For those of you who might not know – \u2018turn down\u2019 service in a hotel chains pretty much consist of some one coming into your room and flipping your sheets down and most the time placing some inedible chocolate or mint on your pillow.<\/p>\n
To me, it\u2019s one of the most dumbest things in the world. To actually have someone do that is beyond me. However, some patrons really like it or there wouldn\u2019t be such a service.<\/p>\n
One of my consulting gigs required me to spend several months in Foster City, CA. I stayed at a really nice Crowne Plaza that was next to the bay which happens to have a turn-down service. I usually spend 95% of my off time in my hotel room and on this trip I brought my guitar.<\/p>\n
Even through I suck playing I like the electric guitar. I couldn\u2019t carry an amp in my luggage so I brought a Pandora\u2019s box. A Pandora \u2018s box in it\u2019s simplest form is a pocket amplifier that you can plug your guitar and headphones in so you can practice without disturbing everyone else. It has A LOT more functions but I just used the personal amp settings.<\/p>\n
I woke up one morning and was really sick. I called the office and told them I\u2019d be staying at the hotel today and if they needed me just ring me. I slept most of the day away and woke up late that evening. I a lot felt better and took a shower.<\/p>\n
When I travel I get a room with two single beds instead of one big bed. I put arrange my cloths and guitar on one bed and I sleep in the other. \u00a0When I got out of the shower I went to dried off and went to put my clothes on.<\/p>\n
Well, since I think I have ADD, I seen my guitar and grabbed it. I sat down in the chair next to the bed , put in my earphones, and started playing the guitar\u2026. Naked.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure if this is considered deviant behavior or not but since I was in MY hotel room, I\u2019ll assume it\u2019s not.\u00a0 Heck, I think people sleeping in the buff is deviant behavior.<\/p>\n
Like all starting guitar players I had developed the bad habit of looking at my hands while playing. When I finished my song and I looked up to see that the young lady who does the turn down server was standing in my room by the door.<\/p>\n
At that exact moment I realized two very important things:<\/p>\n
I pulled of my head phones and the lady asked me \u201cTurn down service?\u201d.\u00a0 Really, do you have to ask? You walk into a patron\u2019s hotel room where they are sitting down naked and you have to ask that question?<\/p>\n
I just replied, \u201cNo thank you.\u201d And she left.<\/p>\n
In hind sight, I should have just kept playing my guitar and see how long it took her to leave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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