What are you kidding me ?

I recently got back from a wonderful vacation in LA where I was visiting family.  It was really wonderful once I got there, and really found nothing to complain about except maybe the Freeway traffic.  But getting there and staying in a great hotel for a couple of days really raised some questions to me that I cannot answer.
    I have been an air traveler my entire life. While during my business years I would fly to and from Milan at least 9/10 times a year.  I have gone through the terrible smoking period on planes, the piano on 747's, the fancy service, the everything............In fact, it was not so long ago that I remember things like peanuts, pillows, blankets, real food on trays, drinks in real glass not plastic crap, snacks, and even something they used to call service.  Now I just fight those disgusting long checkpoint lines, get searched physically from some fat, smelly jerk, and get cramped on a filthy overcrowded airplane with no room for luggage while trying to stay calm and keep that cute little smile on my face.  So, here is the main reason for all this crap.  While at 39,000 feet somewhere around Arizona or Nevada, the pilot gets on the speaker with the following announcement..." Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank you for flying AA today as we really appreciate your business. We hope that you have enjoyed your flight and will come back and fly with us again."...............WTF.........does he know something that I don't know???????  This aircraft had another hour plus before we were going to land.  Did he have to take a nap before landing and wanted to get that crap our of the way ? I really don't have an answer to that but would really like to know.

     OK, I will skip the part with the rental car company because that is a given.  It is completely impossible to get a clean, not banged up car that doesn't smell anywhere at LAX...I will leave it at that with no additional comments....(except that every car agent in LA is either smoking pot or just plain stupid)
       So I am finally checked into the Angelino Hotel which I really like.  It's close to the kids and for a boutique hotel, it is really nice.....................Except..............WTF is with those wonderful plastic place cards on the bed telling me all about going Green, and how the hotel is helping by not changing the sheets until after you check out..............Unless..............you specifically leave this plastic place card on the pillow each morning and request the maid to change the sheets.............Bullshit.......Bullshit......and more Bullshit.  The hotel wants to go green or is going green......Well here is my answer to you Mr. Hotel...........I will help you go green when you give me some green back.  You don't want to change my smelly sheets. I will make a deal with you. Charge me $10 less per night and I will let you not change my sheets. Why the fuck should I not have my sheets changed when all that is doing is making you more money. You will save time on the maids hourly salary, you will save money on cleaning and/or replacing sheets, you will save money on laundering supplies along with the people needed to do this cleaning.  But what have I saved ??????  So, Mr. Nice hotel person, start out by getting rid of that Plastic sign for the bed and make damn sure I get clean sheets and pillow cases every day I am there.........If you really want to save money try to hire someone to watch those maids who do nothing but stand in the hallways bullshitting to each other most of the day.
        But the rest of the trip I stayed at my daughter's and for some reason there was no plastic sign on the bed, and I did sleep on the same sheets for a few days, and guess what????????? I did not care, nor did I even think about it for a second.  I just imagine she really went green.