Paranoid Checking of Hotel Room Finished in Record Time
by: Daniel Riehs
SAVANNAH, Ga.—George Mappson of Buffalo, N.Y. checked his family's hotel room for forgotten articles in just under 17 minutes Tuesday. This broke his personal best of 19 minutes, set two years earlier in Toledo, Ohio.
"I usually start by looking in all of the drawers," said Mappson in a recent interview. "I then move onto the bedding. Each sheet is given a meticulous missing-sock inspection and then carefully shaken out."
"The most difficult part of this job," continued Mappson, "Was checking under the beds. Many hotel beds are raised off of the ground, allowing an individual to craw underneath with a flashlight and give the carpet a thorough hand inspection; but these beds had panels around them, preventing anything from slipping under. I'm really glad I packed my circular saw."
Other obstacles that Mappson expertly navigated around included the heavy oak nightstand and the room's heating/cooling unit—both of which had to be relocated and dismantled.
Added Mappson, "Drop ceilings tend to be the most tedious part of any room-ckecking process. I would sure feel stupid if I ever left my wallet in a hotel room ceiling, though."
Although Mappson broke his existing record by over two minutes, experts were dived over his chances of success up until the final moments.
"His wife and kids were sitting in the car, screaming about going to Disney World, and he was as cool as ever, breaking into the hotel room's safe that he had neglected to pick up a key for," commented that guy from the Motel 6 commercials. "It was all so exciting."
One final note: in all Mappson's years as a paranoid-hotel-room checker, he has never found any personal items that he otherwise would have left behind.
"Yeh, I'm pretty good about not leaving my stuff lying around," said Mappson.
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