As a single woman who likes to ski and travel, I often signed up for group trips with a ski and outing club.  Double-occupancy rooms are the norm with these organizations; if you are not going with a friend or partner, you can either be assigned a room-mate by the trip leader or pay an extra charge.  When I was younger and my sense of adventure was greater than my discretionary income, I would gamble and take a “pot-luck” room-mate.  Sometimes I made a new friend.  Other times, the only positive outcome was a crazy story to tell.  Here are two memorable events.
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