973beachbum
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Post by 973beachbum on Jun 4, 2012 17:21:19 GMT -5
How are the drugs a lot more dangerous than before? Roselia, I've been told that the pot is a lot more concentrated now and leaves you in a complete stupor instead of just buzzed enough to be funny. I have not tested this out, even when DH and I went to Amsterdam. I don't need something that makes me sleepy and leaves me craving junk food. Now there seems to be a lot more dangerous substances like ecstasy, meth and crack being used as recreational drugs. 973Beachbum, your trip with all the adjoining rooms sounds like fun, but clearly you were at ease with your roommates. There are some female co-workers with whom I wouldn't mind sharing a room on a business trip, but I'd sure want it to be my choice and not my employer's. How do they decide who gets stuck with the snorer?On the trips with the adjoining rooms we asked if they could arrange that. We were all friends and it was a hoot. As far as who was in what room we had absolutely no choice. Each room had two beds but they put two people in those rooms if they had any ability to do it. So unless I was going on a trip with a guy or there were 3 women. No one was going to get their own room. If you absolutely refuse to share a room the only out was to say you wouldn't go. The problem with that is that if you didn't do any of the trips you were basically saying you didn't want to be promoted ever beyond a pretty low level. We also used to get bonuses for doing it. I remember one year I did a lot of traveling for them. I got a bunus that was probably a quarter of my yearly gross. Plus I guess I am easy. I never stayed at a place without an indoor pool and nice restaurant type amenities. They paid for a nice dinner or sometimes I would go shopping and get a drink instead with the money. And it was the maids job to pick up after any messes they made. Personally I never had a problem but even if I did for what I was getting I could deal.
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