Imagine for a moment that you enter a room and right before your
eyes is a woman and a man, and they are both completely naked. What would you say?
Here are some possibilities to consider."Hello, it is so nice to see
you." Another possibility is," love your outfit, is it an
original?" Or how about "didn't know it was your birthday." You
could say “I have an outfit just like that." How and your shoes match your
outfit perfectly. And lastly, you could say "hope to see you again."
Seriously, what would YOU say? This happened to me more than once
in my long hotel career. The most likely place for this to happen is when the
hotel has a pool and sauna. Somehow, when some people check into a hotel they
leave all inhibitions at the door. What changes happen, I don't know, but
something indeed does happen. I suppose there is some deep psychological reason
for such behavior, and maybe there have even been studies done. I do know that
it is a regular happening at many hotels. I promise to not get too graphic, but
I will share a couple of incidents with you.
It was late at night, and I was new on the job. As a matter of
fact, it was one of my first hotel jobs at a very nice hotel in Salem, Oregon.I
was doing the night audit, pre-computer days. The night audit at a large hotel
took most of the night to do. I really loved this place. We had a full lounge
with live music, a wonderful restaurant, pool, weight room, sauna, etc.
The front desk phone rang, and the guest on the other end asked if
there was room service at that hour. I told him the restaurant and lounge were
closed for the night, and how could I help him. He just wanted coffee for two
brought to his room. He then told me he would make it worth my time if I could
find a way bring up the coffee. Well, I am not opposed to making a few extra
bucks, so I told him I could arrange it. I used the pot that we had in the back
for the employees, and got out our best cups and saucers. Might as well get the
best tip possible, right?
Coffee in hand, I took the elevator up to the third floor and
knocked on the door. After a moment I heard a man's voice say,” be right there”.
The door opened, and standing in front of me was a totally nude guy. He seemed
not the least bothered by the fact that the flag was flying at full mast.
"Put the coffee over there by the bed, " he said. I took the coffee
cups over to the bed averting my eyes as much as possible.
There, the second surprise
of the night awaited me. Yes, you guessed it. Sprawled on top of the bed was a
totally naked woman. Shaking, I placed the two cups of coffee on the night
stand and looked for the quickest exit out of the room. The nude man walked up
to me, laughed and handed me a ten dollar bill."Have a good night, and
happy sex" he said as I left. Now, I ask you, what was that all about?
This was a first, but by no means the last time that this would happen over the
next thirty years.
I have often wondered what kind of kick these folks got out of
this. Were they exhibitionists, did they just want to see the look on my face?
What, I ask you, would you have said? I said the only thing possible."Have
a good night." Somehow, I knew that they would.
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