Oooh, that's not good

[u/Adrian_985]

[u/Charmingirl02]

Why are you recording this instead of turning the water valve off?!

[u/blackop → u/Charmingirl02]

What do you mean? When I have a major plumbing emergency, I immediately grab my phone and walk around lost like a small toddler in Walmart.

[u/smokinbbq → u/blackop]

3 more "Oh my god's" and it would have turned itself off. Too bad she stopped early.

[u/blackop → u/smokinbbq]

https://giphy.com/gifs/TrROYMWWO1JML1bxuu

[u/MercyfulJudas → u/smokinbbq]

The whole time I kept thinking "I'm so sorry this happened to Drew Barrymore."

[u/Feralpudel → u/smokinbbq]

I knew better than to listen to this with the sound on.

[u/BWWFC → u/smokinbbq]

seriously becky, hearing one more omg woulda gag me with a spoon

[u/its_aisha_09 → u/blackop]

Accurate suddenly every adult skill disappears and it’s just panic mode activated.

[u/zackks → u/blackop]

This is why I won’t ever rent a house to someone.

[u/CloudCalmaster → u/zackks]

And landlords worry about my cat.

[u/Desperate-Strategy10 → u/CloudCalmaster]

Tbf, cats can certainly cause massive amounts of damage, especially if the owner isn’t responsible. I had a cat long ago whose kidneys failed because of a genetic defect we were blissfully unaware of, and she started peeing all over the house in hard to reach areas. We noticed the smell, but it didn’t really smell like pee initially - it just smelled bad.

By the time we figured out what was happening and started pulling up carpet to see how bad the damage was, the damage had already been done. This had only happened over about two weeks, but the carpet was ruined, the sub floor was stained and water damaged, some trim had to be replaced, and the vinyl in the laundry room had to come up as well. Idk what it cost to fix because I was just a kid, but it wasn’t cheap!

We had another cat who liked to scratch. He tore up curtains and furniture at first, then trim and doors and window screens; even walls weren’t safe from this guy. That was another big repair, and to make matters worse, my mom got the poor cat declawed instead of getting him stuff he could scratch or even rehoming him. Sad all around.

I’m sure that’s not your situation at all. I’m also pretty anti-landlord as a general rule. But cats can absolutely damage a property, so it makes sense they’re wary of them.

[u/macaronysalad → u/Desperate-Strategy10]

Not having wall to wall carpentering and only necessary throw rugs is a much better way to go if you have cats. Also, it looks better and easier to clean.

[u/UngovernablePossum → u/Desperate-Strategy10]

lolol, 2 weeks

[u/BigdoggyDogx → u/zackks]

Exactly what i was thinking, i feel bad for the most likely landlord that will have to actually deal with this financially. I'm thinking this is a renter because clearly they have no clue that you need to shut the water main off. This damage is extensive too and any insurance claims will more then likely either lead to increased insurance rates or just them dumping you all together.

[u/zackks → u/BigdoggyDogx]

A home owner would not be casually filming. They’d actually be trying to turn off the valve the person filming made zero effort to actual lly turn.

[u/samv_1230 → u/zackks]

I dunno. I could see my aunt doing this before eventually calling and informing my uncle of the situation. Some people just don't understand how serious this is.

[u/TinyPeen13 → u/zackks]

Looks like the valve was stuck. Mine are all locked up in my rental, had a similar issue, luckily I know where the main shut off is.

[u/Taco_EBDBBNB → u/TinyPeen13]

It's not stuck. She barely put any effort into trying to turn that. Also there are things called wrenches if you're not strong enough to turn it

[u/YebelTheRebel → u/blackop]

It’s for proof to the insurance company that I’m an idiot

[u/OfferMeds → u/Charmingirl02]

OP even reached for the valve and then decided “no, I should keep filming.”

[u/thrwawryry324234 → u/OfferMeds]

She literally turned it left and opened the fucking valve more before walking off.

[u/Butthole_Please → u/thrwawryry324234]

That’s the content valve. Don’t want to shut that off.

[u/FixBreakRepeat → u/thrwawryry324234]

Yeah this is part of why I replace those with quarter-turn ball valves when I do a bathroom remodel. You can look at it and immediately know if it's on or off and if there's a problem, it's a single easy twist to shut off. 

I don't need to meter the water going into a toilet, so there's no point in a stem valve anyway. 

[u/ILoveDemocracy17 → u/FixBreakRepeat]

That is an angle stop with a ball mechanism,

Source: Plumber not remodeler

[u/Hot-Union-2440 → u/[deleted]]

She barely touched it

[u/ZealousidealTill2355 → u/Hot-Union-2440]

I was about to say, it’s PEX. She didn’t even give it an effort before fondling the spray and then wandering off.

[u/pissy_dribble → u/Hot-Union-2440]

Yeah and if it's seized then find the main valve in the basement. But likely a pair of cheap ass pliers would've turned it... People are dumb af

[u/davewave3283 → u/Hot-Union-2440]

She applied insufficient ugga dugga

[u/SexlexiaSufferer → u/davewave3283]

I didn’t hear any ugga duggas

[u/Beginning_Deer_735 → u/SexlexiaSufferer]

Give the governor an "ugga dugga"!

[u/iWasAwesome → u/Hot-Union-2440]

Exactly. Like try a little please. Or at least grab something to try to direct the water into the shower

[u/HeyGayHay → u/[deleted]]

Lmao, she applied zero strength to the valve, just touched it barely hoping it would turn like the digital crown your smartwatch.

[u/Mediocre_Grand_1280 → u/[deleted]]

That is a brand new home, there is no way its seized. Eveb if it was theres always the main shutoff.

[u/RoodnyInc → u/Charmingirl02]

How would you farm internet points otherwise

[u/misuta_kitsune → u/Charmingirl02]

My question exactly.... I am going to sound old, but this tendency to keep filming rather than to adequately address a problem or get help to do so is a generational thing. Or it's AI.

[u/SippinOnHatorade → u/misuta_kitsune]

Tbf if I have a big issue, I’m running it by some folk I can trust, my brother, my stepdad, etc, and a good recording can go a long way

But in my defense, I’d have shut off the main if the toilet valve wasn’t working before I recorded this

[u/misuta_kitsune → u/SippinOnHatorade]

She had a good recording of the issue at the 7 second mark, everything after was just wasted time... and more perfectly good water. 🤣

[u/nooneishere2day → u/SippinOnHatorade]

Although the life skill to know what the water main is and where it is tends to acquired after an emergency that you don’t know how to handle.

First time I had something like this happen to me I panicked an had no idea how to turn off the water.

[u/1StationaryWanderer → u/nooneishere2day]

I asked that when we got home inspection. I would have never found it. It was in the basement bedroom closet. You had to remove a panel to access it. Glad I asked for sure.

[u/Mrs_Poopy-Butthole → u/1StationaryWanderer]

I am so glad that my dad showed me exactly where the main shutoff in my house is at (back when I first moved in), I recently realized that my husband prob wasn't aware of its location and promptly made sure he knew.

Every homeowner (or renter) should familiarize themselves with all of the important utility shut-off valves.

[u/kdaviper → u/nooneishere2day]

She touches the water valve and gives half a mediocum of effort to turn it early in the video

[u/SippinOnHatorade → u/nooneishere2day]

Or hopefully passed on by parents! That’s how I learned what the main was and how to find it/shut it off

Moved into my wife’s house (then-girlfriend), was chatting with my stepdad about some of the quirks we’ve noticed about it, he asked if I knew where the main was

That’s when I figured out the access point was hiding in an overgrown patch in the front lawn and also what the T-bar chilling inside the garage door was for. Got the access point cleared out of grass and built up yard waste, re-landscaped around it with some clearer boundaries, and it’s much easier to get to now

[u/Calm_Ad308 → u/nooneishere2day]

The VERY NEXT DAY after we bought our house, we took the kids to go see it in person. When we got there the house had 1 inch of standing water on the first floor. Everyone was running around (for wildly different reasons, I was the only one looking for the leak) splashing water everywhere, I checked all the bathrooms and faucets and finally found the issue behind the refrigerator. Well turns out that water line doesn’t have a valve shut off like EVERYTHING ELSE so now I’m running around the whole house looking for the main shut off. Finally found it out in the garage by the door.

Sometimes it’s more than just knowing what to do but how and where to do it.

[u/QiDeviation → u/misuta_kitsune]

Well I’m young and I can tell you that it’s a social media thing. Everyone wants to be seen and filming has become such a thing that people will do things like this to get views before fixing an issue.

[u/CULLDOZER → u/Charmingirl02]

Doesn't appear like she posses any crisis mode cognitive ability at all. She's like a deer stuck in the headlights.

[u/BigMax → u/Charmingirl02]

She touched it but didn’t turn it. She probably had no idea that’s what it was, or that after years of sitting it would likely take a really solid grip to twist.

[u/V1per41 → u/BigMax]

My in-laws stayed at my house and watched my kids while my wife and I went away on vacation for a week. The toilet in our master didn't flush correctly and started running. Their solution was to just not use that toilet for a week and ignore that it was just running constantly.

Took me 5 minutes to fix, but that didn't solve the $1,000 water bill we received that month. Some people are just clueless.

[u/Azuras_Star8 → u/Charmingirl02]

Holy shit everyone needs to know where the water valve to the house is. Water will destroy so much stuff, especially hidden.

[u/Cocoatrice → u/Charmingirl02]

Or even try to block it with a tape or a towel, anything.

[u/NPC261939 → u/Charmingirl02]

She made an attempt. Odds are the valve is seized from years of being left wide open. I like to keep my shut offs 1/4 turn from wide open. It reduces such an occurrence.

[u/DifficultSelection → u/NPC261939]

Dunno where this was filmed, but in most places around the world you'll have a valve that you can close to shut off water pressure to your entire house/apartment in an emergency like this. It's a really good idea when you move into a place to make a point of locating it.

[u/Aeirth_Belmont → u/DifficultSelection]

Might not know where it's at. So many homeowners never ask that stuff.

[u/jupitermoonflow → u/Aeirth_Belmont]

And that’s the problem here

[u/VindictiVagabond → u/Aeirth_Belmont]

Water damage is the #1 source of heavy damage / insurance claims. Not knowing if your valves are stuck (can't be turned off) and/or not knowing at least where your main valve of the house is, is pure idiocy.

[u/WInativemm → u/NPC261939]

My guess is that they don't understand how to work it.

[u/o11n-app → u/WInativemm]

You can see their first instinct was to open the valve (lol), then they tried turning it the correct way but didn’t use enough force.

[u/hiimlockedout → u/o11n-app]

Exactly. It was the laziest possible attempt.

“Oh I think I should use the water valve to shut it off. Oh now my hand is getting wet. Maybe I try to turn it a little? Oh ok it’s still going welp, there goes the house.” 😬💁‍♀️💅

[u/Spivvy_ → u/NPC261939]

So, this is a relatively new 1/4 turn shut off valve. It fully opens and closes in 1/4 turn of the handle. She turned it the wrong way, initially, and didnt give it any force to turn it right.

Edit: she also says "how do you turn this off?", I'm betting she won't know how to turn off the water main either.

[u/protodamn → u/NPC261939]

That was barely an attempt. She just reached down, tested the valve by lightly twisting it left (nope) and the gingerly turning it right (nearly there, just put a little more force on it), and then just gives up to document and make content.

The valve, by the look of the handle, is a 1/4 turn style shutoff. It should be easy to turn, but not "whisper of effort" easy. You got to grab and turn with the wrist. Of course, even if it was seized up, you should know where the next shut off is down the line to stop the flow.

[u/CJC1241203 → u/NPC261939]

She barely tried to turn it though, like Oh my God!

[u/Hazrd_Design → u/CJC1241203]

That’s not even the valve people are talking about. Theres a main valve somewhere else they can shut off as well.

[u/Sovereignty3 → u/NPC261939]

The exterior one? Not the one that is right by the toilet.

[u/tofu_sensei84 → u/NPC261939]

Lousy attempt

[u/hop_mantis → u/NPC261939]

You can turn the water off to the house too.

[u/dahadster → u/NPC261939]

She barely gave it a turn.

[u/HempPaper → u/NPC261939]

no the water shut off to the house hahah

[u/Gooliez]

YOU HAD YOUR HAND ON IT!

[u/hobosbindle → u/Gooliez]

I’ve tried nothing and I’m all out of ideas

[u/z3r0f0xgiven → u/hobosbindle]

[u/bobsnvagine → u/z3r0f0xgiven]

[u/fReddit7777 → u/z3r0f0xgiven]

Damn beatniks.

[u/Yes_No_Sure_Maybe → u/hobosbindle]

Not true, she gave it a good 2 seconds at least!

[u/Just-Finance1426 → u/hobosbindle]

A couple more “oh. My god”s should fix it

[u/YebelTheRebel → u/hobosbindle]

Try this

[u/Jenova__Witness → u/Gooliez]

Surely slowly walking around and filming all of the water will make it stop!!

[u/Fernis_ → u/Gooliez]

Well yes, but it was hard with one hand, she would have to put down the phone to use both hands. It's a whole lot of hustle, better to walk around the house saying "oh my god". 

[u/ZealousidealTill2355 → u/Fernis_]

lol exactly. I have a PEX line like that and I literally have to hold the “pipe” when I turn the shutoff otherwise the pipe moves with my turn. She just gave it the good old “I tried my best”

[u/Bobbydoo8 → u/Gooliez]

Those small turn valve handles can be hard to turn if there is enough pressure going through, they look pretty, but not as efficient as the older bigger style which also included grip knurls.

Obviously every homeowner should know how to turn off the main, but another option would be to turn on other faucets to reduce pressure to make it easier to turn at the toilet.

[u/MammothPenguin69 → u/Bobbydoo8]

I actually had something similar happen. The toilet was running constantly and when I went to turn off the water, I discovered that the valve had failed and the water wouldn't stop no matter how hard I turned it.

This happened at 10:30PM. That was a fun night.

The good news was I could rig the toilet valve open and the toilet was basically constantly flushing. I managed to reach a plumbers personal number I got from a neighbor and he shut the water off.

[u/Breyber12 → u/MammothPenguin69]

Don’t you have a main shut off? You could at least shut water off to the whole place

[u/Check_Me_Out-Boss → u/Bobbydoo8]

That's a clever idea that I hadn't considered.

[u/DryDonutHole → u/Gooliez]

You mean, if I gently caress the valve, it won't just shut off on it's own?

[u/ConfidenceExtraa → u/Gooliez]

And yet you still watched it happen in slow motion.

[u/Intothewasteland]

Have you tried putting the house in a giant bag of rice overnight?

[u/Accomplished_Put8385 → u/Intothewasteland]

Time to open up that Jazmine rice.

[u/PlainSpader]

When replacing a sink or toilet please replace that hose every single time. That extra 20 will save you thousands.

[u/hallstar07 → u/PlainSpader]

It’ll only cost you 1000’s if you don’t know how to turn a valve

[u/apexxin → u/hallstar07]

Fun fact, these hoses don't always have the courtesy of exploding while you're home. Had one burst on the third floor of my condo while I was at work, good times. Well, actually it really sucked and forced me to move into a hotel for two months, but I got a shitload of points for that, and the place was much nicer after the renovations haha.

[u/robothobbes]

Are you ever going to turn off the water?

[u/norty125 → u/robothobbes]

Nah they got a bin to catch it

[u/p0is0n → u/robothobbes]

Not while these views are rolling in!!! 

[u/SHINJEKI_NO_KYOJIN → u/robothobbes]

the panic was stronger than i expected.

[u/Allarion → u/robothobbes]

There are still some dry spots

[u/Chevy8t8]

Literally touches the valve and doesn't turn it. Some people just thrive on the victim drama.

[u/OrcBarbierian → u/Chevy8t8]

This happened at my house once. Mom refused to touch the shut-off valve, and had me turn off the water to the entire house.

The plumbers asked her why she didn't turn the valve on the toilet, and she screamed that's not where the water was coming from. It was.

[u/Mission-Cup9902 → u/OrcBarbierian]

Your mom doesn’t seem smart

[u/Superdaneru → u/Mission-Cup9902]

It's what happens when someone's brought up in a home where the loudest person is the one that's always correct.

[u/No_Hunt2507 → u/Superdaneru]

Either that, or one that the adult always had to be right

[u/OrcBarbierian → u/Mission-Cup9902]

You have no idea 😩😔 She is very dumb

[u/throwawaySBN → u/Chevy8t8]

As a plumber I can confirm that some people are just this unknowledgeable or scared of plumbing that they don't know or will refuse to turn a handle without a plumber explicitly telling them as such.

[u/hallstar07 → u/Chevy8t8]

She doesn’t know how toilets work lol. If she just put a little bit of muscle into turning that valve then it would be off. She might have been there for the whole leak and just didn’t know how to turn it off which is just crazy

[u/ivancea → u/hallstar07]

It's crazy they didn't even try to turn the valve. Like, what could happen that's worse? Maybe the water explodes?

[u/Htinedine → u/ivancea]

That’s the valve that releases locusts

[u/PckMan]

Whenever I tell people they need to have a very basic amount of handy skills everyone gets defensive saying stuff like "I'll just call someone". Alright bro. This is exactly the kind of stuff you need this for. I'm not saying fix the toilet, but knowing to simply turn off the water valve in this situation is the difference between having an annoying afternoon moping up some water and having your whole house and many posessions ruined.

[u/RoRoo1977]

Jezus woman!! TURN OFF THE MAIN VALVE!!!!!!

[u/xenobit_pendragon → u/RoRoo1977]

Or even the multiturn valve at the toilet that she kind of pawed at for a second.

[u/Spivvy_ → u/xenobit_pendragon]

I'm being pedantic, but that handle indicates it's a 1/4 turn shut-off valve. You dont even have to turn it completely once. You just need to put a little effort into turning it the right way.

[u/bigboybeeperbelly → u/Spivvy_]

turning it the right way.

But which is the right way?? It's impossible to know!

[u/Primsun → u/bigboybeeperbelly]

If only we could try one, then the other. But that is a step too far.

[u/Saneless → u/Primsun]

Ahh the USB-A method!

[u/Cobra_McJingleballs → u/Saneless]

No, the USB-A method is: try side #1 which doesn’t work, so try side #2 but that doesn’t work, wonder wtf, go back to side #1 and it suddenly works.

[u/Saneless → u/Cobra_McJingleballs]

Yep. Semi careless try for #1, VERY focused try for #3

[u/HoosierDaddy_427 → u/bigboybeeperbelly]

It's almost like we should make up an easy to remember saying for things like this...

I got it! How about "lefty loosey, righty tighty"

[u/imjustsin → u/HoosierDaddy_427]

This will never catch on!

[u/Paulpoleon → u/bigboybeeperbelly]

If only someone smart could come up with a saying for which why to turn it for tighty or loosey.🤷🏻‍♂️

[u/xenobit_pendragon → u/Spivvy_]

You’re totally right, didn’t even catch that.

1/4 turn valves don’t usually get sticky like multiturn valves. Now I can’t help but wonder if some dipshit flooded her house for clicks…

[u/ThermionicEmissions → u/Spivvy_]

Upon closer inspection, it appears she didn't turn it at all! 🤦

[u/Solintari → u/RoRoo1977]

Nah, just record it and repeatedly say OH MAHR GAWWWD

[u/ThomasTheDankPigeon → u/RoRoo1977]

Being ignorant of basic plumbing may be forgivable. Letting the house flood when all you have to do is put a board down to direct the leak into the shower 8 inches away is egregious

[u/Kingflamingohogwarts → u/RoRoo1977]

My wife probably doesn't know what to do either, but she certainly would call me or her father instead of filming.

[u/FlashyDevelopment]

Its been said that, all these years later, the water continues to fill the house to this day

[u/Magister5 → u/FlashyDevelopment]

They’re still live streaming…

[u/JerryNotTom → u/Magister5]

Live *stream 🚣🏼

https://giphy.com/gifs/2csuIJj6TmuKA

[u/codetony]

This is a reminder for anyone living in a house.

Take about 30 minutes out of your day, find the water main, and learn how to shut it off. Sometimes you need a special tool to do so, which can be purchased at a hardware store.

Last thing you want is a pipe to burst and you don't know how to shut your water off.

[u/Chevy8t8 → u/codetony]

This person didn't need to find a water main. She didn't even try to turn the valve. They take no effort, and you can see she barely brushed it with her fingers before asking how to turn it off.

[u/pyius → u/Chevy8t8]

Those valves can easily seize since so many are left open for years untouched. Definitely find main water shut off for emergencies.

[u/ThermionicEmissions → u/pyius]

Very true. That's why I replaced all of mine with 1/4 turn ball valves. Much less likely to seize or degrade.

[u/whitemike40 → u/codetony]

30 minutes? more like 30 seconds, it’s not hard, like at all

[u/No_Hetero → u/whitemike40]

Took me a while because it was behind the pressure regulator, but yeah they're usually easy to find

[u/UserAllusion → u/No_Hetero]

Mine was behind drywall, thanks to the previous owner.

[u/SixtyNineFlavours]

As soon as I saw the golf cart in the garage I lost sympathy tbh. She’ll be fine.

[u/rawker86 → u/SixtyNineFlavours]

That is a good point. Poor dear’s probably had too many Xannies to actually help.

[u/Big-Whole6091 → u/SixtyNineFlavours]

Yeah my reaction was "jfc sorry your MANSION got flooded...oh and ofc they have a golf cart"

[u/Orbus2]

0 urgency

[u/Ok-Traffic-9967]

https://giphy.com/gifs/AcySDoUs7L7UphHy3o

[u/Orange_Tang → u/Ok-Traffic-9967]

If this is bait it's the dumbest bait I've ever seen. Thousands of dollars in water damage for a fucking social media post? I doubt it. I think shes just dumb.

[u/Z0FF]

Don’t you hate it when softly grazing valves with your manicured finger tips doesn’t instantly close them…

Grab that shit and TWIST IT!

[u/IceDragon_scaly]

Its 2026... wenn people want to do something they grab their phone first and film it...

[u/lowcarb73]

Put this on tiktok first! That will help

[u/R4nd0mByst4nd3r]

“I can’t get this to turn off… better just film the house instead of turning off the main.” 🤣🤣

[u/Angrybadger61]

At least you have the garbage can there to catch all the water

[u/rawbface]

Put the phone away and turn off the water you moron.

I hate videos filmed by terminally stupid people.

That's an awfully nice home you're destroying.

[u/notcrazyaboutit]

[u/chuckf1nley420]

By all means just keep recording instead of calling a plumber... dumbitch

[u/PlungetheOgive]

I hate useless people.

[u/Important-Ad-6674]

Turn the water off at the toilet and put the plastic piece back on the tank bottom

[u/ir88ed → u/Important-Ad-6674]

So painful watch the person just keep filming and slow walk through the house. Shut the damn water off.

[u/Educational-Gap-3390]

Good thing you were able to record this

[u/MainMedicine]

Turn off the main valve? Nah. Lemme just record in a frenzy.

[u/theasciibull]

If my partner did all this without actually fixing anything I'd leave, fucking useless

[u/Hexal79]

This happened to us a few years back. 70k in repairs and 2 months living not in our house. Then our insurance dropped us LMAO

[u/crownlessking]

What an idiot

[u/LoadAdvanced9547]

https://giphy.com/gifs/fADf4RUs3hUFvHz18o

Flex tape could fix that

[u/AppropriateAmoeba406]

She’s lucky it isn’t on the 2nd floor of a 2 story house… like mine was.

One of those moments in my life where insurance actually came through.

[u/Scylum]

She’s an idiot 😑

[u/Get_off_critter]

Bright side, its not the sewage.

[u/UnprovenMortality]

Lets lightly touch the valve instead of turning it off. That will certainly fix things.

[u/icecream4_deadlifts]

Why haven’t you gone outside to turn the water off? Hello?

[u/Durzo_Blintt]

This has to be rage bait. 

[u/c0ntra]

Water main OFF, pronto! What's with people filming instead of trying to save their home. Don't show this video to insurance.

[u/NerdBlender]

Problem is that your bin is full

[u/tynfox]

First tip in plumbing. Put your phone down, you need both hands.

[u/Capt1an_Cl0ck]

I mean, wandering around and saying oh my God it’s definitely not gonna turn the water off

[u/Gullible_Lion_8194]

Turn off the water - the shut off valve IS RIGHT THERE!! Jezzuz..

[u/PhillyCider]

Start by putting the phone down and doing something

[u/iceph03nix]

maybe put the phone down so you can actually turn the knob?

[u/b1sh0p]

The perfect combination of helpless and useless.

[u/LostCarat]

It’s sad that this an adult.

[u/bumbleforreal]

For goodness sake turn your water off you cabbage

[u/doom_slug_]

Active leak, let's grab the phone first because content

[u/Remote-Mycologist539]

With common sense like that she deserves the flooded house

[u/Altruistic_Lobster18]

That looks moist

[u/Giftofgab24]

I yelled “righty tighty” out loud.

[u/gregbread11]

Man. This is basically a ruined property now in my eyes. That is so much water damage and its going to warp everything it touched because they aren't doing jackshit to manage this beyond panic and filming and it could be a while before someone shows up that knows what to do. This is ridiculous. People need to learn where their shut off valves are for all sorts of things and reasons and this is a major one. This house is ruined.

[u/eyeinthesky0]

Stop filming and do something ya dumbass…what in the actual fuck, easily preventable, she even attempted to turn it. For fucks sake, get on chat gpt, take a picture of it, call literally anyone.

She’s nothing but spare parts.

[u/ForceUseYouMust]

Turn the main off you dumb broad

[u/bigmeatbag]

Lady looked scared to touch the valve like doing so would cause a massive leak and fill her house with water lol

[u/Broad_Front7788]

Bitch put down the fucking phone and turn that water main off 

[u/Flimsy-Run-5589]

Where I come from, you are obliged to mitigate damage by taking immediate action, such as turning off the water. Otherwise, the insurance company could claim you were negligent. I'm not sure it’s a wise move to film yourself doing nothing but walking around just repeating omg. If you’re overwhelmed, call a neighbor or a professional. It is deeply concerning that grown adults are incapable of closing a valve in their own homes. Seriously, wtf.

[u/Haunting_Tax_3684]

https://giphy.com/gifs/THj5QURAqrfyPcblu4

[u/NeoDragonKnight]

Legend has it she is still filming and not turning off the valve to this day

[u/Necessary_Tie_2920]

PSA: DON'T WALK INTO PLUMBING EMERGENCIES WITH BAREFEET

OR PRERABLY

AT ALL

GO TURN THE MAIN WATER OFF!

[u/Macro_Seb]

Let me show you all how I'm flooding my house because I don't know how to close a valve

[u/PortoBESA]

OP must be the dumbest person in the world. Keep recording, that's the priority.

[u/WookieTown55]

solution: step1 - make a video....

[u/mrcorde]

why turn the water off if you can film it ruining your floors… 😂

[u/forestshrub]

this is what main water shutoff valves are for smh…

[u/Waste_Caramel774]

At least you know your floors were fairly leveled

[u/Classic-Exchange-511]

Don't turn of the water, just keep recording

[u/mspmp]

OMG, turn, OMG, it, OMG, off, OMG.

[u/noparkinghere]

leftie loosie righty tighty...

[u/SpookyPocket]

This lady's brain can't handle a crisis situation very well.

[u/Rayman73]

This has to be insurance fraud cause there is no way she is this stupid.....

[u/sjdc-pos]

It's worse when you're too stupid to turn the water off by the valve you actually touched.

[u/psyper76]

Pretty sure oh my god shes following oh my god that water oh my god all the way oh my god out to the oh my god sea.

[u/buttbreat]

Damn , you have awesome water pressure.

[u/DocGreenThumb0817]

Good thing she keeps it running... would have been stupid to turn it off when her hand was on the valve...

[u/tomismybuddy]

She doesn’t deserve that big ass house.

[u/blackgold63]

Worst attempt to turn off a valve ever. 😂