Miscellaneous: Today, I was woken at 4 a.m. by the sounds of someone crashing...

By LostSleep - 24/05/2016 21:54 - United Kingdom

Today, I was woken at 4 a.m. by the sounds of someone crashing down the stairs. I scrambled out, still half-asleep, to find out that nobody was in an agonized heap at the bottom. The walls are so thin in my house that I could hear the neighbour falling down HIS stairs. FML

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By Oldhouse - 22/07/2014 03:46 - United States - Hacienda Heights

Today, I discovered that the odd creaking noise I hear when I walk down the stairs is actually a crack that had been getting larger over the years. I found out when I fell through and plummeted to the stairs below. FML

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By mdsfkljsfsdrewr - 03/06/2014 19:01 - Lebanon - Beirut

Today, less than a day after my cranky downstairs neighbor passed away, I woke up to banging sounds against his apartment ceiling, like the ones he used to make whenever I walked around during the night. I'm shitting myself in fear. FML

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By edwinduarte1 - 13/09/2010 06:49 - France

Today, I noticed that the walls of my apartment are ridiculously thin, when I heard my neighbor slowly walk up the stairs, slam the bathroom door, lift the toilet cover, take a pee and end with a nice "AAHH." FML

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By Anonymous - 18/11/2018 12:00

Today, I was staying at my friend's house, which is next door. Our houses are the same layout, only mirrored, so tonight when I got out of bed in the dark, I instinctively turned to my left, thinking I was entering the bathroom, and fell down the stairs. Three of my teeth are missing. FML

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By fineillpissthebedthen - 07/02/2013 22:56 - Denmark - ?lborg

Today, my downstairs neighbours screamed at me for making so much noise that I woke their children up and made them cry. The noise was the sound of a loose floorboard shifting as I crept to my bathroom, and again on my way back to bed. They've sworn to get me evicted. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/10/2009 04:30 - United States

Today, I went upstairs to scold my boys for running in the house because someone could get hurt. As I turned around to come back downstairs I tripped and fell all the way down to the landing at the bottom. I could hear them laughing in their rooms. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/07/2020 02:02

Today, after a month of things going wrong in my life and finally getting better, I woke up refreshed and ready to face the day. Then, I fell down the stairs. FML

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Who goes there?

By dontbadouche - 01/02/2010 13:45 - Senegal

Today, I heard the sound of footsteps in the basement. Thinking it was burglars I grabbed a baseball bat and hurried down the stairs. I then tripped on the stairs, fell down them and smacked my head on the bat. The sound of footsteps I heard? It was my cat playing in some cardboard boxes. FML

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By Lily - 09/06/2012 23:43 - United States - San Antonio

Today, I fell going down the stairs and hit my head on the wall. My parents came frantically running to my side, but only to make sure I hadn't damaged the wall. FML

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By trickortreat - 01/11/2009 04:23 - United States

Today, while up in my room getting ready to go out, I thought I heard some trick or treaters knocking on the door. I ignored them because I didn't have any candy. The knocking got louder and longer. I walked downstairs, and noticed that the living room ceiling was falling down onto the floor. FML

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SubparAtBest 23

Wednesday 25 May 2016 11:41

Well at least you didn't fall when you checked.

george_s_4 30

Wednesday 25 May 2016 12:28

Maybe you can wear something to bed that will muffle the sound so it doesn't bother you so much.

Comments

Moskaaa7 26

Wednesday 25 May 2016 11:25

Why didn't you help your neighbour, since you were up anyway?

ThongWarrior 17

Wednesday 25 May 2016 13:38

People of fml are a**holes, this comment is pretty funny

Tomato_Cheese 22

Wednesday 25 May 2016 11:35

That must've given you quite a STAIR.

daycrae 8

Wednesday 25 May 2016 12:06

A stair..? Really?

Tomato_Cheese 22

Wednesday 25 May 2016 12:42

Bad puns were always hit and miss...

maxthebigseal 21

Friday 27 May 2016 7:58

#13 like yours.

Smiley_70 22

Wednesday 25 May 2016 11:38

Be happy not you or your loved ones and call an ambulance for your neighbor

SubparAtBest 23

Wednesday 25 May 2016 11:41

Well at least you didn't fall when you checked.

elladonald 17

Wednesday 25 May 2016 11:50

I'd hate to know what else you hear through those thin walls.

kelciimackk 24

Wednesday 25 May 2016 11:53

I can only imagine the awkwardness when your neighbor brings somebody home for some fun...

DRaffie 18

Wednesday 25 May 2016 12:00

It sucks that the walls are that thin. Would be very scary if you heard him being broken into and thought it was you being broken into. Scary thought

ssnow_fml 20

Wednesday 25 May 2016 12:09

At least your neighbor wasn't having sex.

Mauskau 35

Wednesday 25 May 2016 12:20

I'd ask if you checked your neighbour was okay but I'm not sure if they'd appreciate being checked on at 4am or not.

Earl_KarmasBitch 34

Wednesday 25 May 2016 16:16

If the walls are that thin you could just shout "Are you okay, or should I come round?" The odds are fairly good the neighbour is already awake after all.