Someone thought La Quinta should be a drive through!!

United States
November 25, 2007 10:13pm CST
We have a large window in the front of the lobby that is no longer there. There is just a huge hole in the wall and the pretty bushes are twisted and mangled. Someone apparently thought they could make the lobby a drive through without bothering to hire a contractor, or even WARN us!!! This happened a week or so ago. I just saw it last night. SOmeone wasn't paying attention and drove into the lobby. The desk clerk said she had just hung up the phone when she heard a loud crash. She saw glass and bushes flying all over the lobby and she dove behind the counter. Then she heard the engine roaring as the car was trying to back out, but was stuck. SHe got up and called the cops. The lady in the car wasn't drunk or anything, but said her brakes failed. The tow truck guy said the brakes were fine, but that she didn't have any insurance. Obviously the Manager isn't interested in the drive through idea because they put shreetrock panels over the hole. Interesting, huh?
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• Australia
27 Nov 07
LOL. Um, is that a case of someone going forward instead of backwards, or did she think she could get a room for her car? lol.
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• United States
9 Jan 08
Well the drive is round, so you enter facing the window and then turn to go under the pavillion. So maybe she was going too fast (it's right off the highway, so maybe she didn't slow down enough when she turned in and lost control). Or maybe she was on the phone. Who knows. Crazy!!
@AmbiePam (85476)
• United States
27 Nov 07
Wow, are they going to make her pay for it? I mean that would be fair since she did it, but I wonder if she could since she doesn't have insurance. Which is a crime! It is illegal not to have car insurance if you're going to drive! If she is married I bet you her husband was mad!
@estherlou (5015)
• United States
27 Nov 07
You see that type of thing happening in movies, but I never saw it in real life! Wow! And to actually be in the lobby when it happened! I'll bet the desk clerk freaked out! Can you believe the woman driver was trying to back out and leave? Did she think if she left maybe no one would notice what she did? Wow! LOL.
• United States
9 Jan 08
Yeah, I kinda wish I had been there to see it happen. They still haven't gotten it fixed. Maybe they are waiting for warmer/dryer weather. I'm sure she was probably freaked out and would have run if she could have gotten out.
@gwendovere (1279)
• United States
26 Nov 07
Geez louise!!!
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