So not too far south of us we had a pretty big bridge collapse on our interstate around 7pm. Thankfully there were no fatalities, but it's causing a huge traffic snarl since it's on the main arterial between here and Seattle.
A guest with a reservation called a couple hours after the collapse.
Guest: "Yeah, I had a reservation, but there's a bridge collapse."
Me: "Yes, I heard."
Guest: "So, uh, are they going to fix it tonight?"
Me: "Um, it's going to take a while. The bridge collapsed. Both north and southbound." And I'm sure WSDOT can totally pull a brand-new bridge out of their butt two hours after one collapses.
Guest: "Really? I don't think I can make it up there tonight then."
I proceeded to cancel his reservation and waived the cancellation charge due to the odd circumstances.
Really? Fix it tonight? Just...really?
(There are one or two detours, but I can only imagine how backed up they must be since none of them are even close to being designed to have that capacity traffic.)
A guest with a reservation called a couple hours after the collapse.
Guest: "Yeah, I had a reservation, but there's a bridge collapse."
Me: "Yes, I heard."
Guest: "So, uh, are they going to fix it tonight?"
Me: "Um, it's going to take a while. The bridge collapsed. Both north and southbound." And I'm sure WSDOT can totally pull a brand-new bridge out of their butt two hours after one collapses.
Guest: "Really? I don't think I can make it up there tonight then."
I proceeded to cancel his reservation and waived the cancellation charge due to the odd circumstances.
Really? Fix it tonight? Just...really?
(There are one or two detours, but I can only imagine how backed up they must be since none of them are even close to being designed to have that capacity traffic.)
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