Oh Gini, what a shower you had there! You do need a vacation!!

I've experienced something similar. We had just checked in in a hotel in Spain and I noticed the toilet was running! I figured, if I turn this little screw on top, it would stop. And yes, the more I turned it, the less water was running, when suddenly it came off and water started pouring out! I screamed for John to come and do something while trying to hold my finger on it, but I had locked the door. Eventually, I had to let go and open the door, and we had to call the reception. An elderly Spanish lady came up with a pair of pliers and eventually stopped the flow. The whole bathroom floor was under water, so we were moved to a room just below.

Before this, we stayed in another hotel, but had to move out because of noise. When I tried to get the hairdryer plug out of the wall socket, the whole lot came out! The hotel and the street went completely dark - but at least the music stopped!