Miscellaneous: Today, I'm staying in a hotel where the lights are automatic....

By someone - 23/07/2011 08:50 - United States

Today, I'm staying in a hotel where the lights are automatic. They turn on when something moves and turn off when everything is still. I'm a sensitive sleeper and I move in my sleep, so the light wakes me up. It's currently 2 a.m. and all together I've gotten about 20 minutes of sleep. FML

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Saturday 23 July 2011 16:05

What kind of hotel is that?

rosha267 21

Saturday 23 July 2011 16:08

My closet does that! Thankfully I don't sleep in my closet

Comments

Sweej 1

Saturday 23 July 2011 16:50

Tell it to f*ck off and see if it listens.... if not, cover it up with a towel.

iGlasses 4

Saturday 23 July 2011 17:01

Put tape over the sensor.

glostar1432 0

Saturday 23 July 2011 17:03

ridiculous. 'nuff said.

Bob31_fml 4

Saturday 23 July 2011 17:15

unscrew the light bulbs ;)

Seastone 9

Saturday 23 July 2011 18:48

If they turn on with all motion, they'd be on when he tried to unscrew them. That wouldn't work out so well unless he happens to have some sort of thick gloves with him.

kaywalovestoflip 7

Saturday 23 July 2011 17:17

what kind of hotel has automatic lights?

rattusrattus 18

Saturday 23 July 2011 17:23

Motion-sensitive lights: good idea in theory. Bad idea in practice, unless they have some way of turning them off manually.

gene818 13

Saturday 23 July 2011 17:32

Worst. Invention. EVER!

ryryish 0

Saturday 23 July 2011 17:40

take out the light bulb

I_Love_FML12345 3

Saturday 23 July 2011 17:41

Omg. If I cant sleep i get so mad. i probably would have either yelled. or broke the lights. even though I'd have to pay for them. but hey. I could sleep.