Today, I fell in a vent in our floor while decorating our Christmas tree. My husband removed the grates months ago to increase airflow. I fell in past my knee and he had to pull me out by the arms. It's been four days and I can still barely walk. My office is on a second floor... We don't have an elevator. 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, my family and I were decorating the Christmas tree. It seemed a bit unstable, but we decorated it without any problems. Later, while my daughter sat by the tree, it began to fall. Her grandmother stopped the tree from hitting her. I, on the other hand, screamed like a little girl. I'm a 38 year-old guy. FML
Today, I bought a Christmas tree and carried it up three flights of stairs alone. I finally got it inside, only to realize it was too tall. I tried trimming it, but now it’s crooked, shedding everywhere, and leaning like it gave up on life. I hope the greenish marks on the ceiling won't be permanent. FML
Today, after months of telling my landlord about the weak floorboards in my living room, I fell through them as I was trying to repair them myself. FML
Today, my husband finally got round to cutting down a tree limb in our front yard after months of me begging him. It fell on me. FML
Today, as I was pulling wire for an addition to my boss's house, I was on a ladder drilling a hole when my coworker kicked the ladder out from under me and left me hanging from a rafter twenty feet in the air. To make matters worse, I had to pee. I'm now in my car with dead arms and wet pants. FML
Today, in an effort to repair our fake Christmas tree, my girlfriend succeeded in gluing it to the floor. I can't get it loose. FML
Today, I was standing on a desk at work to run wiring in a suspended ceiling, since we have no ladder. My phone rang, I rushed to answer it, tripping and smashing my leg. It was my boss, calling to tell me he was bringing over a ladder. FML
Today, the elevator at work was taking forever so I decided to make a change and take the stairs instead. I slipped on the second step and spent the next few minutes laying there as people asked if I was OK. My pride is bruised… as well as my ass. FML
Today, my family and I were burning our Christmas tree. For a laugh, my dad jokingly pushed me toward the fire. I tripped, and my doctor says the burns are probably going to scar. FML
Today, I decided to take my girlfriend out to look at Christmas lights and get hot chocolate. While cleaning my snow-covered truck, I slipped and broke three bones in my ankle, and now need surgery. FML
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sparx1_1 12
Your husband is an idiot. There are lots of different grates you can get that increases airflow without leaving an open hole in your floor.
jbuckets_404 39
Well, that's just grate! Ain't it?
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Comments (17)
Charlie Given 28
you need to change your air filters and have your air ducts cleaned that is the only thing that will increase the airflow and when was the last time you had your furnace maintenance done
1ninjanina 7
Where do you live, that a floor air vent is bigger than your knee, and more than 18 inches down before it turns? Besides that, there wouldn’t be any significant change in air flow by removing a grate, unless it’s stuck in any position but open. You don’t deserve it, but seriously.
Ray_of_Midnight_2 3
Back in the olden days there used to be gravity fed hot air heating systems that had a giant return vent in the floor, large enough for a small child to fall into if the grate wasn't there. You rarely see them any more. Mostly people have had them replaced with newer systems that are more efficient, but every now and again you find a "fixer-upper" home that still has one.
alycion 39
Trying to figure out the dumber move. Removing the grate, leaving it open, or not going to the doctors. It’ll be a Christmas present for them. Another dumb patient story to tell at dinner.
KittyMack 13
I dunno about skipping the doctor being "dumb". My guess is they're in the USA where only the rich are able to have medical care, and they are not rich.
ironicsarcasm 8
Your husband is an idiot. Run away as soon as you can.
Logan Ruschel 11
well that's a cringer
shannon2348 14
Removing the grates does not improve air flow. Your husband is an idiot.
randybryant799 21
Your husband sounds like an idiot.