I've been told that business has, at some properties, fallen below the post 9-11 period. At a hotel I often frequent, the occupancy rate was hovering around twenty percent. One morning, they didn't open the breakfast buffet -(the fantastic one in the dining room) - simply couldn't justify it on a cost basis. Servers, some who I've known at the property for years, have had their hours cut back to one or two shifts a week. No, I agree, this isn't the best time to be so critical - hopefully, we can still survive without our oatmeal and scrambled eggs. When better times return, I hope that those employees who are just barely getting by get their hours restored before we see the missing food items restored. There is such a thing as priorities. Parenthetically, we seem to be getting megabonus after megabonus. Doesn't a couple hundred thousand points in megabonuses mean anything to the folks who are so concerned over the devaluation of the points? For myself, I seem to get more points in bonuses and promotions than for the pure "revenue" kind. While the lounge breakfasts may not be quite as good and though it may take some more points to get to some places, I still believe that Marriott rewards is a great program.