Njengoba ngangihamba ngemoto ngeSonto ntambama e-Texarkana muva nje, ngaqala ukukhumbula engqondweni yami ukuthi mangaki amamotela aleli dolobhana eminyakeni edlule. Ngiyaqaphela futhi ukuthi bangaki abantu abasekhona lapha.
Amamotela amaningi esengidlule kuwo asewashintshile amagama noma asasebenzisa igama elifanayo, amanye ayisisekelo nje anophawu nje olwake lwagqama ngaphambili.Amanye adinga ukulungiswa noma ukuhlakazwa.Isikhathi sishintsha izinto kanti lutho kuhlala kunjalo, kodwa ngiyakukhumbula ukubona lawa ma-motel ngezinsuku zenkazimulo yama-60's nama-70's.
Le motel yaziwa ngamakamelo ayo angu-50, i-air conditioning kanye ne-heater yonyaka wonke, i-TV, umsakazo, inkundla yokudlala, ifoni yasendlini, i-swimming pool, i-BBQ nendawo yokudlela.
Cha, akuyona i-Ritz-Carlton, kodwa esikhathini esidlule, bekukuhle kakhulu.Amakamelo esimanje ane-air-conditioner anomoya futhi apholile, ikhilomitha elilodwa ukusuka edolobheni lase-Texarkana.Isiqubulo sabo ngaleso sikhathi sasiwukuthi "ikhaya lakho kude nasekhaya" futhi ngeshwa Angicabangi ukuthi ungakusho lokho namuhla.
I-TV yamahhala, i-heatered pool, i-full service gas station, isitolo sokuzilibazisa, isitolo sokugunda, isitolo sekhofi, isitolo sezimbali.Ngikhumbula ngiya esitolo sokuzilibazisa lapho babedayisa khona amamodeli ezinto zendiza futhi kwakunezindiza eziningi efasiteleni.
Lokhu sekuyiminyaka eminingi kubhekwa njengomgcini wendlu yezihambi kuleli.Phambilini, ukuhlala eHoliday Inn bekuthathwa njengento ewubukhazikhazi.
Lapho ungajabulela ukunethezeka kwangempela, isiphephetha-moya esigcwele, ngithemba kanjalo.Umbhede we-Simmons Omusha kanye nefenisha.Ichibi elishisayo, ukudla okuhle.Hlala lapha wedwa futhi uhlala enkabeni yedolobha, noma mangisho, enkabeni yedolobha.
Uma uhlala lapha, une-air conditioning yonyaka wonke, ichibi lokubhukuda, inkundla yokudlala, ifoni yasendlini, i-TV, umsakazo kanye nendawo yokudlela yase-townhouse.
Amabhlokhi angu-10 ukusuka edolobheni, iyunithi ye-air-cooled air-cooled, i-air-cooled air-cooling, imnandi ukwaziwa nendlu yokugezela yangasese enamathayela.Isiqubulo sabo sithi “Ikhaya lakho liseduze nomgwaqo”.
Banendawo yokudlela yamahora angu-24 ebizwa ngokuthi i-Pitt Grill, ngidle khona izikhathi eziningi futhi ukupheka ekhaya kuhle.Futhi banephuli yokubhukuda kanye ne-TV enombala, WOW!I-Pit Grill manje isiyindawo yokudlela yase-Mexican.Qaphela isiteshi sikaphethiloli sase-Mobil esilandelayo. umnyango, manje okaPopeye.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jan-20-2022
