Comments on: The last time I showered in New Mexico…

By: teeni

teeni — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:48:52 +0000

Well, Everly is cute whether she is clean or not! LOL! .-= teeni´s last blog ..Lotsa Stuff =-.

By: Talina

Talina — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:54:43 +0000

What an awful story Donna! We had ice cream in Tucumcari when we were moving out to Indiana it’s nothing special that is for sure. Tucumscary rally does ring true then! One of the locals told us that is what they call the place.

By: Talina

Talina — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:50:33 +0000

As ex-hotel employees we know all about what cheap rates get you… You truly get what you pay for in places like that, makes for fun blog stories though ;-P

By: Talina

Talina — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:23:37 +0000

LOL, good point Becky! Never thought of that.

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:14:13 +0000

Everly looked like she enjoyed her sink bath I guess in the grand scheme of things, its a bonus that you had hot water.

Anyway, I’m happy that all 3 of you arrived home safely!
.-= Becky´s last blog ..School Days =-.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:21:55 +0000

We stopped at a cheap motel in Louisville, Kentucky one time. The telephone was sticky and the bed had, um, evidence of the previous guest still in it. We left, but not before taking pictures. I sent the pictures to the owner, along with a not so nice letter, and we received a refund and an apology, but that didn't get us a place to sleep that night. .-= Karen´s last blog ..Hurray! I Got Some Sewing Done Today =-.

By: Donna B.

Donna B. — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:32:10 +0000

My mother would say you are lucky. When I was 7 years old, my sister still in diapers… my mother had a water pump fail in Tucumcari. This was before the days of Visa/Mastercard and getting the repair paid for involved a bank transfer… which involved my father who was adamant that no water pump for that car could possibly cost that much.

In the end, the repair shop was guilty of charging my mother twice the customary charge because they thought she’d pay anything to get the car going again. They just didn’t count on my father making the local bank his advocate partner and getting the charge reduced to “normal”.

And all of that made my mother absolutely furious that the mechanics would try to rip her off simply because she was female. That was the day I learned about tears of anger and rage and the day that Tucumcari earned it’s reputation as a place to drive through quickly without stopping.

Seriously… in the 50 years since then (and numerous trips through NM) not once have I stopped for so much as a cup of coffee in Tucumcari.

By: Emily B

Emily B — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:47:22 +0000

Ugh! Nothing worse than a bad shower to start the day off wrong. At least Everly still fits in the sink! I can just imagine if that happened to us, my husband would be down at the check-in desk, ranting! .-= Emily B´s last blog ..Setting the Scene for Romance ~ Giveaway! =-.

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:58:50 +0000

It’s always interesting what you get when you pay very little…. My husband and I travel across the US each summer for work…we are always in for an adventure because of the budget, but we’ve decided to return to some of the “cheap” places because the owners were so nice.