"I'm sorry, sir, you'll just have to take a bath..."

On a recent trip to Birmingham, AL, I had occasion to stay at the Comfort Suites in Fultondale, AL. I was there with a friend to see the second round of the Honda Superbike Classic at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, AL. As with anything a Barber, it was resplendent.

We checked in to the hotel on Friday evening. There was much confusion about our room, and despite my confirmation materials, they didn't have the room I requested. In the end, after some haggling and hand-wringing, they gave us a room close to what we were after.

Saturday morning, I went to take a shower. There was no way to physically turn on the shower. I could run the water and fill the tub, but the pull-up actuator which diverts the water from the tub spigot to the shower head -- was missing. So I called down to the front desk:

"Yes, hello... I'm in room 318, and I can't take a shower [insert above explanation of why here]."

"Sir, I don't think any of the rooms have that little thing you're talking about."

"So what do I do?"

"I'm sorry, sir, but I guess you're going to have to take a bath..."

"You can't be serious."



"Yes, sir...."

It was eventually rectified, but the hilarity of it all shan't be forgotten.