Nothing better than a good soak in a hot bath and our guest love our slipper bathtub. Actually, Linda tried to talk me into putting in a shower instead but I wanted an old style tub with claw foot legs. When we don't have guests, she loves to soak in it herself.
However; it brought us a little excitement the other night. We had guests in both our upstairs rooms, it was rather late. The husband of one couple had never stayed at a B & B before; his wife remarked that she was 'dragging' him away for a much needed get-a-way weekend.
Linda and I were in bed almost asleep when we both heard RAIN. The problem was that it sounded like it was IN the house, not outside. I got up and turned on our bathroom lights and found water was running down the walls and through the suspended ceiling. I grabbed a chair and lifted a ceiling panel and found the water wasn't leaking from any of the pipes; it was coming through the upstairs floor.
I ran upstairs and found the guest bathroom door locked and water was running from under the door. I knocked and got a weak reply. A guest was taking a bath and it sounded like he was very relaxed. I told him I needed in, that we had a bad water leak.
I ran downstairs to grab some towels and came back up just as the door opened. Wouldn't you know it, it was the 'new-be.' He was dripping wet and wrapped in a towel. I followed the 'stream' that had luckily subsided to the overflow tube on our old style tub. Somehow, the overflow gasket had slipped out allowing water to spill on the floor. The tub was very FULL; it was probably the first time the overflow had been tested!
I pointed out the problem and asked the guest to watch the water level and that the drain would work fine. I apologized for disrupting his bath. He was very understanding and apologized for not seeing what was happening himself. He said he loved to soak in a tub. I towelled up the water and left. He continued his bath.
By then, Linda had wiped down the walls and floor in our bathroom. Amazingly, we didn't have any water damage, we caught it in time. I crawled back into bed and told her what I found; a leaking overflow and our 'new-be' guest dripping wet. She got the giggles and said she was glad I was home.
No harm, no foul; another adventure running our B & B.
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