Today, I was woken up by my TV falling down. Good news: It still works. Bad news: I don't know how it happened, so I'm worried it could happen again at any time and potentially break for real. 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 purchased a brand new television. Not long after the professional who hung it on my wall left, it came crashing down on my hardwood floor. I'm now left with a busted TV, a tear in my living room wall, and a severely drained bank account. FML
Today, I fell down the stairs carrying a huge TV. Don't worry, my body cushioned the TV's fall. FML
Today, I woke up to a loud bang. Thinking someone had broken in, I grabbed my hunting knife and ran downstairs, only to find my TV on the floor, completely destroyed, and my cat casually sitting next to it without a care in the world. FML
Today, my phone started ringing in the other room. I ran to go pick it up, tripped over my coffee table which gashed my leg, and knocked over my brand new 50" LCD TV, which broke over my head. Turns out it was a wrong number. FML
Today, I'm staying at my parents' house. I was woken up by the fan in my bedroom falling down. I calmly picked it back up and went to bed, wondering why my parents weren't concerned at all. My mom said she figured it was nothing, and when my dad tried to say something, she retorted, "You didn't even wake up!" FML
Today, I woke up to the rickety old ceiling fan above my bed crashing down on top of me. I'm fine, however I am now grounded until I can buy a new ceiling fan to replace the one I "broke". FML
Today, I finally got a cable box for my TV. When I was connecting the cable, my tv fell and shattered the screen. FML
Today, I woke up and saw that my alarm clock had fallen on the floor. It read 9:05 am. I panicked because I was late for work. As I frantically got ready, I went to pick my alarm clock up to place it back on my nightstand when I realized it was upside down. The actual time was 5:06. FML
Today, I woke up to a broken window and 3 guys sitting in my living room watching TV. FML
Today, my ceiling fan was rocking violently so I turned it off. I stood under it trying to figure out what the problem is, it fell on my face. FML
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Ubehage 32
It can't just fall down for no reason. Check everything: The hinges, screws in the wall, etc... Find out why it fell down, or it will do it again.
Chazzster 32
Try to figure out why the TV fell down. It could be anything from a low intensity earthquake (that will be in your local news) to a pet or poor TV mounting and road vibrations… I have been in a few low intensity earthquakes. Flat panel TV’s especially larger ones are susceptible to if not secured. I remember living in San Diego and grabbing the TV to steady it. Even places you don’t normally think of as being earthquake prone can have earthquakes - but that will generally make it to your local news… Unless badly mounted, generally wall mounted TV’s don’t fall down. On the other hand, larger flat panel TV’s are relatively easily knocked over if not secured.
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bigredmonkeybutt 30
Ghosts.
Ubehage 32
It can't just fall down for no reason. Check everything: The hinges, screws in the wall, etc... Find out why it fell down, or it will do it again.
Chazzster 32
Try to figure out why the TV fell down. It could be anything from a low intensity earthquake (that will be in your local news) to a pet or poor TV mounting and road vibrations… I have been in a few low intensity earthquakes. Flat panel TV’s especially larger ones are susceptible to if not secured. I remember living in San Diego and grabbing the TV to steady it. Even places you don’t normally think of as being earthquake prone can have earthquakes - but that will generally make it to your local news… Unless badly mounted, generally wall mounted TV’s don’t fall down. On the other hand, larger flat panel TV’s are relatively easily knocked over if not secured.
RichardPencil 32
Gravity? That is, if you're one of those sheeple who "believes in" gravity. It's just a theory!
Yudith 28
Maybe the duct tape around it became loose. Add another layer.