Today, whilst vacuuming, I stupidly decided to vacuum the bathroom drain to see what would happen. Turns out it will cause stinking septic water to get sucked into the machine and spew all over the walls, ceiling and vanity. It also causes the vacuum cleaner to stop working. 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 had to temporarily remove the drain pipe under the sink. I absentmindedly poured the stinky water from the trap into the now drainless sink, and flooded the cupboard I was working in with it. FML
Today, at work I had to spend two hours cleaning up stinky toilet water. Why? Because yesterday, I forgot to turn on the septic tank pumps. The tank overflowed, and so did all the toilets. My boss is not happy. FML
Today, the babysitter not only clogged the toilet, they tried to unclog it with our vacuum cleaner hose. FML
Today, I did something you never ever should do. I removed the screw in the shower drain. What I didn't know was that it's impossible to know if the shower will leak afterwards. I just wanted to properly clean the drain. FML
Today, I was using the toilet at a friend's house when the toilet made a strange gurgling noise. Thinking it was just old plumbing, I flushed. The water started rising... and rising. Before I knew it, water, and whatever was in the toilet, began overflowing and flooding the bathroom. I had to go ask for help, and a mop. FML
Today, I absent-mindedly poured the putrid water from the sink’s air trap into the sink that I'd just removed the air trap out of, and flooded the cupboard I then had to crawl into. FML
Today, I finally started a DIY home improvement project I'd been putting off for a while now. As I was drilling into the wall, I managed to hit a plumbing pipe that I didn't know was there and started flooded my living room. FML
Today, I used the community vacuum to clean my dorm. When spots started appearing on the floor, I assumed it was leaking water. By the time I finished there were tons of wet spots on the floor. Later I found out that someone had just used that very vacuum to suck up vomit. FML
Today, I wanted to clean my house. Of course the vacuum cleaner got stuck behind furniture multiple times. After the fifth time or so, I gave it a good pull. Now my vacuum cleaner is broken and the socket is off the wall. FML
Today, I set out to clean the house while my wife was at work. Starting with the vacuum cleaner, it suddenly started making a strange noise and emitting a burning smell. Panicking, I unplugged it and noticed one of our toddler's socks had been sucked into it, causing it to overheat. I managed to extract the sock, but now our expensive vacuum cleaner is toast. FML
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Top comments
coraline123c 23
I think you need an adult
TheGreastest 24
what the **** did you expect? a leprechaun to come out with his gold?
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Comments (97)
lincolnstars 7
Does your mother still tie your shoes? The amount of stupid in this world is amazing. Please do not reproduce.
daemonsparta 16
as you said yourself op...stupid decision
bringmethesmiles 18
I'm sorry, but HAHAHAHA YOU MADE MY DAY, TY
beeferjay 34
I bet you were going to try the drain first and your crotch next. Lol
burristhethird 16
Jesus Christ you people are asses! OP didn't know what to expect! Geez give him/her a break, honestly I have never thought of vacuuming a drain, so I had never thought of what would happen! You don't have to be an ass just because you know something that OP didn't.
NotYourAnon 10
Damn. Should have used a ShopVac.
John_in_Oz 12
Thank you for telling us. I would have done exactly the same if it had occurred to me. And btw commentators, septic means 'infected with bacteria', not excrement.
Shade1982 21
In the litteral sense it does, but as they are part of the sewage system, there will always be excrement in it.
kaybur10 11
If you were that curious you probably should have looked it up online before actually doing it
ian_mccraw 1
Maybe you should research plumbing a little and you'd know that there's a fitting that holds water to keep the sewer smell out of the house.
AggieMike77 12
Have you ever seen that reality show "An Idiot Abroad"? You should apply for the part.