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– If you're traveling alone (or with valuables) and faced with an electronic hotel door lock, you may want to check this out: Lifehacker picks up a story about how to better secure the door.

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Get Rich Slowly shares one woman's story of how she “made peace with herself and hired a housekeeper.”

19 Comments

  1. Re: the hotel room door hysteria-mongering video: Why not just lock the deadbolt?

    1. You can only lock a hotel deadbolt from inside the room – I think the point of the video was to show you how someone could break into your room when you aren’t there.

      Provided that they could get down the hallway unseen with a 4 foot length of wire.

      1. There are hotel rooms where you can’t lock the deadbolt from outside, really? I’ve never seen it, but I don’t stay in hotel rooms in the US often. I think I’d ask for my money back and go to another hotel.

    1. the towel isn’t used at the bottom of the door in the video… although I can imagine it being tricky to get a towel to stay put in the door handle, too. Let’s picture it: standing with the door halfway ajar (because you have to turn the handle to get it open), wrestling with a towel (which at most hotels, is probably going to be a full size bath towel — too big, or a little hand towel — too small), and trying to get to a meeting without getting terry all over yourself. Hmmm.

  2. I’d be far more concerned about someone breaking into my hotel room while I’m actually in it. Insurance claims are a pain, and losing something with sentimental value would make me sad, but at the end of the day – stuff is replaceable.

    1. Paranoia talking — but I think the real fear is someone lying in wait for you (single woman) inside the room…

      1. There was actually a local NYC story recently, where a hotel worker (in a nice hotel) broke into some woman’s room & raped her, or tried, in the middle of the night.
        Scarier still, she was with her boyfriend. It seems they were both a little boozy & returned to the room in that state. It’s absolutely terrifying what people are capable of.

      2. I don’t think that is paranoia, I think it is being smart and aware of potential risks/threats.

    1. Yeah, but the article says that 12% of your eggs is 30,000. Some people will have trouble getting pregnant in their early to mid-30s (hell, some will well before that), but most won’t.

      1. That does still leave a lot of eggs, and most women will be ok having kids in their 30’s – I was not one of them – started trying to get pregnant at age 30 and didn’t get pregnant until I was almost 34 (and had to do IVF). Supposedly age 38 is the big drop-off of fertility, so don’t wait that long!

        1. It’s not just the drop off in fertility. The article also discusses that the “quality” of the eggs remaining really drops off. All that talk of having kids with disabilities is frightening.

          I think it’s foolish not to take that into account.

          1. I did read that article and likewise thought “wow, that’s depressing.” In a way though it was kind of liberating to know that if we can’t have kids, that’s it is not me, but the way nature works. And then I thought of all of the fabulous child-free vacations we could take for the rest of our lives instead. (Can you tell I’m still pretty ambivalent about the need to procreate?):)

          2. And poor egg quality doesn’t only lead to disabilities- most commonly poor egg quality leads to miscarriages. I’ve had four miscarriages and had the “complete infertility work-up” and nothing was found. When no reason for recurrent miscarriage is found, they usually attribute it to poor egg quality. (Though I started trying at age 29 and am now finally in the second trimester for the second time in my life at age 34- so it’s not always age, ’cause I don’t consider myself very old.) Not to chime in and make anyone feel more worried than they should be, but it is a fact of life. The only bright spot in that kind of situation is that usually if you are patient enough to keep trying, you get a good one eventually (third time was a charm both times for me).

  3. My mom used to clean houses and sometimes I would go with her and help. I read Nickled and Dimed, and I have to say, I would never ever hire a housekeeper. Especially with kids, kids need to learn to do chores!

  4. I can’t fathon not having a housekeeper. When my son no longer needs a nanny, I will still have her come every day. On days my son is with his dad, I have my housekeeper come and walk my dog. Life is short – if you’re busy and can afford it, let someone else clean the bath tub.

    (But, I agree kids must learn to clean. I have been teaching my son to fill the diswasher, make his bed, etc.)

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