has anyone used a blacklight
Aug 29, 2023, 10:02 pm
#2
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a) No I haven't. I do not live in an episode of CSI.
b) I would call the police and let events play out like an episode of CSI probably being wrongly accused before being exonerated in the final act by a stray piece of evidence.
Aug 30, 2023, 7:05 am
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Some things are best left unknown..... Once Pandora's box is open, it can never be closed again.....
--Jon
P.S. And one more cliché for good measure, Ignorance is bliss.
--Jon
P.S. And one more cliché for good measure, Ignorance is bliss.
Aug 30, 2023, 10:08 am
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I know some Asian cabin crews are germophobic, one told me that she bought bath tub covers so that she could take a bath in peace, the other one said she never touches the TV remote because they are disgusting.
My mum brought her own towel to dry her private parts... I was speechless as the towels are washed with enough chemicals that no germ could survive. What about going to a restaurant? You think all the cutleries are clean and what about the plate your food is served in?
If there is a pond of blood or blood stain on my bed, I'd raise the issue to the front desk. It's like the building supervisor who built our house said, "if you can see this from 1 metre (around 1 yard), then it doesn't count".
There are things you just need to not think about - if you do, don't go out, don't eat out.
My mum brought her own towel to dry her private parts... I was speechless as the towels are washed with enough chemicals that no germ could survive. What about going to a restaurant? You think all the cutleries are clean and what about the plate your food is served in?
If there is a pond of blood or blood stain on my bed, I'd raise the issue to the front desk. It's like the building supervisor who built our house said, "if you can see this from 1 metre (around 1 yard), then it doesn't count".
There are things you just need to not think about - if you do, don't go out, don't eat out.
Aug 30, 2023, 12:06 pm
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YMMV
-C
Aug 31, 2023, 11:32 am
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Sep 28, 2023, 11:34 am
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Sep 29, 2023, 1:06 pm
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Oct 2, 2023, 2:18 am
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Oct 2, 2023, 7:35 pm
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I have a ton of flashlights, including UV... but I know better than to drag the UV into a hotel room. I'm not a germophobe but I do want to be able to sleep peacefully.
Re: hotel TV remotes, I do bring my own. I usually carry a Roku and/or TiVO streaming box w/TiVO remote.
Many years ago I was brought in to fix a new hotel's IPTV system. After many go-arounds with the various contractors, they finally had it fixed, so we thought. I insisted on seeing the previous night's log as proof. I saw the normal things: people turning on the TV, the guide loading, people choosing channels, etc. We saw people buy movies, no problem. Then I saw someone purchase a movie, then multiple times where I saw Play, re-sync, play, re-sync, etc. The PPV title's filenames were just numeric in the logs (ie: A00124.MP4). So we pulled the Guide database which referenced the MP4 files.... Let's just say it wasn't a family-friendly film. Apparently re-sync was the person rewinding/pausing. I've been bringing my own remotes ever since.
Re: hotel TV remotes, I do bring my own. I usually carry a Roku and/or TiVO streaming box w/TiVO remote.
Many years ago I was brought in to fix a new hotel's IPTV system. After many go-arounds with the various contractors, they finally had it fixed, so we thought. I insisted on seeing the previous night's log as proof. I saw the normal things: people turning on the TV, the guide loading, people choosing channels, etc. We saw people buy movies, no problem. Then I saw someone purchase a movie, then multiple times where I saw Play, re-sync, play, re-sync, etc. The PPV title's filenames were just numeric in the logs (ie: A00124.MP4). So we pulled the Guide database which referenced the MP4 files.... Let's just say it wasn't a family-friendly film. Apparently re-sync was the person rewinding/pausing. I've been bringing my own remotes ever since.
Oct 3, 2023, 9:16 am
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