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In reply to the discussion: Where's the Worst Place You've Ever Spent the Night? [View all]SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)Buddy and I had been bowhunting for deer, and decided to spend the night and get out early the next day. Spent a night in a place that more likely than not had hourly rates. Cheap, thin walls, ratty stained carpets with worn spots and holes, nasty beds, bathroom and shower had tons of mold and mildew. Had to wedge a chair by the door to keep it closed. People coming and going all night.
Best part was opening a dresser drawer and finding an obviously used pair of panties that could have been there for months.
Next time we went out we slept in his AMC Pacer, and had a much more comfortable night.
Close second was a motorcycle camping trip in northern NY in May when I was in the Air Force. Got to the place, sat around and waited for a friend that was supposed to show up with his Jeep and the food, tent, sleeping bags, etc. Wound up spending a freezing night with a blue tarp draped across 2 motorcycles, getting up every 15-20 minutes to run one other the other bike for a short time to get some heat. Next morning we woke up to 3" of snow and ice. Managed to get the bikes a few miles down the road to a gas station where they had a phone and called him...his wife said, "He's right here, finishing breakfast." When he got on the line he said he thought we wouldn't be going, since the weather was getting so cold. He eventually came out and met up with us late that afternoon.