Ask the pilot’s Patrick Smith answers some questions, but first gets off on a little rant. Here’s an excerpt:
There are lots of things to dislike about hotel rooms: temperamental air conditioning, ugly carpeting, toe-breaking doorjambs. Here’s another one: cardboard brochures. Nowadays, every hotel amenity, from room service to Wi-Fi, is hawked through one or more annoying cardboard advertisements displayed throughout the room. …
My favorites are the signs boasting of the hotel’s dedication to the environment.
As part of my unpacking process, I take all the cardboard thingies, fold, and neatly stack them in the top of the closet or in a drawer if there is lots of drawer. Damn it: I paid for the room and expect to be able to use the flat surfaces thereof.