2004-12-06
BEYOND MAINSTREAM
Need a good night's sleep? | Back when I worked in the hospitality industry, the housekeeping staff reported that a man who had recently stayed at the hotel called, frantic, about a lost set of items |
Now, I mean no disparagement here, but he was from a large group of evangelical conventioneers [if I mentioned the religious denomination, you would be sure to recognize it] yet at least alluding to the type of group he was from seems worthy of note |
What he'd lost was a set of wrist restraints | he wondered if they'd been found amongst the bedsheets | Seems that, so he told us, that his wife had difficulty sleeping in strange places so they brought them with them so she could, well, relax properly | Housekeeping said they'd not seen any such devices |
With this vignette in mind, the sleeping accomodations offered from JT's Stockroom, might have been a welcome acquisition for that forlorn couple | Custom made bedframes of tubular steel, and... [so the advert says] the manufacturer will personally come and install the new furniture FREE! but that... "...additional surcharges *may* apply for deliveries to customers living within major metropolitan areas or for customers with special delivery needs" | One can only wonder | At $2700 [USD] it's the least one could expect |
Need a good night's sleep? | Back when I worked in the hospitality industry, the housekeeping staff reported that a man who had recently stayed at the hotel called, frantic, about a lost set of items |
Now, I mean no disparagement here, but he was from a large group of evangelical conventioneers [if I mentioned the religious denomination, you would be sure to recognize it] yet at least alluding to the type of group he was from seems worthy of note |
What he'd lost was a set of wrist restraints | he wondered if they'd been found amongst the bedsheets | Seems that, so he told us, that his wife had difficulty sleeping in strange places so they brought them with them so she could, well, relax properly | Housekeeping said they'd not seen any such devices |
With this vignette in mind, the sleeping accomodations offered from JT's Stockroom, might have been a welcome acquisition for that forlorn couple | Custom made bedframes of tubular steel, and... [so the advert says] the manufacturer will personally come and install the new furniture FREE! but that... "...additional surcharges *may* apply for deliveries to customers living within major metropolitan areas or for customers with special delivery needs" | One can only wonder | At $2700 [USD] it's the least one could expect |
TIP OF THE HAT TO: Twoshadows for bringing a wry smile to my inner crania |
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