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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
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
Today, after spending $850 on having our siding, roof and windows powerwashed, a 5-minute storm blew the siding clear off the house. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
That's why there are professionals.
LexaDear 0
They have people to take care of that, instead of being cheap and doing an ok job, you shoulda got it done right.
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LexaDear 0
That's why there are professionals.
allen20 0
economy budgets now adays have us doing really stupid things
silverwolve 0
thats why there are mexicans...
Flinlock 0
OP, you must certainly have a talent for breaking things. I don't understand how you could have done all that damage... if you were getting up on the roof then the ladder would have had to fall either sideways or backwards, eh? Congrats on your splendid destructive capabilities.
mattman1994 0
I'll fix it
astarwarsfan 0
it looks like the bank wasn't the only thing you broke
ScooterScott 0
35 You seem to have emotional problems. You're overreacting to someone on an Internet site who made a mistake.
paperisuseful 0
wait so he deserves it because there are professionals for properly climbing ladders? it was an accident, how does he deserve that? idiots.
Thabb 0
I don't know, but everyone a troll
baileyannnx 0
this is soo fake.
BabyDacey 0
omg fail, it's okay op I'm a klutz too (:
MarkSeattle 0
klutzes shouldn't be on a roof...
lilmissy1290 0
that sucks op.. but props to you.. when you do that much damage falling off a ladder it's no longer a fail.. what you did takes talent
TaylorTotsYumm 10
Just because he tried to fix it himself doesn't mean he is a cheapskate.
PaperCaper 11
45, I think he deserves it because if you're going to be on a roof, it's common sense to have someone hold the ladder. Would have sucked for him if he was the one that fell off. eh?
v42136 0
FU douchbag
x3molover 0
I agree with 45-- you peeps are mean :P OP I'm really sorry. now you need to pay for the roof, windows, AND siding. I hope you didn't get hurt in this misfortune. then you'd even have to pay for your medical insurance. wow
AshleyTay 0
I give that one a ten!
spookyfox 0
is ur house made of paper?
SBSforthewin 5
I would prob have said the same thing
FreezeeMonsta 19
All i have to say is...HAHA!
ilovebradiew 0
HA
LexaDear 0
They have people to take care of that, instead of being cheap and doing an ok job, you shoulda got it done right.
Thabb 0
He migh not be able to afford it, that doesn't make him cheap
The_Big_Mac 7
he didn't say he didn't know what he was doing either, not everybody's too damn lazy to do things themselves, some people take pride in doing home repairs on their own still. not all of us are rich and too good to get our hands dirty with a little real work once in a while.
xThatAsianGurlx 0
again I moderated this and that sucks you shoudve just called them to fix it being cheap always ends up bad
xThatAsianGurlx 0
Haha Coookieeeees!
ZleveL 0
what ever happened to Sirin?
rkcxenocide 0
cheap much? :] but seriously. Phail
romel18 0
at 5 stop trynna be a moderator
xThatAsianGurlx 0
@7 I'm not tryin to be a moderator I just moderated for a minute cause I was waiting for my iTunes to load. :p
diet_otaku 0
nobody gives a shit, these stories get moderated by hundreds of people a minute.
FFML_314 12
At 7, what's trynna?
Thabb 0
I thought it was "try to"?
boatkicker 5
trying to tryin' to tryin' ta tryin' a trynna
ynnhoj 2
how heavy is your ladder. ydi