Shuey - Not a friendship issue at all - good men can agree to disagree.
The motel collected the money not Expedia as Expedia was fine with the refund and contacted the motel after I contacted the motel.
The motel originally told me it was an Expedia 'Issue' which is why I contacted Expedia.
So somebody is lying somewhere along the line.
The motel is the one that showed up on my credit card so they got the money.
And I did contact them directly on the day of so they could use the motel room (around lunch time).
They generally always have walkins on the week-end (seen plenty of that the many times I stayed there).
So it's not like they are out any money - maybe other than the Expedia fees.
It would have been a very nice gesture on their part to at least offer a partial refund if nothing else.
But they make their choices, I make mine and you make yours.
, he'll be comforted on the ride back with the Sargent seat(s) from that 2005 I picked up last month. Enjoy! 
Agree here. Sorry for the loss of the bike and more importantly that you‘ll heal, hopefully quickly. But you do have backups. I don’t want to lose any of mine either but if it happens, another is just waiting. Plus, I think it was the highest mileage one that was damaged, so the others have a lot more life left (unless it was the one with engine transplant, I don’t remember which one got that).
Thanks - I've already viewed that one.Jackets - Would you buy an Airbag Jacket | Clothing/Gear
Fortnine on Airbag. Would you buy one https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N2jZryt607U&feature=youtu.bewww.st-owners.com
I know @amorley and @Tor Have them.
This happens on car rental sites for purchasing insurance as well. I rented online from Avis and also purchased what I thought was Avis insurance at the same time while on the Avis site. It turned out that it was not insurance being offered by Avis. I only found that out when I was at the counter picking up the car and they asked me if I wanted to purchase insurance as well. I had to sign the waiver declining the insurance and accepting full responsibility because the insurance that I purchased had nothing to do with Avis. I was left feeling very uneasy and wondering who I had purchased in insurance from and if I was really insured. Buyer beware.
Plus you tend to be put in the worst rooms the hotel has in regards to noise, view etc. Most of the large chains now claim that you get the best price when booking with them directly. Apparently the hotels pay the booking sites 20+%, the hotels aren’t happy about paying the commission but the alternative is no exposure on sites not run by the chain. I would imagine that a small Ma + Pa outfit has no power to negotiate so if they want to appear on the booking site they’ll pay through the nose.
