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By WorkSexMonkey - 04/01/2010 19:20 - United States

Today, I found out that shutting off the heat in the rental property my parents owned was a bad idea. The water froze and the pipes burst, causing the whole kitchen ceiling to fall down. The water ruined the wood floors and the appliances. I turned off the heat to save money. FML

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By Homeless - 22/08/2023 16:00

Today, our roof collapsed due to water damage. I had saved the money to get the roof fixed months ago, but my wife saw a scare story about gas stoves and demanded we spend the money getting every gas-powered appliance ripped out and replaced. That new HVAC system will work great in a condemned house. FML

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By Too Many Layers - 24/10/2016 18:43 - United Kingdom - Newton Abbot

Today, I found out my landlord has bought himself a new boat. He refuses to turn up the heating to save money. I'm freezing. FML

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By freezingggg - 23/09/2011 14:33 - Reserved

Today, like always, my parents are such tightwads that they refused to turn the heating system on, despite the ball-freezing temperatures. I was so cold, I had to resort to warming my hands up over the toaster. FML

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By jennybrev - 13/07/2009 21:27 - United States

Today, I awoke to find a water pipe burst. I frantically ran down to the basement to turn off the water to the house. What I didn't expect when I reached the bottom of the stairs was to have to start dodging the falling, wet ceiling tiles. FML

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By wet - 23/04/2011 18:33 - United States

Today, the toilet on the top floor of my house burst, soaked the bathroom, and water dripped down into the kitchen and the basement for hours when nobody was home. Eight blowers and a dehumidifier later, the house is about 90 degrees and I can't leave. FML

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By Jograd - 25/09/2012 17:13 - Australia - Sydney

Today, my roommate decided to turn off all appliances in the house to "save" electricity. This included the refrigerator. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/05/2020 08:00

Today, our boiler broke. Yesterday, it was our fridge. The day before that, the deck collapsed, and a few weeks ago the dishwasher flooded the kitchen. This is after we spent a ton of money to have the house gutted due to a mold problem. We only bought the house a year ago, and have lived in it even less. We need to move. FML

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By home owner - 20/08/2010 06:14 - United States

Today, I was taking a shower for the first time in my new apartment. The shower head broke off the wall and slammed onto my head, while spraying water everywhere. I tried to stop the water, but only stopped the cold and got burnt by the hot. FML

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By BW - 03/01/2010 16:04 - United States

Today, I woke up on the coldest morning of the year to discover that the gas fireplace has run out of propane, and there is no water because the pipes are frozen. While trying to locate the frozen pipe, I forgot to let the dog out, and she peed on the carpet. FML

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By KitchenFlooder - 01/02/2018 01:30

Today, I flooded my entire kitchen. The water was cut off at night and I left the faucet open without realizing. When the sound woke me up at 5am, the water reached my ankles. I frantically tried to sweep it out before my mother woke up at 6am. I didn't make it. FML

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FD929 0

Monday 4 January 2010 23:18

it's perfectly fine to shut off the heat but you need to remember to shut off the water and drain the pipes. FYI for future reference, though I don't think they'll ever let you be responsible for it again.

name2notforget 0

Monday 4 January 2010 23:15

OP, dont breed plz

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r_max 0

Tuesday 5 January 2010 6:58

Put out and ad for the place as "renovator's dream" :P

hotboy977 0

Tuesday 5 January 2010 7:14

lol nice

brookeemmily 0

Tuesday 5 January 2010 9:03

it's like those movies were you flick a switch and everything crashes or falls apart LMFAO anyway sorry to hear that FYL

GanjAxZermA 0

Tuesday 5 January 2010 12:32

you guys are mean.. hey maybe you would have done the same thing at the moment.. duh.. but anyways well hopefully it's not too much to pay :/

vvvalori 0

Wednesday 6 January 2010 2:11

No, I would have turned off the water where it comes into the house, drained it completely, then, and only then, turned the heat DOWN, never off. It's called winterizing a house.

NorfolkDude 2

Tuesday 5 January 2010 13:59

It was an honest mistake. Nothing to really beat yourself up over. I'd just pay it and call it a lesson learned. However, honestly, the entire ceiling fell? That sounds a bit odd that it would do that. lol.

phatdaddy 0

Tuesday 5 January 2010 14:48

to short what?

Tartra 0

Tuesday 5 January 2010 16:53

Same thing happened to me, except our garage ceiling fell. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

idkweird 0

Tuesday 5 January 2010 17:33

I obviously must have read the story wrong. I took it as he was living in the rental. If that was the case, the dripping faucet would be the best bet, right?