Money: Today, the water company found that a water main has been leaking...

By behold the Underminer - 14/08/2018 13:00

Today, the water company found that a water main has been leaking steadily possibly for decades and has turned the land my house is built on into an underground bog. Cracks have been appearing in my walls for a while, apparently because my house is slowly sinking into it. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/10/2018 15:30

Today, we woke up to two inches of water in our finished basement, which my wife and I use it as our bedroom. The plumber found roots in our sewer line. The kicker: we just bought the house four days ago. FML

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By elle - 23/05/2011 10:17

Today, I found out that the peaceful rain I'd been listening to all night was really a broken water-main flooding my entire yard. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/09/2017 13:00

Today, workers came to my house to fix residual moisture damage in my walls left behind by Hurricane Irma. Said workers then burst a water pipe and flooded my entire apartment in the time it took figure out how to turn it off. FML

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By me. - 29/08/2012 04:19 - United States - Roseau

Today, I came home from work to find my house was flooded from a broken pipe under the sink. My house had just recently had new wood floors, carpet and electrics installed because 6 months earlier my house had been flooded by the same pipe breaking. FML

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By sproket - 11/04/2011 23:37

Today, the maintenance man 'fixed' a leak in my apartment by flooding the place. FML

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By BFons - 15/12/2014 02:07 - United States - Newark

Today, my wife and I are about to move across the country when the landlord for our new house called and said a water line busted and flooded the house. The movers are coming tomorrow. FML

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By lifestinks - 23/08/2009 03:29 - United States

Today, my work finally hired someone to replace some leaky pipes at work. I work in the basement by myself, and just as I walk under the newly fixed pipes, I get soaked with water. Apparently it was connected to a toilet. My boss couldn't find a replacement so they made me work covered in piss. FML

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By Caroline Ballard Turner - 22/12/2019 14:00

Today, I woke up to find that there has been a water main break in my neighborhood and there is no running water until the break is located and fixed. I had chili with beans late last night and it is wreaking havoc with my lower gastrointestinal tract, and the toilet won't flush. FML

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By jennybrev - 13/07/2009 21:27 - United States

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

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By honeybee2487 - 30/08/2011 17:35 - United States

Today, at work, I heard a weird sound coming from the ceiling. As I looked up to see what it was, a huge splash of water hit me in the face. I called mall maintenance to let them know. They told me they already knew about the leak... from the sewage line. FML

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Akitakat 31

Tuesday 14 August 2018 13:26

Welp... time for a new house, paid for by the city.

DMA 11

Tuesday 14 August 2018 14:39

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Wait for your house to sink and use it as a foundation for a new house. Bam! Prebuilt basement!

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Akitakat 31

Tuesday 14 August 2018 13:26

Welp... time for a new house, paid for by the city.

tounces7 27

Tuesday 14 August 2018 22:45

That would be fair, yes. But experience tells me that they'll fight tooth and nail not to pay so much as a dime.

DMA 11

Tuesday 14 August 2018 14:39

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Wait for your house to sink and use it as a foundation for a new house. Bam! Prebuilt basement!

wHSKitty 11

Tuesday 14 August 2018 16:01

Cool, an underground house, cool! Oh, wait, they’re more problems than they’re worth...

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 14 August 2018 17:26

Homeowners always have that sinking feeling. Now you know why.

Charlie Given 26

Tuesday 14 August 2018 17:26

Wow that really sucks file a report with local officials and you'll probably going to need a lawyer,but don't let them tell you the land is fixable either it's not you'll need to move, it'll take decades for the land to dry and than settle again, there's a 50/50 chance you're sitting on top of a sinkhole and not a bog, I live in a area where there's alot of underground springs or old mines this happens alot so move where there's bedrock under house 🤔☺️