{"id":2189,"date":"2025-06-29T20:46:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T12:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=2189"},"modified":"2025-06-29T21:12:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T13:12:52","slug":"%e7%ba%b5%e6%a8%aa%e7%be%8e%e5%9b%bd-09-the-motel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=2189","title":{"rendered":"\u7eb5\u6a2a\u7f8e\u56fd \u2013 09. The Motel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"350\"  src=\"\/\/www.bilibili.com\/blackboard\/html5mobileplayer.html?isOutside=true&#038;aid=714777490&#038;bvid=BV1jX4y1G7sk&#038;cid=314536865&#038;p=56\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"no\" framespacing=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Day four: What a night! My car broke down. Hello! Yo. . . hey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello, we need a phone. . . we, we have car trouble. There she goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ow, Hell. . . Great, now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excuse me, we need a phone, we&#8217;re having car trouble We&#8217;re closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We realize that, but it&#8217;ll only take a few minutes. What is the problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I need to call a mechanic, do you know of any around here? Joe&#8217;s Auto Repair it&#8217;s the closest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, well, do you have the phone number by any chance? For Pete&#8217;s sake, just a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think anybody will be at Joe&#8217;s Garage? Let&#8217;s just take it one step at a time, ok?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here it is, Joe&#8217;s Auto Repair. Um, could I use your phone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OK, <strong>make it snappy<\/strong>, though, go around back. Phone&#8217;s on the wall. Hi. Listen, is there a chance that maybe I could get something to eat before you close?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No, Grill&#8217;s turned off. Sure is windy, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It s always windy out here. . . God. . . Did you find the phone yet? Yes, but I&#8217;m not getting any. . . Oh, it&#8217;s ringing. . . Oh, no, it&#8217;s an answering machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ve reached Joe&#8217;s Auto Repair, we&#8217;re open from seven to four, Monday through Friday. If this is an emergency, please leave a short message including the location of your car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for calling. This is Rebecca Casey. My car broke down in. . . Where are we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re in Iron Mount, Jessie s Hamburger Stand. In Iron Mount. . . t&#8217;s near the, uh, the Sundowner Motel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a grey Delta eighty-eight Oldsmobile. . . with Massachusetts license plates. Would you please send a tow truck?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody was there, I got an answering machine. Do you think that Joe will get the message tonight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if Joe picks up his messages at night or not. Your best bet&#8217;s just to call him back in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She&#8217;s right. 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Absolutely sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks. She&#8217;ll take the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to register. If you&#8217;ll just fill this out, please. Mm-umh. Oh, do you take credit cards?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We take plastic, travellers&#8217; checks, dollars, pesos, whatever, as long as you have a driver&#8217;s license. That, I have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you serve food? Sorry, all we have is a candy machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Um, do you have anything larger? I&#8217;d like to dry both hands tonight. Here, sorry, take some more, I know they&#8217;re kind of tiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you are in room four. Great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks. Two, Three, here it is, four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You gonna be all right here? I think so. Let me take a look at the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, where&#8217;s the light switch? Here, I&#8217;ll get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not too bad. It&#8217;s not the Ritz, but it&#8217;ll be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can I borrow a blanket? 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