Today one of my flatmates told the rest of us to stop using the toilet after 10pm cause he's a light sleeper and the flushing noise wakes him up. After arguing about it, he gave us his 'permission' to use the toilet, but only if we don't flush until the next day. Guess who is always the first to wake up? 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, like every day, I woke up at 3 in the morning because my roommate needs "a three hour warning" before his real alarm goes off. His alarm is a constant beeping noise which he always ignores for a good 10 minutes before finally getting up and turning it off. FML
Today, I discovered that when I sleep, I go to the bathroom to poop and don’t flush the toilet. I live with three roommates who all wake up before I do. FML
Today, I found out that if someone flushes a toilet the same time I'm starting the washing machine, my house will flood. FML
Today, I was woken up ungodly early by my dad, who didn't give me even 5 seconds to wake up before barking orders at me to clean the septic tank screen, because it was clogged, but he needed to go to work. Conveniently, he'd already had a shower and "didn't notice" the gurgling toilet until he was done. FML
Today, my roommate set her extremely loud alarm clock for 5am and continued to hit the snooze button every ten minutes until 7:30. FML
Today, my roommate's extremely loud and obnoxious alarm went off six times, waking me up each time, before she finally gave up on hitting the snooze button and went back to sleep for good. FML
Today, the only thing my downstairs neighbor wanted to talk about with me is how she can hear us go to the bathroom. She also claims that she can tell which one of us is going, based on the noise level. FML
Today, it's the first day in 3 weeks that I'm in my flat after 7 a.m. due to a very busy work schedule. I was looking forward to a Saturday lie-in. Also today, my flatmate's alarm clock went off loudly from 7:30 to 10:30. He's in another country and his door is locked. Bye bye lie-in. FML
Today, my boyfriend accused me of making an FML about him. I let him know that if I were going to make an FML, it would be about how he doesn’t flush the toilet after he uses it. He responded by not flushing the toilet again this morning. FML
Today, my new roommate woke me up at noon to bitch about my "selfish sleeping habits" and how they ruin her ability to invite anyone over. I work the graveyard shift at the hospital. FML
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christian1509 21
If the majority of y'all have a problem tell him his request inconveniences everyone else so either he finds a way to deal with it such as earplugs or headphones or he can find another place to live.
Colecto_fml 26
Kick him out. Why the hell would you stay with a roommate that disrespects even your basic needs? No roommate is better than a selfish jerkwad of a one
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Michaelsupset 14
Earplugs. They were invented for a reason
baby4mommy 27
We'll have you and your roommates considered using adult diapers? Just securely fasten the diaper with the easy Velcro tapes around your roomies head - even a light sleeper should sleep like a baby though the night. The diaper should muffle the noise of everything from toilet flushing to late night parties.
interesting33 37
We do this in my family so it doesn't wake anyone up
adame2kill4 3
Man that sucks. Luckily, you're an adult and can go to the bathroom when you please. Buy him some ear plugs and hope he's not too pissy ;)
chessu 21
I guess I'll be the devil's advocate here, but there's always another side to the story. I, too, am a relatively light sleeper. Not so much so when I've already fallen asleep, but it's the falling asleep that I really struggle with. I also work a vastly different shift pattern than the rest of my house and my room just happens to be next to the bathroom. During 'day hours' it will set off a pump (which I'd actually prefer as it's further and quicker, but as it's next to two other rooms, it's shut off for the night) and during night hours it will drip for exactly two minutes which I can hear. I can also hear the floor, the door and the light. I am decent enough person not to tell my house mates not to pee at night, because I mean, if you need to, you need to, but it's a HUGE inconvenience for me, and I'd rather them not flush or use the downstairs bathroom. Earplugs don't do it for me and when I've just about to fall asleep and I have to hear something dripping for 2 minutes I'm immediately awoken. This was not an issue when I moved as different people lived there and for multiple reasons I currently can't move. So, as much as I understand your house mate seems ridiculous to you, this is probably a huge problem for them, so try to see it from their POV!
Khryzis 14
you can hear light? i think you mean you hear them turn it on or does it buzz
dellerme 16
It's the same for me! But in addition we also have a fan in the bathroom which no one thinks to turn off at night since the switch is really high up. So I can hear their room door opening, bathroom door, turning on the light, the fan, the flush and water running. Sadly one of my flatmates doesn't care what time it is, she will walk back and forth to the bathroom. It's really frustrating trying to get to sleep in such conditions, so I feel you!
chantelle9294 19
#32, obviously they meant the switch. In the same sentence they also mentioned hearing the floor and door, which as inanimate objects, don't actually make noises unless the floor creaks when walked on and the door is closed noisily.
Khryzis 14
i would just say he has to flush it then if he wants people to make that much of an effort for him, or he can suck it up
Delial 14
I think it's time to find a new flatmate.
polsen4273 8
Thats perfectly reasonable for #1s, just coomon courtesy. I assume he wasn't including #2s.
maty172 14
As a person that lives below a bathroom, I asked them not to flush it after 11 and before 6. This is a fair request because some toilets are super loud and even with earplugs I can hear it. Before I asked them to stop I tried everything but they would flush it at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in the morning and I could not sleep at all. You guys should be more understanding of the roommate as well, what if you were them? would you want to listen to a toilet flush everyday and be woken up by it? No, you would do the same thing as them.
Bekll 31
Roommates can be crazy sometimes. I had one who ordered me to flush only after going #2. I didn't follow this rule - it's ridiculous and we had different bathrooms.