I checked in this room on Friday. It was a low ceiling studio, all ok. Except for a quite large electric fan on the ceiling with large blades, sharp as knifes, with no kind of protection whatsoever, positioned right above the bed. All in all, from the mattress to the fan there were something like 1,5 meters. Even to walk around the bed takes some precaution. Next morning, right from waking up, oblivious of my surroundings as one is when not at home I did the most plain of things: sit up in bed, motioning to hit the floor. As soon as I did so, I felt a strong blow to the head and fell backwards. Nightmare ensued: blood everywhere, unsure of the extension of the damage. I felt my forehead split open. It was indeed. I was rushed to hospital in an ambulance. The end result: two cuts across the forehead. The major one, quite deep, 10 cm long required 15 stitches. The host, or at least the person in charge, that same one who welcomed me at my arrival, turned his back and ran away as soon as the ambulance arrived. After leaving the hospital I went back to the room, still in shock, the scene was as I had left it. I had to remove all the bloodied sheets and find new linen to make the bed.
I understand it was an accident, albeit a perfectly avoidable one, and definitely not my fault. It could have been worse, I realize now. Had it hit my eyes, I would be writing this in braille. Had it struck me on the side of my head I wouldn't be writing this at all. Had I been holding a baby in my arms by the bed, the tragedy could be as one can only imagine. I will be needing expensive skin care to avoid having a bad scare on my face. Maybe even (remains to be seen) plastic surgery. But what moves me to write this complaint is twofold: first to ensure this does not happen again to someone else. And lastly but most importantly to convey a message to this host, and maybe a lesson for the future. He learned of the accident on Saturday. Today is Monday, 3 day have passed. So far, not a message, not a phone call. Nothing. I could be dead as far as he is concerned. That is not the mark of a bad businessperson. That is the mark of a bad person. Period.