Dave's Hotel Room on youtube

[kylie1]

Dave, I was totally mesmerized watching your video of some hotel room in
Poland. Very exciting.

My husband and I usually carry a little handy emergency pack that saved our
bacon a few times - it's something you might wanna keep in mind next time you
decide to stay at a place like this one. These are called light bulbs -
nothing fancy, just a cheapy brand will do. You simply remove the hotel light
bulbs immediately upon checking into the room. In a split second a hundred
watter will transform your room from a morgue to normal, warm and inviting
living quarters. Hotel lighting can be lousy at times and we refuse to stay in
dingy rooms.

Just thought you would enjoy this little tip.

[usenetposts]

I actually prefer the subdued lighting after a hard day's work, but as your
sarcastic comment indicates, it is not the best for filming.

Incidentally, if you stick a hundred watt bulb in the lamp and then the hotel
burns down, will your insurance cover that?

[kylie1]

What's MY insurance got to do with this and what insurance are we talking about,
Dave? Do I need an insurance to check into a hotel? Boy, that thought alone has
sent shivers up my spine...

To be honest, I have never heard of a claim against anyone who decides to mount
a proper light bulb in a dingy hotel room. However, I think I have heard of
places that should have never opened to the public because nothing has ever been
built up to code and no building permits were ever issued in the first place.

Sooo, if that place cannot afford a regular circuit breaker, then I guess they
have created a little liability problem for themselves...that is if anything
happens to me or my personal property. A circuit breaker is a small investment
but probably the most standard one for all regular households, much less hotel
rooms.

Dang it, that means I have to leave my mini Revlon hairdryer at home if I stay
overnight in one of them hotels in Poland. That little thing needs at least 600
Watts to work. Say goodbye to my one cup coffee maker that cost me a whopping
$9.99 and served me so well in the past on all those cold chilly nights. That's
like another 100 Watts. Man, I am so screwed!

Boy, all the things I have to think about now!...

[varsovian]

... and my little tip concerns bed and breakfast accomodation in the UK
Buy a pack of Pringles, but don't eat them because they are unhealthy (oh go on
then, if you must).
Take the plastic top off and use it as an excellent substitute plug for the
bath. Now, run a full, hot bath and lie in it for an hour. Repeat.
The owner will get mad at you!

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kylie1 napisała:

> What's MY insurance got to do with this and what insurance are we talking
about
> ,
> Dave? Do I need an insurance to check into a hotel? Boy, that thought alone ha
> s
> sent shivers up my spine...
>
> To be honest, I have never heard of a claim against anyone who decides to
mount
> a proper light bulb in a dingy hotel room. However, I think I have heard of
> places that should have never opened to the public because nothing has ever
bee
> n
> built up to code and no building permits were ever issued in the first place.

If you muck about with a hotel's light bulbs and put in a different grade to
the one that has been designed and approved for that light, then of course it
would be better for you to take out some form of insurance, as you will be
asked to cover it if it blows.

>
> Sooo, if that place cannot afford a regular circuit breaker, then I guess they
> have created a little liability problem for themselves...that is if anything
> happens to me or my personal property.

Not at all. The book that is lying there with the regulamin in it tells you
explicitly not to use heating apparatus and things like that. It's your
liability if you break their hotel room.

> A circuit breaker is a small investment
> but probably the most standard one for all regular households, much less hotel
> rooms.
>

That is not the only way you can start a fire by plugging in a higher bulb than
designed. The lampshades can also catch light.

> Dang it, that means I have to leave my mini Revlon hairdryer at home if I stay
> overnight in one of them hotels in Poland. That little thing needs at least
600
> Watts to work.

Many hotels show you which plug works with the hairdryer. Most hotels will have
n the regulamin that you cannot use heating apparatus.

> Say goodbye to my one cup coffee maker that cost me a whopping
> $9.99 and served me so well in the past on all those cold chilly nights.
That's
> like another 100 Watts. Man, I am so screwed!
>
> Boy, all the things I have to think about now!...

Just don't become an auditor in Poland. The minute you go off the beaten track
you will find yourself in places that don't have the amenities that a North
American is used to. You can stick to the international chains in major cities,
and that will be OK, but you will never see the more remote sides of this
country, without roughing it a bit.

[kylie1]

> If you muck about...

Nothing warms up my heart like a good old ‘regulamin’. Muck about? Is that what
it is? Dave, at least I thought you'd call it "tempering with electrical devices".

My idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service. Most backpackers and
"regular" travelers are strongly advised to bring their own light bulbs. This
not-so-novel idea has been floating around for as long as I can remember.

But I will keep that "regulamin" in mind. Somehow it begins to instill a lot of
fear in me...brrrrr