Today, I was asked by my live-in landlord not to put too much water in the kettle because it made the utility bills too high. This is the same woman who takes daily baths. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went downstairs to complain to my landlady that there was no water when I was trying to wash my hair. To which she replied, "No, of course there is water, it's just all going into my swimming pool." FML
Today, my mother told me to take a quick shower. When I got out, she told me I took too long, and now I have to pay the utilities bill. My shower was two minutes long. FML
Today, my boyfriend pointed out that the water bill is getting kind of high. I suggested that we shower together to save water. He said he'd rather deal with the high water bill. FML
Today, I confronted my 18-year-old daughter about her excessively lengthy showers. She said she didn't see the big deal, considering the water "comes free with the house." No dear, it doesn't. FML
Today, I was complaining to my boyfriend about our excessive water bill. He then says, "Don't look at me, I don't even shower." FML
Today, I found out my landlord is too cheap to turn up the hot water tank enough to have a comfortable shower. There's a huge padlock on the door, she won't budge, and I'm signed in until December. FML
Today, the city shut off the water at my house because my roommate thought that the water bills he had been hoarding were "suggestions." FML
Today, I came home to a flooded apartment and water still pouring from the ceiling. The woman who lives above me is shocked that I would consider her responsible for the damage and doesn't think she should have to pay for it. FML
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 roommate bitched me out over my "OCD" driving the water bill up. She takes hour-long showers, but apparently me flushing after peeing "wasteful" and a sign of a neurological disorder. FML
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Top comments
mariamilian 20
next time she asks you to stop, say you're boiling water to take baths the old fashioned way
Scarylizard1798 23
The world is full of hypocrites and its our job to deal with them lol
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Comments (66)
keifman7 17
If this keeps happening, either tell her off or move out. Sorry, OP
stingray112 24
You never know what's going to happen in Mario Party 8
Fuaaad1994 31
Nothing can go wrong with this plan.
cosmic_peanut 17
cheapskates are the worse.
Lalala579121 28
I dunno about that, I would rather have cheap skates than no skates at all when I'm trying to skate.
tintarroja 31
If she takes a daily bath, she is not a cheapskate. she is just miserable.
Jmancw 14
True especially if they are sharpened
Scarylizard1798 23
The world is full of hypocrites and its our job to deal with them lol
crudeandrudeguy 29
Nah, Our job is to find creative ways to humiliate them and destroy their "all knowing" ego's.
Kiernan151 25
16, I would normally agree with you, however if they're living with them then it wouldn't be a great idea to humiliate them...
Lalala579121 28
Yes 16, go ahead, go humiliate your landlord. I hope you have a new place lined up.
crudeandrudeguy 29
I was referring to hypocrites in general, not the landlord.
Lalala579121 28
The landlord is still a hypocrite "in general".
MamaChey 24
Naw, it's a fine plan! Obviously, the nimrod of a landlord has no common sense. He/she would never catch on that OP is humiliating them, making it even more fun and hilarious!!! GO FOR IT!
crudeandrudeguy 29
See, 53 gets it... The rest of you are just boring pushovers.
jc1015 25
she's saving more water by taking a bath than by showering
mariamilian 20
next time she asks you to stop, say you're boiling water to take baths the old fashioned way
oreoeater 21
I'm pretty sure that's a lot more expensive than just running a bath
evelsteve 5
A kettle of water is more expensive than a bathtub full of water? WTF
emeraldisle 30
Does she not realise she uses more water to take a bath than you filling up a kettle?
ThrottleJockey 36
Yup, nothing is more relaxing than making a cup of tea... with a 55 gallon drum for a tea cup. Ooh! You could drink it and she could bathe in it. It's a win win for everyone!
MamaChey 24
Captain Obvious has spoken!
trollcrusher 17
Well, bathing daily is just part of having good hygeine, and good hygeine is generally demanded by modern society. So while taking a bath or a shower is more of a necessity in daily life for most people, drinking tea or a hot beverage from a kettle is really just a luxury. So the comparison between a necessity and a luxury isn't a good one to make. I can only conjecture, and I can't assume that taking a bath uses more water than a shower in the case of the FML. Some people like to wash off and relax for long periods of time in the shower, and the water used can easily surpass the amount used in a bath (especially when the bath is only filled with a few inches of water). There are plenty of factors involved though, such as the flow rate of the shower nozzle and the volume of the bathtub. I'm not sure if OP could've accurately concluded how much water was being used in each of these daily baths, and I certainly can't. So I have no grounds to think the landlady is hypocritical, just very anal about water conservation in her house. Aside from my ramblings, I do feel sorry for OP... having to limit the water in your kettle does seem a little ridiculous.
MamaChey 24
To #62 - WTF? That was a verbosity just to say that you can't make a judgement call either way...
Ms_ValS 27
#62 Baths are a luxury. Showers are a necessity. I'm always surprised at how long it takes for a tap at full blast to fill a bathtub even just halfway.
sweetbliss3 37
74- how long does your bathtub take to fill because mine takes about a minute if that.
Poppleton99 9
Yeah, seriously though. It would make sense to fill up a bath when you are planning on being in it for longer than 20 minutes but most showers only take 5-10 minutes which uses less water.
DoomedGemini 38
I was told it's actually better to shower around every other day rather than everyday.
ShadowStarEXE 35
#92 Wouldn't it depend on the size of the tub in question? I have a ridiculously short tub that maybe only comes up to my kneecaps in height. It takes a few short minutes for it to fill up.
trollcrusher 17
@67 I suppose I can see how you got that out of my comment. I was basically saying I sympathize with OP, but there are many variables to the situation. And since I saw several comments making certain assumptions, I thought it would be appropriate and constructive to point out that we can't make a lot of assumptions, and why. I'm sorry you didn't pick up on that, I was rather tired when I commented... it ended up a bit wordy and lacked direction.
trollcrusher 17
@74 The concept of luxury vs necessity was one of the first things I addressed. Apparently baths have special connotations for you, because I wouldn't view them as any more of a luxury than a shower. They are both common forms of cleansing your body, which is a necessity. In this context, I believe the "luxury" would be whichever option uses more water. And what I was getting at in my verbose comment earlier is that there are too many variables to assume whether a bath uses the most water or not. I could have been even more explicit with my first comment, but I didn't want to make it absurdly long... it looks like my pathetic attempt at brevity just left a lot of people misunderstanding me.
warped_executive 16
You really need to discuss this with her in a professional manner. I'm sorry op I hope it gets better.
dragonrider1959 18
Why are people down voting you?! That's good advice
happym 19
As if putting a bit less in the kettle will make a humungous difference. FYL
dman798 18
She must 'soak' in too much useless thoughts
Onoconah 11
tell her that daily baths are the issue with the water bill. and that you're going to keep filling your kettle
TheCurvyGamer 17
Say ok and don't fill it so much, but start taking daily baths too.