Hotel/Motel Key Cards

[HoserASA]

Received this from an Air Force newsletter today. Hotel plastic key cards contain the following info on them:
Your name, address, room #, check-in & check-out dates, and credit card number & expiration date.

Of course at ASA we don't use CCs but this is good info regardless.

It is not recommended that you turn the key card in when checking out. Take them with you and destroy them. The hotel cannot not charge you for the card as it's illegal to do so. You can also carry a small magnet and run it across the magnetic strip on the key card (several times) which erases the info. Then try it on the door to insure it does not work which indicates the info has been erased.

Courtesy of the Pasadena PD and McConnell AFB.

Hoser

 

[rptrain]

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_hotel_keycards.htm

 

[CA1900]

But the same guy who sent that to me also told me Target was owned by the French. They couldn't both be wrong, could they?

 

[Salukipilot4590]

Having worked in a hotel I can tell you that is 100% false.

The keycards only have the room number and the check-out date.

 

[dojetdriver]

Having worked in a hotel I can tell you that is 100% false.

The keycards only have the room number and the check-out date.

Do they not also keep track of every time you enter your room? Well, not that the ACTAUL card contains that data, but it can be gleaned from the hotel.

A friend of mine used that to help clear himself of a false drinking accusation a few years back.

 

[blott]

Wait a min, where did my previous post go???? any one, anyone, are they on to me?

B

 

[MarineGrunt]

Wait a min, where did my previous post go???? any one, anyone, are they on to me?

B

OMG!!! You didn't turn in your hotel keycard DID YOU?!?!?!?!

 

[blott]

No way... got it right here... wierd thing is, I responded to this in the "major" "field", how did it "bleed" over to here???? Oh man, someone please help me out and tell me what's going on here-finally proof....
B

 

[Jmoney]

My Key....

I brought my hotel key card home, but it started talking to me.....

Something about Stuart and what the queers are doing to the soil. All very "eyes only" "need to know" and "keep on the Q.T. stuff." You have to have certain clearances for these things, and wouldn't you know it?-The card is cleared to level 9-above "eyes only." Kick a$s!

Put my aluminum foil hat back on, and the durn thing stopped talking. Very cool.

-I just wish that flowerpot would stop telling me to find Skynation and kick him in the gnards!

 

[HoserASA]

Sorry everyone for the wrong info. Damn Air Force!

Hoser

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Sorry everyone for the wrong info. Damn Air Force!

Hoser

I know you feel bad now, but it probably won't compare to how bad you're going to feel when Alabama is done blowing their game against LSU.

Man, I was hoping for another weekend of upsets.

 

[aussiefly]

be careful with those keycards....they are being used in the coverup chemspraying operations lol

 

[HoserASA]

Iprobably won't compare to how bad you're going to feel when Alabama is done blowing their game against LSU.
.

Blow it they did! The worst thing is I have to face BD now, who played at LSU!

Hoser

 

[Long Time Gone]

Sorry everyone for the wrong info. Damn Air Force!

Hoser

Blame Jack.

He's the closest thing we've got.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Entry times can be recorded... recall that the company pays for the hotel room and thus ownes the data... the above poster is correct in terms of a company investigation... usually tied to drinking on overnights...

The company will ask when the crew member was in the room for the night... the company has a record of the times... the truth will set you free...

Also, if you are close to the 12 (or 8) hour rule, don't pay with a cc. Pay cash. If the credit card machine isn't time stamped properly or the wait staff waits too long to run the card, and you "pay" inside the 12 hour rule and the company has a reason to investigate, this will seal your termination. It doesn't matter if you stopped drinking an hour before 12(8) and been sipping water...

Regardless don't drink inside the rule...

Finally, back to room keys... always keep your key... if you show up at the airport and the flight is delayed for hours just go back to the hotel and chill. It is allot easier than trying to ask scheduling to send a new hotel authorization....

 

[WabiSabi]

A friend of mine used that to help clear himself of a false drinking accusation a few years back.

huh? your friend was accused of false drinking? What was he doing? Drinking O'Douls and just acting drunk?
(couldn't resist)

 

[FirstMate]

Entry times can be recorded... recall that the company pays for the hotel room and thus ownes the data... the above poster is correct in terms of a company investigation... usually tied to drinking on overnights...

The company will ask when the crew member was in the room for the night... the company has a record of the times... the truth will set you free...

Also, if you are close to the 12 (or 8) hour rule, don't pay with a cc. Pay cash. If the credit card machine isn't time stamped properly or the wait staff waits too long to run the card, and you "pay" inside the 12 hour rule and the company has a reason to investigate, this will seal your termination. It doesn't matter if you stopped drinking an hour before 12(8) and been sipping water...

Regardless don't drink inside the rule...

Finally, back to room keys... always keep your key... if you show up at the airport and the flight is delayed for hours just go back to the hotel and chill. It is allot easier than trying to ask scheduling to send a new hotel authorization....

Extreme paranoia if you ask me. I agree its better to cover your ass, but that seems a bit excessive. How can they tell whether you left your room at 4am to go get a bottle of water or diet coke from the machine down the hall? What does it matter what time you've entered or left your room? Its a farce.

 

[LabMonkey76]

I keep keycards, then I put a bunch together and made a backboard for my dartboard with them, dorky, but its a way to keep from getting holes in my wall. And, with all the holes in them, no one can get my credit card info.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Extreme paranoia if you ask me. I agree its better to cover your ass, but that seems a bit excessive. How can they tell whether you left your room at 4am to go get a bottle of water or diet coke from the machine down the hall? What does it matter what time you've entered or left your room? Its a farce.

Having defended pilots who were the target of a company investigation... I can tell you the company is not interested in fairness, justice or righteousness.....

Paranoid? no. experienced and seen it first hand.. you bet...

Usually there is no need to worry... but, for example, if you blow a tire and go off the side of the runway you can bet you'll be glad you paid outside w/ cc of the 12 hour rule...