It's Dangerous to Go Alone
I'm on a business trip, and it's a little over a week long. On trips of this length I only bring clothes for about half the days I'll be out, and just plan on doing laundry somewhere in the middle of the trip. Most hotels have a clothes washer and dryer available for guest use, and if not, there are always laundromats. Some of the longer-stay facilities even provide free laundry facilities.
It's laundry night. I'm out of clean underwear. I'm going to do some wash. I get my clothes together and scout out the laundry facilities. Close to the room (nice!). $2.50 to wash/$2.50 to dry (less nice, but OK). It only takes quarters (hmmm....). I don't have any quarters (uh oh). No big deal, right? Just hit the front desk and trade in a $5 bill! Nope. They're out of quarters (THAT's not good). Ok...problem solving time. Any other cash registers in the hotel? In the restaurant, perhaps? Nope. How about a nearby convenience store? Maybe they can break a few bills? There's one right across the street! Great! I jogged over there...They have almost no quarters....but they do let me buy $2 worth. That's not even enough to do a load of wash, much less dry it (I can probably figure out something for drying if I have to). Back to the hotel, get the car, drive around looking for another convenience store. Found a gas station and hit the mother lode! All the quarters! Aaaand back to the hotel to do laundry and watch "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
I feel like I just finished a fetch quest in an MMORPG.
It's laundry night. I'm out of clean underwear. I'm going to do some wash. I get my clothes together and scout out the laundry facilities. Close to the room (nice!). $2.50 to wash/$2.50 to dry (less nice, but OK). It only takes quarters (hmmm....). I don't have any quarters (uh oh). No big deal, right? Just hit the front desk and trade in a $5 bill! Nope. They're out of quarters (THAT's not good). Ok...problem solving time. Any other cash registers in the hotel? In the restaurant, perhaps? Nope. How about a nearby convenience store? Maybe they can break a few bills? There's one right across the street! Great! I jogged over there...They have almost no quarters....but they do let me buy $2 worth. That's not even enough to do a load of wash, much less dry it (I can probably figure out something for drying if I have to). Back to the hotel, get the car, drive around looking for another convenience store. Found a gas station and hit the mother lode! All the quarters! Aaaand back to the hotel to do laundry and watch "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
I feel like I just finished a fetch quest in an MMORPG.