Health: Today, my downstairs neighbor died. I knew because the smell... - FML

By Anonymous - 06/02/2012 10:38 - United States

Today, my downstairs neighbor died. I knew because the smell wafted up to my apartment. FML

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By Jedi2500 - 15/02/2012 23:53 - United States

Today, as I was leaving for work, I discovered my neighbor had just passed away. I found out when I came across his body lying in my front yard. FML

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By Michael - 05/06/2009 21:42 - United States

Today, I found the source of the bad smell that has been plaguing me for the past two weeks in my apartment. The police knocked on my door asking if I've seen my neighbor recently. I haven't. The smell has been that of a dead person. It's a smell that even Febreze can't remove. FML

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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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Today, I heard my asshole neighbor had died of a stroke. I was outside and said, "Well it's about goddamn time!" I turned around to see his wife walking her dog and staring deep into my soul. FML

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By unknown52 - 02/12/2011 02:02 - Netherlands

Today, after three days of getting stared at by my neighbour from the window, I realized that she wasn't alive anymore. FML

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Today, I found out that my upstairs neighbor has a cat. I was blessed with this knowledge when she threw several piles of used kitty litter and cat poop over her balcony and onto my patio. FML

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Today, I came home from my aunt's funeral to find my basement flooded due to a sewer backup. FML

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By smellymcgee - This FML is from back in 2016 but it's good stuff - United States - Farmington

Today, I came home to the vilest stench I've ever smelled. I had to open a floor vent and scoop up the turd that was inside. Funnily enough, today was the day my scumbag roommate moved out, but I'm sure he had absolutely nothing to do with it. FML

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xskidmarksx 4

Monday 6 February 2012 16:01

Time to move

spearodude 0

Monday 6 February 2012 16:08

I had a pet mouse die in the heating ducts once... if it smelled remotely close to that I am SO SORRY.

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Coffeebang 17

Monday 6 February 2012 21:55

RIP

hateevryone 14

Monday 6 February 2012 22:40

omg. that's sad. the poor person didn't have any one to come check on him.

ashleybabe85 0

Monday 6 February 2012 23:22

thats funny as you dont smell death until roughly 24 hours

Colonel_Lexi 18

Monday 6 February 2012 23:41

I used to volunteer at a hospital and I disinfected the deceases' beds. I understand why OP is disgusted. RIP downstairs neighbor.

monkiki62 5

Monday 6 February 2012 23:48

Damn why do dead people gotta stink so bad. Ruins ur day. Lol

caitybear32 0

Tuesday 7 February 2012 1:38

Ewwww gross but i feel bad for him :( that he had to stay down there and die and then his body laid there for that long? Thats horrible!

jaystreet46 4

Tuesday 7 February 2012 5:24

Prolly didn't die today, then!

cetlawizard 15

Tuesday 7 February 2012 6:35

It usually takes more than a day for the smell to waft anywhere...I don't believe that he died the (today) day that you posted...usually takes 3-7 days....maybe should have been "Today, I finally realized that my neighbor died within the last week or so because the smell has wafted it way up to my apartment"

iwadasn 32

Tuesday 7 February 2012 6:52

What's with all the "Someone in my vicinity died, so let's talk about how it inconvenienced ME" FMLs lately? Are people really this self-centered?

onorexveritas 23

Tuesday 7 February 2012 6:58

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