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)
cksmith51 14
I have a sinking feeling your neighbor doesn't like you
lovethatstach 18
ummm that's on your idiot of a neighbor. I'd do dishes all day long now.
drp513 3
can't help anyone who won't help themselves
iRambo 12
I know he's supposed to call but why you call and you're the "pretend neighbor"?
gintwinsmoore 20
then be an asshole until he calls...simple as that.
purple_bunnies 20
If he won't call then offer to wash everyone's dishes until he decides he doesn't want water in his apartment anymore and finally calls. It's his own fault the problem isn't getting fixed.
KVYLV 16
I'D LEAVE THE FAUCET RUNNING, ON ACCIDENT OF COURSE.
austism 7
Just leave the water running until he calls
stolenballoon 5
If he's the one that's having the problem and he's the one that needs to call, then it's on him. I'm sure you gave him a head's up about the fact that he needed to call and if he refuses then you can't do anything about it, and you've done everything you could. You shouldn't change your habits or avoid doing dishes, etc, just because he's being stubborn. If he complains to you again, tell him that you already told him what he needs to do to fix it. To be safe, though, you should make note of the dates that you made calls and notifications.
nialls_girl 13
Well do your dishes every day until he does. Especially if maintenence thinks it's his problem.