While waiting for a taxi at a downtown Portland hotel I noticed two provocatively dressed women, luggage in tow walking towards the hotel. When I say provocatively dressed it is being kind, the look was more "available for a price" than one normally sees outside a strip club or brothel. As the women approach I overhear one saying seductively on her cellphone "Hello honey. Why yes!... I am just checking into the hotel now" and then just a few feet past me while going into the hotel entrance, " in a half hour? Sure I'll see you then."

Does anyone here wonder what that was all about? I'm sure the bellman knew a booking was in process and the attire of the women likely raised suspicions of the front desk.

I got a chuckle out of the whole episode, but can't help but wonder why the brazenness in front of a high profile hotel instead of being low key in order to remain off the LE  and hotel radar screens?