Hotel Guests Used Water with Body in It | Drudge Retort

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Hotel Guests Used Water with Body in It

Hotel guests at the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles have been drinking, showering and brushing their teeth in water that was contaminated by a dead body in a cistern on the roof. The body of missing tourist Elisa Lam, 21, was found Tuesday by a maintenance worker at the 600-room, $65-a-night hotel after guests complained about low water pressure. "The moment we found out, we felt a bit sick to the stomach, quite literally," said guest Michael Baugh. County Department of Public Health officials said the health risks are minimal but are running tests on the water.

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Great article about the Hotel Cecil by my good friend Susie Whatley.

#1 | Posted by Harry_Powell at 2013-02-21 12:04 PM | Reply | Flag:

Now that must have been some yummy water.

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2013-02-21 01:40 PM | Reply | Flag:

A recent review of the hotel on Google+: "Nice hotel but the water tastes weird when brushing my teeth. Also low water pressure and alot of homeless people outside the lobby doors."

#3 | Posted by rcade at 2013-02-21 02:47 PM | Reply | Flag:

Honey, does this water taste like rotting corpse to you?

#4 | Posted by cbob at 2013-02-21 02:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

RCADE... Yikes!!

#5 | Posted by cbob at 2013-02-21 02:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

Zombie Water, LA's Finest Brew

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2013-02-21 02:52 PM | Reply | Flag:

OOH OOH THAT SMEEL

#7 | Posted by nutcase at 2013-02-21 02:56 PM | Reply | Flag:

And so it begins....

Now everyone who drank that water will become a Zombie.

(Or a Republican who hates poor people because of the bad taste they leave in their mouths.)

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2013-02-21 02:58 PM | Reply | Flag:

Jesus,

They had to work to get the body up and into one of those cisterns.

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2013-02-21 03:01 PM | Reply | Flag:

wouldn't be the first time I ordered a scotch and formaldehyde on the rocks.

#10 | Posted by AuntieSocial at 2013-02-21 03:18 PM | Reply | Flag:

That should help build up their immune system.

#11 | Posted by zack991 at 2013-02-21 03:28 PM | Reply | Flag:

Sad story. I wonder how many people vomited when they received the news.

#12 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2013-02-21 03:32 PM | Reply | Flag:

Not sure if this is the same girl, but she looks about the right age, and no new tweets since 2/10.

#13 | Posted by ness_gadol at 2013-02-21 04:40 PM | Reply | Flag:

So the police aren't sure if it's foul play? Maybe seeing as how nice the place is, she figured they were enclosed pools.As for the guy from England if it was me the travel agent will be eating a sh.t sandwich when I got back.

#14 | Posted by patron at 2013-02-21 04:41 PM | Reply | Flag:

Facebook: www.facebook.com

#15 | Posted by ness_gadol at 2013-02-21 04:42 PM | Reply | Flag:

#14 | POSTED BY NESS_GADOL AT 2013-02-21 04:40 PM | FLAG:

Not to make fun or anything, but the 2nd to last tweet is pretty dang ironic... the diet's not the only thing to go down the drain...

#16 | Posted by bartimus at 2013-02-21 06:58 PM | Reply | Flag:

Don't ask me to explain but trust me on these four facts:

First NEVER touch the TV remote in your hotel room. I pack medical gloves.

Second: Never walk barefoot on the carpeting in your hotel room. Do it once in white socks and you will never do it again.

Thrid: Never drink the tap water. If I fly I go out and buy bottled water. If I drive I bring my own.

Four: LIE. Always call the hotel and explain you have very bad allergies and need ALL the bedding washed (Comfortes, bed skirts, blankets, etc). No they are NOT washed after each check out. Months go by before they see the laundry.

#17 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2013-02-21 07:04 PM | Reply | Flag:

Elisha Lam‏@lissh12
Hotel chocolat is better then sex

Very Ironic indeed.

#18 | Posted by boaz at 2013-02-21 08:01 PM | Reply | Flag:

#18 ALWAYS remove the bedspread and throw it in the corner...never sit on it.

and never ever use a black (ultraviolet) light in a hotel room

#19 | Posted by donnerboy at 2013-02-21 08:11 PM | Reply | Flag:

"and never ever use a black (ultraviolet) light in a hotel room"

And miss all the fun?

#20 | Posted by Zatoichi at 2013-02-21 08:16 PM | Reply | Flag:

#18 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2013-02-21 07:04 PM | Reply

Five: never take a dip in the hot tub on the roof.

#21 | Posted by matsop at 2013-02-21 08:18 PM | Reply | Flag:

#18 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2013-02-21 07:04 PM | Reply

Gracie, ready for action:

#22 | Posted by matsop at 2013-02-21 08:23 PM | Reply | Flag:

#18 | Posted by gracieamazed

Too late for me. I'd rather just let my immune system develop rather than trying to hide from everything.

Do you demand the hotel sterilize the beach as well? Birds and fish poop out there, ya know.

#23 | Posted by REDIAL at 2013-02-21 10:35 PM | Reply | Flag:

Pretty awful.

Have they found out yet how she ended up in the tank?

#24 | Posted by MURPHY at 2013-02-21 10:42 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Have they found out yet how she ended up in the tank?"

By going anywhere near a $65/night hotel in downtown LA?

#25 | Posted by REDIAL at 2013-02-21 10:59 PM | Reply | Flag:

YOu get waht you pay for 65 bucks a night you cheap *&^%$.

#26 | Posted by GotTruth at 2013-02-22 03:33 AM | Reply | Flag:

Or a Republican who hates poor people because of the bad taste they leave in their mouths.)

#9 | Posted by donnerboy

You are confused.....Monica Lewinski said Dems leave a bad taste in her mouth.

#27 | Posted by Greatamerican at 2013-02-22 04:00 AM | Reply | Flag:

Bottled Eaux de Mort 2012 is going to be huge in a few years.

Crisis

#28 | Posted by CrisisStills at 2013-02-22 01:23 PM | Reply | Flag:

You are what you eat.

#29 | Posted by Diablo at 2013-02-23 12:28 AM | Reply | Flag:

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