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Drive time
As I drove from Melksham to Leek this morning, I was catching up on thoughts and ideas and news - one ear to the radio, two eyes on the road, and a mind flitting from C programming - next week's course - to the case I'll be composing for "The Melksham Train" for Tom Harris, the new Transport Minister, and to the hotel that we open on Sunday. Do you consider driving to be a waste of time? Actually, I don't; I consider it to be valuable thought time. The tragedy of it is that so many of the thoughts get lost and forgotten as I've never found it practical to record them. Mind - a piece of paper that can be used in a layby is always to hand. Sometimes to record my own thoughts and sometimes to note what's triggered by a radio broadcast. Travel-by-train and travel-by-bus time is SO much more useful ... there isn't such a problem with note taking! On the radio this morning, the editor of the Good Hotel Guide (who's name I forgot by the time a layby came up) and Michael Winner, who's name I did remember, were talking about rip-off England and how hoteliers were profiteering on certain services. "Wifi and Weddings". The "Wifi" ripoff involves charging up to 5 pounds an hour / 20 pounds a day for wireless internet access, when it only costs the hotel a tiny, tiny fraction of that. The "Wedding" ripoff is letting most of the hotel, including the restaurant and all the day facilities, to a big group ... and then letting your few remaining rooms, at their usually full price, to other guests who are then unable to enjoy your fine restaurant. Michael and Adam Rafael (ah - I've remembered) were slagging off hotel keepers as being profiteering and not caring about their customers, on the basis that customers are transient and there will be plenty more. I have to say I feel rather smug and share their moral high ground; we open Well House Manor this coming weekend, and already have free, limitless Wifi provided. And a decision, taken long ago, that if any conference or party books over half of the facilities and hotel, the remaining rooms won't be let at that time. (written 2006-10-02 18:03:11) Associated topics are indexed under G600 - Well House Consultants - Well House ManorM400 - Well House Manor - The Hospitality Business
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