What is your favorite "oops" story?

[yukionna]

I have my first "oops" story to share with everyone. I went home at lunchtime last Friday to pick-up the Airstream and dogs so I could leave for my camping trip directly from work. When I arrived back at work, I turned on the water pump so I could draw some water from the kitchen faucet for the dog bowl. Knowing I would be returning in an hour or so to check up on the dogs, I left the water pump on. Unbeknownst to me, the bathroom faucet was turned on slightly -- not enough that I heard water running but enough so that water was coming out. To make matters worse, as a rule of thumb, I always keep the plug in place in the bathroom drain so nothing falls inside it.

Everyone can now certainly figure out what my "oops" is but I will keep going with the remainder of the story details for those that are interested. An hour later, when I came back into the trailer, all I heard was this rrrrrr-whrrrrrr-rrrrrr-whrrrrr noise. In an effort to satisfy the demand of the open faucet, the poor water pump was spinning around endlessly trying to pull water from the now empty fresh water tank! Horrified, I immediately knew what the problem was so wildly started searching for the source of the water draw. This story does end on a good note. The trailer was off-level and leaning lower on the bathroom sink side so all the water from the overflowing sink ended up seeping through the crevice between the back wall and the back of the counter instead of onto the carpeting (and the poor dogs).

I went outside to confirm that the water wasn't stuck inside the innards of my Airstream and found there was water leaking out from every crack and crevice in the belly pan! Later on, when I refilled my fresh water tank, I checked my water pump and found it was working just fine. I was lucky I didn't burn that out in the process.

I can't be the only one out there in Airstream-land who has an "oops" story! Feel free to share your favorite "oops" story here.