Today, I turned up to unclog a customer's blocked sewer, and they were furious that I needed to use their water, like they thought I’d turn up with my own water for the whole job in a small transit van. They told me not to bother, unless I provided my own water. I wasted a day on these idiots. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I work cleaning houses and a customer submitted a complaint about me to my boss, because he didn’t expect me to use his water from his taps, running up his water bill, which he saw as unfair. What was I supposed to do, bring a water tank with me on my back? Prick. FML
Today, my landlord refused to send a plumber over to unclog the sink. Now he wants me to pay for water damages because he didn't call a plumber sooner. FML
Today, our water got cut off. Since our council tax is also due today, I called them and hurled abuse for cutting off the water so soon. Turns out they don’t actually supply water, nor was it even disconnected. Some random person just turned off the meter tap. FML
Today, I received an invoice for a plumber call-out. They'd watched me reconnect my own water heater because the heat pump packed up, and the lady on the phone had said no charge. So basically, 690 bucks to use their ladder, when they declined my offer to use my own. FML
Today, I finished a fence around my house that I have been working on all week. About an hour after I finished, a water company truck pulled into my driveway. They told me they would have to take down my fence to make repairs on a water pipe. FML
Today, my crew was called out to do some house maintenance. We were nearly done, when someone had the goddamned fucking brilliant idea of washing plaster off their hands in the kitchen sink, which clogged the pipes. Instead of getting paid, we now owe for damages. FML
Today, my sink seemed to be filling up with dirty water. Concerned, I turned on the garbage disposal and plunged away. With no change in the water levels, I called a plumber. He reached in, pulled out the drain plug, and give me his bill while chuckling to himself. FML
Today, my water got cut off. The previous homeowners owed the water company over $300, and the company doesn't believe that I'm not them. The supervisor told me this will keep happening until I pay up. I need a shower. FML
Today, I woke up to a repairman at my door who was simply supposed to turn my water back on in my apartment. Two hours and 5 repairmen later, all I have now is a large hole in my ceiling. Still no water. FML
Today, at work I had to spend two hours cleaning up stinky toilet water. Why? Because yesterday, I forgot to turn on the septic tank pumps. The tank overflowed, and so did all the toilets. My boss is not happy. FML
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Top comments
Hangryko 32
Bill them for wasting your time. Consultation fee or the like.
RichardPencil 32
How is that even a thing? You're there to fix the water system, you need water. Charge them for your time, including your transit time.
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Comments (7)
Hangryko 32
Bill them for wasting your time. Consultation fee or the like.
Brightside86 31
That's super fishy, but I can't think if anything illegal that you might discover by simply using water. Or maybe they're just on a very limited well water system.
RichardPencil 32
How is that even a thing? You're there to fix the water system, you need water. Charge them for your time, including your transit time.
Iamthebanzai22 21
Well, tomorrow they still have to live with their stingy, stupid selves while you are on another job, making money and moving forward in life.
ODBeefalo 10
every plumber in my area charges $100-200 just to show up, and that is waived if they wind up doing enough work to cover it... but $200 show up fee and $100 in work, best believe they will charge the full $300. point is, have a show up fee for situations like this, then just work it out in the final bill.
Thaylok 17
You now have a new clause in your contracts.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Well, then they can just suffer in their own stinky filth.