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Ezell Holley is a 91-year-old man from U.S who is looking forward to traveling to Italy to enjoy the free stay offered to you at the luxurious hotel Rome Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria after his experience surviving without power and freezing in his own home during the Texas winter storm, rated as “Historical” for the amount of snow it left, it will conquer the hearts of everyone in Internet, especially in the social media.
“I woke up in the middle of the winter storm. There was no heating, no way to cook my food or similar things “said the former US Army veteran and former Dallas City Resident Assistant Principal in statements to the television channel WFAA. Your son Glenn He rushed to look for it, but by the time he got home, he realized that his car had suffered a breakdown, so he started looking for a place to stay for himself and his father.
“We tried to call the hotels and, although several were willing to give me a room, they told me that they either had no heating or that they had no rooms available”, he specified Glenn about his attempt to find refuge. It wasn’t until Alex Holley, the granddaughter of Ezell that lives in Philadelphia and she works as a newscaster for a local television station, eventually chipping in that they were able to find a place where the two of them would be safe.
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“When I was recording the morning edition of the show, I was calling hotels between commercial breaks. As soon as it was over, I called them and my dad passed the phone to my grandfather who said: ‘Hey, I heard you got us a room in the Waldorf’”, he pointed Alex amid laughter. “And I said: Waldorf? Like the luxury hotel? “he added, emphasizing that it was actually a cheap motel that luckily had a room available.
Alex Holley document all experience in Twitter, noting that both his father and grandfather were happy to have a heated place. “Look, as long as it’s cozy, it’ll be almost as good as the Waldorf for us”, was the response that the woman received from her relatives, who thought that, once the winter storm ended, the history it was over … until he got a message from the hotel people Waldorf Astoria.
“I think after a day or two, I got a direct message from them. His account had a blue check and I read it, telling me that they had seen my video and that, due to the ‘way of drawing a smile on people’s faces despite the situation’ that my grandfather and my father found despite the situation, they wanted them to stay at the Waldorf Astoria”, Said the young woman. And not just any one, but the one they had in the Rome Cavalieri from the Italian capital.
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The company that runs the hotel offered to cover travel and accommodation expenses. Now Ezell Holley expects to travel in the next few months to Italy, something with which “Never dreamed”, since it was something that was going “Beyond imagination”, although a difficult decision awaits you: you can only bring one guest. “My dad started campaigning for them to take him, I for them to take me. We both asked him who he was taking because so far he hasn’t told us “, he pointed Alex.
“Now it’s just a matter of getting there and making sure he chooses me as his guest.”he joked Glenn, meanwhile. In one way or another, the family is grateful for starring in a curious event viral in the middle of the devastating winter storm. “It makes me so happy because I think my grandfather is one of the coolest people in the world and I love him so much”said the granddaughter of Ezell. Who do you think the lucky “survivor” will end up choosing?
