Today, my wife and I are about to move across the country when the landlord for our new house called and said a water line busted and flooded the house. The movers are coming tomorrow. FML
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Today, my husband and I were finally about to put our house on market because we have killed our savings on moving and two mortgages for the past couple of months. Then the pipes burst. Awesome. FML
Today, the water stopped working in our apartment. We are supposed to be moving into a new place tomorrow, so we asked the landlord if we could move in a day early. Upon arrival, we found that the water tank needed to be installed, so there's no water here either. We are now admitting defeat and checking into a hotel. FML
Today, the water stopped working in our apartment. We are supposed to be moving into a new place tomorrow, so we asked the landlord if we could move in a day early. Upon arrival, we found that the water tank needs to be installed, so there's no water here either. We're now admitting defeat and checking into a hotel. FML
Today, we woke up to two inches of water in our finished basement, which my wife and I use it as our bedroom. The plumber found roots in our sewer line. The kicker: we just bought the house four days ago. FML
Today, our boiler broke. Yesterday, it was our fridge. The day before that, the deck collapsed, and a few weeks ago the dishwasher flooded the kitchen. This is after we spent a ton of money to have the house gutted due to a mold problem. We only bought the house a year ago, and have lived in it even less. We need to move. FML
Today, after moving into my new house, my partner's father came to give us his old sofa. Now, an hour before he has to leave, he's half-completed 3 DIY jobs we didn't want done in the first place, and smashed my water inlet pipe. I have no water and a destroyed kitchen. FML
Today, my apartment burned to the ground. I was packed and ready to move out tomorrow. FML
Today, workers came to my house to fix residual moisture damage in my walls left behind by Hurricane Irma. Said workers then burst a water pipe and flooded my entire apartment in the time it took figure out how to turn it off. FML
Today, I came home from my aunt's funeral to find my basement flooded due to a sewer backup. FML
Today, I came home from work to find my house was flooded from a broken pipe under the sink. My house had just recently had new wood floors, carpet and electrics installed because 6 months earlier my house had been flooded by the same pipe breaking. FML
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Top comments
Frammy007 7
I'm sorry to hear that happened, but it's better than if all your belongings arrived yesterday.
SimmoDestroyer 15
Damn. Sorry to hear :/
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Comments (41)
lilbillXD 16
I would recommend putting your belongings in storage until it all gets cleared out, hope thungs get better Op.
greencurtains74 11
At least it busted before your move! If you haven't closed on the house yet the repairs will be out of the sellers pocket, if you have closed, then your warranty should cover it (unless you were cheap and didn't sign one!)
Tankkiller308 16
Plot twist the land lord is in love with op and this was there desperate attempt to get them to stay by cutting the water line and flooding everything so they wouldn't move untill it was dealt with
Mira Lux 26
That could happen
zunit63 5
Could be worse. This could've happened after you moved.
latent_leo 10
they say the grass is always greener on the other side, but it all depends on perspective
lina21 12
If it's 24 hours, call and reschedule. But talk about timing for both of you :(
Mr_snuggels 16
Well... Shit.
ThatsABitch 4
That's not an FML. It would be an FML if the flooding was after your stuff got delivered!
the_real_dvd 21
If you already have a signed contract you may be due some penal damages. Contracts are 2 way streets. You agree to pay, he agrees to provide. If he can't provide the housing you've contractually agreed to pay for you may be in a position to have him cover your expenses associated with this inconvenience. (State laws vary, in my home state a contract is valid only after an exchange of money, e.g, placing a deposit on the property.)
Kristoffer 35
That gives them a few days to get it fixed.