I got upgraded

by Clifford F. Thies

I just checked into a D.C. hotel in conjunction with an economics convention here this weekend.

They put me into a suite. I have a bedroom, a living room/dining room, and a kitchenette. It's an older room with a rather eclectic combination of furniture and accessories. The lobby area downstairs in this wing of the property is charming. But, this suite of rooms, with its mix and match decor, sorry, doesn't quite do it for me.

The last time I got upgraded was in Atlanta. Wow, was that swank. They put me among the exclusive customers, on a floor for which you need a separate key for the elevator to stop at that floor. In the lobby for the floor, they always have coffee and other beverages. And, during breakfast time, they put out a very nice spread. Same thing at midday and in the evening, except these are "light snacks." And, did I mention real china and silver service. Well, of course.

I was joking with another common person like myself who got bumped into the floor reserved for the 1%. Like couldn't you just tell the difference between people who deserve this treatment and those who don't? Not that there's anything wrong people who don't deserve this treatment. You just can't trust them with silverware. And, if somebody from the 99% were to have "free food" put in front of them, they'd probably just hang out in the foyer like it was a $8 buffet at Las Vegas. And why would you offer a decent wine to one of them when they'd actually prefer to have Mad Dog 20-20?