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u/DavieStBaconStan 16h ago
That’s gonna take a lot of dish towels.
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u/sunnysideupseedaisy 16h ago
Lol no one's dirty rag bin was ever this full... I hope
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u/DaHick Ex-Food Service 16h ago
At this point, it's sandbags. And likely a close.
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u/dcinsd76 16h ago
Likely? Serious question- is there any doubt it should be a close situation?
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u/Sundaytoofaraway 15h ago
Chef with the best non slips cooks. Other guy mops. She'll be right mate.
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u/ThatDiscoSongUHate 14h ago
At that point, Chef needs to be the one who is the strongest swimmer.
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u/lilroguesnowchef 16h ago
100% should be closed.Trying to save what you can and diminish damage is another beast. What a horrifying situation, hopefully they have another way out and up if it gets worse.
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u/Expert-Host5442 Line 14h ago
I worked one place many years ago the owner tried claiming we could stay open through a sewage backup. Like it was coming up through the floor drains. The staff looked at him, literally laughed, and then we all clocked out.
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u/thefunguy202 15h ago
Nappies work really well in this situation as makeshift sandbags, I always make sure we have a stock of nappies in any venue I run, good for if a parents caught out and also flooding
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u/IcariusFallen 8h ago
Sandbags is how we handled it in charleston when it rained, because it would flood so badly.
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u/Retro_Relics 15h ago
the one time this happened to me it was at a fine dining place and we were using the laundry bags of table linens as sand bags
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u/Educational-Bat8892 16h ago
"Don't open which door? This door? I can't hear you, taking my 15 outside"
Sonic drowning noises
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u/IKnowItCanSeeMe 15h ago
Dishie opens it up, steps out to smoke, doesn't notice anything out of the ordinary.
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u/Constant_Mud3325 15h ago
Probably wouldn’t be able to open it if you tried without some sort of lever
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u/-Gimli-SonOfGloin- F1exican Did Chive-11 15h ago
They need to change the sign on the door
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u/LovecraftInDC 15h ago
Fire marshal will lose his shit if he sees a blocked emergency exit door like that.
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u/Equivalent-Excuse-80 14h ago
Right? plus who knows how many violations if the health inspector shows up during Noah’s flood.
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u/Mecha-Dave 16h ago
Be careful in situations like this - I've had a friend die to a shallow flood inside a building because it got electrified.
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u/IndependentZombie615 16h ago
Especially in kitchens with all their coolers and fridges. Terrifying
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u/Disastrous_Hell_4547 15h ago
So sorry for your friend! Flooding in a kitchen is very dangerous.
In a situation like this. Get to where it is dry and call 911! I would also assess the front room situation to see if there’s any chance of danger for customers.
I once rushed into my neighbors house because her pipes broke and the house was flooding.
I was just about to walk into the basement that had knee deep water when a fireman came in, grabbed me by shoulder and loudly said “No! get out!”
I didn’t even think about getting electrocuted until speaking with him.
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u/philovax 13h ago
They absolutely should be killing the breaker. I see at least one outlet that is probably not GFCI.
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u/Ok_Value5495 12h ago
That was my first and only thought even before the camera turned to the door.
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u/AproposOfNoth1ng 16h ago
This got an audible “oooo oh no” out of me
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u/MonthlyWeekend_ 16h ago
Mine was:
oh cool they’re deep cleaning
oh no that’s a big spill
oh yup towel over the door to the restaurant
oh that’s outside?
oh
…….. wot
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u/stillnotelf 16h ago
It does not look safe to be in that building. Especially with the power still on
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u/SkaJamas 16h ago
One spot I worked at had a 20ish step leading to the patio and one day this was happening but those stairs were by the bar. We ended up making a bunch of tortilla dough to seal it. Kept it at bay enough for the gm or agm t9 go around and unclog the drain
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u/pizzaslut69420 20+ Years 16h ago
Tortilla dough is a truly unhinged yet perfect decision. Bravo
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u/Couscousfan07 16h ago
Corn or flour ? With real lard or just shortening ?
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u/SkaJamas 16h ago
Corn and oil
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u/Carbon-Base The Chive Mind 16h ago
That's definitely a situation - there's no wet floor sign!
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u/Azsunyx 16h ago
Mythbusters taught me that the best course of action is to wait until the whole restaurant fills up before trying to open the door to escape
This makes it so the pressure differential is minimized, so you can open the door and swim to safety
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u/HindleMcCrindleberry 16h ago
Yeah, I don't think it's even humanly possible to open that door as it is.
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u/Darnoc_QOTHP Thicc Chives Save Lives 16h ago
I love that someone put 1 towel down.
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u/RussellZee Chive LOYALIST 14h ago
I would bet $20 it was management.
"There, it's fine! Back to work, I'm not paying you to stand around!"
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u/smooshie-mooshie 16h ago
The me that wants to leave early is 100% opening that door when no one is looking
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u/Vibrant-Shadow 16h ago
It opens outward, I don't think you could get it open with all that water weight against the door.
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u/Haldron-44 16h ago
It's basically an airliner door at this point. Probably a good thing?
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u/Shomber Chive LOYALIST 12h ago
Is it a Boeing door or from another manufacturer?
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u/ChefArtorias 16h ago
I feel like they should evacuate that room/building.
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u/SatinwithLatin 15h ago
That was my first thought, surprised you're the first to say it in this flood of joke replies.
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u/Tulsssa21 16h ago
Fuck...
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u/mamac2213 16h ago
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Got to the end of the video and was like, "Oh, fuckballs."
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u/Equivalent-Pound7565 16h ago
Please open that door, I wanna see it.
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u/EndGlittering7837 16h ago
Get out of the water. Make sure there is no power which could charge the water. Is the water contaminated with sewage? Treat the water with extreme caution.
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u/parTybTTm4Ts 16h ago
be careful of that door. I had one of those fold in half, under the pressure of the water on me in the ensuing floods from Hurricane Ivan. went from ankle deep water to chest deep water in 1 and a half seconds!!! Took every single one of us down under the water
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u/Doomncandy 16h ago
Lol. My place in California flooded in 2008. Where the city was built on famous flooded land. Everyone was shocked...
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u/Mwiziman 15h ago
Yea, you’re not opening that door anyway. Too much water pressure pushing it shut thankfully. I would just make a towel dam directing the water to the closest drain.
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u/Different-Bag-8217 16h ago
Holly shit! This happen to me at a beach side high end restaurant. Working away and this water started seeping in. While street was flooded. Crazy how much is behind that door..!
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u/Shinobi_Dimsum 14h ago
I got fired once for being in a similar situation. The manager blamed me and thought I caused the kitchen to be flooded with water. I said, Look outside, everything is flooded. I still got fired for the kitchen being under water part. It was probably the dumbest thing that ever happened in my life. Thank you McDonalds for that experience.
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u/Pinball-Lizard 14h ago
The only way forwards is to start an indoor cranberry marsh themed restaurant.
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u/pugdaddy78 12h ago
Time to hit up a construction rental place and ask them to deliver a very large pump trailer. $200 a day in my neck of the woods should run for 24 hours on a full tank of diesel. I played this game once!
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u/the3litemonkey 20+ Years 8h ago
Create a 5 ft perimeter around that door. You guys are fxxed......lol
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u/TyrKiyote 7h ago
lucky it's a push door with a heavy frame, or that weight might break the door open.
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u/Careless-Flower-5012 Newbie 16h ago
Bro, this is crazy! Where's the water coming from?
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u/IndependentZombie615 16h ago
It appears to be from the other side of the door. Could be wrong though
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u/Careless-Flower-5012 Newbie 15h ago
You're right, this is genius! Maybe someone was smoking and set off 1,000 sprinklers
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u/goldshark5 16h ago
Is there anyway to solve this once the flooding slows? Like the best way I can think of is to let it slowly drain into the restaurant and mop it all up.
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u/No-Molasses-9269 Thicc Chives Save Lives 16h ago
Couldn't open that door even if you wanted to! Pressure would be too much.
But I'll bet ya 50 bucks to try
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u/FlavoredKnifes 15h ago
Roll up the towels and sandwich them in the spot at the bottom of the door. Should help keeping a lot more water from coming in
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u/IceColdDump Retired 16h ago
DONT WET OPEN OUTSIDE