For those that could not face the stuff served in the hotel restaurant on extended periods away from home, one of the great tragedies of hotel room improved design was the removal of the bed side tea maker.
In this, it was possible to make frankfurter, instant mash and (dried) peas. The ingredients did not need a fridge.
lol... sounds terrible, even when I was 13. You weren't educated at Eton too, by any chance?