Work: Today, I returned to work after a restful week-long holiday....

By WetWetWet - 04/01/2010 11:15 - India

Today, I returned to work after a restful week-long holiday. Before I left, I'd finished a huge assignment which is due this week. I walk in to find a water pipe has burst just above my desk, flooding our office with water and ruining my computer. Happy New Year to me. FML

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Like what you've done with the place

By me. - 29/08/2012 04:19 - United States - Roseau

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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Hang in there

By bs_happens - 11/01/2010 15:28 - United States

Today, I found out that a water pipe at my work had burst over the weekend. There is absolutely no water in the building, including the bathrooms. It's a 9-hour day, and I took a laxative this morning before I came in. FML

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Nice way to end the day

By welp - 27/12/2015 05:08 - United States - Grass Lake

Today, I worked a short shift at work, getting sent home early because it was slow. In the time I was gone, my family decided surprise me by rearranging my room and put in my new desk. They also surprised me when I learned that they'd spilled a slushie on my very expensive computer. FML

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By LostFocus - 11/12/2009 11:11 - United States

Today, after five months of working overtime and doing my own repairs around the house, such as patching my own roof to save money, I walk into my home office. I find my $2500, week old, top of the line laptop won't turn on because it's drenched in water. Apparently there's a leak in the roof. FML

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By lifestinks - 23/08/2009 03:29 - United States

Today, my work finally hired someone to replace some leaky pipes at work. I work in the basement by myself, and just as I walk under the newly fixed pipes, I get soaked with water. Apparently it was connected to a toilet. My boss couldn't find a replacement so they made me work covered in piss. FML

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By Tokany - 28/04/2011 19:29 - Romania

Today, when I came home from work, my computer was drenched with water. My sister claimed there was smoke coming out of it. FML

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By Soggy Sophia - 27/03/2013 15:44 - United Kingdom - Bristol

Today, I went for my daily post-op doctor's appointment, where I was told I can resume normal activities. Which was handy when I came home to half-an-inch of water throughout my apartment, due to my washing machine drainage pipe coming undone while I was gone. FML

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By DonPedro - 16/01/2009 14:45 - United States

Today, I took a dump at work. When I went to flush the toilet, it clogged and began to overflow. I left the bathroom as it was and as I walked out, my boss came in. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/09/2017 13:00

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

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By "refines" - 23/09/2017 16:00

Today, I woke up to my living room covered in 8 cm of water. My $2k computer was on that floor. FML

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capthavoc123 0

Monday 4 January 2010 16:16

Back up your work. And if you'd finished it, why didn't you submit it early? You don't exactly deserve it, but by taking basic steps you could have avoided it.

JackDark 0

Monday 4 January 2010 16:13

It's possible the Hard-drive is still salvageable, depending on where the water went. Unless the whole things screwed, see if you can get the IT guy to retrieve the Hard-drive.

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blackaut 0

Monday 4 January 2010 17:33

agree with 6!

aero_fml 0

Monday 4 January 2010 17:46

Flash drives aren't $30 for 64MB anymore... technology buddy

ZoeeC 0

Monday 4 January 2010 18:00

Yeah you should be able to salvage your hard drive as said above, unless its completely smashed to pieces you can almost always retrieve information from it.

GiRIsMakingCupca 0

Monday 4 January 2010 18:06

that does really suk

cel123456789 0

Monday 4 January 2010 18:12

18, r u a kid?!? u look like ur 8 years old

RufusCade 7

Monday 4 January 2010 18:34

YDI Ever heard of back up?

craze189 0

Monday 4 January 2010 18:41

15-20% of FMLs could be avoided if people backed up important data

ashleynonymous 0

Monday 4 January 2010 19:35

At least now you have a swimming pool? Grab your secretary and go skinny dipping since you're already screwed!

idkweird 0

Monday 4 January 2010 19:57

Idk about you, but at the places Ive worked, the towers are always off the ground :/ Sucks for you, though. As many people have said, though, the hard drive should be salvageable. Next time, save it on a flash drive when you finish as a CYA!