Logic prevailed

So, this morning, before we hit the road, we had a complimentary breakfast at the hotel. Because I like a really good cup of coffee in the morning, I brought my Keurig coffee maker and a supply of Starbucks Sumatra along on the trip. There is a small Keurig machine in our suite, which is great for making one cup at a time. But in the lobby, where the breakfast is provided, there is a large Keurig machine, which would process the coffee much faster.

I asked the lady who seemed to be guarding the breakfast area (Shirley called her the "breakfast Nazi" because she was quite stern, and she made us feel like unruly children) if I could use the big Keurig machine to make a coffee for the road. She informed me that it was only used for "customer appreciation" events. To be fair to her, I did not tell her that I did not want to use their coffee. But I got to thinking about it, as I am wont to do, and I figured that whether I made coffee in the suite or in the breakfast area, it would be cost-neutral for the hotel, because either way I would be using their water and power and my coffee. And Shirl and I are, after all, a customers who should be appreciated.

Rather than tax the breakfast guardian with this argument, I took it to the lady at the front desk, and she had no problem with it. So, I made my good coffee and all was well.