to not allow overnight guests to take a shower?

[mausmaus]

no, not really, just need a vent

have a relative stay. stressful enough as it is. same old unfunny anecdotes as every last visit.
generally lovely person, but as they say about fish and visitors...

anyway, they flood the bathroom each day when they take a shower. floor properly covered in a big puddle. have no idea how they manage to do it, even my 8yo makes less of a splash.

so wibu to switch off the hot water so they won't have a shower?

[Hoggle246]

mausmaus it's a deal! That sounds lovely. And we can let the soggy visitors and the messy visitors sort themselves out

[LegoAdventCalendar]

Then when they get out of the bathroom, HAND THEM A MOP AND TELL THEM TO WIPE UP THEIR MESS AS IT'S DAMAGING YOUR FLOORS.

[mausmaus]

oh hoggle we can swap: you come over for a peaceful night and lots of cake and your visitors can deal with mine :o

[Hoggle246]

better you would not think I'm a saint if you could hear what I'm calling them inside my head! I got so cheesed off earlier I bunged the baby in the car and drove for an hour. Baby napped and I ate some humbugs. Bliss.

Dh has norovirus and has been in bed for 36 hours. I feel very sorry for him, obviously, but it's flipping terrible timing with our guest from hell

An update from the rest of the day - they overfilled the kettle and flooded the worktop, exploded a curry in our microwave and dyed their hair AGAIN

[mausmaus]

ips that's amazing in a gross way!

[mausmaus]

I explained about the shower curtains, that you sort of have to stick it to the wall...

two more floods days to go.

[ipswichwitch]

I do find it funny now Better. At the time I wasn't so amused and said something along the lines of "I hope you're going to finish that, cos no bugger else is gonna want it now". Mind you, this is the fella who has been known to fish bits of pizza from under the sofa cushions that he'd lost while drunk the night before, and eat them for breakfast, so I shouldn't have been entirely surprised!

[Tzibeleh]

Is it possible that the relative does not realise that the shower curtain has to hang inside the bath?

(I remember the first time I came across a shower curtain. I was a teenage guest in someone's house. On the 3rd morning they not-so-patiently took me into the bathroom and demonstrated the proper use ofshower curtains. )

[Kiffykaffycoffee]

Does your shower have a proper door or a drafty, flappy curtain? Does it close properly? Could your relative be persuaded to have a bath instead? Or have lots of bath mats to soak it up?

[Bettercallsaul1]

That is hilarious, ipswitch! (for those of us who didn't own the cheese, that is!)

[ipswichwitch]

This is why we don't have guests to stay
The last time was when I came downstairs to find the guest taking a bite out of the cheese. Then wrapping it and putting back in the fridge.

[Bettercallsaul1]

That is a pest, OP, but it sounds as though you really can't be bothered with this visitor anyway, and the bathroom splashing is just the last straw. Unless it is someone you really can't put off, I would just make an excuse not to have him/her next time - just decide in advance that it's not worth it!

The person on this thread who really sounds as if they have problems is Hoggle246! Dying their hair in your house and staining the towels! And waking you up in the night when you have a baby! Now that is the height of inconsiderateness and you are a saint to put up with it!

[LegoAdventCalendar]

FGS! Grow a spine. TELL them they are damaging your floor and hand them a mop.

[WhyYouGottaBeSoRude]

How are they actually wetting the floor? Are they not pulling the shower door/screen/curtain over properly or are they just getting out of the shower sopping wet and drip drying?

If possible i would fold a pile of extra towels and leave them in the bathroom for them to use if they soak the place and also have a bath mat already on the floor before they go in there.

[Coffeeinapapercup]

I agree with worra. Buy a super big bath towel, hang it over the side of the shower when done. Easy problem to solve not worth a fuss

[specialsubject]

every house has eccentricities and if people aren't coping, politely tell them how to cope.

although there is NO excuse for dying hair in someone else's bathroom!

[ClaudiaNaughton]

I'd tell them the bathroom floods very easily wetting ceilings below and show them the extra precautions you take when using it.

[Discopanda]

I'm actually lolling at that WorraLiberty!

[WorraLiberty]

Just get an old towel and bung it on the floor.

Tell them it's because they keep flooding it.

[Discopanda]

I would just be honest, explain how you love having them to stay and want them to feel comfortable but you are worried about potential water damage so could they please be careful in the bathroom. I'm presuming you have a decent shower curtain they can make use of?

[AliceLidl]

mausmaus if my DH wasn't sitting on our sofa right now, and we didn't have our own sodden, Lynx stinking bathroom upstairs, I'd think you'd got him there visiting you this weekend.

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

I'm sorry, but I think it would be very unreasonable indeed to do this. I understand why you would be cross about them leaving a puddle on the floor - maybe march them back in and make them mop it up - but it would be horrible to make them stay grubby.

And if they aren't allowed to have a shower, they will use more Lynx!

[CatLady25]

Thats irritating my ex used to do that then i would go in and it would wet my socks gr

[mausmaus]

I could go on and on about the annoying habits of my guest. but that would sound like I really don't like this person.

I do, just not for a whole week 24/7