So let me tell you about …

Today I decided to call and verify everything for my upcoming trip to Atlanta.
I first called the car rental place, who told me all was in good order still.
I then called the hotel, who did not say the same thing.
The room I had I was informed, was not only not available … but did not exist!
What you might ask?
The manager told me that the resort did not have such a room and that his people made a mistake when reading me what kind of room it was.
This mad me sad … I love my friend and all, but I wanted separate rooms for a reason.
The manager told me he would look into helping me out and call a sister location to see if they had a room for me.
To his credit, he did call me back latter and told me he booked me at the other location and they where going to honor the price I was told form the get go.
Good guy, right?
He made me happy so yes, he is a good guy … in the mean time …
I, being a dork and having nothing better to do at work then personal things like look up hotels … used my handy dandy cell phone and to Hotels.Com I went!
I was searching around trying to find a place with less then a weeks notice on Labor Day weekend in a big city when it came to me.
That’s right my little murderers, I saw a ‘If you have questions please call!’ number.
So I did … I know I can write suspense novels … I am so darn good at this!
I spoke to a nice lady who commented how it was going to be difficult to find something like I Was looking for and even said I might have to change my perimeters.
She did not realize that I am pig headed and on a budget so this was more then likely not going to happen now did she?
Low and behold though, she found what I was looking for … 15 miles or so outside of Atlanta but come on, I need to give a little now don’t I?
So I am happy and we are chatting and I give all of my information and what happens next?
That’s right, my credit card is declined … no it wasn’t but do you see how I lead up to the big event and threw a twist in there …d arn I should SO be writing books … O, by the way, mine is dead in the water … I got about 4 chapters done and then, well, you all know me so I will not lie, I lost interest.
Back to the story you are all so riveted and held in suspense about.
She told me that as she was hitting the button it was slow and lagging and the room was booked out from under me.
This makes me sad … O such a sad panda … I know most of you will not get that reference but deal with it anyway.
She asks me if I can hold for a few moments as she looks into something for me.
I wait, and wait for what seemed like an hour or 3, but was in fact only 2 minutes or so when she comes back and says how sorry she is but that the room is gone.
She had spoken to her manager and asked if it was OK to give me another room that meet the standards I requested and she then said that it was actually in Atlanta.
Being that it was there fault for telling me I could have the other room she then also said that her manager told her it was Ok to charge me the rate from the other location.
That’s being said, I guess I should now tell you that I LOVE Hotels.Com and will sing it’s praises for as long as I remember … so about another 2 hours I am guessing …
Yours truly will be staying about a block away from where the convention is, so within walking distance, and in a two-room suite that has free parking for guests at the Hilton Suites on Peachtree.
That’s right my peeps, I feel like a Jefferson because I am moving up!
All joking aside, I have used Hotels.Com a few times before and have never had a problem with them.
Calling them though was just SWEET and supper helpful so if you need a place to look up places to stay, give them a try.
I wonder if I will see Paris?
I see London I see France I see Paris’s under … wait … she doesn’t where those …
No I will not show you the picture proof ... you all O me!
PS: It’s good to double check reservations … your tax dollars at work!