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.