. . . and water was upon the face of the carpeting.

So let me tell you the adventure I was fortunate enough to miss over the weekend at work. Myself and two other partners closed the store on Saturday night and all seemed to go uneventfully. Well, evidently we forgot to turn off the water to the Frappuccino cleaner. (As a quick description, the Frappuccino cleaner is essentially a pressurized fountain that only runs when a pressure nozzle is depressed on the top of the device. When it is pressed down, it sprays water straight up. One takes a Frappuccino blender pitcher, presses it upside down on the nozzle thereby depressing the nozzle, and the cleaner sprays water all over the inside of the pitcher and rinses the pitcher clean. This saves much water over the more traditional practice of leaving the sink running into the pitchers to rinse the pitchers out.)

As I said, we forgot to turn the water off to the pitcher rinser that night. At some point over night the hose running to the pitcher popped off the rinser and ran free all night long. When the opening shift came in on Sunday morning, the store was sitting in a couple inches of water. Needless to say, we had to call in Facilities and have them clean it up. This was beyond what a mop and a little hard work could fix. We needed the pros. Evidently we were closed until about noon and ran floor fans to try to dry out the carpeting all day long. When I opened Monday morning the fans were still running and the carpeting was still damp to the touch.

So the lesson? Make sure we turn off the water to the Frappuccino cleaner. Either that, or make sure you have the day off after you close the store so you don't have to deal with any disasters you help create.