Clothes and Fire: My drip

My drip

By Anonymous - 11/08/2009 15:33 - United States

Today, the dry cleaner next to my house went up in flames. I went outside to look at the fire, as I looked on in amazement I realized I had dropped off all of my work clothes at the cleaners two days before. I was supposed to pick them up today, but was too lazy to walk the 10 feet to the store. FML

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You deserved it 67 020

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By embarrassed - 19/12/2014 19:24 - United States

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By Anonymous - 11/04/2020 05:00

Today, my husband, who repairs appliances for a living, repaired our dryer. One lot of wet clothes later, it caught fire and ruined the laundry room. FML

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By beep_guacamole - 24/05/2009 21:49 - United States

Today, I went to the laundromat. I put a load in the dryer and walked away to check on my other load. When I came back, I saw a homeless man putting his dirty, wet underwear in the dryer with my clean clothes. FML

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By nancie - 02/08/2018 20:30

Today, while I was at work, my husband threw out 50 out of my 70 T-shirts, all of my tank tops, and all but one of my sweaters. I'm not getting them back because they're burning in a bonfire in the backyard. FML

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By Lulu - 17/09/2009 02:23 - United States

Today, I was washing some clothes in the laundry room at my apartment complex. I went back an hour later, passed my neighbor on the way in, and moved my clothes to the dryer. I just brought them back from the dryer, and all my underwear are missing. FML

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By Mister_FML - 12/08/2020 08:01

Today, I was at my new store, fixing it up. I was about to leave, so I took my clothes off to let the dirty ones dry, as I had other clothes in my car. I walked to the back of my store and the back door locked. The car was locked. I was in my boxers with no phone and no way to go home for 3 hours. FML

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Workers of the world…

By unemployed - 22/09/2009 17:08 - Canada

Today, I went into work. After three years of working 55 hours a week, they fired me by putting the contents of my locker at the front door, with a note that said "If not picked up by 10:00 am stuff will be donated." I work the night shift. I just lost three sweaters, two pairs of shoes, $60, and my job. FML

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By anonymous - 17/05/2016 00:29 - United States - Ashland

Today, at the laundromat. I loaded a huge load into the top dryer, put all the quarters in, and started the bottom one. I realized my mistake when I came to check on it. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/07/2015 01:50 - United States - Schenectady

Today, I woke up on the couch and realized I had fallen asleep while doing laundry. Ran to the laundry room, and found all my clothes gone. I really wish I hadn't been doing a load of all my pants. FML

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You deserved it 3 185

9six7four4 0

Tuesday 11 August 2009 23:08

You're just lucky your house didn't catch on fire.

gothymama 0

Tuesday 11 August 2009 23:19

YDI, but maybe you're lucky you didn't go. Supposing you had been inside when it burst into flames.

Comments

xhalighx 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 3:13

I live on my own, for the record, and I give a resounding YDI. Here's an example of why obesity is an epidemic in this country.

Sca24 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 3:48

So why is that laziness automatically = obesity? Oh your just ignorant, got it.

danielrp34 7

Wednesday 12 August 2009 4:44

/Agreed.

letitbe56 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 5:23

xhalighx- A- It is not relevant whether or not you live on your own. B- The OP put off going to the dry cleaner; he didn't just decide never to go at all. He was going to make the walk at some point, just not right then. So your obesity argument makes no sense.

FarSide 22

Wednesday 12 August 2009 3:43

Big shock. You are from NJ.

SVelasquez 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 3:58

See what happens when you're lazy?

splitsides 4

Wednesday 12 August 2009 4:21

Why are you people giving him such a hard time? You've NEVER been lazy before? You've never put something off for a few hours or a day if it's not urgent? I call bullshit on all of you. He didn't feel like leaving his house that day. It doesn't mean he deserves to have all his clothing burned. You should all be ashamed.

Sublime2500 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 4:41

screw you. he should have picked his clothes up. plain and simple. now instead of them getting their money for doing his clothes and him picking them up when he was supposed to, they have to pay him for the clothes that he SHOULD have picked up anyways. I dont expect anyone to understand unless you have worked a dry cleaners.

splitsides 4

Wednesday 12 August 2009 5:01

Well, if he paid in cash, the money would have burned, too. Tell me you've never been lazy before. Tell me you've NEVER put something off. It was going to be one ******* day. Also, are you really bragging about working a dry cleaners? That's...kind of sad. Oh, and you say, "I dont expect anyone to understand unless you have worked a dry cleaners." You clearly DO if you're going apeshit over it.

letitbe56 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 5:20

Yeah, Sublime, you really need to calm down. If it was all his work clothes, he was going to get them soon. In this case it doesn't seem like it made much of a difference whether he decided to put it off for a few hours or for much, much longer. And honestly, it's dry cleaning. Yeah, it's a big deal to you, but the rest of us have lives that don't revolve around our clothes. Stuff comes up, and we don't make it to the dry cleaner right away. Deal with it.

Sublime2500 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 5:21

and what is wrong with running a dry cleaners? my grandparents own it, i have been working there since i graduated high school in 97. I have paid my dues, and in the next year I am taking it over. Oh, and it brings in $650,000 a year...so shut the **** up. Yes i AM bragging about working there. You dumb ****.

letitbe56 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 5:28

If you're making that much money a year, you have even less of a right to complain that you don't get paid right away. It's clearly not hurting you that badly.

splitsides 4

Wednesday 12 August 2009 7:06

I think #74 said it best. Stfu.

Theguybehindyou 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 4:53

it's not an fml cuz if you weren't lazy, you would've went down with the building...

chicagochick 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 5:09

I think it's an FML...work clothes are expensive, especially if we are talking nice suits. This loss could easily be in the hundreds, if not thousands. Plus, it takes a while to totally rebuild a wardrobe. Anyway, who picks up their dry cleaning on time? I worked as a cashier at one for a few months...we had clothing at the stores from weeks, months, even years ago...that ended up getting picked up. Hopefully, you'll get compensated for some of it.

canadaman10303 0

Wednesday 12 August 2009 5:16

you know, how about thinking of the dry cleaner owners and employees. they are out of jobs and money and you think your life is f***ed because of some clothes. wow. talk about self centered.