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Unexpected Christmas Cash
Dec. 16th, 2005 07:19 pmSo I was working away today minding my own business and generally just getting on with things when my phone rings.
It was my friend who runs the hotel across the street from me (my building and the hotel are owned by the same family) who I was very glad to hear from as I needed him to come over with a ladder and change a light bulb.
It turned out we both had favours to ask of each other although his favour works out quite nicely for the both of us. The receptionist who had been booked to work this evening had let him down and he was already engaged to attend a very posh xmas dinner.
So! Here I am this evening with a largely empty hotel in my custody and nothing to do but write my blogs and get on with my FF stories *sigh* poor me!
So far all I've had to do is tell a polish bag lady that the only rooms we have available were £120 (blatant lie, but seriously who expects to get a room in a hotel if all you turn up with are a couple of torn Sainsbury's bags???) and answer two telephone calls both from the big boss (also my land lord)....and for all this I get paid!
AND Tony got me the network key for the WiFi in the hotel next door so I am using my own laptop!
I also got my light bulb changed which may not sound all that exciting but I have been relying on my table lamp for 3 days now. My ceiling is ridiculously high even if I stood on the kitchen work top I'd still be two foot from being able to even touch the bulb! So Tony, bless him, popped over with the very necessary ladder and kindly replaced the bulb and then there was light.
Good day:)
It was my friend who runs the hotel across the street from me (my building and the hotel are owned by the same family) who I was very glad to hear from as I needed him to come over with a ladder and change a light bulb.
It turned out we both had favours to ask of each other although his favour works out quite nicely for the both of us. The receptionist who had been booked to work this evening had let him down and he was already engaged to attend a very posh xmas dinner.
So! Here I am this evening with a largely empty hotel in my custody and nothing to do but write my blogs and get on with my FF stories *sigh* poor me!
So far all I've had to do is tell a polish bag lady that the only rooms we have available were £120 (blatant lie, but seriously who expects to get a room in a hotel if all you turn up with are a couple of torn Sainsbury's bags???) and answer two telephone calls both from the big boss (also my land lord)....and for all this I get paid!
AND Tony got me the network key for the WiFi in the hotel next door so I am using my own laptop!
I also got my light bulb changed which may not sound all that exciting but I have been relying on my table lamp for 3 days now. My ceiling is ridiculously high even if I stood on the kitchen work top I'd still be two foot from being able to even touch the bulb! So Tony, bless him, popped over with the very necessary ladder and kindly replaced the bulb and then there was light.
Good day:)
