Fuck My Life

[Dual]

Ok, so earlier, the toilet got backed up. Tried plunging, no effect. Was away for the afternoon.

Came back, it was overflowing. Very slow leak, seemed to be drying up almost as fast... left it alone.

Went downstairs an hour and a half ago, fucking water leaking through the ceiling twenty feet away from the bathroom, obvious ceiling damage, arrgh. Called a plumber.

Plumber walks in, looks up, says, "Oh shit!"

Plumber fixes the toilet, gives me a number to call, "This is really bad."

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[Dr Dave]

That's no good.

What number did he give you?

 

[Dual]

"Water Damage Experts"

I'm not looking forward to this bill.

 

[classichummus]

Wow, that sucks! For future reference, when you are having a problem like that, turn off the water to the toilet. I don't mean to rub it in, I've done the same shit before and learned my lesson the hard way.

 

[Aquehonga]

Call Joe the Plumber. He'll fix it.

 

[Cacophony]

Yeeeah, that's pretty shitty.

 

[Dr Dave]

Call Joe the Plumber. He'll fix it.

Check with Fox News, they might have his number.

 

[Tisiphone]

That happened to me last weekend, though it was my washing machine rather than the toilet. I had just started a load of clothes and was watching the football game, then all the sudden I hear dripping in my kitchen. My sink and dishwasher are overflowing, and oh, by the way...my sink is clogged so now the water won't go down. Fun fucking times.

I feel your pain, Dual!

 

[Yub]

Turning off the wayer would have been the first thing I did. But that's common sense for me. Those water damage guys are gonna rape your wallet.

Sorry guy. Sucks to be you.

 

[curiousa2z]

Dual, we had a similar thing this past December,(a slow, undetected leak - but the end result was the same) as if there isnt enough cash outlay then.
*sigh* ...will re-do the ceiling plaster in the spring; right now i haven't the heart for it.....
Not gonna mention the cost; you're depressed enough. But I feel for ya!

 

[Big Dick McGee]

Check with your homeowner's insurance, they should cover some of it.

 

[Seph]

unless they are CUNTS!

 

[curiousa2z]

and their premiums are SKY HIGH!

 

[Dual]

Thanks for the support, everybody - I'm such a retard, I should've turned off the water. Unfortunately, I'm renting, and don't have homeowner's insurance, but I'm seeing if the landlady's will help cover it.

The water damage guys popped the bubbles in the ceiling and set up fans and dehumidifiers to dry out the floors. Today, they're going to come and "cut the carpet," which isn't so bad, all things considered. It was already stained and burnt to the point that I needed to replace it, so that loss isn't as bad as it could've been.

But, oh god, having the ceiling torn out and replaced - that's going to be raw, unadulterated shit.

 

[CaptainWacky]

It's a pile of shite is what it is.

 

[headvoid]

I thought you actually deserved it.

This is just a personal opinion you understand.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

If you're renting, the bills should totally be the landlord's problem. Unless they can prove you deliberately caused the flood by stuffing dozens of bags of cocaine down the toilet in a panic when the doorbell rang unexpectedly.

 

[Donovan]

yeah those should be the landlord's problem. And for the record, all plumbers tell you it's bad. That's how they make their money.

 

[curiousa2z]

^yeah - I was chatting about our ceiling bubbles (we look at them whilst we dine every freaking night as they're in the dining room) with a friend of mine who is a landlady - she said, and I quote: "WTF? that's not the renter's problem!"
but we're in Canada....is it different for each State?