When you have a dispute with a business over money owed, there’s a right way and a wrong way to handle the situation. If you’re talking about a hotel, the right way would be to talk to the front desk and if that doesn’t work, escalate it to the manager or the corporate office. You can also bring it up on social media or, as a last resort, go to litigation.
And then there’s the wrong way. The following is the wrong way…
Not long ago, the then-newly built Travelodge Liverpool had an unwelcome visitor in the form of an unhappy person with an excavator who obliterated the front reception of the building.
(Heads up that the video contains some adult language. Under the circumstances, I’m not the least bit surprised LOL)
The thing is, it wasn’t even an unhappy guest! According to the Washington Post, Triton Construction was the principal contractor for the Travelodge project. The man with the mini digger worked for a subcontractor, MF Construction (that name is not lost on me, BTW), who, he claimed, hadn’t paid him. So instead of working his anger out appropriately, he took it out on the hotel.
In another video, the driver can be heard shouting: “£600 f******* quid, all you had to do was pay me, my f******* £600 quid, £600 f******* quid.”
“It is alleged that the labourer couldn’t track down the owner of MF Construction and he became increasingly frustrated,” a statement from Triton Construction read. “Fortunately, there were no injuries to Staff Members or other operatives, subcontractors on site.”
The excavator driver was eventually found by the police and interviewed as part of the investigation. The aftermath of his plight and the circumstances leading to his actions are pretty sad.
The completed Travelodge
Triton Construction said at the time that there was no structural damage done to the building as a result of the man’s rampage. Based on Tripadvisor reviews, it appears that the hotel opened a couple of months later, and enjoys a solid 4-star rating.
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