Miscellaneous: Today, whilst vacuuming, I stupidly decided to vacuum the bathroom...

By sucked_in - 23/07/2015 02:32 - Australia - Perth

Today, whilst vacuuming, I stupidly decided to vacuum the bathroom drain to see what would happen. Turns out it will cause stinking septic water to get sucked into the machine and spew all over the walls, ceiling and vanity. It also causes the vacuum cleaner to stop working. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/03/2024 08:00 - Australia

Today, I had to temporarily remove the drain pipe under the sink. I absentmindedly poured the stinky water from the trap into the now drainless sink, and flooded the cupboard I was working in with it. FML

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Pumped-up Tanks

By DogStew - 15/09/2019 20:00

Today, at work I had to spend 2 hours cleaning up stinky toilet water. Why? Because yesterday, I forgot to turn on the septic tank pumps. The tank overflowed, and so did all the toilets. My boss is not happy. FML

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Trust

By somebody - 01/06/2015 03:37 - United States

Today, the babysitter not only clogged the toilet, they tried to unclog it with our vacuum cleaner hose. FML

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Got a screw loose

By stupid^2 - 04/10/2021 20:00

Today, I did something you never ever should do. I removed the screw in the shower drain. What I didn't know was that it's impossible to know if the shower will leak afterwards. I just wanted to properly clean the drain. FML

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Where's Mario when you need him?

By Anonymous - 26/04/2023 15:00 - Canada

Today, I finally started a DIY home improvement project I'd been putting off for a while now. As I was drilling into the wall, I managed to hit a plumbing pipe that I didn't know was there and started flooded my living room. FML

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Drip drip drip

By ewww - 03/04/2009 00:46 - United States

Today, I used the community vacuum to clean my dorm. When spots started appearing on the floor, I assumed it was leaking water. By the time I finished there were tons of wet spots on the floor. Later I found out that someone had just used that very vacuum to suck up vomit. FML

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Give me strength

By Michael - 05/02/2021 21:30 - Netherlands - Amsterdam

Today, I wanted to clean my house. Of course the vacuum cleaner got stuck behind furniture multiple times. After the fifth time or so, I gave it a good pull. Now my vacuum cleaner is broken and the socket is off the wall. FML

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That sucks

By Mike55 - 05/10/2023 21:30

Today, I set out to clean the house while my wife was at work. Starting with the vacuum cleaner, it suddenly started making a strange noise and emitting a burning smell. Panicking, I unplugged it and noticed one of our toddler's socks had been sucked into it, causing it to overheat. I managed to extract the sock, but now our expensive vacuum cleaner is toast. FML

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By Ferniferousfern - 20/08/2018 18:30

Today, I sat down to use the bathroom after a long day of work. My toilet, however, had other plans, as a spontaneous, ear shattering crack flooded the entire bathroom, soaking the outer carpet and shorting out my bathroom scale. FML

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By Itstinksinhere - 19/04/2018 15:00

Today, my husband thought it was the best idea ever to clean the cat's litter box with the brand new vacuum cleaner instead of tipping it into a bin bag. My house now fills with the smell of warm cat piss every time I hoover. FML

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Thursday 23 July 2015 11:58

I think you need an adult

TheGreastest 24

Thursday 23 July 2015 12:07

what the **** did you expect? a leprechaun to come out with his gold?

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nolan__101 15

Thursday 23 July 2015 13:40

Well that sucks

pl0xs3rver 45

Thursday 23 July 2015 13:50

I know the drain is in the bathroom, but is it in the floor or in the shower? That is what I'm trying to understand here

BadKitty13 28

Thursday 23 July 2015 13:55

YDI. You totally deserve that .

Rebles 15

Thursday 23 July 2015 13:55

Yeah that sounds about right. Thank you for confirming.

vikky538 28

Thursday 23 July 2015 14:12

You should operate the vacuum-cleaner only under adult supervision

Carlitosfmc 18

Thursday 23 July 2015 14:56

Ok, this is going to the list of "DDIY, the experiment already has been done"

S_Gnu 17

Thursday 23 July 2015 15:14

I would normally YDI, but the mental image of vacuum-flung shit flying everywhere is funny enough that I'll grace you with an FYL.

ajs1987 15

Thursday 23 July 2015 15:40

I have to ask, what did you think was going to happen?

bschwartzhs 5

Thursday 23 July 2015 15:48

Curiosity killed the cat..

chuka81 27

Thursday 23 July 2015 15:51

Idiot.

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