A Story in Pictures

This is the switch that stays off.

This is the ceiling fan controlled by the switch that stays off.

This is the bucket that caught the water that cascaded through the ceiling fan controlled by the switch that stays off.

This is the tub that was being cleaned when the water cascaded onto the floor and through the ceiling into the bucket beneath the ceiling fan controlled by the switch that stays off.

This is the shower head that flipped upside down inside the tub, spraying water onto the floor that cascaded through the ceiling and into the bucket beneath the ceiling fan controlled by the switch that stays off.

This is the tub cleaner (with bleach!) that was being sprayed off the tub that was being cleaned upstairs when the shower head flipped upside down, spraying water that cascaded into the bucket beneath the ceiling fan controlled by the switch that stays off.

This is the sweater that got tub cleaner (with bleach!) on the sleeve, causing the wearer to toss the shower head into the tub so she could rinse out the sleeve in the sink and then carry the sweater into the bedroom to inspect it for damage, all the while the shower head was fire-hosing water onto the bathroom floor that cascaded through the ceiling fan and onto the hardwood floor (the bucket came later) so that the switch must stay off.

I am sure many of you will have useful suggestions for how such an event might have been avoided. Save them--Old Dog has this topic well-covered.