Today, I helped my hoarder grandfather clean out his garage. Not only did I step on a nail, I also slipped in a puddle of used oil that's been sitting out for two years, and broke my nose. He didn't pay me since I wasn't able to finish the job. 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, I had to drive all the way across town to clean my grandfather's toilet for him. FML
Today, being the clean freak that I am, I bought an expensive pair of 'mop socks'. As I walked upstairs to show everyone, I slipped on the corner of the bottom step and landed on my face, breaking my toe in the process. FML
Today, it was my turn to take out the trash. While walking to the dumpster, I slip and fall. It doesn't really hurt, so I get up and go to the dumpster, but the top is frozen stuck. It won't budge. Then I really pull with a lot of force, and the lid swings open and busts my nose. FML
Today, as I walked with a coworker to my office through a gas station, I slid on some oil and fell right on my ass. He helped by holding my lunch. My jeans are ruined and I'm too broke to buy a new pair. FML
Today, I spotted an elderly man trying to use the ladder at work. Knowing customers aren't supposed to use these, I went over and helped. Not only did I fall from the ladder, but I landed on the old man's foot, breaking my elbow and fracturing his toe. FML
Today, my old ass garage door got bent while I was trying to close it. I broke nearly all of my fingernails trying to force it back into place. Time to get a new garage door. FML
Today, after sweeping up a spill, I managed to break the cupboard door. With my head. FML
Today, I had to take out the grease traps from our fryers. A very rude co-worker cut me off, so I had to abruptly stop and try to prevent as much spilling as possible. Luckily, it only spilled on me. I'm here for six more hours with burned, smelly, greasy spots all over my skin and clothes. FML
Today, after a long day of working on my feet, I came home looking forward to soaking my aching feet in a foot spa. When I was pulling the machine out of a closet, it slipped and came crashing down on my feet. It broke. So did three of my toes. FML
Today, I managed to spill piping hot oil all over my kitchen floor, thinking it was too hot to clean right then and there I left it for a few hours to cool. I forgot about it, and slipped over in it bashing my head into my cupboard handle. FML
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Top comments
GhostFox 34
Wow. Really people? It's not like the Grandfather was asking for a five or ten minute job- what OP describes would have taken hours, possibly even days, and as the post proves the job is dangerous. Hoarders also tend to have personality disorders that make them not the easiest people to be around, and sometimes outright dangerous and abusive. Also, for all we know, the Grandfather offered the money for the job. It in fact sounds like that was the case, or at least like the grandfather never intended to follow through on paying OP. Which is a really dick move from anyone, but especially family. It's a really common (and abusive/toxic) tactic for people to say they'll pay someone to do a task, set up said task to be impossible, and withhold payment for the job not being done.
lameuser 23
Your gramps is a hoarder. I imagine he'd be stingy with money anyway
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Comments (31)
TaoShaman 24
The grandfather could have offered to pay them. Nowhere does it say that the OP would only help if they were paid. If someone offers to pay you for something and then backs out, that's incredibly rude. And as people have said, hoarders are often not the nicest people. OP might not have a close relationship with their grandfather. Not everyone is super close to their family. A lot of people have family members that are horrible people they don't associate with for their own safety and sanity. People need to get off their high horse with this holier than thou attitude. Being related to someone doesn't mean than you have to endanger yourself for them, especially if they're proven that they shouldn't be around you. You people don't know the whole story. Why are you being so sanctimonious about this?
Sparx1_1 16
He didn' pay you so that you would not come back. Hoarders like their junk and often see any attempt to clean it up as a villation.
zeeba_neighba 10
At least you know now to "Stay off his lawn!"
jessicasoho 13
That is just horrible luck, more so if all that happened while taking a single step! I'm sure a hoarder has an attic you can clean, basement or a couple closets left to make back that lost coin.
militarybrat 21
Make sure you get your tetanus shot! It is a very nasty nasty thing that can be prevented.
ApplePie1994 27
I hope your granddad gets the support he needs. Any subtype of OCD or such behaviours in relation to extreme anxiety are awful to deal with.
PapiiChuloo 4
I love how everyone automatically thinks OP charged his grandpa money to help out. His grandpa could have offered to pay him. People these days.
dguzman92 12
please get that wound checked out. it can get really infected and become a lot worse than a small puncture.
WhiteandNerdy14 3
swag waffles mate