I’m sitting in a hotel room on my layover . . . getting high.
It’s not what you think. Apparently, the hotel is renovating and they repainted the outside hallway. The only problem is that the smell is also in the rooms.
It would be so easy to call the front desk and get another room but I really don’t want to pack everything up again and move. Besides, I’ve already taken a shower and I’m sitting here in my pjs. So instead, I opened the sliding door to help air things out.
Am I crazy? I would rather sit here and freeze my butt off than change rooms. Why? I know I’ll regret it tomorrow when I have a major headache.
Anyway, the flight over was pretty uneventful except for the guy I caught stuffing his face with the macadamia nut candy that someone brought for the crew.
We were doing the meal service when I went to the back galley to get more trays. What I found was this guy with what looked like 6 candies in his mouth. I stared at him and told him that it wasn’t for the passengers to help themselves. He just shrugged and walked away. Luckily, I was working with this guy who everyone knows not to piss off. He went to the passenger, got in his face and said, “Brah, how you like me come your place and grind your stuff?” Translation: Hey, how would you like me to come to your house and eat your food?
He still didn’t apologize but I think he got the point.
Anyway, I better get to sleep since I have an early morning rolling time. I hope I don’t pass out from the fumes.
9 Comments on “The Smell of Paint”
7:34 am
Well that was awefully rude. Glad your coworker told him off. For the flight home this guy needs to come across some of that chocolate exlax. LOL!
We’ve had paint fume rooms before too. Yucky…once it was the actual room that had been painted and there wasn’t another room to move to. ewwwe! We lived and I don’t think that we’re too dane bramaged.
7:38 am
re: staying with the parents… We used to stay w/ my mom before we had DD. But after our last time there DH refused to stay there again. Mom didn’t like to clean the guest bathroom shower since it hurt her arthritis…so she wanted us to just use her shower. DH was uncomfortable walking through her bedroom to get at it. So he cleaned the guest bathroom shower so he could use it (it was just dusty from not being used.) So now I have to come up with stories as to why we don’t stay with her.
5:33 pm
Oh please do check in and let us know if you are still alive and kicking after spending the night in paint fumes!
I cannot believe how bold some people can be when they want something. Buy your own candy for pete’s sake!
8:16 pm
It takes all sorts, doesn’t it? You must see more than your share of weirdos!
9:05 pm
I’ve heard horror stories from my hubby too (he’s an airline pilot). Sometimes I just laugh at the hotel stories he comes home with. Some bad, some good…you guys just get to sample more of them than the rest of us
3:20 am
That owuld drive me crazy…think I’d trade rooms….I hate having headaches!
What a rude passenger! People amaze me. I bet you see all kinds, don’t you?
Just wanted to let you know I posted pics of my “Great Gift Exchange” gifts I received! Thanks for holding such a fun event!!
4:25 am
I love having “a heavy” as a friend or co-worker. Yucky flight experiences… so sorry.
4:25 am
OK, yuo know me and my history with chocolate… we go waaaaay back. But still , to touch another persons stash? That’s just rude.
Those candies sure would have come in handy for you fume induced munchies though
I hope you don’t get a headache and get some rest!
8:44 am
I can’t believe how some people can act as if they can get away with anything.
I hope that the fumes didn’t cause you headaches.
(I'll take good care of it.)