Today, the elderly couple next door asked me to cut down a tree in their yard. It turns out they told me to cut down the wrong tree, and I cut down the tree they got married under. They now hate me and tell me they plan to sue me for damage to property. 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, my neighbors threatened to sue me because a six-foot branch fell off one of my trees and into their yard, hitting nothing on the way down. FML
Today, I decided to clear up some storm damage. I carefully cut a tree that was threatening to fall on my house. It fell on my neighbor's house instead. He's taking me to court for damages. FML
Today, the tree that my neighbors have neglected to cut down fell on my car. They claim that by law, they aren't responsible and don't have to pay for it. FML
Today, my husband finally got round to cutting down a tree limb in our front yard after months of me begging him. It fell on me. FML
Today, I met my neighbor. When she saw me cutting down trees on my lot, she interrogated me and called the police because she didn't believe I owned the property. She didn't call the cops when she watched someone steal a cord of wood from my property two days ago. FML
Today, my boss sent me to remove a tree from a client's home. So I went and cut down the tree, only for my boss to show up an hour later, speechless. I was supposed to remove a sapling that had sprouted through the driveway tarmac, not the 100-year-old prizewinning Japanese cherry tree. FML
Today, my landlord sent tree cutters to take down a tree in our front yard. I didn't realize their job included walking around the house and gratuitously staring at me through the window as I dressed. My boyfriend won't complain because he's afraid our rent will go up in retaliation. FML
Today, I watched one of my neighbor's trees fall into the electrical lines outside my house. This was after he took a chainsaw to the tree. He refuses to cover the damages. FML
Today, I was trying to convince my husband to not trim the lower branches of my favorite tree. After pleading my case, I turned around and ran smack into one of said branches. My face and my dignity still hurt. 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
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Top comments
shadow33456 1
I feel bad for you but they told u to cut down that tree so it's not ur fault
thegr8dane 0
why didn't they direct you to the correct tree, or better yet, supervise the tree cutting?
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Comments (92)
kaizenblits 0
The elderly people are just a little forgetful. =S They cant win thye told you to do it, so blow it off.
Cristaderzi 0
And you are what to me Kylia that I would just magically obey you?!! Yeah umkay!!!
rite2salas 0
get them a christmas tree frm walmart in return.
CallMeHush 1
Hope you learned a lesson, seriously always make sure the homeowner is actually the home owner and not a renter and always give them a can of bright orange paint to mark the trees they want down. BTW, I bet you have cursed their marriage now.
ensemble_coeur 0
that sucks. you tried to do them a favour, and now they can't handle the fact that THEY screwed up, not you. FYL
tbbucs 0
who would let anyone cut down anything without looking at what they were cutting first? just cuz they're elderly doesn't make them morons. sounds fishy.
littlelemur 2
ROFL
xenomorph 0
Alzheimer's?
XxEMTxX 0
everyone, the elderly are not stupid! it's either alzheimers or dementia. i deal with the elderly everyday. show some respect cause one day they'll be u
dudeitsdanny 10
They'll be me? A young, sane man? Why should I pity them then? =) I'm just messing. But "you'll be they" is the correct wording, unless you DO think they'll get younger.
eoghanface 0
This is why you have fists, there old, they cant fight fo shit
10001110101 0
old people are known to steal things, its a scientifically proven fact. why wouldnt they lie about the tree? they probably planned the whole thing to try and cash in on a lawsuit. I bet the old man has a gambling problem and is into a bookie for a few hundred thousand... the story about being married under that tree is a fabrication.