Today, I paid a repairman $65 to come to my house to fix my washer. He walked in, looked at the washer, bent over and removed a large steel bolt with a bright red tag sticking out the side that said, "Remove before use." He then looked at me and said, "All fixed." FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my dryer was finally repaired after not working for over a month. I did one load of laundry and my washer stopped working. Another day, another $400+ repair bill. FML
Today, I noticed my dishwasher wouldn't turn on. After shelling out $120 call-out fee, I was a little miffed when the technician walked in, pressed the 'unlock' function and walked out again. FML
Today, my washing machine broke down, within its warranty. I asked my neighbour if she could open the door for the mechanic while I was at work; she agreed. When I came home, I had a bill for 80 bucks for not opening the door. Her reason? She was busy watching her favorite TV show. FML
Today, after spending $300 replacing a dryer and getting the vents cleaned out when our tenants complained their clothes weren't getting dry, my husband and I realized that it was actually the washing machine that was broken. FML
Today, I went to do the laundry at my hotel. I had just enough money for my two loads. After getting frustrated with the washer taking two of my quarters and giving no credit, I took the clothes out. The washer then locked the door shut and started without my clothes. FML
Today, my husband, who repairs appliances for a living, repaired our dryer. One lot of wet clothes later, it caught fire and ruined the laundry room. FML
Today I remembered to put my work uniform in the wash; as I hit start I got an email notification. My landlord confirmed that the engineer will be out to fix the washing machine tomorrow after my housemate reported it as broken. My clothes are locked in the machine that now won't turn on. FML
Today, I guess my husband was trying to prove something by fixing our dishwasher himself instead of letting the maintenance man come. He watched videos on YouTube but ended up breaking it beyond repair, thus voiding the warranty. Now we have to replace the whole thing at full price. FML
Today, I was going to do some laundry, with the washer and dryer I bought off of Craigslist for 150 dollars. The washer leaks and the dryer doesn't dry. So I called the guy and left an angry message about how the washer flooded my kitchen. I'd actually just forgot to hook up the drain hose. FML
Today, after my washing machine broke yesterday in the middle of a cycle, I went and spent $1400 on a new one. Also today, my dryer started to smoke and almost caught my clothes on fire. There goes another $1000. FML
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blargheria 0
Well spent 65$
sasha_kay 4
I bet when you got a computer you called tech support because it wasn't turning on...because you didn't plug it in.
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Comments (99)
DocBastard 40
Fortunately you aren't the first person this repairman has had to do this for. Unfortunately you and all the others are equally stupid for not reading the instruction manual.
Vash_41288 10
I have always wondered why people are deadly afraid of reading that thing, at least skim through it.
NomOnShroomz 14
Wow this story sounds like a porno I watched today...
mistersheezy 7
Common sense ain't too common, is it?
Mitch_Connor 11
They should really change it, huh?
celine21_fml 0
Agreed
neonberries 15
well... people have to pay for their stupidity! :)
Brooding99 15
This is why I support Darwinism in practice!
Bemajinn 0
So it must have been a brand new washer? You didn't think to ring the place where you bought it before calling out a repairman?
RedPillSucks 33
Well, most repair people charge by the hour. He basically had to schedule a time slot for you and drive over to your place. Had you fixed it yourself, he could have spent the time fixing other peoples stuff. Had he not charged you, he would have been wasting money.
construction 7
You my friend are a very smart person The standard charge for a repair man to come to your house and even look at the machine is 65$
iewisokwas 0
Idiot
FYLDeep 26
Just think of it as a tax on stupid people.
iammeat 0
Now, if only we could tax social security breeders that create families who never work a day in their lives but think the country should support them unreservedly. Wouldn't that be something?
specialneeds 0
Idiot
georgina_rmrz 5
Lol