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Anonymous - 11/07/2010 05:15 - United States

Today, to save money, I wanted to fix my own leaky roof instead of hiring someone. When I got on the roof, the ladder fell. As it was falling, it broke three windows and snagged the siding of my house ripping over half of it off. FML

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fhe - 16/04/2012 15:52 - Puerto Rico - San Juan

Today, I was fixing a leak in the roof. When I was climbing down the ladder, it fell, but I managed to grab the ledge of the roof. The ladder hit my wife's car, then I fell on top of the ladder. My wife came running out to ask what happened to the car. FML

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IronFoot - 14/08/2011 02:41 - Canada

Today, while on the roof of my friend's house, I took a shortcut down by jumping onto the roof of his nearby shed. Not only did I go right through it and hurt my arm, I've also received several calls from my friend's dad, demanding I pay for the damage. FML

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caryl101698 - 09/06/2016 01:40 - United States - Medford

Today, after spending $850 on having our siding, roof and windows powerwashed, a 5-minute storm blew the siding clear off the house. FML

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imatotalloser - 28/07/2017 05:00

Today, after months of telling my landlord about the weak floorboards in my living room, I fell through them as I was trying to repair them myself. FML

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groundedasfuck - 24/05/2014 20:24 - United States - Bessemer

Today, I snuck out of the house to go to a party. When I got back later, I tried climbing back up the rope-ladder I'd set up earlier, leading back through my bedroom window. I was halfway up when it broke free. I sprained both my ankles and had to shamefully ring the doorbell to get back in. FML

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ragsy - 14/08/2009 16:54 - United States

Today, I finally went to Home Depot to buy a chainsaw to cut down the tree leaning dangerously over my garage. When I got home, I found the tree had fallen and taken out the roof while I was shopping. FML

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TheComputerGuy96 - 22/05/2010 07:56 - Italy

Today, I was locked out of my house. After hours of trying to break the door, I found out I accidentally left a window open. The door, however, still needs to be replaced. FML

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LostFocus - 11/12/2009 11:11 - United States

Today, after five months of working overtime and doing my own repairs around the house, such as patching my own roof to save money, I walk into my home office. I find my $2500, week old, top of the line laptop won't turn on because it's drenched in water. Apparently there's a leak in the roof. FML

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but why - 21/08/2018 23:30

Today, when it started raining, I remembered that I'd left my kitchen windows open. I hurried to close them, but slipped in a huge puddle and slid into the wall, making a huge hole in it with my knee. FML

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valene5687 - 27/01/2016 05:20 - United States - Gretna

Today, I was locked out of my house. With no other available option, I decided to try and ninja my way through a window. However, as it turns out, I would make a terrible ninja. I now have a sprained ankle and a broken window. FML

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LexaDear 0

Sunday 11 July 2010 12:19

That's why there are professionals.

LexaDear 0

Sunday 11 July 2010 12:25

They have people to take care of that, instead of being cheap and doing an ok job, you shoulda got it done right.

8Dani 10

Sunday 11 July 2010 13:50

unlucky.

allmidnighteyes 10

Sunday 11 July 2010 13:55

OP, would your name, by any chance, happen to be Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor?

yagurlteeteexoxo 0

Sunday 11 July 2010 14:17

this fml is fake. an was probably copied off tv or Internet.

Richisme 0

Sunday 11 July 2010 14:18

< starts singing. "Bob the builder, can he fix it, Bob the builder, no he can't!"

GiRIsMakingCupca 0

Sunday 11 July 2010 15:17

wow. tht sux Op. wait, how could the ladder break THREE windows.??!!

ArtIsResistance7 1

Sunday 11 July 2010 15:29

You deserve it for being Homer Simpson-esque. 0.o

yagurlteeteexoxo 0

Sunday 11 July 2010 15:58

why was my comment moderated? :(

darkpath 0

Sunday 11 July 2010 16:21

why didnt you just call the guy?

jbboss 0

Sunday 11 July 2010 17:07

so who cares, u r ****** gay

diet_otaku 0

Sunday 11 July 2010 17:39

i don't blame the OP for trying to fix it himself, or for being unfortunate enough to have caused a bunch of additional damage when the ladder fell. i DO blame him for not having someone else there to hold the ladder, because if he had, the ladder wouldn't have fallen. only an idiot climbs a ladder without someone below to steady it.

boatkicker 4

Sunday 11 July 2010 17:52

OP was already off the ladder. If he/she was planning on being up there for a while (like the several hours it takes to re-do a roof), why would someone wait at the bottom of the ladder all that time?

diet_otaku 0

Monday 12 July 2010 19:42

OP made it sound like the ladder fell as soon as he got off of it. if someone had been holding it and walked away because he was going to be up there for awhile, they should have taken the ladder down, and put it back up when he was ready to come down. it's simply unsafe to leave a ladder standing all by itself.