Comments on: Hotel oddity #6

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:16:43 +0000

@bobby:
No — if you blow up the pix, you can see that the screws are regular Philips heads.

By: bobby

bobby — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:26:47 +0000

Aren’t the screws similar to what you see on a public toilet – - “one way” slotted or ramp screws that you can put in but can’t take out?

By: Bambi

Bambi — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:34:32 +0000

Good point, Roger. I hadn’t thought of the possibility that the chain lock was intentionally installed (or switched to) upside down with malice aforethought.

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:37:40 +0000

The interesting thing is that it is quite easy for a staff member or previous guest to have modified the lock in this was so they could re-enter. Only takes 5 minutes and a screwdriver (or even a butter knife.) Because most people have so little understanding of security and lock mechanisms, it might stay that way for a while before anyone noticed.

Thus this might be an indication of a deliberate attempt to rob sleeping guests.

On the plus side, if you can’t getting any interest from management, it would be equally easy to repair it yourself; if it switches back again during your stay, you KNOW you’ve got a problem!!

By: YELM

YELM — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:56:36 +0000

Not only unsafe, but hilarious! Who do they hire anyway?

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:36:27 +0000

‘Perhaps a new type of hotel review site with things from a security perspective could be a good (and necessary) idea?’

Slow to wake up today – you already have that site! OK bedtime now… ;)

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:35:21 +0000

Actually if I’d first read your entire post… Perhaps a new type of hotel review site with things from a security perspective could be a good (and necessary) idea?

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:27:24 +0000

Thanks for that! Good catch! That is soooooo dumb! Loves it! Presumably you pointed this out to management?