WastedTimes

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>Next time you think your hotel bill is too high you might want to
>consider this...
>
>A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to Boston.
>
>After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they're too tired to
>continue, and they decide to stop for a rest.
>
>They stop at a nice hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep
>for four hours and then get back on the road.
>
>When they check out four hours later, the desk clerk hands them a bill
>for $350. The man explodes and demands to know why the charge is so
>high. He tells the clerk although it's a nice hotel, the rooms
>certainly aren't
worth
>$350.
>
>When the clerk tells him $350 is the standard rate, the man insi sts on
>speaking to the Manager.
>
>The Manager appears, listens to the man, and then explains that the
>hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center that were
>available for the husband and wife to use.
>
>"But we didn't use them," the man complains.
>
>"Well, they are here, and you could have," explains the Manager.
>
>He goes on to explain they could have taken in one of the shows for
>which the hotel is famous. "The best entertainers from New York,
>Hollywood and
Las
>Vegas perform here," the Manager says.
>
>"But we didn't go to any of those shows," complains the man again.
>
>"Well, we have them, and you could have," the Manager replies.
>
>No matter what facility the Manager mentions, the man replies, "But we
>didn't t use it!"
>
>The Manager is unmoved, and eventually the man gives up and agrees to
>pay.
>
>He writes a check and gives it to the Manager.
>
>The Manager is surprised when he looks at the check.
>
>"But sir," he says, this check is only made out for $50."
>
>"That's correct," says the man. "I charged you $300 for sleeping with
>my wife."
>
>"But I didn't!" exclaims the Manager.
>
>"Well, too bad," the man replies. "She was here and you could have."