I messed up recently, but ran into some nice people, and everything turned out for the best. I've done some complaining on this forum, so now I'm reporting something positive.
My new woman friend and I recently took off on our three day road trip to our new winter home in Bonita Springs.
We stopped at a hotel after our first long day of driving. I had concerns about someone stealing all of our stuff out of the back of my pickup truck with one of those rubberized canvas covers over the bed.
One of the online recommendations was to park in a well lit area near the front door, so we did that. Another recommendation was to remove everything from the inside of the vehicle, so thieves are not tempted to break the windows.
I got a hotel cart, and hauled all of the stuff we had in the inside up to our room. We made it through the evening with no vandalism. I reloaded the truck with our gear in the morning, and we hit the road.
When we got to the second hotel, I came to the horrible conclusion that I left my backpack with both of our laptops in the previous hotel room.
I had put the bag on a big stuffed chair, and then threw all the extra bed pillows on top of it. I didn't move those pillows when we left the room. Ugh. What a dumbass move. I felt sick. I also had my checkbook, and encrypted financial files on the computers.
We called the evening hotel clerk, and he said nothing was turned in. Oh my god, what a terrible feeling. I dreamed about changing all of the passwords on all of my critical accounts, and which ones to start with.
I also planned on cancelling all of the checks.
The next day I called the early morning clerk. He said my room was never cleaned from the previous night, and that he would go up and look for it.
He didn't call back, so I called a half hour later. The new morning guy said the night clerk went home, but that my backpack was in the office. He took my Visa information and Florida address, and said he would have it shipped to my home. It showed up about 4 days ago. What a relief.
I just sent both guys money orders as a gift/reward for their kindness.
Sometimes people are very honorable and kind. I'm just thrilled that I ran into some decent people after messing up big time.
Take care, JP
My new woman friend and I recently took off on our three day road trip to our new winter home in Bonita Springs.
We stopped at a hotel after our first long day of driving. I had concerns about someone stealing all of our stuff out of the back of my pickup truck with one of those rubberized canvas covers over the bed.
One of the online recommendations was to park in a well lit area near the front door, so we did that. Another recommendation was to remove everything from the inside of the vehicle, so thieves are not tempted to break the windows.
I got a hotel cart, and hauled all of the stuff we had in the inside up to our room. We made it through the evening with no vandalism. I reloaded the truck with our gear in the morning, and we hit the road.
When we got to the second hotel, I came to the horrible conclusion that I left my backpack with both of our laptops in the previous hotel room.
I had put the bag on a big stuffed chair, and then threw all the extra bed pillows on top of it. I didn't move those pillows when we left the room. Ugh. What a dumbass move. I felt sick. I also had my checkbook, and encrypted financial files on the computers.
We called the evening hotel clerk, and he said nothing was turned in. Oh my god, what a terrible feeling. I dreamed about changing all of the passwords on all of my critical accounts, and which ones to start with.
I also planned on cancelling all of the checks.
The next day I called the early morning clerk. He said my room was never cleaned from the previous night, and that he would go up and look for it.
He didn't call back, so I called a half hour later. The new morning guy said the night clerk went home, but that my backpack was in the office. He took my Visa information and Florida address, and said he would have it shipped to my home. It showed up about 4 days ago. What a relief.
I just sent both guys money orders as a gift/reward for their kindness.
Sometimes people are very honorable and kind. I'm just thrilled that I ran into some decent people after messing up big time.
Take care, JP
