Landlords, Awkward and Miscellaneous: Freakshow

Freakshow

By iheartnjdevils - This FML is from back in 2011 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, my landlord sent tree cutters to take down a tree in our front yard. I didn't realize their job included walking around the house and gratuitously staring at me through the window as I dressed. My boyfriend won't complain because he's afraid our rent will go up in retaliation. FML

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You deserved it 8 035

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By jordigs - 23/12/2009 08:46 - United States

Today, the elderly couple next door asked me to cut down a tree in their yard. It turns out they told me to cut down the wrong tree, and I cut down the tree they got married under. They now hate me and tell me they plan to sue me for damage to property. FML

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You deserved it 4 260

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By Anonymous - 28/12/2022 15:00 - Germany

Today, our landlord came over to chop down our cherished apple tree. While doing so, he ate one of the apples, concurring that they really did taste excellent. FML

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You deserved it 128

By Anonymous - 10/07/2011 23:51 - United States

Today, my husband finally got round to cutting down a tree limb in our front yard after months of me begging him. It fell on me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 27 345

You deserved it 15 863

By Anonymous - 04/08/2011 23:19 - United States

Today, my landlord told me he is raising my rent next month. I thought he was kidding until he asked if I still wanted to live here. My landlord is also my live-in boyfriend. FML

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You deserved it 3 972

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By Anonymous - 11/11/2019 03:00

Today, my boss sent me to remove a tree from a client's home. So I went and cut down the tree, only for my boss to show up an hour later, speechless. I was supposed to remove a sapling that had sprouted through the driveway tarmac, not the 100-year-old prizewinning Japanese cherry tree. FML

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By nothingtoseeherejuststealingtrees - 05/04/2016 20:31 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I met my neighbor. When she saw me cutting down trees on my lot, she interrogated me and called the police because she didn't believe I owned the property. She didn't call the cops when she watched someone steal a cord of wood from my property two days ago. FML

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By trees - 24/07/2013 16:44 - United States - Waupaca

Today, I watched one of my neighbor's trees fall into the electrical lines outside my house. This was after he took a chainsaw to the tree. He refuses to cover the damages. FML

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You deserved it 2 931

Landlords gonna landlord

By goingtobeevicted - 25/04/2013 06:28 - United Kingdom - London

Today, my new landlord and lettings agent made an illegal entry into my house. Unfortunately, at the time my boyfriend was buck naked, smoking a joint on the sofa, surrounded by the cats we aren't supposed to have. FML

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You deserved it 48 205

Please Mr Postman

By Anonymous - 20/07/2023 21:00 - United States - Fairfax

Today, I'm expecting an important delivery that I need so I don’t lose my job. My neighbors decided that today was a great day to have a team of landscapers come to cut down some trees. I'm in a tight cul de sac and they're blocking my driveway. Guess who’s gonna lose his job today? FML

I agree, your life sucks 813

You deserved it 143

By Zinfandel - 07/08/2010 06:04 - United States

Today, I decided to clear up some storm damage. I carefully cut a tree that was threatening to fall on my house. It fell on my neighbor's house instead. He's taking me to court for damages. FML

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You deserved it 36 947

celtics734 2

Thursday 13 January 2011 0:16

if you are too stupid to close the damn blinds, then you have zero reason to complain

fearfulsymmetry 1

Thursday 13 January 2011 0:22

OP, you're making this sound a lot more difficult than it has to be. Go change in another room that doesn't face the tree cutters. Preferably a bathroom. Put up curtains, blinds, shades, etc. You could hang a damn blanket in front of the window. This can be easily solved, I don't understand why your life is ******. Also, why does your boyfriend have to complain for you? It's YOUR problem, YOU go complain. Does your boyfriend have to defend your honor or something?

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Odditor 0

Thursday 13 January 2011 3:16

So not only did you get undressed by an open window (which was witnessed by several laborers) but you want your boyfriend to advertise this fact to your landlord. Hmmm...I think you should be thankful your boyfriend has enough sense to not spread this information around. if your body is worth seeing again, I wouldn't be surprised if they came back for an encore. Be careful OP.

0opsie 6

Thursday 13 January 2011 3:22

"I undressed in front of an open window and people saw me. wah"

0opsie 6

Thursday 13 January 2011 3:34

Also, just because your boyfriend is a man, doesn't mean he has to do everything for you. Complain to YOUR landlord YOURself.

tinuelena 0

Thursday 13 January 2011 3:32

YDI for not shutting the blinds or curtains... AND for being a NJ Devils fan.

elizabeth705 0

Thursday 13 January 2011 3:54

ydi because why would you have the curtains or blinds open when you're getting dressed, whether there are people outside or not?? you were asking for it.

cybermolly10 7

Thursday 13 January 2011 4:05

YDI for living in sin and not getting married. (I'm just kidding. Wouldn't it be so weird if I was like that?)

caZper 4

Thursday 13 January 2011 4:23

shears? curtains?

sallen0046 4

Thursday 13 January 2011 4:24

Well here's an idea - don't get dressed in front of the window. If you're too stupid to put up blinds and curtains, and equally too stupid to change in another room when people have a clear line of sight in to the room you would normally change in, you absolutely deserve to have them stare at you. Your changing in front of an open window is attention-seeking behavior, just like your post here. If you really wanted to do something about it, you wouldn't leave the windows open while you change, and you wouldn't need your boyfriend to go complain for you.

sweetypie66313 0

Thursday 13 January 2011 4:25

Seriously, i have changed in front of a window, but i live in the country. Where there is noone anywhere near here. And besides if i know someone is here then i wouldnt change anywhere they could see me.