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Madeleine

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Phone rings all night long this weekend. Doorbell rings even with no vacancy sign out. Last night bell rang and woke me up. The bell has to be answered as it might be a guest with a problem. Came out into the inn in my 'best' (ha ha) jammies. Instead of finding someone outside ringing the bell I found a stranger in the dining room. Someone had let the person in and walked off leaving her there. As I was opening the door to go into the inn I heard, 'I'm just a guest, you'll have to wait for someone.'
Shooed off the walk-in and went to tell guest not to let anyone in. Got this, 'Well, now that you're up...' Sigh.
Trying to catch up on some rest today from 1-3. Doorbell rings. I had the sign out (has not made a bleeping bit of difference today, bell ringing, guests pounding on the door, etc) so I ignored the doorbell. Then I hear someone say, 'I'm just a guest...' Yes, same person opened the door AGAIN and let strangers in. Now guests are in the house and pretty much standing on the doorbell. I have to make an appearance.
Told same guest, again, to not open the door. Not sure how many other ways I can say, 'Don't open the door!'
 
"Please note that you will be responsible for all thefts if you left anyone unauthorized into the B&B."
That's Greek for... you let them in, you buy me a new computer.
 
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Grateful I am not in a tourist town where people just walk in. Both doors wide open (storm door closed) and I get a knock on the back door - both in kitchen and the coffee roasters going so did not hear knock at front. He wanted a room for tonight (actually just needs the shower he has a semi with bed). Not certain what the situation is with my in-coming that has 2 kids so told him to check back later. If he does, I am going to give him the room. He was so respectful, I just may offer him the shower for $10 and re-clean the bathroom.
 
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Grateful I am not in a tourist town where people just walk in. Both doors wide open (storm door closed) and I get a knock on the back door - both in kitchen and the coffee roasters going so did not hear knock at front. He wanted a room for tonight (actually just needs the shower he has a semi with bed). Not certain what the situation is with my in-coming that has 2 kids so told him to check back later. If he does, I am going to give him the room. He was so respectful, I just may offer him the shower for $10 and re-clean the bathroom..
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
 
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Grateful I am not in a tourist town where people just walk in. Both doors wide open (storm door closed) and I get a knock on the back door - both in kitchen and the coffee roasters going so did not hear knock at front. He wanted a room for tonight (actually just needs the shower he has a semi with bed). Not certain what the situation is with my in-coming that has 2 kids so told him to check back later. If he does, I am going to give him the room. He was so respectful, I just may offer him the shower for $10 and re-clean the bathroom..
Mine was 12:20 AM. Are you a motel? Nope. Not a motel? Are you sure? Yes, I'm sure. Bye!
 
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Grateful I am not in a tourist town where people just walk in. Both doors wide open (storm door closed) and I get a knock on the back door - both in kitchen and the coffee roasters going so did not hear knock at front. He wanted a room for tonight (actually just needs the shower he has a semi with bed). Not certain what the situation is with my in-coming that has 2 kids so told him to check back later. If he does, I am going to give him the room. He was so respectful, I just may offer him the shower for $10 and re-clean the bathroom..
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
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Madeleine said:
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
But it still disturbs the sleep
 
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Grateful I am not in a tourist town where people just walk in. Both doors wide open (storm door closed) and I get a knock on the back door - both in kitchen and the coffee roasters going so did not hear knock at front. He wanted a room for tonight (actually just needs the shower he has a semi with bed). Not certain what the situation is with my in-coming that has 2 kids so told him to check back later. If he does, I am going to give him the room. He was so respectful, I just may offer him the shower for $10 and re-clean the bathroom..
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
.
Madeleine said:
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
But it still disturbs the sleep
.
Caller ID.... great for calling back at 7AM in the morning :) Get them up and at it at the time I normally have to be up.
 
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Grateful I am not in a tourist town where people just walk in. Both doors wide open (storm door closed) and I get a knock on the back door - both in kitchen and the coffee roasters going so did not hear knock at front. He wanted a room for tonight (actually just needs the shower he has a semi with bed). Not certain what the situation is with my in-coming that has 2 kids so told him to check back later. If he does, I am going to give him the room. He was so respectful, I just may offer him the shower for $10 and re-clean the bathroom..
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
.
Madeleine said:
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
But it still disturbs the sleep
.
Caller ID.... great for calling back at 7AM in the morning :) Get them up and at it at the time I normally have to be up.
.
It get a message - number not in service. Spoils the fun of the wake-up.
 
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Grateful I am not in a tourist town where people just walk in. Both doors wide open (storm door closed) and I get a knock on the back door - both in kitchen and the coffee roasters going so did not hear knock at front. He wanted a room for tonight (actually just needs the shower he has a semi with bed). Not certain what the situation is with my in-coming that has 2 kids so told him to check back later. If he does, I am going to give him the room. He was so respectful, I just may offer him the shower for $10 and re-clean the bathroom..
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
.
Madeleine said:
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
But it still disturbs the sleep
.
Caller ID.... great for calling back at 7AM in the morning :) Get them up and at it at the time I normally have to be up.
.
It get a message - number not in service. Spoils the fun of the wake-up.
.
Doesn't it? Well, at least you tried.
Reminds me of the old day of faxing. My dad set up a fax sheet of blank paper in a circular roll so that when it came out of the fax machine, it rolled back in. Then set up a 3AM fax to a company that was junk faxing us. The next morning we got a call telling us that they were removing us from their junkfax list.... the entire roll of fax paper was in a big pile on the floor. Fax paper was expensive at the time, so this way he didn't ruin the paper, but it was annoying as hell to have to reroll it. They were generally over 500 ft long at the time.
 
OMG!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE this happens to you. You attract them like a magnet!!! I would really be in her face telling her..do you know you could be letting in a mass murderer??
 
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Grateful I am not in a tourist town where people just walk in. Both doors wide open (storm door closed) and I get a knock on the back door - both in kitchen and the coffee roasters going so did not hear knock at front. He wanted a room for tonight (actually just needs the shower he has a semi with bed). Not certain what the situation is with my in-coming that has 2 kids so told him to check back later. If he does, I am going to give him the room. He was so respectful, I just may offer him the shower for $10 and re-clean the bathroom..
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
.
Madeleine said:
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
But it still disturbs the sleep
.
Caller ID.... great for calling back at 7AM in the morning :) Get them up and at it at the time I normally have to be up.
.
It get a message - number not in service. Spoils the fun of the wake-up.
.
Doesn't it? Well, at least you tried.
Reminds me of the old day of faxing. My dad set up a fax sheet of blank paper in a circular roll so that when it came out of the fax machine, it rolled back in. Then set up a 3AM fax to a company that was junk faxing us. The next morning we got a call telling us that they were removing us from their junkfax list.... the entire roll of fax paper was in a big pile on the floor. Fax paper was expensive at the time, so this way he didn't ruin the paper, but it was annoying as hell to have to reroll it. They were generally over 500 ft long at the time.
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Sugar Bear said:
Doesn't it? Well, at least you tried.
Reminds me of the old day of faxing. My dad set up a fax sheet of blank paper in a circular roll so that when it came out of the fax machine, it rolled back in. Then set up a 3AM fax to a company that was junk faxing us. The next morning we got a call telling us that they were removing us from their junkfax list.... the entire roll of fax paper was in a big pile on the floor. Fax paper was expensive at the time, so this way he didn't ruin the paper, but it was annoying as hell to have to reroll it. They were generally over 500 ft long at the time.
Love it!! Go Dad!!!
 
Then get up this morning to find TWO extra guests have been added to a room designed for ONLY two guests.
 
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Grateful I am not in a tourist town where people just walk in. Both doors wide open (storm door closed) and I get a knock on the back door - both in kitchen and the coffee roasters going so did not hear knock at front. He wanted a room for tonight (actually just needs the shower he has a semi with bed). Not certain what the situation is with my in-coming that has 2 kids so told him to check back later. If he does, I am going to give him the room. He was so respectful, I just may offer him the shower for $10 and re-clean the bathroom..
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
.
Madeleine said:
gillumhouse said:
We had our wonderful 3 AM or was it 4? call from Oregon this morning. It felt like I had JUST gotten to sleep and then it was the try to get comfortable again as DH is almost immediately snoring in my ear.
Every stinkin' morning for 2 weeks running. And, yes, it's between 1-3 AM. And it is a different number every time. I have blocked all of them and no longer answer ANY calls with 'Oregon' on the CID.
But it still disturbs the sleep
.
Caller ID.... great for calling back at 7AM in the morning :) Get them up and at it at the time I normally have to be up.
.
It get a message - number not in service. Spoils the fun of the wake-up.
.
Doesn't it? Well, at least you tried.
Reminds me of the old day of faxing. My dad set up a fax sheet of blank paper in a circular roll so that when it came out of the fax machine, it rolled back in. Then set up a 3AM fax to a company that was junk faxing us. The next morning we got a call telling us that they were removing us from their junkfax list.... the entire roll of fax paper was in a big pile on the floor. Fax paper was expensive at the time, so this way he didn't ruin the paper, but it was annoying as hell to have to reroll it. They were generally over 500 ft long at the time.
.
Sugar Bear said:
...it was annoying as hell to have to reroll it. They were generally over 500 ft long at the time.
That's what kids are for, I guess :)
 
Then get up this morning to find TWO extra guests have been added to a room designed for ONLY two guests..
you mean on the booking or appeared during the night?
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you mean on the booking or appeared during the night?
During the night. Guest was already checked in for a couple of days and she brought in 2 more people overnight.
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I hope you told her that the extra charge per extra guest beyond 2 is $500 each.
 
First laugh of the day - we are cleaning rooms but we don't know who is in the house and who has gone out. We try to listen while we're cleaning to hear if anyone is around.
DH knocks on a door and there was a reply. DH asks if they need their room cleaned. They say, 'We're in bed!' DH HEARS, 'Just the bed,' and repeats that back to them. 'No, NO! We're IN bed,' they say. Dh says, 'I get it now,' and walks away.
 
Then get up this morning to find TWO extra guests have been added to a room designed for ONLY two guests..
you mean on the booking or appeared during the night?
.
you mean on the booking or appeared during the night?
During the night. Guest was already checked in for a couple of days and she brought in 2 more people overnight.
.
I hope you told her that the extra charge per extra guest beyond 2 is $500 each.
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Sugar Bear said:
I hope you told her that the extra charge per extra guest beyond 2 is $500 each.
Because I was serving brekkie I didn't say a thing. Now the car is gone and I am guessing so are they. Never even heard or saw them leave.
 
Then get up this morning to find TWO extra guests have been added to a room designed for ONLY two guests..
you mean on the booking or appeared during the night?
.
you mean on the booking or appeared during the night?
During the night. Guest was already checked in for a couple of days and she brought in 2 more people overnight.
.
I hope you told her that the extra charge per extra guest beyond 2 is $500 each.
.
Sugar Bear said:
I hope you told her that the extra charge per extra guest beyond 2 is $500 each.
Because I was serving brekkie I didn't say a thing. Now the car is gone and I am guessing so are they. Never even heard or saw them leave.
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you mean completely gone? if so would be charging their card at least for 2 extra breakfasts and sending the receipt in the mail - they wouldn't get 2 free breakfasts at a hotel!
 
Someone smoked in the room.
And guess what, it wasn't even their room! I am not pleased. I am pretty sure I know who it was, I have the windows open, ceiling fan on and sprayed Magic-Zymes in there. We have someone coming to look at this B&B for sale at 3pm. That was the ONE room that was not occupied, we made it up yesterday, all 5 others checked out and have been kickin' BUTT around here to get this place in order for a showing... GRRRRR!
Yes the room was locked, but the key was on the door, not hidden.
 
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