night life

 

We are required to stay at places which honor GSA rates (which translates "cheap rooms furthest from the front desk").  Because of the gas boom, rooms are somewhat difficult to find.  Our motel mates are mostly involved in the oil and gas drill business-- which can be deduced from the ratio of pickups to cars in the parking lot - about 48:2.  This morning while waiting for the ride to the training venue, we observed the night shift of workers coming in to be replaced by the day shift workers.  The night shift guys took over the rooms just left by the day shift guys -- talk about a "hot sheets" motel!!  By the way, after dinner we found a letter under the door:  "Dear Guest - the water will be shut off at 9:30 tonight in order to install shutoff valves.  We apologize for any inconvenience."  I didn't actually visit the High Life Lounge but it is at the bottom of the hill down from our motel.  I overheard a guest say that the walk down wasn't bad but the crawl back up was hell.  Travel is an enlightening experience.

 

High Life Lounge

Fairmont, West Virginia