British couple's 22-year motel stop


	British couple's 22-year motel stop

DMCourt

9-12-2007 7:34 AM

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motel, room service

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9-12-2007 7:30 PM

elocin

brilliant! I practically live in my room anyway. I would want a kitchen though...

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A British couple have shacked up in a budget roadside motel for more than 20 years because they love never having to do the laundry or cooking, they said Tuesday.                        
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David Davidson, 79, and his wife, Jean, 70, first tried out a <SPAN id="lw_1189514552_0">Travelodge hotel</SPAN> while visiting a sick aunt in 1985 -- and were instantly hooked.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070911/od_afp/lifestylebritainhoteloffbeat"><P>
"We get great rates because we book well in advance and we even have our own personal housekeeper. All our <SPAN id="lw_1189514552_5">bed linen</SPAN> is laundered, too. It doesn't get much better than that, does it?" said former Royal Navy sailor David Davidson.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070911/od_afp/lifestylebritainhoteloffbeat"><P>
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