A jetted tub from hell

This was an experience you had to live through, and the terror I felt was completely overwhelming

  My wife and I were on the trip of our lives to Alaska. We splurged

For the first time in our lives, we splurged and booked one of the ship’s biggest rooms. I mean, it was totally out of this world. The bath was gorgeous! The tub was huge and jetted. The room was for four, so we invited our daughter and son-in-law to go with us.

  The kids and my wife went to a musical, which I didn’t attend. Instead, I ran our hot tub but really didn’t look at the controls.

  So the tub was filled up with water. I really took a great bath and felt good. (Short-lived

ived!)

   I grudgingly looked at the controls. The formula for turning it off and draining it was as complicated as a Boeing 747. I pushed a button that seemed right; it turned on the jets; I must have pushed the drain button at the same time.

As you might know, with the jets on, you can’t go below the intake. It did go below the intake; I was hit in the chest with a stream of water! Madly, I pushed the buttons to turn the jets off, hitting them all. The jet of water hit me and the floor, mostly on the floor. So I was naked and swearing, pushing buttons. I finally hit the jet button. By then, there was a lot, a lot of water. Getting out of the tub, I slipped in inch-deep water, grabbing for towels… all the towels. Throw them on the floor, I say. I soaked 5 large towels, wrung them out, and kept wringing until the bath was dry, sort of. In the morning, we had no towels! So we ordered a full set. They noticed the bathroom was damp and put in a fan.  I was saved from the terrible embarrassment of my family returning from the play… it would have been quite a sight

Written by Ric