Today, my parents have kept their bet going about not turning the heat on all season. I woke up this morning to it being the same temperature inside as it was outside. It's snowing out there. 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, like always, my parents are such tightwads that they refused to turn the heating system on, despite the ball-freezing temperatures. I was so cold, I had to resort to warming my hands up over the toaster. FML
Today, I woke up to a quite frigid room, which wasn't out of the ordinary since my building's heat is broken. But I realized that the extra cold I was feeling was due to the snow piled up on my bed. It had snowed 20 inches last night. My mom had apparently opened my window. FML
Today, my mom wants to save money on both heating and electricity. Put into practice, this means that the temperature in my room is about the same as that in our fridge. FML
Today, my mom made me go shopping with her. It was freezing out, but she didn't wear a coat, boasting that she doesn't feel the chill like I do. By the time we drove home she was whining about freezing to death, and now I'm stuck in a house whose heating is set to "inferno". FML
Today, the lack of heating in my room has gotten to the point where I have to cuddle my clothes for the next day at night so they're not freezing when I wake up. FML
Today, my parents went on holiday, finally, and since I’m always freezing I took the opportunity to actually turn up the temperature on the boiler. Not 30 seconds later my dad called pissed and told me either I turn it back down or he’s coming home from Spain to kick my ass. FML
Today, I got a phone call to say my workplace was closed due to extreme weather conditions. Looking forward to my day off, I then realised the boiler was broken and my house has no heating despite there being a foot of snow outside. I'm spending the day in bed, wearing all my clothes. FML
Today, my heating broke. It's 22 degrees outside, and my father won't let us call someone to fix it because apparently the cold helps the soul grow. FML
Today, the whole upstairs was so cold that I had to wear mittens inside. When I asked my parents why it was so cold, they replied that to save money, they had decided not to heat the upstairs, since "nobody is ever up there, anyway." My bedroom is upstairs. FML
Today, I can't get my heat to turn off. It is currently 87 degrees Fahrenheit in my house, and my heat is running non-stop. It's about 20 degrees outside with over a foot of snow on the ground, so a repairman can't come out to fix it. My electricity bill will be about $1000. FML
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OhDearBetrayal 25
It's not only a bet; it's a test of pride. Also know as a fight to the death. You are a casualty of war. Congratulations.
misspulkadot24 17
The cost of the hospital bill when your entire family gets pneumonia will be a lot higher than the heat bill.
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OhDearBetrayal 25
It's not only a bet; it's a test of pride. Also know as a fight to the death. You are a casualty of war. Congratulations.
TourettesGuyFTW 26
Or..OP could it on themselves. Fight the power!
igive 29
Could "it" on themselves?
mbuck87 19
Leave him alone he's got Tourette's
TourettesGuyFTW 26
PUT in on. Put. Put..PUT..see what you've done now? Puuuut. (put).
friedpwnadge 25
Move in with a friend and leave your idiot parents to fight it out until then. If they're going to let their egos make it unliveable for you, then they have no foot to stand on for you wanting to be somewhere healthy.
mcBe 6
#1 Lmao congratulations
Imhere4fml 24
Is it snowing inside then ?
Lioness8197 18
Yes... It's snowing IN OP's house.
onedirectionxx 8
Oh yeah, totally! cause it snows in people's houses all the time! nbd!
EverestMelting 23
#2 I upvoted you. People obviously don't get this pun and just followed the lead of downvotes. It was quite the sarcastic comment in which made me laugh out loud. I applaud you, good sir.
Lioness8197 18
Oh I got the pun. It just sucked.
misspulkadot24 17
The cost of the hospital bill when your entire family gets pneumonia will be a lot higher than the heat bill.
RydeOrDie 7
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs and/or bronchial airways. It cannot be contracted by being in the cold. Even so, it's cured by simple antibiotics, so it's still cheaper than a heating bill.
rangermedic77 5
People have survived the harsh cold in the past, op will be fine.
outoftown 27
#17, Then they'll bet on how long they can hold off calling the doctor. If they don't have health insurance, the hospital (or funeral) bills will be pricey.
misspulkadot24 17
My friend had pneumonia. She was in and out of the hospital for weeks. I bet her parents would beg to differ on the whole "cheaper than heating bill" argument.
DerrickJames 33
This battle is about more than the money. They're both trying to wear the pants in the relationship. Winner takes all!
timjones 8
20- welcome to Canada.
BlackPhenom 9
#20 define people. I mean I live in Canada so I would probably manage but for people living in Miami it's a different story. They could still manage maybe but it'd be all the more uncomfortable.
Iknoweverything 29
The cost of the pipes freezing and bursting would also be similarly high. (And actually IS a result of the cold.) I don't know what the temp is in Oregon, but the midwest is hitting the coldest temps in years, with our high today being a -8 F. If someone is stupid enough to leave their heat off, they're in for a mess of water when it warms up!
betseyville 6
#17 - I've had pneumonia twice and each time I spent 4 days in the hospital. Walking pneumonia, which I've had several times as well, was cured with just antibiotics, but bed pneumonia is no joke.
Alexweber929 14
Have you ever heard of snow In miami?
zandalee 20
Damn this recession! It's making Bear Grillis out of all of us whether we are willing or not.
VelvetRain 6
Whatchu' talkin' bout, Grillis?
misspulkadot24 17
I haven't resorted to drinking my piss yet.
TourettesGuyFTW 26
^marry me!
Flora_fml 6
^ Maeby?
klol_fml 11
Isn't it Bear Grylls?
footcheezeez 16
One of my windows was smashed out. It is -17 celcius in my room, as we only have a wood heater and no wood.
footcheezeez 16
Consider yourself lucky, OP.
RydeOrDie 7
You want a cookie? It might warm you up. No, I don't feel sorry for you.
footcheezeez 16
A cookie would be nice, yeah, but i'm not sure if carbs will increase metabolism. On top of that, I live on a farm and my family is snowed in. We cut down a dead tree, though.
klutz44 28
No heat but luckily your Internet is working!
Connect 10
Move in with friend till your parents come to their senses.
twinkiefeets 17
What does the winner get? A flu shot?
I_iz_B_a_troll 24
Fire up your dryer and get yourself some warm blankets, you can handle this! Just think how our ancestors had to get by without the fancy heaters. When in doubt, hibernate!
carry_on 19
That's a bet that no matter the outcome everybody loses, including you!
Flora_fml 6
I haven't lived in a place with heat in ten years. I've woken up to see my own breath in my bedroom several times in the last two weeks. It hasn't been snowing here, but it is in the 20s. Coldest ever was 10 degrees. Just layer up and until you can pay your own electric bill, move out, or get a space heater, suck it up.