Dec 09 2008
Let it snow….somewhere else!
There must be something about a good snowfall that makes people want to complain about everything and anything. I went to bed at around 2 pm yesterday afternoon, and when I awoke at 10 pm to get ready for work, there were about 4 -5 inches of fresh snow on my car, and underneath it all, a half-inch thick layer of ice. Yuck. I managed to make it though, only eight minutes past my scheduled time to punch in. I’ve been at work at the hotel all night, with no complaints or calls coming in at all, and then BAM! 5:00 a.m. hits, and my phone won’t stop ringing! The fun begins…
One gentleman called down complaining that the heater in his room is so obnoxiously loud, he was going to go bang his head against the wall a few dozen times. (He gave me no reason for his actions, but honestly, I’m pretty sure I don’t care to know!) He told me that he didn’t call me about it during the night because there was really nothing to be done, due to the fact that all the heater units in each room are identical, and therefore, all MUST make the same noise).
I had been told about this particular guest by one of the other front desk gals the day before. They told me that he reminded them of Jeff Goldbloom. In a way, this guy does act like him - they both have the same type of scatterbrained genious aura about them. He ended up coming down to the front desk, and proceded to speak to me as if I had no idea what I was talking about, and that he knew all. I kept my mouth shut though, and let him rant and rave about how his REM sleep had been disrupted at least fifteen times throughout the night, and how MOST people would be able to sleep right through it, but not him. He didn’t really want me to do anything but listen, so that is what I did.
I had another lady call me about noises coming from the room above her, so I told her I would check it out. I happened to know the gentleman staying in the room above her, as he is a regular here and a really nice guy. He also happens to be an early bird who is up by at least 4:30 in the morning, every morning. I called him and asked what he was up to, and he denied the noise making. So, I decided to investigate. I went upstairs and listened for about five minutes or so, heard absolutely nothing. Hmm…
It is now 6:41 in the morning, and my replacement just called me to tell me that she will be late, which I expected, since she lives out of town and the roads are not good. Luckily, the girl who worked before me ended up spending the night at the hotel, and she said that I could call her if I had to go before the a.m. crew got here. I think it is time to go out and scrape off all that white crap that is on my vehicle…
To all you people in warm places right now….must be rough! 
