I'm Back

10 days without a post. I almost feel guilty. But sod it.

I've been working my tits off at the hotel again. Finally I can now say that I never have to go there again. Well at least not until xmas.
I worked my last shift in the bar, which was a thoroughly enjoyable way to end my 3 years at the hotel. But as always someone had to make a twat of themselves.

First of all, one of the guests decided he needed to throw up, so he did it in the middle of the bar, 20 yards away from the gents. Cue sawdust and chemicals.

Second, after sufficient booze, one guest decided to destroy the forementioned gents, by ripping off every available pipe that he could see. Luckily the carnage was limited to the urinals, but if he could had gotten into the pipes under the sinks, I'm sure they wouldn't be there now.

The hotel had already decided to refurbish all public toilets at the end of August, looks like that will be brought forward.

The hotel is also on a major money saving drive, by cutting down on all hourly staff. This is for three reasons:

Toilet refurbishment.

The company is building a second hotel opposite, this will be cheaper at around £70 a night rather then £144-£166. But it will be more technology driven.

Because of the newer rooms that will be available, the 3rd floor of the hotel also needs major refurb, as thehaven'tent been touched in many a year and are frankly past it. There littlette or no working aircon on third. The rooms themselves are still with the original decoration too.

Also the fact that most major projects that are taken on, usually go over budget, over time and therefore get done a little bit cheaply. Ask anyone in the restaurant about the terrace roowasn'tsnt touched after restaurant refurb - ran out of cash), or about the new meeting rooms, possibly the cheapest and worst planned idea yet. (See conf ops)