Arranged-Roommate Nightmare
Dear Rudy,
Your recent Question of the Week about horrible traveling companions
really hit a nerve with me. My nightmare traveling companion was a
roommate arranged for me by a small bicycle touring company. We never
met before the trip, and as soon as I laid eyes on her, I knew there
would be problems. She was a lot heavier than I expected, given that
we were going on an arduous bicycle tour of Ireland. And not only was
she heavy, she was badly out of shape. She held up the whole group
because she had to walk her bike up hills.
"Roomie" was a constant headache. She talked incessantly through the
whole trip about her tenants, grandkids, and other tedious topics. At
night, when she wasn't talking, she was snoring. She snored so
loudly, I tried to sleep in the halls and breakfast rooms of the
small B&Bs we stayed in. This experience was so aggravating, I never
went on a tour with an arranged roommate again.
Catherine
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