Today, I discovered that my freezer had died when I saw the contents oozing out the bottom. The now-full trash can won't be picked up for another 6 days, and the high temperatures are supposed to be in the 100s all week. 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 came down in the morning to find that my fridge died, leaving water and meat juice all over the floor. My town only has garbage pickup every other week and the last was yesterday. We're expecting a heat wave this week. FML
Today, at work, the chest freezer was accidentally turned off. I work at a vet and the freezer is our morgue. It got opened before anyone realized the contents had thawed. FML
Today, my refrigerator defrosted itself. FML
Today, in a fit of jealousy, my 10 year-old unplugged my freezer and lifted the lid before bed. It’s over 80°F in my garage. Now, my entire supply of breast milk is destroyed. Not only do I not have enough stored to feed my own baby, I was also donating to local hospitals. FML
Today, I found out where the puddle in the basement came from. I thought the freezer was broken, but no. My mom is running what can only be called a death camp for vegetables in there. She buys them, then forgets about them until they turn liquid. FML
Today, I bought $250 worth of groceries and was feeling rather good about myself because it's the first time I've been able to do so in months. When I returned home I found my fridge/freezer broken. Most of the food I bought was dairy or frozen. FML
Today, I learned how to make my fridge colder. I felt that what it was set on felt a little warmer than normal, so I turned it down. Now everything in my fridge is frozen. FML
Today, my roommate read an article about unplugging appliances to save on electricity. Too bad the fucking moron also unplugged the fridge. We came home to a corpse-like stench and a fridge full of moldy food. We were gone for two weeks while the sludge marinated in the California heat. FML
Today, I found that my cats somehow managed to pull the plug of my fridge out of the socket. Several days ago. Now I have to get rid of a ton of stinking food and clean the stinking fridge. FML
Today, while clearing out my kitchen, I discovered a Tupperware container that'd been forgotten for so long it'd developed its own ecosystem. When I opened it, a funky smell engulfed the kitchen, and I realized I had unintentionally created a new form of life. I promptly closed the container, then put it in the freezer in the hope of killing whatever it is. FML
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ZombieSlaya115 17
I honestly don't see why people deserve this I mean what did OP do wrong he has it bad already.
gladlily 16
Oh my gosh, that sucks! I'm sorry. I had a freezer/fridge die while I was on vacation once. Came back after 8 days away...I know the feels. Baking soda and vinegar to scrub the rotten fridge out!
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Comments (28)
conholio33 28
Can't you call city hall explain what happened and see if they can't send someone over to pick it up?. Thats what i did when my freezer died. The city sent someone over with in a matter of a few days to pick up the garbage bin.
writerchic85 26
So drive the trash to a dumpster somewhere
lifes46 4
find nearest hypermarket and toss in their garbage if they have any outside
Nastally 7
That sucks. How come your rubbish only gets picked up so rarely though? That is insane.
Bibliovore 26
Anywhere I've ever lived in the United States, residential trash pickup is once per week. Apartment complexes and businesses are sometimes -- but not always -- on a more-frequent pickup schedule.
lakesofire 13
it's twice a week where I live.
thatVWgirl 12
It's twice a week where I live in NY
Emmereen 29
Our old freezer died three days before Thanksgiving a couple years ago. Thankfully, we had a couple of large ice chests to store the food and we found a store that delivered before the holiday. I hope you're able to find a quicker solution to the smelly trash.
ApricotQueen 17
a similar thing happened to me, except the fridge and freezer door seals broke, so the doors were open enough for the light inside to come on without anyone noticing. I came home from school and about $300 in food had all went bad (we had just gone grocery shopping), and the light in the fridge had melted a hole into the back of it, which was then Siliconed :/ TL;DR : fridge door seal broke and there's a hole in my fridge now and about $300 of groceries wasted
lee47_fml 6
I had this happen once. Call the garbage company and tell them the problem. Usually they could tell you what to do because of the health hazards and odor involved. If not co-operative call the local health department and ask them what to do. It worked for me. Good luck
murph_fml 21
There's a chance that somewhere in Texas, there may be another trash can for sale. Just saying. But Texas.
blackrose1996 11
Take it to the dump yourself
claudiajean 24
Call the council and you may be able to pay for them to take it away! I know it sucks and isn't ideal in anyway, but it's a solution at least :(