Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 15, 2022

It is either dangerous or a bunch of very old people stay here.

How nature says “Do not enter” (continuing a series started about 40 years ago by Gary Larson)

I think I stayed there for week one night.

I’ve stayed at some pretty marginal motels, but none quite THIS worrisome. Including the one whose doorway was so out of true that the ground squirrels ran in and out of the room freely.

So much for room service

lol the one I stayed at, the bar you hold onto in the shower fell off the wall when I touched it and the brick pillar in front of my room had been hit by something and was crooked and missing bricks lol

If the motel host asks you “Da ya wants da room for two o’clock, three o’clock or four?”, try another motel with by-the-day or weekly rates.

“We’ll leave the light on for ya…”

There’s a motel like that here, too.

Jason Isbell has a song about that place.

Just what kind of chicken-shit organisation is being run here!!??

Reminds me of the place on Vancouver Island we stayed at. Bare cinder block walls. Cast iron frame bed. Stained mattress. I was looking for syringes under the sink.

He’s still not quite sure about this sign.

It could be a good sign (depending on the neighborhood?).

Guess I missed whatever triggered this outlook.

Must be our run-down local “OD” motel, where we keep the societal dregs of humanity. Their business motto is, “if you think you’ve reached the bottom, you have!”

Another sign is if there’s a body floating in the pool.

The rooms also rent at hourly rates. BYOH

You don’t need a spidey-sense for this one.

COVID testing optional?

The bears are in room 3.

Now we know why they were offering such cheap rates.

Every room has a Trauma Bandage next to the bible.

I usually rent the rooms by the hour. So, I miss the shuttle.

So that place is a Motel One?

Also comes with a complementary first aid kit

That motel may be better than the other ones in the area. The others may require you to get your own transportation to the emergency room and pay for it out of pocket.

Travelers to Ecuador learn very quickly that there is a big difference between a motel and a hotel or hostel! We invented the name No-Tell Motel.

The Bates chain of fine establishments.

they give out complimentary shots of penicillin as well?

You’ll have to deal a lot of drugs to afford that emergency shuttle.

Instead of “room service” – “armed response”. Tell-tale signs to live by.

Research and planning. Research and planning. It took me about 50 years to train my spouse to plan our trips. He just wanted to ‘go’ and ‘stop’ when he was tired of driving. Actually, I ended up planning our trips after the first couple of years [he now plans a few trips on his own]. It’s much easier now to find clean, safe places to stay when you can check them out online — although you do have ‘consider the source’ and double check reviews [there are trolls everywhere]. FYI, there are laws against posting false reviews (both positive and negative). In the US, 15 US Code § 45, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the power to stop and penalize parties “using unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.” And the FTC forbids the use of fake testimonials. I’m sure other countries have similar regulations. So if you get succored into a bad motel situation by apparently deceptive reviews, notify the appropriate trade commission. It won’t help your experience, but it might help some others.

Danger, Will Robinson!

Homer&Jethro singing their spoof of Elvis’ “Heartbreak Hotel”.

When we asked to see the room before checking in and noticed the bullet holes in the wall, we declined.

That’s the hotel Earl stayed at.

Mother would approve…

I travel (or used to pre-pandemic) with a friend and she has an uncanny ability for finding “interesting” lodging. One that leaps to mind had rooms with NO way to control the temperature in the room.

I recall a cartoon from years ago where a series of rooms had signs reading “Do Not Disturb”, “Do Not Disturb”, “Do Not Disturb”, and “Disturbed”. Probably good to avoid that place as well.

Welcome to the Motel California.

Funny1

Free?!? Well, we know which country Bob is currently NOT residing in…

We had some neighbors across the street that rode in ambulances often.

Those aren’t DO NOT DISTURB signs on the doors, they are TOE TAGS!

Bates Motel?

That’s a Motel. I like the old Route 66 type Motels. Most have been fixed up and I can just look out the window to see my motorcycle is safe.

I was looking for a motel in Philly and comparing amenities. I decided against the one with bullet-proof glass at the registration desk.

One no-tell motel was trying to be a bit respectable. A sign on the desk said “Mrs Smith” better be at least 18.

Third rate Romance—-Low rent rendezvous.

Then there is the fact that Every Room has its own Ice Machine…