Old So What

  What to do with all that money and time? I’m talking about those who can afford to stay at luxury, high-end hotels on view now on YouTube. So, you’ve checked in with your Louis Vuitton luggage. Right after you’ve checked the luggage to see if it’s all there, then what? Have a complimentary bottle of Perrier…or something stronger and…? What do you do in such a hotel? Shop? Explore? Swim in the many inside/outside pools? Take a tour of the town? Read a book; take a nap? Well, all of the above. In this economy most of us would really love to have these sorts of questions as our primary worries.   Bring them on!

  Look around for pricing for cell phone service.   The rates can really vary.   I am now paying half of what I paid previously for better service.

To save money manufacturers now make butter compartments that don’t close off the butter dish. (It’s a half compartment sort of thing, which doesn’t keep the butter at a separate temperature, which would make it softer and easier to spread.) Although I suspect that a separate temperature has been missing for quite a while. And small, individual bandages no longer come with a red string that made opening them much easier. Plus, salt shakers now come with just a spout so everything pours out   all at once, no more perforated screen to help adjust the flow. Ka-Ching!

  When I last saw the travelog, it cost $1,800 for one night in a 5-star hotel on the Gulf. I don’t recall everything included in that. Something in the range of many pairs of slippers in the bedroom and living room (Why so many I don’t know); breakfast in the room (Although the commentator reported everything was cold because they didn’t include lids on the platters. Maybe that costs extra.) Also included were luxury bath products; complimentary juices and bottles of champagne; beautiful views; a comfortable bed with enormous pillows; access to indulgent swimming pools (including an infinity); access to a beach made in heaven; fine carpets and gold-colored trash bins. There was a butler in there somewhere, though I never saw him. Well, that’s the idea. Actually, it seemed a little boring and bland, a let-down There didn’t seem to be much imagination employed here, no surprises, but that could just be me.   Still for that money I would have enjoyed the option of the room det...