OK, I read the whole thread (I know, depressing, isn't it?) looking for someone like me, who wants to know, who has to ask, Who needs the answer, to where the OP saw the acrobatic monkey.
Nobody? Sigh. Am I the only one who appreciates fine art?
I also read the other side of the link, and have to wonder how much is fake. I don't mean it wasn't written by a provider, I mean it wasn't written by someone who travels and lives in hotels as is claimed. One example? The towel drama shows a real ignorance of hotel living that no pro traveler would EVER have any issues with.
I'm not saying she didn't have some good points, she did. She was also totally off base with a few points, but all that has already been beaten to death. I don't think anyone has mentioned the towels (or the acrobatic monkey) so in the interest of making sure nothing is left...
Towels!
Point a
Instead of
"running down the hall and stealing some towels from the maid's cart", (and fucking with her job) ASK her for them, and TIP her. You will never have a towel problem in that hotel again.
Imagine what the maid would write if she were to blog about how she thinks of the hotel guests. The provider on the other side of the OP's link never has, and that tells me something about her, especially after the rant she went on, and considering she claims to work for tips. She is no better than the men she's ranting about. At least the men tip sometimes. Maybe it was the conflict her profession puts her through that made her so obtuse, or maybe it's her default personality to be self important. I don't know.
point b
If you are one of those people who try not to make eye contact with the maids, then you will have to push the envelope and go outside of your comfort zone to get towels. That's right. Dial housekeeping and ask them to send up more towels. It could work, and I promise you they won't ever ever ask why. They will ask how many, and might ask what size, and every single time, they will ask, "will there be anything else Miss..."? or something like it. They will NEVER as why.
I have personally done this hundreds of times, and have never had a problem, even asking for a dozen or more towels at a time. (that's true)
Don't know housekeeping's extension? Try zero.
point c
Maids, and housekeeping in general, are VERY happy to give you more towels, and probably don't care if they ever see them again. The way they look at it, if you are going through 8 - 10 towels a day, and you are not a heavy metal band? (or even if you are) Those towels are cleaning up a mess that they would be cleaning up, if you hadn't asked for more towels. (also true)
OK, we can mark towels off the list. Who wants to do acrobatic monkeys? I can't as I'm too close to be objective.
As my buddy Scott always said...
"We may be beating a dead horse. For my part, the fun of flogging is not
dependent on the animation of the victim."
Actually, he never said that, but he could have, and that's close, right?
On your way out...
Quote:
ImOnYourList wrote;
"This is [a] job and my husband knows about it. I don't lie like you do to your wives."
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Sorry, but you loose the high moral ground (and the honesty merit badge) for saying this to the very same people your post claims you constantly lie to.
When the Prince 
f Darkness says lighten up? It's DARK.
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