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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I followed the complete NMCA schedule for 30 years so I know I've had a few, but the only one that comes to mind was a trip to Bakersfield CA (for a Super Chevy show).

We stayed in a little mom and pop motel owned by an asian couple.

When we tried to pay she said "no credie car - cash only!"

Between dad and I we had enough on hand to cover it. Not sure what that was all about but it made an impression.

Never had bed bugs or anything like that, but I have seen cockroaches and I've seen broken glass where a car used to be sitting.


K

That is quite common with a lot of small mom and pops stores. I went to a restaurant named "The Onion" once and same thing, they required cash. I didn't realize that CC companies charged as much as they do. I am sure "higher product" companies get discounts too. Some of those smaller shops every penny counts.

My own story:

We have a 4 year old "double doodle" that is sweet as can be, so when we travel we look for pet friendly hotels. One hotel called us to the front desk to complain about our dog, saying she was annoying all the neighbors with her barking, which shocked us because she didn't bark once. We told them this, but there was a dog in a nearby room barking constantly. The manager came and threatened to remove us. I made him come to my room and listen. We weren't even halfway down the hall when we heard the barking. The manager turned white and profusely apologized. Out of spite I tried to listen for them to talk to the neighbor with the dog, and as far as I know they didn't. And the dog barked all hours of the night. Kind of makes me heated just thinking about it again. Needless to say we never have and never will go back.