It doesn’t matter who we are, we are all going to face some type of injustice in this world. It just seems to be the way the world is designed, but just because we have injustice come our way does not necessarily mean that we need to take it on the chin. In fact, there are many things we can do to get ourselves out of a tight situation, and sometimes, we just need some wisdom to do so. That is why we often ask questions of those who are older than us, such as the old lady in this joke. She was facing injustice but she managed to get out of it in the most hilarious way.
An older lady decided to give herself a big treat for her 70th birthday by staying overnight in a really nice hotel. When she checked out the next morning, the desk clerk handed her a bill for $250.00. She demanded to know why the charge was so high.
“I agree it’s a nice hotel, but the rooms aren’t worth $250.00 for just an overnight stay! I didn’t even have breakfast.” The clerk told her that $250.00 is the ‘standard rate’, and breakfast had been included had she wanted it. She insisted on speaking to the Manager.
The Manager appeared and, forewarned by the desk clerk, announced: “This Hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center which are available for use.” “But I didn’t use them,” she said. ”Well, they are here, and you could have,” explained the manager.
He went on to explain that she could also have seen one of the in-hotel Shows for which the hotel is famous. “We have the best entertainers from the World over performing here,” the Manager said. “But I didn’t go to any of Those shows,” she said.
“Well, we have them, and you could have,” the Manager replied. No matter What amenity the Manager mentioned, she replied, “But I didn’t use it!” and The Manager countered with his standard response. After several minutes of discussion with the Manager unmoved, she decided to pay, wrote a check, and gave it to him. The Manager was surprised when he looked at the check.
“But madam, this check is for only $50.00.” “That’s correct. I charged You $200.00 for sleeping with me,” she replied. “But I didn’t!” exclaims the very surprised Manager.
“Well, too bad, I Was here, and you could have.” Don’t mess with Senior Citizens !!!