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Emma Dorge's avatar

This was so funny. I started copying a bunch of lines I loved to come down to the comments and drop in- but there were too many.

Seeing how good Substack search is to find those Latte grabbin' AirBnB-ers, in hopes they have a Substack, too!

"We're hip! I can't help it." --- so good.

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Alec McNayr's avatar

Thank you! This feels like my voice. Troubled but not troubling.

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Dave Greider's avatar

a) This might as well be an “anti-AirBNB ad” for Hilton.

I lol'd

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Alec McNayr's avatar

they didn’t

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Corey Nathan's avatar

Thank you for sharing this story. Because now the folks in the booth next to mine at Wok's Cookin' are wondering whether I'm laughing or crying. Either way, they're clearly wondering what the hell's wrong with this guy. Should I tell them this is what a "very reasonable mid-life crisis" looks like?

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Alec McNayr's avatar

Yes please, I NEED THE SUBS TO FEED MY EGO

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👟Mike Schuster👟's avatar

haha I imagine they are thinking, "This must be one of those crazy California homeless guys..."

At least you might have fixed your Airbnb problem.

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Alec McNayr's avatar

Two birds, one loug

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Josh Southern's avatar

Ain't always pretty, but at least it's real, my friend ;)

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Alec McNayr's avatar

the realest

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