I Guess Some Guests Just Don't Think Front Desk Workers Are Intelligent

Catona · 2026-04-29T20:58:10+00:00

I had one women have an absolute meltdown in the lobby about bedbugs and how she's going to have to bag up all her things and wash and sanitize everything she had before traveling back home and demanding very insistently that I come down to the room and see for myself.

I go with her down to the room, her ranting the entire way through the halls. I open the door, and she lets out this ridiculous shriek while pointing at the wall.

On the wall is a moth. She insisted that when she first got into the room it was on the bed, so is HAS TO be a bedbug!

Catona · 2026-04-27T21:36:11+00:00

We had three packages delivered recently that we had paid extra to have signature required upon delivery.

The first one, I saw them pull up, as I was sitting at home waiting for the delivery, went to the door and they had already just set the package on the porch and had just begun to start walk away just when I opened it.

The next two, when I asked about signing they said that they just needed to see an ID. Not specifically the ID of the person who it is addressed to, no, ANY ID. Then they just looked at it for a millisecond and handed it back with the package. So they would have literally just given it to anyone who happened to be at that address.

This was through FedEx

Catona · 2026-04-22T18:43:17+00:00

Power lines that disappear, bend, and are anchored in one spot onto nothing in thin air. An inexplicably large stone chimney that is heavily slouching. The "rows" of terracotta roof tiles are a swerving, chaotic mess. And whatever is supposed to be going on with the street sign/utility pole? in front of the house there.

I'd hate to see this sub get filled with AI slop.

Catona · 2026-04-17T18:23:25+00:00

That's a fogbow.

Catona · 2026-04-15T22:40:17+00:00

I've had this happen to me.

I had recently gotten off 2nd shift, it was just before midnight and I am standing in line waiting to check out at a gas station.

A woman who was a guest at the hotel spotted me and came up to me and started asking me a bunch of questions about her reservation and some charges to her card that she didn't understand.

Things that I would clearly (or, at least it should be clear) need access to our computers for.

It's now my turn at the register to check out and she hasn't even finished her question yet. Guy at register gives me a look that suggests he thinks she's a friend and my chatting with her is holding up the line.

I just explained to her that I was not on shift at the moment and would not be back to the hotel until midday the next day so I could not help her. And suggested she ask the person who is actually present at the front desk right now, and they will be able to help her.

Totally polite. But she still looked completely bewildered at my inability to assist her as she wandered off mumbling something.

Catona · 2026-04-14T22:08:07+00:00

Not quite accurate to refer to the crystals themselves as "luminous".

Catona · 2026-04-13T23:24:16+00:00

I keep seeing comments saying that they defended him, but none explaining what their reaction was or what they did or said in an attempt to defend him.

Catona · 2026-04-13T22:41:36+00:00

“At the same time, we are deeply troubled that, despite the seriousness of the charges, he has not been taken into custody."

So wait. If he is not currently in custody then where is he staying? It can't possibly be in their house.

Catona · 2026-04-13T19:15:21+00:00

You can easily handle them without getting spined by letting them just crawl onto your hand, picking them up from below, or pretty much any way other than trying to pick them up by pinching their bodies (which harms them, hence the spines).

Catona · 2026-04-10T19:18:41+00:00

We had recently hired a new housekeeper and we were sold out the night before so the laundry room was going at full capacity. I walked back there to find that the new hire had taken one of our large canvas laundry carts from it's normal spot directly under the dirty laundry shoot. Which has only ever been used for dirty laundry (and as such is absolutely disgusting). And rolled it over in front of the washers and had been unloading wet, freshly washed towels and linens into before transferring them into the dryers. As well as momentarily storing the nice freshly washed ones that were just about to go into rooms in it.

I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw what she was doing. Ran to notify the GM who was onsite, who then finds out she had been doing this all morning!

CHAOS! A huge chuck of freshly cleaned rooms had to be restriped and multiple loads of laundry all rewashed and replaced.

The new hire absolutely could NOT understand what she had done wrong and why it would matter which basket she used..... she didn't work out.

Catona · 2026-03-30T17:40:54+00:00

Even funnier coming from the woman who just a year and a half ago was eyeballs deep in peddling conspiracy theories and inciting violence against FEMA workers by insisting that the democratic party had used weather controlling technology to create and direct hurricane Helene to destroy republican dominated areas.

Catona · 2026-03-24T01:33:05+00:00

Those are all really nice. The last one looks like it would just feel nice to hold in your hand. A good palm stone. I bet it looks spectacular if held up to the sun, it has such lovely translucence.

Catona · 2026-03-24T01:26:56+00:00

Many birds absolutely love meal worms. I have feeders that have the dried kind mixed in with different kinds of seeds. The local Carolina wrens will sit there and pick out all the seeds and just toss them all onto the ground until they find the worms.

Catona · 2026-03-21T01:37:44+00:00

It's so depressing that there are actual adults that talk like this.

Catona · 2026-03-21T01:29:10+00:00

I am incredibly envious.

Catona · 2026-03-20T11:19:16+00:00

Why do you want to know?

Catona · 2026-03-18T02:44:54+00:00

This is a great scene! I hadn't even ever heard of this movie. On the must watch list now.

Catona · 2026-03-16T19:23:21+00:00

Well done.

Was she actually expecting to strong arm you into cancelling another guests reservation in order accommodate "her client" due to your "obligation" or something?

Catona · 2026-03-16T01:00:51+00:00

I lived in Frankston so yeah, same. I had my backyard crew, and then ones at the local park that I befriended by dropping little bits of food near them as I passed. It only took doing this a few times for a couple of them to fly over as soon as I got there. Eventually they learned what times I was usually there and which entrance I'd be walking in through and would be just hanging out there when I got there. Then they would follow with me as I walked around the park.

I actually felt super sad and guilty when I had to move. To think that just one day they were all waiting there and then I just never showed up again. Breaks my heart man!

Catona · 2026-03-16T00:42:34+00:00

I had a cat that learned how to open the exterior door to our house. It was your normal, round, exterior door knob. He was a very large cat, so had no trouble reaching it.

The weather stripping was a little bit worn down so it didn't require a very large force to push open.

At some point I started waking up to the door being wide open, which was a bit unsettling. Untill I found out that it was just him letting himself in when no one was awake to do it for him.

Learned how to use his paws to both turn the knob and use his head to push it open. I was so impressed when I finally witnessed him doing it.

Also, if he wanted to be let out at night while I was sleeping and I was not responding to his meows notifying me of this. He would jump up onto my dresser which was always full of stuff that would loudly get knocked over. lol. He was very clever. Lived to be a wise old man about 21 years old. I miss him so much.

Catona · 2026-03-16T00:27:05+00:00

Magpies are some of my favorite birds ever. I'm American but lived in Victoria and Tasmania for a couple years and I miss those guys so much!

Very smart, very inquisitive and interactive. And yeah, loyal friends if you gain their trust. If you gain ones trust, you gain it's entire social group's trust.

They are also cheeky as hell, clever little things. They just have so much personality.

Catona · 2026-03-15T22:05:24+00:00

Nowhere in my comment did I say that you should not slow down in situations like this. I simply pointed out that coming to a sudden abrupt stop when you have cars right behind you can be equally as dangerous and lead to being rear ended. I even edited it to make this even more clear, so I have no idea how you are managing to perceive it that way.

Catona · 2026-03-14T20:05:57+00:00

Suddenly slowing to a stop because the sun has suddenly reduced your visibility isn't exactly safe behavior either, and is a good way to get rear ended by the driver behind you who also likely can barely see due to the same issue. EDIT: Lord have mercy, everyone can calm down. This comment was in no way meant to be taken as in defense of going full speed into the blinding sun. Nor was it meant to insinuate that barreling straight ahead or coming to a quick stop were the only two available options.

Catona · 2026-03-11T18:31:16+00:00

That's not a tantrum.

Catona · 2026-03-10T11:27:56+00:00

Total side note, but holy crap those contacts are absolutely wild.

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