The Shoutbox
But staying in nice hotels is probably why I’ll stay poor my whole life. Totally worth it
Originally Posted by doubledenim
Originally Posted by John McClane
Sounds like ya'll staying in the wrong hotels.
I’ve got my credit card bill on line one for you.
In my defense, I will admit that I’m a hotel snob and stay in hotels above my social class. I rarely travel, but when I do I like to take a vacation from my life. Plus, I like the amenities and find the experience creates better memories. And I have crippling social anxiety, so I spend a lot more time in the room and lobby than most people do on vacation so it helps that the staff is typically nicer.

Remember, I used to work in a hotel so all the magic is gone. And I have a better handle on the tricks/social engineering that works in higher scale hotels.
Originally Posted by doubledenim
Originally Posted by John McClane
Sounds like ya'll staying in the wrong hotels.
I’ve got my credit card bill on line one for you.
In my defense, I will admit that I’m a hotel snob and stay in hotels above my social class. I rarely travel, but when I do I like to take a vacation from my life. Plus, I like the amenities and find the experience creates better memories. And I have crippling social anxiety, so I spend a lot more time in the room and lobby than most people do on vacation and the staff is typically nicer.
Originally Posted by Torgo
I stay at the Hotel Kino. They're pretty common.
Originally Posted by John McClane
Sounds like ya'll staying in the wrong hotels.
I’ve got my credit card bill on line one for you.
Sounds like ya'll staying in the wrong hotels.
Originally Posted by Austruck
Originally Posted by John McClane
Who uses an electric kettle for coffee? My coffee is cold brewing in the fridge right now: 12 hours and no less.
Ah, I have a simple cold-brew apparatus (a Mason jar, a filter, and a lovely jar lid that's got a spout and handle), but that's for iced coffee only. For hot coffee, I love the lazy ease of my coffee maker.

I do have a collapsible electric kettle that I have taken to conferences where I wasn't sure they'd have coffee ready in the morning (since post-pandemic many hotels have taken coffee makers out of the rooms). Not ideal, but passable in a pinch.
I learned that the hard way last summer in Memphis.

“You mean to tell me, I have to stumble around, get dressed, go to the lobby amidst all the creatures, stand in line….”

Not on my list of things I want to do on vacation.
R.I.P. Tommy Davis (LA Dodgers)
I could never get around the taste of kino (that's a joke too, so that ur not alone with all the crickets).
Originally Posted by Allaby
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX
Originally Posted by Allaby
Hmmmm…..Kino or Criterion? Tough choice.
Kino. Criterion is too common.
I got 3 Criterions and 2 Kinos.
I was joking. Never goes well for me, that.
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX
Originally Posted by Allaby
Hmmmm…..Kino or Criterion? Tough choice.
Kino. Criterion is too common.
I got 3 Criterions and 2 Kinos.