Scenes from a recent B&B drama...
Scene 1: Woman cleaning guest room at world famous B&B. She casually flips over a comforter to discover a pair of Northface hiking shorts, a Northface hat and a snazzy pair of sunglasses lurking beneath.
Scene 2: Woman thinks quickly. The owner of said items is hiking the mountain behind the house. Car is still in driveway. She will simply place the items on the hood of the car. Great plan!
Scene 3: Woman opens front door just as guest's car begins to roll down the driveway. Losing all dignity, woman dashes down the stairs and sprints across the yard, yelling and waving aforementioned pair of hiking shorts, a hat and a snazzy pair of sunglasses wildly.
Scene 4: Oblivious to her passionate pursuit, the car and its owners turn out of the driveway and speed off down the road.
Scene 5: Woman stands dejectedly at the end of driveway and wonders aloud "How much will it cost to ship these to Canada?"
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One of the unexpected amusements/frustrations of our B&B experience has been the variety of items left behind by our guests! Note: This can also turn into a perk if:
1) you don't find the item until you can't remember whose it is
2) you like the item
3) the item happens to be your size!
One of my favorite "left behind" memories occured as I stripped beds. I gave a hearty yank to a sheet and squealed as a furry brown thing skittered across the floor! EEEK!
Looking for all the world like a baby groundhog, it lay curled up on my floor as I circled warily at least three times. Finally convinced that it wasn't alive, I gingerly picked it up and discovered that it was a furry version of a ladies' eye pillow! I laughed so hard that I cried! (Although it was a "one-size-fits-all" item, I did NOT use it!)
Scene 1: Woman cleaning guest room at world famous B&B. She casually flips over a comforter to discover a pair of Northface hiking shorts, a Northface hat and a snazzy pair of sunglasses lurking beneath.
Scene 2: Woman thinks quickly. The owner of said items is hiking the mountain behind the house. Car is still in driveway. She will simply place the items on the hood of the car. Great plan!
Scene 3: Woman opens front door just as guest's car begins to roll down the driveway. Losing all dignity, woman dashes down the stairs and sprints across the yard, yelling and waving aforementioned pair of hiking shorts, a hat and a snazzy pair of sunglasses wildly.
Scene 4: Oblivious to her passionate pursuit, the car and its owners turn out of the driveway and speed off down the road.
Scene 5: Woman stands dejectedly at the end of driveway and wonders aloud "How much will it cost to ship these to Canada?"
***
One of the unexpected amusements/frustrations of our B&B experience has been the variety of items left behind by our guests! Note: This can also turn into a perk if:
1) you don't find the item until you can't remember whose it is
2) you like the item
3) the item happens to be your size!
One of my favorite "left behind" memories occured as I stripped beds. I gave a hearty yank to a sheet and squealed as a furry brown thing skittered across the floor! EEEK!
Looking for all the world like a baby groundhog, it lay curled up on my floor as I circled warily at least three times. Finally convinced that it wasn't alive, I gingerly picked it up and discovered that it was a furry version of a ladies' eye pillow! I laughed so hard that I cried! (Although it was a "one-size-fits-all" item, I did NOT use it!)
One of my NOT so favorite "left behind" moments is depicted in the following photo:
This is what happens when a guest does Sodoku in bed with a blue marker and then falls asleeeeeeeeeeppp....! (This is also what your friendly B&B owner does after you leave!)
This photo shows a few of our recent "hauls:"
In about a two week period, you will note that Wayne has scored a Nike hat, a warm wooly pair of socks, a size 14 pair of hiking boots AND an "unmentionable!" ... while I have a new book to read, a new necklace, a granny nightgown and a hat big enough to keep the sun off of me and my next three generations!
(Sadly, we had to mail back the MP3 player and the brand-new running shoes...)
The moral of this story?
Check all drawers, closets, under the bed and especially under the comforter before leaving your next vacation spot ... OR... someday, when you least expect it, you may recognize something of YOURS on a blog somewhere!
1 comment:
Sorry I missed the chase!
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