I had pre-paid for an Ely motel room when my wife and I were vacationing in Nevada. The clerk at the front desk was all nice, and we went to our room to rest up. About 30 minutes later the clerk called me on the room phone and asked when I was going to pay for the room. I explained to him that it was pre-paid. He blew a gasket and said there’s no such thing (this was a national chain). I politely told him that yes, I’d already paid for the room and he threatened to call the cops and have me thrown out.
I went down to the front desk to confront the guy and was met by his wife, who apologized to me. She said everything’s fine. Her husband has dementia and she’d asked him to watch the desk while she took care of something else. He was sitting in a chair looking very confused. I was tempted to see if she’d reverse my charges and let us stay gratis for the trouble, but she was so apologetic I thought “forget it”.
We were only staying one night, so that was the end of it.
My wife just told me that your story reminds her of our national “innkeeper” right now having dementia.
Ely has the old casino joint downtown...maybe another older one
A couple of rag tag oil worker courts
And I think 2-3 of note
Man if no rooms in Ely....u are car sleeping
# He was sitting in a chair looking very confused. I was tempted to see if she’d reverse my charges and let us stay gratis for the trouble, but she was so apologetic I thought “forget it”.
Excellent. The difference between decent folk who realize that the world is seldom perfect, and folk who are professional complainers.