Wed, 19 May 2004

today's instant vacation...

...is a plan for seniors. It's a little quirky, but, hey - it just may work!

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quotation...

An insult from Abraham Lincoln - "He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know."

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Rob Loach in Greenville SC

Home is where you hang your @
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NO NURSING HOME FOR ME!

With the average cost for a nursing home reaching $188.00 per day, there is a better way to spend our savings, when we get old and feeble. I have already checked on reservations at the Holiday Inn for a combined long term stay discount and a senior discount. It comes to only $49.23 per night.

That leaves $138.77 a day for:

1. Continental breakfast in the hotel, and lunch and dinner in any restaurant I want, or even room service.

2. Laundry, gratuities and cable TV showing re-runs and documentaries from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's?

3. They provide a swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge, washer, dryer, etc. Most have free toothpaste and razors, and all have free shampoo and soap.

4. They treat you like a customer, not a patient. Five dollars' worth of tips a day will have the entire staff scrambling to help you.

5. There is city bus stop out front, and seniors ride free. The handicap bus will also pick you up (if you fake a decent limp).

6. To meet other nice people, call a church bus on Sundays. For a change of scenery, take the airport shuttle bus and eat at one of the nice restaurants there. While you're at the airport, fly somewhere. Otherwise the cash keeps building up.

7. It takes months to get into a decent nursing home. Holiday Inn will take your reservation today. And - you are not stuck in one place forever, you can move from Inn to Inn, or even from city to city. Want to see Hawaii? They have a Holiday Inn there too.

8. TV broken? Light bulbs need changing? Need a mattress replaced? No problem. They fix everything, and apologize for the inconvenience.

9. The Inn has a night security person and daily room service. The maid checks to see if you are OK. If not, they will call the undertaker or an ambulance. If you fall and break a hip, Medicare will pay for the hip, and Holiday Inn will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life.

10. And no worries about visits from family. They will always be glad to find you and will probably check in for a few days of mini-vacation. The grandkids can use the pool.

What more can you ask for?

So . . .

When I reach the Golden age,
I'll face it with a grin--
Just forward all my email
to: me@Holiday_Inn!