Miscellaneous: Today, my neighbour's boiler broke and flooded his home. To solve...

By failure - 14/07/2011 16:24 - Russian Federation

Today, my neighbour's boiler broke and flooded his home. To solve the problem, the water company shut off the neighbourhood's water supply while they fixed his boiler. I am now unable to shower, and I smell like a zoo animal. FML

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Thursday 14 July 2011 23:35

why would they turn off the whole neighborhoods water? can't they just shut off your neighbors?

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I've personally wanted to live in a zoo ever since I first watched Madagascar.

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PrincessesCrown 17

Friday 15 July 2011 21:59

Go to a gyms or pools shower. Problem solved.

BlondeGal98 0

Friday 15 July 2011 22:27

perfume & deoderant my friend..... (;

sietseld 13

Friday 15 July 2011 22:32

That sucks, but seriously there are a lot of people in the world who don't even have clean, running water. I think you will survive for a short amount of time without. Go to a friend's house or a gym if you have a membership to take a shower.