Are there Thanksgiving songs?

[Wenchie]

A swing and a miss Khiras. Rudolph is a Christmas song:

Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say....

Nice try, thanks for playing. But you do get the consolation prize for two of three correct guesses! The other answer we're looking for is "Let It Snow."

Now I'm confused... where did Khiras say that Rudolph ISN'T a Christmas song?

[Nyoibo]

Is it wrong to want to be there when all this stuff happens?

[KhirasHY]

That whole "no alcohol after 2" thing, it's amazing people don't key into the obvious solution to said problem:

- Buy alcohol yourself and take to room.
- Consume at any time you wish.

I wonder if that's too complicated or something.

Sadly, that's illegal here too...we sell liquor, so if we see someone bringing in outside alcohol, we have to stop them or we can lose our license. That said, the smart ones make sure we can't see what they have...but most of idiots try walking through the lobby with cases of beer, which is a no-go.

Also...about the songs, I never said Rudolph wasn't a Christmas song As for the others...well, let's be honest folks. When you hear Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman, or any of the others, do you tie them more to winter, or to Christmas? Especially with marketing people whoring out the holiday 3 months in advance this year, I can't be blamed for mentally connecting them regardless of lyrics :P

Is it wrong to want to be there when all this stuff happens?

If you want to be the person talking to me at the time, then yes. If you're going to spectate, that's not as bad, I guess...but you don't get any alcohol either

[nomorecarts]

Sadly, that's illegal here too...we sell liquor, so if we see someone bringing in outside alcohol, we have to stop them or we can lose our license. That said, the smart ones make sure we can't see what they have...but most of idiots try walking through the lobby with cases of beer, which is a no-go.

seriously, they're in a hotel, they have bags, still not hard to get it in with no one knowing, and not giving the authorities anywhere near enough to punish the hotel

not that i would consider breaking the law, but some are just easy to break

[Nyoibo]

If you want to be the person talking to me at the time, then yes. If you're going to spectate, that's not as bad, I guess...but you don't get any alcohol either

Just as spectator and maker of smartass comments.

[KhirasHY]

Nomorecarts, you would think so, but apparently it's harder than we know.

Case #1: On Friday, idiot tries to check in with a full cart of "luggage" from his car. This consists of 1 very small clothes bag, and 6 cases of Corona. You've failed, sir!

Case #2: Later on, another idiot goes walking through the lobby with 2 24-packs of beer in hand...right past 2 cops. Do not pass go, you are not worthy of this beer.

Case #3: Idiot walks...wait, scratch that. Idiot fails at walking and resorts to stumbling, falling, and occasionally crawling through the bar with two half-empty bottles of tequila in hand. Right past the same 2 cops. He's just dumb enough to need a trip top detox. We're battle a .000 so far, folks.

Case #4: Idiot has a bunch of luggage that quite clearly has alcohol inside, but it's not visible. Idiot asks the front desk, with me and the 2 cops in earshot, "My bags are all filled with beer, the cops can't look inside them and stop me, can they?"

The cops, of course, answered "Now we can."

People trying to drink here are the biggest examples of epic fail you'll ever meet.

[nomorecarts]

wow, fail to the max. put enough clothes to line the outer edges of the bag, and fill a couple bags with hard liquor, not complicated. someone who's not retarded could probably cut and bag drugs in a hotel room, and these idiots are getting busted for beer? fail, just fail

[fireheart]

This should make me popular...

CW: Khiras?
Me: Yes?
CW: We have a...situation...
Me: Define "situation."
CW: There's a noise complaint...they say the people in the next room are loudly...er...moaning...
Me: Heh...been a while since I've done one of these...

We go up to the room, and as is standard procedure (no, we're not just creepy), we listen outside the room. If there's no noise, we move on. Well, there's no noise, so we leave a business card at the complaining room, and we start to leave. Then...

Guest: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Khiras and CW:

We give them the customary 2 minute rule. The 2 minute rule is that, in this particular incidence of noise, interrupting is not really going to work out too well for us. Therefore, since I figure they were well on their way when we got the call, they have the 2 minute warning to get into the endzone. We stand back far enough that we're not just listening to...er...the proceedings, and we'll sweep by when their time's up.

Sure enough, right before the 2 minutes is up, the noise dies...and the shower turns on, and we all feel dirty. That said, I'm silly, so I must have the last word:

Me: Khiras to base.
Base: Go ahead.
Me: They finished.

Gotta laugh at the Ohhhh yeahhh bit. I thought the rule was "You can only have a let's-scream-the-house-down-or-in-this-case-hotel-nookie once every three months"

[thehippie777]

Can't seem to make anyone happy about the Holidays. Cuz tons of people get angry with the whole "Christmas" thing, gotta include everything ya know! And the people who wish none of them existed... wow

[Bramblerose]

Thanksgiving song-

Come, Ye Thankful People Come. I never liked it.

[draftermatt]

I think "Over the River and through the woods" was originally a Thanksgiving song, that's now considered a Christmas song...

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

Interesting that you can't bring in your own booze...per se.

I used to live in a place which had 2am bar closures but as far as I know it wasn't illegal to keep drinking in a hotel room. Most hotels had attached establishments (bars or restaurant/bars or nightclubs) that served alcohol.

Personally, I always put my (well sealed) bottles in my suitcase and no one's the wiser. I've never got in any trouble for bringing alcohol into a hotel before.

However, I am talking maybe three bottles max. I'm also not dumb enough to go walking through the lobby with a six pack or whatever clearly visible, nor am I stupid enough to bring an EXTRA bag packed with booze.

[Can I Help Your A$$?]

I say, can't we just have ONE big holiday that's not over-processed and sold at stores? Like, it seems like with all the complaints I get about there not being enough Thanksgiving merchandise, we're gonna end up with a whole aisle full of Thanksgiving Bagged Candy, Huge Inflatable Puritans and turkeys that play "Over the River and Through the Woods" when you pull on their waddles.
Leave it alone, man!

[fireheart]

Drunk

SC: Fuck you!
Me: Alrighty then, what's that all about now?
SC: RAWRG!!! *runs out of the hotel*
Me: Bye!
Two stunned guests:
Me: Hello!

I couldn't even get angry...the moment was just too perfect.

I had an entirely different scenario in my head:

SC: Fuck you!
Me: Sorry sir, the hotel staff are not for fucking there's a brothel 200m ahead...
SC: RAWRG! *runs out of hotel*
Me: Bye.
Two stunned guests:
Me: Hello!

[KhirasHY]

Interesting that you can't bring in your own booze...per se.

I used to live in a place which had 2am bar closures but as far as I know it wasn't illegal to keep drinking in a hotel room. Most hotels had attached establishments (bars or restaurant/bars or nightclubs) that served alcohol.

Personally, I always put my (well sealed) bottles in my suitcase and no one's the wiser. I've never got in any trouble for bringing alcohol into a hotel before.

However, I am talking maybe three bottles max. I'm also not dumb enough to go walking through the lobby with a six pack or whatever clearly visible, nor am I stupid enough to bring an EXTRA bag packed with booze.

It's one of those things where, if it's out of sight, it's probably out of mind. I'm sure a lot of people will stash a bottle of wine or something and take it upstairs, no big deal, but if they flaunt it then we have to stop it. It's not so much that people are drinking in the rooms, persay, as it is the way Colorado law applies to that drinking.

Basically, the law is tough on any place that sells liquor due to liability: since we serve alcohol, we have to take all steps within reason to ensure that we control the intoxication level of anyone who comes on property. So if we let John Smith go to his room with a bottle of Scotch, then let him drink at the bar, and he gets alcohol poisoning from the scotch later, we're liable if we knew he took the Scotch to his room. At best, we just get sued for his medical expenses, at worst the hotel can have its liquor license revoked, and we have to close both bars, and pretty much most of our group business will book elsewhere for big late-night events with wine or something served.

So basically, if any place serves alcohol, they have to allow only THEIR alcohol to come into the building. Fun, huh?