November 4, 2008
It was the fall of 1985. My wife and I both traveled from New York to Atlantic City in a Grey Hound. We were keen to have a fun-filled holiday. I had never been to a casino before. At the back of our mind was curiosity about casinos.
We checked in Hotel Atlantis. The room was spacious and well furnished. I told my wife that the housekeeping of the hotel was very good. She smiled wryly and said, "I do not believe it could be that good. People always forget something to do."
I asked her, "For example?"
She said, "Well, even in the best managed households people do not care to sweep under their bed."
I did not make any remark, but crouched on the carpeted floor to peep into the underside of our bed. I saw there what looked like a business card. With some difficulty I managed to pull it out. To our amusement and surprise, it had the inscription: Dear guests, we clean here also.
My younger daughter was thrilled when we told her this story. She sent it to Readers Digest under her name. They published it under their feature Life's Like That!
It was the fall of 1985. My wife and I both traveled from New York to Atlantic City in a Grey Hound. We were keen to have a fun-filled holiday. I had never been to a casino before. At the back of our mind was curiosity about casinos.
We checked in Hotel Atlantis. The room was spacious and well furnished. I told my wife that the housekeeping of the hotel was very good. She smiled wryly and said, "I do not believe it could be that good. People always forget something to do."
I asked her, "For example?"
She said, "Well, even in the best managed households people do not care to sweep under their bed."
I did not make any remark, but crouched on the carpeted floor to peep into the underside of our bed. I saw there what looked like a business card. With some difficulty I managed to pull it out. To our amusement and surprise, it had the inscription: Dear guests, we clean here also.
My younger daughter was thrilled when we told her this story. She sent it to Readers Digest under her name. They published it under their feature Life's Like That!
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