Today, my neighbor at my apartment building told me water from my sink was leaking into his apartment. He told me to call maintenance to fix it, but they won't help unless he calls. He refuses to, and I can't do my dishes without feeling like an asshole. FML
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Today, my landlord refused to send a plumber over to unclog the sink. Now he wants me to pay for water damages because he didn't call a plumber sooner. FML
Today, the maintenance man 'fixed' a leak in my apartment by flooding the place. FML
Today, my water got cut off. The previous homeowners owed the water company over $300, and the company doesn't believe that I'm not them. The supervisor told me this will keep happening until I pay up. I need a shower. FML
Today, I woke up to a repairman at my door who was simply supposed to turn my water back on in my apartment. Two hours and 5 repairmen later, all I have now is a large hole in my ceiling. Still no water. FML
Today, I witnessed my neighbor draining his sewage-clogged plumbing into my backyard. 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 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
Today, I woke up to a fog. Literally. A pipe burst in my apartment and scalding water was everywhere. To make matters worse, when I called maintenance he told me he'd come by later, hung up on me, and turned his phone off. He did eventually show up, but it was 5 hours later, well after I'd paid a plumber $200. FML
Today, our dishwasher broke. It's my husband's chore to do the dishes, but he refused to hand-wash them, and instead suggested we take them all up to his mother's for her to put in her dishwasher. FML
Today, my sink seemed to be filling up with dirty water. Concerned, I turned on the garbage disposal and plunged away. With no change in the water levels, I called a plumber. He reached in, pulled out the drain plug, and give me his bill while chuckling to himself. FML
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Top comments
peceout 29
You shouldn't feel like an asshole, he's the one refusing to call.
brieee 23
his own problem, then, not yours!
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Comments (116)
sstahpp 33
Wash the dishes twice a day!
notorious_me 13
Maybe he has heard that running water from the apartment above is good Feng Shui :)
jb143 9
He probably is collecting your leaking water in a bucket and using it ???
imbedderdenu 23
um it's not your fault if HE isn't doing his part. Don't feel bad.
walktowardslight 33
Smells like someone looking for an excuse to sue you. Document everything you do so you have proof you weren't idle.
150493x 29
If he wants to be a stubborn asshole after you attempted to sort the problem then let him enjoy his watery apartment.
Lexipants 21
That sounds like that's not even slightly your problem.
jk_waks23 19
Did you ask him why he wouldn't call? And no you aren't an asshole! You should continue doing your chores!
Enslaved 38
Why doesn't he want to call? Are the maintenance known to keep you on hold for a long periods of time until you're able to talk to a live person? If so, I can understand the dread since that can be frustrating to most. Maybe call on your cell phone, when you get maintenance on the line, knock on your neighbour's door and hand him the phone just for a minute to tell maintenance that you're authorized to speak on your neighbour's behalf. (This is what I do for my BF when he asks if I can call his bank or credit card company for information.)
IceMan11 23
Sounds like his problem now.