40+ People Who Are Having A Worse Day Than You

Sometimes, things escalate from bad to worse so rapidly that all you can do is laugh. After all, they can’t get much worse than some of the ridiculous situations in this list. Yes, from inexplicable car mishaps to some curious culinary disasters, these incidents really take the cake when it comes to having a bad day.

1. Up on the rooftop

Really, it doesn’t get much more ridiculous than this. How do you get stuck on the roof with not one but two ladders at your disposal? On the bright side, we guess if they were taking a picture, they had their cell phone to hand to call for help.

2. Wet cement

A sign saying “Wet Cement” is not a challenge, as this Porsche driver discovered back in 2012. Let’s just hope the driver wasn’t hoping for a quick getaway, eh?

3. Traitor in our midst

He was supposed to protect us, and instead the dark side pulled him in to become one of them. Was he really to blame? Was he innocent, weak, merely a defective detector, or was he an intentional defector who escaped detection?

4. Beach picnic

There’s really no way this situation could get any worse for this guy. Not only has his friend buried him in the sand, but they’ve also thrown potato chips all around his head. You can just imagine the dawning realization as the seagulls start to flock, and the inevitable occurs…

5. Raiding the kitchen

Imagine coming downstairs in the morning to find this scene awaiting you in the kitchen. We’re pretty sure we’d call it a day there and then, and head off back to bed. After all, some things are just too much to deal with that early in the day.

6. Double locked

Locked out of your van? Quick! Call a locksmi… oh, wait. You are the locksmith. This guy is bound to have a very embarrassing phone call with his boss. Maybe he's better off leaving the van behind and starting a completely new life.

7. Balancing act

To be honest, we’re almost impressed by this. Indeed, you probably couldn’t replicate the exact angle if you tried. We can’t imagine it’s going to survive the journey back down to the ground, though – and hence, things really couldn’t have gone much worse.

8. Walking on eggshells

You can’t make an omelet without cracking a few eggs, so at least these guys will have some comfort food when they get fired. It won’t be good, though. It’s just going to taste like floor and tears.

9. Nice parking job

This is really messing with our understanding of the laws of physics. If the bus is equal in length to the width of the highway, how did it manage to get stuck perfectly perpendicular to it? And, more pressingly, why did it happen in the first place?

10. Decaffeinated

Are you one of those people who can’t function properly until you’ve had your morning coffee? This poor soul clearly falls into that camp, but all that life-giving coffee isn't going to end up in his mug. It'll be pooling all over the counters and floor.

11. Not scooting anymore

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and that’s no truer than here. Yes, you can pretty much figure out for yourself what happened. Somehow, we don’t think this kid is going to have many worse days. Nor is the construction worker responsible for fixing this…

12. Five-second rule

They say there’s no point crying over spilled milk, but what about an entire dinner? Yes, it seems the handle on this pot just wasn’t strong enough. And the result is catastrophic. Indeed, just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it turns out this mess fell on the owner’s dog. Worst. Day. Ever.

13. Avoiding eye contact

The woman stuck in this predicament literally cannot look her rescuers in the eye. But it's interesting how relaxed the firemen seem at the moment. Maybe she gets trapped like this pretty regularly?

14. Be-trayed

We’re no chefs, but we bet even Gordon Ramsay would have no idea how this happened. After all, how do you melt away an oven tray but not simultaneously destroy your food? Maybe this oven is well versed in the dark arts. Or maybe it was just a plastic tray…

15. The scale hates him

Well, that’s a double-threat on the bad day vibes, buddy. You’re barefoot on broken glass and that fancy weighing contraption looked expensive. Just go back to bed.

16. Just like Mary Poppins

Some days, an umbrella does nothing to protect you from the elements. For instance, the rain may be battering you from all sides, and it’s impossible to keep yourself completely dry. Or, it could be super windy, blowing your umbrella inside out. Or in this case, completely off.

17. Laundry disaster

Yes, rather than some kind of pigeon massacre, this is actually just the scene of a recently-exploded feather pillow. Somehow, we doubt this person will bother trying to machine wash it again. That is, if the machine even works properly after this.

18. On a roll

Few things are worse than when, while you're doing your business in a public restroom, the one thing that's supposed to clean you up rolls away across the filthy, filthy floor. Then you have to do that weird little squat-waddle to retrieve it. No thanks.

19. Hands-free device

It's certainly dangerous to text while cycling, but we're not sure this alternative is any better. Holding your phone in your mouth is a pretty major choking hazard. One speed bump and that device is going straight down the hatch.

20. Hit the brakes

We know everyone has to start somewhere when it comes to learning to drive, but this really takes the biscuit. After all, how does something like this even happen? It’s boggling our minds to contemplate it, but one thing we know for sure is that the driver is having a really lousy day…

21. One big hurdle

“Okay, Hans, this is your moment. You’ve been training for years for this glorious opportunity. You’re the man. You’re unbeatable. All you have to do is make it over this final hurdle. You can do it! You can… OOMPHOWOWOWOW!”

22. Splattered

This poor guy looks like he’s simply accepted that he is paint now. He’s never going to move again until he’s either dried or died. All life is pain. All life is paint.

23. A real sandtrap

Golfer: “You know how it is. You’re just stepping up to the 18th hole, two shots under par, and out of nowhere a herd of wild cacti attack you.” Officer: “Sure, Jim. That’s what’s stopping you get a good score.” Golfer: “Why does no one ever believe me?”

24. Stuck in transit

Imagine having your shoe stolen by a train door, of all things. By that point, we’d be inclined to just go home and resign ourselves to defeat at the hands of, well, the universe. After all, it doesn’t get much more ridiculous than this.

25. One last joyride

This gives a new definition to the term “coffin dodger.” Nobody expects to literally be dodging a coffin while they drive. Luckily, this was in Russia, and that casket just has a series of smaller caskets inside it.

26. A close shave

Well, that’s one way to give yourself a quick trim. Or, in this guy’s case, a little more than a trim. Somehow, though, we don’t think it was intentional. It might just be the look on his face or the fact that it happened in a workshop clearly not intended for personal grooming. Either way, he’s having a bad day.

27. In deep

Alas, poor paintbrush – we hardly knew ye. As if painting a room wasn’t enough hassle already, this just tops it off. In fact, we’d be tempted to just leave the brush and use another one. After all, you’ll eventually use enough paint that the lost brush will be all that’s left. Right?

28. No fear

Apparently, Italian pigeons are absolutely done with tourists. Yes, this girl decided it would be great to take a picture in Venice seemingly shooing away the flock of birds. Instead, they simply flocked to her. Clearly, they’d had enough of humans trying to disrupt their gatherings.

29. Kitchen eruption

As culinary disasters go, this is pretty epic. Yes, this is in fact caramel that’s been left simmering for a little too long and turned into a miniature volcanic eruption. It may look fascinating, but somehow, we don’t think that pan’s going to survive.

30. Roasted duck

You know what they say: never leave a rubber duck in a hot car. Or is that dogs? Well, either way, it should apply to rubber ducks, too. Otherwise, you end up with disasters like this. And that horrified, melted face will no doubt be haunting this driver’s dreams for years to come.

31. Worst carwash ever

It's safe to say this driver is going to be a little late for work. Within hours, his car is going to be cemented down to the payment. But on the bright side, he got a cool new paint job!

32. Frozen traffic

Yes, whoever owned this car undoubtedly had the shock of a lifetime when they returned to it. After all, they’d left it under a leaking pipe, which subsequently froze in the cold weather. Then again, considering how badly beat up the vehicle looks, the ice might not even be the worst of its problems…

33. What time's the trash collection?

Whether a hurricane deposited this boat there or the owner really just didn't want to pay to haul it to a scrap yard, getting the thing out of the dumpster is going to be just as much trouble as getting it in.

34. Heeeeere's doggy

Forget the fact that this dog just clawed through the drywall. It's his face that's creeping us out — he doesn't even look like he broke a sweat, and that smile and those eyes are the farthest things from sane.

35. Yum, horrifying

Of all the liquids on earth that could be dripping out of one's electric sockets, we guess honey is the best option. It smells nice, and it collects all the ants in the house in the same place.

36. An unfortunate fumble

This Redditor was cooking up a potato cauliflower casserole when it slipped and fell in a totally unsalvageable way. We're sure it would have been tasty, but according to their post, they had to order a pizza instead.

37. Getting even

At least she still seems happy, but that’s because it’s not her car. It’s her cheating ex-husband’s car. It’s his boat, too, and his camera. Incidentally, that went in the water right after she took out the memory card to document this precious moment.

38. Might taste nice, actually

This person was trying to season their veggies when the top of the spice shaker came off. Now their casserole will smell like a bowl of potpourri, although they could probably save it by scooping the top layer off with a spoon.

39. Wrong way

Here's another error brought to you by automated product manufacturing. What's frustrating here is that even if you cut the stack of slices crossways and vertically, they'd still be larger than standard sandwich slices.

40. Mama raised a punk

This exhausted person's child either clearly didn't get the message or blatantly chose to ignore it. But really, teeth definitely are for biting, unless you can come up with a better use, Elizabeth.

41. More ice cream, less fun

Somebody messed up at the Nestle packaging factory. Technically, you'd get more ice cream without the cone, but is it really worth it if you have to clean up rivulets of Rocky Road from your hands, forearms, khaki shorts, and porch?