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    At the hotel I work at all the doors face outside. There are no interior corridors. So the other night I get a call from a room (mind you this is a truck driver who needs his sleep) and he tells me there is someone outside knocking on doors.

    I go outside to find this woman looking for the room her husband is in by just picking rooms at random and knocking. I quickly let her know this was unacceptable since she has woke up at least one guest who is complaining. She tells me she is looking for her husband. Somehow she had found the right room at this point because I caught her actually knocking on his door. I tell her at this point that she needs to vacate the property or the police were coming. (we have a no nonsense policy on complaints) and she argues that she is knocking on her husband's door. I tell her that it does not matter because he is obviously not answering and maybe he does not want to answer so she has to leave. I give her five minutes to leave.

    I tell this to the owner the next day and his only comment is why did I give her five minutes.

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    Knock knock knockin' on random doors
    To right the countless wrongs of our days... We shine this light of true redemption, that this place may become as paradise...Oh, what a wonderful world such would be...

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    • #3
      Woman knocking on random doors? Wakes up a truck driver? Obviously the woman is a "lot lizard".
      Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.

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      • #4
        If he's not answering, how does she know that this time it's her husband's door?
        Seshat's self-help guide:
        1. Would you rather be right, or get the result you want?
        2. If you're consistently getting results you don't want, change what you do.
        3. Deal with the situation you have now, however it occurred.
        4. Accept the consequences of your decisions.

        "All I want is a pretty girl, a decent meal, and the right to shoot lightning at fools." - Anders, Dragon Age.

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        • #5
          I think that figgyx's point. Wolfie's probably right.
          I'm trying to see things from your point of view, but I can't get my head that far up my keister!

          Who is John Galt?
          -Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

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          • #6
            I'm surprised quite a few people aren't demanding comps for this...

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            • #7
              Quoth Mr Hero View Post
              Knock knock knockin' on random doors
              There's a boozehound in the hall,
              He can't see straight, anymo~ore.
              His eyes are blind, too blind to see,
              Looks like he's knockin' on random do~o~ors.
              Hey -- Hey -- Hey, hey, yeah!...
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              • #8
                I like your manager.

                I am mildly paranoid (thanks to the US Army), I do not obsess about security, but I am unusually cautious.

                A random knock on my door late at night? I would go into condition yellow, grab my Conceal Carry Weapon, then look through the peep hole to see who is there (I do not stay at hotels that do not have peep holes, the Army actually teaches that).

                IF person is someone I recognize, I return to condition green.
                IF person is Hotel staff/law-enforcement/someone in uniform, I Politely ask what they need and return to condition green.
                IF person is Unknown, Threaten to call the police and take a defensive position behind bed. Then call the front desk to make a complaint, and tell them I felt very threatened by random person knocking on my door. I wont go into detail after this as everything after is fully dependent on the Unknowns actions.

                I really am a fun loving guy, paranoia does not rule my life (heck, I do not even like the thinking about it I just did now, but the immediate analysis is programed into me now). I should point out also that I really sympathize with Sgt. Sagrea (sp?) from the Anime "Full Metal Panic". He is not wrong, just really stupid about implementing the tactics.
                I might be crazy, but I'm not Insane.

                What? You don't play with flamethrowers on the weekends? You are strange.

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                • #9
                  "Mama take this card from me
                  I won't need it...anymore.
                  its not annoying..'noying to me...
                  I feel like knocking on random dow-oo-oohs..."

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                  • #10
                    One night some years ago, I awoke to the sound of banging. I didn't know who was banging what, but I realized Mr. Workerbee was no longer in bed. And he was yelling.

                    I went downstairs and Mr. Workerbee is at the back door with a gun.

                    Crap.

                    It took a few seconds, but we discovered that the door banger was a neighbor's mom, who had gotten very drunk earlier in the evening, too drunk to drive home. Having passed out and come to again, she had decided she wanted to go home. Now.

                    This was her SOP for getting from point A to point B when drunk: knocking on random doors and hollering, "Call me a cab?!"

                    Mr. Workerbee eventually sputtered, "A cab? I'm calling the police."

                    So she walked down to the end of our driveway to wait for them. This was not a new experience for her.

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