Today, I work on a cruise ship, and I just learned that we have a morgue on board. How did I learn that? It's right next to the crew laundry room, and I opened the wrong door. It was occupied. 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, at my job as a hotel housekeeper, I accidentally entered the room of someone who hadn't left yet. To my horror, the man inside was having a massive heart attack. I just found out he passed away, despite immediate medical intervention. FML
Today, I'm at work as a security guard. At a morgue. Why am I here? FML
Today, I was assigned to empty the lavatory tank on an airplane. I haven't done this since February, when the contents ended up all over me. I thought to myself, "It can't happen again, can it?" I was wrong. FML
Today, at work, I went to fold a pair of pants that was left in a changing room to find out that someone had taken a dump in them. FML
Today, I was at work at the airport. I got called up to a plane's cargo hold, and thought I'd finally learn how to use the loader. Turns out they just needed me to weigh something down, effectively making me ballast. Then my boss told me to get the hell off, after which I hit my head hard climbing out. 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, I found out that for the past 6 months I have been sleeping next to a dead body. The cremated body of my landlord's father. It was hidden inside a wardrobe that I was not supposed to use. FML
Today, I boarded my very first cruise, in order to relax and unwind for week-long vacation. However, when I got on the ship, I found out that I get seasick REALLY easily. FML
Today, I was dumped by my boyfriend. We're currently sharing a room on a cruise ship. FML
Today, while at work, I went to unlock the washroom for a customer. Normally we don't allow customers to use the staff washrooms, so I was as surprised as the guy I found sitting on the toilet when I opened the door. FML
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Virginia6810 16
What kind of cruise ship is this?!
LemonandLime 13
To the people asking why there's a morgue. A cruise is in the middle of the sea. If someone dies suddenly, what are they going to do with the body until they get back to port? It's sensible to have one!
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a_commenter 3
At least you discovered before you accidentally created some clothes
fml121785 14
That is a bit of information I could have gone forever without knowing... And what cruise line is this anyway?
andiewithlove 21
Oh yes, making clothes from scratch would take forever!.......oh you meant cremated! Sorry, carry on.
Tay_racer10 3
6-every cruise ship has one it doesn't matter what line it is, what else are they suppose to do with the body
Virginia6810 16
What kind of cruise ship is this?!
AussieChild 22
Every cruise ship has one- what did you think they'd do with the people who died??
Pleonasm 36
Ever since "Ghost Ship," things have never been the same...
Virginia6810 16
I guess we assume only happy things happen on cruise ships. But I guess if you think about it...
eternalsunshine2 5
11 - throw them overboard
mjbjenkins 0
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-39 And have the bodies wash up on beaches? Sure, why not? -sucks OP just try to avoid the room and think happy thoughts on the cruise.
jacob128 4
Jigsaw cruise lines, everyone on board is about to play a game
AlkaliSam 6
Cruise ships tend to be filled with senior citizens. Senior citizens tend to die more frequently than younger folks. A morgue is an unfortunate necessity on a cruise line - even if the cruise ship were to only be filled with young people. Accidents happen, after all.
NeonPopRocks 14
And sometimes non-accidents do too..... Or am I reading too many cruise ship murder books?
crazytwinsmom 25
Addams Family.
Czech_Zidane 14
39 - and would you agree with that if your mother died on a cruise ship?
tehcyberman 9
Guys... I don't think you understand that 39 was kidding...
pita2423 10
#50 your not alone, I think murder mystery!!
halzmac 5
Im sorry op! Ps what idiot would put a morque next to the laundry room!
Mauskau 36
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Why does a g look like a q to you? Saying morque makes it sound like an entirely different word. Yes, it may look 'cool' or whatever but it looks stupid at the same time and makes it look like you can't spell or tell the difference between the two. - A morgue on a cruise ship does sound weird but if you're on it for months at a time someone might die, you never know. You could be carrying a secret CSI team with you on your journeys.
Pleonasm 36
Wow, way to over-react over a typo. Qeez, qive her a break!
Grimmerie 31
Somehow I don't think that's a typo. G and Q are half a keyboard away from each other.
Metallica36176 16
Where I live, a hospital that was built a long time ago built the morgue right beside the kitchen. Thankfully they've fixed it and now its a storage freezer I think. To this day I feel weird trying to eat there...
rokemay 10
Where else are they supposed to put it? Is there somewhere better you would suggest? At least by having it next to the staff laundry room, that implies that guests don't tend to go to that area of the ship, making it less likely that they will go in there.
patrickalamo 48
Almost every cruse ship and hospital has a morgue. They are generally located next to or nearby the kitchen. The mortuary school I attended had the lunchroom under the embalming room... I never ate there...
Marrach 7
Morgue, darling.
kriz_allizwell 6
A morgue next to the laundry room? Now you can clean after cleaning out!
halzmac 5
*morgue* sorry! It was a typo by the way :) and thanks btw Pleonasm.. Some people really need to calm down on here! :)
halzmac 5
I think it should be put somewhere where nobody can accidentally walk into it!
jthmtwin 16
Ours was down the hall, had a tour once and three of the drawers were 'occupied' weirded me out a little.
AbstraktThoughts 13
Oh dear god. It's one of those things you wish you were better off not knowing.
enormouselephant 15
Why is there a morgue on a cruise ship? The only reason I could think is for people to hold a funeral and throw the deceased overboard, but even that doesn't sound right.
hardehar 9
If someone does unfortunately die onboard, without a morgue where would they put the body?
enormouselephant 15
Oh! That makes a lot more sense, thanks for clearing that up and sorry for my silly comment, but I'm glad I asked so I got an answer:)
Tuffay 14
I was on a cruise, and a old guy died... They put him in the walk in freezer. I helped carry the body, and was a little surprised at first walking through the galley with him, but better froze, than rotting!
Cat_Daniels 6
I think the real FML is that OP works on a cruise ship.
Czech_Zidane 14
#86 - why? AFAIK jobs on cruise ships are paid very well, aren't they?
LemonandLime 13
To the people asking why there's a morgue. A cruise is in the middle of the sea. If someone dies suddenly, what are they going to do with the body until they get back to port? It's sensible to have one!
Pleonasm 36
I was thinking just throw it overboard, but you're right, this way you can turn them into piñatas, pot pourri, or even anchors if you have enough of them!
Czech_Zidane 14
26 - I doubt that relatives of the deceased person would be OK with "your granny died on the cruise ship, so we had to throw her into the sea", you know.
kittycat1597 10
Plus maybe they believed in souls, would you like to be buried under the sea?
Devyn333 16
From what I've heard, they air lift (as in take in a helicopter) the body and the family.
Meenah_fml 4
Oh, great. Love a good cruise morgue.
ravemasterroxas 9
Oh hey meenah, lookin fly ;)
thatclown 4
Idk why, but this just scared the **** out of me. O_O
samasara 20
Me too... Im like, freaking out right now...
gc327072 31
Why?
thatclown 4
Probably just the thought of being in a room with dead bodies. But I'm over it haha
fml121785 14
Where else would you put any dead bodies of people that happen to die on a cruise ship? At least you won't find one in the laundry room! :)
DollyDope 17
I bet the ship's mortician gets paid more and does less work than you. New job?