DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I would like to host some friends of ours in the near future. However, there is a problem with our bathroom plumbing, and as a result the bathroom sink does not have hot water.
We cannot afford to get it fixed right now. Is it necessary to get it fixed before we have guests? If not, should we put a sign in the bathroom explaining?
GENTLE READER: What -- that it would be unwise to attempt to take a bath in the sink?
Providing cold water for hand-washing does not strike Miss Manners as a breach of hospitality that calls for warnings.
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