You get what you pay for

This axiom is taught in Business 101 at the School of Hard Knocks (class of '67).
Motel 6 advertises "We'll Leave the Light on for You" and proudly proclaims that they are the cheapest National Motel Chain. In order to do that, and still have money left over to pay Tom Bodett, they have to cut corners. One place that can be done is in the hiring of contractors, such as this example I found of "gitter done" plumbing (spotted in Phoenix):
Careful examination of the system shows four pipes coming through the wall; hot and cold water supply, sink drain outbound and the drain pipe from the room on the other side of the wall!

Each time I check into a Motel 6 I wonder what I'll find. Usually it is Wi-Fi service with a baude rate measured in milli-bytes per hour that is available anytime between 2:30 -2:47a.m.
Last night I discovered that Motel 6 has found a new supplier for toilet paper. A company with a patented technique that allows tissue to be shaved thinner than previously thought possible. In an attempt to get the biggest bang for their buck they have negotiated deeper discounts on the purchase of their state-of-the-art TP by buying in larger quantities and using the same material to erect walls between rooms.
My neighbors last night had a yappy little ball of fur that suffered from IBS (irritable bark syndrome). Their cure was placing the dog outside the room, tied to a garbage can that they dragged down the sidewalk. The dog then proceeded to yelp continuously until the owner would open the door and say, in the most annoying voice imaginable, "Aren't you precious? Oh yes you ARE! Yes you ARE! Aw, you want to come in? Do you? Huh, do you? If I bring you in are you going to be a good girl? Are you? Aw, you're so cute, yes you ARE! Oh, my precious little baby..." ... SLAM. 
Wait fifteen minutes then repeat, ad nauseum!
I hereby serve notice to my children - if I ever buy a little yappy dog, take what is left of your inheritance and buy a gun to put me out of my misery, because I can guarantee I have just lost the final vestages of my sanity.
I'm going to take a nap now...

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  1. UnknownJune 11, 2017 at 2:06 PM

    LOL! You were on a roll here until you made an unforgiveable error in the next to last sentence--you referred to the yappy critter (and by extension ALL such) as a "dog." Those things aren't dogs. They're musky baits.

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