A hotel surprise

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Iron Man

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I went off-roading this weekend in Harlan County, Kentucky with my brother-in-law and our wives. Since you end up being very excluded in some parts I took multiple weapons. My PPK was always with me, but sometimes I strapped on my FN Five-seveN as seen.

The biggest surprise came when we checked into our hotel rooms. On the nightstand was a little package and a note. Inside the package was a small towel and the note said it was a complimentary gun cleaning towel.

A hotel that expects every occupant to be armed. I loved it there!

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Sounds like my kind of place too. Isn't Harlan County where that TV show Justified is set? Maybe the show is not too much of an exaggeration. ;)
 
My family is originally from Harlan County. Yes, Justified is based upon that county. I ran into an old guy there who knew my grandfather and we talked about the TV show. He told me that almost every thing that happened in the series so far has happened in real life. The names have been changed somewhat and some characters are compilations of multiple people. I haven't missed an episode, so now I can't wait for the next season to start.
 
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He told me that almost every thing that happened in the series so far has happened in real life.
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Yes, my family history is tied to the Appalachians and those folks lived by a different code. My Grandmother told me the secret to living in the hills was to basically mind your own business, also she had an undying distrust for the government and the law. Basically she said people took care of each other and solved their own problems.
 
That is pretty cool. I'm lucky if they have one of those little room safes. (not that I would trust keeping a gun in there)
 
That's pretty cool but I bet it came from bad experiences when the patrons used the bath towels to clean their guns.


I wonder if there's a shooting school nearby so they get a lot of that kind of traffic?
 
Good story! Reminds me of a similar incident at a hotel in Iowa. My wife and I were returning from a 3-gun match and stayed at a mid-level hotel (either Sioux Falls or Sioux City, can't recall). It happened to be gamebird season at the time. There was a photocopied sheet in the room, along with the TV listings, local attractions and so forth. This is from memory, it read about like this:

"Welcome Hunters! Thank you for staying with us. We ask you to observe the following rules:

1. Please do not pluck or clean birds in your room. We can provide a list of facilities which will process and freeze your birds.

2. Please do not allow your dogs on the beds.

3. The sheriff has asked us to remind you to bring firearms and other valuables to your room at night. Thefts have occurred from vehicles in the past.

4. Please do not use towels, facecloths, or other hotel items for cleaning your guns. We have gun-cleaning supplies available at the front desk and would be happy to provide them to you.

Thank you again, we wish you a safe and successful hunt!"

I don't have it word for word, there were a couple others I don't recall but this was the essence of it.
 
How about you post the name/number for the gun friendly hotel? Members of the forum may want to choose accommodations and spend money in the area.
 
I went on a 17 day motorcycle trip the spring of 2010. Central Illinois to Phoenix Arizona and back. There was more then one motel in the south west that offered gun cleaning cloths in the room. Usually placed near the regular wash cloths you would use for your body. They always had a note on them explaining what they were for. It was unusual for me to see this being from the anti gun state of Illinois. I used one of those towels in Colorado. Got caught in a heck of a rain storm and my Berretta 92FS got wet.
 
It was unusual for me to see this being from the anti gun state of Illinois.
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UNDERSTATEMENT!!!
I bet you about crapped yer drawers when you seen them rags...:p

I ain't never seen it but the 'tels I stayed in most for work were not in the gun friendliest parts of Fla...

Brent
 
That's pretty cool but I bet it came from bad experiences when the patrons used the bath towels to clean their guns.
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+1. I'm not sure, but doesn't that area have elk? I'd guess during hunting season they might see a lot of hunters do through there.

Nonetheless, I just got back from Wyoming where a lot hunters stay and didn't get a gun towel. It is pretty cool.
 
We travel by car a lot, always to and through states that accept my Texas CHL, have never been offered a gun cleaning towel ... what a great idea!!!!
 
Great story, fun TV show too.
I remember a rent-a-car at the Yuma, AZ airport years ago providing a towel and rear seat liner with a note that said dove hunters, please wipe the blood off the seats.
Always wondered about that one.
 
Hotel guests & firearms, crossdraw....

Not all hotels or guests are "firearm friendly" ;).
About 5 years ago, I was working as a armed uniformed security officer in a low end chain hotel near a metro area.
I sometimes had to answer minor guest calls(light bulbs, AAA bateries, towels, etc).
I once had a "seasoned" citizen/room guest get uptight about my stainless Ruger GPNY .38spl revolver in a Blade-tech polymer cross-draw.
The older hotel guest griped about "having loaded guns pointed at him".
I calmly explained to the old buzzard that I wasn't holding the revolver and it was safely held in my holster.

That incident was about as absurd as the article I read about a sworn LEO/helicopter pilot who had to deal with a nitwit ER doctor who was rattled by the pilot's duty sidearm in a horizontal shoulder rig.

ClydeFrog
 
Across the river and up the road a ways, . . . southern Ohio on SR 52, . . . a few years ago I stopped at a Shell station and filled up the old van.

Went inside to get a candy bar and pay up, . . . they gave me a complimentary gun wiping cloth. They were kept behind the counter until the clerk decided to give it to you. I'm not sure everyone got one, . . .

But again, . . . a very welcome gift, . . . and I still stop there and get my gas whenever I go that way.

May God bless,
Dwight
 
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