Today, my roommate placed something on a shelf I put up, and the whole thing came crashing down. It's been fine for 2 years and now the shelf decides to break? Yeah right, dude. 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, at my job as a librarian at an old library, I was shelving books. Things were great until one entire bookshelf fell over. The damage wasn't too bad. Then the rest fell down. FML
Today, at work, I went to place a small item on a shelf. The shelf fell on me, trapping my hand. While lifting it, the top shelf fell against my chest and the products all dumped on my face. I then realized the shelves were only held up by zip ties. FML
Today, I got home to my wife surrounded by plaster, old cement and bricks, and a fucking massive hole in the kitchen wall leading through into next door's kitchen. Apparently she tried to put up a shelf and the wall “fell down”. FML
Today, the framed memorabilia that I spent $195 on last week came crashing to the floor. It was on my wall for less than 2 hours. The picture is torn and the glass is shattered, but at least the frame is alright. FML
Today, after months of telling my landlord about the weak floorboards in my living room, I fell through them as I was trying to repair them myself. FML
Today, I decided to be productive and clean behind my couch. I found dust, old receipts, and one sock I thought was stolen by the universe. When I stood up proudly, I smashed my head on the shelf above. I knocked down three picture frames. All shattered. FML
Today, I tried to hang a new shelf in my apartment. I measured, drilled, and installed it perfectly level, only to realize a few minutes later I'd drilled into the side of a pipe. Water started shooting out like a geyser and almost flooded my bathroom. My shelf looks great, though. FML
Today, I purchased a brand new television. Not long after the professional who hung it on my wall left, it came crashing down on my hardwood floor. I'm now left with a busted TV, a tear in my living room wall, and a severely drained bank account. FML
Today, I was in a shoe store. I picked up a shoe so I could look at it, but when I put it back on the shelf, the whole shelf fell down, making all the shoes fall to the ground. The people behind the counter started clapping. FML
Today, we finished redecorating my kitchen. My dad has been his usual OCD self about getting it perfect, so when he noticed a shelf was just barely not level, he decided to adjust the screws. It fell off and damaged my floor, so he threw the screwdriver and cracked a wall tile. Thanks dad. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Unless he put a bowling ball made of osmium on the shelf, he just outed you as a shite handyman.
Chazzster 32
The proper way to put up a shelf: (1) Find the studs (the walls internal skeleton) (2) Attach the shelf hardware through the wall to the studs with wood screws about 2 to 3 inches long. (3) Hang the shelf from the shelf hardware. If you do this your shelf won’t fall down. If you just fasten to the drywall, with the cheesy little plastic drywall fasteners included with most hardware, not only will any significant load cause the shelf and it’s contents to fall, it will rip big holes in the wall. When people see something fastened to a wall, they tend to assume it is fastened there properly and are not careful about putting only lightweight items on the shelf. The heaviest load is a whole shelf of books, by the way.
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RichardPencil 32
Unless he put a bowling ball made of osmium on the shelf, he just outed you as a shite handyman.
Chazzster 32
The proper way to put up a shelf: (1) Find the studs (the walls internal skeleton) (2) Attach the shelf hardware through the wall to the studs with wood screws about 2 to 3 inches long. (3) Hang the shelf from the shelf hardware. If you do this your shelf won’t fall down. If you just fasten to the drywall, with the cheesy little plastic drywall fasteners included with most hardware, not only will any significant load cause the shelf and it’s contents to fall, it will rip big holes in the wall. When people see something fastened to a wall, they tend to assume it is fastened there properly and are not careful about putting only lightweight items on the shelf. The heaviest load is a whole shelf of books, by the way.
peterblackmer91 12
Wow. You know sometimes things break. You sound a bit accusatory.