Today, in an effort to save some money, I attempted to paint my own house. Instead, I fell off the ladder and broke my dominant arm. Now I can’t work, brush my teeth, or even wipe my ass. My house is half-painted with stuff everywhere and I have 6 weeks to recover. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
Today, I just had knee surgery which has put me on crutches for 6 weeks. I fell on my ass after washing my hands after using the bathroom. Ashamed, my boyfriend and father had to pick me up. I destroyed the towel rack, ripping it of the wall. All this pain is now potentially for nothing. It's day 4 post operation. FML
Today, I crouched in front of my closet, lost my balance, and broke my thumb trying to steady myself. I'm an artist, and can't work now. I should probably lose some weight. FML
Today, I fell down my backyard steps at my own housewarming party, ended up breaking my ankle, and am now non-weight bearing for 10 weeks. I'm supposed to start a new job tomorrow, where I'm always on my feet. FML
Today, as I was pulling wire for an addition to my boss's house, I was on a ladder drilling a hole when my coworker kicked the ladder out from under me and left me hanging from a rafter twenty feet in the air. To make matters worse, I had to pee. I'm now in my car with dead arms and wet pants. FML
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
Today, I had to be treated for chemical burns, because my mother got the bright idea of using paint thinner to clean me up after I'd painted our living room. FML
Today, my husband yelled at me for not doing any household chores. I can barely move my hand without suffering excruciating pain, due to recent surgery to ease my arthritis, and my other hand is as bad as ever. I can barely work this phone, let alone wash dishes and iron clothes. FML
Today, I crashed my motorbike and broke both my arms. I now have to rely on my mom and aunt taking turns to do everything for me. FML
Today, I spent nearly seven hours clearing out our storage room in order to transform it into my art studio. Things were going great until I tweaked my back. At least from my stationary position in bed I have a perfect view of the table I can't work at for the next 2 to 4 weeks. FML
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Chazzster 32
I cannot believe that your non-dominant arm cannot manage to brush your teeth or wipe you ass. God help those around you if that’s true… Painting a house is a big job. It requires skill and equipment and liability insurance. People who do that for a living have all that or they won’t be in the business long. That’s not to say an amateur couldn’t do it, but it’s not as quick or easy as you would imagine. Especially doing something you’ve never done before you need advise from someone who has and you need to be very careful…
Brightside86 31
Oh man that sucks, I'm just glad you didn't get paralyzed. Happened to a friend of a friend, there can easily be some real risk to even seemingly simple repair jobs.
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RichardPencil 32
Even with the hospital bill, you're probably going to succeed in your money-saving goal!
Chazzster 32
I cannot believe that your non-dominant arm cannot manage to brush your teeth or wipe you ass. God help those around you if that’s true… Painting a house is a big job. It requires skill and equipment and liability insurance. People who do that for a living have all that or they won’t be in the business long. That’s not to say an amateur couldn’t do it, but it’s not as quick or easy as you would imagine. Especially doing something you’ve never done before you need advise from someone who has and you need to be very careful…
Brightside86 31
Oh man that sucks, I'm just glad you didn't get paralyzed. Happened to a friend of a friend, there can easily be some real risk to even seemingly simple repair jobs.