Brian Cook Presents

It happens to everyone. You’re down in Florida, living in a hot, dusty boatyard through the scorching summer months. You don’t have a refrigerator and all you want after a sweaty day of work is a nice cold beverage. Oh yeah, and you’re too cheap to pay for one. What do you do?

Find a motel. 

Your average Day’s Inn or Hi Ho is an open-air structure, at least on the ground floor. Just park your car, grab a trash bag, and make your way to the unguarded ice machine. If you want to do it right, make a note of a room number or two while you’re walking in, so that you won’t be caught cold if challenged by a motel employee. Once you’ve filled a few sacks with ice, you’ve got enough cooling power for a chilled brewski in the evening and good milk for cereal in the morning.

Of course, this technique works for more than just boatyard-dwellers. Here are some other opportunities to put it into action:

• A trip down to the beach. Got a cooler? Don’t want to shell out for bags of ice? Problem solved.
• A keg party. Your freezer isn’t big enough, and you didn’t plan ahead.
• A severed finger. You’ve already had your finger severed. You don’t want to pay $5 for a bag of ice, too.
• A camping excursion. There’s no ice in the woods. Ever.

Do you have any sweet travel tips? Do share!

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