snoring in youth hostels

i'm just back home in san francisco bay area after a marvelous trip to
scotland and england where i stayed in four youth hostels over the
course of two weeks. i just love youth hosteling international...but i
have one question. is there nothing that can be done about hostelers
who have major...and i mean major...snoring problems. i went to bed
early one night at the st. pancras hostel in london and was woken up
by the bunk literally shaking due to the snoring of the man in the
bunk below. i tried to sleep through it but it was impossible! after
an hour or so of this i went to the reception desk and asked to be
moved but the attendant said there were no open beds and nothing that
could be done about the snorer! another roommate told me the next
morning (after i slept on the couch in the lounge!) that the snorer
told him of his problem when they first met. so? at that point you've
already paid for your bed. seems to me hostel reception could post a
polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
so they could be bunked in the same room. i had this same problem at
the youth hostel in santa cruz, california, earlier this year. the
snoring was so loud from another roommate that i actually left the
hostel at 12:30am and went and got a very expensive motel room. any
other suggestions?

sleepy in california

bowerm wrote:
<SNIP
> seems to me hostel reception could post a
> polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
> so they could be bunked in the same room.
<SNIP>

Almost everybody snores. I'll bet you do too, only you don't hear it....
you're asleep.

--

Geoff

I remember once I was occupying a bottom bunk. I must have had a funny dream
or something because I was convinced I was trapped inside some kind of box.
When I woke up I was actually pushing the bed above me off it's frame by at
least a couple of inches. The German guy in the top bunk never said a word
about it but he must have thought I was some kind of maniac or something. I
think you got off lucky. :)

"bowerm" <bowerm@> wrote in message
news:be867c89.0410250514.6c42980e@c om...
> i'm just back home in san francisco bay area after a marvelous trip to
> scotland and england where i stayed in four youth hostels over the
> course of two weeks. i just love youth hosteling international...but i
> have one question. is there nothing that can be done about hostelers
> who have major...and i mean major...snoring problems. i went to bed
> early one night at the st. pancras hostel in london and was woken up
> by the bunk literally shaking due to the snoring of the man in the
> bunk below. i tried to sleep through it but it was impossible! after
> an hour or so of this i went to the reception desk and asked to be
> moved but the attendant said there were no open beds and nothing that
> could be done about the snorer! another roommate told me the next
> morning (after i slept on the couch in the lounge!) that the snorer
> told him of his problem when they first met. so? at that point you've
> already paid for your bed. seems to me hostel reception could post a
> polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
> so they could be bunked in the same room. i had this same problem at
> the youth hostel in santa cruz, california, earlier this year. the
> snoring was so loud from another roommate that i actually left the
> hostel at 12:30am and went and got a very expensive motel room. any
> other suggestions?
>
> sleepy in california

Just 2 words : ear plugs

bowerm wrote:

> i'm just back home in san francisco bay area after a marvelous trip to
> scotland and england where i stayed in four youth hostels over the
> course of two weeks. i just love youth hosteling international...but i
> have one question. is there nothing that can be done about hostelers
> who have major...and i mean major...snoring problems. i went to bed
> early one night at the st. pancras hostel in london and was woken up
> by the bunk literally shaking due to the snoring of the man in the
> bunk below. i tried to sleep through it but it was impossible! after
> an hour or so of this i went to the reception desk and asked to be
> moved but the attendant said there were no open beds and nothing that
> could be done about the snorer! another roommate told me the next
> morning (after i slept on the couch in the lounge!) that the snorer
> told him of his problem when they first met. so? at that point you've
> already paid for your bed. seems to me hostel reception could post a
> polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
> so they could be bunked in the same room. i had this same problem at
> the youth hostel in santa cruz, california, earlier this year. the
> snoring was so loud from another roommate that i actually left the
> hostel at 12:30am and went and got a very expensive motel room. any
> other suggestions?
>
> sleepy in california

bowerm wrote:

> i'm just back home in san francisco bay area...

> ...any other suggestions?

Wake him up and kiss him goodnight.
He should lie awake worrying, allowing you a good night's sleep.

--
Eiron.

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:55:38 +0100, "bob watkinson"
<bob@bobwatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:

>
>I remember once I was occupying a bottom bunk. I must have had a funny dream
>or something because I was convinced I was trapped inside some kind of box.
>When I woke up I was actually pushing the bed above me off it's frame by at
>least a couple of inches. The German guy in the top bunk never said a word
>about it but he must have thought I was some kind of maniac or something. I
>think you got off lucky. :)

That is brilliant!


--
"It's too late
to be late again

"bob watkinson" <bob@bobwatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:<clj457$8o2$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> I remember once I was occupying a bottom bunk. I must have had a funny dream
> or something because I was convinced I was trapped inside some kind of box.
> When I woke up I was actually pushing the bed above me off it's frame by at
> least a couple of inches. The German guy in the top bunk never said a word
> about it but he must have thought I was some kind of maniac or something. I
> think you got off lucky. :)
>
> "bowerm" <bowerm@> wrote in message
> news:be867c89.0410250514.6c42980e@c om...
> > i'm just back home in san francisco bay area after a marvelous trip to
> > scotland and england where i stayed in four youth hostels over the
> > course of two weeks. i just love youth hosteling international...but i
> > have one question. is there nothing that can be done about hostelers
> > who have major...and i mean major...snoring problems. i went to bed
> > early one night at the st. pancras hostel in london and was woken up
> > by the bunk literally shaking due to the snoring of the man in the
> > bunk below. i tried to sleep through it but it was impossible! after
> > an hour or so of this i went to the reception desk and asked to be
> > moved but the attendant said there were no open beds and nothing that
> > could be done about the snorer! another roommate told me the next
> > morning (after i slept on the couch in the lounge!) that the snorer
> > told him of his problem when they first met. so? at that point you've
> > already paid for your bed. seems to me hostel reception could post a
> > polite sign at the desk asking snorers to identify themselves as such
> > so they could be bunked in the same room. i had this same problem at
> > the youth hostel in santa cruz, california, earlier this year. the
> > snoring was so loud from another roommate that i actually left the
> > hostel at 12:30am and went and got a very expensive motel room. any
> > other suggestions?
> >
> > sleepy in california


I recommend to cut out the hair inside of the nose of that individual,
if this fails, cut the nose off its socket and educate the air flow to
the nearest available orifice

DUH! I never go to a hostel without earplugs. These guys still rocked
the room...through the earplugs.


Peter Clinch <p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk> wrote in message news:<cliv45$8q4$1@dux.dundee.ac.uk>...
> bowerm wrote:
>
> > any other suggestions?
>
> Ear plugs.
>
> Pete.

Apparently jason <jasonparn@m> wrote:

>> "bowerm" <bowerm@> wrote
>> > i'm just back home in san francisco bay area after a marvelous trip to
>> > scotland and england where i stayed in four youth hostels over the
>> > course of two weeks. i just love youth hosteling international...but i
>> > have one question. is there nothing that can be done about hostelers
>> > who have major...and i mean major...snoring problems.

>I recommend to cut out the hair inside of the nose of that individual,

Surely plucking (one by one) would be more effective than cutting?

--
Ken Tough

Snoring is bad, but I'm not much into the other bodily functions that
normally are emitted from our relaxed bodies! However, we gotta sleep and
unless you have an unlimited income a hostel is a practical way to go!

Good luck!

"st" <un@likely.com> wrote in message
news:qq2rn0p5sdjft13ovcrhlbh30fq329t2au@...
> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:55:38 +0100, "bob watkinson"
> <bob@bobwatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>>I remember once I was occupying a bottom bunk. I must have had a funny
>>dream
>>or something because I was convinced I was trapped inside some kind of
>>box.
>>When I woke up I was actually pushing the bed above me off it's frame by
>>at
>>least a couple of inches. The German guy in the top bunk never said a word
>>about it but he must have thought I was some kind of maniac or something.
>>I
>>think you got off lucky. :)
>
> That is brilliant!
>
>
> --
> "It's too late
> to be late again