Animals: Today, I woke up on the coldest morning of the year to discover...

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 jordanss - 11/11/2010 18:02 - United States

Today, my apartment building shut off our water for a short period of time because the pipes were being worked on. It was also the morning my dog had diarrhea on my cream carpet. Not only did I have to clean it up without water, I couldn't wash my hands afterward. FML

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By IceQueen - 01/02/2014 00:40 - United States - Clinton

Today, I've been without hot water for three days thanks to a frozen water line. I finally managed to thaw the frozen area, only to have the chunk of ice dislodge, slam into a bend in the pipe, and burst the line. FML

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Such a Jerry thing to do...

By Jerry - 19/12/2017 15:00

Today, I woke up and realized I didn't start a fire last night. I live in Alaska and our winter nights can reach -30 below zero. My fish are dead, my plasma television won't turn on, and the cat has frostbite. FML

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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 neednewfriends - 19/12/2009 23:21 - United States

Today, I ran into the living room when I heard the smoke alarm going off. Turns out, my friend thought it was a good idea to melt a plastic cup on my floor heater. He also thought the best way to put it out was to urinate on it. My house smells like burnt pee. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/11/2018 17:30

Today, my boiler packed up on me just as the weather has turned cold, with no money to have it fixed. Hello to a week of freezing cold showers. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/08/2009 01:44 - United States

Today, I got a call from the Sheriff's dept. saying that water was coming out my front door. I ran home to find a waterfall cascading over my covered parking. It turns out my puppy had chewed through the hose that connects the toilet to the water. My entire condo had an inch of standing water. FML

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By Enyo - 01/01/2013 17:35 - Reserved

Today, I found my dogs freezing outside. My neighbor was supposed to watch them while I was away, and on my way home I called to let her know she should let them have a quick walk. She thought I'd be home soon enough that she wouldn't have to let them back in. It was minus 10°C out. FML

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By Coldandshoeless - 08/01/2013 10:40 - United States - Hackettstown

Today, I got home only to discover my dog was missing. After spending ages roaming the freezing streets calling his name, I returned to find him stuck behind the couch with my chewed-up new shoes in his muzzle. FML

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By Doglover - 02/11/2017 14:00

Today, I went jogging. It was cold but I dressed lightly because I overheat when I exercise. Unfortunately, I locked myself out. My wife returned four hours later to find me spooning our dog in the doghouse to keep from freezing to death. FML

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Zimonada 8

Sunday 3 January 2010 20:30

He has no water, idiot.

boatkicker 4

Sunday 3 January 2010 23:42

In places where natural gas isn't a common thing many people call propane fireplaces gas fireplaces. Even in places where its not a bitch to get a gas line put in, people will refer to a propane fireplace as a gas fireplace on occasion.

Comments

elizzie_g 0

Monday 4 January 2010 4:51

'tiz life :) lol

daniisme 0

Monday 22 February 2010 7:19

this no fml. that happens all the time. at least it wasn't cat pee

hdizz21 0

Monday 4 January 2010 5:14

yeah i know how that goes my pipes froze today too, just got to deal with it even though it sucks

hailster17 5

Monday 4 January 2010 5:19

I call BS. I highly doubt that having a fireplace shut off for a few hours caused your house to get cold enough to freeze water pipes, especially since the OP lives in South Carolina.

alissanicole 0

Monday 4 January 2010 5:57

their pipes didnt freeze because their house was cold..they froze because it was one of the coldest days this year..and just because they live in south carolina that doesn't mean its not cold, my cousin lives there and told me the low temp for tonight is 20 degrees..that may not be cold to people who live up north but thats cold enough for things to freeze

Seventytimeseven 0

Monday 4 January 2010 10:55

And being in South Carolina means that the house is not insulated for the cold and that it is imperative the pipes remain above freezing temperature by actual heat such as the fireplace, it doesn't exactly take forever for water to freeze. The pipes may well have frozen even with the heater if it is really cold, trust me it happened at my parent's house when I was in highschool. Really lame night involving water, space heaters and blow dryers blugh. I'm sorry OP pipes freezing sucks always. The dog thing sucks too but that's your fault for either ignoring it too long or training your dog horribly.