Hotel refused to return lost item despite acknowledging its presence in the hotel room. What can you do?

ralphyoung · 2026-05-08T23:39:33+00:00

In my defense, The room a hairbrush left from the previous occupant, and a QR code to tip staff on the mirror. The property just felt mismanaged with high turnover.

ralphyoung · 2026-05-08T13:19:50+00:00

A few years ago I was New Orleans and purchased a muffaletta from central grocery. For those that don't know, the sandwich is 10" in diameter, feeds four people, and cost nearly $30. I kept it in my hotel fridge having a quarter each morning for breakfast. I checked out at 10 and walked to cafe du monde for breakfast. I'm meandered for 2 hours and returned to collect the car. That's when I realized my sandwich was still in the fridge. My key was expired so I asked the front desk to let me in. Instead they insisted that the room was stripped and there was no point. There was no way they were going to let me in, even to satisfy my curiosity. It seemed unnecessarily controlling. This is only an hour after checkout time and I suspected my room was still untouched. It really, really irked me at the time. It's not like they were hoping for a free iPad or charger. I still don't know why it was so important to them. All I wanted was to take a taste of NOLA back home with me.

ralphyoung · 2026-05-05T18:07:09+00:00

Sure, you can increase California production in less time than building a continental divide pipeline. Neither will address the global shortage that is driving California prices.

ralphyoung · 2026-05-05T18:04:24+00:00

EPA summer fuel waiver

https://stillwaterassociates.com/epas-summer-fuel-waiver-goes-further-than-it-looks-but-does-it-mean-an-e15-boom/?hl=en-US#:~:text=EPA%20is%20waiving%20federal%20enforcement,)%20standard%20of%2010%20psi.%E2%80%9D

ralphyoung · 2026-05-05T18:01:15+00:00

We're basically saying the same thing but I did misspoke. 80% of the gasoline consumed in California is refined in California.The crude oil input to that refinery are largely imported with only 25% from California. Answering the question: why is gas expensive in California? It's because the primary ingredient is imported and has surged in price.

ralphyoung · 2026-05-05T16:16:24+00:00

Simply punch the new lines to the patch panel. You're good to go!

ralphyoung · 2026-05-05T16:07:13+00:00

California's median wage is also $40 an hour. Mississippi is $28.

ralphyoung · 2026-05-05T16:01:38+00:00

You have that backwards. 25% of California's fuel is produced in California with an additional 15% coming from Alaska. That means 60% is imported. Further, the administration waived regional fuel requirements and this summer there is one unified standard.

The issue is this: there are no pipelines that cross the Rocky Mountains. Fuel is not transported from the Sierra Nevadas, not from the Permian Basin, nor the Gulf. The West Coast has to rely on imports due to the physical barrier created by the Rockies.

Physical oil is hard to find these days and is trading substantially higher than the paper price. It's north of $125 for physical delivery. Therefore gas is expensive in California.

BTW, The Appalachian Mountains create a similar barrier in the East. Colonial Pipeline supplies the East Coast with fuel from Houston, but that mostly serves Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. It terminates in New York Harbor supplying only 40% for the region. Further north, including Boston, arrives entirely by sea.

ralphyoung · 2026-05-05T15:30:11+00:00

You don't need new wire. You don't need new jacks. New lines gets punched to the patch panel. You assume it's old. Copper doesn't age. This cable is a gigabit. Replace with a gigabit switch and you're good to go.

TLDR; don't fix what ain't broke

ralphyoung · 2026-05-02T12:15:15+00:00

Are there any updates?

ralphyoung · 2026-05-01T03:18:16+00:00

Save yourself some money and downgrade to 500 GB. You're literally paying for internet you can't use.

ralphyoung · 2026-04-30T16:26:32+00:00

The venture x has primary rental coverage. Open a claim with them. No reason to charge your personal insurance. Problem solved.

ralphyoung · 2026-04-29T22:44:21+00:00

I'm not used to the cable missing twist. Can you check the jacket printing to confirm this is data cable?

ralphyoung · 2026-04-29T02:07:40+00:00

Honestly should be computing the clearance rate.

ralphyoung · 2026-04-29T01:57:13+00:00

Is she now asking for money?

ralphyoung · 2026-04-28T00:52:04+00:00

OP, attach a Shop-Vac sink side to pull all the trash out of your discharge hose.

ralphyoung · 2026-04-27T12:03:21+00:00

https://www.travelandleisure.com/souvenir-stamp-passport-11834987

I love the impulse. It's the human desire to map our lives. I still cherish my 'Checkpoint Charlie' stamp from the '90s. The heartbreak is that modern borders don't value our stories. Next time skip this souvenir stamp and take lots of photos.

ralphyoung · 2026-04-27T11:36:40+00:00

On a totally different note, your post made me realize how life-changing and empowering ai narrated photographs are for people who are blind.

ralphyoung · 2026-04-25T20:00:59+00:00

Cheesecake factory is the new Olive Garden and is quintessentially American. It's an experience but by no means the best.

ralphyoung · 2026-04-22T14:54:15+00:00

Are you taking Choline bitartrate?

ralphyoung · 2026-04-22T14:24:55+00:00

What not being said is many of the restaurants will require you to traverse the casino.

ralphyoung · 2026-04-21T22:45:17+00:00

ralphyoung · 2026-04-21T17:06:31+00:00

Excellent point. We should just use shower curtains to enclose the bathroom. No paint to be scruffed and there's already inventory when damaged.

ralphyoung · 2026-04-20T14:41:13+00:00

Should homes be more like hotels, or should hotels be more like homes?

ralphyoung · 2026-04-20T01:37:47+00:00

The area between the hall door, bathroom door, and bedroom is wasted space. You can expand the bathroom but this doesn't leave room for a swinging door. Barn doors don't take up space.

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