Morning already?

[indigo_rose99]

My day started a bit after 2am, when my jet lag decided it was time to wake up. *sigh* On one hand, I hate jet lag, but on the other it does lead to me getting up on time.

For my stair exploration this morning (aka workout), I wrote a list of things to be sure and try to find. The gym, my classroom, the breakfast area... And walked out of the room to discover I had left it behind. I put the card back in the slot (card makes the lights work? It is a weird hotel thing.), and got my list. Walked out and... forgot the hotel card. Yep, I locked myself out of my hotel room on the first morning. Joy.

At breakfast this morning I got to watch the reaction of the door guy after he asked, "Smoking or non smoking" and she said "Either is fine." His brain was obviously not processing this answer. Does Not Compute. Does Not Compute. Poor thing. Her answer was not on his list of possible responses. He had no idea what to do with her, and she didn't realize that she had said anything unusual.

After breakfast this morning I had another pleasant interaction with the hotel staff. I called Guest Services.
Me: I turned on the bathroom lights, there was this loud grinding sound, and they turned off. They no longer work.
Guest Services: How may I help you?
Me: You can send maintenence or facilities to fix the bathroom lights. They do not work.
Guest Services: I will garblegarblegarble.
Me: What?
Guest Services: I will garblegarblegarble.
Me: I'm sorry? You will...
Guest Services: I will garblegarblegarble.
Me: (giving up) All right.
(pause)
New voice: How may I help you?
Me: The bathroom lights made a loud grinding noise, then stopped working. They no longer work. The bathroom lights are not working.
New voice: Your room lights do not work.
Me: Bathroom lights.
New voice: I will send garblegarble.
Me: (optimistically) Ok. (hoping that they would come after I am gone).
(hang up)
(10 minutes later. My doorbell rings.)
Strange uniformed guy: Politegarblegarble?
Me: (Giving up on language; step back from door, turn on bathroom light switch. Turn off bathroom light switch. Nothing happens.)
Strange uniformed guy: Oh!

THIS is what a picture is really worth...

Comments

[raaga123.livejournal.com]

...Forty-six words and a well-chosen gesture. ;-)

[raaga123.livejournal.com]

Sorry, sixty-six. I miscounted!

Still in the dark??

[steelgoh.livejournal.com]

Have you had any luck with the repair? These things are much better in English. A couple of mnths ago, DBC and I were in a hotel in Florida, visiting my grandmother. We turned-on the AC...it rattled, clunked, stopped, and smoke started coming out of it. The briefest description of the probelm over the phone to the front desk promted an immediate "OH!", an assignment to a new room, and the appearance of several repairmen.