Love: Today, my wife and I are about to move across the country when...

By BFons - 15/12/2014 02:07 - United States - Newark

Today, my wife and I are about to move across the country when the landlord for our new house called and said a water line busted and flooded the house. The movers are coming tomorrow. FML

I agree, your life sucks 31 934

You deserved it 2 147

When Christmas Ends Badly…
Rather than debating politics with Uncle Roger for the umpteenth time, share the best Christmas FMLs to finally have a good family meal! More…

Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

By Anonymous - 06/10/2018 15:30

Today, we woke up to two inches of water in our finished basement, which my wife and I use it as our bedroom. The plumber found roots in our sewer line. The kicker: we just bought the house four days ago. FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 712

You deserved it 266

Lemon or haunted?

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

I agree, your life sucks 1 732

You deserved it 209

Thanks, now **** off

By Dry - 18/03/2017 16:00

Today, after moving into my new house, my partner's father came to give us his old sofa. Now, an hour before he has to leave, he's half-completed 3 DIY jobs we didn't want done in the first place, and smashed my water inlet pipe. I have no water and a destroyed kitchen. FML

I agree, your life sucks 4 893

You deserved it 438

By Anonymous - 12/06/2011 06:37 - United States

Today, my apartment burned to the ground. I was packed and ready to move out tomorrow. FML

I agree, your life sucks 59 695

You deserved it 3 348

By Anonymous - 30/09/2017 13:00

Today, workers came to my house to fix residual moisture damage in my walls left behind by Hurricane Irma. Said workers then burst a water pipe and flooded my entire apartment in the time it took figure out how to turn it off. FML

I agree, your life sucks 3 601

You deserved it 214

By MWT77 - 27/07/2019 15:00 - United States - Chicago

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

I agree, your life sucks 1 869

You deserved it 97

Like what you've done with the place

By me. - 29/08/2012 04:19 - United States - Roseau

Today, I came home from work to find my house was flooded from a broken pipe under the sink. My house had just recently had new wood floors, carpet and electrics installed because 6 months earlier my house had been flooded by the same pipe breaking. FML

I agree, your life sucks 26 184

You deserved it 2 925

By ge fu yo twa - 25/06/2018 20:30

Today, after house sitting for my future father-in-law and managing to keep things spotless for 3 weeks, a pipe burst. It flooded the place and shorted out a plug socket, causing a fire that ruined the front room. He gets home in 3 hours. I'm screwed. FML

I agree, your life sucks 4 215

You deserved it 272

Titanic

By Anonymous - 26/03/2023 06:00 - Canada - Montréal

Today, I woke up to a flooded apartment. Apparently, the upstairs neighbor's bathtub had overflowed and water was pouring through my ceiling. My landlord said he couldn't do anything until the water stopped, so I spent the morning frantically trying to mop up the water while feeling completely helpless. FML

I agree, your life sucks 842

You deserved it 103

Where do we go now?

By Anonymous - 10/02/2024 03:00

Today, while vacationing in Mexico, the Airbnb we were supposed to check into today for 3 weeks just called to say that due to a broken water pipe, they're unable to host us. We're supposed to check out of our current stay in an hour. FML

I agree, your life sucks 462

You deserved it 112

Frammy007 7

Monday 15 December 2014 8:37

I'm sorry to hear that happened, but it's better than if all your belongings arrived yesterday.

SimmoDestroyer 15

Monday 15 December 2014 8:33

Damn. Sorry to hear :/

Comments

lilbillXD 16

Monday 15 December 2014 22:10

I would recommend putting your belongings in storage until it all gets cleared out, hope thungs get better Op.

greencurtains74 11

Monday 15 December 2014 22:30

At least it busted before your move! If you haven't closed on the house yet the repairs will be out of the sellers pocket, if you have closed, then your warranty should cover it (unless you were cheap and didn't sign one!)

Tankkiller308 16

Monday 15 December 2014 22:49

Plot twist the land lord is in love with op and this was there desperate attempt to get them to stay by cutting the water line and flooding everything so they wouldn't move untill it was dealt with

Mira Lux 26

Tuesday 16 December 2014 0:38

That could happen

zunit63 5

Monday 15 December 2014 23:26

Could be worse. This could've happened after you moved.

latent_leo 10

Tuesday 16 December 2014 1:22

they say the grass is always greener on the other side, but it all depends on perspective

lina21 12

Tuesday 16 December 2014 3:50

If it's 24 hours, call and reschedule. But talk about timing for both of you :(

Mr_snuggels 16

Tuesday 16 December 2014 4:22

Well... Shit.

ThatsABitch 4

Tuesday 16 December 2014 6:00

That's not an FML. It would be an FML if the flooding was after your stuff got delivered!

the_real_dvd 21

Tuesday 16 December 2014 7:30

If you already have a signed contract you may be due some penal damages. Contracts are 2 way streets. You agree to pay, he agrees to provide. If he can't provide the housing you've contractually agreed to pay for you may be in a position to have him cover your expenses associated with this inconvenience. (State laws vary, in my home state a contract is valid only after an exchange of money, e.g, placing a deposit on the property.)