> from New York , Hollywood , and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager
> says.
>
> "But we didn't go to any of those shows," I said. "Well, we have
> them, and you could have," the Manager replied.
>
> No matter what amenity the Manager mentioned, I replied, "But we
> didn't use it!"
>
> The Manager is unmoved, and eventually I gave up and agreed to
> pay.
>
> I wrote a check and gave it to the Manager.
>
> The Manager is surprised when he looks at the check. "But sir,
> this check is only made out for $50.00." ''That's correct. I charged
> you
> $300.00 for sleeping with my wife," I replied.
>
> "But I didn't!" exclaims the Manager.
>
> I said, "Well, too bad, she was here, and you could have."
>
>
>
> Don't mess with Senior Citizens
