Opening Scene at Last Night's Motel Room

I have a friend who stayed at a mediocre motel room in Missoula. She called down to say her shower wasn't working so they called their maintenance guy. Now she's happily married to him.

I was unexpectedly detained in Los Angeles and I didn't know how long I'd be and had no good place to stay. I opted for the cheapest places I could find. As it turns out, this is not the best approach (sleeping in my rental car was better) and I learned that if the concierge desk has bullet proof glass you probably do not want to rent a room.

@heyitsal please, please please say the mediocre hotel was the infamous Thunderbird, because that place has stories and this would fit the bill. For me, I was just at the Motel 6.

@zork I'll ask next time we touch base