Today, I woke up to a flooded apartment. Apparently, the upstairs neighbor's bathtub had overflowed and water was pouring through my ceiling. My landlord said he couldn't do anything until the water stopped, so I spent the morning frantically trying to mop up the water while feeling completely helpless. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I awoke in my bathtub, water all over the floor, all the way into my living room. I drank too much so I don't remember getting into the bath, I have no clue how long I was in there, and I got a message from the manager of my apartment complex telling me the water had leaked into the apartment below. FML
Today, I awoke to find a water pipe burst. I frantically ran down to the basement to turn off the water to the house. What I didn't expect when I reached the bottom of the stairs was to have to start dodging the falling, wet ceiling tiles. FML
Today, I flooded my entire kitchen. The water was cut off at night and I left the faucet open without realizing. When the sound woke me up at 5am, the water reached my ankles. I frantically tried to sweep it out before my mother woke up at 6am. I didn't make it. FML
Today, it's been two days since my upstairs neighbour's toilet started flooding both our apartments. I have to go to the bathroom with an umbrella. FML
Today, I came home to a flooded apartment and water still pouring from the ceiling. The woman who lives above me is shocked that I would consider her responsible for the damage and doesn't think she should have to pay for it. FML
Today, the toilet on the top floor of my house burst, soaked the bathroom, and water dripped down into the kitchen and the basement for hours when nobody was home. Eight blowers and a dehumidifier later, the house is about 90 degrees and I can't leave. FML
Today, the maintenance man 'fixed' a leak in my apartment by flooding the place. FML
Today, I walked into my house and saw it was flooded. I went upstairs to the bathroom to see the toilet overflowing and my boyfriend holding my dog over it so he could drink it. My boyfriend said he didn't know what else to do. FML
Today, I went to the place I signed for yesterday to pay the first month's rent and get my keys. I looked around before I left, and used the toilet. I went back later to show my boyfriend and found the place flooded an inch with water coming from the toilet. It had been flooding for 7 hours. FML
Today, I came home to find water dripping from the ceiling in my apartment laundry room/pantry. All of my groceries were ruined. Maintenance's suggestion? "Put a bucket under it." FML
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Taurus_ChicKa 37
Yeah, I'm not a plumber, but I'm pretty sure the water won't just "stop." You have to turn the water off first of all, and the landlord can absolutely do that. Second, you should probably inform your upstairs neighbor what happened (if he or she isn't already aware) and then you both go after the landlord to get the problem fixed. You're both in a mess with this kind of problem - the upstairs neighbor's floor will be ruined and your apartment will be flooded. It's a lose-lose. The landlord needs to rectify this.
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Taurus_ChicKa 37
Yeah, I'm not a plumber, but I'm pretty sure the water won't just "stop." You have to turn the water off first of all, and the landlord can absolutely do that. Second, you should probably inform your upstairs neighbor what happened (if he or she isn't already aware) and then you both go after the landlord to get the problem fixed. You're both in a mess with this kind of problem - the upstairs neighbor's floor will be ruined and your apartment will be flooded. It's a lose-lose. The landlord needs to rectify this.