TALES...LONE STAR ROAD REPORT
to make local calls within the area was severely hindered, I settled back to relax for the night after a very long and grueling night of travel and day of the Conference at Motel One [2925 E. Hwy 80, (915) 332-4500]. [http://texaslodging.com] Needless to say, I wasn't too thrilled about staying there after seeing what it had to offer. It might be cheap (expect to pay about $30 for a night including a refundable two-dollar key deposit upon checkout), but you definitely don't get as much value as you would in other places.
For one thing, there are definitely not that many channels available on TV in the room--so don't expect much in the way of entertainment while you're there. I had my heart set on watching a lot of Prime Time (mentioned above) while I was there, but was sorely disappointed to find that I couldn't get it in the room where I was. Only the standard local channels, ESPN, HBO, and a Spanish channel are available-- definitely not much available in the way of television viewing choices. Also, the "continental breakfast" offered there was a major disappointment--one honey bun. Not necessarily the breakfast that I expected to start the day with that I had hoped to get out of the $30 hard-earned bucks I sent them a week or two before. [If it weren't for the additional food that I got from being at the Conference with and the stuff I got from the 7-Elevens with my Lone Star card, I would have practically starved while I was there.] Also, the ice machines aren't very convienently located near the rooms--you have to go into the main office just to get any ice you might need. On top of all of that, I found it a little hard at first to make any call to the toll-free number that I use to reach my e- mail/fax/voicemail service over the phone. There was one positive thing I did find in staying there--a very spacious shower. Other than that, it's definitely not a place to write home about.
I tried to keep checking my e-mail service to see if an e- mail that I had sent earlier in the week to one of the pastors of the church I go to--but couldn't find any response through the e-mail from him. I fully expected the next morning to simply check out of my room around 10 AM (about an hour before checkout time) and head back to the bus station about three blocks from the motel when I got an unexpected call to my room for someone who was a
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