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First off, yes the masquerade went well 
We had fun, raised 170 dollars and all while dancing, drinking and making merry
Then I come to work Saturday..
Ahaha.. Not merry. :P Well, not completely. We had a class reunion at a nearby plantation ( Farm?) and that alone filled up half the hotels. The other half were the families of the people.. and just generally people that didn't want to stay home. Whatever the personal case, all hotels in town and up to 30 minutes out of the way, were full.
Also our wireless net was down (At&T) it was out ALL over town. My work net (not the same setup, the network plugs into Dish) was up and running fine. Thank gods.
However.. wireless being down was only the start of the suck.
Had a man who was clearly not happy about his cab ride come in and ask "Do you make money of those douchebags?"
Me: "the cabs? Nope. We call whichever you want, they keep the money."
"so it's not you."
"No sir. Not me. I only get paid for the room."
His wife, very drunk, pipes up, "You don't have to be such a bitch."
Hmm. Okay. I wave them off and go back to my paperwork. Oh look, numbers! In mom's office, and I hear "HEY! You're fuckin net's down!"
Sigh.
"Yes sir, the wireless is out in the area. I'm sorry."
"You advertised free high speed net and I can't use it! I get a discount for this bullshit right?"
"No sir. Because it's nothing my hotel did wrong."
(*Insert string of whine bitch and moan here*) then, "I want money off."
"No. Sir. No money will be taken off. It'd be the same as if I took money off for a storm and mother nature knocking out power. If it's JUST my building, you'd get a discount. It's not. It's ALL over town. Which means it's very well, out of my control."
yeah he left the desk. More pissed off, but there's literally nothing I can do. Nada. Move on!
As we were full, you know the phone calls were all the same: "Do you have rooms?" After being told no, 'What the hell is going on?"
Ya know, my LAST week here, is gonna be full of "Dunno, why the hell you coming here?" Just for fun.
Oh and a call that wasn't suck, but purely fun:
Me: *spiel*
Man: "I need to talk to my wife!"
Me: "Sure, which room?"
Man: "This isn't my house?"
Ahahaha. I laughed.
Tonight, I've only had one instance. Man came in about.. 4:40.. asking if we had rooms. I said yes, and asked if he'd need it for tonight (Til 11) or if he was needing it for today (Monday).
I explained the difference and this follows:
Man: "I have to pay to stay for only 4 hours?!"
Me: "Sir, I'm not really sure where you got four hours. You have til 11 to check out. That's over four hours from now."
Man: *throws ID* This is bullshit, all this for five hours. You're ripping me off! And driving away business.
Me: *had enough but still speaking with a nice tone* Well I'm sorry you feel that way sir, but as you're local..
Man: *Grabs ID and storms out*
Yep, that's what I thought dude. See ya!
Oh and my lone spanish worker reminded me of something I told him earlier. There was a lady who came in Saturday night, who asked who let all the (N) word in.
Me: "Ma'am, I'm sorry, you won't be staying here tonight. Not only because I'm full, but I'm not serving you at all."
Lady: "Why the hell not?"
Me: "I don't deal with racist folks and my hotel welcomes ANYONE that's pleasant and not causing problems, regardless of gender, race or sexual preference. Please leave."
Seriously. WHY would I let you stay?! You not only used a word I detest (I've walked away from DINNER cause my brother let it slip.), but you just insulted two of my favorite guests, and they're a fricken preacher and his wife! Don't let the door hit you!
And finally, something that if nothing else, Wenchie & Mytical and Hero will love:
That LOVELY cop I wrote about ages back that called me racist and says my hotel only takes in hookers and whores.. yeah, he stayed here Saturday night. Ahahahaha. I had to resist asking him "If you hate us so much, why the hell are you here?!"
I was smart. Checked them in and simply called my sister site to let her in on the laugh.
We had fun, raised 170 dollars and all while dancing, drinking and making merry Then I come to work Saturday..
Ahaha.. Not merry. :P Well, not completely. We had a class reunion at a nearby plantation ( Farm?) and that alone filled up half the hotels. The other half were the families of the people.. and just generally people that didn't want to stay home. Whatever the personal case, all hotels in town and up to 30 minutes out of the way, were full.
Also our wireless net was down (At&T) it was out ALL over town. My work net (not the same setup, the network plugs into Dish) was up and running fine. Thank gods.
However.. wireless being down was only the start of the suck.
Had a man who was clearly not happy about his cab ride come in and ask "Do you make money of those douchebags?"
Me: "the cabs? Nope. We call whichever you want, they keep the money."
"so it's not you."
"No sir. Not me. I only get paid for the room."
His wife, very drunk, pipes up, "You don't have to be such a bitch."
Hmm. Okay. I wave them off and go back to my paperwork. Oh look, numbers! In mom's office, and I hear "HEY! You're fuckin net's down!"
Sigh.
"Yes sir, the wireless is out in the area. I'm sorry."
"You advertised free high speed net and I can't use it! I get a discount for this bullshit right?"
"No sir. Because it's nothing my hotel did wrong."
(*Insert string of whine bitch and moan here*) then, "I want money off."
"No. Sir. No money will be taken off. It'd be the same as if I took money off for a storm and mother nature knocking out power. If it's JUST my building, you'd get a discount. It's not. It's ALL over town. Which means it's very well, out of my control."
yeah he left the desk. More pissed off, but there's literally nothing I can do. Nada. Move on!
As we were full, you know the phone calls were all the same: "Do you have rooms?" After being told no, 'What the hell is going on?"
Ya know, my LAST week here, is gonna be full of "Dunno, why the hell you coming here?" Just for fun.
Oh and a call that wasn't suck, but purely fun:
Me: *spiel*
Man: "I need to talk to my wife!"
Me: "Sure, which room?"
Man: "This isn't my house?"
Ahahaha. I laughed.
Tonight, I've only had one instance. Man came in about.. 4:40.. asking if we had rooms. I said yes, and asked if he'd need it for tonight (Til 11) or if he was needing it for today (Monday).
I explained the difference and this follows:
Man: "I have to pay to stay for only 4 hours?!"
Me: "Sir, I'm not really sure where you got four hours. You have til 11 to check out. That's over four hours from now."
Man: *throws ID* This is bullshit, all this for five hours. You're ripping me off! And driving away business.
Me: *had enough but still speaking with a nice tone* Well I'm sorry you feel that way sir, but as you're local..
Man: *Grabs ID and storms out*
Yep, that's what I thought dude. See ya!
Oh and my lone spanish worker reminded me of something I told him earlier. There was a lady who came in Saturday night, who asked who let all the (N) word in.
Me: "Ma'am, I'm sorry, you won't be staying here tonight. Not only because I'm full, but I'm not serving you at all."
Lady: "Why the hell not?"
Me: "I don't deal with racist folks and my hotel welcomes ANYONE that's pleasant and not causing problems, regardless of gender, race or sexual preference. Please leave."
Seriously. WHY would I let you stay?! You not only used a word I detest (I've walked away from DINNER cause my brother let it slip.), but you just insulted two of my favorite guests, and they're a fricken preacher and his wife! Don't let the door hit you!
And finally, something that if nothing else, Wenchie & Mytical and Hero will love:
That LOVELY cop I wrote about ages back that called me racist and says my hotel only takes in hookers and whores.. yeah, he stayed here Saturday night. Ahahahaha. I had to resist asking him "If you hate us so much, why the hell are you here?!"
I was smart. Checked them in and simply called my sister site to let her in on the laugh.
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