Today, like always, my parents are such tightwads that they refused to turn the heating system on, despite the ball-freezing temperatures. I was so cold, I had to resort to warming my hands up over the toaster. FML
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Today, my parents have kept their bet going about not turning the heat on all season. I woke up this morning to it being the same temperature inside as it was outside. It's snowing out there. FML
Today, my mom made me go shopping with her. It was freezing out, but she didn't wear a coat, boasting that she doesn't feel the chill like I do. By the time we drove home she was whining about freezing to death, and now I'm stuck in a house whose heating is set to "inferno". FML
Today, my parents went on holiday, finally, and since I’m always freezing I took the opportunity to actually turn up the temperature on the boiler. Not 30 seconds later my dad called pissed and told me either I turn it back down or he’s coming home from Spain to kick my ass. FML
Today, my heating broke. It's 22 degrees outside, and my father won't let us call someone to fix it because apparently the cold helps the soul grow. FML
Today, the lack of heating in my room has gotten to the point where I have to cuddle my clothes for the next day at night so they're not freezing when I wake up. FML
Today, my mom wants to save money on both heating and electricity. Put into practice, this means that the temperature in my room is about the same as that in our fridge. 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, the whole upstairs was so cold that I had to wear mittens inside. When I asked my parents why it was so cold, they replied that to save money, they had decided not to heat the upstairs, since "nobody is ever up there, anyway." My bedroom is upstairs. FML
Today, I found out that shutting off the heat in the rental property my parents owned was a bad idea. The water froze and the pipes burst, causing the whole kitchen ceiling to fall down. The water ruined the wood floors and the appliances. I turned off the heat to save money. FML
Today, I got a phone call to say my workplace was closed due to extreme weather conditions. Looking forward to my day off, I then realised the boiler was broken and my house has no heating despite there being a foot of snow outside. I'm spending the day in bed, wearing all my clothes. FML
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Lanceeden 12
Toasters scare the shit out of me when they finish.
Rico_Mal1116 0
Well I bet you feel toasty now!
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Comments (170)
Lexiebear27 10
Perhaps they cannot afford it, you could always ask why they won't turn it on. If the can't afford it have them talk to the company they go through. Most places have a lower income price and sometimes even free. I pay a little extra each month towards it with the company I use.
katybaker 0
Turn the oven on next time- it'll warm a nice little circle up around and u can crack the door for a sec and get a toasty rush...
JustinRulezD00d 0
first world problems
mytello 0
How about some sexercise?
quepasaguapo 10
We've been known to boil pots of water to heat up the house. I feel your pain.
tallgiraffe 1
EVER HEARD OF GLOVES!!!!! Or perhaps even mittens...they are just as effective.
genesisxd 0
In times like this can your parents afford not to be tight wads
sparklecherry 4
I bet if you tell them you'll pay the electric bill, they'll let you turn it up. No? Then quit bitching.
bannedforlife 0
One alternative is to get off the couch and do something useful. Like run the sweeper or dust the furniture. At least that's what mom used to tell me back when I was a pathetic whiner who lived off my parents. Course, I was in grade school. What's your excuse?
Wynthos 2
Here's an idea: How about YOU pay for what you want.