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 $500. 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 $500 for four

hours. Then the clerk tells me that $500 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 center 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." ''That's correct. I charged you $450

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.