[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Then the realization hits. You’ve forgotten your toothbrush at home! You’re going to have to call the snooty concierge. You’re going to have to smile and tip and say thank you. You’ll have to deal with people.

Get dressed, grab your wallet and your card key, take a walk and work off that glass of wine, find a convenience store or a pharmacy and buy a toothbrush.

Walk back to hotel, doff the clothes and get back to drinking. Total loss of time? 30 minutes? Minimum human interaction. Easy peasy.

[Vigilanteman]

Not quite as easy as it sounds. This exact thing happened to me years ago when I was staying at a cramped but well located business hotel on the south side of Central Park. I'd seen a drug store a block and a half away and wasn't going to pay the hotel $4 for a damn toothbrush.

While waiting for the traffic light to change, I felt a firm grip on my shoulder and turned around to see a 'lady of the evening.'

"Wanna have some fun?" she asked. First words out of my mouth were "Sorry, honey, you'd have to pay me more than you could possibly afford." Her grip on my arm went limp immediately and the look on her face was priceless. Just then, the light turned green.