Today, I was so proud I'd fixed the toilet with a hardware store part without even having to call a plumber. As I happily put the lid back on the tank, I dropped the lid, which broke the tank, spilling water everywhere. Now I need a new toilet, a new floor, and I have to call the plumber. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after dealing with tons of drama and working a 14 hour shift, I took a shower. When I stepped out, a weak spot in the floor gave way. While falling through the floor I grabbed the toilet tank lid, which fell into the tank and broke it. Now my leg hurts and the bathroom's flooded. FML
Today, I tried to fix a leaky pipe after watching a tutorial. I turned what I thought was the main valve to cut the water, loosened the pipe, and immediately got sprayed in the face. In my panic, I tightened it wrong and made it worse. I had to call a plumber while standing in a puddle, holding a towel against the pipe like that was helping. FML
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
Today, I tried to save money by fixing a leaky sink myself. Fifteen minutes and three tools later, I had flooded under-sink cabinets and a new appreciation for plumbers. My landlord arrived with a wrench and a look that said ‘you’ll learn.’ I learned to call professionals first. FML
Today, during an emergency bathroom visit, I finally broke the toilet seat my fiance had nagged me for months to replace. The broken seat sent me sprawling to the floor. I was still shitting. FML
Today, I set about fixing the leaky, loose water tap in my kitchen. After hours of struggling with tools and rubber washers, I'd apparently finally managed to stop the leak. Proud of my handiwork, I turned on the main water to test it. The tap handle shot off, spraying water everywhere. FML
Today, I had to use the bathroom really badly in a drug store. After I did a #2, just as I realized the handle on the toilet was broken, a knock came at the door. I tried fixing it for ten minutes, before slipping out the door, to come face to face with two employees coming to fix the toilet. FML
Today, I finally started a DIY home improvement project I'd been putting off for a while now. As I was drilling into the wall, I managed to hit a plumbing pipe that I didn't know was there and started flooded my living room. FML
Today, I had to stop on a long trip to use the restroom at a gas station. Apparently, there was water damage beneath the toilet, because after about two minutes of doing my business, it collapsed about seven inches beneath the floor. Guess who got covered in water, black mold, and poo. FML
Today, after speeding home due to an overflowing bladder, I ran to the bathroom, forgetting that the toilet seat was broken. While doing my business, the toilet seat and I both slid off the bowl. FML
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Top comments
Chrysic 20
Op has it all figured out 1.Fix toilet without calling a plumber 2.Break newly fixed toilet 3.call plumber to fix toilet 4.????????? 5.Profit
BI4ze 17
I ant even think of anything witty. That straight up sucks.
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BI4ze 17
I ant even think of anything witty. That straight up sucks.
tounces7 28
It's not that hard to install a new toilet, honestly, it's like one of the easiest things I do as a plumber. OP could -maybe- do it....umm, if she can figure out that whole "Putting the lid on the tank" thing.
RichardPencil 32
Evidently, lots of people think your clever insertion of "straight up" in that tired, old cliche "That sucks" counts as witty. Congrats.
s0m3guy2010 21
It's unfortunate that the efforts of your hard work tanked so quickly. Hopefully, you can put a lid on the situation before it all goes down on the toilet again.
JosephKorso 15
How would one go down on a toilet?
Enchiladattack 12
Where there's a fetish, there's a way.
Chrysic 20
Op has it all figured out 1.Fix toilet without calling a plumber 2.Break newly fixed toilet 3.call plumber to fix toilet 4.????????? 5.Profit
srhearrell 21
Sounds like a Cards Against Humanity scenario to me.
RichardPencil 32
5. Loss You must have failed Accounting 101
RpiesSPIES 27
Part 3B is setting up a camera system for the obvious incoming **** scenario.
evilplatypus 39
RichardPencil - you must have failed Memes 101.
RichardPencil 32
No, I've used the n. ???? n+1. Profit meme before, many times. This thing was a major cascading loss.
Insertfabusernam 12
everyone is concerned about OP's toilet. I'm just here , thinking about how he's supposed to take a dump now.
dudewho 10
exactly!
tounces7 28
"She"
Tarlachia 33
Hover and bombs away down the sewer line of course (assuming the entire toilet is removed. Or if the bowl is still there, do your business and then get a bucket of water and pour it in. It'll create the needed water pressure to cause it to flush.
stingray112 24
Least now you know you can fix whatever problem you had by yourself
TXfmylifer 10
Perfect opportunity to upgrade to one with a heated toilet seat. You'll be glad you did.
RichardPencil 32
Home repair projects are just flushing money down the ....
Nerd14 9
Oh! I know this. "...money down the drain." Did I win?
james08_fml 12
You should be able to buy just the tank and lid at any home improvement store.
Shannan021 12
I honestly didn't know that. That way he won't have to purchase an entire new toilet.
menisme 8
what i was thinking too. glad you said it
hobbs96 26
He doesn't seem to be very savvy with home improvement...
Lizzy500 16
So a bathroom floor cant handle getting wet?
evilplatypus 39
I was wondering that too. Unless OP panicked and couldn't figure out how to turn off the water flow, most tanks do not hold enough water to do much damage to a floor. Bathroom floors are (usually) designed with the occasional water seepage in mind.
LyricaSilvan 30
That sounds unbelievably frustrating. But hey, you still did fix it yourself initially, and you can still feel good about that.