Plumbing and Miscellaneous: Get on with it

Get on with it

By MyMomIsInsane - 10/03/2015 00:28 - United States - Uniontown

Today, my mom demanded that I go into the basement and fix the water heater. I told her that I had no idea how to fix it, so she threw my phone down the stairs, told me to Google it, and locked the basement door behind me. It's been two hours. FML

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You deserved it 3 237

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By Niles - 20/03/2012 17:46 - Canada - North Vancouver

Today, I was taking a shower, when my dad decided to turn off the water to the house, run upstairs, and throw a bucket of freezing cold sludge into the shower with me. He wouldn't turn the water back on for 2 hours. FML

I agree, your life sucks 30 407

You deserved it 2 840

By ItWasHotAsBalls - 22/12/2016 00:56

Today, my mom was out of the house, so I decided to make her a gift. I went into the garage for supplies and somehow ended up locking myself in for the next 2 hours. Not only that, but I cut my hand with the rusty paperclip I used to try to pick the lock. FML

I agree, your life sucks 7 582

You deserved it 1 660

LET ME OUT

By jynxisadouchebag - 27/02/2015 00:08 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I was doing laundry, and decided to wash my cat's blanket. He chased me down the stairs into the basement, and I slightly closed the door behind me so he wouldn't follow me. He pushed the door shut, which automatically locks. I was trapped down there for 3 hours until my mom came home. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 448

You deserved it 5 858

By Bugga2018 - 22/05/2016 23:52 - United States - Freeport

Today, I went into the basement to do laundry. There is a little rope on the outside of the door to lock it. I was down there for 20 minutes, and came back up the stairs to find it locked. Turns out, my 3 year-old sister did it, then our parents took her to the park. I was stuck down there for 4 hours. FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 422

You deserved it 920

Bad timing

By Anonymous - 21/07/2020 17:01

Today, my daughter locked herself in the bathroom having a tantrum after her boyfriend dumped her. So, out of sheer desperation, I had to sit in the kitchen sink for a pee, which is when my husband walked in with his mother and sister. FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 103

You deserved it 417

By Anonymous - 13/06/2015 01:56 - United States - Ithaca

Today, my mother told me to take a quick shower. When I got out, she told me I took too long, and now I have to pay the utilities bill. My shower was two minutes long. FML

I agree, your life sucks 28 873

You deserved it 2 147

Don't drink and DIY

By bob the builders pissed off daughter - 29/12/2015 23:52 - United States - Campbell

Today, my dad got drunk and decided to fix everything in the house he thought was broken. Now the oven won't cook, half the floorboards from the stairs are piled in the garden, we put the TV back together but now it is stuck on mute, and we still have no idea where he has put my bedroom door. FML

I agree, your life sucks 22 066

You deserved it 1 408

Sabotage!

By WTF - 12/10/2012 23:00 - New Zealand - Hamilton

Today, I had to eat my breakfast in terrified silence, as my hungover mother staggered into the room, shouted at the kettle for not boiling fast enough, and after a few seconds, screamed that I'd sabotaged it. I'm now grounded for supposedly trying to fuck with her head. FML

I agree, your life sucks 27 963

You deserved it 1 689

I don't know, leave me alone

By Anonymous - 07/07/2023 04:00 - United States - Warren

Today, my mom and dad went off somewhere for some alone time together. My mom had apparently turned her phone off and my dad left his at home. In that span of time, my brother had accidentally locked himself out of his house, and my sister was also trying to get a hold of them, and now are asking me where they're at. FML

I agree, your life sucks 681

You deserved it 170

Plumbed out

By Jeff101 - 25/03/2025 20:00 - Canada - Calgary

Today, I tried to fix a leaking pipe under the sink. I watched a YouTube tutorial and was feeling confident that I could get the job done. Two hours later, half of the kitchen was practically flooded because I forgot to cut the water off, and scrambled to actually find the main valve, then I had to call an emergency plumber, who showed up, laughed, and fixed it in five minutes. FML

I agree, your life sucks 109

You deserved it 579

Dean__Winchester 16

Tuesday 10 March 2015 9:21

1. That's messed up 2. Google how to escape

1dvs_bstd 41

Tuesday 10 March 2015 9:21

Some parents... how the **** are you supposed to know the problem? how in the blue hell are you supposed to fix it? She wants to turn you into an emergency plumber?.. wickedness. At least did she give you a 3D printer to print out the required tools?

Comments

SasquatchDeluxe 10

Wednesday 11 March 2015 3:56

Use your phone to call 911 (or the police).

cgowe4 15

Wednesday 11 March 2015 3:59

is your phone okay?

Peachtranquility 15

Wednesday 11 March 2015 4:19

this would be a great start to a horror movie!

wesleyc2110 22

Wednesday 11 March 2015 5:06

Is your last name Bates?

KingRex 22

Wednesday 11 March 2015 5:07

Just reading this made me want to call child protective services. That is seriously not ok.

GruesomeUrchin7 10

Wednesday 11 March 2015 5:09

take it apart and make it so someone will have to come repair it

chef4money 12

Wednesday 11 March 2015 6:28

You have your phone, just Google plumbers and call one. Have one come fix it and send the bill to your mom. You could also go the dick rout and call the cops because your mom locked you in the basement. You could also have just busted the lock and walked out of the basement or turned off all of the breakers. Now that I think about it, you had many options and I hope you did everything besides try to fix the water heater.

Crescent_Moon 17

Wednesday 11 March 2015 7:20

She needs to get her head screwed back on if she thinks that since you are a guy (assuming you are) that you have the handy-man knowledge to fix that shit. Either that, or she's way to lazy to do it herself and would rather do the work on her unsuspecting child. Excuse my language, but thats a bitch move on her part.

Spongybunny 2

Wednesday 11 March 2015 7:25

If you're still a minor that sure sounds like child abuse to me.

willliamfriend 18

Wednesday 11 March 2015 7:35

I hope you just so happened to have your charger and there's an outlet down there. It sounds like its going to be a long time til you get out. And that locking door sounds like a fire hazard to me.