By JC Leahy
1/19/13
Dali and I are on the way to Myrtle beach for a short
vacation. We usually stop in Wilson, NC just
because we like to look around the place. Dali likes to see a Hope's furniture store in Wilson. I like to look around Wilson and get a
sense of how America is doing outside the economic bubble of Washington, DC. We always stay at the Wilson Quality Inn. We like its outstanding complimentary breakfast
and the exercise room, among other things. It's sad to see now that
it's going downhill. When we first approached our Room 211, there was
another couple standing in the hallway. The wife was histrionic
about how "disgusting" her room was. I pondered how lucky I was to not be married to a hyper-complaining woman like
that! After we had settled into Room 211, Dali complained to me
that the bathroom ceiling was spotted all over with what appeared to be
mold. She had me look at it. It certainly appeared to be mold or mildew. Then I noticed the tobacco burn holes in
one of the bedspreads. I threw on my suitcase to hide it. (I just wasn't in the mood to complain to management and haul our extensive luggage set to another room.) When
Dali got out of the bathroom, she observed that the bed skirts were
crumpled and didn't look clean. I replied that at least the sheets were
clean, and the room didn't smell as bad as the first one we looked at.
It wasn't until alter at 2 am when I jumped out of bed in my bare
socks that I realized that the carpeting around the bed was wet. Not
damp, wet. Wet with WHAT, I wondered. When we got up this morning, Dali noticed the suspicious stains on the room's loveseat. I wondered exactly WHAT someone had been DOING
on that loveseat!! The breakfast this morning
was as outstanding as ever; however, I examined the lobby and common
areas with a newly critical eye. I found peeling and watermarked
wallpaper and dark spots suspicious of mold. Next time we visit Wilson, I think we'll try another hotel
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