Wednesday, June 28, 2006
06/2006 Austria.. 'mistaken identity'
An amusing incident occurred whilst reviewing a hotel in an Austrian ski resort this winter. I had just arrived at the property and was standing on the opposite side of the street, by a line of cars, entering information into our new electronic input device. I heard some shouting from across the street which I ignored as I was in mid-sentence on the device. The shouting continued, so I looked up and saw that it was an old man and his wife walking towards me…. probably drunk or having a row, I thought! Then I realised that their shouting was directed at me!! The red-faced man was almost exploding with rage and ranting on in German. As if it wasn’t enough to be standing outside in the freezing cold and snow, I had someone shouting at me for no reason whatsoever! Suddenly the penny dropped and I realised the problem. I was standing next to his car and he thought I was a traffic warden giving him a ticket from my ‘machine ‘. Thankfully, his wife realised the truth and I narrowly avoided a walking stick round my head! Next time, I’ll issue an on-the-spot fine and pocket the money. If I do that at every hotel… I’ll be a millionaire by the end of the year!
An amusing incident occurred whilst reviewing a hotel in an Austrian ski resort this winter. I had just arrived at the property and was standing on the opposite side of the street, by a line of cars, entering information into our new electronic input device. I heard some shouting from across the street which I ignored as I was in mid-sentence on the device. The shouting continued, so I looked up and saw that it was an old man and his wife walking towards me…. probably drunk or having a row, I thought! Then I realised that their shouting was directed at me!! The red-faced man was almost exploding with rage and ranting on in German. As if it wasn’t enough to be standing outside in the freezing cold and snow, I had someone shouting at me for no reason whatsoever! Suddenly the penny dropped and I realised the problem. I was standing next to his car and he thought I was a traffic warden giving him a ticket from my ‘machine ‘. Thankfully, his wife realised the truth and I narrowly avoided a walking stick round my head! Next time, I’ll issue an on-the-spot fine and pocket the money. If I do that at every hotel… I’ll be a millionaire by the end of the year!
# posted by hotelreviewer @ 12:55 pm 
