Is there some special vendor of power outlets that sells only to hotels? You know... those outlets that never work, whether they are in a lamp base or the wall or built into the bedside table.

There probably 50 outlets in my home, and I can count on one finger the number that have failed in the last 20 years. So why is it that hotels can't seem to keep their outlets in good working order? I understand that hotel guests don't respect the equipment in hotel rooms, but how much casual physical abuse do outlets have to tolerate?

I think it is a plot by Big Plug!