Woke up this mornin'

In fact, to get all passive voice about this, I was woken up this morning by the world's noisiest plumbing. There was a great moaning and clanking and humming at about 6.45. Mindful that I had missed Boston's last full-scale (and apparently inter-generational) terror alert on Wednesday, I got up to investigate -- but this was no cartoon advertising stunt, merely someone in the room next door having a shower. Clearly, the Boston Sheraton can add paper-thin walls and booming pipes to its staticky carpet collection, making it an attractive holiday destination ... for masochists.