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
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I tried to save money by fixing a leaky sink myself. Fifteen minutes and three tools later, I had flooded under-sink cabinets and a new appreciation for plumbers. My landlord arrived with a wrench and a look that said ‘you’ll learn.’ I learned to call professionals first. 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, I tried to fix a leaking pipe under the sink. I watched a YouTube tutorial and was feeling confident that I could get the job done. Two hours later, half of the kitchen was practically flooded because I forgot to cut the water off, and scrambled to actually find the main valve, then I had to call an emergency plumber, who showed up, laughed, and fixed it in five minutes. FML
Today, my sump pump stopped working so I called a plumber to fix it. It took two seconds for him to simply plug it back in. Cost me $75 for the call. FML
Today, I was using the toilet at a friend's house when the toilet made a strange gurgling noise. Thinking it was just old plumbing, I flushed. The water started rising... and rising. Before I knew it, water, and whatever was in the toilet, began overflowing and flooding the bathroom. I had to go ask for help, and a mop. FML
Today, we had to turn the water off due to a massive leak in the kitchen sink that the plumber was currently fixing. I managed to wait two hours before my uncooperative digestive tract said it couldn't wait any longer and I had to take a mega dump in the bathroom. I couldn't flush the toilet or wash my hands. FML
Today, I woke up to a fog. Literally. A pipe burst in my apartment and scalding water was everywhere. To make matters worse, when I called maintenance he told me he'd come by later, hung up on me, and turned his phone off. He did eventually show up, but it was 5 hours later, well after I'd paid a plumber $200. FML
Today, I was draining the water from my fishbowl out into the kitchen sink. The fish was still in it and decided to go with the flow, literally, right into the garburator. I was too scared to stick my hand down there to save it; instead I panicked and turned the garburator on. FML
Today, I had to call a plumber out, because my idiot daughter clogged the pipes while trying to flush a hamburger down the toilet. FML
Today, I absent-mindedly poured the putrid water from the sink’s air trap into the sink that I'd just removed the air trap out of, and flooded the cupboard I then had to crawl into. FML
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Top comments
kwyk 23
Don't worry, plumbers are used to all sorts of crap.
SharnaaaBanana 22
Haha wow. We all do stupid things from time to time :)
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Comments (50)
SharnaaaBanana 22
Haha wow. We all do stupid things from time to time :)
Ashamed_Sister 60
Please be a troll, please be a troll, please be woman-hating troll and not a real woman. It's already the second time I wrote this. I hope these people are just trolls.
Ominn 6
"We all do stupid things from time to time". Yes, that's trolling. Obviously.
Catkam623 27
Please realize she meant mankind, please realize she meant mankind, I know I said it twice but I just really want people to realize she means making mistakes is part of bring human.
Soloman212 28
I think she's referring to the "Haha, wow" section because that would also make no sense.
whY402Jay 12
Haha! Why would somebody think that's trolling? Some simple statements have the most understanding.
Sliver1991 26
23's comment would seem like a comment about the FML rather than to 1... Start new threads!
FlamingColor 30
Always look good and how did you manage to over look a drain plug?
AliStallings 5
How did you manage to not notice she said 'dirty water'
ElatedEarthling 15
I don't know about you, but if I'm seriously wondering what's wrong with the drain I'll stick my hand in and investigate before calling a plumber; dirty water is only dirty water.
deathbatchickk 8
Now you know what to do next time!
kwyk 23
Don't worry, plumbers are used to all sorts of crap.
perdix 31
#4, and he was probably happy that this emergency call didn't involve literal crap. Unless the OP pooped in the sink. . .
kwyk 23
Yea, no doubt one of the better call outs in a pretty stink job.
samasara 20
It was easy money for the plumber.
KingDead 18
Hahah, I bet that plumber took the rest of the day off. Guess you didn't have your head on straight, it happens to the best of us!
NickaPLZ 26
Well, what have we learned?
GingerNinja7 17
Common sense isn't all that common anymore?
bamagrl410 31
We've learned that women like this are the reason the general opinion of women is that we're incompetent...
karlcolt45 19
oh garbage disposal, why hast thou forsaken me?!
pdp_fml 21
Are you a lady? I know that sounds like I am being biased, but it just makes perfect sense to me.
SharnaaaBanana 22
Are you sure you were raised properly? Don't be an ass.
KingDead 18
It seems appropriate for this post. I can't imagine a plumber chuckling, or handing off a bill for this scenario with a guy.... FYL OP. The plumber should have just let it slide..
LennyComa 39
That is usually the first thing most people would check...ach well you live and learn
bReLiNg 18
Don't lie, you just wanted to see the coveted plumbers crack!
pmadNess 16
Have you seen the plumber's crack T-shirt? It makes the crack look like boob cleavage. It's classic!