Bad things happen to people every day. And sure, it’s going to be really hard to find any positives in that stuff, but probably not impossible . Life could always get worse, right?
Well, for the people in this list, here’s hoping they can at least tell these stories with a laugh in a few months (or years). I mean, if it’s any consolation.
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“Stuck in traffic after drinking a huge bottle of water due to the heat, then got a visual trigger.”
Being stuck in traffic is stressful enough without having to pee really badly. And having to pee really badly is bad enough without a giant “PEE” sign taunting you.
“Left this stew to simmer for an hour and a half. Temperature control went out and it boiled instead.”
You know what? This happens to the best of us. Sucks that OP didn’t get to enjoy the stew they were cooking, but at least takeout exists.
“I tried to get the smoothie 16 and it got stuck so then I tried 17 it also got stuck, I got a charge on my card for both of them and now the machine is out of order.”
Sometimes, life really says, “No, you can’t have anything nice today!”
“Previous owner probably didn’t clean the filter in the dryer.”
The previous owner is insanely lucky, seeing as they didn’t burn the house down. OP is also very lucky, plus they get a story that they can tell everyone they know.
“Baked cake for my work colleagues for my birthday and nobody took any.”
Yeah, it sucks when you work with a bunch of people who, well, suck. But on the plus side, you won’t work with them forever. And you can complain about them to your new coworkers eventually.
“Finally brought out the BBQ from winter storage.”
Just when you think it’s safe to get out of winter mode, the weather has to go and throw a curveball. Luckily, spring snow tends not to last that long, but it was still really annoying.
“Whole kitchen sink just fell out of the counter.”
I can only guess that this sink was installed really badly. Either that, or it literally decided to give up. Honestly, I think that it’s kind of a toss up.
“I got my box filled with ketchup at work today.”
I think this is actually a net-positive prank. Like, if you’re into ketchup, you’ve just inherited enough to last you a good few months. Plus it’s in packet form; it’s not like someone poured ketchup directly in the drawers.
“Truck got broken into last night, cya later tools.”
Fun fact: tools aren’t cheap, which makes them a really easy target for theft. Which sucks, because I’m sure the amount of people who wake up to find their truck windows smashed is a lot higher than you’d think.
“My fresh out of the oven pizza slipped off the pan and fell between my oven and fridge.”
You know how you can have such a bad day and think that it can’t get any worse? This is the exact kind of thing that happens when you think that. Sad, but also slightly funny.
“Got rudely awaken by the sound of everything in my kitchen cupboards crashing to the floor.”
I think it’s way worse when something like this happens randomly. If it was caused by, say, an earthquake, at least you could blame the earthquake. But this happened out of nowhere (and probably because whoever installed the cupboards did a bad job).
“I was cleaning out my rental house and I smelled some strange smell in the closet. I had to get down on my knees to read this on the floor. It was written in sharpie.”
I… think I’d just get out of there. Quickly. And maybe take a shower.
“Wind blew my monitor off my desk when I wasn’t home, forgot to close the window.”
Okay, but the wind had to have been, like, really strong for it to blow a whole monitor down. Still, that’s really just sad.
“My air fryer gave out halfway through dinner.”
This happened to me before, but with a rice cooker. It’s honestly never a fun feeling. And, like, what are the odds of it happening in the middle of cooking? Like seriously.
“The spot in front of this guy is totally empty.”
Looks like the owner of the car and the owner of those bins have some bad blood between each other. I’m honestly so curious, though. Like, what happened to these people?
“Just bought a house – found a small patch of mold which turned into a much bigger problem.”
I think a good rule of thumb for old houses is that it’s never “just a little” mold. Chances are, that stuff’s been there for a while, and it’s caused a lot more damage than you’d think.
“Broke both legs today.”
Don’t worry, OP explained what happened:
“I went rock climbing with some buddies and I had a little accident haha. I’m getting surgery on the left one soon but no surgery is needed for the right foot.”
Definitely a story they can tell in the future.
“Left my work gloves outside for a couple of days. Went to got them and found this.”
Something tells me OP isn’t going to be able to use those gloves any time soon. A good month or two, at least.
“My grandmother recently sold the house that she’s lived in for 50 years. A man came to inspect it a month ago, and left a faucet running.”
“This is damage from a month of steam. They’re going to have to tear down the house now.”
Also according to OP, the sale actually fell through. Which means their poor grandmother is stuck trying to get rid of this house.
“My car exploded on my way to work.”
OP had more to add:
“I texted my coworker, he’s the only coworker’s number I have and called him asked if he was at the restaurant and explained what happened. I told him I’ll send a couple pics and then he replied they want a selfie with the car ‘to make sure.'”
To make sure. Wow.
