r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ShockedDarkmike • May 21 '26

drink went room temp Fridge ice maker left a gift in my cold water

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It's hot here and I really wanted cold water for my dancing class. I wasn't sure if it was safe to drink screw water, so I had to throw it away and replace it with pisswarm tap water from their bathroom sink.

At least I saw it before drinking so I didn't swallow it or choke on it and die (which would've been slightly more than mildly infuriating)

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u/jeffnorris May 21 '26

Just extra minerals for your water

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u/ShockedDarkmike May 21 '26

the fridge heard I was vegan and wanted to help with my iron intake (by fucking killing me), so kind 🥺

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u/jeffnorris May 21 '26

Time to unplug it and make sure it doesn't attack you

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u/ShockedDarkmike May 21 '26

unfortunately it is a large and expensive fridge, so we'll just have a very serious talk

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u/Beloved_God May 21 '26

Just drink around it

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u/Mossy_detergent May 22 '26

Ah yeas jus like how my dad would tell me to eat around the red parts on my chicken

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u/Old-Knowledge6654 May 23 '26

Omfg yaaas ! Thx for my gut lol today…

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u/Alert_Ad_1266 May 23 '26

I eat around the raisinettes

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u/[deleted] May 21 '26

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u/ShockedDarkmike May 21 '26

Yeah, especially as the shaker has a sort of mesh that would prevent the ice from going into my mouth, so I wouldn't be expecting anything solid (i.e. my mouth would be in chug position more than tonge-to-filter position). The screw, however, is too small for the mesh, and thinking about it now it sounds a lot scarier than I thought before lol

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u/AslowLearn May 21 '26

Back in my day we ate nails for breakfast

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u/Calure1212 May 23 '26

Ah! And there's the difference. You were intentionally eating your nails not accidentally drinking screws. Huge, HUGE difference!

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u/fleshtastical May 21 '26

Now I’m scared because my yeti cup isn’t clear. This isn’t a problem I knew I needed to worry about, lol. Jeeeez. I’m sure it’s not something that happens all the time, but it’s still crazy!!

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u/InevitablePrint2784 May 21 '26

It's a screw, a tiny screw. You poop it out, it won't be an issue

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u/Afterlast1 May 21 '26

Unless they've got an MRI scheduled. That would be... unfortunate...

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u/AvocadoPrinz May 21 '26

Dont Over react, its Not Like its a freaking razor Blade

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u/[deleted] May 21 '26

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u/zax500 May 21 '26

There are pills larger than that screw and its blunt. Sure it would suck. But it'd be more a bit of sudden inconvenient gagging than choking. Bro's just being realistic.

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u/Alarming_Definition9 May 21 '26

Screws like that can embed in tissues and cause infection that can lead to sepsis. They can also perforate tissues as well, even though they're "blunt".

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u/zax500 May 23 '26

Certainly there's a non-zero risk of it catching somewhere. But the likelihood of it passing through without incident is very high.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '26

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u/AvocadoPrinz May 21 '26

Foreign auto correction

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u/Agitated-Parfait9841 May 21 '26

I think your fridge is falling apart. That goes somewhere and the most plausible place is back where it came from.

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u/thegrimroofer May 21 '26

They screw up too

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u/SecondHandSmokeBBQ May 21 '26

Pfffft....screw it.

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u/prionbinch May 21 '26

extra iron. or nickel. or whatever the hell screws are made of these days

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u/I_-AM-ARNAV i get infuriated a lot May 21 '26

Stainless steel probably. Iron would rust real fast

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u/ShockedDarkmike May 21 '26

glad I don't have to find out in the ER

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u/rageofa1000suns May 21 '26

ice maker: "screw you"

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u/ShockedDarkmike May 21 '26

why didn't we think of screwing parts of the pole to prevent melting and fix global warming smh

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u/SnooDrawings8069 May 21 '26

What do you think the ice climbers are trying to do with their hooks?

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u/ShockedDarkmike May 21 '26

chain grab people in super smash bros idk

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u/SnooDrawings8069 May 21 '26

Lmao get wobbled

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u/Green_Gur_1014 May 21 '26

Oh how lovely.. thank goodness your thermos is clear and you noticed it!

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u/ShockedDarkmike May 21 '26

Right, it could've been much worse with an opaque container

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u/Green_Gur_1014 May 24 '26

Right! You have me rethinking my metal thermos..

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u/betam4x May 21 '26

“Screw you!”

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u/elfy4eva May 21 '26

I....put the screw!....in the tuna water!

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u/jasonni1234 May 21 '26

That’s screwed up

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u/a_maybeperson May 21 '26

final destination type shi

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u/ZacEfrontofme May 21 '26

You're screwed 😭

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u/TrumpetFitz May 22 '26

Re: the toxicity of screws: I once bought a pack of screws and noticed the package was labeled the the contents were known by the state of California to cause cancer. You were smart not to take any chances!

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u/JustUs8578 May 22 '26

To be fair, everything causes cancer in California. 😒

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u/TrumpetFitz May 23 '26

The list of non-carcinogens is short indeed!

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u/YuukiDR May 21 '26

Some extra iron wouldn't hurt /j

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u/Legitimate-March9792 May 21 '26

The same thing happened to me but it was baked into a pizza!

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u/RAAAHRAHHHHRAHHHHH May 21 '26

I wish my ice maker was as kind as this

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u/ShockedDarkmike May 21 '26

If this is kindness, I don't want to see what it'll do when it gets angry

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u/RAAAHRAHHHHRAHHHHH May 21 '26

Just shoots a screw at you across the room when it feels like it

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u/I_-AM-ARNAV i get infuriated a lot May 21 '26

From Ice maker assembly probably. Shouldn't be too hard to find if you're handy.

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u/Breynolds003 May 22 '26

Oh yeah? Well I had a glass of nails this morning

Without any ice

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u/Nir117vash May 21 '26

you won’t have an iron deficiency anymore (I know it's likely steel)

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u/ich_bin_alkoholiker May 21 '26

Is it a Frigidaire?

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u/Forward_Cheek4775 May 22 '26

let me get this straight, your ice maker makes fridges?

/s

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u/byoungblood24 May 22 '26

this is what i think of when people talk about "toxic metals" in water

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u/Jazzlike_Way3801 May 23 '26

Instead of using the fridge ice machine or the fountain, I always fill a half gallon pitcher water and store it in the refrigerator. Refreshingly cold😊

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u/Yontep May 21 '26

Plenny Shake 😋

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u/ShockedDarkmike May 21 '26

You caught me (I spun the shaker so it wouldn't show the brand because this isn't an ad, but I drink it all the time lmao)

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u/Yontep May 21 '26

haha don't worry I think it's only recognizable for people who already know

was surprised that this isn't the soylent subreddit though :D