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Clock radios in motel rooms?

This has been a most interesting thread to read through.
I took up residence at an extended motel here in Albuquerque several years ago as my lease on one apartment had expired and the new apartment would not be ready for another month.
No clock radio, but did still have a CRT television. Yes, 5 years after the digital transition.
Seemed to have an in-house cable line up. The local big 4, however no PBS, no CW, no Telemundo, no Univision.
But did have CNN, ESPN, Cartoon Network, Travel Channel...and that was about it.
Although was actually a very nice place and price was right. They just never seemed to upgrade the TV offerings (or sets) since the 1990's.
 
I have a Sony clock radio, there are 2 issues - 1: I listen to KCMO AM (red eye radio), sometimes there's too much noise on 710 so I use 103.7 which is difficult to tune in on the analog "dial" 2: The battery backup won't operate the alarm if the AC power is off and it's time for the alarm to go off.

I use a Sony Boombox to listen to 103.7 and I use an AA battery powered alarm clock.


Kirk Bayne
 
kfbkfb said:
I have a Sony clock radio, there are 2 issues - 1: I listen to KCMO AM (red eye radio), sometimes there's too much noise on 710 so I use 103.7 which is difficult to tune in on the analog "dial" 2: The battery backup won't operate the alarm if the AC power is off and it's time for the alarm to go off.

I use a Sony Boombox to listen to 103.7 and I use an AA battery powered alarm clock.


Kirk Bayne
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I have battery backup but it turns out that only keeps the time close to correct.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I don't tip anyone. Everything is too expensive as it is.
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So you didn't like the fact that your ceiling fan was on, the hotel you were staying at didn't answer the phone and so you went to the fleabag hotel across the street which was later condemned by the health department, got the attendant from there to cross the street, come into your room and turn off the fan and you didn't even give the guy something for his trouble and time and willingness to help you out when you weren't even staying at his hotel?
 
Mikey Radio said:
So you didn't like the fact that your ceiling fan was on, the hotel you were staying at didn't answer the phone and so you went to the fleabag hotel across the street which was later condemned by the health department, got the attendant from there to cross the street, come into your room and turn off the fan and you didn't even give the guy something for his trouble and time and willingness to help you out when you weren't even staying at his hotel?
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It has to be a parody account.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I don't tip anyone. Everything is too expensive as it is.
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vchimpanzee said:
When has anyone ever done this?
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Actually if a someone in a low-paying service job goes out of their way to help you with something like this, especially when they leave the hotel they actually work at to come to the property you're staying at just to fix a problem for you, for most people a gratuity to show some appreciation would be pretty standard. In case you missed it, standard gratuity in better-quality "sit down and be served" restaurants is now around 20%. You should include that in the planned price of your meal. If you can't afford to leave the proper gratuity for the service staff who waited on you, then you shouldn't eat there. Mickey D's and BK are down the street.
 
vchimpanzee said:
When has anyone ever done this?
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Most of us: always. When a person you know is making minimum wage does a service, it should be rewarded. Basic humanity.

And restaurant workers in some states make less than minimum wage as their potential for tips is included in the income estimate. Not tipping should be considered offensive at best.
 
DavidEduardo said:
Most of us: always. When a person you know is making minimum wage does a service, it should be rewarded. Basic humanity.

And restaurant workers in some states make less than minimum wage as their potential for tips is included in the income estimate. Not tipping should be considered offensive at best.
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Amen.

The pandemic really changed my outlook on tipping. I've always done it, but I stuck to the rules of thumb---in a restaurant, 15% for solid service, 20% for above and beyond.

And then these people started risking their lives and their health to make and/or deliver my food. The percentages went up. If someone's delivering food to my house in bad weather (a common occurrence here in California this winter), the tip is even more.

Tipping for a to-go meal that I'm picking up and taking elsewhere? Not before, but absolutely now.

An extra five bucks is something I won't miss. But it might buy that person who's bringing me the food I want the two cans of soup they have to make last for a week.
 
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vchimpanzee said:
I have battery backup but it turns out that only keeps the time close to correct.
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Huh? Oh, well... I've never heard of a person with battery backup. Where are the batteries inserted?
 
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