Event Photos - Liquidation Main PageGallery of Lost DishesLavatory ExtractionTension was in the air when Director of Catering and Guest Relations Anthony Dornacher learned a guest was trapped in the restroom. "He somehow closed the door," said Dornacher, who noted the door has never closed completely because of a damaged locking mechanism. "In the almost four years we've been managing Barnes Place, you could never physically close the door all the way, which is why we installed the Lady Latch. Steve somehow managed to get the door closed (we suspect with the use of great force) and then it just wouldn't open again." Word quickly spread, and soon a team of queens was on it. They removed the door knob and quickly discovered it was not the latch that was jamming the door shut. Director of Ambiance and Entertainment Timothy State suggested the Fire Department be called: "Their tool box is bigger than ours. It's called a Hook & Ladder Truck. We could have Truck 11 from Station 15 here in four minutes." Instead, Dornacher thrust his weight against the door, sending door splinters flying and freeing Steve. "Lavatory Extraction is obviously a guest relations issue," said State. "My department had little say in the incident. Now that I have to figure out how to repair the door, now it's my issue. Typical corporate America. Another department makes a mess,and now mine has to mop it up. "
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