Miscellaneous: Today, my sink seemed to be filling up with dirty water. Concerned,... - FML

By Anonymous - 20/03/2013 02:52 - United States - Saint Cloud

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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kwyk 23

Wednesday 20 March 2013 11:53

Don't worry, plumbers are used to all sorts of crap.

SharnaaaBanana 22

Wednesday 20 March 2013 11:52

Haha wow. We all do stupid things from time to time :)

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theater_disney 12

Tuesday 2 April 2013 4:29

Why did that even happen??

GalaxyShots 21

Sunday 25 January 2015 8:26

The first sentence had me thinking this was an episode of Supernatural. I can definitely say I was disappointed when it wasn't anywhere close.

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