Today, due to plumbing issues, I had to choose between a goosebump-inducing cold or skin-blistering hot shower. This is the 7th day in a row. My husband says it shouldn't be more than another week before he "gets it figured out". FML
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Today, it's been a week and a half since our hot water stopped working. Our landlord said he'll get on to it "in 3 days", after having said this already a few days before. I have to wash myself with a bucket and boiled water. FML
Today, and for the last two weeks, my asshole landlord refuses to fix the hot water supply. My shower is now so cold that peeing on myself while washing is actually helping. I need a new place. FML
Today, I went down to my accommodation office in fiery wrath, demanding that something be done about my three-days-cold shower. Looking dubious, they sent someone back with me. As soon as we got there he looked at me with deep pity and pulled the cord in the corner that activated the hot water. FML
Today, I flushed the toilet while my boyfriend was showering. He responded by throwing a huge fit, saying how if he “gets a cold” from being “forced” to shower in cold water, I’m gonna “have to stay home and take care of him until he’s better.” FML
Today, my boiler packed up on me just as the weather has turned cold, with no money to have it fixed. Hello to a week of freezing cold showers. FML
Today, I was in the shower 'grooming' myself for my second anniversary with my boyfriend. Halfway through the hot water ran out. I now have the choice of going with the low 'half-fro' or risking hypothermia. My boyfriend thinks hypothermia would be the better option. FML
Today, I was in pain due to overdoing it at the gym yesterday, so I thought a hot shower might help. Not only was there no hot water because of my sister's hour long showers, but I slipped getting out and hit my head. Now the pain is worse. FML
Today, we've hit day 4 with no hot water in my apartment. Today is also day 4 of the office insisting that the plumber is "on his way". My neighbor just got arrested for screaming at them. Looks like we'll be entering day 5 soon. FML
Today, my husband is going on his fifth consecutive day without a shower. He’s been working 16-hour shifts, and though I'm empathetic to his exhaustion, his foul body odor has overtaken the bedroom, and his excretions have discolored his side of the bed. I fear the worst. FML
Today, I came to the conclusion I have three kids instead of two, after having to force my husband to take a shower. It's been a week. FML
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MeLikeBigBoom 8
Have him "figure it out" in the shower.
sacrosanct2 23
So what did you choose? I had to have a freezing cold shower in Canadian february and it was terrible but I can't imagine skin-blisteringly hot would be any better..
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Comments (98)
notjanedoe 27
When you wrote 'plumbing issues' I thought you meant ... well, never mind.
mollyjbear23 10
Mix both and take a nice bath instead! :)
madwag 6
How about you figure it out? Get a grip.
krapula 4
Ill figure it out for you. You need a new faucet (the part with the knobs) for your shower. That's what mixes the hot and cold together.
Yessi_Boo 14
Cover the drain and close the shower, fill it with cold water & then with hot water. Maybe you'll get a perfect mixture
upallnight11 19
Maybe don't shower at all? Ok, bad idea.
leadawg75 12
You could run a bath that was equal parts freezing and equal part blistering, assuming you have a bath tub :) good luck!
xkncas 8
Call a freaking plumber while he is out, already, and just deal with paying someone professional to do their job instead of a worthless "thinks he knows it all" husband.
mommy1996 6
You could made it a hot bath then wait for it to cool down...
Chris455 8
Call a plumber and if you can't, take a pot of cold water and heat it to your liking.