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By Anonymous - 20/03/2013 02:52 - United States - Saint Cloud

Today, my sink seemed to be filling up with dirty water. Concerned, I turned on the garbage disposal and plunged away. With no change in the water levels, I called a plumber. He reached in, pulled out the drain plug, and give me his bill while chuckling to himself. FML

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By jeauxann - 11/05/2018 23:59

Today, my landlord refused to send a plumber over to unclog the sink. Now he wants me to pay for water damages because he didn't call a plumber sooner. FML

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By Jeff101 - 25/03/2025 20:00 - Canada - Calgary

Today, I tried to fix a leaking pipe under the sink. I watched a YouTube tutorial and was feeling confident that I could get the job done. Two hours later, half of the kitchen was practically flooded because I forgot to cut the water off, and scrambled to actually find the main valve, then I had to call an emergency plumber, who showed up, laughed, and fixed it in five minutes. FML

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New depths

By Bruce - 23/01/2021 11:01 - United States - Falls Church

Today, my sump pump stopped working so I called a plumber to fix it. It took two seconds for him to simply plug it back in. Cost me $75 for the call. FML

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Best seat in the house

By Rachey - 10/09/2024 00:00 - Ireland

Today, I was using the toilet at a friend's house when the toilet made a strange gurgling noise. Thinking it was just old plumbing, I flushed. The water started rising... and rising. Before I knew it, water, and whatever was in the toilet, began overflowing and flooding the bathroom. I had to go ask for help, and a mop. FML

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Gushing

By Anonymous - 11/03/2025 22:00 - United States

Today, we had to turn the water off due to a massive leak in the kitchen sink that the plumber was currently fixing. I managed to wait two hours before my uncooperative digestive tract said it couldn't wait any longer and I had to take a mega dump in the bathroom. I couldn't flush the toilet or wash my hands. FML

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By nixwolfwood - 19/12/2016 21:14

Today, I woke up to a fog. Literally. A pipe burst in my apartment and scalding water was everywhere. To make matters worse, when I called maintenance he told me he'd come by later, hung up on me, and turned his phone off. He did eventually show up, but it was 5 hours later, well after I'd paid a plumber $200. FML

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Blending Nemo

By hhaghigh - 14/03/2020 00:08 - United States

Today, I was draining the water from my fishbowl out into the kitchen sink. The fish was still in it and decided to go with the flow, literally, right into the garburator. I was too scared to stick my hand down there to save it; instead I panicked and turned the garburator on. FML

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By her mom raised her - 17/05/2014 17:30 - Mexico

Today, I had to call a plumber out, because my idiot daughter clogged the pipes while trying to flush a hamburger down the toilet. FML

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Sitcom vibes

By Anonymous - 16/11/2013 19:31 - France - Paris

Today, I went with my boyfriend to meet his parents. I had to excuse myself to use the bathroom, and I ended up taking a huge crap that wouldn't flush. I had to reach in and break it up with my hands just so it would flush. Only after I washed up did I notice a plunger sitting under the sink. FML

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Classic blunder

By Anonymous - 08/03/2024 08:00 - Australia

Today, I had to temporarily remove the drain pipe under the sink. I absentmindedly poured the stinky water from the trap into the now drainless sink, and flooded the cupboard I was working in with it. FML

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kwyk 23

Wednesday 20 March 2013 11:53

Don't worry, plumbers are used to all sorts of crap.

SharnaaaBanana 22

Wednesday 20 March 2013 11:52

Haha wow. We all do stupid things from time to time :)

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buddy51 23

Wednesday 20 March 2013 12:18

Probably broke your garbage disposal in the process so the plumbers coming back and you're entertaining him twice!

SAgirl 13

Wednesday 20 March 2013 12:19

The bill is for making him drive all the way to you.

FightMyLiger 19

Wednesday 20 March 2013 13:23

Ohhhh.....thanks.

InhumanX 7

Wednesday 20 March 2013 12:33

I'm pretty sure I've heard a blonde joke that went something like that.

FightMyLiger 19

Wednesday 20 March 2013 12:59

That's plumb dumb.

ThatPlankton 15

Wednesday 20 March 2013 13:00

How does one not notice a plug when one is using a plunger on said hole?

Silver_89 9

Wednesday 20 March 2013 18:44

The FML says the sink was full of dirty water so OP couldn't see the drain and probably just put the plunger where they thought the drain was.

Enslaved 36

Wednesday 20 March 2013 13:17

This facepalm moment is up there alone with calling the repairman when your refrigerator stopped working-- only to find out it's because it's not plugged in. :P

alycion 38

Wednesday 20 March 2013 13:35

We have all Ben there, or will have our moment if we haven't already. I once had my mother in law call because her sound wasn't working on her computer. After asking and her assuring me that the speakers were plugged in and on, I went into trouble shooting mode only to hear my father in law ask her about 10 minutes later why the speakers weren't plugged in.