it's not a sandwich - it's a MEAL!

on the subject of our first hotel, the Lake Erie Lodge in Euclid, Ohio:

worst
hotel
ever.

mostly worst-best, but bad enough eventually that it's now worst-worst.

we have shifted to the hampton inn downtown. here are the teasers why:
*crackers and candy encrusted in the carpet
*Kool Komedy Klub attached to hotel (see initials)
*Underground Railroad = bar in hotel (conflict of interest?)
*orgies, orgies, orgies! busted by cops within seconds of our arrival Monday evening, but sounding terrifyingly fantastic until busting
*used condo-s in toilet (not a bit)
*18 burn marks in my bathtub (still trying to figure it out)
*phone ripped out of wall in my room
*lehrer's phone in room stolen from Doubletree hotel and info blacked out with Sharpie
*best of all, when asking for good place to eat, we were offered Manwich at front desk

we went to teach classes on Wednesday morning, and when we told them where we were, everyone laughed. "ooh, girl," they cooed, "someone got murdered there last year!"

and, scene.