The Hotel Bill

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Next time you think your hotel bill is too high, you might want to consider this:

 

> My wife and I are traveling by car from Victoria to Prince George. Being

> Seniors, after almost eleven hours on the road, we were too tired to

> continue, and decided to take a room. But, we only planned to sleep for

> four hours and then get back on the road. When we checked out four hours

> later, the desk clerk handed us a bill for $350.00.

>

> I explode and demanded to know why the charge is so high. I told the

> clerk although it's a nice hotel; the rooms certainly aren't worth

> $350.00 for four hours. Then the clerk tells me that $350.00 is the

> 'standard rate'. I insisted on speaking to the Manager.

>

> The Manager appears, listens to me, and then explains that the hotel has

> an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center that were available

> for us to use. 'But we didn't use them," I said. ''Well, they are

> here, and you could have," explained the Manager.

>

> He went on to explain that we could also have taken in one of the shows

> for which the hotel is famous. "We have the best entertainers from New

> York , Hollywood , and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager says.

>

> "But we didn't go to any of those shows," I said. "Well, we have them,

> and you could have," the Manager replied.

>

> No matter what amenity the Manager mentioned, I replied, "But we

> didn't use it!"

>

> The Manager is unmoved, and eventually I gave up and agreed to pay.

> I wrote a check and gave it to the Manager.

> The Manager is surprised when he looks at the cheque. "But sir, this

> cheque is only made out for $50.00." ''That's correct. I charged you

> $300.00 for sleeping with my wife," I replied.

>

> "But I didn't!" exclaims the Manager.

>

> I said, "Well, too bad, she was here, and you could have."