Re: Holidays
Originally Posted by
orangutan
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I'm in the Indonesian equivalent of Fawlty Towers at the moment, aka Novotel Manado. You couldn't make it up - endless check-in procedure, internet down for hours yesterday, shower cubicle mouldy, door handle fell off in my hand, had to explain in words of one syllable what reconfirming a flight meant, breakfast stone cold as though the food was in warmers all the lids were left open for the heat to get out...it goes on. Good thing I have a sense of humour and well, well ready to get my flight home later today.
think I'll stick to Somerset at least the likeness to Fawlty Towers only came about when the dog slipped his collar and ran into a restaurant followed in hot pursuit by my friend who has long dark hair, which was sticking out like a scarecrow,and bares a striking resemblance to a gnome, (but he's lovely) dressed in a black suit shouting "'ere you can't go in there Bailey" in a west country accent and wildly flapping his arms about, the dog ran straight through a group of people, so did friend ,and shot out of another door, then ran through a group of smokers onto the main road (the pavement not the actual road) with friend still in hot pursuit and shouting"Come back Bailey you're not allowed on the road" , dog did a nifty sharpe right turn and shot through hole in the wall back into the car park and stopped on a patch of grass for a wee, as friend neared he shot off again then spotted a little dog sat with some people so dived through them to say "hello". I had also spotted potential new friend and was standing with slipped collar in hand and, as he arrived I bellowed "SIT", he did, so did his new friend and the man stood near him, I put the dog's collar on smiled at everyone and walked back to the car. Friend arrived completely out of puff and announced (sounding like one of the Werzals) " 'e knows every word she says"
All I could hear was gales of laughter and applause and a likening to Fawlty Towers. I was happy to know we had given so many people a good laugh. I gave up on dignity years ago.