Next Time on Rescue 911
Have you seen that old television reality series called "Rescue 911"? It was on when I was a teenager and ran from 1989-1996. It had William Shatner as the host and he would saw in his distinct voice " Next on Rescue (pause) 911" and talk about some 911 call which they would in turn re-enact on screen. It was good in it's day. Well yesterday I felt like I was part of the show when we had a real emergency situation happen at our beloved Amenity Inn motel. It all started about 5:15 pm when I got a phone call from Bruno our nice little mexican helper. He said "I think you should call 911 or an ambulance because I think this guy is dead". Well knowing how Bruno talks without thinking or checking first I said "Why do you think he is dead?". He said "Because he isn't breathing or moving at all" Well I asked him what room he was in and he said "206". So I go up the stairs to the second floor of our motel and walk to the room. Jerry,the owner, and Bruno were both in there and I saw the guy sprawled on his stomach on the floor. It alarmed me a bit and Jerry told me to call 911. Well I called 911 and told them the guy was not breathing and Bruno couldn't feel a pulse. The dispatcher asked me how he was laying down and she told me to turn him over on his back which I relayed to who was helping out. As the were trying to turn him over vomit came out of his mouth. We saw the Vodka bottle nearby and now realized what probably happened. As soon as the paramedics got there they immediately turned him on his back and I saw his face for the first time and it was dark purple and bloated. I had never seen anything like it in my life. The commenced doing CPR on the guy for like 15 minutes and must have gotten some pulse because he came out with one of those things on his finger on the stretcher. His face had regained color as well so that was a good sign although he still wasn't conscious. So that was a pretty scary experience. To close off the day Kelly and I watched Flightplan we rented from Netflix which was a pretty good movie
Collateral
Sometimes we collect collateral from guests to let them have a room like watches ( which tend to be el cheapos),jewelry, even a digital camera. I just got done watching the film "Collateral" with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx for the first time. I felt it was a good thriller with alot of tense sequences. Basically the film is about this cabbie Max (Foxx) who happens to be at the right place at the wrong time and picks up a fare,Vincent(Cruise),who looks like an atypical businessman, who is on the job as a hitman,unbeknownst to Max, taking out his contracts all in one night. They say that cab drivers is one of the most dangerous jobs and I can see why that is. Both Foxx and Cruise have good chemistry onscreen as they play this kind of pyschological game of cat and mouse leading to a climax that you might of seen coming if you paid close enough attention but still startled me. It was interesting seeing Cruise play a baddie for once. One of the best lines in the film is when Max says "You killed him?" talking about his first hit after he fell on his cab. Vincent replies " No the bullets and the fall killed him". The movie is rated R for a couple uses of the F bomb and some violence which wasn't too bad at least not as bad as Michael Mann's movie "Heat",which was another good one in my opinion.
Speaking of violence we had another incident here the other night. Apparently one of our less sober older guests tried to take a swing at one of our other guests and this guest and four of his buddies commenced knocking down and kicking the crap out of this older gentleman to a pulp. So our guest,and housekeeper,in 107 comes down telling me to call the cops. The excitement never ends here.
It's St Pattys Day. I want me pot o gold
Well it is St. Patricks Day. I love this day because I can wear my favorite color as well as everybody else.Well it has been another eventful week here at Amenity Inn. We only had one arrest and one ambulance here which is pretty good considering where we are at. Yesterday was the most eventful day. One of our guests who has been causing problems by yelling,kicking his door, and getting into fights, apparently "fell down" and as a result blood was gushing out of his nose. Another regular was helping him by giving him a large rag that ended up more red than the white it was. Anyhoo the police came because I wanted him off the property and another guest was drunk (the boyfriend or husband of the guest trying to help him) and ended up trying to get in a fight with a cop and got arrested. So once again the fun never stops here. Of course the cops know me and my wife very well with the amount of reports they have had to file. As well as the number of times I have had to leave my name when calling the police or 911. More adventures to follow
My 31st Birthday and First Post
This is my first entry in my blog. I am now 31 years old today. I am married and manage a motel in the heart of downtown Provo,Utah.This is all new to me so here it goes. I got woke by a guest at 3 am to be let into his room. It sucked hardcore. My Grandma Warner called to wish me a happy birthday and wondered why I didn't answer my phone at 7:20 am on a Saturday morning. It was a typical day here at Amenity Inn. Ambulance comes and takes someone away who wasn't breathing very well.Cops show up later that evening to a call concerning one of our guests breaking some dude's window to his car. My bro's Wayne(Wayner) and Nate (Nater) accompanied Kelly(my wife) and myself to my birthday dinner at Tucanos. Tucanos is the best place to eat in Provo in my opinion. Its a Brazillian Grill with all the meat you could want including my favorites Cod in Mango Sauce and BBQ Chicken. We were so hyped about the chicken we were seriously tempted to start behaving like chickens in the restaurant. I got a birthday Sundae as well as a rendition of Happy Birthday to You in Portuguese accompanied by these loud drums to the point you don't hear the waiters and staff singing to you. I got some cool things for my birthday including a highball glass with Homer Simpson's head and the saying Woo Hoo. I love the Simpson's. I also received a Homer Simpson tie. How cool is that
Have you seen that old television reality series called "Rescue 911"? It was on when I was a teenager and ran from 1989-1996. It had William Shatner as the host and he would saw in his distinct voice " Next on Rescue (pause) 911" and talk about some 911 call which they would in turn re-enact on screen. It was good in it's day. Well yesterday I felt like I was part of the show when we had a real emergency situation happen at our beloved Amenity Inn motel. It all started about 5:15 pm when I got a phone call from Bruno our nice little mexican helper. He said "I think you should call 911 or an ambulance because I think this guy is dead". Well knowing how Bruno talks without thinking or checking first I said "Why do you think he is dead?". He said "Because he isn't breathing or moving at all" Well I asked him what room he was in and he said "206". So I go up the stairs to the second floor of our motel and walk to the room. Jerry,the owner, and Bruno were both in there and I saw the guy sprawled on his stomach on the floor. It alarmed me a bit and Jerry told me to call 911. Well I called 911 and told them the guy was not breathing and Bruno couldn't feel a pulse. The dispatcher asked me how he was laying down and she told me to turn him over on his back which I relayed to who was helping out. As the were trying to turn him over vomit came out of his mouth. We saw the Vodka bottle nearby and now realized what probably happened. As soon as the paramedics got there they immediately turned him on his back and I saw his face for the first time and it was dark purple and bloated. I had never seen anything like it in my life. The commenced doing CPR on the guy for like 15 minutes and must have gotten some pulse because he came out with one of those things on his finger on the stretcher. His face had regained color as well so that was a good sign although he still wasn't conscious. So that was a pretty scary experience. To close off the day Kelly and I watched Flightplan we rented from Netflix which was a pretty good movie
