Sometime in July (undated)
TRIPADVISOR REVIEW: Monterey County Jaihouse Manor
A 2012 Destination On The Rise!
831GirlInStripes: "I want my money back."
It is very late. Monday night. I was moved to a new Lockdown room because believe it or not, this place became overbooked and now, the fluorescent lighting in my room is stuck on incessant flicker a la 'Psycho'. I respectfully asked 2 Deputies to please change the bulb or relocate me to another room, but the first grunted and deferred to the second and the second told me very rudely that there was nothing to be done about it, in a sarcastic and patronizing way.
The Guest Service here is excruciating. I want my money back.
I informed her that I have a court date tomorrow and even when I close my eyes, the intense fluorescent flickering penetrates my eyelids, threatening a severe headache. She was continually rude and abrasive. I smiled and said, "I'm trying very hard to hold back, but I can't help but ask, 'How many Sheriff's Deputies does it take to change a lightbulb?'"…Just making a light, funny joke and she nipped very angrily, "Well you just DID ask, didn't you?"…as if somehow, the joke was WAY out of line, when in REALITY, it was a GREAT line for the moment and the timing was perfect. This Deputy had no 'in the moment' sense of humor...something I consider a survival necessity.
Oh well, I will pretend the flickering is fluorescent firelight-or maybe just firelight (mind over matter) on my eyelids and I will cocoon myself on my 'is this really a bed?' in this bleak camp setting, like a good prisoner of war. Gotta' stay positive(o:
Did I mention only getting 2 short and interrupted hours of sleep the night before? Did I mention the frigid shower water for DAYS on end? I keep hearing, "This is jail, what do you expect?-as I have heard on the heels of so many subhuman interactions since I arrived here…to which I responded, "If this jail showed common respect to those who find themselves here, justly or otherwise, then maybe a greater percentage of inmates would exit with a stronger sense of value and self-esteem, lowering the probability of his or her return.". There are SO many people here who repeat the same cycle…it seems as if everyone knows each other. They talk about their many stays here…like it's a Holiday Inn!
All I know is that this is NO Holiday Inn, folks. Next time, I'm using a Travel Agent.
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