Today, I noticed my dishwasher wouldn't turn on. After shelling out $120 call-out fee, I was a little miffed when the technician walked in, pressed the 'unlock' function and walked out again. 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, I guess my husband was trying to prove something by fixing our dishwasher himself instead of letting the maintenance man come. He watched videos on YouTube but ended up breaking it beyond repair, thus voiding the warranty. Now we have to replace the whole thing at full price. FML
Today, I paid a repairman $65 to come to my house to fix my washer. He walked in, looked at the washer, bent over and removed a large steel bolt with a bright red tag sticking out the side that said, "Remove before use." He then looked at me and said, "All fixed." 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, my dryer was finally repaired after not working for over a month. I did one load of laundry and my washer stopped working. Another day, another $400+ repair bill. FML
Today, my washing machine broke down, within its warranty. I asked my neighbour if she could open the door for the mechanic while I was at work; she agreed. When I came home, I had a bill for 80 bucks for not opening the door. Her reason? She was busy watching her favorite TV show. 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 I remembered to put my work uniform in the wash; as I hit start I got an email notification. My landlord confirmed that the engineer will be out to fix the washing machine tomorrow after my housemate reported it as broken. My clothes are locked in the machine that now won't turn on. FML
Today, I went to do the laundry at my hotel. I had just enough money for my two loads. After getting frustrated with the washer taking two of my quarters and giving no credit, I took the clothes out. The washer then locked the door shut and started without my clothes. FML
Today, our dishwasher broke. It's my husband's chore to do the dishes, but he refused to hand-wash them, and instead suggested we take them all up to his mother's for her to put in her dishwasher. 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
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Top comments
aback 5
Read The ******* Manual.
cthulhu1138 1
That's a lot of money for under one minute of work.
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Comments (77)
doubleAbattery 0
This is an example of Occam's razor: "The simplest explanation is often truest." Your computer won't turn on? Check to see if it's plugged in. Can't find your keys? Check your pockets. Your dishwasher won't come on? Check to see if you pressed "unlock."
giganticbrain 0
Way to go.
loosekites 0
i knew this was written by a woman before i even got to the end
Javajunki 2
to be fair a good service tech would of caught that on the phone.. check breaker, safety locks, getting water... sorry you had to pay that much
mooreon131 0
A good tech would have caught it over the phone. a better tech would've made the company money by having a repairman sent out to do a 1 minute job for $120...
joeyl1990 28
She probably never talked to the tech directly. There was probably an operator that set up the work order. And unless the tech was trained only one that 1 model he probably had no idea if there is an unlock button
bmach 0
A man would sooner chop his testicles off than call a technician. Sexist commenters, rejoice: this truly could have only happened to a woman.
compuryan 1
I don't know how you could have not realized this... but certainly this could have been resolved by RTFM
netbeui435 3
read the instructions.
nikktherocker 0
OP: YDI, RTFM. hahaha. I would continue, but I've reached the maximum acronym density for 1 post.
cactus_fml 0
I have never seen a dishwasher with a lock/unlock feature... Someone please explain it's purpose to me.
goneburger 0
Probably so it doesn't fly open and soak the kitchen. Just to point out the obvious. RTFM.
usnwife 18
Forthat type of lock, it needs to be locked to run, which wouldn't make since in this fml. Probably a child lock feature, so they don't put toys or pets in and try to wash them... My dishwasher doesn't have that, but some do, and my washer/dryer both have it, and won't turn on when the child lock is on. And yes, there are usually words on the front that tell you what button to push for it...
BikerMike 0
you are a dumb **** ****