Work-Release Employee

So, I have had work release employees work for me before.  They have usually been good, because they knew that being able to go out and work is considered a privilege.  When someone is incarcerated, being able to work is not a right but a privilege. I had one individual, Read more

Plea Bargains

I have some kind of mixed emotions here.  Part of me likes to see someone serve time for the crime they committed.  In this case, Ms Gazlay assaulted me with a pen.  This pen could be considered a “deadly weapon”, which was a reason for the original charge of Aggravated Battery.  The Read more

Broken Mirror

Last Friday, March 22, 2013, I got woke up by Boise Police because of a disturbance call. I let them in, they went to go check the room. When they came back up to the front desk, they told me there was broken glass and so forth. I went and Read more

Motel Employee stabbed by ballpoint pen

So, last night, I had just finished my the first part of my split shift for the day. As an assistant manager at the Rodeway Inn, I never thought I would have to deal with the following situation.

Mr. Stanton had just arrived with his students from Ririe Junior High School. They brought us about 20 or so rooms while they come on a field trip to Boise. The students were away from the Bus, as the teachers were unloading some things from the Bus. A customer had been at the Hotel for about a week. She thought it was a good idea to go out on her balcony and begin to cuss and yell and offend Mr. Stanton and the other teachers. And to top it off, she was being drunk and disorderly.

This was reported to my front desk clerk, Misty, who then reported it to me. I then had to ask Miss Nanette Gazlay to leave, because my job is to protect my customers. I gave her a few minutes to grab her things, she came down to the desk and gave my desk clerk a hard time. At 6:58 pm, I had no choice but to call Boise Police Dispatch. As I was talking to the dispatcher on the phone, Nanette ran up behind me and “stabbed” me in the back with a pen. I yelled “I have just been stabbed”.

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Computer Humor

I was sorting through some old emails and came across this great list.  If you ever have a bad day, and want to make it better, just follow these instructions How to start the day with a positive outlook! Create a new folder on your computer. Name it “Barack Obama” Read more

Never a dull moment

About 2:15 in the morning I am about ready to fall asleep, cause I got to bed late. I get a call up to my room that there is something going on out in the dining room. So, I wake up THROW clothes on really quickly go down stairs. Before Read more