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  1. Broken things never fixed.\u00a0 Examples:\u00a0 the shower curtain \u2013 it\u2019s one of those curved-out kind, but it\u2019s been pulled down and the mounts in the sheetrock ripped out of the walls.\u00a0 What\u2019s going to happen when I take a shower?\u00a0 The soap shelf in the fiberglass shower insert is smashed off, the interior wall exposed.\u00a0 Gouges in faux wood furniture.<\/li>\n
  2. Color theme:\u00a0 No joke.\u00a0 Lime green, Buddhist orange and several shades of black.\u00a0 Three random, non-matching, non-related Garden Ridge surplus pictures on the wall.\u00a0 Carpet is utterly hideous, like something from Grendel\u2019s lair.\u00a0 Antique gold-finished lamps and fixtures.<\/li>\n
  3. No coffee machine in the room.\u00a0 Ok, I can live without.<\/li>\n
  4. Floor tile in the bathroom shows that the room is actually a trapezoid.<\/li>\n
  5. The desk and chair, which I use every time I have to travel:\u00a0 uncomfortable, not really made to sit and do work.\u00a0 Vinyl.\u00a0 Sharp edges. Undersized.<\/li>\n
  6. Slow unsecured wifi internet.\u00a0 Am I sharing this wide open, 9600-baud internet connection with the trailer homes across the street?<\/li>\n
  7. Hallway smells like a blend of bleach and asparagus pee.<\/li>\n
  8. Ever tried drinking bourbon from a styrofoam cup?<\/li>\n
  9. Clock radio from 1974<\/li>\n
  10. Continental breakfast of Fruit Loops, bruised bananas, and bagels.\u00a0 Froufrou coffee.<\/li>\n
  11. Toilet paper made of recycled Ethiopian burlap<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    [This post is from a personal blog written at a time when I traveled for work on a shoestring budget]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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