Here's a quick piece of advice for travelers, based on two unpleasant recent hotel experiences.
Before settling in and getting too comfortable, look around to determine whether your room contains one of these:
If it does, before you do anything else, UNPLUG IT IMMEDIATELY!
Twice now, I have been awakened at ungodly hours by these things, which are prone to set themselves off at whatever time the last inane idiot set them for. These clocks are not user-friendly, and trying to un-set them does not always work. (I did that with one, only to discover at 05:00 a.m. that it also had an "ALARM 2" feature!)
It's a hell of a thing when you think you're going to have a night of peace and quiet only to be rudely awakened by something which is supposed to be a "convenience for our guests."
Anyway, twice is enough. I've learned the hard way.
Never again!
posted by Eric on 02.19.06 at 10:21 AM
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Ooh, the preset hotel alarm clock. A real menace, especially if you're coming from a different time zone.
On the bright side, I imagine you look pleasingly haggard with bags under your eyes.
The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler
Don?t bang your head!
Ooh, the preset hotel alarm clock. A real menace, especially if you're coming from a different time zone.
On the bright side, I imagine you look pleasingly haggard with bags under your eyes.