The
BEALL MANSION
407 East 12th Street
Alton, Illinois 62002-7230 USA
Greater St. Louis MO
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You Might Be an Innkeeper If . . .
page 3You might be an innkeeper if . . .
your holiday card list is in the thousands and includes the staff of Wal-Mart and Home Depot
—Laurie Carloni Steets, Evergreen Inn, Spring Lake, NJYou might be an innkeeper if . . .
the important men in your life have "the" as their middle name—as in Jeff the carpenter, Mike the plumber, and Bryan the electrician.
—Laurie Carloni Steets, Evergreen Inn, Spring Lake, NJYou might be an innkeeper if . . .
you don't find it odd to bring a little green scrubby sponge into the shower with you to get all of the paint off.
—Laurie Carloni Steets, Evergreen Inn, Spring Lake, NJYou might be an innkeeper if . . .
people you hardly know phone you for recipes and cooking help. If you know all of the answers you are definitely an innkeeper.
—Laurie Carloni Steets, Evergreen Inn, Spring Lake, NJYou might be an innkeeper if . . .
you overhear a conversation about what to do for the day and you start making suggestions.
—Mary Ann Mayer, Mt. Washington Bed & Breakfast, Shelburne, NHYou might be an innkeeper if . . .
you never travel without Bag Balm healing ointment, duct tape and a screw driver.
—John Nunnnikhoven, The Colonial House, Weston, VTAdapted from the comments of innkeepers at various bed & breakfast and inn association meetings and as they appeared in various emails and on the PAII Professional Association of Innkeepers discussion group.