Holiday Inn Express Bans Smith & Wesson Forum!

[Bullseye 2620]

I just returned from a three-day business trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where my employer put up a bunch of us in the Holiday Inn Express on Cerillos Road.

Nice place, but when, through the public computer in the lobby work area, I went to check out how my compatriots on the Forum were doing, I got an error message that read "Prohibited Website: Weapons."

Wow. I had no idea that the gang of duffers (of which I proudly proclaim myself to be one) that populate this venue were such a clear and present danger to the public safety. I feel so much safer now I that know Holiday Inn Express has got my six.

Comments? Suggestions? [Keep it family friendly, folks.]

 

[427mach1]

Did you try to use the (free?) wifi in your room? I've never had a problem checking the sites from my room....

 

[Bullseye 2620]

Did you try to use the (free?) wifi in your room? I've never had a problem checking the sites from my room....

Couldn't log in through my work laptop for some reason, probably an internal IT issue, not the hotel's. That's why I went to the lobby.

 

[M29since14]

Me too. I’m not often in hotels but I wouldn’t expect to use their PC to browse the forum almost anywhere. WiFi in my room, never has been a problem.

 

[cherrypointmarine]

Hard to believe , but when I opened your post a pop up came up and you wouldn't believe what it was an ad for ! You guessed it , Holiday Inn ! I guess all us evil old men are a threat to their corporate security .

 

[H Richard]

I stayed in a Holiday Inn on the edge of Denver at Christmas time last year and had no problems.

 

[Old_Cop]

Surprised, not a bit. Someone knows what's good for you.

 

[The_Truth]

You said you were on a work computer. Therein may lie your problem.

 

[jag312]

I would rather sleep in a dumpster behind McDonald's than sleep in a Holiday Inn. They screwed Steve McQueen when he went to collect his Jaguar XKSS that had been sitting in Bill Harrah's car collection. When Steve was going through his divorce from Neile Adams, she wanted him to sell the car as part of community property. Steve brought the car to Bill Harrah with the idea that Steve would retrieve that car after the divorce was finalized. Steve procrastinated, Bill died, and Bill's holdings were sold. After Holiday Inn bought Bill Harrah's company, they started to sell off his car collection. They made Steve buy his car back at auction.

 

[Bullet Bob]

Their computer, their business, I reckon.

 

[Lee Barner]

I stayed in one just outside New Orleans back in march and I logged on every night there. no problems then. lee

 

[Bullseye 2620]

You said you were on a work computer. Therein may lie your problem.

Not to surf. The Windows password wasn't working. I couldn't get into the machine at all.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Their equipment their choice, our money, Our choice.

 

[Sistema1927]

I don't use lobby computers, and utilize a VPN when using public wifi. Never a problem.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Pay for unlimited data. Then you never have to consider these things. In addition, free public WiFi is one of the riskiest things y out can do with your device . . .

I just returned from a three-day business trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where my employer put up a bunch of us in the Holiday Inn Express on Cerillos Road.

Nice place, but when, through the public computer in the lobby work area, I went to check out how my compatriots on the Forum were doing, I got an error message that read "Prohibited Website: Weapons."

Wow. I had no idea that the gang of duffers (of which I proudly proclaim myself to be one) that populate this venue were such a clear and present danger to the public safety. I feel so much safer now I that know Holiday Inn Express has got my six.

Comments? Suggestions? [Keep it family friendly, folks.]

 

[Muss Muggins]

Did you know Steve? Seems like a long time to hold a grudge, especially since Holiday Inn has probably been sold six times since then . . .

Edit: That divorce was in 1972 . . .

I would rather sleep in a dumpster behind McDonald's than sleep in a Holiday Inn. They screwed Steve McQueen when he went to collect his Jaguar XKSS that had been sitting in Bill Harrah's car collection. When Steve was going through his divorce from Neile Adams, she wanted him to sell the car as part of community property. Steve brought the car to Bill Harrah with the idea that Steve would retrieve that car after the divorce was finalized. Steve procrastinated, Bill died, and Bill's holdings were sold. After Holiday Inn bought Bill Harrah's company, they started to sell off his car collection. They made Steve buy his car back at auction.

 

[carpriver]

When we travel we use our cell phone hot spot with un ending data you surf to your hearts content.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I’m on right now at the Hampton, Alamosa,CO.

 

[BC38]

The forum was blocked because you were using their public computer. Those computers are accessible by every guest at the hotel, including kids. So naturally they have software installed that blocks all "questionable" sites.
Porn, guns, alternate lifestyles, and a bunch of other types of sites would be inaccessible from that computer.
Not too surprising really.

 

[dockmurgw]

Forget the forum, you have bigger problems...an employer that sends you to a Holiday Inn Express! When I go there I get to stay at the Buffalo Thunder Hilton Resort, for weeks at a time!