Free Falling

The wonderful chandeliers that hang from the ceilings in the banquet hall usually are the first thing to capture a guest's eye. What happens when one falls.....?

The chandeliers in all three rooms are very exquisite, but also decently old, but you'd never guess that by looking at them. Obviously like anything else, they need cleaned and polished on a weekly basis so that they shimmer during evening parties.

The maintenance guy climbed the 12-foot ladder to polish one and to also change a light bulb. He had to reach across the chandelier and just accidentally yanked it every so slightly. Well, that slight yank caused the whole thing to CRASH to the ground.

I was not there this day, but word travels fast with my co-workers. Apparently it was if the world had stopped. I know if that was me, I would run out crying.

The dismantled chandelier was left in a box in the back of the kitchen and it remained there for several months. It took away for my boss to decide what to do with the room, since only one chandelier hung and the make of it wasn't offered anymore. So after some planning and shopping, the room looked good as new.

A few weeks after this event, one of the bus boys was asked to change a light bulb in one of the chandeliers in the biggest banquet room. We all just stared at the bus boy and messed with him saying "don't break another one!" This time, all was well :)